Hyderabad: TPCC working president T Jaggareddy and his wife Nirmala Jaggareddy began a solidarity fast at the Ambedkar statue near the old bus stand in Sangareddy on Wednesday night, backing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and protection of voting rights.Addressing the gathering, Jaggareddy alleged that BJP…
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Hyderabad: At least 25 men from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, many of them Gulf returnees seeking fresh employment opportunities, are suspected to have travelled to Russia after being lured with promises of lucrative jobs by recruitment agents.As concerns mount over several of them allegedly being inducted into the Russian military, Yellareddypet police in Rajanna Sircilla…
Hyderabad: Extending support of the movement launched by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and also to protect the voting rights and democratic rights of the people, TPCC working president T. Jaggareddy and his wife Nirmala Jaggareddy began…
Hyderabad: The state govt on Wednesday issued orders sanctioning two instalments of dearness allowance (DA) for govt employees and pensioners, offering relief to thousands of employees ahead of Dasara.The state cabinet had approved the release of two DAs at its meeting on Oct 1. The revised DA will be paid along with Oct salaries, with…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over repeated return of a file concerning the regularisation of 88 employees of the education department, warning that non-compliance with its orders will be “viewed very seriously”.Hearing a contempt case filed by the employees, Justice S Chalapathi Rao questioned why the finance secretary had returned the proposal…
Hyderabad: As Telangana braces for a possible drought assessment later this month amid a strengthening El Niño, experts caution that the real distress facing farmers may not be visible in crop loss figures alone. A modest fall in production can translate into a devastating collapse in farm incomes, leaving cultivators struggling to repay debts, meet…
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old Canadian citizen has filed a complaint with the Punjagutta police against his wife and her relatives, accusing them of forcibly seizing his passport, falsely branding him as impotent and demanding Rs 2 crore.In his complaint, the tech support executive employed with a Canada-based company, alleged that his wife, her brother-in-law, who works…
Hyderabad: Escalating the Congress party’s attack on the Election Commission over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensure the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and scrap the exercise, warning that failure to do so would invite a larger…
Two Forgery rackets busted Hyderabad: Special Operations Teams (SOT) of the Malkajgiri police have busted two property document forgery gangs and arrested four accused. They also seized hundreds of forged documents and seals of govt officials from the possession of the accused.On Tuesday, the SOT Malkajgiri team along with local police raided the Moula Ali…
