Hyderabad: Kancha Ilaiah, vice-chairman of IEWG on the caste survey, has urged backward and disadvantaged communities to look beyond population figures and focus on their Composite Backwardness Index (CBI) scores. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Ilaiah said: “The average CBI score in the state is 81. The higher the score above the average, the…
Hyderabad: With the state govt set to announce a successor to DGP B Shivadhar Reddy any day, six senior IPS officers were on Wednesday promoted to the rank of director general of police, taking the total number of DGP-rank officers in Telangana to 11. Chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao issued the orders, elevating officers from…
Hyderabad: Sometimes courage and technology can achieve what official channels fail to deliver. Frustrated by police inaction, a govt employee from Karnataka tracked down his stolen phone himself—and in the process uncovered a stash of 10 more stolen devices. After the complainant, Shiva Kumar, highlighted the inaction of cops to Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar,…
Hyderabad: The Independent Expert Working Group (IEWG) on the caste survey stated that instead of the govt attempting to fill the ‘social justice well’ with ‘water (resources)’ for all marginalised groups, a new, data-driven framework could enable the govt to deliver ‘water’ directly to needy households through a ‘social justice tap’.During a press conference on…
Hyderabad: After resigning from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), city-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has launched an online petition raising concerns over the marketing of sugar-based drinks that resemble oral rehydration salts (ORS), a medically recommended electrolyte solution used to treat dehydration.Titled ‘Clear Communication for Electrolyte Drinks: Protect Consumers in Pharmacies’, the petition hosted…
Hyderabad: Supreme court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in a petition by BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy seeking to implead in a case filed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, who sought quashing of the 2015 cash-for-vote case against him, terming ACB trap as “completely illegal” as it was done without registration of a first…
Hyderabad: Hyderabadis often walk into hospitals hoping to be treated for an ailment, only to leave with a new problem – a significant dent in their savings. A survey by the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation has found that at Rs 52,743 per hospitalisation, residents of Telangana incur the highest average medical expenditure…
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the state govt’s decision to constitute the Justice PC Ghose Commission to probe alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, ruling that the inquiry was neither illegal nor arbitrary. However, the court held that the commission’s findings against the petitioners were inoperative, and no action could be taken on…
Hyderabad: While the hunt for the driver of the Mercedes-Benz that caused a fatal crash on the Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge in the early hours of April 19 continues, police have discovered that the luxury vehicle has changed hands multiple times over the past decade.Investigators found that the vehicle remains registered in the name of…
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Enforcement Wing conducted multiple raids across the commissionerate between January 1 and April 21, targeting food adulterators and food manufacturing units operating without a license. During the raids, police booked 22 cases and arrested 28 persons for posing threat to public health.The raids focused on manufacturers and sellers of bakery products, sweets,…
