Hyderabad: Officers of the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided an unlicensed medical outlet in Chandrayangutta and seized medicines worth Rs 18,000 that were being illegally stocked and sold without a valid drug licence.The raid was carried out based on credible information about the illegal sale of medicines. During the inspection, DCA officials found that…
Hyderabad: A 65-year-old farmer was hacked to death by a butcher at Rebbena in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district on Friday. After killing the victim, the accused allegedly severed his head before fleeing the scene. Police arrested the accused later that day, and he was remanded in judicial custody on Saturday.The victim, M Somaiah, was a…
IIT-H graduates largest-ever batch, rolls out eight courses Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad graduated its largest-ever batch of 1,398 students at its 15th convocation on Saturday, marking a nearly 10% increase over last year’s 1,273 graduates, while also announcing eight new academic programmes in emerging technology domains.The convocation, held at the institute’s campus, also marked two academic…
Divine waste gets dignified goodbye in Cyberabad Hyderabad: In a blend of faith and sustainability, old idols, faded photo frames and worn-out religious calendars found a dignified farewell instead of ending up in garbage bins or water bodies in Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) jurisdiction on Saturday.On the first day of the divine items collection programme…
health experts urge vigilance Hyderabad: The recent reporting of four Covid-19-related deaths and 12 active cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has put Telangana’s health authorities on alert, prompting experts to call for closer surveillance while stressing that there is no evidence of increased transmission in the state.With thousands of people travelling daily between Telangana and…
9 flights diverted from RGIA due to heavy rains Hyderabad: Nine flights scheduled to land at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, were diverted to alternate airports on Friday night due to adverse weather conditions caused by heavy rainfall.Of the diverted flights, six were rerouted to Bengaluru, two to Chennai, and one to Nagpur. The…
HMDA seeks de-notification of Kokapet IT SEZ to unlock high-value land Hyderabad: Nearly two decades after earmarking 117 acres in Kokapet for a flagship information technology special economic zone (IT SEZ), the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority has moved to scrap the project and unlock the prime land for auction, a move that could potentially fetch…
Hyderabad: Fresh concerns have surfaced over the ongoing widening of the Hyderabad-Manneguda stretch of NH-163, with environmentalists and local residents alleging that several banyan trees transplanted as part of the project are either dying or have already perished.The controversy comes months after National Green Tribunal (NGT) cleared revised alignment for the highway that allowed National…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed a writ petition filed in an attempt to allegedly ‘encroach’ upon a football ground at Ammuguda near Yapral in the city, claiming it as private property, holding that the petitioners had no legal basis for their claim and had unnecessarily consumed the court’s time.Justice E V Venugopal also imposed…
HYDERABAD: Tension prevailed on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Saturday after farmers and local residents protesting against the fencing of 650 acres of land earmarked for a proposed high-speed train hub in Shamshabad allegedly threw stones and chilli powder at police personnel, including an IPS officer, officials said.Several protesters, including political activists, were detained as…
