Hyderabad

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…

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over the possibility of a climate phenomenon called by experts as a “Super El Niño” threatening to impact current monsoon, Telangana irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said the Telangana govt is fully geared up to tackle the challenges posed by deficient rainfall and increasing uncertainty in respect of state utilization of…

Hyderabad: Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka asked the officials to get ready for meeting the power demand due to El Nino effect and asked them to prepare a comprehensive action plan to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply.At a review meeting of energy department at the SPDCL corporate office on Saturday, he said that uninterrupted…

Hyderabad: Stating that the Congress govt had cheated on Telangana youth in the name of filling up two lakh jobs, BRS working president KT Rama Rao dared the Congress govt to prove it had filled up 70,000 jobs by giving job notificaitons, he would quit the politics. He said the Congress before the 2023 assembly…

Hyderabad: Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) vice-chancellor Aldas Janaiah on Friday said the university had secured around ₹30 crore towards seventh pay commission arrears with the support of Members of Parliament and had sought a special grant of ₹500 crore from the Centre for its development.Addressing a news conference at the Community College in…

Cops shifted the accused (L) to Kulsumpura PS, where a 108 ambulance was called. Police registered a Pocso case based on a complaint by the girl’s family. HYDERABAD: Enraged residents of a housing complex in Kulsumpura thrashed a 55-year-old tea vendor to death for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl on Thursday evening.The deceased’s wife had…

Hyderabad: During a recent statewide special enforcement drive against the manufacture and sale of substandard ghee, the food safety department seized 850 kg of suspected adulterated ghee. The inspections, carried out in coordination with the police, targeted units suspected of mixing cheaper fats such as palm oil and vanaspati with ghee.Food safety commissioner Dr Sangeetha…

Hyderabad: The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) recently raided a quack’s clinic in Khammam and seized 11 varieties of medicines worth around Rs 10,000 that were allegedly stocked illegally for sale. The raid was conducted following credible information against Shaik Ameer in Burda Raghavapuram village of Enkoor mandal, where he was found practising medicine without…

Hyderabad: In Telangana, preparation for competitive examinations often begins as early as school. But not for Veeriahgari Sahyu, who secured AIR 13 and emerged as the state topper in NEET-UG. The Warangal student began preparing only during his intermediate and chose to stay in his hometown instead of moving to Hyderabad or another city. Sahyu,…

Hyderabad: Nearly a year after the state govt unveiled the ambitious Bharat Future City project, real estate developers appear to be treading cautiously, with most investment activity confined to a handful of locations along the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar highways while many others await greater clarity on the city’s development roadmap.Since the announcement of Bharat…