Hyderabad: Saidabad police have arrested a 21-year-old auto driver in connection with the murder of a local resident, Md Fasi Ahmed Ameer, at Singareni Colony on Aug 4. The accused hacked the victim to death in full public view over a long-standing personal enmity.According to police, at around 10.30 am on Aug 4, the accused,…
Hyderabad: Claiming that a rape-accused IPS trainee failed to cooperate during police custody, the Hyderabad police have sought an additional two days of custody to recover crucial evidence. The court posted the matter for arguments on Tuesday and remanded the accused to judicial custody at Chanchalguda prison.After completing the initial two-day police custody, Attapur police…
Hyderabad: Nearly a year after grabbing headlines for winning the Lord Ganesh laddu auction at Gachibowli‘s upscale My Home Bhooja apartment complex, businessman Kondapalli Ganesh has landed in legal trouble, with the Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) booking him for allegedly cheating six investors of Rs 3.45 crore through promises of high returns.The case was…
Hyderabad: The CBI has registered a case against Rajahmundry-based Yuvaraj Power Projects, its directors, auditors, contractors and unidentified public servants over an alleged fraud involving a ₹95.2 crore Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation (PMDO) facility. Funds meant for solid waste composting facilities and a 13 MW power plant were allegedly diverted through layered and circular transactions,…
HC sounds alarm over growing freebie culture, says even Kubera will join freebie queue Hyderabad: Questioning the long-term sustainability of welfare spending, Telangana high court on Friday made a series of pointed observations on freebie schemes, remarking that if the current trend continued, “even Kuberudu” (god of wealth) would join the queue for govt benefits,…
T alerts central agencies after Bangladeshi duo confess to 20 thefts in India Hyderabad: A trans-national burglary network involving Bangladeshi nationals has come under the scanner after Adilabad police arrested two men who allegedly sneaked into India, travelled hundreds of kilometres across states targeting homes, and returned to Bangladesh with stolen valuables. The arrests have…
Hyderabad: The CBI has registered a corruption case against a senior Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) official and the managing director of a pharmaceutical company over allegations that bribes were sought and offered to secure clearances for applications linked to World Health Organisation (WHO) certification standards.A Hyderabad-based regulatory consultant is also mentioned in the…
Motorists make their way amid rain in the city on Friday Hyderabad: Widespread rainfall lashed several parts of Telangana until the early hours of Friday. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), Nizamabad district recorded the highest rainfall in the state, with Konasamandar in Kammarpally mandal receiving 97.5 mm.Nizamabad dominated the list…
Hyderabad: The state govt is likely to convene the monsoon session of the assembly in the third week of Aug, with a legislative agenda that includes a resolution seeking to lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 25 to 21 years, besides key bills on urban development, land pooling and…
Hyderabad: Delivering a blunt message to Telangana BJP leaders, party national president Nitin Nabin is learnt to have warned that the central leadership would no longer tolerate infighting, saying internal divisions were hurting the BJP’s image, confusing cadre and undermining its growth prospects in the state.During his first meeting with the Telangana BJP leadership since…
