Hyderabad: What happens when a UPI payment comes with an extra charge? For nearly seven in 10 Hyderabad consumers, the answer is simple: switch to another mode of payment. A LocalCircles survey has found that only 26% of those surveyed would continue using UPI for purchases above Rs 2,000 if merchants pass the Merchant Discount…
Hyderabad: The investigation into the theft and attempted sale of firearms from the Madras Regiment in Bollarum has taken a new turn, with police suspecting that one of the accused was approached online by Pakistan-based honey-trap operatives after falsely projecting himself as an Air Force Station (AFS) employee on social media.Police said Birbal Shaw (27),…
Hyderabad: Allegations of a systematic attempt to purge Congress supporters from electoral rolls pushed the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise into a fresh controversy on Monday, with Telangana Congress seeking criminal action over bulk Form-7 applications even as the chief electoral officer directed scrutiny of knowingly false voter deletion claims.Amid mounting political heat over the…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress senior leader and spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin on Monday accused the BJP of attempting to misuse the Form-7 process during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demanded immediate seizure of all pre-printed and bulk-prepared voter deletion applications across Hyderabad.Addressing a media conference at Gandhi Bhavan, Nizamuddin said the issue was…
Fountain pens may have moved out of everyday school bags, but at the recent pen show held in the city, the ink was very much flowing. Held at FTCCI over the weekend, the Hyderabad Pen Show brought together collectors, first-time buyers, makers and enthusiasts, bringing a scattered community into one room. “We knew there was…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Monday sought Election Commission of India’s (ECI) response to a plea challenging notices issued to two voters based on automated data-matching through ECINet and ERONet during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. During the hearing, senior counsel L Ravichander, representing the petitioners — city-based social worker S Q…
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Sanjay Jaju directed the officials to plan and organise road shows in foreign countries this month to showcase Telangana’s investment potential, business-friendly ecosystem, sectoral strength and opportunities to global investors and corporate leaders. The chief secretary held a high-level meeting with senior officials at the secretariat on Monday and reviewed the…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Monday accused Congress of questioning EVMs and Election Commission only after losing elections, saying its campaign against electoral roll revision was driven by fear of defeat.Addressing a meeting of BJP state office-bearers and district presidents at party headquarters, Rao said India had established itself as the world’s…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Monday directed the Khammam collector to clear unauthorised structures built on land demarcated for an 80-feet road in Khammam town and submit a report to the court.Wondering how the authorities concerned turned a blind eye for almost four decades as structures were erected unauthorisedly on the land demarcated for the…
Hyderabad: Residents of Siddapur in Kothur mandal began a relay hunger strike on Oct 4, demanding cancellation of GO 641, which ratified the establishment of a solid waste management facility on 86 acres in the village. Protesters said the agitation would continue until govt withdraws the order.Issued on July 2, the GO transferred 86 acres…
