Hyderabad: Telangana govt’s appeal to farmers to avoid paddy cultivation during the upcoming Yasangi season has evolved from an agricultural advisory into a political test of its credibility on water management. As opposition parties question whether the govt adequately planned for emerging water constraints, political observers say the controversy could shape public perceptions of Congress’s…
Hyderabad: Taking exception to the state govt’s failure to implement its directions even after repeated orders over four years, Telangana high court has warned that it may summon the chief secretary on Nov 4 and initiate contempt proceedings if the pending issue relating to DSC-2002 Hindi Pandit Grade-II appointments is not resolved.A division bench comprising…
Hyderabad: Burglars allegedly broke into a house in New Bharat Nagar of Uppal and decamped with 48 tolas of gold ornaments, 1.5 kg of silver articles and Rs 8.5 lakh in cash on Tuesday.According to the police, the occupants, Gangam Bhaskar Reddy and his wife, Balamani, left their house on Monday afternoon to visit Komuravelli….
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old BTech graduate was killed after a speeding truck hit his two-wheeler from behind in Hayathnagar on Monday night.According to Hayathnagar police, the deceased, Emireddy Abhilash Reddy, a native of Nalgonda district, was returning to his residence in Pasumamula in Abdullapurmet after visiting a friend in LB Nagar when the accident occurred.Police said…
Hyderabad: Facing one of its worst monsoon shortfalls in recent years, the Telangana govt on Tuesday declared 365 mandals across 31 districts drought-affected, citing deficient rainfall, prolonged dry spells, shrinking crop acreage and critically low reservoir storage.Of these, 111 mandals were categorised as severely drought-hit and 254 as moderately affected, triggering relief measures and a…
Hyderabad: In a move that has triggered intense speculation within Telangana’s bureaucracy, special chief secretary Jayesh Ranjan has initiated the process of seeking voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service nearly 11 months before his scheduled superannuation. The 1992 batch IAS officer, currently heading the municipal administration department, is widely seen as one of the…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad: An 18-year-old Rohingya refugee woman, allegedly trafficked from Bangladesh to Hyderabad, was confined to a rented house for five months and repeatedly raped by four men, including a man who allegedly married her without disclosing that he was already married.The case came to light only after the landlord broke open the house and…
Hyderabad: Ghatkesar police have arrested a municipal department employee for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman at a resort on Oct 26 and later pushing her out of his car on the Warangal highway before fleeing. The accused also allegedly cheated the woman of Rs 4.5 lakh on the pretext of securing her a job at…
Hyderabad: Fearing that they had become a burden on their daughter and were keeping her away from her husband, an elderly couple from Siddipet district travelled to Basara intending to end their lives. Their plan, driven by a mistaken belief that their death would help reunite their daughter with her husband, was foiled when police…
Hyderabad: Gandhi Medical College (GMC) on Tuesday became the first govt medical college in Hyderabad and the third in Telangana to establish an Emergency Medicine Department (EMD), in line with the National Medical Commission (NMC) mandate requiring all medical colleges to set up such departments.The 45-bed EMD, the largest among govt medical colleges in the…
