Hyderabad: The state cabinet, which will meet on Monday, is likely to discuss some key issues, including the assurance given to govt employees’ JAC on Pay Revision Commission (PRC), Dearness Allowance (DAs), 6,000 crore to be released to pensioners within 100 days and overall financial implications.The cabinet meeting, to be chaired by chief minister A…
Hyderabad: Revenue and housing minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Sunday said Indiramma housing scheme’s second phase will be implemented soon and that the state govt is making all efforts to resolve issues pertaining to sada bainama, prohibited land lists and land records. Participating in ‘praja darbar’ at Kusumanchi of Khammam district, the minister said that…
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s Civil Services Examination–Residential Coaching Academy (CSE-RCA) has achieved a dubious distinction. In 16 years, since its inception in 2009, not one aspirant made the cut, according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply. Academics attribute a variety of reasons for the poor show from inadequate funding to lack of…
Hyderabad: In a daylight robbery at a jewellery shop in Karimnagar, four employees suffered bullet injuries after armed robbers opened fire and decamped with 1.6 kg of gold ornaments and 112-carat diamonds worth crores on Sunday. The CCTV footage of the theft later went viral on social media.Based on a complaint by the staff of…
Hyderabad: Scientists have identified three new plant species in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh following field surveys conducted over the past five years — each found in small, restricted habitats, and classified as critically endangered under the IUCN Red List criteria.The species have been identified as Euphorbia ananthapuramensis from Nigidi forest in Sri Sathya…
Hyderabad: The leaders of the Telangana govt employees, officers, teachers, workers and pensioners’ Joint Action Committee on Sunday said that of the total 63 demands placed before the govt, 26 have already been fulfilled either fully or partially. They expressed hope that the govt will respond positively to resolving the remaining 37 demands as well.Chief…
Hyderabad: A day after a newly-wed couple was found dead at their home in Kukatpally, police are now probing a possible homicide (murder) angle in the death of the woman after she was found dead with her husband at their residence, initially suspected to be a case of suicide.Balanagar ACP P Naresh Reddy said the…
Hyderabad: Malkajgiri police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating senior government officials and representatives of cricket bodies to obtain Indian Premier League (IPL) passes from the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).The accused, identified as Ashok, is said to have orchestrated the scheme over a period of time by making calculated phone calls to senior…
Hyderabad: Commuters and residents have been facing persistent inconvenience for nearly a month due to ongoing pipeline works on Road No. 12 near Kamaan, opposite the ministers’ quarters.A stretch of about 1 km has been dug up, leaving the road badly damaged and devoid of proper footpaths, resulting in severe disruption to both vehicular and…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday wrote to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, alleging that Govt Order 7 is a calculated move to weaken Telangana’s fee reimbursement scheme.He said it would inflict ‘grave injustice’ on nearly 14 lakh students from BC, SC, ST and minority communities, and demanded that the order be…
