Hyderabad: The majority of 184 social media handles blocked by Hyderabad police over the past month for promoting online betting were found to be operating from foreign countries to evade Indian security agencies.The social media team of Hyderabad’s cybercrime police, after sustained scrutiny using various tools, traced several handles that were advertising online betting. After…
Hyderabad: Behind the counters of Hyderabad’s pharmacies, a troubling new trend is taking root. The arrival of generic versions of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus (semaglutide) has made once-exclusive therapies more affordable.But alongside affordability comes a darker reality: Unregulated sales, counterfeit fears, and casual misuse. What was once…
Hyderabad: One and a half months after a raid at the farmhouse of BRS former MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy in Moinabad and the arrest of 11 accused in a drugs case, police are yet to nab any of the alleged peddlers who supplied cocaine and MDMA to the accused.According to the investigators, during the raid…
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 IUCN Red List criteria.The species have been identified as Euphorbia ananthapuramensis from Nigidi forest in Sri Sathya Sai district,…
Hyderabad: Shortage of gas cylinders forced about 1,000 villagers to camp overnight outside a gas agency office in Narsimhulapet mandal of Mahabubabad district on Sunday.Even as police tried to disperse the crowd, villagers refused to leave until they were issued a cylinder. Officials said that while around 1,000-1,200 people gathered at the agency, only about…
Hyderabad: Union minister of state (Home) Bandi Sanjay on Sunday wrote another open letter to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, questioning whether it was reasonable to retaliate when a letter was written to resolve farmers’ issues and implement the promises mentioned in the Congress manifesto.In the letter, Bandi Sanjay targeted agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao,…
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…
