Economist Parakala Prabhaka during a protest against SIR at Lower Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Saturday Hyderabad: Sitting on the edge of Lower Tank Bund stretch, holding the national flag, 63-year-old Suvamoy Sen had brought along more than just a symbol. “I brought the flag my father used in the Independence movement, when he fought…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has launched a major crackdown on an alleged illegal water extraction and supply racket around Sunnam Cheruvu, removing 15 borewells drilled inside residential houses and exposing an extensive network of underground pipelines used to pump and transport water for commercial sale.The operation, conducted jointly with…
I-T dept attaches Rs 2.4 cr Gachibowli properties ‘linked’ to R&B top official in benami case Hyderabad: Income tax department’s benami transactions (prohibition) unit has provisionally attached two prime properties in Gachibowli, worth Rs 2.4 crore, of roads and buildings engineer-in-chief Mohan Naik Jarupla, alleging that they were acquired in the name of his sister-in-law…
Liquor trader held for brandishing unlicenced revolver at bar Hyderabad: A 24-year-old liquor businessman was arrested under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act after he allegedly brandished an unlicenced country-made revolver at bouncers and customers at a bar and restaurant in Somajiguda in the early hours of Saturday, threatening to shoot them unless…
Hyderabad: As many as 156 private junior colleges in Telangana have not received affiliation for the 2026-27 academic year, according to Telangana Private Junior Colleges Managements Association (TPJMA) president Satish Gowri.Of these, 27 have been categorised under zero admissions, while the remaining colleges face other affiliation-related issues, including fire-safety compliance, he said.A list dated October…
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police of Hyderabad have registered a case of cheating and data theft against three former senior executives of a city-based healthcare company for allegedly downloading and deleting confidential company data before abruptly resigning from their jobs.The case was registered on Oct 22 based on a complaint lodged by a representative of the…
Hyderabad: A ransomware attack on Telangana’s flagship single-window business clearance portal TG-iPASS has knocked the system offline, with investigators finding the database encrypted. The breach has triggered a criminal investigation by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB).TGCSB registered a case after receiving a complaint from Sanga Suresh, joint director of industries, on Saturday. According to…
75-yr-old woman peddler held; sells ganja worth Rs 1 lakh a day Hyderabad: EAGLE sleuths raided a house in Fatehnagar late on Thursday and arrested a 75-year-old woman allegedly involved in drug peddling, who is estimated to have been selling ganja worth about Rs 1 lakh a day to more than 200 customers. The team…
Hyderabad: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths of the Hyderabad zonal unit seized foreign currency worth about Rs 1.56 crore and arrested two passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Oct 22.Acting on specific intelligence, DRI sleuths intercepted an Indian male passenger who was about to board a Kuala Lumpur-bound AirAsia flight AK-68. “A…
Hyderabad: Telangana aims to become India’s largest industrial hub for defence manufacturing and allied sectors, chief minister A Revanth Reddy said, adding that the state govt would soon release the Aerospace and Defence Policy 2.0 which would be aligned with the Telangana Rising Vision.Addressing the curtain-raiser for Raksha Expo 2026 at Taj Falaknuma Palace, ahead…
