Hyderabad: The cabinet, led by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, on Monday decided to hand over the report of the Justice (retd) Madan B. Lokur Commission of Inquiry to the CBI. The commission had probed alleged irregularities in the power purchase agreement (PPA) and the construction of the Bhadradri and Yadadri thermal power plants during…
Hyderabad: A junior assistant working in the Borabanda Circle of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Monday when she accepted a bribe of 1 lakh from the complainant.According to an ACB press note, B Srilatha, junior assistant, Revenue/Tax, at the office of the deputy commissioner, Borabanda…
Hyderabad: A 48-year-old lineman of Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company (TGNPDCL) from Ramagundam was duped of 94.11 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as representatives of an established stock trading platform. Based on the complaint of the victim, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) sleuths have registered a case and launched a probe.According to police,…
Hyderabad: A delegation of Jawaharnagar Anti-Dumping Yard Joint Action Committee (JAC) met chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday and submitted a petition seeking the relocation of the dumping yard.BJP MP Eatala Rajender, BRS MLA Chamakura Malla Reddy, Medchal District Congress Committee president Thotakura Vajresh Yadav, former MLA Sudheer Reddy, Singireddy Harivardhan Reddy, JAC convenor…
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old catering worker from Shamshabad has accused her boyfriend of allegedly secretly recording nude video calls and circulating the clips to her estranged husband, sister and others. Based on the complaint, the RGI Airport police registered a case on Sunday.Police said the complainant from Shamshabad alleged that the accused, who works at a…
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old man was killed by his paramour and her son in Jeedimetla. The man was allegedly harassing the accused.The incident occurred on Sunday night and the two accused, G Aruna, 42, and G Sai Ratnam, 19, were arrested. The victim, Shiva Reddy, a native of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, was in a live-in…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes has expressed its happiness over the state cabinet approving the recommendations made by the BC Commission on two issues — changing the names of several castes that are considered derogatory and approving the list of eligible nomadic communities for schemes such as SEED being implemented by the central…
Hyderabad: In what is claimed to be first-of-its-kind nationwide, the Telangana govt announced financial assistance of 5 lakh each to the families of deceased gig and platform workers, acknowledging their contribution to the rapidly growing digital economy.The initiative covers gig workers who lost their lives in road accidents while on duty. In addition to the…
Hyderabad: NEET-UG 2026 was conducted smoothly across Telangana on Sunday, recording an overall attendance over 97%, according to official data. Out of over 73,000 registered candidates, more than 71,000 appeared for the examination held at 199 centres statewide.Sources said the exam process remained largely incident-free across most districts, with no irregularities in major centres including…
Hyderabad: A cab driver, employed by a DRDO employee, allegedly dragged a man on his car’s bonnet for two kilometres following an argument with a father-son duo in Meerpet on Saturday night, leaving the son with multiple fractures and injuries. According to Meerpet inspector B Shobhan, the victim, Faisal, a school van driver, was riding…
