Hyderabad: Telangana Congress working president Jagga Reddy raised many eyebrows on Thursday when he took to social media, saying whether it is Congress, BRS, BJP, or any state or national party, it is wrong to say one thing while in opposition and another when in power. He said that questions and demands made while in…
Hyderabad: Osman Nagar near Tellapur emerged as Hyderabad’s newest realty hotspot on Thursday as the first-ever land auctions in the area fetched blockbuster bids, with one acre selling for Rs 51.25 crore — nearly 30% above the upset price of Rs 39 crore.The Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) earned Rs 768 crore through the auction…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday issued notices to the state govt directing it to file a detailed counter-affidavit in four weeks in a public interest litigation alleging private persons encroaching on a three-acre govt land at a prime location in Medak town in Medak district. The petitioners alleged that private parties are in the…
Hyderabad: With the Telangana police declaring curtains down on naxalism in the state, the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), which served as the nerve centre for anti-naxal intelligence gathering for more than three decades, is organising an informal reunion of all the officers to celebrate its success.The event will be held in the city on Friday.While…
Hyderabad: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad bench, has ruled in favour of retired IPS officer AK Khan, holding that a senior officer cannot be paid less than a junior. The bench found that the govt’s earlier decision to deny Khan’s request for a pay upgrade was illegal and discriminatory.The tribunal set aside the previous…
Hyderabad: The state cabinet on Thursday signalled a twin-track push on accountability and governance, deciding that chief minister A Revanth Reddy and irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy will meet the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek a probe into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. At the same…
Narsampet/Hyderabad: Three Telangana State Road Transport Corporation drivers attempted suicide in different districts as the employees’ strike entered second day on Thursday.The first case was reported from Narsampet (Warangal district), where a 55-year-old driver attempted self-immolation. K Shankar Goud suffered 80% burns in the incident and was shifted to a private hospital in Hyderabad for…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday sought response from the state govt on allegations of urea shortage and problems faced by farmers in using the fertiliser booking app introduced for distribution of the fertiliser. Hearing a public interest litigation, a bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin directed the govt to…
Hyderabad: The CPI (Maoist) had worked out a corridor-based expansion strategy stretching from western industrial belts to eastern coal regions, while also sustaining ideological and training links with left-wing groups in several countries, senior surrendered Maoist leader Tipiri Thirupathi alias Devji told interrogators, according to sources in Telangana police. The disclosures, emerging from Devji’s interrogation,…
Hyderabad: Donald Trump on Thursday found himself at the receiving end of some sharp satire — all the way from Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, home to the local Iranian consulate. Taking an acidic swipe at the US President for his recent post on the social media platform Truth Social, the consulate set off a full…
