Hyderabad: White rice exported by a Hyderabad-based firm has come under scrutiny in the United States after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed specified products linked to the company on its pesticide-related import alert list, enabling authorities to detain the consignments without physical examination at US ports of entry.City-based Canvas Ventures was added…
Hyderabad: A hearing-impaired candidate’s complaint over the absence of a disability-quota seat in Communication PhD admissions has prompted the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) to seek University of Hyderabad’s reservation and selection records. Separately, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought a factual report and action taken or proposed.The Court of the CCPD,…
Hyderabad: Telangana is headed for another assembly by-election after the assembly secretariat formally declared the Khairatabad constituency vacant following the disqualification of Danam Nagender as its MLA. The vacancy was notified after the high court’s order, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court, paving the way for a bypoll in the constituency.Assembly secretary V…
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed the rules governing local reservation in Telangana, holding that the mandatory four-year study requirement must be followed strictly in accordance with the Presidential Order.A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe dismissed a special leave petition filed by Jella Ankitha, observing: “We are not inclined to…
LPU unrest: Hundreds of Telugu students head home, cite safety concerns Hyderabad: Following the recent unrest on campus, hundreds of Telugu students — along with those from other South Indian states – studying at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab, left for their hometowns on Monday, claiming they were feeling unsafe in their student accomodations.Students whom…
Hyderabad: Prohibition and Excise commissioner C Harikiran on Monday sought inputs from officials on arming excise personnel as the department prepares to send a proposal to the state govt seeking weapons for enforcement duties.During a review meeting with excise officials under the CURE jurisdiction, Harikiran sought their views on which levels of officers should be…
20 ACB cases closed as govt denies prosecution sanction Hyderabad: Despite nabbing several officials allegedly red-handed in bribery cases, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has seen at least 20 FIRs closed since 2023 after the govt declined to grant sanction for prosecution, opting instead for departmental action or inquiries. The closures include at least five trap…
HC denies bail in Pocso case, says crimes against children impact society at large Hyderabad: Telangana high court held that the survivors in Pocso cases may be individuals, “but in the ultimate eventuate, it is the society which is the victim”, and such crimes create a dent in the law and order situation, disturb orderliness,…
Elderly woman assaulted over suspicion of black magic; 14 booked Hyderabad: A 65-year-old woman was accused of practising black magic and assaulted along with her family members by neighbours from Nomula village in Manchal mandal of Ranga Reddy district on Sept 23. Though the police registered a case against 14 villagers on the same day,…
Chaddi gang strikes Manikonda gated community, flees with ₹80k Hyderabad: Panic gripped residents in and around Manikonda after a gang of burglars, allegedly dressed in chaddi-style attire, broke into a gated community in Neknampur and stole ₹80,000 cash from a locked house in the early hours of Sunday.CCTV footage showing the gang entering and leaving…
