Hyderabad: After busting an illegal drug manufacturing unit at Vetukuri Labs in Bibi Nagar in August, where 27 kg of mephedrone and 56 kg of acetone were seized, EAGLE police have found that the organised inter-state gang was operating a similar illegal unit in Maregaon, in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, about 150 km from Nagpur.Based on…
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has recently dismissed a husband’s appeals seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty, holding that his “allegations were not proved by credible evidence.”The 50-year-old US-returnee’s allegations include that his wife and her parents forced him to live at her parental home as “Illatom” (matrilocality, ghar jamai), that a domestic violence case was…
A major fire broke out in a G+2 commercial building at Madina Circle, one of Old City’s busiest commercial hubs near Charminar, on Monday pic: Syed Omar Hyderabad: A major fire broke out in a G+2 commercial building at Madina Circle, near Charminar and Pathar Gatti, on Monday morning, damaging seven shops and triggering panic…
Hyderabad: A month before allegedly stealing ₹7.4 lakh from an Axis Bank ATM in Shamshabad, a gang brought gas-cutting equipment and spray paint to Hyderabad and concealed them in bushes at Pahadishareef. Police arrested one of the five accused, a 34-year-old truck driver from Rajasthan with 46 criminal cases registered against him in Haryana and…
Hyderabad: A 24-year-old man allegedly extorted money from people and cheated them of about ₹40 lakh by operating fake social media profiles posing as women. The accused, Kondabhattula Pavan Kumar, allegedly lured victims into sexual conversations and threatened to expose their intimate photographs and videos, police said after arresting him in Saidabad.He allegedly operated 13…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s famed Tandur Red Gram, which became the first agricultural product from Telangana to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2022, is now all set to get traceability as Telangana govt moves to protect the GI-tagged product’s identity, prevent counterfeit sales and help farmers earn higher market value for their produce.The traceability project…
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha demanded the state govt to immediately construct a coffer dam at Kannepalli pump house to tackle drought and save farmers. She set the deadline November end for starting works and warned intense agitation at Kannepalli pump house if the construction is not initiated. She urged the govt…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s famed Tandur Red Gram, which became the first agricultural product from Telangana to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2022, is now all set to get traceability as Telangana govt moves to protect the GI-tagged product’s identity, prevent counterfeit sales and help farmers earn higher market value for their produce.The traceability project…
HYDERABAD: In a major crackdown on illegal constructions, the three municipal corporations of Hyderabad have identified around 1,500 unauthorised buildings under construction in just a few weeks – matching the number of violations the erstwhile Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would typically identify in an entire year.The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) has already demolished around…
Hyderabad: The HMWSSB is set to launch green water tanker services from Nov 1 to supply treated sewage for construction, landscaping, gardening and other non-potable uses, as it steps up preparations to meet the city’s water demand during the coming summer. The initiative aims to increase the use of treated wastewater for activities that do…
