Hyderabad: Amid controversy over screenings of a documentary on Umar Khalid, former Communist Party of India (Maoist) state committee member Ravi Narla is translating Khalid’s PhD thesis, Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power, into Telugu.The screening of the documentary, Prisoner No 626710 is Present, was cancelled at IIIT-Hyderabad and NLSIU Bengaluru, while…
Cash for Vote: CM Revanth gets relief as tribunal sets aside ₹50 lakh attachment confirmation Hyderabad: Chief minister A. Revanth Reddy and three others have secured relief from the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA, which set aside an order confirming the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment of ₹50 lakh in the 2015 cash-for-vote case. The tribunal held that…
Hyderabad: A bus stop that was once a well-planned public transport facility has now become an eyesore, with passengers at the Women’s College RTC bus stop in Koti complaining of potholes, stagnant water, broken pavements and poor maintenance.The busy stop caters to several routes connecting Koti with Dilsukhnagar, LB Nagar, Hayathnagar, Ibrahimpatnam and other parts…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA), which met health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Sunday, raised several pending issues concerning govt doctors and the public healthcare system.In a representation submitted to the minister, the delegation sought the early appointment of a commissioner for the directorate of secondary health services (DSHS), sanctioning of the remaining…
Hyderabad: Buying a property before an alleged offence does not shield it from attachment if it represents the value of proceeds of crime that are no longer available, the Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA has held, upholding the attachment of ₹41.5 lakh in the Chadalavada Infratech Ltd (CIL) bank fraud case.SAFEMA tribunal chairman Justice Munishwar Nath…
Hyderabad: Fifteen of the more than 150 job offers that went unhonoured across the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year were from IIT-Hyderabad, prompting the All IITs Placement Committee to adopt a two-year non-cooperation policy against 22 companies. Officials here said the institute has barred two firms from its campus placements — Oracle and…
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday alleged that Congress was questioning EVMs and the Election Commission when it lost elections, while claiming credit for the electoral process when it won.Reddy said the Election Commission was an independent constitutional body and alleged that the Centre had not interfered in its functioning. He urged Congress…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday called upon the party leaders and workers to hold protests at all district headquarters in the state on Monday (Sept 28), demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Mahesh Goud said that in Hyderabad, a protest will be held at the Ambedkar statue, Tank…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy is likely to leave for New Delhi on Monday to attend a series of engagements, including a scheduled event on Monday and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday.He is likely to raise the issue of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana where…
(L to R) Dr Ankita Singh, founder of MooRopan India Pvt Ltd from TiE Vadodara; Divya Kamerkar, co-founder & CEO Pinky Promise from TiE Mumbai; Winnie Wambugu, co-founder & managing director of Nakuru Tubers from TiE Nairobi; and Dr Krupa Shah, co-founder of Intentio Biopsy Device from TiE Ahmedabad who were declared winners of four…
