Techie loses ₹9L in sextortion racket Hyderabad: A 23-year-old techie from Narsingi lost ₹9.2 lakh to blackmailers in an online sextortion racket. Following his complaint, Cyberabad cybercrime police registered a criminal case.The victim received a WhatsApp video call from an unknown number on July 3. “An unknown woman caller suddenly started undressing and urged me…
Hyderabad: Women constitute nearly 85% of Telangana’s agricultural workforce but continue to earn about 20% less than men for similar work, while 94% of construction workers remain in the informal sector, exposing deep-rooted inequalities in two of the state’s largest employment sectors despite recent labour reforms.The findings were presented by the Telangana labour department during…
Hyderabad: Central Crime Station sleuths of Hyderabad have registered a criminal case against a jeweller from Somajiguda for allegedly duping a Bengaluru-based jeweller of ₹7.8 crore.The complainant, Mukesh Kumar Jain, alleged that Nitin Ramesh Gulabani, owner of KV Jewellers and Nitin Jewellers in Hyderabad, along with his brother Vipin Ramesh Gulabani, their staff Dhanraj Singh…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Friday removed encroachments from 1.3 acres of govt land in Petbasheerabad of Qutbullapur mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, and fenced off the parcel, officials said.The land is part of a 38.15-acre govt property under the control of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). Officials said…
Hyderabad: A late-night drunk driving incident in upscale Jubilee Hills area ended with a car crashing into the residence of Tollywood actor Dharma, causing damage to the compound wall of his house.According to Jubilee Hills police, the accident occurred on Road No. 10 on Thursday night. The accused, identified as Karthik Kumar, a resident of…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao demanded the Congress govt to stop political vendetta against Kaleshwaram project and immediately operate the Kannepalli pump house and fill Yellampalli, Annapurna reservoir, Ranganayaka Sagar, Mallanna Sagar and all other reservoirs by fully utilising available Godavari waters. He accused the Congress govt of deliberately allowing Telangana’s Godavari waters to…
ED launches laundering probe into ₹1,500cr hydroponic ganja racket Hyderabad: Enforcement Directorate has stepped into the battle against organised drug trafficking, launching a money laundering investigation into major narcotics cases, including an international hydroponic ganja syndicate that allegedly smuggled drugs worth nearly ₹1,500 crore into India over the past three years.The agency has registered an…
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a software engineer who arrived in Hyderabad from Dubai in the early hours of Friday with nearly 1.7 kg of gold allegedly concealed in her shoes, sources said.According to sources, the woman was travelling without check-in baggage and was carrying only a handbag. Acting on specific human…
Hyd man duped of over ₹7L in Fiji job fraud Hyderabad: A 46-year-old private employee from Mallapur was allegedly duped of about ₹7.8 lakh by a Jubilee Hills-based immigration consultancy on the promise of securing him employment in Fiji. The victim remained stranded in Fiji for four months due to the alleged fraud and, following…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has directed the state govt to spell out its stand by July 28 on grievances raised by a batch of newly-recruited deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) over the criteria adopted for fixing their seniority.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin granted the govt one final…
