Hyderabad: A series of one-on-one meetings held recently by AICC Telangana in charge Meenakshi Natarajan with MPs, MLAs, MLCs and district Congress committee (DCC) presidents was part of a comprehensive mid-term review ordered by the party high command to assess the performance of the Congress govt and the organisation in the state.While the AICC regularly…
Medical PG student dies by suicide, family suspects academic stress Hyderabad: A 29-year-old postgraduate medical student died after allegedly jumping from the terrace of her family’s five-storeyed apartment in Nagaram under Keesara police station limits on Friday. Her family told police that she may have taken the extreme step due to academic stress and said…
CM pushes for 21-yr age limit to contest polls, T to pass resolution on poll age cut Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy along with students participate in Candlelight Rally from People’s Plaza to Indira Gandhi Statue, Protesting the Centre over the Jantar Mantar student attack in Hyderabad on Saturday. Pic:Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: Making a…
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by three of her relatives, including her uncle and two stepbrothers, over the past few months in Keesara. The abuse came to light after the girl confided in a schoolteacher, who alerted the police. All three accused have been arrested.According to Keesara police, they received information from…
Two held for duping people in fake currency multiplication scam Hyderabad: Two persons allegedly involved in conning people on the pretext of multiplying currency notes were arrested by Miyapur police on Saturday.The accused, Toure El Hadji Mahaman and Tchouanyou Adolphe, both Mali nationals, were residing in Attapur and making a living there.On July 20, Krishna…
SHRC has no authority in deciding pvt workplace disputes: HC Hyderabad: Telangana high court has ruled that the Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) cannot entertain complaints arising from disputes between private employers and employees when no public servant is involved. Stating that TGHRC lacks inherent or plenary jurisdiction, the court noted that it can…
Fraudster posing as police officer dupes PSU worker of Rs 27 lakh in digital arrest Hyderabad: A scamster posing as a police official extorted Rs 27 lakh by threatening to arrest a 54-year-old Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) worker from Neredmet in a digital arrest fraud. Malkajgiri cybercrime police registered a case and launched a probe…
Cops bust holiday membership fraud, arrest 15 Hyderabad: The Gachibowli police have busted a holiday membership racket in which 19 victims were cheated of about ₹22 lakh, and arrested 15 offenders on Saturday.On Friday, Gachibowli police received a complaint from one V Swaraj, alleging that representatives of The Pacific Holiday World induced him to buy…
4-hr traffic chaos on Necklace Road irks commuters Hyderabad: Hundreds of commuters were caught off-guard on Saturday evening, after heavy traffic congestion brought several key roads at Tank Bund and the surrounding areas to a near standstill amid a series of events including visits of weekend crowds, a fireworks show and a scheduled candle-light rally…
Hyderabad: Thousands of CNG and LPG-run autorickshaws, promoted as cleaner alternatives to petrol and diesel vehicles, are increasingly turning into a major source of air pollution in Hyderabad. Poor vehicle maintenance, worn-out engines and the illegal use of domestic LPG cylinders are causing many of these green-fuel autos to emit thick smoke, raising concerns over…
