Hyderabad: Saroornagar police have arrested a 22-year-old auto driver for illegal possession of a country-made pistol and a live round on Sunday night.Acting on specific information, police arrested Md Imran alias Ibbu, a resident of Shankar Nagar in Saroornagar, at 8 pm on Sunday, when he was moving with a country-made pistol at an open…
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said the Telangana govt is reluctant to supply the agreed quota of rice to Food Corporation of India (FCI), accusing it of preferring to sell the produce to private operators.Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Kishan claimed that the issue was not new and alleged that…
Hyderabad: With growing electricity demand in Greater Hyderabad and need for more sub-stations for the uninterrupted power supply, the Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) has decided to utilize technically suitable spaces available beneath flyovers and steel bridges in the city for setting up modern compact indoor substations. The discom was facing land issues…
Hyderabad: It is not just in high-profile cases like the cash-for-vote fraud that Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) can seek voice sample comparison during investigation. Even in cases where a complainant traps an alleged corrupt official, the agency can adopt the same procudure, and one such rare development took place recently.In Nalgonda, ACB officials had registered a…
Hyderabad: A severe shortage of conductors has forced the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) to cancel as many as 3.34 lakh kilometres of bus trips across the state in the last four months, disrupting services on several routes and leaving hundreds of villages with fewer public transport options.Unlike the usual cancellations caused by damaged…
Residents allege that animal carcasses are occasionally dumped into the lake, while the unchecked growth of the parthenium weed—known to trigger dermatitis and asthma—has become a serious concern Hyderabad: Once a vital source of potable water for residents of Neredmet and New Vidya Nagar in Secunderabad, RK Puram lake has deteriorated into a garbage-filled water…
Scenes of revelry and celebration erupt at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad as news of Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation came in Youth participate in a victory rally of the Education Ministers resignation on the Necklace road on Sunday. pic: Rama Moorthy P Hyderabad: What began as a week of protests over the alleged NEET paper leak turned…
Woman from Netherlands alleges harassment in Hyd Hyderabad: A 35-year-old woman from the Netherlands approached the Gachibowli police, alleging that her boyfriend’s roommate had misbehaved with her and subjected her to sexual misconduct.Although the incidents allegedly occurred in March, she lodged a complaint only a few days ago after visiting the police station. She also…
Mohan Bhagwat stated the LGBTQ community is part of society and should not be shunned (File photo) HYDERABAD: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the LGBTQ community is part of society and should not be looked down upon. Addressing an event on contemporary motherhood in Hyderabad, he said marriage is a discipline that instils…
The sharp increase in the prices of everyday essentials partly explains why Telangana has been recording one of the highest retail inflation rates in the country in recent months Hyderabad: Tomato prices surged 53% year-on-year in Telangana in June, while coconuts became costlier by 40% and lemons and sweet limes by 32% each, making them…
