Revanth urges Modi take up bill to lower age for Parl contest in Parliament Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensure that a bill for lowering the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha, MLA elections (from 25 to 21 years), Rajya Sabha and council (from 30 to…
Hyd tops among metros in fee-related complaints: IWPA Hyderabad: As private school fees continue to soar, Hyderabad has emerged as one of the country’s leading cities for fee-related disputes, accounting for one of the highest shares of complaints received by the India Wide Parents Association (IWPA).“Majority complaints come to us from Hyderabad parents,” said Anubha…
Three youths drown in Nizamabad Hyderabad: A leisure trip to the backwaters of the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) ended in tragedy on Sunday when four young men were swept away in a canal in Nizamabad district. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of three of them after hours of search operations, while efforts continued late into…
Hyderabad: Two minors were killed and another sustained injuries after the bike they were riding was hit by a speeding tipper in Kukatpally during the early hours of Sunday. The three teenagers were on their way to Madhapur to play cricket.According to Kukatpally inspector D Swamy Goud, the deceased were identified as B Mahesh (17)…
Hyderabad: Based on a complaint given by civil supplies authorities, Bhongir rural police registered a criminal case against five persons of a rice mill for allegedly misappropriating ₹24 crore worth of paddy stocks.Police said that civil supplies officials entered into an agreement with Yadadri Rice Industries for stocking and delivering customised milled rice. During physical…
Warangal: The Warangal commissionerate police arrested seven members of a gang in connection with the murder of a Congress leader on Sunday.Speaking to reporters, commissioner of police (CP) N Swetha said that an investigation was launched based on a complaint lodged by Nagalakshmi, the wife of Congress leader A Mahesh, who was burnt to death….
Hyderabad: The Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has initiated action against the organisers of a three-day Fellowship in Cellular and Regenerative Medicine (FCRM) programme conducted at a hotel in Karmanghat, alleging that participants were provided unauthorised hands-on training by a BDS-qualified dentist instead of qualified medical specialists.According to the council, participants, including MBBS graduates, dentists, AYUSH…
Bhadradri airport plan hits hurdle; Warangal gets ₹496 crore nod (Photo for representational purposes only) Hyderabad: The proposed greenfield airport at Bhadradri Kothagudem has suffered a setback after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) found the identified site unsuitable because of the surrounding hills and a railway line. The Centre, however, said Warangal Airport had…
Telangana CM announced that the state will hold a special assembly session to urge the Centre to lower the election age (Photo credit: X/@Revnath Reddy) HYDERABAD: The Telangana government will soon convene a special session of the Assembly to pass a resolution urging the Centre to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and…
Hyderabad: The suspected suicide of Rajkumar, accused in the Shabad mass murder case, has again brought into focus a pattern often repeating itself in serious criminal cases: accused persons dying by suicide after the alleged crime. In the past week alone, at least three such cases were reported in Telangana. Mental health experts, however, caution…
