Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Enforcement Wing conducted multiple raids across the commissionerate between January 1 and April 21, targeting food adulterators and food manufacturing units operating without a license. During the raids, police booked 22 cases and arrested 28 persons for posing threat to public health.The raids focused on manufacturers and sellers of bakery products, sweets,…
Hyderabad: Siddipet police in a press note said that as part of the “Mana Police – Mana Ooru” programme, which is aimed to gain the confidence of local villagers, multiple awareness events using Oggu folklore artists were organised at Akunuru Village on Wednesday.“We found that using traditional art forms like Oggu Katha is more effective…
Hyderabad: Sometimes courage and technology can achieve what official channels fail to deliver. Frustrated by police inaction, a govt employee from Karnataka tracked down his stolen phone himself—and in the process uncovered a stash of 10 more stolen devices. After the complainant, Shiva Kumar, highlighted the inaction of cops to Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar,…
Hyderabad: Welcoming the Telangana high court’s verdict on the one-man PC Ghose Commission, which probed alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, BRS leaders termed it as a slap on the Congress govt’s ‘malicious campaign’ against BRS leaders. They said the govt should stop misleading the people with propaganda against the BRS and immediately repair the…
Hyderabad: After resigning from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), city-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has launched an online petition raising concerns over the marketing of sugar-based drinks that resemble oral rehydration salts (ORS), a medically recommended electrolyte solution used to treat dehydration.Titled ‘Clear Communication for Electrolyte Drinks: Protect Consumers in Pharmacies’, the petition hosted…
Hyderabad: A 36-year-old software engineer from Kondapur was duped of Rs 1.3 crore by a man posing as a prospective groom on a matrimonial platform, promising marriage while repeatedly extracting money on false pretexts. Police registered a case following her complaint.The techie created her profile on matrimonial app on April 10, 2023, and came in…
To protect its culinary heritage, the city needs stronger food safety checks in hotels and eateries, reports Sunny BaskiWith rising concerns around food safety following a string of incidents involving adulterated and spoiled products in recent days, regulatory enforcement in Hyderabad appears to be falling short — even as the city’s food industry is valued…
Hyderabad: A State Bank of India (SBI) officer was among four persons arrested on charges of siphoning off more than Rs 2.65 crore from dormant bank accounts, the Nalgonda police said on Tuesday.The accused have been identified as P Venkata Ramanjaneyulu (37), posted at SBI’s Suryapet branch as bank manager, L Chakrapani (25), a contract…
Hyderabad: A nearly 200-year-old banyan tree was felled in Warangal for road widening after a nominal fee of Rs 500, drawing sharp criticism from residents and environmentalists. Another banyan tree was also at risk, although its felling has been temporarily halted following public outrage.According to locals, the second tree was initially scheduled for felling without…
Hyderabad: With Telangana identity and bifurcation politics resurfacing in public discourse, transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar has appealed to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to act against coalition leaders making inflammatory or inappropriate remarks on bifurcation.In a letter to Naidu, Ponnam said fostering unnecessary animosity over the formation of Telangana serves no positive purpose…
