Vijayawada: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai is likely to get a Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh. Out of the four Rajya Sabha positions going vacant in June, the NDA partners are said to have chalked out a seat-sharing formula. TDP president and AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu agreed to give one…
HYDERABAD: Workers at the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) launched a strike from midnight, following failed negotiations between management and unions over their 32 demands.Despite deliberations spanning over four hours, both sides were unable to reach a consensus, leading to the strike action by workers. Over 38,000 workers are taking part in the strike.Over…
A software engineer in Hyderabad was arrested for cultivating ganja plants at his residence after losing his job due to substance addiction. By Manvi VyasHYDERABAD: A software engineer, who allegedly lost his job due to substance addiction, was arrested on Tuesday for growing ganja plants at his house in East Gandhinagar in Nacharam.Excise officials said…
Hyderabad: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers registered a case against a police inspector and a sub-inspector from a women police station in Vikarabad for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a complainant. A criminal misconduct case has been registered against the duo, and they were served a notice.According to the ACB, on March 16, inspector…
Hyderabad: Surrendered senior Maoist leader Tipiri Thirupathi alias Devji has told the Telangana police that the outfit’s last attempts to survive Operation Kagar collapsed under the twin strain of military setbacks and political disarray, with sustained security pressure breaking its core operational capacity, even as internal divisions slowed decision-making at a critical stage.According to Telangana…
Hyderabad: A policy designed to compensate landowners and accelerate urban development has stirred fresh turbulence in Telangana’s real estate market. Following the state govt’s decision last month to make the utilisation of transferable development rights (TDR) mandatory for certain high-rise buildings—and to permit their use for setback relaxations—TDR prices have risen sharply, particularly across Greater…
Hyderabad: A special court in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday remanded two senior functionaries of Bengaluru-based Neokred Technologies Private Ltd to 14 days of judicial custody in a GST evasion case linked to alleged online betting and gaming transactions.Investigators informed the court that the company had allegedly played a central role in routing funds for shell entities…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad commissioner of police VC Sajjanar on Tuesday urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to introduce certain banking reforms to curb cybercrime, citing the widespread misuse of ‘mule accounts’. In a letter to RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra, Sajjanar said the reforms are necessary to dismantle organised cybercrime syndicates operating across the country.The police…
Hyderabad: The Chaitanyapuri police registered a case against the manager of a tiles store for allegedly making his employer’s daughter steal 100 tolas of gold jewellery from her house and hand it over to him. On April 17, a 48-year-old businessman from Kothapet lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that 100 tolas of gold…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday expressed confidence that the DMK-Congress alliance would return to power with a massive majority under chief minister MK Stalin.On the last day of the assembly election campaign, Bhatti, along with AICC observer and former MP Madhu Yashki, campaigned in Karikkal, Veeranattur, Ariyur and Ayyapedu in Sholingur constituency…
