Telangana’s urban young women face 28.6% unemployment: NITI report Hyderabad: The NITI Aayog skilling report, which pointed out that 8.7 crore Indians aged 15 to 29 were outside education, employment or training, holds significance for Telangana. The state’s youth unemployment data shows that 18.1% of those in the same age group were unemployed, with the…
Hyderabad: A faculty member has moved the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) against Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH), alleging that the university’s 10% cap on interdisciplinary faculty teaching emerging technology courses violates AICTE norms. The council has asked the university to examine and address the grievance.“AICTE rules permit qualified faculty members from…
Hyderabad: Industry experts attribute the employability challenges faced by engineering graduates not to a lack of technical knowledge, but to weak mathematical, logical and analytical skills, limited curiosity and learning ability, and inadequate teamwork and communication skills.They also argue that an overdependence on the IT industry at the expense of core engineering branches has resulted…
Yapral residents suffocate amid sewage stench, mosquito menace Hyderabad: Residents of Keesara Circle in Yapral ward of Malkajgiri say they are forced to wade through dirty water, endure foul odours and navigate damaged roads whenever it rains, as overflowing drains continue to inundate the area.According to residents, sewage regularly spills onto roads and accumulates in…
Hyderabad: Exposure to lead may damage nerve cells, particularly when it occurs alongside amyloid-beta, a protein associated with changes seen in certain brain diseases, according to a study by researchers at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN).The study, published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, tested lead and two forms of amyloid-beta on human nerve…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has ordered the closure of Aster Industries Ltd at Kondamadugu in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district after police allegedly uncovered the manufacture of mephedrone at the premises under the name of Vetukuri Labs, and seized 27.2 kg of the banned drug valued at about Rs 53 crore.The Aug 17 closure…
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a cluster of private furniture godowns in Gudimalkapur on Sunday morning, damaging six units, though no injuries or casualties were reported. Langar Houz station fire officer M Mahesh said a fallen electrical wire from a power pole was suspected to have triggered the blaze. Of the 16 godowns in…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy will arrive in Hyderabad on Monday morning after concluding all his scheduled events in the United Kingdom, where he met with the representatives of various universities and invited them for collaboration with the Telangana govt and to set up their campuses in Hyderabad.The CM expressed gratitude for the support…
Cops’ drug biz bid goes bust; two constables of EAGLE in H-NEW net Hyderabad: A routine investigation to track a peddler ended up in a shock discovery for a team of Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) cops recently. The peddlers they caught were two cops of the state’s elite anti-drug agency EAGLE who were allegedly…
Over 3k residents oppose proposed property tax reform in draft CURE bill Hyderabad: Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) has booked a chartered accountant and others for allegedly facilitating unauthorised outward foreign remittances of more than Rs 464.8 crore through two alleged shell entities by issuing Form 15CB certificates without verifying their books, agreements or supporting…
