Hyderabad: Taking a serious view of an advocate being subjected to a breathalyser test and allegedly harassing him when he visited the Panjagutta police station to inquire about the status of his complaint, the Telangana high court remarked such an act “is unknown to law”.Hearing a petition filed by advocate Singapogu Subba Rao, Justice EV…
Hyderabad: In relief to families displaced by the Karimnagar-Warangal national highway widening (NH-563) project, Telangana high court has directed authorities to consider their claims for rehabilitation and resettlement benefits within eight weeks.The appellants, including farmers from Elkathurthy in Hanumakonda district, approached the court after their houses were demolished following an earlier legal setback. Though they…
Hyderabad: Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Ltd (TGRPDCL), the state’s newly-formed third discom, has applied to the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) for a power distribution licence under the Electricity Act, 2003.TGRPDCL was incorporated on March 11, 2026, as a govt-owned power distribution company aimed at improving electricity supply to critical sectors across the state….
Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a prohibition and excise inspector from Bichkunda in Kamareddy district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of 2 lakh. The accused, Deenu Satyanarayana, was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe at his rented house in Bichkunda. According to officials, the inspector demanded the…
Hyderabad: A day after Karnataka state cabinet approved ‘Rohith Vemula Bill’, Telangana govt on Friday constituted a cabinet sub-committee to examine and recommend measures for framing legislation on the proposed Rohit Vemula Telangana (Prevention of Identity Based Discrimination in Higher Education) Bill, 2026. According to GO No. 90 issued by the general administration (cabinet) department,…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged the Centre to procure 30 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of boiled rice from Telangana during the yasangi (rabi) season, saying the crop harvested this season is suitable for parboiled rice milling.Revanth, along with civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, met Union minister for food and…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey-2024 has revealed a troubling urban credit divide, showing that several towns and district headquarters remain heavily dependent on moneylenders despite being outside the rural economy.While only 3.6% of urban households across the state reported borrowing from moneylenders, the figures rise sharply in many districts,…
Hyderabad: Punjagutta police registered a negligence case against the management of a mall in Errum Manzil after one of its housekeeping staff died of a heart attack on Thursday.According to Punjagutta ACP P Murali Krishna, the housekeeping staff clean the mall premises at night. At about 4 am on Thursday, Satyanarayana, 49, of Jummerat Bazar,…
Hyderabad: A seven-year-old boy who suffered critical head injuries while trying to escape a pack of stray dogs in the Rajanna Sircilla district around two weeks ago died on Wednesday night.According to the police, Etikala Aditya was playing near his home at Thangallapally mandal on April 1 when a pack of stray dogs suddenly chased…
Hyderabad: US-based digital manufacturing company Protolabs will be setting up its global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad as part of its India expansion, Telangana IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu announced on Thursday after meeting the company’s senior leadership.Protolabs plans to begin operations this month and expand the Hyderabad centre to 200-300 employees in…
