India’s first private orbital rocket, Vikram-1, blasts off from Sriharikota carrying four satellite payloads HYDERABAD: Skyroot’s landmark launch has given India’s private space ambitions their biggest boost yet. But can one successful mission transform Hyderabad into the country’s spacetech capital, or is the harder journey only just beginning?When Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 pierced the skies above…
Hyderabad: Telangana Waqf Board is facing an existential crisis for the past one year after the new Waqf Act was passed in the Parliament. Reason: the state govt has directed it not to hold any board meeting until further orders in the wake of the new Act.Since then, the Waqf board has been writing letters…
Hyderabad: In a move aimed at safeguarding govt and institutional lands from illegal transactions, the revenue department has directed all departments holding land — including revenue, endowments, waqf and forest departments — to submit updated details of their properties and land claims for inclusion under the prohibited properties list under section 22-A of the Registration…
Telangana ranks 18th in cybercrime money recovery Hyderabad: Telangana ranked 18th in the country for money restoration in cybercrime cases, recording a recovery rate of 46.6%, according to a performance review conducted by Centre.Director general of police (DGP) CV Anand chaired a review meeting with officials of the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) and other…
Former high court judge Justice G Radha Rani speaking at national convention in the city on Friday Hyderabad: Even as the country is developing and competing with the world in science, technology and the economy, it is failing to prevent atrocities against women and children, former Telangana high court judge Justice G Radha Rani said…
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old from Nirmal district, who recently began his professional career in Michigan in the US, was declared brain dead by doctors after he suffered injuries in a road accident.Nithyanand Reddy Gannu from Narsapur village in Laxmanchanda mandal, had gone to the US more than three years ago to pursue higher education.Nithyanand met with…
Hyderabad: A 19-year-old engineering student from a private university in Patancheru has been missing since Wednesday.Her parents lodged a missing person complaint with the police on Thursday. According to officials, the student, who stays in the university hostel, obtained permission to leave the campus on Wednesday but did not return.When her parents were unable to…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s cropping pattern is becoming increasingly concentrated around paddy and cotton, with a new study showing that farmers are far more likely to stick with these two crops than maize, red gram and other traditional crops, raising fresh concerns over the state’s declining crop diversification.The study found that while 97 out of every 100…
TGPCB cracks down on Zaheerabad meat unit, warns of closure over pollution Hyderabad: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has issued a series of water and air pollution directives to a meat processing unit in Zaheerabad after inspections revealed multiple violations of environmental norms and non-compliance with several conditions stipulated under its consent for operation.In…
2 elderly men lose over ₹9L in digital arrest frauds Hyderabad: Two septuagenarians have lost over ₹9 lakh in two separate cases of ‘digital arrest’ frauds. Posing as law enforcement officers, the accused had extorted money from the two victims. Based on the complaints, Hyderabad and Malkajgiri police registered separate cases on Thursday.In the first…
