Hyderabad: The Congress govt’s proposal to revert to the old system of giving joint cheque power to sarpanches and the govt-appointed panchayat secretaries is being opposed by the upa sarpanches who claimed that they would lose their political weight in the villages.They want the joint cheque power to be continued with sarpanches and upa sarpanches,…
Hyderabad: After the Telangana govt offered alternate lands to the State Bank of India (SBI) at Future city, Osman Nagar and another plot in Raidurg in lieu of the controversial Raidurg land, the SBI has agreed to take the alternate land proposed by the state govt. Telangana chief secretary K Rama Krishna Rao held a…
HYDERABAD: A 23-year-old pregnant woman allegedly died by suicide after being subjected to humiliation by her husband, who reportedly demanded a DNA test for her unborn child—an incident that led to the arrest of him and his mother on Saturday.The victim, G Sushmita , was found her dead at her residence in Gadipeddapur village of…
Priest detained at RGIA in cheating case Hyderabad: Immigration authorities at RGI Airport detained a 45-year-old priest from Pragati Nagar after he returned from the US on June 25, based on the look-out circular (LOC) issued by Bachupally police in a cheating case.The priest was handed over to Bachupally police, who served him a notice…
2 rice mill workers die in road accident at Kodad Hyderabad: Two migrant rice mill workers died in a road accident on the service road next to the national highway at Kodad in Suryapet district during the early hours of Saturday.The deceased were Rajesh, 22, and Shivaji, 23, natives of Bihar. According to police, they…
Four-yr-old dies after being run over by cargo van at Bholakpur Hyderabad: A four-year-old boy was mowed down by a cargo van at Bholakpur on Saturday afternoon while walking near his house.The victim, Srihansh, was the son of Mahesh, a private employee and resident of Ranga Nagar in Bholakpur.According to the police, the incident occurred…
Man dials cement firm’s number found online, loses Rs20L to scam Hyderabad: A man from Shamirpet, who was planning to purchase cement bags in bulk at a discounted price, was allegedly duped of ₹20 lakh by a cyber fraudster posing as a representative of a leading cement company.According to the police, the victim searched online…
Only 3 in 10 cybercrime trials end in conviction in Telangana: NCRB Hyderabad: Barely three in every 10 cybercrime cases that reached trial in Telangana ended in conviction in 2024, even as the state continued to witness a surge in online fraud. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report in 2024 pegged the state’s…
HC junks Banjara Hills land claim, fines bizman Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a businessman seeking to claim ownership of over one acre of land at Road No. 14, Banjara Hills.Rejecting the plea alleging govt interference, Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty held that the petitioner, Syed Abdul Khalid, had approached…
Hyderabad: The renaming of a prominent road in Hyderabad after US President Donald Trump has drawn both appreciation and debate, with Trump himself publicly acknowledging the gesture as a rare honour.Trump thanked the Telangana govt after a road adjoining the US consulate in Hyderabad was renamed “Donald Trump Avenue”.Taking to his social media platform, Truth…
