Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party is focusing on achieving momentum-based outcomes in the upcoming assembly elections, particularly in the southern states of Telangana and Karnataka. With both states scheduled to hold elections in 2028 within a six-month gap, party leaders are hoping that a win in Karnataka will be useful as a foundation to secure…
Hyderabad: The wife of retired Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray was found murdered at their residence in the upscale Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, on Friday morning.The victim, 62-year-old Tanuja Ranjan, was allegedly smothered to death. Police suspect that a domestic help from Nepal, employed by the family for over a year, orchestrated…
Hyderabad: For the first time in its history, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has recruited women as earthmover personnel (EP) operators in its opencast coal mines. The move comes after the company earlier began recruiting women for underground mining roles, marking another significant step in increasing women’s participation in one of most physically demanding…
Hyderabad: The wife of retired Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray was found murdered at their residence in the upscale Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills, on Friday morning.The victim, 62-year-old Tanuja Ranjan, was allegedly smothered to death. Police suspect that a domestic help from Nepal, employed by the family for over a year, orchestrated…
Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bageerath HYDERABAD: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bageerath, was booked in a POCSO case on Friday night for allegedly misbehaving with a 17-year-old girl and sexually harassing her. At the same time, Karimnagar II Town police registered a…
Hyderabad: The managing partner of a Bowenpally-based private firm engaged in the air-conditioner business has been accused of cheating six city investors of Rs 6.81 crore by promising them 4% monthly returns on investments. The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police registered a criminal case on May 4 and launched a probe into the allegations.According…
HYDERABAD: The Congress govt has given a significant push for development of temples and is celebrating festivals in Telangana by spending hundreds of crores of rupees, with political analysis terming it as a strategic move by chief minister A Revanth Reddy to preempt the BJP from gaining politically on religious grounds in Telangana.After its electoral…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday set a deadline of Dec 2027 for the completion of the Makthal-Narayanpet-Kodangal lift irrigation scheme, the industrial park at Lagacherla, the education hub and other major projects in Kodangal assembly constituency.Addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stones for the development of the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy…
HYDERABAD: Telangana has recorded the highest number and the highest crime rate of economic offences in the country in 2024, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Telangana alone accounted for 18.2% of all economic offence cases registered in India, placing it far ahead of all other states on several critical parameters.With…
Drone surveillance & spot tests to curb drug activity around hostels: Malkajgiri CP Sumathi HYDERABAD: Malkajgiri police commissioner B Sumathi on Thursday announced intensified anti-narcotics and law-and-order measures in the Dilsukhnagar and surrounding areas, citing the concentration of educational institutions and student hostels in the area. The move follows her surprise late-night foot patrol in…
