- Telangana
Telangana govt seeks 22,700 crore loan for Rabi paddy procurement
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has empanelled the Telangana State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (TG MARKFED) as an additional agency to procure 95 lakh tonne paddy from farmers in the Rabi marketing season…
- Hyderabad
Roads closed in Hyderabad’s Old City for Jummat-ul-Wida, advisory issued
Hyderabad: In view of Jummat-ul-Wida prayers being held at Mecca Masjid, Charminar on March 20, multiple roads will be closed off in the Old City area. Hyderabad police have issued an advisory…
- India
Don’t sensationalise: Uttarakhand HC raps Mohammed Deepak over FIR plea
The Uttarakhand High Court, on Thursday, March 19, came down heavily on Deepak Kumar, popularly known as “Mohammed Deepak,” saying he was attempting to “pressure the local police” by filing a plea…
- Telangana
Three held for transporting 105 kg ganja from AP to Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Police arrested three people and seized 105.54 kg ganja worth Rs 52 lakh at Julurupadu mandal headquarters in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday, March 19. Acting on credible intelligence that…
- Hyderabad
Telangana govt appoints 5 members as whips in Assembly, council
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has appointed Congress MLCs Addanki Dayakar and Venkat Narsing Rao Balmoor as the government whips in the Telangana Legislative Council. The state government also issued orders on Wednesday,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport wins ‘Best Airport Staff’ at Skytrax World Airport Awards
Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, more commonly known as the Hyderabad airport, received the “Best Airport Staff in India and South Asia” on Thursday, March 19, at the Skytrax…
- India
Ukraine seeks transparent probe after NIA arrests nationals under UAPA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently arrested six Ukrainian nationals and one American on charges of entering Mizoram without valid documents and conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India.…
- India
No violations: SC rejects petition seeking probe into Vantara wildlife imports
New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities of wildlife imports by Reliance-owned animal rescue and rehabilitation facility Vantara. The petition sought disclosure of records…
- Hyderabad
Know where to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Telangana Waqf Board has started inspecting arrangements for prayers at Mir Alam Eidgah and Madannapet Eidgah, which are expected to draw large crowds on Saturday, March 21.…
- Delhi
Fired bullets, got less credit: SC tells Telangana it can’t deny cop promotion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court ruled in favour of a Telangana Police Head Constable, P Srinivas, who had been denied an accelerated promotion by the state government, after he pointed out that…
- Hyderabad
Group advocating for the disabled seeks a seat at GHMC table
Hyderabad: With the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections just around the corner, a disability rights group has called out the “glaring democratic blind spot” of the complete absence of persons with disabilities…
- Telangana
Telangana’s third DISCOM files for distribution license on Ugadi
Hyderabad: The third DISCOM of the state, named the Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited (TGRPDCL), submitted a formal application to the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday, March 19, seeking…
- Hate Crime
Minor abducted, beaten by Bajrang Dal, father reports after suicide note found
Bengaluru: Hindutva workers allegedly abducted and assaulted a 17-year-old Muslim boy in Karnataka’s Dakshin Kannada district on March 11 at a local fair. The incident came to light recently after the victim’s…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CM assures regularisation of sada bainama land on Ugadi
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced on Thursday, March 19, that soon the state government will resolve the issue of registering the land purchased before 2020 by farmers through sada bainama…
- Hyderabad
Shastripuram bridge to be inaugurated in Hyderabad after four-year delay
Hyderabad: The Shastripuram road-over-bridge, also known locally as the Uddamgadda overpass, is finally nearing completion after five long years, surpassing its 18-month deadline by a wide margin. The proposal of the project…
