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- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Beef, liquor shops to remain closed on Holi
Hyderabad: This year on the account of the Holi festival, which will be celebrated on March 29, beef and liquor shops in the city will remain closed, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
- Telangana
JEE Mains: Three students from Telangana secure 100 percentile
Hyderabad: Three candidates from Telangana have secured 100 percentile and one among them secured the top position for a second time this year in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 March…
- Hyderabad News
GHMC invites applications for co-option members
Hyderabad: Three members will be co-opted into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation soon. The co-opted members will have status equal to that of elected corporators. GHMC has invited applications from aspirants having special knowledge or…
- Middle East
UAE announces remote work, multiple-entry tourist visa
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates Prime Minister, Vice President and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has recently adopted a new remote work visa to enable employees from all over…
- Telangana
Telangana: COVID-19 cases surge to over 3-month high; hit almost 500
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 cases this year, with fresh infections reaching close to 500-mark. The health department’s bulletin revealed that 493 people tested positive for COVID-19 in…
- Middle East
India-UAE emerge stronger, scale new heights after COVID-19 pandemic
Dubai: The India-United Arab Emirates Strategic Partnership has really strengthened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor during the WION Global Summit 2021 held in…
- Hyderabad News
‘Azadi Ki Amrut Mahotsav’ freedom run held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As a part of nationwide ‘Azadi Ki Amrut Mahotsav’ grand 75-week celebrations, the state government inaugurated the 3K freedom run at Peoples Plaza, Necklace Road on Wednesday. Freedom run was flagged…
- Telangana
Will theatres shutdown in Telangana again?
Hyderabad: Amid ongoing rumours that the current 50 per cent occupancy in theatres will be curbed to impose a complete shutdown again in wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Telangana…
- Middle East
Over 65,000 expat workers to leave Oman permanently
Muscat: The Oman ministry of labor has announced on Tuesday that the total number of manpower seeking to improve their status and leave the country permanently has reached 65,173 workers, of whom 46,…
- Middle East
Dubai announces major changes in government for new phase
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday approved the structural changes to the Dubai government in preparation for…
- Middle East
UAE finance minister Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid passes away
Dubai: United Arab Emirates finance minister and deputy ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum passed away on Wednesday. He had been unwell for some months now. Sheikh Hamdan, aged…
- Hyderabad News
COVID-19: Cases in Hyderabad cross 100 mark first time in 2021
Hyderabad: For the first time in over three months, the city has touched the 100 mark with regard to fresh COVID-19 cases. On March 22, the total number of positive cases reported…
- Middle East
Saudi to resume distribution of Zamzam water from Today
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the resumption of the distribution of bottles of Zamzam water from the King Abdullah project in Kudai, Makkah starting from Tuesday. This came from…
- Telangana
Govt extends date for fixing up meters for free water scheme
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday has extended the time for fixing up the meters through empanelled agencies to claim 20,000 litres free water scheme to April end. Municipal administration minister KT…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: HRC, SNC signs agreement to protect right of workers
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission and the Saudi National Workers Committees on Monday have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and coordination to protect workers’ rights and combat…
- Middle East
Sharjah: Women’s prayer halls to be used for Friday prayers
Dubai: Sharjah on Monday has announced that women’s prayers halls will be used to accommodate men so that they can offer Friday prayers, according to the department of Islamic affairs. The move,…
- Middle East
Kuwait: Residency permits of 20K expats scrapped during COVID-19
Kuwait: The residency permits of almost 20,000 expatriates, working in Kuwait between March 10, 2020, and March 15, 2021, from twenty different countries expired as they remained outside of Kuwait due to travel…
- Telangana
Telangana: Ration card to get cancelled if not used in 3 months
Hyderabad: Telangana backward classes welfare and civil supplies minister Gangula Kamalakar on Saturday said that a beneficiary’s ration card would be cancelled if it is not used for over three months. Speaking…
- Telangana
Govt to increase scholarships for overseas education: Koppula Eshwar
Hyderabad: Telangana scheduled caste development and welfare minister Koppula Eshwar on Saturday assured raising of scholarships to students for pursuing higher education abroad. For the students studying under the Overseas scholarship scheme…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: 142 booked for drunk driving in 2 days; 43 jailed
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police caught 142 people under the influence of alcohol over the last two days during a regular check at various places across the city. Out of 142, 43 have…
- Middle East
UAE firefighters among highest paid in the world
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates civil defense personnel salaries are among the highest in the world, country’s deputy prime minister and minister of Interior, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia set to launch two locally made satellites
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to launch two satellites on Saturday, designed and made in Saudi Arabia—Shaheen Sat and Cube Sat, the country’s space authority Prince Sultan bin Salman…
- Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: 24 students test COVID-19 positive in two hostels
Hyderabad: Twenty-two students staying at Scheduled Tribes (ST) Boys hostel Rajendranagar and two girls of Osmania University hostel have tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. At ST boys hostel, 92 boarders and…
- Middle East
Saudi relaxes age restrictions for Umrah pilgrims within Kingdom
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has relaxed the age restriction for those intending to perform Umrah locally, according to the general presidency for the affairs of the Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi…
- Hyderabad News
Over 7,010 ‘She Toilets’ constructed in Telangana: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Finance minister, Harish Rao, while announcing the state budget on Thursday, said that over 7,010 toilets for women have been constructed throughout the state. “To make public toilets more accessible to women,…
- Middle East
Masjid al Nabawi authorities announce Ramadan 2021 plan
Madinah: Ahead of Ramadan, the management of Masjid al-Nabawi on Thursday announced the schedule of plans for worshippers in Ramadan 1442 (the year according to the Islamic lunar calendar). Sheikh Professor Dr Abdul-Rahman…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 3-month high in COVID-19 cases; officials sound alert
Hyderabad: For the first time in three months, fresh cases of COVID-19 in Telangana crossed the 300-mark on Thursday, with the health department reporting 313 positives and two deaths. The last time…
- Hyderabad News
Telangana Budget: Rs 1602 crore allotted for minorities’ welfare
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday announced an allotment of Rs 1,602 crore for the Minority Welfare department in its 2021-22 annual budget. Finance minister T Harish Rao said that the amount…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Three held with 1,600 gelatin sticks, 1,800 detonators
Hyderabad: The Special Operation Team of Rachakonda on Thursday arrested three people for illegal transportation of explosives. The accused were identified as Putta Raju (47), Kotagiri Rajeshwar (33), and Varikoppula Jagan (40)…
- Telangana
Telangana Budget: No allocations made for Gulf workers welfare
Hyderabad: No funds have been allocated for the Gulf workers’ welfare in the annual budget announced by Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao here on Thursday. However, the budget made a mention…
