Various aspects of the communal clashes in Delhi came into sharp focus at a session on ‘Civil Service Reforms (police) Needed in the 21st Century’ at the Indian School of Business (ISB) Policy Conclave, ‘Ideas for India: 2020 & Beyond’, on Sunday. Delivering initial remarks, retired IPS officer Meeran Chadha Borwankar said the riots have … Read more
Seven persons, including two children, were injured in separate gas cylinder explosions in the city on Sunday. They were admitted to Osmania General Hospital and Gandhi Hospital for third degree burns. The incident occurred around 12.30 a.m., when an elderly couple and their grandchildren were asleep in their house at Malakpet. The victims were identified … Read more
With rise in the number of cyber crimes and crime against women, the Telangana police have decided to launch an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) through which they can connect with citizens asking them to be vigilant. The unique initiative, which is set for launch in a few days, is being tested at the State … Read more
The plans of students of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) to join a rally at Moazzamjahi Market in protest against CAA and NRC on Sunday was aborted after the university gates were locked by the security. All the three gates of the university were locked ensuring that none from the university stepped out. … Read more
If the ongoing ‘tussle’ between South Central Railway (SCR) and State government over release of funds for completing multi-modal transport system (MMTS) Phase II works was again highlighted during the recent visit of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the ‘other’ suburban services run by the railways are being quietly withdrawn. SCR also runs a suburban rail … Read more
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board removes large deposits of silt, sand, gravel, and solid waste from manholes. However, the removed dirt is dumped just beside the manholes on the roads leading to foul smell, health hazards and also causes inconvenience to road users. The dirt spreads around due to vehicle movement and re-enters … Read more
The Prohibition and Excise Police here have seized 34 kg of dry ganja packed in 17 packets and arrested one person in Shanthi Nagar area in the district headquarters on Sunday. According to K.A.B. Sastry, Deputy Commissioner, D. Gayatri, Assistant Superintendent, along with a team conducted the raid in the wee hours acting on a … Read more
An interactive session was held with the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce here on Saturday under the ‘Central GST in Every District for You’, a GST outreach programme. D. Purushotham, Principal Commissioner, Hyderabad GST Commissionerate and his team of officers gave presentations on New Returns System, e-invoicing at the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce, Jubilee … Read more
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar has directed the heads of departments to submit details of new Presidential Order to the General Administration Department by March 4. Reports on New Presidential Order submitted by various departments to GAD and Finance have been sent with some observations to the departments concerned, he said, and added that the officials … Read more
Those aspiring to work as doctors and staff nurses at State-run Basti Dawakhanas have been cautioned against falling in the trap of agents who promise them the jobs. Hyderabad District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) J. Venkat said that they have got information of a few agents trying to make money out of job aspirants. … Read more
“The Miryalaguda police found the body of an unidentified person in a shed belonging to T. Maruthi Rao, accused one in the ‘honour killing’ of dalit youth P. Pranay Kumar in 2018, here on Saturday. Police said they were informed by locals of a decomposing odour, and then they found the body. The news came … Read more
Even as the farmers are hoping to reap a rich harvest by cultivating paddy due to availability of abundant water through Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project during the rabi season, the attack of rice blast disease to the crop has become a cause of concern in the integrated Karimnagar district. Already, the rice blast disease has … Read more
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday raised concerns over the necessity of a Rapid Action Force flag march which was conducted in Charminar and sought to know why similar marches were not in progress in Hitec City. The Hyderabad parliamentarian was reacting to a photo of the flag march tweeted by the … Read more
The Budget preparation exercise has reached the final phase with the Finance department completing its round of meetings with all departments. On Thursday, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao held a review meeting on the proposed Budget for 2020-21 to give a final direction in the wake of economic slowdown prevailing in the country. The Union … Read more
Srinath Pilarsetty home has become a selfie zone thanks to two ‘green walls.’ They stand near the entrance of his independent house at Tirumala Hills near Moosarambagh. “Our house has become popular and people in our locality have started taking selfies at the entrance,” says the amused advocate, adding that vertical gardening near the staircase … Read more
“Oh! You are from The Hindu paper; I have seen it,” beams Ju-Hong Kim, the artistic director-percussionist-vocalist of Korean group Noreum Machi. His group’s first visit to Hyderabad was for the ‘Same Same But Different season 5 series’ (The concert was held at Shilpakala Vedika recently). Besides Noreum’s artistes, Howon Lee and Hyun-ju Oh (traditional … Read more
Senior TRS leader and State Planning Board vice-chairman B. Vinod Kumar took strong objection to Union Minister of State G. Kishan Reddy’s claim that the Centre had not yet taken any decision on enhancing the number of Assembly seats in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Kishan Reddy said it was not possible for increasing the … Read more
Stating that he was apprehending threat to his life from real estate tycoon Jupally Rameshwar Rao and leaders of ruling party of Telangana, Malkajgiri Lok Sabha member A. Revanth Reddy moved Telangana High Court seeking direction to Union Home Ministry to enhance security to him. Mr. Reddy said in his writ petition that after getting … Read more
The election of chairpersons of district cooperative central banks (DCCB) and district cooperative marketing societies (DCMS) will be held on Saturday as a follow up to the election of their directors a few days ago. Since the election is slated to be unanimous as directors in all districts were backed by the TRS, Chief Minister … Read more
Quizzing can elevate the level of awareness of participants, especially students from backward areas. A proof of this was the recent quiz programme organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature-India, ‘Vana, Vignana, Vinoda’, on nature and environment for tribal students of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in collaboration with the Tribal Welfare departments of … Read more
There is a need to make the Indian industry self-dependent on raw materials, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), intermediates, agro and bulk chemicals. The Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has also formed a panel to review existing standards for major chemicals, especially for imported ones in association with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), said … Read more
Hyderabad will soon have 150 mobile outlets for hawking fish in all the 150 divisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. This was announced by Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav while inaugurating a three-day Fish Food Festival at the NTR Stadium in the city on Friday. “The State government is investing crores … Read more
The Centre is conducting widespread consultations with all stakeholders, including the pharma industry concerned, to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in China, which has led to shutdown of industries resulting in a drop in the supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), said Union secretary of chemicals and fertilizers P. Raghavendra Rao on Friday. Talking … Read more
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) president Sangita Reddy on Friday said the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in China presents an opportunity for India to push up the domestic manufacturing. Noting that the outbreak and the consequent impact on supply chain has compounded the problem for Indian industry that already is grappling … Read more
Students of the Little Flower High School at Abids and Teja Vidyalaya in Kodad won The Hindu Young World Quiz 2020 in the junior and senior categories respectively. The 20th edition of the longest-running competition conducted by The Hindu saw the participation of 196 teams (392 participants) from several schools at the Sundaraiah Vignana Kendra … Read more