Some unidentified persons have carried away an ATM machine with ₹2,27,000 in it from Rudraram in Patancheru mandal in the wee hours of Sunday. There was no security in the ATM centre making the job easy for the offenders, police said. According to Patancheru Circle Inspector P. Naresh there are two ATM machines in the … Read more
Piramal Group vice-chairperson Swati Piramal, who is keen on more women in the knowledge industry, believes that Telangana can play a major role in facilitating the process by pursuing on a mission mode a project to encourage more girl students take up science. Telangana could be leader for women in science, she said, suggesting implementation … Read more
A constable with Telangana Prohibition and Excise department, who retired as gunner in Indian Army, has requested the State government and philanthropists to donate money for his Mt. Everest expedition. L. Mahipal Reddy (33) needs ₹30-35 lakh for the expedition that begins from April 3. A native of Godavarikhani in Peddapalli, Mr. Reddy retired from … Read more
Yet again, seat belt saved a life. But, for the decision to fasten the seat belt, Maganti Ramapadma Kalyan could not have survived a car crash in which three of his friends died on the spot at Karmanghat. “Seeing that Madupati Vinayaka Malikarjun was driving at high speed, Kalyan decided to fasten the seat belt … Read more
The Railway Protection Force (RPF), which has inducted 4,500 women this year, might increase female representation in the force. “We had 4,000 women employees and recruited around 4,500 more against 10,000 vacancies. Now their combined strength is 10% of the whole force. They are specially deployed to prevent crime against women and children,” RPF Director … Read more
Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) students from Polytechnic and Industrial Training Institute are organising the 7th annual ‘Azad Tek Fest 2020’ on February 24 and 25 in connection with National Urdu Science Congress. The fest will be inaugurated by Pro Vice-Chancellor Ayub Khan. Director of Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi, Nakul Parashar will be the … Read more
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon the police force in the country to be more vigilant against elements creating disturbances in the country. Speaking at the closing ceremony of All India Police Band Competition-2019 held by Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Secunderabad on Sunday, he said one of India’s neighbours is “funding, aiding and abetting … Read more
The World Bank has stressed the need for launching State Road Safety Incentives programme on national mission mode for implementation and enforcement of road safety measures to reduce fatalities in road accidents that would go a long way in achieving ‘Vision Zero’, seeking to reduce road fatalities to zero. Pedestrians at risk It said that … Read more
The condition of Old City in terms of waste management is pathetic with heaps of garbage dumped on road sides, open spaces and corners. This is mainly due to non-segregation of waste at source, lack of door-to-door collection and zero awareness on generating less waste. The garbage problem is rampant in Darulshifa, Chowni and Wahed … Read more
Three youngsters, two of them software engineers, died and one escaped with minor injuries when the car they were travelling in crashed at Saroornagar in the wee hours of Sunday. The youth at the wheel, who was a 29-year-old techie, and the three other occupants were said to be in an inebriated condition, said the … Read more
The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) has submitted representations to several legislators, urging them not to embark on a National Population Register exercise. In a press release, Dr. Talha Fayazuddin, president, SIO, said that while the Cabinet meeting against CAA is a welcome move, the NPR is the ‘back end’ of the National Register of Citizens, … Read more
“Neither the employees nor teachers benefited in any way during the last six years although Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao claims that his government is employee-friendly,” said TPCC chief N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. In an open letter to Chief Minister, Mr. Reddy demanded immediate announcement of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) as nearly 4 lakh … Read more
Telangana government has decided to focus on oil palm cultivation and got approval form the Centre to raise oil palms on an extent of 18,100 hectares in the next two years, said Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy here on Saturday. Addressing a media conference, Mr. Reddy said that attention was not paid to oil palm … Read more
With the energy consumption constantly recording about 250 million units a day and the peak power demand hovering around 13,000 MW in the State, the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TS-Genco) is running against time to put back the 800 MW super critical generation unit in Kothagudem Thermal Power Station by the end of March … Read more
The Telangana LAWCET and PGLCET-2020 for admission into LLB and LLM courses will be held in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode on May 27 from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The notification will be issued on March 2 and commencement of online application registration will also start on the same day. The last date for … Read more
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked the scientists, researchers and farmers to join hands to make agriculture not only remunerative, but profitable in country. He expressed concern over farming increasingly becoming a loss-making enterprise. Speaking after inaugurating the three-day Agritech and Agrivision 2020 jointly organised by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and Confederation … Read more
Two persons from Old City who dressed up a goat skin and tried to pass it off as tiger skin for selling it with fake nails and teeth were apprehended by Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (South) on Saturday. The accused were identified as Shaik Mohammed Mustaq (25) from Bahadurpura and Mohammed Abdul Kadeer (37) from … Read more
After several delays in establishing sheds for temporary fire stations at government hospitals, a 15-day deadline has now been set to complete the works. At the beginning of the year, officials from the Health department as well as Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services department had exuded confidence that the fire stations would start … Read more
No Shaheen Bagh-like protest will be permitted in the city, Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said on Saturday. Mr Kumar, who was addressing a press meet, said that in response to a question on anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests which have been breaking out sporadically in the city. He said that in a democracy, … Read more
A joint building of the School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) and the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) was inaugurated on the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus. The building was inaugurated by executive chairman, Cyient Ltd., B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, in the presence of director of IDRBT A.S. Ramasastri and Vice-Chancellor … Read more
The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) has warned 78 colleges to submit no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Department of Fire or vacate the existing buildings by next year. At a meeting held with private college managements here, BIE Secretary Omer Jaleel said a report has to be presented to the High Court on the issue … Read more
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao has announced that a new GHMC Act will be introduced in the coming budget session of the Legislative Assembly after incorporation of all rules and regulations from the Telangana Municipal Act. The objective is to provide better civic amenities and transparency in administration, he said … Read more
The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has announced the second cohort of professional certification programme in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies for college students and young professionals in association with TalentSprint. The duration of the hybrid programme is six months and will include a five-week bootcamp at IIT-H with residential option. It will cover AI, … Read more
GHMC veterinary wing is taking up a dog census in the city soon, in order to estimate the canine numbers in various localities and their vaccination and birth control status. The work will be outsourced to an NGO, officials informed, and assured that the census will be taken up as per the standard procedure prescribed … Read more
Hyderabad is one among 10 cities chosen by the Central government for a pilot project for rehabilitation of beggars. Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, R. Subramanyam, announced this at a stakeholders’ workshop towards a national campaign for comprehensive rehabilitation of beggars held in the city on Saturday. In his address, Mr. Subramanyam observed that Hyderabad … Read more