The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has announced plans to ramp up the production of its iconic laddu prasadam to meet the ever-increasing demand from devotees of Lord Venkateswara. To achieve this, TTD will be recruiting additional staff to boost production capacity. Currently, TTD produces 3.5 lakh small laddus, 6,000 large laddus, and 3,500 vadas daily. … Read more
Home Minister M. Sucharitha on Tuesday said as many as 85 cases have been registered in the State under the Disha Bill since early February. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Disha police station here, Ms. Suchariatha said chargesheets had been filed in all the cases. “The State government is focusing on preventing crime against … Read more
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar and Deputy Commissioner D. Pradeep Kumar to appear before it on March 11 in a PIL plea over some industrial units causing pollution in Shastripuram. A bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy passed the direction, after seeking to … Read more
The English and Foreign Languages University on Tuesday cancelled the admission of a student of MA in Mass Communication and Journalism for allegedly misleading the university and not qualifying an undergraduate programme. The varsity issued orders of cancellation of admission to Arshak P, a student from Mallapuram in Kerala. The communication stated that the student … Read more
The Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test (APECET – 2010) would be conducted online on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., its convener T.R. Bhanumurthy said here in a release on Tuesday. The notification for the examination would be issued in newspapers on Wednesday. The aspirants can apply online from March 5 (Thursday). … Read more
SCR has announced the cancellation of several MMTS trains from March 3-7 and on March 11 due to quadrupling of track between Moula Ali-Ghatkesar stations as part of the phase two works. The affected services are: 47180 Lingampalli-Falaknuma, 47178 Lingampalli-Falaknuma, 47157 Falaknuma-Lingampalli, 47175 Lingampalli-Falaknuma, 47155 Falaknuma-Lingampalli, 47133 Lingampalli-Hyderabad, 47112 Hyderabad-Lingampalli, 47107 Hyderabad-Lingampalli, 47183 Lingampalli-Falaknuma, 47132 … Read more
Telangana State Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy on Sunday demanded the BJP government at the Centre to take up delimitation exercise in Telangana, besides Jammu and Kashmir. The senior leader, speaking to reporters at his camp office here, said the Central government, as per the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, which bifurcated Telangana and AP., … 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
A Class IX girl allegedly attempted suicide in tribal welfare school at Peddagaruvu area under Hukumpeta police station limits by consuming a chemical on Saturday. School staff shifted the girl to hospital where she was given treatment. The condition of the girl is said to be safe. Police suspect that the girl tried to take … 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
A 29-year-old man hanged himself at a hotel where he was employed, police said on Friday. According to the Narayanguda police, the victim, hailing from Odisha, had moved to the city around two and a half years ago in search of work. He, along with other migrants, lived near the hotel. “The victim was a … Read more
The students of St. Paul’s School in Huzurnagar of Telangana and Akshara School, Kakinada, won The Hindu Young World Quiz 2020 in the junior and senior categories respectively. The 20th edition of the longest-running and largest live school quizzes was conducted by The Hindu in the city and over 305 teams (710 participants) from several … Read more
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday condemned the violence in Delhi which led to the death of a policeman and a civilian. Addressing a public meeting here, he also said that Telangana Home Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali should understand process of the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register. Mr. … Read more
Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili of High Court on Monday passed an interim direction staying for three weeks an order of National Commission for Backward Classes that directed Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor to appear before it on Tuesday. The judge said that, however, the JNTUH Registrar can appear before the NCBC and explain the … Read more
A seven-year-old girl was rescued by Kacheuda police after she was physically and mentally tortured by a couple who employed her as domestic help. After getting information about the girl, police and members of Child Help went to a private house in Kacheguda and rescued the minor. A case was registered against the couple under … Read more
Members of the Human Rights Forum have termed the decision of the previous TDP government to establish the State capital in Amaravati as a disaster in the making. It has led to a slow death in the political economy of 29 villages earmarked for the capital. The farmers further woke up to a rude shock … Read more
Home guard B. Phanindra (28), who was arrested for allegedly impregnating a minor girl on Saturday, was removed from service on Sunday. According to an official release, Krishna district Superintendent of Police M. Ravindranath Babu on Sunday issued orders terminating the services of the home guard based on an internal inquiry. The accused was the … 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
As the road from Jubilee Hills rolls down dramatically bringing in view the domes of Qutb Shahi tombs, a splash of colour greets commuters. The area that had staid pink walls has been transformed over the past 20 days into a work of art. Flowing abstract patterns in tropical colours on a gigantic scale, paintings … Read more
Various police band teams played music at prominent places such as Charminar, Necklace Road (NTR Gardens) and Secunderabad Railway Station (Bhoiguda), as part of the ongoing 20th All India Police Band Competition, being hosted by Railway Protection Force (RPF) South Central Railway at the Railway Sports Complex. The competition is on till February 23. RPF … Read more
The Central zone police of Hyderabad permitted the Forum Against Repression, which planned to hold demonstration protesting against ‘implication of human rights activists in false cases’, to organise protest on Tuesday. Forum convenor professor G. Haragopal filed a writ petition in Telangana High Court, seeking a direction to the police to accord permission to the … Read more
SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX), Warangal, in partnership with Tech Mahindra has launched Xelerate, a three-month acceleration programme for start-ups working on niche technologies such as Internet of things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. A release on the launch said applications were being invited for the programme from revenue stage start-ups in agritech and healthtech from … Read more
The Hindu Young World Quiz is back and the 20th edition of ‘Young World Quiz 2020’ will be conducted in the city on February 26. The annual quiz competition, a team event, for school students will be conducted in two categories — one for the Class IV, V and VI students considered as juniors category … Read more
NMDC chairman-cum-managing director N. Baijendra Kumar was presented The Business Leadership Award 2020 at the 7th edition of Governance Now PSU Awards in New Delhi on Thursday. The public sector company was also adjudged the Best Performer – Financial and CSR in Infrastructure Development. Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development … Read more
A CISF constable reportedly ended his life by shooting himself with his service weapon while on sentry duty at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased was identified as S. Satish (30), a native of Etcherla in Srikakulam district. He was living at the CISF Quarters on the steel plant … Read more