SIDDIPET/RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: Criticising both the BJP and Congress, BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao called upon the people to support the pink party in the Lok Sabha elections to protect the interests of the state. Addressing huge gatherings in Sircilla and Siddipet on Friday, Rao exuded confidence that BRS candidates would win with over one lakh votes majority in both Karimnagar and Medak Lok Sabha segments. Raos 17-day bus yatra, which began in Miryalaguda, concluded in Siddipet on Friday. The

HYDERABAD: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modis remark that Congress and BRS had given Hyderabad on lease to AIMIM, party leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday stressed that the former leased out the countrys ports to those who bought electoral bonds. The Hyderabad MP also asserted that the people of Hyderabad were citizens, not cattle. Addressing a public meeting at Yakutpura, Owaisi said, By delivering such a statement, you (Modi) have hurt the people of Hyderabad. You have made gains of `6,0

HYDERABAD: Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the former loves the M word and thats why he prefers to talk mostly about Mughals, Muslim League, mutton and mangalsutra instead of seeking votes on the basis of development in the last 10 years. Addressing a press conference, along with Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, AICC state in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi an

HYDERABAD: In a significant development in the ongoing phone-tapping case, the Nampally City Court on Friday issued non-bailable warrants against former SIB chief Prabhakar Rao and private news channel owner Sravan Rao. The issuance of the warrants comes after the two recently submitted affidavits in courts, claiming to be abroad for medical treatment. Recalling red corner notice issued against notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim for absconding, the prosecutor argued for issuance of warrants

HYDERABAD: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Telangana, on Friday sent a notice to Chief Minister and TPCC president A Revanth Reddy seeking an explanation from him regarding a complaint filed by BRS general secretary Prof M Sreenivas Reddy against him for allegedly making demeaning, personal, derogatory and vulgar remarks against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during election campaign meetings. The chief minister has been asked to respond to

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday alleged that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is helping Gujarat flourish, he is provoking the people of Telangana to kill each other. The chief minister claimed that there were no investments due to violence in Uttar Pradesh, the state that Modi and other top guns of the BJP have been elected from. He alleged that companies would leave Telangana and land prices would plunge if the BJP promotes violence to come to power in the state. Lets ass

HYDERABAD: Referring to termination of top officials based on the interim report submitted by Vigilance and Enforcement wings on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said that more such measures will be initiated against the erring officials after receiving the final report from the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA). Speaking at a meet-the-press event organised by the Hyderabad Press Club, Uttam said that the government was contempla

HYDERABAD: Recalling that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy called Prime Minister Narendra Modi bade bhai and praised the Gujarat model in March, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai alleged that the TPCC chief was now singing the Gandhi parivars tune so that he would be retained as the chief minister after June 4. Referring to the film Aparichitudu [Anniyan in Tamil], Annamalai quipped: Before Model Code of Conduct, Revanth garu was Ambi [Ramu in the Telugu version], the good guy. Now, he is the nigh

HYDERABAD: Claiming that the Congress is anti-Hindu by mentality and wants to make Hindus second-class citizens in their own country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned, Are they talking about vote jihad because of this? Speaking in Mahbubnagar on Friday, Modi said that the shehzada of Congress (Rahul Gandhi), who used to talk about mohabbat ki dukaan, is now busy dividing the nation and supporting the tukde tukde gang. The prime minister also later addressed a public meeting in Hyderabad.

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court, comprising Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice N Tukaramji, has dismissed a batch of six writ petitions, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions within the Telangana State Judicial Service Rules, 2023. The petitions, filed by Thedlapu Dipsikha and five others, contested the legality of Rule 2(k) and Rule 5.2(A), which set forth the age limit for candidates applying for the post of civil judge (junior division), as well as provisions restricting par

ADILABAD: Villagers from Thungeda in Rebenna mandal of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, while clearing 45 acres of podu land, engaged in a heated argument with Forest department officials after they tried stopping them. The villagers alleged that despite having been cultivating the land for years and possessing land ownership documents, the forest officials were hindering their work. Meanwhile in Areguda, villagers staged a protest in front of the Kagaznagar Tahsildar office, claiming that they

HYDERABAD: Scientists at CSIR-Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have developed an Environmental DNA-based quantitative PCR assay to map the presence and spread of invasive armoured sailfin catfish in the water bodies of the Eastern Ghats. The work of Neeldeep Ganguly and Dr G Umapathy, chief scientist at CSIR-CCMB, has been published in the journal Environmental DNA. The armoured sailfin catfish was introduced for its unique appearance and its ability to clean algal growth in ta

HYDERABAD: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Khammam, has directed the Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL) to pay a compensation of Rs 9,000 along with waiving of the incorrect bill of Rs 34,517. The bench also observed that the power company did not issue any prior notice of disconnecting the electricity service of the complainant, as well as failed to show when the first arrears bill, which it claimed were due on the part of the complainant,

HYDERABAD: The state experienced light to moderate rains as well as thunderstorms in several districts on Friday, including short intense spells in parts of Hyderabad. As per the IMD, heavy rains occurred at isolated places in the Bhadradri Kothagudem districts, while, light rains and thunderstorms were experienced in the districts of Adilabad, Khammam, Mancherial, Nagarkurnool, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Vikarabad. Districts of Jagtial, Kamareddy, Medak, Sangareddy and Siddipet experienc

NIZAMABAD: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has issued a notice to Vishwajith Infra Developers, owners of Jeevan Reddy Mall in Armoor, demanding the payment of pending dues amounting to Rs 3.14 crore. The notice said the mall would be seized if the dues were not cleared by Thursday evening. Vishwajith Infra Developers is reportedly owned by the family members of BRS district president and former Armoor MLA A Jeevan Reddy. The firm entered into an agreement with TSRTC to uti

HYDERABAD: As the clock ticks closer to voting day, May 13, in Telangana, all major parties plan to bring their campaigning to an end on May 11 with a flourish by deploying their top leaders in the hope that they would swing neutral voters in their favour. As mandated by the Election Commission of India, all parties will have to wind up their campaign by 6 pm on May 11, to enable the 48-hour silent period. A surge of campaign activity is expected to be seen in the last two days of campaigning, w

SANGAREDDY: B Kumar, a farmer in Markook mandal headquarters, lost three-and-a-half acres of land to the Kondapochamma project and in turn he was given, by the previous state government, a paltry sum with which he cannot buy even a half acre of land. My land was close to the former chief ministers farmhouse. The BRS government took all that in the name of Kondapochamma project. Here one acre of land costs Rs 1 crore in the open market. But the government gave me just Rs 12 lakh per acre. Now, I

HYDERABAD: Responding to BJP Amravati MP Navneet Ranas 15 seconds remark, AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that his party is not scared of her and suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi give her an hour if she wants. On Tuesday, addressing a meeting while campaigning for BJP Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha, Rana had said that the chote and bade bhai (Owaisi brothers) would not even know where we would send them if police were taken off for just 15 seconds

HYDERABAD: BJP OBC Morcha national president K Laxman on Thursday said that the fact that Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi did not condemn Sam Pitrodas comments on behalf of the Congress shows their respect for the country. Addressing reporters in the city, he said that the grand old party should apologise to the people. He said that the Congress did not take action when party MP from Karnataka, DK Suresh, said that south India should be a separate country. In the past, the party did not respond

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad District Grievance Committee has released over Rs 4.76 crore in response to 159 complaints on Thursday. In the wake of the Lok Sabha elections and Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in vogue, around 166 cases (Rs 6.09 crore) were reported in Hyderabad district. As many as 166 people who approached the committee were unable to produce a valid proof on the spot i.e., during the time of seizure (Rs 4,48,63,435). Of them, 159 persons produced documents and as a result, the DGC has

HYDERABAD: In another jolt to the BRS, K Shankaramma, mother of Telangana martyr Srikantha Chary joined the Congress in the presence of AICC In-charge Deepa Dasmunshi and Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, on Thursday. Shankaramma contested from Huzurnagar Assembly constituency in 2014 elections on a BRS ticket and lost to Uttam Kumar Reddy. Speaking to the media, Shankaramma expressed her discontent with the BRS, alleging that she had faced injustice within the party, which led her to joi

ADILABAD: Unidentified persons, reportedly devotees of Hanuman, pelted stones at BRS working president KT Rama Rao while he was addressing the crowd as part of his roadshow in Bhainsa town, in support of MP candidate Attram Sakku in Nirmal district on Thursday. The accused persons raised slogans of Jai Sri Ram and displayed placards calling for an apology for his recent comments on Lord Rama. The roadshow continued as usual after the police shifted the protesting persons to a nearby police stati

SIDDIPET: Former minister and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of conspiring with the BJP to remove the BRS as a party from the state. Speaking at an election campaign in Siddipet in support of Medak Lok Sabha segment candidate Venkatram Reddy on Thursday, he said that even if people vote for the Congress in this election, it will only benefit the BJP. Harish said that during KCRs rule there was no communal strife or curfew in place in Hyderabad in the past ten ye

HYDERABAD: The process of voting by postal ballot has almost been completed for most categories who are eligible to vote by postal ballots except service personnel. The process of receiving applications for postal ballot / EDC from employees on poll duty has been completed. A total of 2,64,043 employees have applied for postal ballot / EDC. Out of these, 2,29,072 employees have opted for postal ballot and 34,973 employees have opted for EDC. The process of casting their vote through postal ballo

HYDERABAD: Heavy rains on Tuesday wreaked havoc in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, resulting in the uprooting of over 200 trees, primarily Peltophorum pterocarpum (Konda Chinta) and Delonix regia (Royal Poinciana or Gulmohar trees). The aftermath saw roads, houses, and cars blocked by fallen branches, causing traffic chaos and disrupting power lines. Similar occurrences have been witnessed from the past two years, as these species are vulnerable to strong winds and gales, ultimate

HYDERABAD: In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the city on Friday, vehicular movement will be restricted in parts of the city between 4 pm and 8 pm. As per the PMs schedule, he will arrive at the Begumpet airport and proceed to LB Stadium for a public meeting organised by the BJP. Thereafter, traffic will be restricted or diverted in his travel route: Begumpet airport - Hyderabad Public School - Greenlands - Rajiv Gandhi statue/Monappa island junction - Raj Bhavan - Khairatabad fly

HANAMKONDA: Chintakindi Sadanandam, the father of a student from Hanamkonda reported missing on May 2 from Chicago Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi has appealed to both the state and central governments to help trace his son at the earliest. Rupesh had gone to the US on December 11, 2023, to pursue his masters at Concordia University in Wisconsin, Illinois. According to Sadanandam, the last time he contacted Rupesh was on the afternoon of May 2 through a WhatsApp call. During the conversation, Rupes

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) is set to revise guidelines for providing financial assistance to universities and colleges for conducting national and international conferences, seminars or symposiums. A committee constituted by the TSCHE has discussed and reviewed the existing guidelines set for providing financial assistance for academic conferences and seminars. The council observed that universities and colleges were availing funds in the name of internati

HYDERABAD: People were caught off guard by sudden rains on Thursday afternoon, with many areas in Hyderabad witnessing traffic snarls. Areas such as Shaikpet, Tolichowki, Rajendranagar, Attapur, Nanal Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Masab Tank, Lakdi ka Pul and Gachibowli experienced heavy traffic jams in the evening hours after a short spell of rains. The highest rainfall was recorded in Bhadradri Kothagudem at 62.3 mm, followed by Nagarkurnool at 27 mm, as per a Telangana State Development Planning Societ

HYDERABAD: Five persons, including the builder and owner of Rize Constructions, were arrested and sent to remand in connection with the wall collapse that killed seven migrant labourers in Bachupally on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Venkanna Aravind Reddy (the project builder and owner of Rize Constructions), Murugesan Sathish Kumar (site engineer), Mariya Francis Xavier Raj (project manager) and two contractors, Dhadiyala Rajesh and Allu Ram Reddy. Earlier on Tuesday, notwithstanding

YADADRI-BHUVAGIRI: Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi implements what he says, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the guarantees given by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi do not even last until sunset. Rahul Baba promised to waive farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh but he did not do that. He assured to give farmers Rs 15,000 but he did not keep that promise, he said at a public meeting here. He alleged that the Congress also failed to implement other assurances in Telangana. Exuding conf

HYDERABAD : Exuding confidence that the INDIA bloc would form the government on June 4, former AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday announced that the first task of the new dispensation would be to begin the process of filling 30 lakh vacancies in various government departments. Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving loans worth lakhs of crores taken by corporates but not of farmers, Rahul also announced that the INDIA regime will start its innings by waiving farm loans. The Congres

HYDERABAD: Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday announced that the government will help the distressed farmers who were adversely affected due to untimely rains. He also said that they will procure the rain-affected paddy at minimum support price (MSP) relaxing the existing specifications. In an informal chat with reporters, the minister said the farming community was currently reeling under an emergency-like situation due to heavy rains. He said the government will bear the

HYDERABAD: BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao alleged that the prestige of the state was at stake due to alleged corruption within the Congress government. Addressing roadshows in Narsapur, Dundigal and Patancheru on Wednesday, the former chief minister recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modis statement that the RR (Revanth-Rahul) tax was being collected in the state. He claimed that the money the Congress leaders were collecting was being sent to New Delhi. The situation in the state changed compl

HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao claimed the case against BRS social media convener Krishank Manne was frivolous. It should not have been Krishank serving jail time, but Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for posting a fake circular, he added. Meanwhile, the hearing for his bail was deferred to Thursday. Rama Rao met the social media convener at Chanchalguda Jail on Wednesday. Addressing the media later, he said Krishank is unjustly targeted in a baseless case, enduring harassment for a

HYDERABAD: Bodies of two men were found floating in a nala near Old Customs Colony of Begumpet on Wednesday morning. The two men reportedly fell and were swept away due to heavy rains on Tuesday evening. The victims have been identified as Mittu Das, 45, and his roommate Krushna Chandra Panda. Sources said that Mittus brother, Sukru Das, who also resides in Begumpet, received a call from the officials to identify the dead bodies. Later, he filed a complaint. Sukru, who works at a pub, said that

HYDERABAD: Following heavy rains and thunderstorms on Tuesday, the weather in the state remained comparatively calmer. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rains were recorded at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Sangareddy, whereas moderate rains and thundershowers were recorded in the districts of Jagtial, Kamareddy, Medak, Rajanna Sircilla, Siddipet and Vikarabad. In addition, hailstorms occurred at

HYDERABAD: The heavy downpour that lashed parts of Telangana on Tuesday led to the death of at least 16 people 12 in Hyderabad and four in Sangareddy district. Of these six migrant construction workers and a four-year-old child were killed when a wall collapsed on them in Bachupally on the outskirts of the city. Seven more construction workers were injured in the incident. They were from Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the body of a missing 19-year-old B.Tech student Yeshwanth

HYDERABAD: The CCTV cameras installed at Gouravelli project in Siddipet were found non-functional due to expired Sim card validity, raising concerns for the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) as they had to face the wrath of the National Green Tribunal. Consequently, GRMB officials wrote a letter to the Irrigation Chief Engineer, Karimnagar, urging prompt action to restore the camera before the upcoming NGT hearing on July 4. The NGT while hearing the case directed the GRMB to install CCTV c

HYDERABAD: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Hyderabad bench, has overturned the suspension of IPS Officer AB Venkateswara Rao, directing the Andhra Pradesh government and concerned authorities to reinstate him with immediate effect, along with full pay and allowances. Raos suspension stemmed from allegations of irregularities in the purchase of surveillance equipment, leading to the registration of a case against him by the Andhra Pradesh ACB. Despite previous legal disputes, including

HYDERABAD: Affirming that India symbolises unity in diversity, Telangana BJP president and Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said that the racist comments of Rahul Gandhis aide Sam Pitroda reflects the arrogant attitude of the Congress towards the people of this country. Addressing the media here, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also called neech in the past. It is proof of their arrogance, he added. Kishan was referring to Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyars neech

HYDERABAD: Even after having safety audits of nalas in place for all the six zones of GHMC, people are falling into drains and losing their lives. Every year, at least a few incidents of people falling into nalas are being reported. Sources said that the civic body is spending huge amounts of money every year to conduct the nala safety audit at zonal levels through agencies to ascertain safety of the existing drain network with an aim to reduce the adverse effects of nalas on people and properti

HYDERABAD: Prolonged heatwave conditions and exceptionally hot weather, especially over the last two weeks, have taken a toll on public health. In addition, sudden rains and a subsequent drop in temperatures are likely to increase viral infections . Both government and private hospitals are seeing patients affected with heat-related illnesses, including mild heat strokes, on a daily basis, with the instances increasing as mercury levels soar. Dr M Raja Rao, superintendent of Gandhi Hospital, tol

HYDERABAD: Ram Yadav, aged 34, and his wife Gitabal, 32, arrived in Hyderabad to work as construction labourers at Renuka Yellamma Colony in Bachupally. Along with them was their four-year-old younger son, Himanshu. The family hailed from Chhattisgarh and had moved into a temporary accommodation at the construction site on May 5, days before the buildings 30-feet-tall retaining wall collapsed on their sheds. The incident led to the death of the trio, four others, and injured seven more, on Tuesd

HYDERABAD: The City Court has once again postponed the bail of Krishank Manne, Social Media Convener for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday. It can be recalled that he was arrested by the Osmania Police after forgery charges were filed against him for reportedly posting a fake circular on his X account. Scheduled for an earlier date initially, Krishanks bail hearing has now been postponed to Wednesday. One reason cited for these consecutive delays is unavailability of judges, either due

HYDERABAD: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, Hyderabad, has ordered car company Toyota and its retail showroom in the city to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh along with a refund of Rs 45.57 lakh for failing to deliver a vehicle booked by the complainant, for which he also obtained loans from the bank at high interest rates. The complainant, Ramesh Mali, said he booked a Fortuner model car at the companys showroom in Sanathnagar in January 2022 and paid an amount of Rs 45 la

HYDERABAD: As many 383 polling stations in Hyderabad have been identified as critical in terms of law and order problem, said Hyderabad CP, K Sreenivasa Reddy. Another 1,050 polling booths have been identified as sensitive. These booths do not have any law and order problem but have been identified based on different parameters such as polling booths where voting is more than 90% or where more than 75% of votes were polled in favour of one candidate in the last election or where polling was less

HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday alleged that BJP was conspiring to do away with caste-based constitutionally-guaranteed reservations. Stating that the BJP will remove the word secular from the Preamble of the Constitution, Vikramarka said that it was the prerogative of SC, ST, and BCs to stop the saffron party from returning to power for the third consecutive time. Addressing a press conference at the Gandhi Bhavan amidst his busy election campaign, the deputy

HYDERABAD: Condemning as false propaganda the allegations levelled by the Congress regarding caste-based reservations, former Telangana governor and BJPs Chennai South candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday said that the grand old party was trying to emotionally divide people on the basis of caste. Referring to the BRS as a spent force, Tamilisai said that the pink party did not respect the Governors office. Speaking to TNIE on the sidelines of her first press conference in Hyderabad after

RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: Narendra Modi is all set to become the first prime minister to visit the historic Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swami Temple in Vemulawada when he arrives here on Wednesday. After offering prayers at the temple, where is likely to spend 15 minutes, the prime minister will address a public meeting in the temple town in support of the BJPs Karimnagar candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Local residents as well as devotees of Lord Shiva are hoping that the PM will make some announcements regarding