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Land dispute: Actor Jr NTR approaches Telangana HC

HYDERABAD: Actor Jr NTR has approached the High Court in a petition concerning a land dispute involving 681 square yards of the Jubilee Hills Housing Society. The dispute revolves around a property that the actor claims to have purchased from one Sunku Gita in 2003, obtaining all necessary permissions in accordance with the law and commencing construction of a house on the land in 2007. However, several banks, including SBI, Oriental Commerce, IndusInd, and Bank of Baroda, approached the Debt Re

17 May 2024 11:09 am
45-day-old infant operated for vaginal atresia in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A rare five-hour long surgery for vaginal atresia was performed on a 45-day old infant at the Medicover Woman and Child Hospitals on Thursday. The infant was brought to the hospital with symptoms of abdominal swelling and vomiting persisting for four days. Preliminary reports revealed that the baby had only one opening between her legs instead of a vaginal opening, along with an abnormal position of the anus. Further tests revealed issues with the urinary system, including problems wi

17 May 2024 11:08 am
Heavy rain brings Hyderabad to a standstill

HYDERABAD: A two-hour spell of heavy rain on Thursday afternoon brought Hyderabad to a standstill citizens stranded, traffic jammed, roads inundated and power cuts galore. As per the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), Nalgonda district recorded 102.8 mm, Nagarkurnool district 101 mm, Khariatabad in Hyderabad recorded 90.3 mm, Shaikpet 87.5 mm, Amberpet 85.3 mm and Nampally 83 mm. The rain left commuters struggling with traffic jams at major junctions while most arterial roads

17 May 2024 11:07 am
Justice league: CWD directed to return child to adoptive parents

HC rejects municipal chiefs plea against no-trust motion Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court declined to intervene in a notice issued by the Kamareddy District Collector on April 27, calling for a meeting of motion of no confidence against Yellareddy municipal chairman Kudumula Satyanarayana. Justice Bhaskar Reddy was hearing a writ petition filed by Satyanarayana, challenging the legality of the notice. Contending that the notice was illegal, arbitrary and ultra vires, Satyanar

17 May 2024 11:06 am
DGC returns Rs 5.93 crore seized cash in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad District Grievance Committee (DGC) released over Rs 5.93 crore cash seized when the model code of conduct (MCC) was in force during the Lok Sabha elections. According to Hyderabad District Electoral Officer and GHMC Commissioner Ronald Rose, the DGC returned this money after looking into 192 complaints referred to it. In Hyderabad district, around 201 cases with regard to Rs 8.48 crore unsubstantiated cash seized from people who were carrying more than Rs 50,000 were ref

17 May 2024 11:03 am
Inquiry commission seeks peoples suggestions on Chhattisgarh power purchase agreement

HYDERABAD: The Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice L Narasimha Reddy invited suggestions from the public on the Chhattisgarh power purchase agreement and on Bhadradi and Yadadri power plants. The Commission was constituted to inquire into the correctness and propriety of the decision taken by the Telangana government in 2014 to procure power from Chhattisgarh, without following the process of open competitive bidding and applying for a corridor for 2,000 MW, though the PPA was signed with Ch

17 May 2024 11:01 am
BRS keeps up the pressure with protests against anti-farmer govt

HYDERABAD: Responding to the call given by BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, party cadre and leaders staged protests across the state against the anti-farmer attitude of the state government. However, several top leaders of the party, including former MLAs, skipped the protest programmes. BRS leaders Gangula Kamalakar, Kotha Prabhakar Reddy and other local leaders participated in the protests in their respective districts. The BRS leaders demanded that the government provide Rs 500 bonus to all

17 May 2024 10:59 am
Telangana minister seeks details of crops damaged in April, May rains

HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao directed officials to furnish information with regard to losses suffered by farmers due to untimely rains in April and May. During a review meeting held here on Thursday, the minister said that the government disbursed `15 crore to farmers whose crops were damaged in March rains. Now, the government is in the process of preparing a plan to pay compensation to farmers who lost crops in April and May. The minister also discussed the guidelines

17 May 2024 10:58 am
Focus shifts to appointment of new Telangana Congress chief, Cabinet expansion

HYDERABAD: Now that the Telangana phase of the Lok Sabha elections is past, the talk in Congress corridors has shifted to the possibility of a new PCC president and expansion of the Cabinet. In all likelihood, the Congress high command will ask Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to step down as TPCC president by the end of June or the first week of July so that a leader from the BC community can succeed him in the post. If one goes by the animated discussions in Congress circles, senior leaders like

17 May 2024 10:57 am
Telangana govt to revise market value of lands

HYDERABAD: In order to boost its revenues, the state government has decided to revise the market value of lands. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday instructed officials concerned to take steps to revise the market value of lands. The chief minister, along with Ministers Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao, held a meeting with officials of revenue-generating departments like Commercial Taxes, Stamp and Registrations, Excise and Mining. During the meeting, it was noted that t

17 May 2024 10:53 am
Heavy downpour exposes lapses in traffic management in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in the city leading to traffic congestion and road damage on Thursday. The downpour, which lasted several hours, doubled the travel time for many commuters. Traffic congestions were reported at Nana Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Tolichowki, Shaikpet, Attapur, Rajendranagar, Aramgarh, Manikonda, Raidurg, Hitec City corridor, Narsingi, Nanakramguda, Biodiversity junction, IKEA circle, Jubilee Hills check post, PVNR flyover, Masab Tank, Khairatabad, Banjara Hills, Punj

17 May 2024 10:51 am
Pollution dips during polls in Hyderabad, to rise after rains

HYDERABAD: Data obtained from the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) showed a dip in PM 2.5 and 10 levels in Hyderabad on Sunday and Monday. Officials said this dip could be attributed to the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 13, which led to many vehicles going out of the city to other places including AP. However, the effects of pollution are likely to intensify as heavy rains lashed the city on Thursday. Pointing out that heavy rainfall creates more potholes, Dr WG Prasa

17 May 2024 10:45 am
Jubilee Hills restaurants found flouting hygiene norms

HYDERABAD: Task Force teams of the Commissioner of Food Safety inspected three restaurants and food outlets 36 Downtown Brew Pub, Makau Kitchen and Bar and Naturals Icecream in Jubilee Hills on Thursday and found that food items were stored in unhygienic conditions. Additionally, the officials found that these establishments were storing expired food items and had cockroach infestations in the storage section apart from broken tiles near the tandoor or bhatti area. At 36 Downtown Brew Pub, the

17 May 2024 10:19 am
Digital arrest scam: MHA blocks 1K+ Skype IDs

HYDERABAD: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in response to a growing trend of fraudsters impersonating law enforcement agencies and intimidating unsuspecting victims through a practice known as digital arrests, has collaborated with Microsoft to block over 1,000 Skype IDs associated with such operations. In a digital arrest, victims are coerced into remaining visually available over video conferencing platforms like Skype and are interrogated until their demands are met. To further deceive th

17 May 2024 10:18 am
Agri officer caught while accepting Rs 30,000 bribe in Telangana

HYDERABAD: The ACB, on Thursday, caught an agricultural officer from Narsapur mandal in Medak, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 and subsequently arrested him. According to officials, the accused, B Anil Kumar, had demanded the bribe from one Vanga Naren of Nizamabad, the complainant, to process the application for the issuance of a trade licence. Back to original job: CV Anand Taking to X, ACB Director General CV Anand, on Thursday, said, Lot of staff and officers of ACB were on e

17 May 2024 10:16 am
Gene on X chromosome has role in male fertility, find Hyderabad researchers

HYDERABAD: In a first, Dr K Thangaraj, Dr P Chandra Shekar and Dr Swasti Raychaudhuri at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have identified that the gene TEX13B is essential for male fertility and development of sperm cells. Other institutions involved in the study, which was published in the Human Reproduction journal, are the Infertility Institute and Research Center (IIRC) at Mamata Fertility Hospital in the city, Institute of Reproductive Medicine in Kolka

17 May 2024 10:15 am
Secunderabad-Vizag Vande Bharat late by five hours

HYDERABAD: The Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam, which was scheduled to depart at 3 pm was delayed by five hours on Thursday, according to the SCR. The train (No. 20834) was rescheduled to leave at 8 pm. Several passengers were seen expressing their disappointment over the decision on X, as they would not be able to reach their destinations in time. The train takes around 8 hours and 30 minutes to cover the journey between the two cities. It may be mentioned here that

17 May 2024 10:14 am
TSRTC takes possession of Armoors Jeevan Reddy Mall over unpaid dues

HYDERABAD: After serving the final notice last week, the TSRTC on Thursday terminated the lease agreement with Vishwajith Infra Developers Pvt. Limted, the owners of Jeevan Reddy Mall and Multiplex in Armoor, Nizamabad district, for not paying dues amounting to Rs 2.51 crore as well as taking possession of the structure. The firm had entered into an agreement with the RTC to utilise its land for construction of the mall near the Armoor bus station. The company is reportedly owned by Rajita Reddy

17 May 2024 10:12 am
Telangana-bPASS to process all building permits, layout approvals

HYDERABAD: The state government has issued instructions that all types of building permissions, occupancy certificates (OCs) and layout permissions, group housing permissions, (except change of land use) that fall within the gram panchayats limits under the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) jurisdiction will now be exclusively processed through Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self-Certification System (TS-bPASS). As per the orders issued in the last week of Apr

16 May 2024 12:09 pm
KTRs survey predicts seven seats for BRS in Telangana, one for Congress

HYDERABAD: A post-poll special survey commissioned by BRS working president KT Rama Rao has predicted that the pink party will secure as many as seven Lok Sabha seats and just one seat for the Congress. In an informal chat with the reporters here on Wednesday, he said: I have also conducted a special survey. According to this survey report, all the silent voters supported the BRS in the Lok Sabha elections. We are going to win seven seats while the Congress will be restricted to ust one seat Na

16 May 2024 12:07 pm
Congress names in-charges for graduates MLC bypoll in Telangana

HYDERABAD: As the polling process for the Lok Sabha elections concluded in the state, the Congress shifted its focus to the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates constituency MLC byelection, which is scheduled to be held on May 27. Chief Minister and TPCC president A Revanth Reddy has appointed in-charges for 38 Assembly constituencies that fall under Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates constituency. The CM appointed sitting MLAs and leaders who contested unsuccessfully in the elections as in-char

16 May 2024 11:56 am
First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

HYDERABAD: Though Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hinted that the elections to local bodies would be held in the last week of June, the BC associations demanded that the poll should be conducted only after the caste census is conducted. The Congress announced in its manifesto that the reservations in local bodies would be increased from 22 per cent to 42 per cent. In this backdrop, National BC Welfare Association chief and Rajya Sabha member R Krishnaiah demanded that state government take up cas

16 May 2024 11:55 am
Another mule account accused held in Telangana

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Cyber Security Bureau (TSCSB) arrested another accused who was reportedly part of an organised gang that lured residents of Bhainsa and neighbouring villagers to open 125 mule accounts for fraudulent transactions. The accused, Kesara Keshava Reddy alias Maha, is a native of Khammam residing in Bengaluru. The police seized two laptops, seven mobile phones, seven SIM cards, 10 bank passbooks and 19 debit cards from him. Two weeks ago, the TSCSB arrested three accused

16 May 2024 11:53 am
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams told to allow Vastram seva or pay Rs 10 Lakh to devotee

HYDERABAD: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mahabubnagar, has ordered the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to either provide the Melchat Vastram seva to a consumer or pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh. In 2007, the complainant, Sumithra Setty, booked an Arjitha seva and paid Rs 12,250 for the same. She was allotted a date in September 2021 to avail the service. However, she wrote a letter in August 2021, requesting the TTD to allot a fresh date for the seva in 2022-23 and

16 May 2024 11:49 am
Harassment charges against Kamareddy DMHO probed

KAMAREDDY: The additional director of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Dr Amar Singh, on Wednesday, conducted an inquiry into the alleged sexual harassment of female medical officers and subsequent derogatory remarks made by Kamareddy DMHO Laxman Singh. Sources said that the medical officers have been protesting against the DMHO for several months and even submitted a memorandum to the district collector and senior officials. Recently, the DMHO allegedly made derogatory comments about the med

16 May 2024 11:45 am
Telangana: Procurement delay upsets farmers, rains damage paddy

YADADRI BHUVANAGIRI/ADILABAD: Farmers burnt paddy on the Hyderabad to Warangal highway and blocked the road for almost an hour, demanding the purchase of their produce, causing severe traffic jams, on Wednesday. Later, the police arrived at the scene and pacified the protesting farmers and eventually cleared the traffic. The farmers expressed their anger towards the authorities for not buying the grain brought by them to the Gudur Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) for the last 20 days an

16 May 2024 11:43 am
Telangana: Fate of sugar factory workers hangs in balance

SANGAREDDY: As many as 166 workers at the Trident Sugar Factory in Zaheerabad are facing financial problems due to non-payment of wages since last year. They said that despite numerous requests to the authorities, the management has not responded. The workers are demanding that they be paid arrears of Rs 2 lakh each. Suicide attempt On Wednesday, Ramesh Babu, one of the workers, climbed the factorys chimney, threatening to jump if his demands were not met. He said that he needed money for his da

16 May 2024 11:42 am
7.65 Lakh acres of Telangana forest encroached

HYDERABAD: Lakhs of acres of forest land in Telangana, worth hundreds of crores, have been encroached, the state government says. According to an interim report submitted by the state government to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which is hearing a case on encroachment of forests in the country, approximately 7.65 lakh acres of forest land in Telangana have been encroached. As per the interim report, the total geographical area of the state is 2.77 crore acres. Of this, the area covered by fo

16 May 2024 11:40 am
Telangana CM directs officials to prepare to take over buildings allotted to Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: With the state set to celebrate 10 years of its formation on June 2, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive report on pending issues related to the distribution of assets and debts between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Revanth also directed the authorities to prepare for taking over buildings like the Lakeview Guesthouse that was allocated to AP since Hyderabad will no longer be the common capital after June 2, as per the AP Reorganis

16 May 2024 11:37 am
MCC heist: Plotter ends life, 2 cops suspended in Telangana

HYDERABAD: A youth who meticulously planned a heist of Rs 25 lakh, with the help of his friends in police during the election period, ended his life, cops said. Ranjith, who came to know that his cousin was arranging transportation of money, informed his relative Krishna, a head constable and Srikanth, a constable. The trio then hatched a plan to intercept the vehicle carrying the cash while the election code was in force and split the money among themselves. As per the plan, they seized the cas

16 May 2024 11:32 am
Patronage dwindling, single-screen theatres in Telangana to shut for 10 days

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Theatres Association (TTA) announced on Wednesday that single-screen halls across the state will be shut for the next 10 days. Starting May 17, the 450-odd single-screen theatres in the state will remain closed till May 26. Rapidly diminishing footfall has been cited as the key reason behind this move. Vijayender Reddy, the president of the State Film Exhibitors Association, was quoted by PTI as saying that the daily expense incurred by an average single screen ranges fr

16 May 2024 11:27 am
Owaisi set to campaign in UP, Bihar

HYDERABAD: AIMIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi will now head for canvassing in UP, Bihar and Maharashtra. Sources in the AIMIM told TNIE that Asaduddin is likely to leave in the next couple of days, first to Uttar Pradesh and then Bihar. Even though the party is not contesting any seats in UP, it has formed a Pichda (backward classes) Dalits and Muslims (PDM) front with former Samajwadi Party (SP) ally Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), led by Pallavi Patel. Owaisi will take part in the campaigning and

16 May 2024 11:23 am
BRS, Congress in war of words over paddy procurement in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Now that the polling process in the Lok Sabha elections has ended in Telangana, the ruling Congress and the Opposition BRS are criticising each other over paddy procurement and other issues related to agriculture. Even as Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was conducting a review on agriculture situation in the state, the BRS staged protests on national highways over alleged delay in the procurement of paddy. BRS working president KT Rama Rao wasted no time in criticising the Congress gov

16 May 2024 11:21 am
CM Revanth Reddy blaming Energy Department staff to cover up his mistakes: BRS

HYDERABAD: The BRS on Wednesday found fault with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for casting aspersions on junior employees of the Energy department over the power outage issue. Revanth Reddy is making baseless, unlawful and unethical accusations against junior employees of the electricity department, thereby degrading their self-respect and shamelessly covering up his own incompetence, alleged BRS leader Dasoju Sravan. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Sravan said: Helpers, linemen and ju

16 May 2024 11:19 am
Post LS poll verdict, new political chapter will be scripted in Telangana: BJP state chief Kishan Reddy

HYDERABAD: Stating that there was a silent wave in favour of the BJP during the Telangana phase of Lok Sabha elections, BJP state president G Kishan Reddy said that a new political chapter will begin in Telangana after the peoples verdict is announced on June 4. Speaking to reporters in Delhi on Wednesday, Kishan Reddy exuded confidence that the BJP would emerge as an alternative force in Telangana. He said that the BRS, which became irrelevant in the state, would disappear after the Lok Sabha r

16 May 2024 11:15 am
BRS to protest against Telangana governments anti-ryot stand

HYDERABAD: BRS president and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao called upon the party cadre to stage protests against the anti-farmer attitude of the state government in all Assembly segments on Thursday. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the BRS chief said that the state governments latest decision to pay a Rs 500 bonus to only those farmers who produce sanna biyyam (superfine rice) was nothing but hoodwinking the ryots. Stating that the Congress did not specify that poi

16 May 2024 11:12 am
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy sets ball rolling for farm loan waiver

HYDERABAD: While asserting that the state government was committed to fulfilling the farm loan waiver promise by August 15, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday instructed officials to make necessary arrangements for implementing the scheme. He also inquired about the current financial situation of the state as well as details of revenue expenditure. On Wednesday, the CM held talks with the officials concerned on farm loan waiver and paddy procurement. Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Pongule

16 May 2024 11:09 am
Loksabha poll Results to have direct impact on Telangana CM Revanths power in party

HYDERABAD: While the results of the Lok Sabha elections would have a bearing on the political future of all the parties and individuals involved, for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, a poor showing by the Congress would throw up many challenges to his rule. While Revanth has expressed confidence that the Congress will win 13 seats in the state, the fact remains that his political standing is based on the result. Achieving this target would bolster his influence and authority within the party, but

16 May 2024 10:59 am
Temperature to dip further in Telangana after light rains

HYDERABAD: On Wednesday, the state experienced light rains and decreased mercury levels. Light rains and thundershowers with surface winds of around 40 kmph were experienced at isolated places in the districts of Jogulamba Gadwal, Kamareddy, Mahbubnagar, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Nalgonda, Narayanpet, Nizamabad, Siddipet and Vikarabad as per IMD reports. The IMD said that a cyclonic circulation lies over east Vidarbha and surrounding regions at 0.9 km above mean sea level, and under its influence, the

16 May 2024 10:56 am
Consume less than 5 grams of salt per day for healthy life, stress doctors

HYDERABAD: During the World Salt Awareness Week, observed from May 13 to May 19 this year, doctors stressed the need to limit sodium intake in the diet, which they said was responsible for a range of health issues from hypertension, blood pressure, to heart and kidney ailments. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Salt Awareness Week aims to encourage the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce salt consumption in the population to protect cardiovascular healt

16 May 2024 10:53 am
BJP sure Modi magic will help it win atleast nine seats in Telangana

HYDERABAD: The BJP, which set itself a target of winning at least 10 seats in Telangana, believes that it may emerge victorious in nine constituencies. A day after votes were cast for the Lok Sabha elections in the state, the BJP leadership conducted an informal review of the partys performance by analysing information collected through booth committees and Shakti Kendras. Sources said that by assessing the polling trend, the leadership concluded that the BJP was likely to win nine of the 17 sea

15 May 2024 10:53 am
Persistent showers lead to dip in temperature in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Persisting showers have led to a slight dip in maximum temperatures in Telangana. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad reported that a cyclonic circulation lies over west Vidarbha and neighbouring areas at 0.9 km above mean sea level. As per the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the states highest maximum temperature on Tuesday was 41.10C recorded at Velgatoor in Jagtial, followed by 40.80C in Nizamabad and 40.70C in Karimnagar, while

15 May 2024 10:49 am
Telangana: Ponguleti, Bhatti tours spark rumours

HYDERABAD: A day after the polling for Lok Sabha elections concluded, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy headed to Kochi along with a few MLAs on Tuesday. Interestingly, BRS leader and former Tandur MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy was also spotted travelling on the same flight, leading to speculations in political circles. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarkas visit to IT Minister D Sridhar Babus native Dhanwada village in the Manthani constituency to take part in the third-anni

15 May 2024 10:18 am
Parties shift focus to graduates Council byelection in Telangana

HYDERABAD: As the polling process in the Lok Sabha elections ended on Monday, the three main political parties the Congress, BRS and BJP shifted their focus to Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates MLC byelection scheduled to be held on May 27. Though as many as 52 candidates entered fray, the main fight will be between the Congress candidate Chintapandu Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna, BJPs G Premender Reddy and Rakesh Reddy of BRS. On Monday, BJP state chief G Kishan Reddy held a meeting with th

15 May 2024 10:08 am
TPCC working president Jagga Reddy hits back at BJP MP Laxman over BRS-Congress merger claim

HYDERABAD: Hitting back at BJP MP K Laxmans claim that the BRS will soon merge with the Congress, TPCC working president T Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy on Tuesday said that the grand old party will welcome the pink party MLAs into its fold if they come voluntarily. Addressing the media here, he said: We will welcome the BRS MLAs if they come voluntarily. But there is no question of BRS merging with the Congress. While stating that the Congress was not in a mood to hold a press conference

15 May 2024 10:04 am
I see Congress victory in 13 seats: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy

HYDERABAD: Exuding confidence that the Congress will win 13 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that there will be an increase in the ruling partys vote share. He, however, said that the party may be limited to nine seats if the BRS conspiracies worked out. The chief minister reviewed the voting trends based on the survey reports and feedback from party functionaries. We dont know what BRS has done in the election. It becomes a little difficult

15 May 2024 10:00 am
Low turnout in Hyderabad district perplexes poll officials

HYDERABAD: Election authorities in the district are perplexed by the low turnout in the Hyderabad and Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituencies, which recorded the lowest polling percentage in the state. Officials said that despite extensive awareness campaigns in the twin cities, Hyderabad recorded a turnout of 48.48% while Secunderabad did marginally better at 49.04%. Among the 119 Assembly constituencies covering 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, Malakpet recorded the lowest turnout at 42.76%, fol

15 May 2024 9:55 am
Justice League: Telangana HC upholds 10-yr jail term of youth convicted of murder

Petition challenging cotton seeds legislation dismissed A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, on Tuesday, dismissed a writ petition challenging the AP Cotton Seeds Regulation Supply Distribution Sale and Fixation of Sale Price Act, 2007. The Seedsmen Association, represented by its executive director S Jagadeshwar Reddy and another person, contested the validity of Section 5(1)(b) and Section 7 of the Act, along with Ru

15 May 2024 9:51 am
Increase in toll plaza counters, traffic diversions help tackle post-poll rush in Telangana

HYDERABAD: As people headed back to Hyderabad after exercising their franchise in Andhra Pradesh and other parts of Telangana, heavy vehicular traffic congestion was witnessed at toll gates in Rachakonda Commissionerate. However, Rachakonda traffic police, along with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), imposed traffic diversions and increased counters at the Panthangi toll gate to manage the flow of vehicles. Speaking to TNIE , Rachakonda Traffic DCP Sreenivasulu said: Traffic at tol

15 May 2024 9:44 am
Over two crore people travel by TSRTC buses for polls

HYDERABAD: Entering the record books, a historic number of over two-crore passengers availed of the Telangana State Road Transport Corportation (TSRTC ) services on Saturday and Sunday, ahead of the polling on Monday, informed MD VC Sajjanar. This includes travel to various parts of the state as well as neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Usually, RTC witnesses a daily ridership of approximately 55 lakh, running a fleet of around 9,000 buses. However, to cater to the individuals who wanted to cast thei

15 May 2024 9:35 am