Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Tension continues in the city following the derogatory comments of BJP legislator T Raja Singh against Prophet Mohammed and his subsequent release on bail on Tuesday. Groups of youngsters continued their protest in the city. Reports of protest came in from Amberpet, Tallabkatta, Charminar, Moghalpura, Khilwat, Bahadurpura and Chanchalguda. The surroundings of Charminar continued […]

Hyderabad: The State government is planning to develop a ‘Wind Garden’ in one of the lung spaces that is located either in the city or its vicinity. Unlike the regular parks that provide space for leisure and recreation, the concept of Wind Garden is said to help bring down the temperatures in the vicinities by […]

Hyderabad: When it comes to leading an active lifestyle, people as they age get bogged down by self-doubts. The lack of self-belief is often fuelled by niggles like a random muscle pull, chronic pain or diagnosis of life-threatening illness that literally acts like the last straw on the camel’s back. In the face of such […]

Hyderabad: Arguments on MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh’s citizenship case took place in the court of Justice Vijayasen Reddy in Telangana High Court here on Tuesday. “Ramesh acquired Indian citizenship in 2009 obliging all requirements and won continuously four times in elections. Political grudge was the main motive of opponents filing the case,” his counsel pointed out […]

Hyderabad: With Municipal Administration department dealing with several arbitration cases, a session was organized for officials on construction laws, work contracts, delays and extensions, common disputes and duties of independent consultants, contract administrators and Engineer-in-charge. The session on arbitration issues was conducted by Ratan Singh, Senior Advocate of Supreme Court. During the discussion, he laid […]

Hyderabad: The Mailardevpally police arrested four persons who had attempted to rob a jeweler at Madhuban colony and seized a country made gun from them. The arrested persons are identified as Madhuram (36), Gopa Ram (65), Danish Khan (32) and Kailash (32), all natives of Rajasthan. One of their associates Mahesh is absconding. “The five […]

Hyderabad: Startup innovation enabler T-Hub announced its partnership with angel investors Hyderabad Angels in Hyderabad. Hyderabad Angels will provide access to investment opportunities from India, the USA, the UK, Singapore, Dubai, and UAE, among other countries, to the startups. It will also have a presence at the new facility of T-Hub. “Joining forces with Hyderabad […]

Hyderabad: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests RM Dobriyal directed the forest department officials to set up one Central Nursery in each district and ensure that five saplings were raised in the nurseries. During a video conference with department officials here on Tuesday, the PCCF said efforts were being made to increase the number of Central […]

Hyderabad: About 68 crore fish seedlings and 10 crore shrimp will be released into more than 27,000 water bodies in the State commencing from next month. Fisheries Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said about Rs 113 crore will be spent for the purpose which will be beneficial to fishermen in the State. During a video conference […]

Hyderabad: Focus Softnet, a Hyderabad-based cloud company offering enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, said it focusing on SMEs for growth as they are adopting digital solutions fast. Focus Softnet CEO Ali Hyder said the company solutions that are customisable, scalable, flexible, and effective in helping SMEs acheive agility and efficiency through automation of business. The […]

Hyderabad: Political tensions escalated between the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana in the wake of latter’s allegations against TRS MLC K Kavitha over her alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor case. The TRS ranks came in full support of Kavitha and launched a full throttle attack on the […]

Hyderabad: The 20th edition of BioAsia, the marquee life sciences and healthtech event, hosted by the Government of Telangana, will be conducted from February 24-26 next year. Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao along with Industries Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Life Sciences Director and BioAsia CEO Shakthi Nagappan launched the logo and the […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) on Tuesday conducted one-day training programme on ‘Accelerated Anaerobic Composting Technology (AACT): Concept to Commissioning and Marketing”. The training program, which included instructor-led-training and field visit for technology demonstration, was to train and encourage entrepreneurs to take up AAC technology for implementation. More than 35 entrepreneurs who […]

Hyderabad: Six persons were arrested by the Rachakonda police for their alleged involvement in a fake educational certificates racket busted on Tuesday. The arrested persons are identified as Muqtar Ahmed (40), Mohd Feroz (42), Mohd Farooq Ali (44), Mohd Sarfaraz (30), Mohd Zubair Ali (30) and Syed Athifuddin (25). One of their associates Kaleemuddin is […]

Hyderabad: To clear the extra rush, the South Central Railway (SCR) is running special trains between Hyderabad-Tirupati-Hyderabad. Accordingly, Train No.07691 Hyderabad-Tirupati will depart at 7 pm on August 26 and arrive the next day at 7 am. Similarly, Train No.07692 Tirupati-Hyderabad will depart at 9.55 pm on August 27 and arrive the next day at […]

Hyderabad: Around 300 police personnel, from constable to inspectors, and two civilians were rewarded by the City Police Commissioner, CV Anand as part of the quarterly reward mela of the Hyderabad City Police, held here on Tuesday. The reward distribution is done at the end of every quarter to appreciate the hard working police personnel. […]

Hyderabad: The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Secunderabad on Tuesday launched Quicktome, a digital brain mapping platform that provides neurosurgeons with detailed 3D model of the brain and its blood vessels, and helps them to precisely plan the surgery. Developed by Australia-based brain mapping software company Ominiscient Neurotechnology, the platform uses advanced mathematical algorithms […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police helped a victim of cyber fraud get back Rs 2.30 crore he had transferred in bank accounts after being conned by fraudsters through deceptive emails. Rachakonda Commissioner of Police, Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, the conmen sent an email to the victim who works with a multinational company and convinced him into sending […]

Hyderabad: World Boxing Champion Nikhat Zareen joined the Green India Challenge initiated by Rajya Sabha MP Joginpally Santosh Kumar and planted saplings at Jubilee Hills GHMC Park, here in the city on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Nikhat Zareen said that it was a great decision by Santosh Kumar to take up the Green India […]

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi termed the alleged derogatory statements of BJP legislator T Raja Singh against Prophet Mohammed as a deliberate statement. “Terming it a controversial statement is wrong, it is a deliberate statement made by the MLA. First Nupur Sharma made such offensive statements, now Raja Singh made it. It […]

Hyderabad: The BJP on Tuesday suspended its Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh with immediate effect over his alleged remarks against Prophet Muhammad. The party central disciplinary committee had also issued a show cause notice asking him to respond within 10 days as to why he should not be expelled from the party. “You have expressed […]

Hyderabad: A tense situation prevailed in the old city on Tuesday following late night protests against Goshamahal BJP MLA, T Raja Singh’s alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed. A case is booked by the Dabeerpura police against the legislator. Shops and commercial establishments in some areas remained closed since morning and a few school managements […]

Hyderabad: The inauguration of the extended flyover at Chandrayangutta that slated to be held on Tuesday has been postponed. According to the officials, the flyover with extended parts is now expected to be inaugurated on August 27. The existing Chandrayangutta flyover was of 400 metres, and another 674 metres have been added. The total length […]

Hyderabad: Goshamahal BJP legislator T Raja Singh was taken into custody by the police on Tuesday morning. Last night protests started in the city after the legislator allegedly uploaded a video on Facebook making derogatory comments against Prophet Mohammed and targeting a particular community in a video which he later allegedly uploaded on social media […]