3 health projects set up for infants, moms
The state government has commenced three new health programmes from Tuesday on a pilot basis at Bhadrachalam and Khammam. The projects include Sishu Sanjeevani (special care for newborn babies) to cut
Woman SI held for accepting Rs 15,000 bribe
Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths on Tuesday arrested a woman sub-inspector while she was accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 to implement a court order and release an accused in a dowry case on bail after ta
Man takes Rs 9cr for flats, escapes
The Musheerabad police issued a lookout notice for one G. Srinivas, 36, a resident of Gandhinagar for allegedly duping many people with fake sale agreements. He allegedly sold the same set of flats to
Cash-for-bail scam outgrows mining
The cash-for-bail scam has grown bigger than the original mining scam case. The Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths are likely to file a prisoner transit warrant against mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy
HC admits appeals by APTransco
Division Bench of AP High Court, comprising acting Chief Justice P.C. Goshe and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar, on Tuesday admitted a batch of writ appeals filed by APTransco, challenging the order of a s
Textbook crisis hits state schools
Two months into the new academic year, children attending government schools in the twin cities are yet to get textbooks, uniforms, and basic amenities. The government says it does not have the funds
Manual checks at airport intensified
With a red alert issued in the run-up to Independence Day, all cabin baggage would now be manually checked by security personnel, after they go through X-ray scanning, at the Rajiv Gandhi Internationa
Rs 643cr plan for Srisailam temple
The Brahmarambha Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Srisailam in Kurnool district, and the Saraswathi temple at Basar in Adilabad district will both get a massive facelift soon. The state government has app
Civic projects’ tenders scrutinised
Allegations that contractors in conjunction with government officials have diverted crores of rupees meant for projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission to other projects has
Feud exposes Brahmani ‘scam’
The corporate feud between Mantri Developers and Navabharat Group of Industries has exposed the irregularities in the jinxed 250-acre Brahmani IT SEZ near the international airport on the city’s outsk