Power sector on verge of collapse
Reeling under losses of about Rs 23,000 crore, the four state Discoms may go kaput any time, leading to a “total collapse” of the entire power sector, officials indicated on Tuesday. While a large nu
CM plea stops gas diversion
Thanks to some impressive damage control on the part of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Centre on Tuesday directed the Union ministry of power and energy to stop diversion of Reliance gas to
State assures students of interest-free bank loans
With the state government announcing on Monday that it would fix a cap on the fees that it would reimburse, students will have to bear the excess amount. The government, however, has assured that it w
‘Missing’ realtor found murdered
A day after a charred body of a woman was found at Choutuppal, on the city’s outskirts, the victim’s relatives identified her as K. Prameela, a real estate agent. Based on information received from he
Four injured in blast inside glass godown
Four people were injured in a low intensity blast at a glass godown at Balaiah Bada street near Goshamahal stadium on Monday afternoon. The Shahinayathganj police said that paint thinner had triggere
Woman sets her neighbour afire after quarrel
A woman allegedly set her neighbour ablaze after a quarrel on Monday afternoon at Musheerabad.
The accused, Mumtaz, 26, a resident of Siddiqnagar, poured kerosene on Shaheeda Begum and set her afire.
HCU ‘dropout’ rule draws flak
Strict rules enforced by the University of Hyderabad for students who drop out of integrated courses have drawn flak from the student community. The university management refuses to provide any certif
COP 11 to open with broken statues in city
A spectacle of damaged statues on the picturesque Tank Bund is likely to greet delegates of the 11th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in the city in O
City student wins $1,00,000 U.S. scholarship
Exploring options outside the routine, a city student has won a $1,00,000 global scholarship from the University of Cincinnati. According to information, Anurag Gogineni will receive a full tuition sc
US tightens law on student visas
The United States is bringing in new laws to check loopholes in the student visa system in the wake of the Herguan University visa fraud case. Many students from Andhra Pradesh studying at the univers