Bankrupt GHMC leans on corporates
With the Central Government's refusal to offer help with special grants, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has turned to the corporate world for support to spruce up the city for the int
PCB finds unapproved products in 15 drug units
An expert committee of APPCB has pointed out the presence of unapproved products in samples of 15 drug and pharmaceutical manufacturing units. The findings were part of a report sought by the Appellat
ED records statements of accused in Chanchalguda
The Enforcement Directorate began recording the statements of the accused in three cases all of whom are currently lodged in Chanchalaguda prison. A team of four officials arrived at the prison on S
House owners throng GHMC for OCs
With the state government making the Occupancy Certificate mandatory for issuing electricity and water connections, hundreds of house owners are now rushing to the civic body seeking OCs. Officials c
Illegal plastic units operate near lakes
While there are 359 plastic units on the inventory of AP Pollution Control Board, a mere 194 have official registration by the Board. Only these 194 units are being regularly monitored by PCB for co
Vigilance chief: Revenue tops chart of corruption
The revenue department is a topper when it comes to corrupt practices, with the highest number of cases registered against its personnel by the Vigilance Commission and the Anti Corruption Bureau.
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Pranab, Sangma in city to woo parties
The UPA and NDA sponsored Presidential candidates, Pranab Mukherjee and P.A. Sangma, would be visiting the state to muster support for their candidacy in the elections to be held in the third week of
Power demand on the rise as rains play truant
As per statistics, the Jaikwadi Project on the Godavari River in Maharashtra has not received a single cusec of water this season. This has resulted in many projects under both Krishna and Godavari ri
Docs on medical bandh today
Around 7,000 doctors from all over the state, including 1,500 from Hyderabad, will boycott all medical services except emergencies at all hospitals as part of the All India Medical Bandh on Monday.
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Gulf sex slaves from AP: US
The US State Department’s annual report on human trafficking 2012 has stated that illiterate and unskilled labour from countries like India “are subjected to forced labour and to a lesser extent, forc