Night pollution check teams fail to deliver
Night surveillance concept has failed in its aim to check the flouting of pollution control norms by industrial units during dark hours, due to lack of manpower and organisational deficiencies. Intro
Gene deactivation can fight diabetes
In a major breakthrough that could help in fighting diabetes, a team of researchers from the city-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology has successfully deactivated a gene to regulate the fu
Seema ministers seek more T-info
Two ministers from Kurnool district, T.G. Venkatesh and Erasu Pratap Reddy on Tuesday demanded that the Congress high command inform them in advance about the possible division of the state. The two
Rosaiah’s prosecution divides experts
What the constitution says: Article 361 - Clause 2
(1) The President, or the Governor or Rajpramukh of a state, shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers an
Kaleswari drivers lose licences in clampdown
RTA officials will be suspending the driving licence of the two drivers who were driving the ill-fated Sree Kaleswari Travels bus that met with an accident on Sholapur road, resulting in 29 deaths and
RTA raids across state
The Road Transport Authority continued conducting raids on private travel agencies across the state on Monday, seizing 36 buses and booking 55. The raids are taking place in the light of the recent ac
Dinesh choice as DGP is ‘illegal’, set aside by CAT
The Hyderabad bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal on Tuesday set aside the appointment of Mr V. Dinesh Reddy as director-general of police (head of police force) by declaring that his appoint
NGRI favours rain water harvesting
Scientists at the city-based National Geophysical Research Laboratory (NGRI) are optimistic that if water conserving measures such as rainwater harvesting are put in place in a joint venture of citize
Cash-for-bail scam: Pattabhi arrested by ACB
The ACB on Tuesday arrested suspended CBI special judge T. Pattabhi Rama Rao in the cash-for-bail case. He has been accused of criminal misconduct, abusing his official position and accepted illegal g
Poor facilities upset bonalu organisers
Tempers ran high at the government-organised review meeting for the forthcoming Ashada Jatara on Tuesday. The committee members of various Mahankali Temples in the city, particularly from the old cit