Parents cautioned on illegal schools
The education department plans to launch a publicity campaign to alert parents about the unrecognised schools in their localities. The focus will be on the old city, where there are a large number o
Man kills self after wife refuses to watch movie with him
A 25-year-old man, identified as Abdul Rahman, committed suicide just a week after his marriage on Wednesday at Nacharam. Police said Rahman, a resident of Ragavendra Colony, hanged himself to death i
Minister denies liquor shop link
The name of minister for horticulture, Mr Ram Reddy Venkat Reddy, has cropped up in the confession of liquor don B. Balraj Goud, who was arrested by the Anti- Corruption Bureau in April. Mr Goud, owne
Neet won’t be forced on states
Union minister of state for HRD D. Purandeshwari said on Wednesday that the Centre would not force states to implement the proposed national common entrance test for engineering admissions in 2013. Th
Be reasonable, traders urge CM
Stating that the high fee would defeat the very purpose of the reforms in new excise policy, wine merchants of the twin cities have cautioned the government against fixing high license fee for the ret
HC cancels bail given to Gali
The AP High Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy in the Obulapuram Mining Company illegal mining case. While allowing the CBI plea, Justice Samudrala Govi
Bedi: Hyderabad is corruption capital
Social activist Anna Hazare's ‘India Against Corruption’ team member Kiran Bedi on Wednesday described Hyderabad as the “corruption capital of the country”. She demanded that the Centre immediately c
Major fire razes handloom expo
Seventy-five stalls and four trucks were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the Infant Handlooms and Handicrafts exhibition at Kukatpally along the National Highway 9 on Wednesday morning. Since
Two-hour scheduled power cuts reimposed
Two-hour scheduled power cuts are back to try the patience of citizens, in addition to the two to four hours of unscheduled cuts, with the power shortage touching 80 MU due to technical snags in two u
Hazardous waste carrying vehicles yet to get GPS
A month after the deadline to install GPS in vehicles transporting hazardous waste in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam has passed, the devices are yet to be installed. Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Boar