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Liquor mafia sends accused on pilgrimage

Encouraged by the directives of the AP High Court in the liquor scam probe, the ACB has booked six more cases against liquor syndicates in several districts. They pertain to frauds committed in the au

PAC sees massive graft in Jalayagnam, begins probe

Though it comes a little late in the day, the Public Accounts Committee has decided to extensively probe the Jalayagnam irrigation projects after serious allegations of corruption during the YSR regim

Hefty fines to curb illegal sand mining

The state government has proposed to amend the existing rules to curb illegal sand quarrying in the state by increasing the penalty three-fold; from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 per truck carrying sand with

State tops South in hazardous waste

Andhra Pradesh tops the list among the southern states in generating incinerable hazardous waste, around 31,659 metric tonnes annually. The dubious distinction is accorded by the latest report of mini

Vayalar Ravi begins ‘mission AP’; holds wide-ranging talks

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In the wake of sagging popularity of Congress in Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday began taking stock of the prevailing situation in the state's ruling party ahead of crucial by-e

Eamcet officials wary of ‘repeat’ applicants

Candidates who passed their Intermediate exams nearly 27 years ago, in 1985, have applied for Eamcet this year. Eamcet officials received several applications from those who had passed Intermediate b

Dirty water being bottled for drinking

With water crisis slowly taking on alarming proportions, substandard packaged drinking water, without proper labels and ISO certification and quality checks, are more freely available in the market, r

Licence owners formed informal syndicates: ACB

PCC president and transport minister Botsa Satyanarayana, who had the upper hand over Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy after the transfer of ACB additional director K. Srinivasa Reddy, will now be

Garbage overflows as tax rise looms

While the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is keen on increasing property tax from next month and add to its coffers, the civic body’s callous attitude toward the city’s hygiene is best seen fr

Attractive fruits fail shelf-life, taste test

The next time you choose a juicy watermelon from the supermarket, be alert. A new strain of watermelons, attractive to look at, uniformly blood-red from within and with a shorter shelf life, has hit t

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