2 kids drown in Hussain Sagar lake
Hyderabad: In a tragic event, a married woman with two kids jumped into the Hussain Sagar lake last night. The children died and the mother is in hospital. Police said Swetha Agarwal, 28, was married...
View ArticleHyderabad takes solid lead
India’s first Leachate plant goes operational on its first trial and is considered a huge leap in the field of solid waste management. HYDERABAD: With the first leachate treatment trial plant with an...
View Article‘Relief’ on the way as State plans 5 lakh toilets
Hyderabad: In a revolutionary step that could give relief to thousands of residents of the State who are deprived of toilets in their homes, the State government has decided to construct five lakh...
View ArticleWe quit long ago: Ministers
Both the State ministers, Dharamana Prasada Rao and Sabita Indra Reddy, rubbished claims that they were eased out by the party. Hyderabad: Home minister, Sabita Indra Reddy, who just quit her post on...
View ArticleDowry Act ineffectual in protecting women
Women’s organisation Shaheen swears that dowry cases lead to torture of women, and Muslim women in Old City are the worst hit by this scourge. Mohd Subhan and Neha Dwivedi Hyderabad: It’s reflective...
View Article55 acres, 600 inmates and 13 guards; that’s the state of affairs at Erragadda...
Institute of Mental Health in Erragadda has a serious security lapse — not the making of the faculty but of outside elements — owing to government apathy. Hyderabad: Earlier last week, a serial killer...
View ArticleMantris rob Kiran’s sleep
The chief minister is asked to bear the whole burden of managing the issue of ‘tainted’ ministers. Threats to join rival parties remain a thorny issue. Hyderabad: After a bit of relaxation and...
View ArticleWho will guard the guards?
City youths share their stories of ill-treatment, physical abuse and moral policing by the police — the very agency that is supposed to protect them from such elements. EA Abhishek Hyderabad: Just...
View ArticleSpinning the right tracks
Hyderabad’s DJ Prithvi, 15, Asia’s youngest DJ, will soon collaborate with German pop singer Stella G for a single album. Hyderabad: One would imagine that breaking the news about wanting to become a...
View ArticleBattered wife goes to police
Hyderabad: A dazed woman, shocked at the insensitivity of her in-laws and subject to cruel treatment by her husband for having objected to his extra-marital affair with his elder brother’s wife, came...
View ArticleStudents flock foreign varsities
Despite the high cost of attendance and shrinking job opportunities, degrees from foreign universities are worth the price of admission, say students from Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Despite rising tuition...
View ArticleWoman beats daughter to death
When police came to arrest her, the contract mother readily admitted the guilt. Hyderabad: In a horrific incident reported from Regundi in Ranga Reddy district a widow vexed with life suddenly went...
View ArticleJagan chalks out formula for semi-final
Calling it semi-final, the YSRC has come up with a new strategy for local body polls where only those who help in winning maximum seats will get tickets for the ensuing Assembly and Lok Sabha polls....
View ArticleWho will stop political parties from defacing Hyderabad?
The GHMC is discouraged from going too strong against the violators who deface the City walls as local politicians patronise many of these ‘stick-bill-anywhere’ army. Hyderabad: “Keep your city...
View ArticleThis monsoon Hyderabad braces for waterworld 2
While officials swear de-silting is in progress and monsoon preparedness in full swing, opposition TDP termed it a cock and bull story. A report. HYDERABAD: The GHMC engineers claim clearing of silt...
View ArticleBus stations get online HMS
Hyderabad: Two more online HMS (Hospital Management System) were launched by APSRTC to support clinical services for its dispensaries within the organisation. The HMS, which is about automation and...
View ArticleBC voter enumeration drive begins
The enumeration of BC voters assumes significance for the simple reason that BCs had played a crucial role in deciding the fortunes of contenders in every election held for civic bodies in the State....
View ArticleLocal leaders take State to task
For a change, it was Congress grassroots leaders who vented their angst against their bosses. Hyderabad: The extended executive meeting of the AP Congress committee held in the City on Wednesday...
View ArticleHyderabad gets ready for civils on Sunday
Hyderabad: After a lot of speculation about UPSC exam, everything is in place for it to roll out on May 26. This year, more than five lakh have applied for the prelims. Since the changes in the pattern...
View ArticleIncautious killer trucks endanger lives
Steffi Anupriya HYDERABAD: “Juni, on his way to office, was hit by a truck carrying steel rods which pierced into his body. He was immediately rushed to a hospital but it was too late,” says Juni’s...
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