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An unidentified man of about 25 years was found murdered in the Hayathnagar police limits.

The body was found near Jana Chaitanya Ventures on Saturday morning. He has been murdered by some unidentified persons who threw boulders on his head. The Hayathnagar police registered a case of murder under Section 302 and began investigations by shifting the body to Osmania General Hospital mortuary for post-mortem and identification. (INN)

A nine-year-old boy and his relative died on the spot when the bike they were travelling on was hit by a DCM van.

According to Madhapur police, the accident occurred on Madhapur road on Friday night. Both Saidulu, 25, and the pillion rider M Anji, 9, of Ayyappa Society died on the spot.

A 55-year-old businessman was killed after he was hit by a train between Yakutpura and Uppuguda railway stations.

The incident took place on Friday evening. The Kachiuguda Railway Police later identified the deceased as Md Iqbal, a resident of Bhavani Nagar near Talab Katta. (INN)

A 60-year-old labourer died after he fell down from the first floor of an under-construction building in Musheerabad on Saturday morning.

According to police, V Pentaiah of Musheerabad, accidentally fell down while working at an under-construction building near his residence. He died on the spot.

In a similar case, G Chinnaiah, 30, of Karman Ghat, died on the spot after falling down from the third floor of an under-construction building in Saroornagar police limits on Friday night. (INN)

Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao has strongly criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu for issuing notices to ‘T’ News channel for broadcasting audio tape of his telephonic conversation with nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson.

Congress senior leader and Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao has condemned serving of notices to ‘T’ news channel by the Andhra Pradesh CID.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday held a high level meeting with State DGP JV Ramudu, Intelligence IG and ACB Director General.

Naidu has reportedly discussed the developments after the AP CID served notices to ‘T’ news channel in connection with phone tapping case. Meanwhile, Telangana TDP leaders including Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Vem Narender Reddy and others called on Naidu and apprised him on the latest developments.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday held separate meetings with Director General of Police Anurag Sharma and nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson.

According to sources, Elvis called on KCR at his camp office at Begumpet and held discussions for about half-an-hour. He reportedly briefed the Chief Minister about the statement that he recorded before the court in ‘Cash for Vote’ scam and other related developments. This is the first time that Elvis has met the Chief Minister after the scam broke out on May 31 with the arrest of TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy.

Congress senior leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday demanded the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for shielding former IPL chief Lalit Modi.

The Telangana Government on Saturday accorded administrative sanction for an amount of Rs. 2,043 crore towards the Crop Loan Waiver Scheme, 2014.

As against the allocation of Rs. 4,250 Crore made in the budget for 2015-16, the State Government released Rs. 2,043 Crore on Saturday. An amount of Rs 2,207 crore is yet to be released towards the second installment of crop loan waiver. The Director of Agriculture has been directed to take further action in this regard. (INN)

Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir demanded that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao convene a high-level review meeting on Muslim issues on immediate basis.

Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday asked Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, K Chandrashekhar Rao and N Chandrababu Naidu respectively, to set aside their differences and focus on the development of their respective States.

Speaking to media persons at Nellore, Venkaiah Naidu said both the Telugu States should compete with each other in terms of development and not in creating controversies. He said that the law would take its own course in dealing with the ongoing controversies and both the Chief Ministers need not interfere on those issues.

Leading advocate PV Krishnaiah on Friday filed a petition in the Hyderabad High Court seeking CBI probe into all the developments related to ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

In his petition, Krishnaiah said that the arrest of TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy, allegations of phone tapping, defections in different parties and other developments should be probed through CBI. He also sought High Court’s direction to the Centre to issue clear guidelines on the Law and Order situation in Hyderabad. (INN)

The Telangana Government on Friday issued orders for release of additional funds towards salaries of the SETWIN employees.

The government has accorded administrative sanction to the Director of Youth Services for incurring an amount of Rs. 5.25 Crore under Plan as additional funds towards the staff salaries. According to sources, the salaries of SETWIN employees were pending for the last few months. (INN)

As a part of improvement in efficiency and livelihood of Self Help Groups, GHMC Commissioner & Special Officer Somesh Kumar held a meeting with the Ravi Parthasarathi, Chairman of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) to give training to the Self Help Groups and youth.

A seven-year-old girl died of injuries which she suffered after she was hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road.

The deceased, S Shailamma of Vikas Nagar, met with the accident near Shalivanahana Nagar area on Thursday evening. She was admitted to a private hospital where she died a few hours after admission, according to Malakpet police.

A 40-year-old man committed suicide allegedly due to financial problems.

According to Kushaiguda police, V Ramana, took the extreme step at his residence in Moulali Housing Board Colony on Thursday night. He reportedly took some loans for his daughter’s marriage and could not repay on time which consequently drove him to suicide.

In another case, S Ellamma, 45, committed suicide by hanging to the ceiling at her residence in Om Nagar of Begum Bazar police limits on Thursday night. The reasons that drove her to suicide are yet to be ascertained.

Probably in a first of kind appointment, the Raj Bhavan has hired a Yoga Instructor. The appointment gains significance in view celebration of International Yoga Day on June 21 and the controversies it surrounds.

TDP MLA from Sathupally Sandra Venkata Veeraiah on Friday sought 10 days time to appear before the Telangana Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to record his statement in ‘Cash for Vote’.

Angry locals lynched a rapist in Madhepally in Eluru mandal of West Godavari district on Friday.

The person, identified as Suresh, was accused of raping and killing a seven year old girl. The girl went missing a couple of days ago and was found stuffed in an iron box.

The girl Lavanya, a student of Class I, went missing after going to a grocery shop to get some eggs. The girl’s parents suspected their neighbor Suresh and asked him. But, he feigned innocence.

Prof Srinivas Reddy, TRS office secretary taken oath office as an MLC under Governor’s quota here on Friday.

Telangana Legislature Council Chairman Swamy Goud administered him the oath at a simple program at the Jubilee Hall this morning. Considered to be a close aide of the TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Prof Reddy has been associating with the party since inception.

Loksatta founder president Dr Jayaprakash Narayana today urged prime minister Narendra Modi to immediately act to defuse the tension and restore harmony and civility between the two governments and people of the two Telugu States.

In a letter to the prime minister, he said one year after the contentious bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and the creation of Telangana State (TS), visceral passions and parochial polarization are once again emerging as serious threats in the two States.

GHMC Commissioner and Special Officer Somesh Kumar on Friday informed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao would hold a meeting with city legislators on Saturday at MCRHRD Institute at Jubilee Hills from 2 PM onwards.

Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Ministers, MPs, MLCs, MLAs and senior officials from GHMC, HMDA, HMWS&SB, Electricity and other departments would also attend the meeting and share their experiences of Delhi and Nagpur visit where they studies the issues like sanitation and Solid Waste Management. (INN)

Panchayat Raj Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Friday asked Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu to clarify as to why he was afraid if he was not involved in the ‘Cash for Vote’ case.

Speaking to media persons in Medak on Friday, KTR claimed that Naidu has been making desperate attempts to come out of the case. He pointed out that former minister C Krishna Yadav was sacked from the cabinet when his name figured in Telgi’s Fake Stamp Paper scam. However, inaction against party MLA Revanth Reddy clearly shows that Naidu too is involved in the scam.

Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has strongly criticised the BJP-led NDA Government for not increasing the Minimum Support Prices for Khariff Crops for 2015-16 season in a proper way.