An astrologer-cum-realtor was shot by two bike-borne assailants outside his house at Jinkala Bavi Colony under Saroornagar police station limits on Wednesday afternoon.
The victim identified as Kuraparti Nagaraju, 55, suffered two bullet injuries in his stomach and one in the thigh. He was rushed to Sai Sanjeevini Hospital at Kothapet by his family members where his condition is reported to be critical.
A 21-year-old worker of a private company died of electrical burn injuries which he sustained at his workplace in Nacharam police limits.
The deceased, Sanjay Bangda, a native of Assam, got electrocuted while working at Ambika Company in Mallapur area on March 30. He was admitted to Gandhi Hospital where he died on Tuesday night. (INN)
Minister T Srinivas Yadav today distributed house sites for 90 poor families at Kasturbhai Nagar in Sanathanagar here.
A 32-year-old man died of injuries which he sustained when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a private ambulance.
According to Vanasthalipuram police, the accident occurred near an electrical show room in Vanasthalipuram on Tuesday. The victim, C Raju, was immediately rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed on Wednesday while undergoing treatment. He was a baker and resident of Bathukamma Kunta in Amberpet. (INN)
Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao today said that the government will set up a fruit research center at Timmareddy Pally near Kondapaka in Medak district. He was participating in a development program at Gajwel Marketyard and distributed agricultural tools to the beneficiaries. Speaking on the occasion the minister said that the farmers will get adequate number of godowns to store their produce. The Government will supply uninterrupted power to agriculture sector during day hours in near future. (NSS)
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari today distributed monetary assistance to the families of Telangana martyrs in Warangal district. Srihari distributed cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to 88 families of the martyrs, according to information.
Transport Minister Mahender Reddy today exhorted the farmers and people to participate voluntarily in the restoration program of lakes, water bodies and ponds. Beginning lakes restoration works worth Rs 50 lakh at Kulkacherla near Pargi in Ranga Reddy district, and laying foundation stone for a cooperative building at a cost of Rs 25 lakh.
The TDP today welcomed the decision of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to construct a memorial for former prime minister late P V Narasimha Rao at Delhi.
The decision to construct a memorial for Rao is appreciable as the former was instrumental in introducing economic liberalization in the country, TDP vice-president E Peddireddy, politburo member Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy, media advisor Rajaram Yadav told reporters here at NTR trust bhavan.
Union Surface Transport Minister Nithin Gadkari today stated that the Centre will pay a special attention to development of roads in Telangana State.
Railway Protection Force Personnel of South Central Railway rescued a girl by name Saritha (name changed), 16 yrs. while she was kidnapped by a person, Satish at Secunderabad Railway station today.
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Describing introduction of Entry Tax for vehicles entering into Telangana State coming from Andhra Pradesh by the Telangana State Government as against the spirit of Constitution, the CPI has alleged that the Telangana State Government’s decision will affect the common people heavily in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States.
Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only a big demagogue but also a liar, CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said the Left Parties alone have the strength to fight against the communal BJP.
The BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre would soon enact a stringent Road Transport Act to check misuse of licensing policy and ensure road safety in the wake of increasing number of ghastly road accidents.
Disclosing this while interacting with the media here on Wednesday, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari pointed out that the 1998 Road Transport Act has become outdated as it contained many loopholes which were being exploited to procure driving licences easily.
International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal resigned on Wednesday, protesting against not being allowed to present the World Cup trophy and calling it a “flagrant violation” of the world body’s constitution.
The ICC confirmed Kamal’s resignatio and said its board will decide on the vacant position at its forthcoming meeting in Dubai on April 15-16.
Indian cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya refused to comment on the development.
It seems there is no let up for senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka from transfers, as on Wednesday he was once again transferred to an inconsequential posting by the BJP government in Haryana.
This is Khemka’s 45th transfer in 24 years.
Khemka, as per the latest orders of the Haryana government, has been posted as Secretary, Archaeology and Museums Department and Director General, Archaeology and Museums.
The first batch of 175 Indians — 135 from Kerala and 40 from Tamil Nadu — will land at the airport here after midnight, a Kerala minister said on Wednesday.
Minister for Diaspora K.C. Joseph told IANS that he was presently on his way driving down to Kochi to receive them.
“Information that we are now getting is limited from Yemen. What we are told is that this is the first batch and they are those people from Yemen who travelled to Djibouti by ship and from there they were put on a flight to Kochi,” said Joseph.
The flight left after 8 p.m. Indian time, he said.
A total of 1,039 Iraqis were killed and 2,172 others injured in terrorist attacks and violence in March in Iraq, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
The statement said 729 civilians, including 42 policemen, and 268 Iraqi security forces personnel were killed, while 1,785 other civilians, including 98 policemen, and 387 security members were wounded, Xinhua reported citing the UNAMI statement.
Four Bangladeshi nationals have been detained in Punjab’s industrial city of Ludhiana in connection with the gang rape of an elderly nun in West Bengal last month, police said on Wednesday.
The Punjab Police is now awaiting the arrival of their counterparts from West Bengal to identify and question the four men.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Navin Singla told the media here on Wednesday that the four Bangladeshi nationals were detained from Ludhiana’s Motinagar area.
Giving a thrust to industrial sector in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and PepsiCo chairperson and CEO Indra Nooyi will visit PepsiCo plant in Sri City on April 3.
Telangana Government was directed by the High Court through an interim order today not to collect the inter-State Motor Vehicle Tax for one week from commercial vehicles entering the State from the neighboring Andhra Pradesh State.
A soldier was arrested for harassing a woman in a moving train in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred late on Tuesday night in the Rajdhani Express train heading to Delhi from Bilaspur when a soldier, identified as Kamlesh Prasad, attempted to molest a woman who then informed the Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway’s Special Police Commissioner Maithli Sharan Gupt told mediapersons.
Prasad was drunk when arrested at Bhopal railway station, the official said.
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that when a lawyer is appointed special public prosecutor in the trial of a criminal case, then the appointment was not co-terminus with the pronouncement of the verdict by the trial court but holds good even at all stages of appeal.
Jayalalithaa was convicted by a Bengaluru court in a disproportionate assets case. She was sentenced to four jail terms and Rs.100 crore fine on September 27, 2014.
The central government will prepare a roadmap within 45 days to find a solution to the water-sharing issues between Haryana and Punjab, a central minister told Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday.
Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti pledged in New Delhi that the central government would prepare a roadmap within 45 days for finding a solution to the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SYL) and other inter-state issues with Punjab.
“A meeting of the two chief ministers would be organized for the purpose in Chandigarh,” Bharti told Khattar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared on social media the link to a specially created page on his web site dedicated to Varanasi.
The micro-site is a specially created one-stop destination for gathering all information about Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency represented by the prime minister.
It can be accessed at http://www.narendramodi.in/varanasi/, an official statement said.
The web site showcases the special bond Modi shares with Varanasi.