The building rules in municipalities are set to be amended as part of the State government’s ongoing measures to facilitate an investment-friendly environment. Amendments will be made to the Kerala Municipalities Act, Kerala Municipalities Building Rule, Kerala Municipality (Registration of Tutorial Institutions) Rules 1999 and the Kerala Municipality (Registration of Private hospitals and private Para […]
Vijayawada residents’ love for biriyani seems to have eclipsed their fear over bird flu outbreak. Compared to other chicken main courses and dishes, the drop in demand for chicken biryani is not significant, according to convenor of Vijayawada Hotels’ Association P.V. Ramana. His restaurant ‘RR Durbar’ is seeing a 60-70% drop in demand for chicken […]
Idukki District Collector V. Vigneshwari has ordered a probe against Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Idukki district secretary in an alleged illegal mining case. According to officials, the probe was ordered against CPI(M) district secretary C.V. Varghese, his son, Amal Varghese, and son-in-law, Sajith Kadaladimattam. An unidentified social worker had filed a complaint before […]
As Telangana prepares to host the 72nd edition of Miss World from May 4 to 31, the event is expected to place the State on the global tourism map. Smita Sabharwal, Principal Secretary of Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture, in an exclusive interview with Siddharth Kumar Singh shared insights on the significance of the event […]
The kingpin of a large-scale rental car scam was arrested by the Jagadgirigutta police and 26 vehicles worth ₹2.5 crore were seized from him. The fraudulent scheme, orchestrated by the accused, Appari Vishwa Phanindra, involved deceiving vehicle owners by promising monthly rental payments, only to abscond with the cars and sell them illegally. The case […]
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth ₹5.67 crore on Wednesday, February 19 in the case of illegal export of Tramadol by M/s Lucent Drugs Pvt. Ltd. ED investigation revealed that Lucent Drugs has been in the business of manufacturing and exporting of Tramadol, an opioid pain medication, to […]
A 300 kilograms of marijuana consignment was intercepted by the Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Maheshwaram, along with the Abdullapurmet police on Thursday. Officials nabbed the smuggler, who was reportedly earning ₹3 lakh per trip, transporting the drug from Visakhapatnam in AP to Pune, Maharashtra. Commissioner of Rachakonda police G. Sudheer Babu said that Ahmed […]
1. Beyond Carlton says NCRB data on fire accidents and fatalities needs to be cross-checked The number of fire accidents and fatalities have drastically declined in India since 2015, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows, but Beyond Carlton, a civic group formed to work on fire safety following the fire accident at Carlton […]
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday (February 20, 2025) hit out at the Modi government over reports that China was settling 90 new villages along the Arunachal Pradesh border and accused it of putting India’s national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty at risk. In a post on X, Mr. Kharge alleged that the priorities of […]
The Godavarikhani two town police have arrested four members of an inter-State gang of ganja smugglers and seized 96.770 kg of dry ganja worth around ₹48.38 lakh from their possession. The accused were caught while transporting the contraband in two cars from Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur to Maharashtra through Telangana’s Peddapalli district, during a vehicle check at […]
