Amaravati, April 1 (IANS) The driver of a private travels bus that caught fire after colliding with a tipper, killing 14 passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on March 26, did not possess a valid driving licence, police said on Wednesday.The police also announced the arrest of the bus owner, Harikrishna Reddy, and the driver, Yuvaraj.Both were presented before the media by the police in Markapuram. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nagaraju said the travel company owner had hi…
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Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former minister T. Jeevan Reddy resigned from the party on Wednesday, saying he had no other choice after facing humiliation despite working selflessly for more than four decades. At a meeting with the party workers and followers in Jagtial town, he announced his resignation, ending his 42-year-long association with the party.Though Congress leadership made all efforts to persuade Jeevan Reddy to withdraw his decision to quit, he went ahead w…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mahesh Kumar Goud, met senior Congress leader and former minister T. Jeevan Reddy, in Jagtial on Tuesday to persuade him to withdraw his decision to quit the party.Mahesh Kumar Goud said he requested Jeevan Reddy not to resign from the party.The TPCC chief told media persons that Jeevan Reddy has a long political career and vast experience and TPCC and AICC can’t let him go.He said Jeevan Reddy felt hurt due to some dec…
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a prohibition & excise inspector and a secondary grade teacher in a corruption case.The anti-graft agency arrested Gundeti Ramu, Prohibition & Excise Inspector, Karimnagar Urban and Jakkani Venu, Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT), Obulapur, Jagtial district.According to ACB, during his tenure as Station House officer of Vemulawada, Ramu received illegal gratifications (Mamools) from a jaggery merchant through hi…