Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Mortal remains of three persons from Andhra Pradesh who were killed in a boat tragedy in Vietnam arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport’s cargo terminal here on Tuesday.Andhra Pradesh Minister Kondapalli Srinivas received the bodies and consoled the family members.Earlier, the bodies of Mudiam Sreedhar (Kadapa), Gelli Jayalakshmi (Machilipatnam), and Ravi Teja (Hindupur) reached the Mumbai Airport. After completing all legal formalities in Mumbai, the mortal re…
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Amaravati, July 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Human Resources Development and Information Technology, Nara Lokesh, on Sunday appealed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to provide immediate assistance to a Telugu family stranded at Hong Kong Airport after they lost their passports.Lokesh, son of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, took to ‘X’ on Sunday to make an appeal to the External Affairs Minister.He appealed after one Rajeswari Bolla tagged Lokesh, seeking his help.The …
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has auctioned an aircraft (Hawker 800A) seized in a case relating to a Rs 792 crore invoice discounting scam allegedly perpetrated by Amardeep Kumar and his company, Capital Protection Force Pvt Ltd (Falcon Group), an agency statement said on Friday.The Central agency said on Friday that, in a first-of-a-kind action, it auctioned the aircraft through MSTC Limited on July 1 for a sale consideration of Rs 3 crore…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin is set to embark on a landmark three-day organisational tour of Telangana from June 28 to June 30, 2026. The visit is aimed at energising the party cadre, expanding grassroots outreach, and sharpening strategies ahead of upcoming political challenges. On June 28, Nabin will arrive at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, Hyderabad, at 3:15 pm, where he will be greeted by party workers with a grand w…
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) Another Sudanese national has been shifted to an isolation centre in Hyderabad over suspected Ebola symptoms. The individual, who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), has been shifted to the isolation centre at Gandhi Hospital, officials said on Friday.The Sudanese national is pursuing his higher studies at a private university in Hyderabad.His contact has also been isolated at Gandhi Hospital for screening. He is the second Sudanese national to be isola…
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s convoy travelled in regular traffic in Hyderabad on Thursday, a day after directing police to ensure that people are not stopped for the movement of his convoy.After his return from New Delhi, the Chief Minister’s convoy travelled from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad to his residence in Jubilee Hills. The Chief Minister on Wednesday issued clear instructions to senior police officials against stopping vehicles …
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met Union Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and urged him to approve the Hyderabad Metro Rail Phase-II project.In their meeting in the national capital, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister that the Telangana government has already formulated a comprehensive plan for Metro Rail Phase-II comprising 7 corridors, and a Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been submitted to the Union Government.In view of the incre…
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has come to the rescue of a bus conductor who was unable to perform his duties due to his exceptional height of 6.5 feet.Ameen Ahmed Ansari had been serving as bus conductor at TGSRTC’s Mehdipatnam depot in Hyderabad.However, the 198 cm (6.5 feet) tall conductor was unable to perform duties as conductor inside the bus as the maximum height of the bus is only 6.4 feet.Ansari was suffering from neck and back pain due to …
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A Delhi-bound Air India Express flight made an emergency landing in Lucknow after a mid-air smoke alert, with the pilot issuing a PAN-PAN call to report the urgency.An Air India Express flight carrying 148 passengers was diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport after smoke was detected during the journey.The flight was en route from Bagdogra to Delhi when the incident occurred on Monday evening.Instead of a ‘Mayday’ distress call, the pilot issued a…
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) DRI and Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized hydroponic weed valued at about Rs. 8.9 crore from two Indian passengers who arrived from Bangkok. Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Air Intelligence Unit A(IU) of Customs seized 25.45 kilograms of hydroponic weed.Acting on an intelligence input, they detained two passengers arriving from Bangkok on Flight FD-118. During baggage checks, the officials found multiple …