Latest Rangareddy district News & Updates

Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Amoy Kumar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday in connection with a case relating to the alleged alienation of government/Bodhan land.The official appeared before the ED officers at the agency’s regional office here.The ED is questioning him on the basis of a case registered at the Maheshwaram Police Station.The Central agency is probing the possible money laundering angle in the land deal.The ED initiated the investigation on the b…

Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) A fire broke out in an empty train coach of Hyderabad-Jaipur Special Train stationed at Nampally Railway Station here on Friday. However, there were no casualties. The fire broke out in an airconditioned coach and spread to the adjoining coach.The incident occurred around 6:45 p.m., ahead of the train’s scheduled departure at 7:50 a.m.Railway staff noticed smoke emanating from the coach and alerted fire services department.Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection…

Amaravati, May 15 (IANS) As many as 36 passengers of a private travel bus had a narrow escape as the vehicle caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district early Friday.The accident occurred at Bheemavaram Adda Road in Ulavapadu mandal. There were no casualties, police said.The bus belonging to Kaveri Travels was on its way to Tirupati from Hyderabad. The driver noticed smoke emanating from the engine. Showing presence of mind, he immediately stopped the bus and alerted passengers. All the …

Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an official of the Postal Department in Telangana in connection with a bribery case. an official said on Friday.Kokku Gopinath, Inspector of Posts, Wanaparthy Division, was arrested while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant, the agency said in a release on Friday.The CBI registered the instant case on Thursday (May 7) against the Superintendent and Inspector of Posts, Wanaparthy Division an…

Amaravati, May 3 (IANS) In a horrific accident, two young men were burnt alive when a motorbike they were riding caught fire after being hit by a car in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district.The accident occurred late on Saturday night on the national highway at Aravakuru Cheruvu Cross in Kuderu mandal.According to police, a Bolero car hit the bike coming from the opposite direction. The petrol tank of the bike exploded under the impact of the crash, resulting in a fire that engulfed the two-whe…

Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that Bharat Future City will be developed on par with Singapore, Tokyo and New York. He gave the assurance that the state government would protect the farmers’ interests by providing good compensation in lieu of the acquisition of their lands for the new city.The Chief Minister was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Future City Police Commissionerate at the Future City.Some individuals appr…

Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) Five workers were killed, and 12 others were injured when a huge crane collapsed due to heavy wind at a cement bricks company on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Monday evening.​The incident occurred at the cement brick company in Mahalingapuram, Shankarpally mandal, Rangareddy district.​Police rushed to the spot and launched rescue and relief operations. The injured were admitted to a hospital in Shankarpally. The condition of two of the injured was stated to be crit…

Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) A private travel bus was gutted in a fire in Telangana’s Medak district in the early morning hours of Monday. There were no casualties, said officials.The bus coming to Hyderabad from Medak caught fire on the National Highway 44 near Masaipet in Medak district around 4 a.m., police said. There were no passengers in the bus at the time of the mishap. The driver and another person, who were in the bus, immediately got off after noticing the fire. Police said no one was…

Amaravati, March 26 (IANS) The ghastly bus fire, which claimed 14 lives and left 22 others injured in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on Thursday, is the latest in a series of deadly accidents involving buses in the Telugu states.Both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have witnessed at least four major bus tragedies in the last six months.Nineteen people were burnt to death when a private bus caught fire after running over a motorbike lying on the road following an accident near Kurnool town o…

Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) The Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL), on Friday, unveiled the proposed plan for the first phase of Musi Riverfront Development Project, aimed at turning the 55-km stretch into an economic powerhouse on the lines of the rivers in cities like Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and London. As per the presentation made at a programme titled ‘Musi invites’ in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy here, the first phase will cover 21 km with tentat…