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Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the national flag installed on a 108-feet high mast at Army Garrison here on Thursday.The solemn ceremony organised by the Indian Army at the Mehdipatnam Garrison was attended by senior Army officers, civil dignitaries, representatives of the Flag Foundation of India, soldiers, veterans and NCC cadets.The event included a guard of honour, hoisting of the national flag and the rendition of the national anthem, said a defence…

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) A Class-I student of an Army School was killed, and her mother was critically injured when a two-wheeler they were riding skidded and fell under an Army vehicle in Telangana.The shocking incident occurred near Trimulgherry in Secunderabad on Wednesday.The seven-year-old boy, a student of Trimulgherry Army School, was on his way to the school and was riding pillion on the scooty driven by his mother.When they reached near the RK Puram Flyover, the scooty skidded. An Army …

Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Colourful hot-air balloons dotted Hyderabad skies as the three-day festival kicked off on Friday, marking a new chapter in Telangana’s tourism sector. State Tourism and Culture Minister Jupally Krishna Rao inaugurated the Festival near the historic Golconda Fort at the Golf Club.He later undertook a hot air balloon ride as part of the opening celebrations. The Minister spent nearly one-and-a-half hours in the air, covering a distance of about 13 kilometres.The ride began…

Hyderabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Hyderabad Police have registered a case against former minister and BRS MLA T. Srinivas Yadav for making objectionable remarks against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.On a complaint by a leader of the ruling Congress party, police registered the case against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader.The case was registered on Wednesday at the SR Nagar Police Station after Congress leader Ravikiran Devulapalli lodged a complaint.Srinivas Yadav had made certain remarks two d…

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested an imposter who was trying to interfere in the working of the Directorate in connection with an ongoing investigation against Heera Gold MD Nowhera Shaik and others.The ED, Hyderabad Zonal Office, said on Monday that Kalyan Banerjee was produced before a Special PMLA Court, which remanded him to judicial custody till January 23.The ED said that after failing to legally protect properties acquired by her out of Proceeds of …

Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) on Sunday announced three more special trains between Hyderabad and Anakapalle in Andhra Pradesh in view of the extra rush of passengers on account of the ensuing Sankranti festival.These trains will be operated between Charlapalli station and Anakapalle, the SCR announced on Sunday.Train number 07479 Anakapalle-Charalapalli will depart from Anakapalle at 10.30 p.m. on January 18 and reach Charalapalli at 11.30 a.m. the next day. Train num…

Bidar (Karnataka), Jan 9 (IANS) The South Central Railway on Friday issued eviction notices to occupants who have allegedly encroached upon railway land worth several crores of rupees by constructing houses and commercial establishments in Bidar city in Karnataka.Officials have initiated action to clear nearly 40 properties that fall under the ownership of the Railway Department. The encroachments are located in Gullar Haveli near the Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB), Survey No. 31, as well as …

Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The 85th All India Industrial Exhibition got off to a colourful start on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka along with the State Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu and State Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated ‘Numaish’, as the annual trade fair is popularly known.’Numaish’, as one of the world’s oldest annual consumer exhibitions is popularly known, will be inaugurated by Telangana government.More than 1,000 stalls have been set up on th…

Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava on Tuesday held a detailed review meeting on the safety of train operations across the zone and advised Divisional Railway Managers to expand the coverage of the CCTV surveillance system. Srivastava stated that the CCTV surveillance system will be effective and crucial in the prevention of miscreant activities. He advised the DRMs to expand the coverage of the CCTV surveillance system to have comprehensive and…

Hyderabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer on Thursday paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.Governor Varma attended the garlanding ceremony of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Vajpayee Park, Secunderabad. He later paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at Lok Bhavan on his birth anniversary and observed it as Good Governance Day.The Governor recalled Vajpayee’s invalu…