Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to change the Constitution of India and undermine democratic values.Addressing an event to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar here, he alleged that the BJP was trying to make a mockery of democracy, putting citizens’ fundamental rights at risk. Stating that every citizen faces the risk of losing their fundamental rights, he called upon people to unite t…
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Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees have decided to go on strike from April 22 in support of their demands. This was announced by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the TGSRTC employees on Monday.JAC leaders said that, though they gave notice of the strike on March 13, there was no response from the government or the TGSRTC management.They said the government should take steps to avert the strike. JAC chairman Thomas Reddy said they placed 32…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi flagged off the ‘Run for Ambedkar, Run for the Constitution’ marathon here on Sunday, urging people to unite against forces whose “ultimate aim is to finish the Constitution”. Addressing the participants on the occasion, LoP Gandhi said, “The Constitution is the message of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Ji. If there had been no Constitution, we would not have been able to see India in this form.”He alleged that individuals asso…
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to make all three critical barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project fully operational at the earliest. Irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday made it clear that the state government is determined to bring Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla back into operation.He wanted the rehabilitation works to be fast-tracked to restore the project to full operational status under a time-bound programme.The minister held a hig…
Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) As many as 42 cadres of CPI (Maoist), including People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) Battalion Commander Sodi Malla alias Keshal, surrendered before Telangana Police on Friday, along with 36 firearms and 800 grams of gold. The Maoists who surrendered before Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivdhar Reddy include 21 cadres of PLGA, 11 cadres of Telangana State Committee (TSC) and 10 cadres of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC).Barring an Area Committe…
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday said the upcoming complex of Telangana High Court here will be the best high court in the country.He noted that courtrooms, administrative buildings, archives, residential infrastructure and training facilities will be grouped together in a single self-contained site.The CJI was speaking after laying the foundation stone for Zone-II of the new High Court complex coming up on 100 acres at Rajendranagar.He said after see…
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Intensifying its drive to curb adulterated food, Hyderabad police have seized a large number of ice and lassi candies laced with harmful chemicals.The sleuth of the Commissioners Taskforce, Golconda Zone Team, along with Mehdipatnam police, raided an ice cream parlour at Ahmed Nagar, in the First Lancer area, and apprehended its owner, Syed Musharafuddin, who was manufacturing and supplying ice candies and lassi in an unhygienic environment. The team seized material val…
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) carried out a major operation on Wednesday to remove encroachments on government land. Five under-construction buildings were demolished by HYDRAA teams at Shastripuram in Rajendranagar mandal amid tight security.HYDRAA personnel demolished structures built illegally on the land allotted for a playground. Five G+3 under construction structures were pulled down to protect the land worth Rs.100 crore. Two sm…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar has welcomed the Telangana government’s decision to introduce the Parents Support Bill, describing it as a moral intervention aimed at reminding children of their duty to care for their aged parents.The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved the Parents Support Bill, providing for the deduction of 15 per cent of salary or Rs 10,000, whichever is lower, from public representatives and government or private employees who neglec…
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Hyderabad police have imposed traffic restrictions around historic Mecca Masjid on the occasion of Jummat-ul-Vida (last Friday of Ramzan) prayers. The roads around Charminar will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday (March 20).The main roads from Charminar towards Madina, Murgi Chowk, and Shalibanda will be closed to all vehicular traffic.Joint Commissioner of Police has announced that traffic will be diverted at various points in the Char…