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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) conducted a meeting on Friday, August 29, discussing groundwater levels in the city and the need for creating awareness on recharge wells. HYDRAA hosted a meeting on ‘Flood prevention and groundwater replenishment with recharge wells’, which was attended by Commissioner AV Ranganath, other HYDRAA officials, environmentalists, GHMC and city planning officials, among others. During the meeting, officials said that due to excessive use of concrete, only around 2 percent of the rainwater is percolating, while the remaining ends up flooding the streets. They said that despite laws mandating recharge wells in…
Hyderabad: The Allu and Mega families are in deep sorrow after the death of Allu Kanakaratnamma, wife of late actor Allu Ramalingaiah. She was the mother of producer Allu Aravind and grandmother of actor Allu Arjun. Kanakaratnamma, aged 94, passed away on Saturday early morning due to old age health problems. Family members said she died at 1:45 a.m. Family Gathering Ram Charan came from Mysuru, and Allu Arjun traveled from Mumbai to be with the family. Chiranjeevi has been at the residence since morning, looking after all the arrangements. Pawan Kalyan and Nagababu are in Visakhapatnam for a public…
Hyderabad: In a surprising decision, the Telangana cabinet has reportedly cleared the names of Congress leader and ex-cricketer Mohd Azharuddin along with that of Prof M Kodandaram for MLC posts under the governor’s quota. This comes just days after the Supreme Court struck down the earlier appointment of Kodandaram and The Siasat Daily‘s editor Amer Ali Khan as MLCs by the government. The new development of having Azharuddin as an MLC is likely a move by the ruling Congress to ensure that he is given a position so that another person can be the party candidate for the upcoming Jubilee…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on September 1 the RJD and AIMIM’s pleas for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. The deadline for filing claims and objections for inclusion or exclusion of elector names from the draft roll is September 1. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi on Friday agreed to list the applications filed by political parties on Monday, which implied September 1 as the parties requested an urgent hearing. Also ReadBihar: BJP, RSS, EC indulging in…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether it wanted to build a border wall like in the US to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country. The top court outlined the “same legacy of cultural and linguistic heritage” shared by Bengali and Punjabi speaking Indians with the neighbouring countries and speaking the same language but divided by borders. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi went on to ask Centre to apprise it about the standard operating procedures (SOP) adopted by the governments in deporting illegal migrants, especially to Bangladesh. Also…
Hyderabad: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Telangana secretary John Wesley was placed under house arrest in Hyderabad on Saturday, August 30 ahead of the “Chalo Assembly” protest. Police prevented him from participating in the planned protest at the Telangana Assembly over the Anajipur land dispute. The action triggered strong criticism from party workers across Telangana. According to reports, the CPI(M) planned a protest at the Telangana Assembly, which would coincide with the beginning of the Monsoon session. The protest aimed to pressure the Telangana government to resolve the issue and safeguard the rights of the local poor. A video of…
Ara: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the NDA government at the Centre for the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, and accused the BJP, the RSS and the Election Commission of indulging in ‘vote chori’ in the country. Addressing a public rally during the Congress’ ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Ara, the district headquarters of Bhojpur, Gandhi claimed that the electoral roll revision was an “attack on the Constitution and the democratic system of the country”. “The BJP, the RSS and the EC are indulging in ‘vote chori’ (stealing of votes) in the country,” he alleged.…
Hyderabad: Prabhas, the superstar of Tollywood, is busy with back-to-back films. Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who became a top director after the huge success of Animal, is now teaming up with him for Spirit. The film has not started shooting yet, but it is expected to begin soon. Fans are already very excited about this big project. Even before shooting starts, Spirit is making headlines. Actress Tripti Dimri is expected to play the heroine. Korean actor Don Lee is being considered as the villain. Actors Tarun, Srikanth, and Madonna Sebastian are also said to be part of the movie. Every…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday sought the Union government’s response to a petition challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, which petitioners argue threatens to wipe out the livelihood of thousands of people overnight. The matter was heard by Justice B M Shyam Prasad, who granted time to the Centre to file its reply while allowing the petitioners to submit detailed arguments in support of their plea for an interim stay on the Act’s operation. Also ReadParliament passes Online Gaming Bill to ban all forms of money games Senior counsel representing the petitioners contended that…
Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case questioned one of the complainants, Sujata Bhat, for the third consecutive day on Friday, August 30. According to sources, Sujata Bhat, who had previously alleged that her daughter Ananya disappeared from the Dharmasthala temple premises in 2003, reportedly expressed her desire to withdraw the complaint during interrogation. Investigators noted that she appeared to be under significant pressure and was struggling with the sustained interrogation. SIT officials found her statements on Friday to be contradictory to her earlier claims, suggesting she was lying and obstructing the legal process. Also ReadDharmasthala case:…