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Nandyal: A private travel bus making its way from Nellore to Hyderabad crashed into a container lorry in Siruvella Metta, Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, January 22, killing three and injuring at least 10. The ARBCVR Travels bus carrying 36 passengers, suffered a tyre bust, causing the driver to lose control, veer across the divider and crash into an oncoming lorry. The collision sparked a massive ball of fire that engulfed both vehicles and completely gutted them. A DCM truck driver passing by stopped his vehicle and broke the bus windows, allowing the passengers to escape. More than ten passengers sustained minor injuries after jumping out of the windows. Nandyal accident deceased: The bus driver, lorry driver and the lorry cleaner were among the deceased. The bodies of three victims were reportedly burnt beyond recognition, according to local media. All the passengers ' luggage was reduced to ashes. Upon receiving the information, the...
Hyderabad: A speeding car overturned on Begumpet flyover in the city on Wednesday morning, visuals from the site showed. Three people were injured and were rushed to the hospital. Police suspect rash driving as the cause of the accident and launched an investigation into the matter. The accident led to slowing down of traffic as the overturned car blocked a portion of the flyover. Traffic was cleared after removing the car. Two private travel buses collide in AP: In a separate incident in AP, two private travel buses collided near Divan Cheruvu (lake) in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. As per reports, nearly 109 students from Telangana PMC Model school were traveling in the buses and were returning to Nalgonda from Araku valley. Some of them were injured. The bus drivers sustained injuries and were moved to Rajahmundry government hospital. Lorry carrying chemical waste overturns in irrigation canal: In another incident, a lorry carrying a load of chemical waste collected from a pharma...
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at Davos proposed hosting a follow-up meeting of the World Economic Forum, every July in Hyderabad. The proposal received unanimous support from global business leaders and policymakers during the “Join the Rise” event held in Davos, a statement from the CMO said. He said that it is important to accelerate follow-ups and investment decisions in today’s fast-moving business environment. CM, cabinet meet with Google, Unilever representatives: Meanwhile, the CM and cabinet ministers met with representatives from renowned companies such as Google, Philips, Unilever, Expertise and representatives from the UAE government. Google came forward to offer cooperation in cybersecurity, startups, traffic management, agriculture, and climate change. In a meeting with William Uijen, Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer of Unilever, Telangana CM held extensive discussions on the establishment of a Global Capability Center (GCC). Minister D...
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court ordered the traffic police not to stop and force citizens to pay pending traffic challans, in what could be dubbed as a major relief for commuters. The court observed that the police cannot snatch keys or take any other coercive steps over pending challans. Any citizen who wants to pay can do so voluntarily and if the police wants to take action, then due process such as court notice must be provided. Justice NV Shravan Kumar heard two writ petitions filed by Raghavendra Chary, a resident of Secunderabad, who challenged the enforcement mechanisms of Hyderabad Traffic Police. He questioned the legality of many of the enforcement methods employed by the traffic police. Writ petition challenges Telangana Police’s method: This comes after the high court previously heard another writ petition challenging Telangana Police’s practice of cornering and forcing citizens to pay the pending traffic challan on the spot. Justice Madhavi Devi issued notices to the...
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court in an order said that movie producers must finalise and announce decisions of a hike in ticket prices at least 90 days in advance of the film’s release. The writ petition heard by a single bench Justice NV Shravan Kumar, also issued a contempt notice to the Principal Secretary of Home Department, CV Anand, for reported lack of oversight from the department before approving the ticket price hike of Chiranjeevi starrer ‘Mana Shankar Prasad Garu’. Public’s right to information violated: Advocate Advocate Vijay Gopal challenged the order, which arbitrarily increased the ticket price without verifying the film 's budget, source of funds or expenditure statements. The advocate further argued that such approvals constitute a violation of right to information for general audiences and described the decision making process as opaque. After the state government issued a ticket price hike for ‘The Raja Saab’ and ‘Mana Shankar Vara Prasad...
Amaravati: Shallow to moderate fog is likely in the morning time in some places in North Coastal AP, South Coastal AP, Yanam and Rayalaseema over the next three days. Fog is likely to persist till at least January 22, India Meteorological Department in Amaravati said. Vehicular traffic is severely affected as the roads are covered in a thick blanket of fog and those returning to the city after Sankranti festival are facing immense difficulties due to the fog. The meteorological department has advised against traveling during the morning hours and issued warnings to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary. No change in minimum temperature is expected over coastal AP, Yanam and Rayalaseema over the next few days. No significant rainfall activity occurred over south east peninsular India during the last two days, IMD Amaravati said in its weather inference. In the lower levels, dry winds from northern India are prevailing over the region. Thus, northeast monsoon rains have ceased over...
Annamayya district: Two young software engineers died after binge drinking at a Sankranti party at Bandavaddipalli village, KV Palli mandal, Annamayya district, tv9 telugu reported. Drinking contest between friends: As per police authorities, six friends gathered in Bandavaddipalli village to celebrate Sankranti. During the party, a drinking contest ensued between Mani Kumar, 34, and Pushparaj, 26. They consumed at least 19 Budweiser tin beers between 3 pm and 7.30 pm on Saturday, January 17. Health deteriorated rapidly due to dehydration: Excessive consumption of alcohol lead to severe dehydration, causing their health to deteriorate rapidly. They were rushed to the hospital for treatment but Mani Kumar succumbed on the way to the hospital while Pushparaj died later during treatment. Along with them, four other young men—Avalakunta Shravan Kumar, Pasupuleti Shivamani, Avalakunta Venugopal, and Kotakonda Abhishek, who also were present at the party, consumed less beer and therefore...
Hyderabad: Telangana school education department has sent a proposal to the government which allows private schools to hike school fees by 8 percent, once in every two years, reports said. If private schools wish to increase fees by more than that, prior approval from the State Fee Regulatory Committee or the district committees will be mandatory. A senior official from the Education Department stated that the committee will make a final decision only after thoroughly examining the documents submitted by the schools. Private schools reject proposal: In an expected response, private schools have rejected the proposal with Telangana Recognised School Management Association President Madhusudan Sadula said that the government has to revise annual school fees in accordance to Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the method followed in many other states. He stated that schools have to provide annual salary increments for the school staff. He argued that the government should allow a...
Hyderabad: Telangana state cabinet has given its nod for urban local body polls to be held in February. The cabinet has also approved the release of Rs 2,787 crore for land acquisition for Phase-2 (A) and Phase-2 (B) of Hyderabad Metro Rail. The state cabinet meeting was held at the site of Sammakka Saralamma jaatara in Medaram, where CM Revanth Reddy reopened the renovated altars and temple premises. He then performed special prayers to the forest goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma along with his family. The cabinet has decided to hold elections for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations, where the term of the elected bodies was completed. “Considering that the Delimitation Commission has already submitted its report regarding the municipal elections, and the reservations have also been finalized, and also in view of the upcoming festivals of Ramzan and Shivaratri in February, along with the commencement of examinations for students at various levels from the last week...
Hyderabad: Telangana government has finalised reservations for Mayors of Municipal Corporations and chairpersons of Municipalities for the upcoming elections across the state. Municipal Department Director Sridevi announced that 50 percent reservations have been allocated for women across municipalities and corporations. Out of 121 municipalities, 5 have been reserved for STs, 17 for SCs, and 38 for BCs. Out of 10 corporations, reservations have been allotted as follows: GHMC – General Women Warangal – General Nalgonda, Khammam, Nizamabad – General (Women) Mahbubnagar – BC Women Mancherial, Karimnagar – BC (General) Ramagundam – SC (General) Kothagudem – ST (General) Election schedule soon: The State Election Commission (SEC) is expected to announce the municipal election soon after the government issues a formal GO. Reservations for municipal wards and corporation divisions are likely to be completed by Saturday evening. The final reservation list will be forwarded to...
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