Arrest shocks ministers
The arrest of excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana on Thursday has shocked those in power who believed they enjoyed political immunity, and has left many fearful of who will be the next minister to
State okays encroached land for Raju’s son
The state government has regularised large housing sites in the prime Raidurg area to different individuals including Mr B. Rama Raju, son of Mr B. Ramalinga Raju.
Mr Rama Raju had encroached upon 1,
Kiran refuses to meet UAE firm
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday turned down the request for a meeting from a delegation from the Ras Al Khaima Infrastructure Authority, sources said. The official team was in the city
CM favours ‘case-to-case’ approach
The prosecution against IAS officials involved in CBI cases may take a curious turn with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy considering sanction of prosecution or its denial in a case-to-case approac
CBI awaits CM’s nod, babus build pressure
Increasingly under pressure from the bureaucracy to turn down the CBI request to sanction prosecution against two bureaucrats in the Emaar case, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy will have to take a
Voters slip to be allowed if there is no EPIC
The election commissioner H.S. Brahma who reviewed the arrangements told the media that the decision to make EPIC mandatory was the upshot of state election authorities achieving 100 per cent EPIC cov
State violated CVC guidelines
The department of personnel and training has grossly violated Supreme Court directives and Central Vigilance Commission guidelines while processing the CBI request to sanction the prosecution of two s
Parties get to splurge till May 18
The Election Commissioner’s diktats on poll expenditure have had little effect on the candidates’ spending for the upcoming bypolls since they do not have to account for the actual expenditure till th
Babu bypasses mantri
Miffed by agriculture commissioner V. Usha Rani ignoring his directive to put the tenders for procurement of bio-pesticides on hold, agriculture minister Kanna Lakshminarayana has lodged a protest wit
State to call off leases, plans auction
The state government has decided to cancel all the existing sand mining leases and go in for a fresh auction. There are about 90 leases in vogue, all of which will be cancelled by the government follo