Against the tide
The world of sports is replete with famed fables overcoming obstacles of various forms before walking on the path to glory. Kaki Raghavendra and Nikhil, who finished 14th and 21st respectively in the
AP to seek royalty for Brahma bull
The AP Biodiversity Board wants to claim royalty for the Brahma or Brahman bull, a species taken from Ongole and being bred widely in Brazil, the US and Australia for the last 100 years. The bull, sci
No fire safety training given to school personnel
The Fire Prevention Wing insists that schools must install fire fighting equipment on their premises, but they do not conduct fire drills in educational institutions, nor do they provide school person
170 gangsters rounded up
South Zone police took 170 people with criminal records into preventive custody on Thursday, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Mecca Masjid blast. The preventive detention is part of security me
Divorce sought due to man’s ‘single’ FB status
Pallavi (name changed), 28, a newly-wed IT professional, has approached the family court seeking divorce from her 31-year-old businessman husband Gaurav (name changed), for not updating his Facebook p
Doc held in kidney scam
In an indication of how deep rooted the illegal trade in kidneys is, the Punjagutta police on Wednesday arrested a Gandhi Hospital nephrologist for his alleged involvement in at least one illegal kidn
New initiatives to help excise vigilance
The state excise department has launched new initiatives to strengthen its vigil on the liquor retailers as well as illicit brewing. For the first time, the department decided to allocate funds indivi
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
CBI digs for quid pro quo investments
The CBI had searched offices of the companies and the residences of the promoters of the top businessmen involved and individuals who had invested in companies belonging to Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy. The f
Prasad had Midas touch
Nimmagadda Prasad, better known as Matrix Prasad, has a phenomenal success story. Known to have been close to both former Chief Ministers — N. Chandrababu Naidu and Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy — Mr Pras