State not to turn liquor retailer
The state government on Tuesday constituted a cabinet sub-committee to finalise the new excise policy even as it decided in principle not to venture into the retail liquor trade and auction the outlet
No post finalised for Transco CMD
The state government shifted Transco chairman and MD Ajay Jain, and irrigation principal secretary Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, who had been in their respective posts for a long time and had been seeking tran
Tech college fee hike to cost state dearly
The fee reimbursement burden on the state exchequer is expected to increase manifold as per the recent orders of the Supreme Court pertaining to a fee hike in those engineering colleges that come forw
Inter admissions open on June 1
The Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) on Monday issued the admissions schedule for intermediate courses for the new academic year 2012-13. It imposed a ban on conducting entrance tests for admissi
Ex-cop survives surgeries, brain stroke
With 80 per cent of his stomach removed, three major surgeries and a brain stroke could not diminish the will power of a 63-year-old retired police officer from Hyderabad city. Even though 80 per cen
Colleges accused of selling NRI seats
A fresh controversy is brewing over seats under the NRI quota in the state's engineering colleges, with the association of college managements seeking a CBI probe into the largesse allegedly offered t
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
EC: Tirupati MP, TD candidate violated code
The Election Commission has found Tirupati MP Chinta Mohan violating the model code of conduct during his campaign for Tirupati bypoll. Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal on Monday told mediapersons
BJP sidelines TJAC, to enter Parkal fray
In a clear rebuff to TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao's appeal to let his party contest the byelection for the Parkal Assembly seat, the BJP on Monday decided to field its own candidate. The BJP core co
Justice Ghose new acting CJ for state HC
Justice P. C. Ghose, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, will soon be head of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as acting Chief Justice. According to sources, Justice Ghose will be transferred from Calcut