SCB gives toll, octroi rights to pvt parties
The Secunderabad Cantonment Board has approved the right to collect octroi and toll tax by private contractors, amidst strong reservations voiced by two Board members.
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GM crops need of the hour, say experts
Genetically Modified (GM) seeds are the need of the hour to bolster farm production in the face of rising demand, and a way to match productivity of countries such as China and Vietnam, according to f
Medium no bar for Principal, teachers post
The AP High Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the state government in imposing the condition that the candidates who had completed three levels of studying in English medium were eligible for
Congress locks CLP hall to ‘gag’ Shankar
Congress Legislature Party affairs are turning murkier by the day, with Medchel MLA K. Lakshma Reddy on Wednesday locking the hall where a press conference was to take place and appropriating the keys
Increase in suicide by farmers haunts state
Despite a series of measures initiated by the state government, there seems to be no end to suicides by farmers in the state. Unable to bear huge financial losses due to poor crop, mounting debts and
Shuttler Saina Nehwal makes IPL debut
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal made her maiden appearance in an Indian Premier League match when she came to cheer for the Deccan Chargers in their match against Kings XI Punjab at the Rajiv Gandhi Interna
Police traces abducted girl
Police on Tuesday traced the five-year-old girl, Akshita, who was abducted from Mallikarjuna Nagar, Amberpet, on Monday morning. Akshita, a UKG student at Rose Buds High School, Mallikarjuna Nagar, w
ASI considering proposal on Tirupati as a protected monument
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is considering a proposal to recommend recognition of the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati as a monument of national importance in view of its archa
People for metered tankers
Citizens are demanding mini-water tankers to solve the summer woes. Since many residents own small-sized sumps, they consider a 5,000-litre tanker large enough. They want the Water Board to introduce
Jagan's firms move court for defreezing A/C
A day after their bank accounts were frozen on CBI direction, Kadapa MP Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's three companies, including Sakshi TV, on Wednesday moved court seeking defreezing of their accounts to