Physics re-exam set for May 16
There will be no risk for Intermediate second year students in taking the improvement examination, since the better of the two performances will be taken into account. Students appearing for the impro
No T, no Congress: suspended MPs
Congress MPs from the Telangana, suspended by the party from the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, made it clear on Wednesday that if the party was not going to concede the demand for a separate state by 2014, th
Panel to study physics marks
The state government stoutly denies that the large number of failures (31 per cent) in the Intermediate second year physics exam was due to an incorrectly set paper. Nevertheless, the government is c
Water Board to mortgage assets
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) will mortgage its properties, such as storage-cum-supply reservoirs and hundreds of acres of land in which sewerage treatment plant
Malaria killing 1.5 lakh Indians
April 25 is World Malaria Day and the World Health Organisation has prescribed the T3 (Test, Treat, Track) process to tackle malaria. Continuous investment in malaria control will propel countries re
400-yr-old mosque faces threat from builders
A four century old mosque and tomb behind the Golconda Fort at Neknampur will soon be memory thanks to the sheer greed and insensitivity of contractors. The structure will be torn down for developing
Overhead cables to go underground soon
Overhead cables that pose a threat to the lives of motorists and are also destroying the beauty of the city will soon be a thing of the past. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has st
India's financial system still strong, says RBI deputy governor
India's financial system was strong and there was nothing to worry about, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor K.C. Chakrabarthy said on Thursday after Standard & Poor's (S&P) scaling down of t
‘Paper pattern is Board’s discretion’
Awarding grace marks in board examinations is nothing new, yet the state government is reluctant to award grace marks this year to students failed in Physics in the Intermediate second year exams. Abo
CBI judge takes up fresh hearing on Vijay Sai bail plea
Principal special judge for CBI cases A. Pullaiah, moved over to CBI judge Nagamaruthi Sharma, the bail plea of Vijay Sai Reddy, the vice-chairman of Jagathi Publications, for a fresh hearing. The II