City knocks down heritage
It is as if all the authorities and safeguards to protect heritage structures simply don’t exist. Structures deemed to be of heritage value are frequently demolished by private developers without No O
Masked men rob gold from techie, kin
A software engineer, his wife and mother were robbed at knife point on Tuesday night at Raghavendra colony in Ramachandrapuram. The thieves made away with 23 tolas of gold ornaments after threatening
GM argument heats up at meet
Passionate arguments were heard on Wednesday for and against genetically modified (GM) technology in an event that was held on the sidelines of the CoP. Scientists from Europe and Africa presented the
Despite industry appeal, no change in power policy
The state government’s prohibitive policy on ‘captive generation’, a process which requires 26 to 28 per cent of the power generated to be sold to state discoms, continues unchanged, despite several
Weed killer emerges as farm villain
Glyphosate, a chemical that kills weeds, has emerged as a major villain at the ongoing CoP-11. Rights groups and independent research organisations have come up with publications that highlight the un
City gets 3 cm rainfall
Normal life was affected in the city on Tuesday due to incessant rains lashing the state capital since Monday night. The city received over 3 cm rainfall since last night. However, no significant inf
Talks on T must continue: TJAC
Telangana Joint Action Committee chairman M. Kodandaram on Tuesday asserted a political solution and not a “police solution” would end the Telangana tangle. “Talks on Telangana should continue in New
Rains leave 3 dead, paddy destroyed; more predicted
Three people died and one remained untraced on Tuesday as rains wreaked havoc across the state. Thousands of hectares of paddy were submerged and many low-lying areas in the cities were inundated. Met
Only consensus can bring T: CM
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy clarified on Tuesday that the state could not be divided on political reasons. Reiterating that a political angle for the state’s division was out of the question,
String of cases on T-march leaders
Reacting quickly after Sunday’s violence, the city police on Monday registered around 30 FIRs against protesters who took part in the Telangana march, including organiser Prof. Kodandaram, for violenc