DGP promises more sops for cops
The director-general of police, Mr V. Dinesh Reddy, initiated several welfare measures for police officials and reorganisation of police department in the state. Police officials will get concessions
Notice to Billy Rao on land deal
The AP High Court on Monday issued a notice to P. Ahobala Rao, alias Billy Rao, of IMG Academics Bharata, on two PILs, seeking a CBI probe into a land deal between the state government and IMG Bharat
1 lakh rice varieties vanished in 100 yrs
Environment experts feel that the rich biodiversity of rice is fast depleting, with only a handful of commercially viable varieties being cultivated the world over. In the last 100 years, as many as 1
India yet to ratify biosafety protocol
India’s task to guide the CBD in formulation of scientifically-designed risk assessment of living modified organisms, is of utmost importance because there is no consensus on living modified organisms
Genetic engineering fails to deliver: Studies
Genetic engineering has been hailed as a panacea for the problem of global hunger and population explosion, but research studies reveal that it has failed to deliver the goods. At the same time, it ha
T-rampage derails city train services
MMTS commuters found that the service was cancelled for the day, and thousands of long-distance passengers landed up in Secunderabad when they intended to go to Hyderabad on Monday. This was the outco
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
India takes the chair, to guide world on biosafety
India formally took over the reins of conserving the world’s biological diversity on Monday, with a call to nations to speed up the process of ratifying the Cartagena Protocol on bio-safety and sustai
String of cases on Telangana march leaders
Reacting quickly after Sunday’s violence, the Hyderabad police on Monday registered around 30 FIRs against protesters who took part in the Telangana march, including organiser Prof. Kodandaram, for vi
Immersions spill on to Sunday
Contrary to the claims of police, the Ganesh idols immersion process in Hussainsagar could not be completed by midnight. By the time the last two idols from Chilkalguda and Ziaguda were immersed, it w