Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): The famous Chilkur Balaji Temple conducted corona vaccination drive for the staff and their families at the temple goushala. Over 50 staff and their families were administered Covishield vaccine. The vaccination drive to temple staff was supported by the Helping Hand Foundation and Nirmala …

Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): Heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted in Hyderabad in the next 48 hours, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The weathermen attributed the reason to the rainfall is due to the low-pressure area over Odisha to Vidarbha and shear zone over 18-degree latitude. …

Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): The State government has garnered Rs 2,000.37 crore in the e-auction of eight plots measuring 49.951 acres of HMDA lands at Kokapet in competitive bidding. The government after getting a green signal from the High Court took up the auction on Thursday. The e-auction …

Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): Tension mounted at Raj Bhavan after Congress tried to take out a rally from Indira Park to Raj Bhavan. The Congress leaders staged a dharna at Indira Park following the ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ call given by the TPCC chief Revanth Reddy. Revanth Reddy led …

Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): Sathupally MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah explained various development works to be taken up in the Municipality, for which the government had promised to release Rs 30 crore. On Thursday, along with Municipal Corporation Chairman K Mahesh, he met Municipal Administration and IT Minister KT …

Hyderabad; July 16 ( PMI ): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed State Civil Supplies department to distribute new ration cards from July 26 this year. The CM has instructed the Ministers and MLAs in the Assembly segments concerned to distribute the new ration cards to more than 3,60,000 …

16-07-2021 By SJA Jafri SPIN BOLDAK/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Kandahar, an Afghan commander said. Afghan Special Forces had been fighting to retake the main market area of Spin Boldak when Siddiqui …

16-07-2021 BEIRUT: Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down on Thursday after failing to form a government for over the past eight months. Hariri resigned following a brief meeting with President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace. “I withdrew from forming the government,” he told reporters. “Aoun demanded some amendments, which …

16-07-2021 JOHANNESBURG: The South African government plans to deploy 25,000 troops after days of widespread looting and violence. The military deployment – to counter riots sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma – would be the biggest since the end of apartheid. At least 117 people have died …

16-07-2021 SCHULD: At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Europe swept through towns and villages, leaving cars upended, houses destroyed and people stranded on rooftops. Eighteen people died and dozens were unaccounted for around …