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 …

Hyderabad; July 15 ( PMI ): In yet another case, an umemployed youth from Khammam committed suicide after being depressed over no job notifications from Telangana government. The incident took place at Gangadevipadu of Penuballi mandal in Khammam district. According to the victim’s family members, Nageshwara Rao (29) had completed …

Hyderabad; July 15 ( PMI ): Heavy traffic jam witnessed on National Highway 65 near Abdullapurmet in Hyderabad outskirts after a ready-mix lorry turned turtle. Vehicles lined up for about 10 km on Hyderabad-Vijayawada route with the lorry occupying the road. The police rushed to the place and removed the …

Hyderabad; July 15 ( PMI ): With the incessant rains in Hyderabad for the last two days, several areas in city were inundated causing the people to stay indoors. On Wednesday night, many areas in Dilsukhnagar, Chaitanyapuri, Kamlanagar were waterlogged. Due to heavy inflows into Saroornagar lake, the low areas …

Hyderabad; July 15 ( PMI ): Minister A Indrakaran Reddy and T Srinivas Yadav on Wednesday said that elaborate arrangements were being made for grand Bonalu Jathara at Ujjaini Mahanklai temple here. The festivities will be conducted on July 25 and 26, they informed. The ministers held a review meeting …