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 …

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 …