Hyderabad: The vital bridge across the Musi river connecting Gowliguda and Darulshifa has become an accident-prone stretch, with commuters blaming poor maintenance of the GHMC garbage transfer station on Imliban island. Two-wheeler riders say garbage and leachate spilling from trucks at the transfer station make the bridge dangerously slippery whenever it rains.People attending religious gatherings…
Hyderabad: Union minister Kishan Reddy on Sunday accused the Telangana govt of failure in monsoon preparedness, alleging that even light showers are inundating roads in Hyderabad because of poor civic maintenance and administrative neglect.After visiting several colonies in Nampally Assembly constituency, the Secunderabad MP said key pre-monsoon works such as desilting of stormwater drains and…
H-FAST books 185 food adulteration cases in 100 days Hyderabad: In its first 100 days, the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) registered 185 cases and seized nearly 122 tonnes of adulterated food across the city, the Hyderabad city police said in a release on Saturday.Launched on March 19, the 36-member team has been conducting…
Hyderabad: Taking note of allegations that authorities failed to act against encroachments and illegal constructions around Errakunta lake despite repeated complaints over the last three years, Telangana high court on Thursday sought responses from HYDRAA and HMDA on the steps taken to protect the water body.Justice B Vijaysen Reddy directed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt has appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as new chief secretary of Telangana on Friday. He will take over from present chief secretary K Rama Krishna Rao, who is set to demit the office on June 30. The 1992 batch officer Jaju presently secretary of ministry of development of north-east region. A…
Encroachments being cleared during a special drive in the city on Sunday Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Saturday conducted a special citywide drive to clear encroachments from roads and pedestrian pathways.According to GHMC officials, 283 encroachments were removed during the June 20 drive, including 79 permanent structures and 204 temporary occupations. The…
Hyderabad: As Telangana begins its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questions remain over whether booth-level officers (BLOs) will physically reach every voter. Similar challenges in states like West Bengal and Gujarat — where locked houses, apartment complexes, migrant settlements and urban localities made contact difficult — had led to electors being marked absent…
A pothole-riddled and muddy stretch in Snehitha Hills Hyderabad: Thousands of residents in Snehitha Hills, Peeramcheru of Ranga Reddy district, despite its proximity to the Telangana State Police Academy, are struggling with a range of unresolved civic and infrastructure issues that have left them frustrated.The locality, which houses several apartments and independent houses, is facing…
Hyderabad: Even as Hyderabad’s municipal corporations await fresh local body elections, a curious trend is playing out across the city: Former corporators are back in the spotlight, laying foundation stones, performing bhoomi poojas and inaugurating civic works as if they never left office.What has now triggered concern within the municipal administration department is not merely…
Hyderabad: In a rare and stern move, Telangana high court has imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the commissioner of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) for failing to comply with court directives and missing deadlines to file a counter-affidavit in a long-running land dispute.Justice NV Shravan Kumar’s bench levied the…
