Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to continue the bomb resistant vehicle (BRV) allotted to former IPS officer and BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar.Questioning why notice was not issued to Praveen Kumar before the decision to withdraw the BRV was taken, the court remarked that though the authorities concerned have…
Court directs Telangana govt to file counter on police recruitment Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Tuesday directed the state govt to file a detailed counter in response to a public interest litigation seeking to fill vacancies in the police department.The bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, while taking note of…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court, allowing an appeal by the state govt, set aside a 1999 trial court order directing the govt to hand over possession of two land parcels measuring 1.3 acres and 1.2 acres on the campus of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Erragadda to private claimants. The high court observed…
Forensic audit finds 22K anomalies in Dharani transactions Hyderabad: Nearly 22,000 ‘anomalies’ were reportedly found during a forensic audit of eight lakh Dharani (land) transactions between Oct 2020 and Dec 2024. However, the state govt is clueless about the officers and the persons behind those transactions, which involved nearly 10,000 acres.Kerala Security Audit and Assurance…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has alleged that the state govt, which had promised farmers ownership rights over assigned lands after coming to power, is now acquiring their lands for industrial purposes. He said most of the victims were Dalits and tribals.Addressing party workers in Parigi town, the BRS working president said that…
Hyderabad: Taking objections over state govt’s policy to pay income tax (I-T) of chairpersons of various corporations and advisors of cabinet rank along with the chief minister and ministers from the state exchequer, Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has urged governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to amend the Payment of Salaries Act, 1953, for payment of…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Monday directed the state govt to file counters within three weeks in a petition filed by Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), a public sector undertaking under the Union ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, challenging the resumption of 891 acres of prime land at Balanagar.The land, allotted to IDPL in…
Hyderabad: In a move to curb rampant illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste amid rapid urban growth, the state govt has tightened regulations governing construction activities across three municipal corporations in the core urban region.According to the latest GO, the state govt has decided to restrict the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs)…
DoneHyderabad: Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka of the Telangana high court on Friday allowed a review petition filed by the state govt, recalling its earlier directions relating to publication of minimum wage notifications, and restored a writ petition for fresh adjudication under the framework of the Code on Wages, 2019.The court also closed a connected contempt case…
Hyderabad: The Telangana United Medical and Health Employees Union issued a warning to the state govt, demanding immediate redressal of long-pending issues in the medical and health sector.At its state general body meeting in Hyderabad, the union cautioned that employees across cadres would launch agitations if the demands remain unresolved.In a unanimous resolution, the union…
