Category: City

DGP apprises CM of security for PM visit

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

DGP V Dinesh Reddy called on CM N Kiran Kumar Reddy at his Camp Office and apprised him about the security measures taken by the police in connection with PM Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to the City on October 16. The police conducted rehearsals in connection with the PM’s arrival for the CoP.

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Four arrested for online scam

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

The cyber team of Bangalore police recently arrested four Hyderabadis in a Rs.15 crore cheating case. The accused included Mohd Zahid Ali, a 37-year-old resident of Basheerbagh who works at a car dealership. A net-savvy graduate, Ali created a fake ID in the name of Venkateshwar Rao and cheated people from Bangalore through a cyber [...]

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No regard for emergency services

No regard for emergency services

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Time was when emergency civic services had a method and identity of their own and people respected them. No longer. In the increasing mess of man and machine on road and chaotic traffic, these services receive little attention. In Hyderabad, all emergency signals have acquired the same tune, thanks to the universal installation of an [...]

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People won’t believe in padayatras: Etala

People won’t believe in padayatras: Etala

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

TRS leader in the Assembly Etela Rajender has said that people would not believe in TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s ‘Vasthunna Meekosam’ padayatra or YSRC leader Sharmila’s proposed padayatra. Speaking to the media in Hyderabad on Sunday, Etela said that Sharmila, who never bothered about the people’s problems, was now taking up a padayatra in [...]

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Green Pilgrimage India Chapter launched

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

A workshop on ‘Green Pilgrimage’ is being held to draw the attention of people visiting religious places towards maintaining sanitation. The Green-Pilgrimage India Chapter was recently launched by minister M Maheedhar Reddy. Mayor Majid Hussain and GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu appealed to pilgrims to not litter the shrines. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————– City police to remain vigilant [...]

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‘Raid part of vendetta politics’

‘Raid part of vendetta politics’

| October 15, 2012 | 5 Comments

In an exclusive interview to Postnoon, Dr P Shanker Rao’s daughter Sushmitha talks about Saturday’s raid, the callousness of the police and her worries about her father’s safety.

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Bribe fear keeps hawkers off records

Bribe fear keeps hawkers off records

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Only three officials have been assigned to register all the hawkers that fall under the purview of the GHMC, clearly an inadequate number.

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Lacklustre turnout for voter enrolment drive

Lacklustre turnout for voter enrolment drive

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Few citizens turned up at the special drive held to ease voter enrolment ahead of the 2014 elections.

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Minister unaffected by scam

Minister unaffected by scam

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Despite exposure of the multi-crore scam involving money that was allotted to minority students, the concerned minister has still not responded.

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Azad’s Telangana statement sparks fury

Azad’s Telangana statement sparks fury

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Telangana leaders are up in arms over the Union minister’s views on a separate state.

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