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Feb- 2025 -3 February
Chilkur priest C S Rangarajan joins Sufi Basant festival in Hyderabad
Muzaffar Ali Soofi Chisti, the custodian of Hazrat Shaikh Ji Hali dargah, revived the tradition in south India a few years ago. Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji Temple Chief Priest C S Rangarajan on Sunday visited the Dargah that turns yellow for Sufi Basant festival The grand old tradition of celebrating Basant by Sufi saints came alive at the historic dargah of Hazrat Shaikh Ji Hali in Old City. The entire premises of the dargah, popularly known as Urdu Shariff, was yellow with the devout wearing yellow clothes in tune with the tradition started at Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah in new Delhi about eight centuries ago. Yellow flowers will be offered to the saint resting at the shrine. Celebrating Basant may have been a norm at…
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2 February
Balanagar murder solved: Police nab four suspects in Hyderabad
According to the police, previously some altercation ensued between the victim and the suspects regarding repairing of auto self-motor, due to which the prime suspect Krishna along with others planned the murder Hyderabad: The Balanagar Police solved the murder case of Krishna alias Kittu (42), an auto-rickshaw driver reported on Thursday, and arrested four persons in connection with the killing on Saturday. A previous enmity led to the murder, police said. The arrested persons are A Krishna from Gajularamaram, M Ravi, G Naresh and G Shankar of Santathnagar. All the accused persons are auto-rickshaw drivers. According to the police, previously some altercation ensued between the victim and the suspects regarding repairing of auto self-motor, due to which the prime suspect Krishna…
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2 February
Hyderabad: Four-year-old killed in crash
The car, reportedly being driven at high speed, lost control and first crashed into an electric pole on the road, then jumped off the road and ran into a thatched house Hyderabad: A four-year-old boy died after a rashly driven car ran into a thatched dwelling on the roadside at Parvathapur in Medipally on the city outskirts on Saturday early hours. According to the police, the incident occurred around 1 am, when the car was proceeding from Ghatkesar towards Uppal. On reaching Parvathapur, the car, reportedly being driven at high speed, lost control and first crashed into an electric pole on the road. With the same speed, the vehicle jumped off the road and ran into a thatched house, before coming to a halt. K Akshith (4), who was inside the…
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2 February
Rachakonda Police nab youth for drug peddling
Officials said marijuana worth Rs 5 lakh was seized from Srikanth, a resident of Rampally in Keesara Hyderabad: A youth who took to drug peddling for easy money and luxurious life was caught by the Rachakonda Police in Rampally on Saturday. Officials said marijuana worth Rs 5 lakh was seized from him. Police said K Srikanth (25), a resident of Rampally in Keesara, was earlier arrested in similar cases and was jailed. During his stay in the prison, Srikanth became friends with one Shiva, also a drug peddler. After being released from the jail, the duo continued to do drug peddling. While Srikanth was caught, efforts are on to nab Shiva, police said.
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2 February
Telangana private degree colleges protest at Dharna Chowk
Around 400 managements of private degree and PG colleges staged a dharna and held a maha rally, while the TPDMA threatened indefinite closure of colleges over fee reimbursement dues Hyderabad: The Telangana State Private Degree and PG Colleges Management Association (TPDMA) threatened indefinite closure of colleges and not holding exams if the Congress government fails to respond on the long-pending fee reimbursement dues within the next 10 days. The warning has come over two months after colleges across the State were forced to shut down temporarily due to the non-payment of these dues. On Saturday, around 400 managements of private degree and PG colleges held a dharna and maha rally at Dharna Chowk here on Saturday. According to TPDMA, the government has not paid the fee dues for the last 16 months, leaving managements in a severe financial…
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2 February
Task Force and local police bust counterfeit currency racket, man held with fake Rs 500 notes
A habitual offender in printing counterfeit currency, Murali Krishna procured a computer, colour printer, and other material, and made counterfeit currency notes of Rs 500 denomination Hyderabad: The Task Force (Central) team along with the local police busted a counterfeit Indian currency racket and arrested one person at Bazaar Ghat in Nampally on Saturday. Counterfeit currency with face value of Rs 11.1 lakh in Rs 500 denomination, printing equipment and other material were seized. According to the police, Murali Krishna (38), a trader from Khammam and native of Guntur, was a habitual offender in printing counterfeit currency. He procured a computer system, colour printer, and other material and made counterfeit currency notes of Rs 500 denomination. “He circulated this counterfeit currency in the local market through his associates. He was exchanging fake currency of Rs 1 lakh value with Rs 14,000 original currency notes and…
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2 February
Study in France: French Embassy launches ‘Classes Internationales’ for Indian students
The program is designed to create an exclusive pathway for Indian students into the prestigious French higher education system Hyderabad: The French Embassy in India and Campus France have announced the launch of the second edition of Classes Internationales, a initiative unveiled by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Jaipur in January 2024 where he announced, “30,000 Indian students in France in 2030. It’s a very ambitious target, but I am determined to make it happen”. The program is designed to create an exclusive pathway for Indian students into the prestigious French higher education system. Classes Internationales allows Indian students—whether complete beginners or advanced French learners—to access French-taught undergraduate programs after completing an immersive foundational year of French language…
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2 February
Task Force and Central Crime Station officials arrest one in investment fraud case
Hiranmahe had started a business establishment styled as ‘Ration Bio Products’ through which he promised to supply bio enzymes-based floor and washroom cleaning liquids without use of chemicals Hyderabad: In a joint operation, Task Force (North) and the Central Crime Station (CCS) officials nabbed Kaswaraju Hiranmahee (59), a resident of Gandhi Nagar, who was absconding in a cheating case. He allegedly had duped investors by promising to supply chemical-free liquids. Hiranmahe had started a business establishment styled as ‘Ration Bio Products’ through which he promised to supply bio enzymes-based floor and washroom cleaning liquids without use of chemicals. Police said, for this, he made the victims invest huge sums of money in 2021 assuring an annual turnover of Rs 100 crore by 2024. However, investors neither received the agreed shareholding nor the promised returns, and approached the police. Based on…
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2 February
Hyderabad cybercime arrest five persons involving in job fraud
Police said the fraudsters with the help of several bank accounts, as per their well-orchestrated plan, impersonated as organizers of reputed companies with lucrative returns on the investments Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police arrested five persons on charges of cheating job aspirants to the tune of several lakhs by promising part-time task based jobs with hefty salaries, police said on Saturday. The arrested persons are P Devakrupa, V.V.Shiva Shankar, Balaraju, Prajwal Reddy and C Vijay Sagar. Police said the fraudsters with the help of several bank accounts, as per their well-orchestrated plan, impersonated as organizers of reputed companies with lucrative returns on the investments. They cheated job aspirants to the tune of several lakhs. Based on a recent complaint, the job…
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2 February
Cleanup drive at Indira Park: 40kg of discarded manja collected in 3 hours
They could remove the manja from 60 trees during a three-hour-long effort. Santoshi Nair, a member of AWCS, said that still they could hardly clean 10 per cent of Indira Park. Sangareddy: As many as 40 volunteers of Animal Warriors Conservation Society, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and HCL Foundation collected 40 kg of discarded nylon manja from the trees in Indira Park during a clean-up drive on Saturday. They could remove the manja from 60 trees during a three-hour-long effort. Santoshi Nair, a member of AWCS, said that still they could hardly clean 10 per cent of Indira Park. She said they would take up another clean-up drive next Sunday by involving more volunteers. The GHMC officials arranged multiple boom…
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