POLITICS
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Jun- 2025 -7 June
Telangana: Woman detained in Singareni job scam probe
ACB officials detain her in connection with a recruitment scam at SCCL involving fraudulent dependent job appointments and employee transfers. Probe follows earlier arrest of an SCCL driver accused of collecting money through medical invalidation scams Kothagudem: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials have reportedly taken a woman into custody in connection with alleged irregularities involving job offers at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). The ACB launched an investigation into fraudulent practices related to the medical invalidation of employees for dependent job appointments, as well as irregularities in transfer processes and recruitment scams involving private individuals. As part of the probe, K Chaitanya, a resident of Rudrampur in Chunchupalli mandal, was detained for questioning. It may be recalled that on May 6, the ACB arrested an…
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7 June
IPS officer Charu Sinha takes charge as ADGP CID in Telangana
The 1996-batch officer, known for leading four CRPF sectors, will also oversee Women Safety, including SHE Teams and the Bharosa Centre Hyderabad: Senior IPS officer Charu Sinha took charge as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Crime Investigation Department (CID), on Thursday. An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the 1996 batch, Sinha has returned to the Telangana cadre after a distinguished seven-year tenure with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). She had earlier served in Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. Notably, she was the first IPS officer to head four CRPF sectors — Bihar, Jammu, Kashmir and the Southern Sector. In her new role, Sinha will also hold full additional charge as ADGP, Women Safety, including SHE Teams and the Bharosa…
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7 June
Forest officials booked for collecting cess in Kawal Tiger Reserve
Forest officials, including Kaddampeddur FRO Geetharani, were booked for collecting an environmental cess from trucks in Kawal Tiger Reserve. The move, contested by the district administration, has sparked tension over jurisdiction and conservation enforcement Nirmal: Kaddampeddur Forest Range Officer (FRO) Geetharani and other forest officials have been booked for allegedly collecting an environmental cess from lorry owners transporting paddy through the core area of the Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR), intensifying the ongoing cold war between the district administration and the Forest Department. Police said a case was registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, based on a complaint lodged by Kaddampeddur MRO Prabhakar on May 29. The complaint was reportedly filed following instructions from Collector Abhilasha Abhinav, who had suspended an…
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7 June
Police pose as farmers to bust crop loan scam in Telangana’s Adilabad; 34 booked
Accused duped farmers by posing as intermediaries and promising crop loan enhancements in exchange for money. Officers, disguised as farmers, caught them red-handed during a special operation across multiple mandals Adilabad: Police personnel, posing as farmers, nabbed several individuals across Adilabad district for allegedly duping real farmers by acting as intermediaries and collecting between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 from each, with false promises of enhancing their crop loans. Several documents were seized from the accused during a special drive conducted on Thursday. So far, 34 individuals have been booked in connection with the fraud. Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan, in a statement, said the accused had adopted a new method to cheat farmers by collecting money under the pretext of increasing their loan amounts.…
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7 June
YSRCP holds ‘Betrayal Day’ protests across Andhra Pradesh
Hundreds of YSRCP leaders, cadres and activists took part in marches across the State, including major urban centres like Tirupati, Vijayawada, Anantapur and several others. Amaravati: The YSRCP on Wednesday held ‘Betrayal Day’ protests across Andhra Pradesh, marking one year anniversary of the 2024 election results and subsequent formation of the TDP-led government. Hundreds of YSRCP leaders, cadres and activists took part in marches across the State, including major urban centres like Tirupati, Vijayawada, Anantapur and several others. The NDA alliance comprising TDP, BJP and Janasena secured a landslide victory, winning 164 assembly seats out of 175 and relegating the YSRCP to just 11 seats. The 2024 election results were declared exactly a year ago. Carrying placards and black flags, YSRCP supporters denounced the…
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7 June
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu says June 4 created history in State politics
CM Naidu recalled that it was the day when democracy was restored in the State by people who voted as a movement Amaravati: On completion of the first year of TDP-led NDA’s victory in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said June 4, 2024, was the day that created history in the State politics. “The day when dictators were swept away by the people’s revolution. The day the people drove away, the madness that had been unleashed in the name of power. The day when the psycho regime came to an end and every citizen enjoyed freedom and peace,” the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president posted on ‘X’. CM Naidu recalled that it was the day when democracy was restored in the…
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7 June
Student held for hurting religious sentiments granted interim bail by Calcutta High Court
An FIR was registered against Panoli on May 15 and she was arrested on May 30 from Gurugram Kolkata: Sharmistha Panoli, the 22-year-old law student arrested recently by Kolkata Police on charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting hatred through her posts granted interim bail by The Calcutta High Court. Against a personal bond of Rs 10,000, a vacation bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury granted her interim bail. Her interim bail comes with a lot of restrictions. The court directed her to fully cooperate in the investigation carried out against her by the Kolkata Police and not leave the country without the prior permission of the court. In case she is required to go abroad for academic purposes, her application…
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7 June
Major fire erupts at Mumbai’s Churchgate railway station
No one was injured in the incident that was reported around 5.25 pm by the Western Railway, an official said. Mumbai: A fire broke out at a shop inside the busy Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai on Thursday evening, triggering concerns among commuters during the peak hours. No one was injured in the incident that was reported around 5.25 pm by the Western Railway, an official said. The Mumbai fire brigade rushed its teams and firefighting equipment to the spot. Police and local civic staff were also mobilised to facilitate the firefighting operation, the civic official said. The fire at the shop was doused within a few minutes, he said, adding that efforts are being made to ascertain the cause of the…
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7 June
Muppalla Laxmana Rao among 16 top Naxal commanders on security forces’ radar
This drive is part of the Union government’s declaration to eliminate Naxalism from India by March 2026 New Delhi: Sixteen top Maoist commanders are on the radar of the security forces as part of their operational strategy to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, official sources said. The forces on Thursday killed 67-year-old Narasimha Chalam alias Sudhakar, a member of the Maoists’ Central Committee, the topmost governing body of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), in the forests of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. This came a fortnight after CPI (Maoist) general secretary NambalaKeshav Rao alias Basavaraju (70) was neutralised by the security forces in the Bastar region, dealing a severe blow to the banned outfit. “A total of 16 senior…
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7 June
Seven pilgrims drown in Dwarka; one dead, six rescued
Six pilgrims were rescued by locals and the fire brigade while one young woman lost her life in the incident. Devbhoomi Dwarka: A spiritual journey turned tragic when a group of seven pilgrims from Gujarat’s Jamnagar drowned while taking a holy dip in the Gomti river near Devbhoomi Dwarka. Six pilgrims were rescued by locals and the fire brigade while one young woman lost her life in the incident. The group, comprising four men and three women, had come to the sacred city for pilgrimage. However, as they ventured into the Gomti river, strong currents overwhelmed them. Eyewitnesses raised an alarm, prompting immediate response from residents and emergency services. Despite the rescue operation, one woman could not be saved. The…
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