POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -23 March
Conspiracy theories float around return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore
While their safe arrival is being celebrated across mainstream media, conspiracy theorists and skeptics are taking to social media to argue that there have been several inconsistencies in the narrative Hyderabad: The recent return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who were reportedly stranded in space, has sparked heated debates, with conspiracy theorists questioning the legitimacy of the space agency’s rescue mission. While their safe arrival is being celebrated across mainstream media, conspiracy theorists and skeptics are taking to social media to argue that there have been several inconsistencies in the narrative while pointing to something more mysterious at play. Conspiracy theorists raise concerns over the space agency suddenly finding a resolution to the critical malfunction, which led to the astronauts…
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23 March
At least 44 civilians killed in jihadi attack in Niger
The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of Fambita in the rural commune of Kokorou, near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso Senegal: An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said. The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of Fambita in the rural commune of Kokorou, near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso, the Ministry said in a statement. It blamed the attack on the Islamic State in the Great Sahara, or EIGS. “Around 2 pm, while Muslim worshippers were performing Friday prayers, these heavily armed terrorists surrounded the mosque to carry out their massacre of rare cruelty,”…
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22 March
Telangana: State-run schools told to reduce cooking oil by 10 percent in mid-day meals
To check increasing obesity among children, following directions from the Central government, the School Education Department instructed schools to cut down on cooking oil usage in the mid-day meals Hyderabad: Mid-day meals served in government and local body schools are set to become less oily. The School Education Department instructed its schools to reduce the usage of cooking oil in mid-day meal preparation by 10 per cent. In response to increasing obesity among the children, following directions from the Central government, the department recently instructed schools to cut down on cooking oil in mid-day meals. This initiative is aimed at encouraging healthier eating habits among students. In the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025’ and ‘Man ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke…
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22 March
Standing crops damaged as moderate to light rain recorded in erstwhile Karimnagar district
The highest of 46.5 mm rainfall was recorded in Pegadapalli of Jagtial district; maize damaged in Choppadandi KARIMNAGAR: Moderate to light rainfall was recorded in different places of the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Friday evening. Standing crops in a few areas were damaged as the rain coupled with the gale hit different places. The maize crop was damaged in Choppadandi. The highest of 46.5 mm rainfall was recorded in Pegadapalli of Jagtial district followed by Dharmaram of Peddapalli (42.0), Sirikonda (39.0), Gullakota (38.0) of Jagtial, and Ramagundam of Peddapalli (36.8) mm.
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22 March
Harish Rao, Padma Rao meet Revanth Reddy on development works
Seek funds for construction of new buildings for government high school, junior college, degree college in Secunderabad constituency HYDERABAD: Former Minister T Harish Rao and Secunderabad MLA T Padma Rao met Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in his chambers in the Assembly on Friday regarding development works in Secunderabad constituency.In a representatio n to the Chief Minister, the Secunderabad MLA pointed out that the previous government had accorded permission for construction of new buildings for a Government High School, Government Junior College and Degree College with Rs.29.75 crore. However, due to non-payment of funds, the constructions works were stopped midway. The government should release funds for expediting the works, he appealed. Later, speaking to media persons, Harish Rao said since there…
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22 March
Online betting claims youngster’s life in Telangana’s Peddapalli
Upset over losing money via a betting app, Koraveni Saiteja consumes pesticide PEDDAPALLI: Upset over losing money via an online betting app, a youngster, Koraveni Saiteja, died by suicide. A native of Vilochavaram in Manthani mandal, Saiteja was working in a private diagnostic centre in Godavarikhani. The youngster, who was addicted to online betting, is said to have lost a huge amount of money. Upset over this, he consumed pesticide on the outskirts of Singireddypalli of Manthani mandal on March 18 and informed one of his friends Motam Saiteja, who rushed to the spot and shifted him to Godavarikhani government hospital. Later, he was shifted to the Karimnagar hospital where he breathed his last while undergoing treatment on Thursday night. Based…
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22 March
Telangana: Raids reveal food safety violations at Kshatriya Foods, Varalaxmi Tiffins
The inspecting teams observe dirty floors, water stagnation at the eateries Hyderabad: Violations of food safety norms were observed by Commissioner of Food Safety teams during their inspection of Varalaxmi Tiffins, Gachibowli and Kshatriya Foods, Kavuri Hills. At Varalaxmi Tiffins, the kitchen was found in unhygienic condition with unclean walls and broken flooring including rats that were seen outside the kitchen area, exhaust was greasy and oil was found to be dripping. There was water stagnation due to clogged drains and food waste was being thrown directly into the drain and not being removed regularly, the inspecting team reported. At Kshatriya Foods, Kavuri Hills, the flooring was found to be dirty with broken tiles and water stagnation was observed. The chimneys…
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22 March
Group politics in Nizamabad Congress out in the open again
Supporters of Enugu Ravinder Reddy stage protest accusing Pocharam Srinivas Reddy of being involved in irregularities Nizamabad: Group politics in the Banswada constituency unit of the Congress came to the fore again with supporters of former MLA Enugu Ravinder Reddy accusing former Minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy of being involved in different irregularities. They staged a protest at the District Collectorate on Friday. Ravinder Reddy has been vociferously opposing the entry of Srinivas Reddy into the Congress. Supporters of both the leaders have been at loggerheads over several issues. On Friday, supporters of Ravinder Reddy accused that the turncoat MLA Srinivas Reddy was offering contracts to his followers and violating rules. The District Collector had issued instructions to MPDOs to identify different…
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22 March
Telangana Olympic Association complains against fraudulent activities
Alleges that a group of people were involved in fabrication of official letterheads of TOA and unauthorised issuance of affiliation certificates Hyderabad: The Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) representatives lodged a complaint against a group of people alleging they had forged letterheads and fraudulently issued certificates of affiliation at Saifabad police station. In a complaint submitted on March 17, P Malla Reddy, general secretary, TOA, had alleged that SR Premraj, C Babu Rao, Shivshankar Tumkur and their associates had been involved in the fabrication of official letterheads of TOA and unauthorised issuance of affiliation certificates. Thereby, they are damaging sports organisations and stakeholders. They are running an illegal parallel association in the name of TOA. Such actions amount to forgery, cheating and…
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22 March
Congress borrowing Rs 1 crore every minute, says Maheshwar Reddy
The BJP leader slams the borrowing spree, despite Centre increasing tax devolution to States from 32 per cent under UPA to 42 per cent Hyderabad: The Telangana Assembly saw a heated exchange over the State’s rising debt. BJP floor leader A Maheshwar Reddy accused the Congress government of reckless borrowing, while Congress MLAs countered by blaming the BJP-led Centre for neglecting Telangana. Participating in the discussion on the State Budget on Friday, Maheshwar Reddy claimed the State was borrowing Rs 1,700 crore daily, pushing its total debt to Rs.8.6 lakh crore. He criticised the Revanth Reddy government for borrowing around Rs 1 crore per minute, warning that the per capita debt burden now stood at Rs 2.27 lakh. He slammed the…
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