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HYDERABAD: Four construction workers were injured after a portion of an under-construction building at Anurag University in Pocharam collapsed on Saturday morning.The incident occurred during slab work on the 10th floor of a 10-storey structure on the campus in Majarguda under Pocharam IT Corridor police station limits. "Part of the slab gave way and the workers fell to the floor below. Fortunately, they escaped with injuries," said Pocharam police inspector B Raju.The injured workers - Om Prakash and Raju Yadav from Chhattisgarh, and Raju and Keshavulu from Mahbubabad - were rushed to a nearby hospital and are reported to be out of danger.Based on a complaint from injured persons, police filed a case under Section 125(a) (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) against contractor. No arrests have been made so far.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report. According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025. Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns. According to the report, e-commerce also rose significantly, led by increased shopper penetration and spending, especia ...Read More >
Hanamkonda (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): A gruesome incident has shaken Telangana's Hanamkonda, after a man, identified as Azharuddin, allegedly killed his pregnant wife and two daughters by throwing them into a swimming pool, officials said. Azharuddin, who had a love marriage, was allegedly upset that the unborn child was a girl, according to Hanamkonda police. The accused, Azharuddin, had earlier tried to abort the pregnancy, but his wife opposed it. In retaliation, he allegedly planned the brutal act, in which he took his family to a swimming pool and threw them into the water. Th ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machinery for the elections. "First of all, we will not let any misuse of the official machinery and second, in case any official is found to be misusing ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped inside a residential building that caught fire, the DCP said. With the help of police personnel and fir ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing experience on roads on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Cabs and autos were hard to come by. T ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Officials of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have revealed that the top 20 property tax defaulters of the city are yet to clear dues of over Rs 190 crore, while property tax arrear cases worth Rs 62 crore are under litigation in the Punjab and Haryana high court. Citing different reasons, occupants of seven properties, out of the top 20, have challenged the MC's arrears amount, following which the authority failed to recover the amount from them. All these properties fall under the commercial category. As per official data of the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, commercial prope ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to electrocution during the Sri Krishna Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad rose to six with one of the injured succumbing at a hospital on Monday. The incident occurred at Gokulnagar in Ramanthapur, past midnight, when the Rath came into contact with an electric wire. The yatra was being taken as part of the Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Four others were injured, and one of them, identified as Ganesh, succumbed while undergoing treatment at Osmania Hospital. The deceased have been identified as Krishna (21), Rudra Vikas (39), Rajendra Red ...Read More >
Biharsharif: Nine people have been arrested so far and one has surrendered in connection with the alleged molestation and attempted sexual assault of a 32-year-old married woman in a village in Nalanda district.Police said arrests were made during raids conducted between March 31 and April 2. Those arrested included Ashok Yadav, Matlu alias Navneet Kumar, Ranjan Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Dashrath Chaudhary, Shailesh Kumar, Doman Paswan and Sonu Kumar. Anita Devi, who allegedly instigated the accused, was arrested on Thursday night, while another accused, Ravikant Kumar, surrendered before a court o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were actually responsible for executing the hospital projects, were spared. "Is the FIR so baseless that BJP ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family has not yet agreed to clemency or blood money. As a last-ditch effort to save her, Kanthapuram A. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Bihar on Friday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that the PM was coming to the state to tell lies. झूठ बोलने आज बिहार आ रहे है प्रधानमंत्री मोदी। क्या आप झूठ सुनना पसंद करेंगे? In a post on social media X, Yadav shared a poster of the PM and wrote, Prime Minister Modi is coming to Bihar today to tell lies. Would you like to listen to lies? The PM will visit Bihar Motihari today, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple develo ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jul 19 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that the Indian community in Barcelona made him feel as if he was in his hometown Ujjain, a government release said on Saturday. Yadav, who visited the famous Park Guell in the Spanish capital, said such attractions can also be created in MP, according to the release. "Wherever Indians go, they stick to their traditions and festivals with dignity. This is not merely a dialogue but a heartfelt connection," he said during an interaction with the Indian diaspora and the 'Friends of India' group. Yadav, who is on an officia ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Telangana government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in the electrocution during a Krishnaastami procession in Ranga Reddy district, while also assuring full medical support for the injured. State IT & Industries Minister and In-charge Minister for the erstwhile Ranga Reddy district, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, visited Gandhi Hospital and consoled the bereaved families of the Victims. Also Read | Karnataka School Holiday: Heavy Rain Lashes Coastal Areas and Hilly Regions of State; Norm ...Read More >
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said that the state has received investment proposals worth ₹14,600 crore during the Invest Madhya Pradesh event held in Kolkata. Speaking to ANI, Yadav said the proposals are expected to create 16,000 new jobs, calling the development a "big milestone" for Madhya Pradesh. "We have received a huge response, with investment proposals of ₹14,600 crore. This will prove to be a big milestone for the state. It will provide employment to 16,0 ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 19 (Maxim News): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit out at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for his remarks questioning the need to spend large sums on lighting diyas and candles during Diwali, calling his statement "shocking" and "insensitive" towards Hindu traditions. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp A controversy erupted after Yadav said on Saturday, "Throughout the world, cities become beautifully illuminated during Christmas, and this festive lighting can last for months. We should take inspiration from this. Why do we need to spend money on diyas an ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh has received investment proposals worth over Rs 15,710 crore during an interactive session held in Surat, Gujarat, on Sunday. In response to the strong investor interest, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced opening of a new office of Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) in Ahmedabad. The proposed investments are expected to create more than 11,250 jobs in the state. CM Yadav said the session is aimed to encourage Gujarat-based industrial houses -- especially from Surat -- to expand into Madhya Pradesh. He emphasised the natural sy ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, campaigning to invite global investors to the Global Investors Summit to be held in Bhopal in February 2025, addressed an interactive session with industrialists during a roadshow in London, UK, on Tuesday. Yadav praised the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the rapid industrial development seen across India. Inviting the industrialists to invest in Madhya Pradesh, he highlighted that the state possesses one of the largest land banks in the country. Madhya Pradesh has transparent and investor-friendly policies and is a leader in the mining and ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The phone tapping case in Telangana took a dramatic turn on Tuesday with the police booking former minister T. Harish Rao and others. A case against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and others was registered at Panjagutta Police Station in Hyderabad on a complaint by G. Chakradhar Goud, a real estate businessman. The complainant, who is also the founder of Farmers First Foundation, alleged harassment, threats, and unlawful phone surveillance. Panjagutta Police registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 120(B) (Criminal conspiracy), 386 (Extortion), 409 (Crimin ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday warned educational institutions that cases would be booked against them if drugs were found in their premises. The CM announced that the state's Anti-Narcotics Bureau would henceforth be known as Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) and was tasked with curbing the menace of narcotics in the state. Speaking at an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2025 at Shilpakala Vedika here, Reddy placed an onus on educational institutions to ensure their campuses were free of drugs. "It is the ...Read More >
Indore, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated an exhibition themed "Building Cities of Tomorrow" at the Brilliant Convention Centre in Indore, as part of the 'Madhya Pradesh Growth Conclave' organised on Friday, government officials said. The exhibition showcased various urban development projects being implemented across the state, highlighting robust infrastructure, innovations, investment promotion policies, and developmental schemes, officials added. It featured the Indore Development Authority's infrastructure models, including the multi-purpose ...Read More >
A Coruna [Spain], July 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday expressed happiness over the State's performance in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25, stating that Madhya Pradesh has once again topped the rankings in various sectors, with Indore and Bhopal earning top honours. 'The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25 have been announced and I am extremely happy that as always, Madhya Pradesh has topped the list in various sectors. There is a new entry in the 'Super League' category and Indore has emerged as the cleanest city. Bhopal has emerged as the second cleanest ci ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled from forest lands in Chaithla village, and 713 and 490 trees in Rohru and Kotgarh forest divisions, r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Thursday appointed a new deputy commissioner (DC) of Shahdara North zone, after the previous officer was arrested in a Rs 4 Lakh bribery case. According to an official order dated April 2, Mamta Yadav, an IAS officer serving as Assessor and Collector in the MCD, has been given additional charge of Shahdara North Zone DC with immediate effect. Lt Col Abhishek Kumra Mishra, who was on deputation in the civic body, and Devanshu Gautam, an administrative officer, both posted at Shahdara North Zone, were arrested on bribery charge ...Read More >
Hanamkonda (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): A gruesome incident has shaken Telangana's Hanamkonda, after a man, identified as Azharuddin, allegedly killed his pregnant wife and two daughters by throwing them into a swimming pool, officials said. Azharuddin, who had a love marriage, was allegedly upset that the unborn child was a girl, according to Hanamkonda police. Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Further if West Asia Conflict Persists Beyond 40 Days, Warns FAO. The accused, Azharuddin, had earlier tried to abort the pregnancy, but his wife opposed it. In retaliation, he alle ...Read More >
Madurai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired the core committee meeting of Tamil Nadu BJP unit here and said that the people of the state are fed up with the "massive corruption" of the DMK government. The BJP top leader was in the temple city to review the preparedness of the party to face the Tamil Nadu Assembly election next year and devise a strategy to fight polls. "The people of Tamil Nadu are fed up with the massive corruption of the DMK govt. The BJP Karyakartas will reach out to every locality, neighborhood, and home with Modi Ji-led NDA's vision for a prosperous and deve ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay salaries to in-service doctors studying in their institutions.The appeals were moved based on a GO dated ...Read More >
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when intoxicated. As per police, Shamma was addicted to ganja. On the fateful night, he against pressuri ...Read More >