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BHOPAL: Unidentified miscreants threatened to kill a judge and attacked his house in a Madhya Pradesh district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at Bhalumunda, around 35 km from district headquarters of Anuppur, police said. According to the police, a group of unidentified persons had gathered outside the official residence of the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) Amandeep Singh Chabbra at Bhalumunda at around 12.30 am and starte ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Taking no chances, the government has appointed senior IAS officers as special officers for all coastal and adjoining districts to coordinate relief and rehabilitation measures in view of Cyclone Montha. Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand issued orders directing them to proceed immediately to their respective districts, establish cyclone control rooms, and ensure seamless coordination with district collectors. Senior IAS officer R. P. Sisodia will serve as the zonal in-charge officer for ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of Bihar assembly elections, the Election Commission of India issued a warning to television, radio channels and cable networks asking them to ensure that the contents of the programmes telecast or displayed by them during the period of 48 hours silence period do not contain any material, including views and appeal by panelists and participants that may be construed as promoting or prejudicing the prospect of any particular party or candidate or influencing/affecting the result ...Read More >
Mangaluru: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 31 fishermen from the fishing vessel IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift in the Arabian Sea for 11 days after suffering a steering gear failure. The distress call was received on October 24, prompting Coast Guard Headquarters No. 3 (Karnataka) to launch a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation. The fishing boat, which had set sail from Goa, was last reported about 100 nautical miles off the New Mangalore coast before losing contact. The Coast Guar ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indian coffee is gaining popularity globally, driven by the diverse varieties grown in states, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In his 127th edition of his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat, the Prime Minister also said the Northeast is also progressing in coffee cultivation and this is further strengthening the identity of Indian coffee worldwide. "Indian coffee is becoming very popular all over the world. Be it Chikmagalur, C ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Transport authorities in Telangana on Sunday continued their crackdown on private buses for violations of safety and fitness norms. A transport department official told PTI that 14 cases were booked for offences such as inadequate safety measures, and penalties amounting to Rs 46,000 were collected. The inspections began on Saturday morning following the October 24 bus fire in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh that left 19 people dead. Nearly 500 inter-state private travel buses operate fr ...Read More >
Hyderabad: "Komaram Bheem Ji left an indelible mark on the hearts of countless people, especially the tribal community. He instilled new strength in those fighting against the Nizam's atrocities," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. He said this while addressing the nation during his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'. Welcoming to 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi said these days, the entire country is immersed in the festive spirit. "All of us celebrated Diwali a few days ago, and now a large ...Read More >
Vijayapura: Bijapur City MLA and former Union Minister Basangouda R. Patil Yatnal has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to impose a nationwide ban on all Halal certification agencies, claiming that funds collected through these bodies are being "misused for anti-national activities." In a letter dated October 23, Yatnal criticized the issuance of Halal certifications to restaurants, hotels, slaughterhouses, and cosmetic products, stating that such practices are not in the right spirit and pri ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Conducting raids on private bus operators for a few days whenever accidents occur and ignoring their violations later has become allegedly become a routine practice for some Road Transport Authority (RTA) officials in Telangana. Following Friday's mishap near Kurnool, RTA officials once again launched statewide inspections on Saturday. Frequent accidents involving private buses are being attributed to negligence by some RTA officials and the rampant collection of 'mamools' (bribes) f ...Read More >
KURNOOL: Most passengers on the Kaveri bus on Friday could not escape after the fire incident as the emergency door got jammed. The illegally re-designed bus obstructed their exit. According to guidelines of the central government's MoRTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), every bus should have emergency doors, windows, escape hatches, and even trap doors on the floor to ensure passenger safety, alongside passenger convenience. However, many travel bus operators modify these approved g ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday declared that the "victory march and renewed fight of the BRS against the Congress government's failures and betrayals" will begin from the Jubilee Hills constituency. Rama Rao, addressing a meeting of party leaders and workers from the constituency, going for the byelection on November 11, said, "We may have been deceived once, but let not the people of Jubilee Hills be fooled. The Congress made tall promises, misled people of the stat ...Read More >
Vijayawada: In the wake of the recent Kurnool bus accident that claimed 19 lives, the Andhra Pradesh Transport Department has intensified its state-wide enforcement drive to ensure safety compliance among private travel buses operating with All India Permits. Over the last two days, officials have registered 289 violation cases, seized 18 buses, and collected Rs 7.08 lakh in compounding fees. They are inspecting the buses to find out whether they are having valid documents and their validity a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Waqf Board, in collaboration with the Association of Telangana Sajjada Nasheen Mutawallis and Khidmat Guzaran of Waqf, conducted a training session on Saturday at Dargah Hazrath Shah Khamoosh, Nampally. The session aimed to raise awareness on the importance of properly registering details of Waqf institutions on the UMEED portal under the guidance of Waqf Board chairman Azmattullah Hussaini, CEO Mohammed Asadullah and the association chairman Moulana Syed Ali Akbar Niza ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The proposed road tunneling project in Bengaluru city by the ruling Congress government has been questioned by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya citing threat to Lalbagh Rock, said to be over 3,000 million years old rock recognized as a National Geo-Heritage Site by Geological Survey of India. The MP representing Bengaluru South seat requested Union Minister of Mines G. Kishan Reddy to make a geological impact assessment of the proposed tunnel road via L ...Read More >
Bengaluru: "Under the circumstances, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will definitely complete his term (remaining two-and-half years)," son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress MLC Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah reiterated in a chat with reporters in Mysuru on Saturday and again made it clear "No discussion in the party on reported change of guard happening in November." However, the buzz in the political circles is that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would make way for his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar to ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is gearing up to operate more buses based on the demand, as people are preferring to travel by its services for safety in the aftermath of a tragic mishap involving a private travel bus at Kurnool, claiming the death of 19 persons. The state road transport corporation has a fleet of 11,000 buses, and nearly 1,000 will be put on standby to respond to public demand. Almost 200 buses will be in the high-end segment to offer g ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sensing unrest within the Bihar Congress over the role of AICC in-charge Krishna Allavaru, the party has appointed veteran general secretary Avinash Pande to coordinate and oversee the poll process in the state. Pande will act as a liaison between the Congress and its alliance partners, and also address the grievances of state leaders who have expressed dissatisfaction with ticket distribution. The Congress leadership aims to contain discontent among cadres with polling just ten days ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): The driver of the ill-fated Bengaluru-bound bus which caught fire and killed 20 people on Friday here, had escaped the inferno by jumping out through the passenger door and failed to gauge the situation, a police official said on Saturday. Currently, both the driver, Miriyala Lakshmaiah (42) and the additional driver are in police custody. A case was filed regarding the incident on Friday.As many as 19 passengers travelling in the private bus and a motor bike rider wer ...Read More >
Kurnool: The DNA profiling of victims of Andhra Pradesh bus fire accident will take 48 hours and is expected to be completed by October 27, said an official on Saturday. As many as 19 passengers travelling in the private bus and a motor bike rider were charred to death in the wee hours of Friday after it collided with a two-wheeler at Chinnatekuru village of Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers in the bus and several managed to escape the fire.Kurnool district collector A Siri said sample ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Education and IT minister Nara Lokesh on Friday projected Andhra Pradesh as India's next global innovation hub, citing its transformative initiatives in education, industry and sports on the sixth day of his Australia tour. He held a series of meetings in Melbourne, including the Education Round Table, Austrade Executives' Round Table, CII Partnership Summit Roadshow and an interaction with Cricket Victoria officials on Friday. Lokesh outlined AP's integrated roadmap towards a $2.4 ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra revenue minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule sparked a row by warning his party workers that their mobile phones and WhatsApp groups are being monitored ahead of the upcoming local body elections. Reacting strongly to his remarks, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut demanded Bawankule's arrest and alleged that the phones of several Opposition leaders were also being tapped in this manner. Speaking at a Diwali gathering in Bhandara, he urged party members to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: HYDRAA on Friday said it had carried out encroachment removal operations on Friday in Kondapur's Raghavendra Colony and in Pocharam's Pratapa Singaram. At Kondapur, HYDRAA removed encroachments from a Rs 30-crore worth site extending to about 2,000 sq. yds, meant for a park and a community hall. Some encroachers using by-survey numbers, generated 10 plots and attempted to encroach on the land, HYDRAA said Officials found that the plot had been encroached, and on each "plot" a shed w ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bengaluru Torpedoes defeated the Ahmedabad Defenders 10-15, 15-11, 15-13, 15-13 in the second semi-final of the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on Friday. Sandeep was named the Player of the Match. The Torpedoes will play in the final against the Mumbai Meteors on Sunday, October 26th, 2025. Bengaluru started strong with Jalen Penrose making an immediate impact. Sethu tested the opposition from the service line. Nandhago ...Read More >
Nalgonda: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar said Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka would meet to draft joint safety measures for inter-state buses after Friday's Kurnool tragedy. "Strict enforcement of speed limits and vehicle fitness has been ordered. An inquiry has begun," he said. The Gadwal collector and transport officials were sent to assist the families of the deceased, he said. The minister warned transport operators to follow safety norms. "Those carrying passengers, especiall ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government has imposed a complete ban on manufacture, sale and use of carbide guns, a makeshift explosive device, after more than 300 people, mostly aged seven to 14 years, suffered eye injuries during the Diwali celebrations in the state. The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a statewide crackdown on the sale of the carbide gun as part of enforcement of a ban on the device, sources said. Carbide guns or 'agri-cannons' are used by farmers to scare away monkeys and b ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two suspected ISIS operatives have been arrested from Delhi and Madhya Pradesh with police seizing explosive-making material including plastic bombs, Molotov cocktail, timer devices and an ISIS flag from a house in the national capital, officials said on Friday. The accused, Mohammad Adnan Khan alias Abu Muharib (19) from Delhi and Adnan Khan alias Abu Mohammad (20) a resident of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, were allegedly planning to carry out a terror strike in a high-footfall area of ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Kurnool fire station leading fireman M Venkataramudu was the first responder to the bus accident spot in the district early Wednesday. Braving traffic chaos at the spot after the incident, the six-member fire-fighters team led by Venkataramudu reached the spot in the opposite direction and carried out a fire-fighting operation. It was the second fire call that the fire station received since midnight. The fire-fighters from the station attended a call around 1.30 am in town where a ...Read More >
Agartala: Ten people, including three government officers, were injured as the shutdown called by a newly-floated outfit turned violent in Tripura's Dhalai district on Thursday evening, prompting the government to impose prohibitory orders, officials said. The 24-hour bandh was called by the 'Tripura Civil Society', demanding the implementation of the Tiprasa Accord, detection of illegal immigrants, and setting up of detention camps in each district. Violence broke out in Santinagar Market in ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao on Thursday alleged that under Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's rule, Telangana had been turned into a hub of gun culture and mafia-style politics." He accused the Congress government of presiding over large-scale corruption, administrative collapse, and lawlessness and said: "The stench of corruption has spread throughout Telangana." Rama Rao said Revanth Reddy had lost all control over his administration and ministers. "Even when his own minist ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Twenty Point Programme implementation committee chairman Lanka Dinakar expressed strong confidence here on Thursday regarding Andhra Pradesh's investment climate, emphasising that investments come only when favourable conditions exist. He noted that from 2019 to 2024, investor confidence in the state waned, with many existing investors leaving and no new investments materialising during the previous government. Dinakar attributed the current revival in investments to the "double eng ...Read More >
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