An Amaravati of the future: Unmanned electric buses to ply in Andhra capital
Unmanned electric buses will run on the roads of Andhra’s upcoming capital ‘Amaravati’, one of the nine planned in the residual Andhra Pradesh after Telangana was carved out of it. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that only electric buses and vehicles will be permitted to ply in the city to prevent pollution. […]
NGO sets up 150 ‘Water ATMs’ across Telangana for access to safe drinking water
Safe Water Network India (SWN), a non-profit organisation providing affordable and safe off-grid drinking water solutions, has launched several “Water ATMs” in Telangana. SWN has set up more than 150 safe water stations across Telangana in Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal Rural, Warangal Urban, Jayashankar, Mahabubabad, Jagtiyal, Peddapalli, Badradri, Mancherial, Suryapet, Khammam, and Nalgonda districts. This initiative […]
Shame the rapist campaign: SC forms panel to block rape videos online
The Supreme Court set up a high-powered expert committee on Wednesday to look for a technological solution to block the uploading of videos of rape and child pornography on internet. The committee will have representatives from the central government and the three search engines — Google India, Yahoo India, Microsoft Corporation (India) Ltd — and […]
At least 5 dead in terror attack outside UK Parliament in London
A knife-wielding attacker ploughed a car into a crowd of pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge and stabbed a policeman outside the British parliament on Wednesday. Five people are confirmed to have been killed, including the attacker, and around 40 more were injured in the deadly rampage. Authorities said they suspected that “Islamist-related terrorism” was behind […]
Hyderabad set to get metro by December – Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad set to get metro by DecemberDeccan ChronicleHyderabad: The state government on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that Hyderabad Metro Rail operations will commence by this year-end. Municipal minister K T Rama Rao told the house that the Miyapur-LB Nagar and Nagole-Hitech City …Hyderabad Metro Rail All Set To Start By December EndAndhrawishesh (blog) […]
Assailant shot after stabbing cop at UK parliament, at least a dozen injured
Author: Toby Melville | ReutersWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490195778721611800 LONDON: A policeman was stabbed inside the perimeter of Britain’s parliament building on Wednesday, an assailant was shot outside and several people lay bleeding on a nearby bridge, Reuters witnesses and officials said. A Reuters photographer saw at least a dozen people injured on Westminster Bridge and photographs showed people […]
Joint operation: Indian cops blame rats for missing marijuana
Author: AFP Wed, 2017-03-22 MUMBAI: Indian police came up with a novel explanation for a missing haul of marijuana on Wednesday — rats. A senior officer blamed the furry rodents for the disappearance of a haul of drugs from a warehouse at Nagpur railway station in the western state of Maharashtra. “Rats are a huge menace […]
Fire damages 15th century Ottoman mosque in Greece
Author: APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490182357120346400 GREECE: Authorities say an overnight fire has severely damaged an early 15th century Ottoman mosque that was undergoing restoration work in northeastern Greece. Firefighters say the blaze broke out early Wednesday in the Bayezid Mosque, also known as the Celebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque, considered one of the most important monuments of its kind […]
Clean water plant brings hope to village in north India
Author: APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490179827630094900 INDIA: Schoolchildren cheered and village women clapped as a gush of clean water flowed through a set of gleaming steel taps connected to a newly installed water filtration plant in a dusty north Indian village. Nai Basti is a mere 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the capital, New Delhi, but access to […]
South Korea gets set to start salvage of submerged ferry
Author: KIM TONG-HYUNG | APWed, 2017-03-22ID: 1490167764219270300SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean workers have started tests to determine if they can begin salvaging a 6,800-ton ferry that sank in 2014, killing more than 300 people and triggering the initial public uproar that contributed to the recent ouster of Park Geun-hye as president.An official from the Ministry of Oceans […]
