Doctors' strike will continue until terminations are not withdrawn: IMA Mumbai
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): Condemning the step taken by the government to deal with the protest led by the Maharashtra resident doctors, Secretary of Indian Medical Association (Mumbai) Dr. Parthiv Sanghvi on Wednesday said that they will continue with the strike if the terminations and suspensions of the doctors are not withdrawn.”The government does not […]
Water Recycling: How mountain women are using waste water to convert taro leaves into manure
Somewhere in a mountain village in the Himalayas, a woman folds a taro leaf into a cone, fills it with soil, and sows a seed. She waters her little cone with waste water from the kitchen, creating an enabling environment for the seed to germinate in, says a woman researcher of an international institute. She […]
80% of world’s wastewater discharged without treatment: UN
About 80 per cent of the world’s wastewater is discharged into the environment without any treatment, said a UN report released on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa, on the occasion of World Water Day. While wastewater treatment levels can reach 70 per cent in high-income countries, the ratio in upper-middle-income and in lower-middle-income countries drops […]
Tirumala police busts racket that sold ‘VIP darshan tickets’ using fake recommendation letters
The Tirumala police busted a racket on Wednesday that was involved in selling VIP darshan tickets, allegedly using the letterheads of several Andhra Pradesh bureaucrats. The Times of India reported that an employee of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), was the kingpin of the racket, and the gang involved 10 people in total. The TOI report adds that the […]
Telangana SSC question paper ‘leaks’ on Whatsapp during exam, authorities promise strict action
In a shocking incident, pictures of the SSC English paper-1 question paper in Khammam began circulating on Whatsapp on Tuesday, even as the exam was going on. The Hindu reported that pictures of “Section-A and Section-C” of the paper surfaced on WhatsApp, less than half an hour before its end, triggering a demand from student unions […]
Metro Rail stairs in middle of roads bring traffic to a crawl – Times of India
Metro Rail stairs in middle of roads bring traffic to a crawlTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: The ongoing Metro Rail work in the city has turned into a nightmare for commuters. Already battling severe traffic congestion, courtesy the rapidly rising number of vehicles on Hyderabad’s streets, commuters rue how the Metro construction …and more »
Hyderabad policeman’s high-handedness goes viral, KTR tweets to DGP
A day after the picture of a policeman allegedly roughing up a watermelon vendor went viral, state minister KT Rama Rao has sought an explanation on the incident from DGP Anurag Sharma. The incident is reported to have taken place on March 15, when an Uppal traffic inspector was on VIP bandobust. The photo was clicked by […]
INS Viraat as a fancy hotel? No thank you, Centre tells Andhra
The longest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which was recently decommissioned, could have been converted into an aircraft museum and a hotel, but the Defence Ministry was not ready for a 50:50 partnership with the Andhra Pradesh government, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in the Upper […]
Hyderabad police arrest Telangana IAS officer and his son for driver’s murder
The Hyderabad police on Tuesday arrested an IAS officer and his son for allegedly murdering their car driver. Police said Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer D Venkateswara Rao allegedly tried to wipe out the evidence by helping his son Venkat Sukrut alias Sukru (21) shift the body of Bhukya Nagaraju (31) from an apartment building […]
Indian-origin man charged with murder of his one-year-old son in UK
An Indian-origin man on Tuesday was charged with the murder of his one-year-old son and the attempted murder of the toddler’s twin sister, the media reported. Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, was arrested on Sunday following a dramatic 20-hour manhunt after the two children were discovered with critical injuries at a flat in Finsbury Park, north […]
