Congress

Karnataka Cong chief quits over poor show in byelections

7:26 pm December 9, 2019

Bengaluru: Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday announced his resignation, taking moral responsibility for the party’s poor show in the Karnataka assembly bypolls The Congress, which held 12 of the 15 seats where byelections were held on December five, won only two, in a huge set-back to the opposition party. In sharp contrast, […]

Hyderabad encounter triggers tsunami of reactions

10:12 pm December 6, 2019

New Delhi: The ‘encounter’ killing of the four accused in the gangrape-and-murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian on Friday triggered a tsunami of reactions across the spectrum — ranging from appreciation to condemnation. While main political parties –the BJP and the Congress–reacted cautiously in their official position and left their leaders to voice their views, civil […]

Encounter killings draw mixed political reactions

8:04 pm December 6, 2019

New Delhi: The ‘encounter’ killing of the four men accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad evoked mixed political reactions on Friday, ranging from fulsome praise to outright condemnation, with some preferring to exercise circumspection in their response. With many political parties being of the view that the encounter killing […]

Top Hyderabad cop Sajjanar helmed Warangal police during encounter in 2008

7:57 pm December 6, 2019

Warangal: In a coincidence of sorts, Cyberabad police chief V C Sajjanar whose force killed the four accused in the woman Vet rape and murder in the Hyderabad ‘encounter’ had helmed the Warrangal police when three men charged with throwing acid on two girls were shot dead. Residents of the city then part of the […]

Maha minister Nawab Malik's son-in-law arrested in drugs case

Malik, Gorhe disapprove of Hyderabad encounter killings

6:27 pm December 6, 2019

Mumbai: Fear would have been instilled in the people’s minds had the Hyderabad woman veterinarian rape- murder case’s accused been hanged in public square after following due legal process, NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said on Friday. Malik also disapproved of the killings of the four accused in an encounter in Hyderabad, saying justice cannot […]