Hyderabad

Telangana reports 11 deaths, 2,384 new COVID-19 cases

12:42 pm August 23, 2020

Hyderabad: Telangana logged 2,384 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the states tally to 1,04,249, the government said on Sunday. The toll rose to 755 with 11 more COVID-19 deaths, a state government bulletin said, providing data as of 8 PM on Saturday. The total number of people who recovered from the infectious disease so far was […]

Srisailam Hydel project tragedy: two bodies recovered

4:49 pm August 21, 2020

Hyderabad: Two bodies have been recovered by rescue teams from the Srisailam hydroelectric plant on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border, where nine persons are feared trapped in a fire mishap, officials said on Friday. Both were assistant engineers at the plant. Nagarkurnool District Collector L Sharman said the body of Assistant Engineer Sunder Nayak, hailing from Suryapet, has been […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

6 lakh may have been coronavirus-infected in city: Study

9:22 pm August 19, 2020

Hyderabad: There may be at least six lakh people in the city who have been infected by coronavirus with a large number of them asymptomatic and need no hospitalisation, a study said on Wednesday. Conducted by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, the study said individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

5:47 pm August 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted multi-city searches in connection with a money laundering case filed against Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, trusts linked to the Jamaat and others, officials said. They said various premises in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and a few other locations are being raided to collect evidence. The […]

Man gets RI for life for sexually abusing minor girl

8:01 pm August 17, 2020

Hyderabad: A local court on Monday sentenced a 46-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for sexually abusing a four-year-old girl. The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Suneetha Kunchala found the man guilty under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced him to rigorous life imprisonment. The court found […]