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Karnataka High Court says jail term alone not enough for parole

Bengaluru, May 20 -- The Karnataka High Court has observed that the duration of imprisonment alone cannot make a convict eligible for parole and dismissed a petition filed by a habitual offender seeki... Read More


Forest department tightens safari safety norms after Dubare elephant camp tragedy

Bengaluru, May 20 -- In a major move aimed at improving tourist safety in Karnataka's wildlife destinations, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered officials to phase out open safari campers and i... Read More


Civil society body seeks statutory heat relief fund for Telangana workers

Hyderabad, May 20 -- A national civil society alliance has written to Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy demanding immediate and legally enforceable measures to protect informal work... Read More


Hyderabad court convicts two vendors for blocking public paths near Charminar

Hyderabad, May 20 -- A local court here has convicted two street vendors for encroaching on public pathways near Charminar and sentenced them to short jail terms, in what police said was part of a sus... Read More


Telangana gears up for 12-day Saraswati Antya Pushkaralu from May 21

Hyderabad, May 20 -- The 12-day Saraswati Antya Pushkaralu at Kaleshwaram will begin on Thursday, May 21, with Kanchi Peethadhipati Jagadguru Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati and Telangana Governor Sh... Read More


Fire near police station in Telangana's Nalgonda guts over 30 seized vehicles

Hyderabad, May 20 -- Over 30 vehicles seized by the police were gutted in a fire near the Kethepally Police Station in Nalgonda on Wednesday, May 20. The fire was started in the agricultural fields n... Read More


Hindu landlord pushes back after Bajrang Dal targets Muslim tenant in Dehradun

Hyderabad, May 20 -- Bajrang Dal leader Aman Swedia, notorious for targeting Muslims in Dehradun, barged into a residential property earlier this week, claiming that a Muslim man was living there on r... Read More


Unbearable heat: Telangana boils as temperatures reach nearly 47 degrees

Hyderabad, May 20 -- Temperature in Telangana is on an upward climb, reaching nearly 47 degrees Celsius in several areas for the first time this summer season. Dilawarpur in Nirmal recorded the highe... Read More


Hyderabad Water Board General Manager sent to 14-day custody in DA case

Hyderabad, May 20 -- A special court for Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cases on Wednesday, May 20, remanded Saggam Anantha Laxmi Kumar, General Manager (Engineering) of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water... Read More


66 held, 544 SIM cards seized as Hyderabad Police crack down on ghost SIM gangs

Hyderabad, May 20 -- Hyderabad Police on Wednesday, May 20, said they arrested 66 people, including 20 telecom point-of-sale agents, across 13 states in a sweeping crackdown on a "ghost SIM" network t... Read More