Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
2019 Telangana encounter: Opposition, activists hail Sirpurkar commission inquiry report; cops silent
Telangana police on Friday remained tight-lipped over the Justice Sirpurkar inquiry commission report on the December 6, 2019 Chatanpalli encounter that left four rape accused dead, but opposition parties and rights activists welcomed the report.

Published on May 21, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Hyderabad encounter: Kin of deceased suspects welcome report, hope for justice
Family members of four suspects in the gang rape and murder of a veterinarian in 2019, who were killed in a police encounter, on Friday welcomed the inquiry commission’s report.

Updated on May 21, 2022 01:22 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Hyderabad encounter: Panel points to discrepancies in police claim
Hyderabad encounter case: The four persons – Mohd Arif, Jollu Shiva, Jollu Naveen and Chintakunta Chennakesavulu – were killed in an “exchange of fire,” eight days after they allegedly gangraped a veterinarian at Shamshabad and burnt her alive in Chatanpally.

Updated on May 21, 2022 01:16 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Liquor costlier in T’gana, govt looks for additional revenue
According to the revised budgetary estimates for 2021-22, the state government had earned ₹31,225 crore from liquor sales

Updated on May 20, 2022 12:48 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh introduces exclusive ambulances equipped with small laboratory for animals
The ambulances would attend to all emergency services, including artificial insemination services and early veterinary diagnosis

Updated on May 20, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad:
Andhra introduces exclusive ambulances for animals
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have been enjoying unlimited power supply free of cost and there has been no measure of how much power they are consuming.

Published on May 20, 2022 12:42 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
TRS protests cement plant disposal order
The latest decision of the Centre to dispose of assets of Cement Corporation of India’s unit in Telangana’s Adilabad district has triggered strong protests from the ruling TRS that has been on a collision course with the Narendra Modi government for the last few months.

Published on May 19, 2022 01:14 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Mecca Masjid blast:15 yrs, 3 probe agencies, and a never-ending wait for justice
Nine people were killed, and 58 people were injured. Fifteen years after one of India’s worst terror attacks, multiple investigations, court cases, and a trail of tragedy, Zaffar still has no closure.

Updated on May 19, 2022 11:50 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra govt revokes suspension of ex-intelligence chief, reinstates him in service
The 1989-batch IPS officer, who served as the state intelligence chief during the previous Telugu Desam Party regime, had been under suspension since February 8, 2020 on charges of violating rules in procuring some security equipment from Israel during his tenure.

Published on May 18, 2022 02:20 PM IST
YSRC names OBC leader Krishnaiah from Telangana for Rajya Sabha polls
Krishnaiah’s name was finalised by YSRC president and chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy after holding discussions with his senior party leaders at his camp office at Tadepalli on Tuesday.

Published on May 18, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana, Andhra set to vie for investment at WEF
Jagan Mohan Reddy will attend the WEF meeting for the first time and the Andhra Pradesh’s representation also comes after an absence of three years, while KTR attended the meetings twice in the past – in 2018 and 2020 held in January.

Published on May 18, 2022 12:51 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Jagan lays foundation stone for green energy storage plant in Andhra Pradesh
Jagan said what Andhra Pradesh was showcasing would be a triggering point for the entire country to follow in the days to come. “The usage of fossil fuel for power generation will take a backseat and renewable energy resources the front seat,” he said.

Published on May 18, 2022 12:50 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra’s YSRC selects OBC leader Krishnaiah, 3 others for Rajya Sabha polls
In all elections to four Rajya Sabha seats will be held on June 10. The seats will be falling vacant with the completion of the term of four members – V Vijay Sai Reddy of the YSRC and Suresh Prabhu, Y S Chowdary and T G Venkatesh of the BJP – on June 21.

Published on May 17, 2022 09:22 PM IST
Minor girl married to 35-year-old man in Telangana, rescued
The minor girl was rescued, said police, adding, the role of the girl’s parents is also being probed as they allegedly misled her into the marriage in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy saying it is a family function.

Updated on May 17, 2022 12:27 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana Congress to invite Rahul to start his nation-wide padayatra from state
A resolution to commence his country-wide padayatra from Telangana was adopted at the PCC executive committee meeting held under the leadership of PCC president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy at Indira Bhavan.

Published on May 17, 2022 12:25 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana Congress urges Rahul Gandhi to begin padayatra from Telugu state
The PCC executive committee unanimously resolved to endorse all the decisions taken by the party at the Udaipur meeting and the resolution will be sent to party president Sonia Gandhi.

Published on May 16, 2022 08:37 PM IST
Minor girl forcibly married to 35-year-old man in Telangana; rescued
The girl appeared to be psychologically disturbed and had given incoherent responses to queries of the police. The parents, however, told the police that the bridegroom himself had taken her to his home and married her.

Published on May 16, 2022 07:00 PM IST
Ready for early assembly polls if BJP does so at Centre: TRS
Reacting to the TRS leaders’ comments, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay said the ruling party leaders had lacked basic courtesy.

Published on May 16, 2022 12:34 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
KTR sends legal notice to Telangana BJP president
KTR, as the minster is called, was reacting to a video posted by Sanjay on the Twitter account @BJP4Telangana on Wednesday which read: “27 Intermediate (Class 12) students died by suicide due to irresponsible behaviour of minister @KTRTRS and it was atrocious on the part of the chief minister not to respond to the tragedy.”

Updated on May 14, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Mega Buddhist centre on banks of Krishna set to be inaugurated today in Telangana
Considered to be Asia’s biggest Buddhist spiritual centre, Buddhavanam in Telangana has come up on an 274-acre area at a cost of over ₹100 crore

Updated on May 14, 2022 12:16 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana’s mega Buddhist spiritual centre, Buddhavanam, to be inaugurated tomorrow
The project will be formally dedicated to the nation by Telangana industries and information technology minister K T Rama Rao, along with tourism minister V Srinivas Goud, energy minister G Jagadish Reddy and senior officials.

Updated on May 13, 2022 05:25 PM IST
KCR govt allocates prime land to TRS in Hyd, draws Oppn flak
The chief secretary said the land was allotted to the TRS party office, Hyderabad unit, as per the report of the district collector dated May 9, 2022, and the recommendation made by Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) dated May 10, 2022.

Published on May 13, 2022 12:19 AM IST
Tribal woman raped, killed in Telangana; accused arrested
According to police, the alleged rape and murder incident occurred on Monday evening in Yadadri Bhongir district

Updated on May 12, 2022 02:35 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana man rapes 23-year-old woman, batters her face with a log, rapes again
Choutuppal assistant commissioner of police (ACP) N Uday Reddy said the tribal woman and her husband had migrated to the area just a few months earlier in search of livelihood. Her husband worked two jobs to support the family

Updated on May 11, 2022 07:54 PM IST
TDP leader P Narayana arrested in Class 10 paper leak case gets bail in 24 hours
Former minister Ponguru Narayana’s legal team said he was released on bail by the court which acknowledged that the police charge of paper leak lacked merit.

Updated on May 11, 2022 05:07 PM IST
Jagan gets his cousin arrested for extortion
Kadapa superintendent of police KKN Anburajan told reporters that YS Konda Reddy, in charge of ruling YSR Congress party in Chakrayapet block in Pulivendula assembly constituency represented by the chief minister, was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint lodged by SRK Constructions, a leading contracting agency from Karnataka on May 5.

Published on May 11, 2022 12:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Former TDP minister Narayana held for Class 10 paper leak in Andhra
Police picked up Narayana, who was the Andhra Pradesh municipal administration and urban development minister during the TDP rule, from his residence at Kondapur in Hyderabad.

Published on May 11, 2022 12:44 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Asani likely to weaken into cyclonic storm today: MeT
The CWC predicted that there could be extremely heavy rain at one or two places over Krishna and Guntur districts; heavy to very heavy rain in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam. East Godavari and Yanam, West Godvari, Prakasam and Nellore districts by Wednesday morning.

Published on May 11, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s cousin arrested for extortion
The contractor had brought it to the notice of the CM on Monday and the latter had ordered a thorough probe into the alleged extortion of money by his cousin.

Published on May 10, 2022 10:03 PM IST
Cyclone Asani brings heavy rain to north coastal Andhra; authorities step up vigil
The severe cyclonic storm is moving north-westwards with a speed of 16 kmph and is expected to get weakened gradually into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours and move towards Odisha coast, the weather bulletin said.

Published on May 10, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad