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  PEDDAPALLI: The three main accused Kunta Srinivas, Chiranjeevi and Akkapaka Kumar, were arrested in connection with the gruesome daylight killing of the advocate  couple Gattu Vama Rao and his wife PV Nagamani on Thursday. Srinivas and another accused were arrested from Maharashtra border, Inspector General of Police (North Zone) Y Nagi Reddy told reporters in a press meet. Even as the ruling party suspended him several advocates continued to stage protests against the fatal attack. Kunta Srinivas who is also the TRS Manthani mandal unit president along with two others allegedly attacked lawyer Gattu Vaman Rao and his wife P V Nagamani on Wednesday. It was revealed by the IGP that he bore a grudge against the lawyer over his involvement in certain illegal construction activities in the Gunjapadugu area and the local temple committee matters. According to police, hours before the crime, Srinivas had attended a programme in Manthani in Peddapalli district as part of the birth...

  Bhagath Varma is an off spinner from Hyderabad and represented India under-19 team against England in England in 2017 and Jammu-born fast bowler Yudhvir Singh Charak came to Hyderabad Hyderabad:  In the Thursday’s IPL auction, four cricketers, two each from Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh were roped in by the franchises for play in this year’s edition. In fact, three of the four are unheralded players while the fourth Kona Srikar Bharat from Visakhapatnam has been one of the promising wicket keepers and attacking batsman, who donned India A colours. He is now a reserve player of the Test team in the ongoing series against England. Bhagath Varma is an off spinner from Hyderabad and represented India under-19 team against England in England in 2017 and Jammu-born fast bowler Yudhvir Singh Charak came to Hyderabad and made his Ranji debut for Hyderabad in the 2019-20 season. Harishankar Reddy is a fast bowler from the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. Bhagath Varma This 22-...

  The protesting farmer unions' have two fundamental demands-- repeal of Farm Laws 2020 enacted by the Central Government and legal guarantee for the MSP for various crops every year. The demand for a legal MSP is a longstanding one and no steps have been taken so far by any government to address it. The farmers fear that without a legal backing to MSP, they will be left at the mercy of local traders and middlemen. What is the Minimum Support Price (MSP)? Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a fixed price paid by the Government of India to farmers whenever they procure a particular crop. It is fixed prior to the sowing season to encourage higher investment and production of agricultural commodities. It is to be noted that MSP cannot be altered at any given situation.  Legal MSP: The Government can make MSP legally binding by either forcing private players to procure crops at MSP or the Government can itself procure the entire produce from the farmers at MSP.  How many crops are...

  The suspects damaged the shutters of a jewelry shop, two footwear shops, two grocery stores at Gunj Road, and three other shops including a hardware shop near Kodangal cross road. Hyderabad: Burglars broke into at least seven different shops at Parigi mandal in Vikarabad district in the early hours of Thursday. The suspects damaged the shutters of a jewelry shop, two footwear shops, two grocery stores at Gunj Road, and three other shops including a hardware shop near Kodangal cross road. The local residents who were passing by the route noticed it in the morning and alerted the police. The police reached the spot and are examining the footage from surveillance cameras in the surrounding areas. The worth of the stolen material is yet to be estimated.

  Launching the new facility, Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud along with Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said they would soon launch an electric cruiser and boats in the Hussain Sagar. Hyderabad:  The go-to-place for boating in Hyderabad, the Hussain Sagar, on Tuesday got a major boost with the addition of a new cruiser, which can carry 80 passengers. Launching the new facility, Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud along with Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said they would soon launch an electric cruiser and boats in the Hussain Sagar. “The public can celebrate birthdays and other occasions in these boats,” Goud said, adding that following instructions from MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao, two more boats were launched on the Durgam Cheruvu  lake  as well. “We are developing Telangana and Hyderabad as tourism hubs. After the formation of the State, there has been a steady rise in foreign tourist arrivals,” Goud added. Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud along with Home Minis...

  The  university  authorities have approved the proposal as an important step towards the promotion of Urdu education, the MANUU said in a press release here on Tuesday Hyderabad:  Madhya Pradesh government has entrusted the responsibility of editing and revising its Urdu medium textbooks to Maulana Azad National Urdu  University ’s (MANUU) Regional Center of Bhopal. According to Regional Director, RC Bhopal, Dr. Mohammad Ahsan, Rajya Shiksha Kendra, Madhya Pradesh government has asked the  university  to review and edit the textbooks of Urdu medium from Class I to XII standards for the academic year 2021-22. The  university  authorities have approved the proposal as an important step towards the promotion of Urdu education, the MANUU said in a press release here on Tuesday. In this regard, a workshop for reviewing books on  Mathematics , Environmental Studies, Social Sciences,  Science , Commerce and Urdu Language and  Litera...

  The Mayor along with his family offered prayers at Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple, Tirumala, on Tuesday morning Hyderabad:  With discussions heating up in several quarters on the ascension of IT Minister KT Rama Rao as the next Chief Minister of Telangana, Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party would take an appropriate decision at the appropriate time. The Mayor, speaking to the media after offering prayers at Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple, Tirumala along with his family on Tuesday said it was up to the Chief Minister and the TRS party to take such decisions. “In my opinion CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao and the TRS party leadership will take a decision on the matter at an appropriate time,” Rammohan said in a reply to query on the issue. The Chief Minister has been delivering good governance and is taking Telangana on the development track apart from transforming the State into Bangaru Telangana (prosperous ...

Students go through thermal screening before attending in-person classes with physical distancin Hyderabad:  Classrooms in schools and colleges across Telangana came alive on Monday, buzzing with the chatter and laughter of children as educational institutions reopened for physical classes after an unprecedented 10-month gap, courtesy the Covid-19 pandemic. Students of Classes IX and above returned to the campus, meeting friends and teachers in an entirely different atmosphere, wearing face masks, with staff waving thermal guns to  check  temperature welcoming them at the  school  gate, and then, to each one sitting alone on a bench as against the days when friends jostled with each other to sit on the same bench. Written consent from parents At several places in the city, parents dropped their wards at their schools and colleges, while some students pedalled to  school . Adhering to Covid-19 prevention guidelines, students reached educational institutions ...