Hyderabad: A multi agency exercise was conducted on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake as the final event of Pralay Sahayam in Hyderabad on Saturday. The event demonstrated efforts of all central and state agencies, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Armed Forces towards jointly tackling an urban flooding scenario in Hyderabad. Union Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash …

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) support Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s demand for passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha. He was speaking while participating in the Bathukamma celebrations organised by Mahila Congress at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday. TPCC Mahila Congress president Nerella Sharada, ex-MLA Marri Sashidhar …

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed the officials concerned to divide Mission Bhagiratha works into two parts and Part 1 should be completed by December 31 this year and the Part 2 after six months. The Chief Minister also instructed that the teething troubles like leakage of the pipelines, Pipelines breaking down due to the pressure of water, …

Hyderabad: Prominent women at Pragati Bhavan played Bathukamma with traditional gaiety and fervour on Saturday. Governor’s Wife Vimala Narasimhan, CM KCR’s wife Shobha, Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari’s wife Vimala, Minister Harish Rao’s wife Srinitha, Deputy Speaker Padma Devender Reddy, MP K Kavita, US Consul General Katherine B Hadda, Women Development Corporation Chairman Gundu Sudha Rani have participated. (INN)

Hyderabad: The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will be closed for Dussehra vacation from September 25th to 27th (both days inclusive). During the vacation, Justice M. Seetharama Murti (Single Bench) and Dr. Justice B. Siva Sankara Rao and Dr. Justice Shameem Akhter (Division Bench) will be sitting in the High Court …