Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
July 4: Hyderabad continues to be greater only in name. Even two years after the formation of GHMC, the newly-added areas continue to suffer. The latest instance is the government
On June 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the current worldwide epidemic of the new influenza virus A(H1N1), commonly called swine flu, to the status of a pandemic, the highest level of global alert. This is the first flu pandemic in 41 years. The last one was the 1968 …
Hyderabad: As many as 5,426 cases of acute diarrhoea, including 21 deaths, were reported in Hyderabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Kadapa, East Godavari, Warangal and Medak. Hyderabad stood on top with 1,197 cases. The total number of acute diarrhoea cases was 3,901 during the corresponding period last year, a …
Hyderabad, June 26: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is avoiding the payment of nearly Rs 50 crore as water charges to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The water board supplies 80 million gallons water per day (MGD). The corporation has not been making monthly payments for …
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy HYDERABAD: Having decided in principle to scrap its agreement with the Maytas Infra-led consortium, the State government is exploring various options for launching work on the Metro Rail project in Hyderabad that has turned out to be a non-starter. It is pinning high hopes on the Centre …
June 18: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has launched a green channel which will clear layout and building permissions within seven days. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, launched the green channel on Thursday. Under the new system, permissions will be given within one month for multi-storey buildings. …
June 17: Believe it or not, a staggering 2.5 lakh children are school dropouts in the state. In Hyderabad alone, the number has touched 13,000. Of these, 2,800 children are employed as child labours in various hazardous occupations in and around the city. This was established during a survey conducted …
June 9: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has informed the state government that it cannot fund the Godavari water project. The corporation was asked to provide Rs 960 crore to the water board over a period of two years for the execution of the Rs 3,375 crore Phase-I of …
M. Sai Gopal HYDERABAD: Seven positive influenza A (H1N1) flu virus cases, including an indigenous flu positive case, the largest number in the country, has prompted authorities to take measures to convert Hyderabad into a veritable fortress. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has been fortified with doctors and a …
June 4: Traffic snarls are increasingly becoming common at all important junctions in the city with the cash-strapped Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) unable to fund major infrastructure projects. Though flyovers and over- bridges were proposed at Amberpet, Uppal, LB Nagar, Kandikal Gate and Uppguda four years ago, those continue …
June 4: Climatic conditions in the state are clearly worsening. In fact, environmentalists say that the state capital is the sixth worst polluted city in the country. Alarmingly, the Krishna and Godavari rivers, that contribute around 90 per cent of the state
HYDERABAD: The number of persons who have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) flu virus rose to three in Hyderabad and five in the country on Thursday. A 28-year-old software professional, who returned here after a month
HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old medical student from Hyderabad has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) flu virus, health authorities here have confirmed. This is the second A (H1N1) positive case reported here. The first positive case, which was also the country
June 3: A medical student of Hyderabad who travelled back from Canada via London was tested positive for swine flu (Influenza A-H1N1) and is being treated in isolation facility at Chest Hospital. This is the second swine flu case being detected in the city. The 20-year-old youth went to Toronto …
June 2: The ambitious Musi beautification project taken up by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation promises to revive the lost glory of the river. Construction of two rubber dams, at an estimated cost of over Rs 16 crore, has already been completed. The officials conducted trial runs by releasing treated water …
June 2: The state government has been dodging the decision to scrap the Metro Rail deal with Maytas despite the law department giving a go ahead. The law department is believed to have made it clear that the government has a strong legal ground to cancel the deal because the …
