IAS officer who carried out extensive checks on Hyderabad’s restaurants is now GHMC commissioner

R. V. Karnan was appointed as commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). File | Photo Credit: RAO GN Stomach churning unhygienic conditions at various restaurants and food outlets across Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana continue to be widely discussed. The IAS officer, R.V. Karnan, who carried out widely publicised extensive checks was transferred…

Conservancy workers’ unions demand revised summer work hours after man dies on duty in Madurai

Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran A 55-year-old conservancy worker, identified as Manivel, of Adi Dravidar Colony in Naganakulam, Madurai, died on Sunday (April 28, 2025) as he was clearing garbage. Manivel reportedly fainted due to the heat while removing garbage from a locality in Ward 5 of Madurai Corporation,…

Fire mishap at YTPS Unit-I; major loss averted

A TV-grab of the fire mishap in the Unit-II of Yadadri Thermal Power Station near Veerlapalem in Nalgonda district late on Sunday night. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT HYDERABAD A major disaster was averted at the 5×800 megawatt Yadadri Thermal Power Station (YTPS) — under construction near Veerlapalem village of Damaracherla mandal in Nalgonda district…