GESCOM suffers ₹7 lakh loss in rain and gusty winds

The recent rain, accompanied by gusty winds, that lashed the district, has caused extensive loss to Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM). Electricity poles have been uprooted, transformers and cables damaged in many parts of the district. According to sources, 141 poles have been uprooted, six transformers damaged and cable measuring around 2 km has been…

Gundaram inscriptions in Peddapalli district shed light on Satavahana era

 Director (Epigraphy), ASI, K. Munirathnam Reddy’s team copying an inscription in the Gundaram forest area near Peddapalli town. In a significant breakthrough for the study of Telangana’s ancient history, particularly concerning the Satavahana period, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has documented eleven inscriptions during an extensive epigraphical survey in the…

Tirupati MP writes to Union Home Minister for inquiry into administrative and security lapses at A.P. temples

Tirupati MP Maddila Gurumoorthy. | Photo Credit: File photo Tirupati MP Maddila Gurumoorthy sought the Union Home Ministry’s help to direct the State and Central authorities to initiate a detailed and impartial inquiry into the repeated administrative and security failures at the most revered temples in the State. The MP wrote the letter a day…

Nainital rape case: Protests in Uttarakhand town after elderly man rapes minor at knife point, accused held

Tension gripped Uttarakhand’s Nainital after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an elderly man belonging to another community. The incident, which happened on April 12, came to light on Wednesday, triggering widespread outrage. The 73-year-old accused, identified as Mohammad Usman, has been arrested. The survivor underwent a medical examination on Thursday, police said. According…

Tantransco plans to lay underground EHT power cable on the Kollidam riverbed at Thiruvanaikoil

One of the HT power transmission tower which collapsed following the flood discharge in the Kollidam near Tiruchi in 2024. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Ltd (Tantransco) plans underground extra high tension (EHT) cable to transmit electricity by replacing the high-tension towers built on the Kollidam riverbed in Thiruvanaikoil. As…

Caste census will boost economic equality, says Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar

Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar. | Photo Credit: File Photo Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar has welcomed the Union Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census, calling it a step towards the uplift of the backward communities and a move that…