Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 2 february 2022

Maoist party member Madavi Hidma on Wednesday surrendered before Mulugu district superintendent of police Dr Sangram Singh G. Patil. Hidma, a native of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh decided to join mainstream and surrendered to the police with the support of CRPF officials Pradyumn Kumar Singh and Bishnu Charan Munakiya. Hidma also handed over a riffle to the police. The SP said that Hidma decided to quit the party and surrender before police following the harassment from the Maoist partyRead more

The Andhra Pradesh government headed by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has given good news for the village and ward secretariat employees. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officers to declare probation to the employees and asked to complete it by June 30. It is clarified that by July 1 the employees should receive new salaries. On the other hand, it was instructed that the remaining 25 percent of employees should take probation examinations. However, officials told the CM that the tests would be conducted in the first week of MarchRead more

The petitions filed against the ban on the Chintamani Natakam in Andhra Pradesh was heard in the High Court on Wednesday. The advocate for the petitioner argued in the High Court that it was against the rules to ban the play which had been going on for many years. He said that this play has a lot of uniqueness and the artists have become workless due to ban. Meanwhile, the government lawyer told the court that the play was banned based on the representation received by the section of people.Read more

The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended appointment of 12 judges for the Telangana high court. It proposed the names of seven lawyers and five advocates for elevation as judges. In a meeting held on February 1, the collegium recommended the names of lawyers -- Kasoju Surendhar, Chada Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, Surepalli Nanda, Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, Juvvadi Sridevi, Mirza Saifiulla Baig, Nacharaju Sravan Kumar Venkat.Read more

The Anantapur police busted the gang involved in operating Matka, gambling and cricket betting in the district. Special teams were formed to arrest and remand three Matka operators in the area. DSP Narasingappa said more than Rs 4 lakh cash, two cell phones, poker tickets and pens were seized from them.Read more

Commemorating the 12-day 1000th birth anniversary of Saint Ramanujacharya, Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi celebrations began today in Munchintal in the Hyderabad outskirts. The celebrations which began with the chanting of 'Ashtakshari' will be held for 12 days until February 14 in the presence of more than 5000 rutviks. People from across the city turned up to the venue to immerse in the spirituality. Vastu puja and homam were held at Yagashala place where the Sri Lakshminarayana Maha Kratu takes place without any architectural defects.Read more

The 'Chalo Vijayawada' call given by 'PRC Sadhana Samithi' to be held tomorrow as part of the PRC movement activity in AP is causing a stir. Police are preparing to prevent employees throughout the state from going to Vijayawada and notices are being issued to union leaders in various districts not to go to Vijayawada. The police warned that legal action will be taken if orders are violated and house arrests were being made in some areas. Meanwhile, the union leaders made it clear that the movement activity will continue as usual.Read more

In a shocking incident, a man strangled his wife to death suspecting her fidelity here at Ganapavaram village of Kodad mandal on Tuesday. According to SI Sai Prashanth, Kataboina Kondalu married to Anjamma 18 years ago. However, the couple had been quarreling with each other for some time now. Kondalu is said to have been thrashing her everyday after coming home in drunk state suspecting her having an illicit affair.Read more

With the exception of the Vizag steel plant and the Singareni coal mines, there was no major allocation to the Telugu states in the central budget. Of the educational institutions mentioned in the State Reorganisation Act, there are no special allocations for institutions other than the Central, Tribal and Vizag Petroleum Universities. It is not clear how much funding will be available specifically for institutes in AP and Telangana, as the centre has announced the funds to IITs, IIMs, ISIS, AITs, Triple ITs, AIIMS and the National Institute of Design across the country.Read more

The Hyderabad police have arrested two Nigerians and a woman from Manipur in connection with Mahesh cooperative bank hacking case. The three people hacked into the bank servers and transferred Rs 12.9 crore from three main accounts to around 128 bank accounts all over India. They were taken into custody from Bengaluru on Monday night and shifted to Hyderabad on Tuesday. The city crime police who took up the investigation identified many account holders who received the amount among them were three people from New Delhi. The police arrested them and brought to Hyderaba.Read more