‘Serial killer’ who targeted women held
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January 26, 2021 22:23 IST
He was arrested in connection with 21 cases, of which 16 are under the ‘murder for gain’ category
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He was arrested in connection with 21 cases, of which 16 are under the ‘murder for gain’ category
An alleged serial killer, whose primary victims were women, was apprehended, police said on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Maina Ramulu (45), a stone cutter and resident of Borabanda. According to Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar, he was arrested in connection with 21 cases, of which 16 are under the ‘murder for gain’ category. The apprehension of Ramulu led to the detection of two murders, that of Kavala Venkatamma (50), a resident of Venkatagiri in Jubilee Hills, and of an unidentified woman aged between 35 and 45 years. “He was married at an early age after which his wife escaped. It created some mental impact (on the accused),” Mr K
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HYDERABAD: As Telangana government authorities remained silent, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) directed its Regional Officer in Chennai to inspect a real estate project at Narsingi by the well-known builder, My Home and submit a detailed report.
The inspection has been ordered to investigate allegations of violation of environmental norms in construction of the project, including violation of GO 111. The allegations were made by TPCC working president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy in his letter to the MoEF last year.
The information came to light on Friday after MoEF submitted a counter affidavit in the National Green Tribunal, where a petition filed by Reddy in the same matter is being heard in which he complained that the MoEF and Telangana government are not taking any action in the matter.
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Modi launched the vaccination drive while reassuring the country that emergency use authorisation was given to two made in India vaccines only after scientists were convinced of their safety and effectiveness, and urged people to beware of propaganda and rumours.
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On the first day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, the first shots were given to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world s largest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.
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Interesting details are coming forth from the investigation of the kidnap case, where Praveen Rao and his two brothers, said to be closely related to the Telangana CM KCR s PA, were kidnapped in a rather dramatic way on January 6 in connection with a land dispute in Hafeezpet in Hyderabad.
With these arrests the total number of people arrested so far has gone up to 19 including the TDP leader. Police say that nine more people are to be arrested.
Telangana: Big day for healthcare workers as they receive COVID-19 vaccine
As many as 4,000 health care workers in government-run facilities will be the early beneficiaries of the vaccine in Telangana.
By Mohammed Hussain| Posted by Sruthi Vibhavari | Updated: 16th January 2021 12:41 pm IST
Hyderabad: It is a big day, of historical importance, for healthcare works in Telangana as they received the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine today as a part of massive inoculation drive across Telangana.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nation-wide vaccination drive at 10:30 am on Saturday, Telangana gave its first vaccine to S Krishnamma, a sanitation worker at the state-run Gandhi Hospital. A COVID-19 recovered patient herself, she recounted horrifying moments of being isolated at home in July and not being able to cater to her family, who tested positive for the deadly virus too.