States » South


ACB catches Dy Executive Engineer, EWIDC, Adilabad, accepting Rs 50,000 lakh as bribe

Hyderabad, Mar 12 (UNI) The sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught red-handed a Deputy Executive Engineer, Educational & Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation (EWIDC), Adilabad red-handed when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
At about 1633 hours on Tuesday, the Accused Officer Jinnamwar Shankar was caught red-handed at the construction site of the Minority Residential School (Girls), Adilabad Town, Mandal & District when he had demanded Rs 1 lakh and accepted Rs 50,000 as a reward from the complainant for showing an official favour --- "the sanctioned bill of Rs 2 crores towards the construction of the Minority Residential School (Girls) building at Adilabad Town, Mandal & District" constructed by the complainant, ACB statement said on Wednesday.
Initially the AO demanded the complainant to give one per cent of the sanctioned bill -- Rs 2 lakhs, but on the request of the complainant he reduced it to Rs 1 lakh and accepted Rs 50,000 as an initial payment.
More News

Hyderabad: Cops issue notices to four Pakistani nationals to leave country

27 Apr 2025 | 12:07 AM

Hyderabad, Apr 26 (UNI) In keeping with the Centre’s directive, the Hyderabad police have served notices to four Pakistani nationals asking them to leave the country by Sunday.

see more..

Bharat Summit adopts Hyderabad resolution delivering ‘Global Justice’

26 Apr 2025 | 11:50 PM

Hyderabad, Apr 26 (UNI) In a significant milestone, Congress leaders and global delegates at the two-day Bharat Summit, which concluded here on Saturday evening, collectively adopted the Hyderabad Resolution, a 44-point agenda under the theme 'Delivering Global Justice'.

see more..

AP: 4 people, including 3 children, drowned in irrigation tank

26 Apr 2025 | 10:03 PM

Kadapa, Apr 26 (UNI) In a tragic incident, four people, including three children, were drowned in an irrigation tank at Patha Mulakala Cheruvu village of Mulakala Cheruvu mandal of Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

see more..

For the first time, IIT-Madras incubates over 100 Startups in single year

26 Apr 2025 | 8:54 PM

Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI) The IIT-Madras, for the first time in its history, has incubated over
100 start-ups in one financial year.

see more..

In evolving tech landscape, AI has become indispensable : TN Guv

26 Apr 2025 | 8:48 PM

Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Saturday said
in the era of evolving technological landscape, Artificial Intelligence now
is not only relevant, but has become indispensable.

see more..