Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.
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Telangana IAS officer’s son questioned for driver’s alleged murder
The son of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Telangana cadre was questioned on Monday by Hyderabad Police for his alleged involvement in the murder of the driver employed by his father, officials said.
Updated on Mar 20, 2017 04:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
NIT student commits suicide by jumping from hostel building in Telangana
The student was identified as Sanketh Kumar Suryavamsi, (22) who was in his final year of Civil Engineering course.
Updated on Mar 19, 2017 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Hyderabad school confines 19 students for failing to pay tuition fees on time
A private school in Hyderabad allegedly confined 19 students, including 5-year-old kids, in a room on its premises for over one hour after their parents failed to pay school fees on time, police said on Sunday.
Updated on Mar 19, 2017 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Man fined, family ostracised for filing RTI plea in Telangana village
B Raju Goud (31) had filed an RTI plea seeking information about alleged irregularities in the installation of electric transformers in his village in Telangana’s Nizamabad district.
Updated on Mar 18, 2017 10:01 PM IST
industan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
I-T dept busts tax evasion racket by Hyderabad traders
The income tax department on Tuesday busted a tax evasion racket in Hyderabad by a group of grain and pulse traders, who were operating a bank account without an authorisation, officials said on Wednesday.
Published on Mar 15, 2017 06:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
‘Children Bank of India’ notes worth Rs 9.90L surface in Hyderabad, man held
Kushaiguda police in Hyderabad arrested a person Yousuf Shaik from Moula-Ali area, who was caught by Allahabad Bank staff while allegedly trying to deposit fake currency in the denominations of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500.
Updated on Mar 14, 2017 06:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
JNU ‘suicide’: Dalit scholar was Rohith Vemula’s friend at Hyderabad university
Students at Hyderabad university say Muthukrishnan Jeevanantham was a friend of Rohith Vemula and was a part of the student’s movement for justice for him.
Updated on Mar 27, 2017 10:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
JNU research scholar allegedly commits suicide, cops hint at ‘personal issues’
A PhD student of Delhi’s prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University allegedly committed suicide in the city’s Munirka area on Monday evening.
Updated on Mar 27, 2017 10:51 AM IST
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Hindustan Times | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra MLA Bhuma Nagi dies of heart attack, budget session postponed
The annual budget presentation of Andhra Pradesh was called off on Monday after senior legislator and three-time MP from Telugu Desam Party Bhuma Nagi Reddy died of a heart attack at Nandyal on Sunday.
Updated on Mar 13, 2017 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Jagan supporters launch online drive for prosecution of CM Chandrababu
YSR Congress supporters are launching a campaign on social media and filing online petitions, demanding that Naidu be prosecuted
Updated on Mar 12, 2017 01:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
‘Missing you a lot’: Kuchibhotla’s wife sends him FB wish on his birthday
Aviation engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla would have celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday, had he not fallen victim to the bullets of an American man at a bar in Kansas last month. His wife Sunayana Dumala remembered her husband by sharing a note on Facebook early in the morning.
Updated on Mar 09, 2017 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh sees 23-fold growth in assets in 5 months
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh has declared assets of Rs 330 crore in an election affidavit. The assets have grown more than 23 times in last 5 months.
Updated on Apr 21, 2017 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra CM’s son Lokesh files nomination for MLC polls, set for cabinet seat
Hyderabad Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday nominated his only son Nara Lokesh as party candidate for state legislative council, in an obvious move to induct him into the state cabinet.
Published on Mar 06, 2017 07:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Constable, friend held for molesting woman in cab in Telangana
The woman, who travels regularly in cabs, thought the person in the passenger seat was another traveller, and got into the back seat alone. After some time, the man came behind and started molesting her.
Updated on Mar 03, 2017 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Newborn girl child sold for Rs 35,000 in Telangana
Police in Hyderabad on Thursday arrested a couple for selling their newborn girl child for Rs 35,000 with the help of a doctor and a couple of mediators.
Updated on Mar 06, 2017 07:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Kansas shooting: Wife recalls life with Kuchibhotla through Facebook tribute
Sunayana Dumala, the wife of killed engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, has raised hard questions about the security of Indian immigrants in the US as she paid glowing tributes to her husband in a poignant Facebook post
Updated on Mar 15, 2017 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, Indian engineer shot dead in Kansas, cremated in Hyderabad
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was killed in a bar shooting in US’ Kansas, was cremated in his home town Hyderabad, on Tuesday.
Updated on Mar 15, 2017 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Won’t let younger son return to US: Mother of Indian engineer killed in Kansas
The body of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was brought back to his Hyderabad home on Wednesday night, sparking poignant scenes of grief. His last rites will be performed on Tuesday afternoon
Updated on Mar 04, 2017 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
TDP MLA claims he survived only on milk for 20 years
Telugu Desam Party MLA from Bhimavaram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh has said he drank only milk till he was 20 and started eating solid food after he was compelled by his relatives.
Updated on Feb 28, 2017 12:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra: 10 killed as bus falls into canal, many still trapped inside wreckage
Police say the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the bus
Updated on Feb 28, 2017 12:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s body arrives in Hyderabad
State transport minister K Mahender Reddy was present from the Telangana government when the body was handed over to Kuchibhotla’s elder brother, KK Sastry, and a few relatives.
Updated on Feb 28, 2017 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderbad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Veteran Congress leader P Shiv Shankar passes away
Punjala Shiv Shankar was a former judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court before joining Congress and becoming minister under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
Updated on Mar 02, 2017 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Senior IAS officer leads by example, cleans toilet pit in Telangana village
Senior IAS officer Parameswaran Iyer knows how to lead from the front.
Updated on Feb 27, 2017 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Widow’s family members in Telangana hack two men who allegedly raped her
Two relatives of a widow in a village in Telangana killed two of her alleged rapists. One of the two relatives had complained to the police earlier this week.
Updated on Feb 26, 2017 07:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Avoid Indian languages in public places: Indians in US share dos and don’ts
The Telagnana American Telugu Association has suggested a few dos and don’ts for community members and South Asian people.
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 09:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
PV Sindhu an IAS? Badminton ace takes up senior post offered by Andhra Pradesh
PV Sindhu has accepted the offer of a Group I officer’s post by the Andhra Pradesh government after she won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
Updated on Feb 24, 2017 04:54 PM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
US isn’t a safe place, don’t send your children there: Father of Indian engineer injured in Kansas shooting
The situation in the United States appears pretty bad since Donald Trump took over as the President, said the father of a Hyderabad engineer who was injured in a Kansas City bar shooting that eyewitnesses said could be racially motivated.
Updated on Feb 28, 2017 08:17 PM IST
On his 50th death anniversary, the last Nizam of Hyderabad is a forgotten king
The Nizam breathed his last at the King Koti palace at 1.20pm on February 24, 1967, after suffering from pneumonia for a brief period. The Masjid-e-Judi, near the palace where he was buried, also lies in a state of neglect.
Updated on Feb 24, 2017 06:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Hyderabad engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla shot dead in US: What we know so far
Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in a shooting in a Kansas City bar on Wednesday by a navy veteran who shouted “get out of my country”.
Updated on Mar 15, 2017 09:14 AM IST
Washington/Hyderabad | Yashwant Raj and Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Fire breaks out at manufacturing unit in Hyderabad, 6 workers killed
At least six people were burnt alive when fire broke out in an air-cooler manufacturing unit at Attapur under Rajendranagar police limits in Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday.
Updated on Feb 22, 2017 09:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad