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The Telangana High Court directed the state government to fill up all the vacant secondary grade teacher posts (File Photo: PTI)

Police penalised for highhanded behaviour against woman advocate

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state to pay compensation for...

2 March 2023 12:19 AM IST

The police on Saturday arrested a former managing director of a private firm for bribing a former sub-registrar of LB Nagar to illegally execute a sale deed related to the assets of the firm.

Pocso court jails rapist for 20 years

KAKINADA: Special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court judge P. Uma Sunanda on Thursday sentenced...

17 Feb 2023 12:49 AM IST

Health and family welfare director called for taking up more awareness on the Arogya Asara scheme among the pregnant women to help them avail such a scheme. (Representational Image/ AP)

Girl three months pregnant after being raped by cousin

HYDERABAD: A girl was found to be three months pregnant after being raped by her cousin for the past few months at her...

29 Jan 2023 12:42 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the media, at the state secretariat in Guwahati, Saturday. (PTI Photo)

Men marrying girls aged below 14 years in Assam to be booked under...

The major reason for the high maternal and infant mortality rate in the state is child marriage, Assam CM said

24 Jan 2023 1:23 PM IST

On the day of the offence, when the victim was playing outside their house, the accused saw her alone and called her into his home. He first gave her his mobile phone to play and then assaulted her sexually. (Representational Image)

Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor

HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old at Golconda in the year 2018, was sentenced...

9 Jan 2023 6:14 PM IST

The Telangana High Court directed the state government to fill up all the vacant secondary grade teacher posts (File Photo: PTI)

Punishment for sexual abuse of a child is cognisable: HC

Hyderabad: Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court made it clear that offences under Section 11...

31 Dec 2022 11:43 PM IST

The girls neighbour noticed that the three boys were taking the victim into a house and then returning after a while. Because they generally played in the open, the boys taking the girl into a house made her suspicious.(Photo: AFP)

6-yr-old gangraped by 3 minor boys in Telangana

The boys sexually assaulted the girl while pretending to play together in the evening

21 Dec 2022 12:16 AM IST

Sources at the hospital said there were signs of sexual assault and a foreign object was found in her body. (Representational Image)

Shop owner booked under Pocso Act

HYDERABAD: A medical shop owner, who the police said claimed himself to be a local BRS leader, was on Monday booked...

20 Dec 2022 9:55 AM IST

The plan is to set up a very inclusive play area where children with special needs and their parent can spend quality outdoor time at the park.

1228 kids went missing in 3 years from Telangana, only 440 were traced

The Lok Sabha was informed that 89 per cent is the national average of missing children traced across the country; in...

10 Dec 2022 1:00 AM IST

The shocking incident came to light at the meeting of teachers and parents in the government higher secondary school at Marda in the district on Thursday.

POCSO case against Nellore school head, bus driver

Tirupati: Balaji Nagar Police have booked a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against...

5 Dec 2022 12:53 PM IST

While the first accused V. Madhu, second accused Shibu of Rajakkad and fourth accused M. Madhu were let off on Friday, third accused Pradeep Kumar was acquitted by the court last week saying that there was lack of proper circumstantial, scientific, medical and direct evidence. The trial of the fifth one, a juvenile, was completed in the Juvenile Justice Board here and the judgment is awaited. (Representational image)

Cops seek custody of juveniles in Hayathnagar gangrape case

Juveniles confessed to having followed the girl to her home during the lunch break on the pretext of borrowing her...

4 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Sources at the hospital said there were signs of sexual assault and a foreign object was found in her body. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Driver gets 20 years forÂ rape of four-year-oldÂ Â

Hyderabad: A 24-year-old driver was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment after he was found guilty for sexually...

25 Nov 2022 2:48 PM IST