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Hyderabad: The Banjara Hills police took into custody a man for allegedly threatening and raping a woman last week at her house. The victim had befriended the suspect S Chinnamia, who works as a security guard at as mall in Banjara Hills Road No 12 and stays at Banjara Hills Road. No 5. On pretext […]

Hyderabad: To promote the use of bicycles for commuting in the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to build cycle tracks wherever feasible on the 709.49 km main road network in its jurisdiction. A 450 metre cycle track from Rolling Hills to AIG Hospitals, a 2 km cycling track from Bio Diversity […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) Chairman V V Srinivasa Rao said the preliminary written test for direct recruitment of 554 vacancies of Stipendiary Cadet Trainee (SCT) Sub-Inspector (SI) civil or equivalent posts was conducted smoothly on Sunday with all the norms and regulations as per planned schedule followed. Around 2,25,759 candidates attended […]

Hyderabad: After waking up to pleasant and breezy weather on Sunday morning, Hyderabad experienced moderate rains in several locations in the afternoon and late in the evening. According to weather officials, the city is expected to experience light to moderate rainfall with the possibility of intense spells at times over the next two days. A […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao extended greetings to the handloom workers on the occasion of National Handloom Day on Sunday. The State government launched its ambitious ‘Nethanna ku Bima’ scheme to mark the National Handloom Day. About 80,000 weaver families will benefit under the scheme. The beneficiaries will get Rs 5 lakh insurance coverage […]

Hyderabad: The month of August brings with it a bunch of festivals that make it a season of celebrations. To help you observe this month in a more eco-friendly way, a firm in Hyderabad that promotes plant parenting, has rolled out some unique products. Plan A Plant was founded in the year 2017 by a […]

Hyderabad: A salesman was threatened and robbed by a group of unidentified persons at Punjagutta on Sunday. Mohd Khasif (30), a resident of Mir Alam Mandi and a native of Uttar Pradesh, was standing near Ameerpet in the afternoon when a group of persons approached him. Initially, two persons picked up a quarrel with him […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Sunday slammed Niti Aayog for making misleading statements and trying to cover up its failure to ensure the implementation of its recommendations by the Central government. He accused the apex public policy think-tank of donning political colours and distorting facts to cover up the BJP government’s mistakes in […]

Hyderabad: A toddler died after hot water spilled on him at his house in Tappachabutra. Two-year-old Syed Abu Bakar, lived at Sarwarnagar along with his parents. On Thursday afternoon, the boy’s mother Saniya, had kept a bucket of hot water in the washroom for bathing. The boy went into the washroom and kicked the bucket […]

Hyderabad: A 21 year-old man died in a road accident at Chandrayangutta on Sunday. Mohd Asif, a resident of Farooqnagar in Falaknuma, was going on a motorcycle from Aramgarh towards Chandrayangutta crossroads. “While Asif was crossing the OS Palace function hall road stretch, a lorry hit his motorcycle and ran over him. He died on […]

Hyderabad: A 32 year-old police sub inspector job aspirant who was returning home after appearing for the preliminary exam on Sunday died in a road accident at Jeedimetla. Mara Anjaiah (32), a resident of Nallakunta had appeared for the test at MLR IT College in Dundigal and was returning home on his motorcycle around 1.45 […]

Hyderabad: A hands-on workshop on Basic Life Support (BLS) skills to ambulance drivers, technicians and other first responders was organised by Udai Omni Hospital, Nampally on Sunday. The workshop was conducted by Dr. Raghava Dutt Mulukutla, Director and Chief of Spine Surgery, Udai Omni Hospitals, in collaboration with Indian Orthopedic Association (IOA). It focused on […]

Hyderabad: A 23-month-old baby with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1, received a new lease of life with Swiss drugmaker Novartis coming forward to donate gene therapy costing Rs 16 crore. Baby Ellen was administered Zolgensma gene therapy, called the world’s costliest drug, at a private hospital in Hyderabad on August 6, her father Rayapudi […]

Hyderabad: Senior journalist Sivadas Sreevatsan passed away on Sunday. He was 60 and survived by wife and son. Popularly known as Vatsan among his friends and journalist circles, he suffered a head injury and was admitted in a hospital in Kozhikode where he died while undergoing treatment. He retired as Associate Editor from Telangana Today. […]

Hyderabad: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture is restoring six stepwells at Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in the city. Taking to Twitter, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar said the combined capacity of the six setpwells is 19.3 million litres and 18 stepwells have been developed by the State government. The Aga Khan Trust […]

Hyderabad: With the State government deciding to celebrate ‘Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsava Dwi Saptaham’ for two weeks, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is organising a slew of programmes to mark 75 years of Independence. As a part of the festivities, the Deputy Commissioners of the GHMC were instructed to make sure the National Flags are […]

Hyderabad: Founder of Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev wrote a letter to TRS MP Joginapally Santosh Kumar thanking him for his continued support of the Save Soil campaign. In his three-page letter, Sadhguru expressed his gratitude and proposed a three-pronged strategy to ensure agricultural soils have a minimum of 3-6 per cent organic content in […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic police announced certain traffic directions/restrictions on Tuesday on account of Bibi ka Alam procession in the old city. The traffic restrictions will be imposed between 12 noon and 10 pm on the procession route between Bibi ka Alawa Dabeerpura to Masjid -e- Ilahi Chaderghat. The procession will pass through Bibi ka […]

Hyderabad: Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat on Sunday visited the examination centers where Telangana State Level Sub Inspector Recruitment preliminary exams were held. Among others, he visited the TKR Engineering College Meerpet and Sri Indu College at Ibrahimpatnam. Later, interacting with presspersons, Bhagwat said all arrangements were in place for the exam and it […]

Hyderabad: In a first of its kind of initiative, the Cyberabad police on Sunday launched Traffic Task Force teams that will help in easing traffic movement in busy corridors of the Cyberabad. Cyberabad Commissioner Stephen Raveendra flagged of six teams comprising two policemen each. The Cyberabad Traffic Task Force will function under the direct supervision […]

Hyderabad: Elected representatives, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials and residents participated in the ’10 minutes at 10 am every Sunday’ programme held in different parts of the city today. As part of the initiative, stagnant water was cleared inside the houses and surroundings to prevent the possibilities of they turning into mosquito breeding spots. […]

Hyderabad: On the occasion of National Handloom Day today, netizens are delightfully accepting the challenge of sharing their pictures wearing handloom clothes. IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao, Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand, and actor Pawan Kalyan are among those who took part in the challenge. Sharing his picture in handloom shirts, “#MyHandloomMyPride Challenge accepted with […]

Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a three year old girl was brutally beaten up allegedly by her father at their house in Saifabad as she was reportedly troubling him. The child is admitted in hospital and battling for life. The child Sakina Fatima (3) lives along with her parents Sana Fathima and Basith Khan, at […]

Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and red alerts to northern districts of Telangana on August 8 and 9. The orange alert indicates very heavy rainfall while the red alert indicates extremely heavy rainfall. “The current situation is due to the low pressure area over Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal […]