Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A 3,000-strong police force will be deployed at various Eidgahs and important mosques in the city for the Eid ul Adha prayers on Sunday. The largest congregation is expected at the Mir Alam Eidgah at Bahadurpura where around two lakh people gather at the nearly 150-year-old Eidgah for the Bakrid prayers. Around 1,500 police […]

By Soham Prasad Hyderabad: Every year, as the monsoon keeps its date with Hyderabad, so does rain related wreckage that brings life in the city to a standstill. For all the romance and ‘chai-pakoda’ memories that rains evoke, Hyderabad’s rains end up making life more difficult for the commoner. Water-logged streets, fallen trees on roads […]

Hyderabad: India’s first 100 per cent green government building will come up at Mint Compound here by March next year. The building, to house the State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO), will be a Super Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) and Grid- Interactive Net Zero Energy structure spread over 2,591 square metres and built […]

Hyderabad: The KPHB police on Saturday arrested three persons in the suspected honour killing case of software engineer S.Venkata Narayan Reddy reported two weeks ago. The arrested persons were G Srinivas Reddy (20) from Saroornagar, K Sai Rao (20), an electrician from Prakasam of Andhra Pradesh and Shaik Aashiq (20), a student from Kukatpally. The […]

Hyderabad: Upset over not being able to provide better treatment to her critically ill daughter due to financial problems, a woman died, allegedly by suicide, in her house at Attapur in Rajendranagar on Friday. The woman, K.Pooja (30), a native of Zaheerabad lived with her husband Aravind, a private employee and their one-year-old daughter. Police […]

Hyderabad: SS Rajamouli’s father and ace writer Vijayendra Prasad who was nominated for Rajya Sabha by Government of India, landed in a controversy for his statements against Mahatma Gandhi in an old interview, sparking a debate among the historians. In a video that is now going viral on social media, the RRR writer is seen […]

Hyderabad: The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) 21st convocation ceremony on Saturday saw 556 students graduating, the largest number in the institute’s history. This apart, a record number of 22 PhDs and 133 masters with thesis were awarded. This year, the 2020 and 2021 graduates were also invited to be a part of […]

Hyderabad: US Consulate General Hyderabad, Public Affairs Officer, David Moyer has called upon journalists to strive to disseminate uncontaminated information because the responsible citizenry forms opinions based on the information supplied by the media. Delivering the keynote address at a national conference on Countering Disinformation, jointly organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, […]

Hyderabad: In order to clear extra rush, Railways will run special trains between Malkajgiri – Jalna – Malkajgiri, the SCR said in a press release here on Saturday. Accordingly, Train No. 07428 Malkajgiri – Jalna will be operated on July 16, 23 and 30. These special trains will depart on Saturdays at 11 pm and […]

Hyderabad: The 101st Convocation Ceremony of the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) was conducted at the MCEME Auditorium, Secunderabad. Lieutenant General Tumul Varma, Director General of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, conferred Bachelor of Technology degrees to 28 graduating Officers of the Technical Entry Scheme Course-37. Lt Komaravolu Adharvan Sameer […]

Hyderabad: Three persons, two of them juveniles, were apprehended by the Afzalgunj police and 13 bikes including Royal Enfields, Yamaha R15s and Bajal Pulsars stolen from the city were recovered from them. Three other suspects were absconding. The arrested person was identified as Mohammed Mahboob (24) while the absconding suspects were Azher, Fazil and Salman. […]

Hyderabad: Due to traffic block, the South Central Railway (SCR) has announced cancellation of 16 MMTS services on July 10. The cancelled trains include six services of Falaknuma – Lingampalli (Train Nos. 47157, 47156, 47214, 47161, 47158, 47216), six services of Lingampalli – Falaknuma (Train Nos. 47181, 47185, 47212, 47182, 47179, 47186, 47217), one service […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director G Raghuma Reddy on Saturday advised people to exercise more caution near electricity poles in the wake of incessant rains that continued to lash the State for the second consecutive day. People should not touch electric poles and wires and in case […]

Hyderabad: A case of rape, criminal trespass, attempt to murder and kidnap under the Indian Penal Code and also under the Arms Act was booked against Marredpally inspector K.Nageshwar Rao at the Vanasthalipuram police station, where he is alleged to have raped the wife of a suspect who was arrested by him in the past. […]

Hyderabad: Sutraa is all set for its Hyderabad sojourn, yet again, with an exciting festive showcase from July 18-20 at Hotet Taj Krishna in Banjara Hills. Keeping in mind the upcoming Rakhi and Teej festivals, Sutraa brings you its festival special collection in its most popular fashion and lifestyle exclusive exhibition. The three-day expo will […]

Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner CV Anand placed under suspension Marredpally Inspector K Nageshwar Rao against whom a rape and murder case was booked at Vanasthalipuram on Saturday. “In view of the rape and arms act registered against the SHO Marredpally K Nageshwar Rao  in Vanasthalipuram police station and the report received from CP Rachakonda, he […]

Hyderabad: A case was booked against Marredpally inspector K.Nageshwara Rao for allegedly  kidnapping and raping a married woman at Vanasthalipuram. Sources said the 32-year-old woman alleged that the inspector confined her, threatened and sexually violated her. He also attacked and threatened her husband with a firearm when the latter came to her rescue. The Vanasthalipuram police […]

Hyderabad: With rains lashing the city overnight, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) deployed its monsoon teams and Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams to attend to rain-related complaints. The teams pumped out water from low lying areas and main roads while tree branches that fell on the roads were also removed. Meanwhile, Mayor G Vijaya […]

Hyderabad: The Government Railway Police, who grilled Sai Defence Academy director Avula Subbarao for three days in their custody in connection with the Secunderabad Railway Station arson, reportedly could not extract any concrete information from him. During his three-day custody, which concluded on Thursday, Rao was learnt to have claimed that he was falsely being […]

Hyderabad: The Osmania University College of Engineering (OUCE) has received approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for its newly introduced undergraduate programmes — Mining Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning — apart from a postgraduate programme in Mining for the 2022-23 academic year. The two UG courses, which were launched […]

Hyderabad: With the city all set to host the Formula-E on February 11, 2023, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary and Metropolitan Commissioner Arvind Kumar on Friday inspected the Formula-E track along with Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) officials. Formula E is the apex motorsport in the Electric Vehicle (EV) arena and Hyderabad is the first […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad seized gold weighing 2.29 kg from a male passenger who arrived here on a Dubai-Hyderabad flight on Thursday. The estimated worth of the seized gold was around Rs.1.2 crore. According to Customs officials, following specific inputs, the passenger was caught smuggling the yellow metal […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police, who have been using cellular services for official communication for several years now, have gone in for a change in the service provider, with all mobile numbers set to change now. The City Police were for long subscribers of the Central government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, but with the BSNL […]

Hyderabad: State Bank of India (SBI) Managing Director Swaminathan Janakiraman visited Hyderabad Circle to participate in CSR initiatives. The SBI presented a 7- seater Maruti EECO van to CR Foundation, Kondapur. He emphasised the Bank’s CSR philosophy of positively impacting weaker sections. He also took part in the plantation drive. SBI planned to plant 75,000 […]