Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The coronavirus outbreak brought the stand-up comedy business in the city to a standstill. As venues were shuttered and playing gigs canceled, many comedians find the future of comedy to be uncertain. Although some comedy lovers still choose to attend the live shows, the numbers are far from what they were in 2019. Well-known […]

Hyderabad: Crisscrossing the city might not be a major task, but do you have any idea of the length of the road network in the city? The road network in the limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) alone total to a stunning 9,013 km! And that should explain that maintaining such a massive […]

Hyderabad: The fight against Covid-19 has from the beginning been on multiple fronts. On one side was the virus, and on the other, fake news on the virus. The fight against the virus saw the evolution of the vaccine. But the battles are still on, with the one against fake news acquiring newer dimensions every […]

Hyderabad: On the fourth day of the special drive, 12 unauthorised constructions were demolished by teams from Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and District Task Force. According to a press release, the drive against buildings and godowns that did not have required permissions continued on Thursday and 12 unauthorised buildings in five municipalities limits, were […]

Hyderabad: To streamline the traffic conditions in Hyderabad, which is rapidly shaping as a global city, the State government has taken up various initiatives, said Animal Husbandry Minister, T Srinivas Yadav. At the inaugural of the steel bridge constructed at a cost of Rs 17 crore at Punjagutta, he said the new facility will ease […]

Hyderabad: All India open rally for selection of sports cadets in athletics (sprints and jumps) and handball disciplines into Indian Army Boys Sports Company will be held at Artillery Centre, Hyderabad from February 21 to 24. Boys Sports Company will conduct a preliminary selection rally for induction of raw and proven players (age between 8 […]

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra on Thursday held a virtual review meeting with officers of the police stations which have highest number of pending cases. The Commissioner reviewed the under investigation pending cases, crime against women, crime against weaker sections, drug related cases among others. He directed officials to prepare a specific plan […]

Hyderabad: The Kandukur police arrested one person who allegedly stole a bike last week and recovered the vehicle from him. According to the police, the man, G Anjaneyulu, stole the bike belonging to one Mohd Imran Khan from Kotaguda village in Kandukur on January 14 when the vehicle was parked in front of Khan’s house. […]

Hyderabad: A 50-year-old man died after he allegedly slipped and fell from the pent house of a multi-storied building at Mansoorabad in LB Nagar on Thursday. The victim was identified as K Madan Mohan, who returned from Dubai two years ago and was into farming. He was staying with his wife Swetha Reddy and two […]

Hyderabad: A 19-year-old man was electrocuted at an under construction building at Mangalhat on Thursday. The victim Vivek Singh (19), a businessman from Upper Dhoolpet switched on a water pump at an under construction building when he was electrocuted. He collapsed and on noticing it the other people at the building rushed him to hospital […]

Hyderabad: The alleged mastermind of the Telugu Akademi fraud, Mastan Vali Sahab, tried to dupe the Telangana State Warehouse Corporation of Rs 3.98 crore last year. Mastan Vali had reportedly attempted to transfer the amount to different bank accounts using false FD’s and letters. However, the bank officials noticed the discrepancies and did not transfer […]

Hyderabad: A total of 20 police personnel, including one Assistant Sub-inspector and two head constables, at the Bachupally police station tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. A few of them were down with fever and had exhibited symptoms. As they continued to have symptoms, they got tested and with the results showing them to be […]

Hyderabad: A local court in LB Nagar on Thursday sentenced a 75-year-old man to five years of rigourous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl at Neredmet two years ago. The court imposed a fine of Rs.2 lakh on him. The convicted person was Shaik Hyder alias Yousuf (75) from Neredmet. In January 2020, Yousuf […]

Hyderabad: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman G Satheesh Reddy said India has the world’s longest Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System with a range of more than 48 kms. Final trials were being conducted and very soon it would be inducted into the armed forces, he said. “This was one technology, which was eluding […]

Hyderabad: The researchers at Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have developed bio-drugs derived from turmeric that have shown regression or remission of cancerous tumours of colon and breast cancers. The researchers have based their work on the field of RNA interference (RNAi), a gene silencing novel approach, in place of the traditional […]

Hyderabad: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy on Thursday directed Woxsen University to not deprive or deny any student access to education. In a writ petition filed by Shreiya Fernando and 19 others seeking action against the University for collecting huge fees from the students and threatening the students, the Judge strictly affirmed that no student shall […]

Hyderabad: One person who was allegedly involved in a burglary was arrested by the SR Nagar police on Thursday, with the police recovering gold ornaments weighing 660 grams, Rs.21.57 lakh, two motorcycles and two mobile phones from him. The arrested person was identified as C. Aravind (21) of Borabanda and a native of Warangal district. […]

Hyderabad: The police in tri-commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda are working in coordination to nab the chain snatcher who struck at five places on Wednesday afternoon. A man on a Honda Activa scooter wearing a helmet is suspected to have snatched gold chains from five women at Tukaramgate, Marredpally, Petbasheerabad and Medipally. “We suspect […]

Hyderabad: Three persons who were involved in a theft case were caught by the Commissioner’s Task Force (South) on Thursday. The police recovered 318 grams of gold from them. The suspects were Imran Ansari (32) and Mukesh Kumar Saini (28), both natives of Rajasthan. The third person was Deen Dayal Prajapathi (27), who purchased the […]

Hyderabad: Telugu actor and producer Dasari Arun Kumar, son of filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao, was arrested by the Banjara Hills police on charges of rash and negligent driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday. Sources said Arun Kumar, allegedly drove his car in an inebriated condition and hit two motorists at Syed Nagar in […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police on Thursday busted a drug racket and arrested 8 persons including a most-wanted drug peddler. The police also seized 10 grams of cocaine and 11 mobile phones. The arrested were identified as Chukwu Ogbonna David alias Tony, 37, a Nigerian national, Niranjan Kumar Jain, Shashwat Jain, Yagyanand Agarwal, Dhandul Surya Sumanth […]

Hyderabad: All India open rally for selection of sports cadets in athletics (sprints and jumps) and handball disciplines into Indian Army Boys Sports Company will be held at Artillery Centre, Hyderabad from February 21 to 24. Boys Sports Company will conduct a preliminary selection rally for induction of raw and proven players (age between 8 […]

Hyderabad: A few areas of Hyderabad received very light to light rainfall on Thursday and the night temperature in various localities also plummeted due to the sporadic drizzles. The lowest minimum temperature of 11 degree Celsius was recorded at Rajendranagar. The highest rainfall of 3.8 mm was recorded at Quthbullapur. According to the forecast by […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Cyient reported a 38 per cent year-on-year jump in net profit during the third quarter at Rs 131.7 crore. The company’s revenue stood at Rs 1,183.4 crore, with YoY growth at 13.3 per cent while the EBIT margin stood at 13.9 per cent leading to highest ever operating profit. The Group order intake […]