Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has won the ‘Excellency- Gold Award’ in the Telangana State Energy Conservation Awards – 2021 (TSECA). The award was presented for GHIAL’s initiatives in conserving energy. Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan presented the award to senior officials from GHIAL during the Energy Conservation Week celebrations here recently. […]

Hyderabad: One more case was registered against Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind at the Banjara Hills police station on charges of morphing an image of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and circulating it on social media. The case was registered after Y Sathish Reddy, convenor of the TRS Social Media Cell, lodged a complaint with the […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Granules India appointed Dr KVS Ram Rao as joint managing director & CEO with effect from January 05, 2022. Dr Rao has over two decades of experience in pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Dr Ram Rao holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and a master’s degree & […]

Hyderabad: A green channel to transport donor organs including heart and lungs from Kamineni Hospitals, LB Nagar to Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Secunderabad was provided by the Rachakonda traffic police officials here on Tuesday. Thanks to no traffic obstructions, the ambulance along with the donor organs and organ transplant caregivers covered the distance […]

Hyderabad: After being neglected for years, the sensitive issue of global warming is finally getting much-deserved attention. However, while several people choose to do armchair activism, 30-year-old Abhimanyu Singh, has undertaken a tedious 100-day long bike ride to raise awareness about making the planet greener. With the mission, ‘each one plant one’, Abhimanyu was recently […]

Hyderabad: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic that adversely affected several sectors in 2021, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) managed to execute a series of developmental works and at the same time also focussed on improving green cover as part of its efforts to achieve sustainable growth. While the town planning wing issued over 16,500 building […]

Hyderabad: The year 2022 is looking promising for traffic and pedestrians in Hyderabad. Smooth flow of traffic and better pedestrian facilities are on the cards with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) taking up the development of 25 junctions in different parts of the city. Kamineni Hospital Junction in LB Nagar, Abids, Chilkalguda, Miyapur Police […]

Hyderabad: A four-year-old child, who fell through a window of her house at Langer Houz two days ago, died while undergoing treatment on Monday. The victim, Mohammadi, lived with her parents Mohd Salman and Asiya Begum in Khader Bagh. On Sunday, she was sitting on the window on the second floor of their apartment when […]

Hyderabad: Spending time with family and friends is the new motto in the world that continues to be ravaged by the pandemic. And for those who feel the urge to dress up and go out once in a while, here is a new avenue in the city. Aimed at those who would like to experience […]

Hyderabad: A total of 24,240 youngsters between the age groups of 15 and 18 years across Telangana turned-up at Government and private Covid vaccination centres for getting administered with the first vaccine dose on Monday. By evening, out of the total 18,41,000 eligible beneficiaries in the age group of 15 and 18 years, close to […]

Hyderabad: Measures to adopt green energy and eco-friendly power utilities by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) appears to be yielding positive results. After replacing conventional streetlights with LEDs, the Corporation has saved Rs. 418 crore, a release here on Monday said. The savings includes the money spent on electricity bills, material procurement and maintenance/labour […]

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV&DM) of GHMC on Monday penalised a Telugu news channel in Banjara Hills and a restaurant in Kukatpally. A penalty of Rs 1 lakh each was levied on both these establishments for erecting unauthorised advertisement elements above 15 feet in height from ground level. Meanwhile, two […]

Hyderabad: The third Covid wave led by the Omicron variant has started in India. Although the initial data indicates that this wave will be milder than the previous Delta one with less hospitalisation, still a large section of the population might get affected, founder and chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals, Dr D […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili on Monday granted one last opportunity to the State government to file its counter in a public interest litigation case challenging the Telangana Eunuchs Act 1329F. “Failing to file a counter, the Secretaries of Social […]

Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner CV Anand asked police personnel to strictly adhere to Covid safety protocols including wearing face masks and observing social distancing due to the increase in Covid cases. “If anyone is facing health issues, they should inform their superior officers. Action will be taken against officials who show negligence. It is our […]

Hyderabad: Impact Foundation celebrated its Silver Jubilee at a function held in FTCCI, Red Hills, on Monday. A voluntary foundation, which started in 1996, Impact has been providing free personality development classes and imparting employable skills to rural, unemployed youth in both the Telugu States. As part of the celebration, the foundation honoured five social […]

Hyderabad: Be grateful to the past and welcome the New Year with fresh hope, Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat said here on Monday. Speaking at the New Year celebrations held at the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate, Bhagwat said the staff of Rachakonda Commissionerate played a significant role in completing numerous tasks in the previous year […]

Hyderabad: The first Urdu job mela scheduled to be held at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on January 6 has been postponed in view of precautionary measures announced by Government of Telangana to control the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, a press release from MANUU, said. Dr. Mohammed Yousuf Khan, Incharge, Training and Placement Cell, […]

Hyderabad: In a significant surge in daily Covid-19 infections in Telangana, the health authorities on Monday have reported 482 Covid positive cases out of which 294 positive infections were from areas under GHMC. Other urban centers in Telangana including Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts have also reported a surge in Covid infections on Monday. In addition […]

Hyderabad: After several warm winter nights, temperatures in the city have plummeted again. An average minimum temperature of 15.3 degree Celsius was recorded in the early hours of Monday. The lowest minimum temperature of 11.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Serilingampally. According to the forecast by Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), night temperatures might […]

Hyderabad: Amateur astronomers in Hyderabad have yet another celestial event to look forward to when the Earth will be closest to the Sun this year today. On Tuesday, at around 12.09 pm, the planet Earth will reach the closest point to Sun, a phenomenon known as Perihelion. Since Earth is on an elliptical orbit, it […]

Hyderabad: A mix and match of Covishield and Covaxin has the ability to elicit a robust antibody response against SARS-CoV-2, a pilot study taken-up by city-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals on Monday said. The AIG study also has indicated that 87 percent of the participants in the study, who were not vaccinated and […]

Hyderabad: TiE Hyderabad, the global entrepreneurial network, has announced that Suresh Raju will take over the reins as chapter president for 2022. Suresh Raju is the founding managing partner, Jupiter Alternative Investment Fund that invests into equities and equity-related securities using a proprietary quantitative investment model to maximise risk adjusted returns. He was vice president, […]

Hyderabad: RACEnergy, an electric vehicle infrastructure company, inaugurated its first battery swap station in Hyderabad along with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of Telangana government, and Gautham Maheswaran, CTO and co-founder, RACEnergy, inaugurated the first station at HITEC city. The […]