Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Allegedly upset over his employer and colleagues suspecting him of stealing cash from the office, a man died by suicide at his house in Banjara Hills on Friday. The victim was identified as B Shivaram (30), who was working as a salesman at a mart in Manikonda, was staying with his wife Meenakshi and […]

Hyderabad: The special demolition drive taken up by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) took action against seven unauthorised structures on Saturday. The drive was conducted along with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) and District Task Forces (DTFs). Action was initiated on the constructions identified as unauthorised in […]

Hyderabad: With the amount of Rs 12.9 crore from Mahesh Urban Cooperative Bank transferred to 129 bank accounts across the country, the police are in a quandary on how to identify and nab the account holders. Last week, e-fraudsters had managed to hack the server of the bank and transferred the amount from three accounts […]

Hyderabad: A review meeting on the construction status of the police Command and Control Centre that is set to come up at Banjara Hills Road 12 was held on Saturday. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao instructed the officials to complete the works by February 15. The meeting was attended by Hyderabad Commissioner of Police CV […]

Hyderabad: The 216-feet tall Statue of Equality – Sri Ramanuja at Muchintala is second tallest statue in a sitting position in a world. But Sri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy had different plans before commencing works on the project. Initially, the plan was to carve sculpture of Sri Ramanuja on a mountain in Tamil Nadu just […]

Hyderabad: Parts of Hyderabad experienced intense winter chill as temperatures dipped to single digits on Saturday. The severe cold weather in the northern parts of the country is affecting various parts of Telangana including Hyderabad with night temperatures plummeting to single digits at various places. The average minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 11.4 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP State unit has decided to organise ‘chalo DGP office’ rally on February 4 to protest against the increasing attacks on party leaders. A rally will be taken out from the State BJP office in Nampally to the State police headquarters in Lakdi-ka-pul before submitting a memorandum to the Director-General of Police M […]

Hyderabad: As part of Operation Smile-VIII conducted in Cyberabad, the Madhapur zone team rescued a minor boy who was found to be engaged in child labour at a company in Chandanagar here on Friday late night. Following a tip-off, the She Team along with District Child Protection Unit officials reached the spot and found the […]

Hyderabad: The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has launched its Hyderabad Chapter here. The association, which represents 5 lakh-plus restaurants nationally, is looking to facilitate global brands’ investments into the Hyderabad food and beverage industry. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Industries & Information Technology department, Telangana unveiled the Hyderabad chapter and is also the Advisory […]

Hyderabad: Vedic scholar and spiritual leader Sri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy said more youngsters were taking to spirituality than the elderly propelled by a quest for finding one’s truth. On the contrary, many elderly, even after their retirement, are in search of a job and are finding ways to earn more. The enthusiasm to learn […]

Hyderabad: The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC, visited the Air Force Station, Begumpet on Saturday. He was received by Group Captain Sunil Tomar, Station Commander, AFS Begumpet. A guard of honour was presented to the AOC-IN-C by the Air Warriors and a hollow […]

Hyderabad: The City Traffic Police has issued an advisory in view of ‘Mahatma Gandhi Vardhanti’ on Sunday near Bapu Ghat at Langer Houz. Traffic will be stopped or diverted between 10 am and 11.30 am at Bapughat, Langer Houz, Nanalnagar, Andhra Flour Mill and Sangam Bus Stop. The citizens are requested to take note and […]

Hyderabad: The State government on Saturday accorded administrative sanction of Rs 545 crore for construction of 15 bridges along Musi and Esa rivers. In addition to decking up the place, these bridges will improve connectivity near the water bodies. Though there are bridges along the Musi, due to the city’s massive growth, the existing bridges […]

Hyderabad: A vehicle carrying cattle for alleged slaughter was caught at Pedda Amberpet in Abdullapurmet on the city outskirts in the early hours of Saturday. About 20 cows were rescued. Sources said following credible information, the local Gau Rakshaks and animal activists intercepted the truck on the city outskirts. They caught three people, the driver, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s directions to adopt a multi-pronged strategy to deal with the drug menace in the State has prompted the prohibition and excise department to carry out surprise inspections at pubs and bars-cum-restaurants since Friday night. The action follows within a few hours of a high-level meeting of the Chief Minister […]

Hyderabad: Femina Miss India World Manasa Varanasi planted a sapling at Indira Park as part of the Green India Challenge on Saturday. The beauty pageant winner shared that as children of the planet we all have a responsibility to protect and nourish it. Speaking on the occasion, Manasa said, “I am very happy to participate […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV&DM) sealed five commercial establishments on Saturday. A shopping mall in Ameerpet, a film production and distribution company in Jubilee Hills, another film production company in Madhapur, a construction firm in Abids and a hospital in Miyapur were sealed following non-payments of […]

Hyderabad lad Shreyas Ayaluri is making the city proud with his accomplishments in the Hollywood industry. The avant-garde writer who received immense laurels for his works ‘Amuse Me’ and ‘Suburbia’ is now set to make noise with his upcoming ‘Elivis Escobar’ and ‘Juniper Lea’. Within a month of the script’s completion, it is already a […]

Hyderabad: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has allotted 12 geographical areas (GAs) to Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) out of the 52 Gas. The PNGRB had called for bids for City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in 65 Geographical Areas (GA) across India under 11th round of bidding. The results were declared […]

Hyderabad: As Covid-19 infections continue to rise across the country due to the Omicron variant, travel curbs and other protocols have been put in place to control the spread. The Union Home Ministry has issued a general advisory for inter-State travel. According to the advisory, there shall be no bar on inter-State travel by air, […]

Hyderabad: The State government’s ambitious new programme ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ is all set to commence soon and many more Basti Dawakhanas will dot the Urban Local Bodies located around the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), said Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday. “The poor’s biggest financial burden is the […]

Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament commencing from Monday, he would chalk out the strategy to be adopted by the party in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Hyderabad: A police team took drug racket kingpin Chukwu Ogbonna David alias Tony into custody from the Central Prison Chanchalguda for questioning on Saturday. The court granted five day police custody of Tony to the Punjagutta police who had filed a petition. The police will be questioning Tony to know about the drug network in the […]

Hyderabad: A man died in a road accident at Ameerpet  in the early hours of Saturday. According to the police, the man identified as Mahesh (27) was going on a motorcycle on the Ameerpet road when a DCM hit his bike at Maithrivanam around 3 a.m. He sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital […]