Hyderabad

From calling the waiter’s name to being the star of the cafe, spending time with Coco will literally brighten your routine day.

"Diwali festival at Bhagyalakshmi mandir has started from  November 2 and it will continue till November 6."

Hyderabad: How many times have you walked into a restaurant and waited for a long time to place your order? Not at this unique cafe in AS Rao Nagar which has a hyperactive macaw named Coco who will make sure your food is served on time! From calling the waiter’s name to being the star […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has written to the State government seeking permission to form a city-level task force to implement the plastic ban. The GHMC Commissioner will be its chairperson and the task force will comprise GHMC’s Directorate of Enforcement Vigilance and Disaster Management (EVDM) officials. GHMC Zonal Commissioners, Additional Commissioners, officials […]

Hyderabad: A few gated communities in the city are opening their gates to new ideas and in the process, turning out to be helping hands for farmers. Housing societies in these gated communities have installed organic waste converters (OWC) to process wet waste and the end product i.e., manure is being distributed to farmers, besides […]

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra held a review meeting with the Women and Children Safety wing officials on Wednesday to discuss measures to deal with flesh trade incidents. The meeting also discussed identifying prostitution hotspots and seizing the premises, with the Commissioner asking officials to take up expeditious and quality investigation in crimes […]

Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) intensified measures to fight vector-borne diseases. As part of this exercise, about 642 teams from the entomology wing inspected 23.90 lakh houses in October to check for mosquito larvae breeding and identified 47,103 houses where the breeding was taking place. The special teams apart from treating the breeding spots […]

Hyderabad: On the occasion of Diwali festival, the state health department will not conduct Covid vaccination drive at all the Government Covid Vaccination Centres in Telangana on Thursday, Director of Public Health (DPH), Dr G Srinivasa Rao here on Wednesday said. The normal Covid vaccination drive in government health care facilities will resume on Friday.

Hyderabad: In a major boost to the Hyderabad startup ecosystem, Biliti Electric founded by city born enterprenuers has got an investment commitment of Rs 3,000 crore. This entrepreneur also founded the T-Hub incubated startup Gayam Motor Works. Biliti Electric which is based in the US has an exclusive partnership with GMW to supply electric three-wheelers […]

Hyderabad: A man, who allegedly attempted to die by suicide by immolating himself in front of the Lalaguda police station was saved by the police on Wednesday. The man identified as Rajesh, from Lalapet, had gone to the police station with a bottle of fuel and began accusing the police of harassing him by booking […]

Hyderabad: Eminent Earth Scientist Prof Shakeel Ahmed, who recently joined as a consultant at the School of Sciences, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), has been elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He was elected in recognition of his outstanding contribution to science and its promotion in the developing world. MANUU Vice-Chancellor […]

Hyderabad: The West Zone Task Force along with the SR Nagar police caught a rowdy sheeter allegedly in possession of two kilos of marijuana at Vengalrao Nagar late on Tuesday. Police said Pathan Ali Khan alias Ali Bhai (50), a resident of Borabanda, against whom a rowdy sheet was maintained at SR Nagar police station, […]

Hyderabad: A major fire broke out in a footwear manufacturing unit and warehouse at Katalguda area of Osmanpura on Wednesday evening. No casualties were reported. Officials suspect a short circuit led to the fire. The workers, who noticed the fire from a footwear load in the unit, alerted the Fire department and police, following which […]

Hyderabad: The Medipally police on Tuesday arrested a lawyer on charges of grabbing land by cheating and forgery. According to the police, Shekar Yadav (45) from Chengicherla had fraudulently procured fake certificates of one Nageshwar Rao, a resident of Musheerabad, claiming that the latter died over two decades ago, even though he had died recently […]

Hyderabad: The Kachiguda police nabbed four persons involved in several attention diversion cases and recovered Rs.20 lakh on Wednesday. The arrested persons were Mohd Rafeeq Ibrahim Kalaburgi (45), a car dealer from Karnataka, who was earlier involved in sandalwood smuggling and extortion cases in Karnataka; B.Srinivas (55), a realtor from Maharashtra; Panduranga Rao (52) from […]

Hyderabad: The volunteers of Aster Prime Hospitals have raised Rs 5,40,000 collected through a walk for a cause initiative organised on the occasion of World Health Day, and donated the amount for taking-up heart surgeries for children, a press release said. The volunteers from Aster Prime Hospitals participated in a 10-day long campaign that involved […]

Hyderabad: The shelf life of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been extended to 12 months from the present nine months by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). “The CDSCO has approved the extension of shelf life of Covaxin up to 12 months, from the date of manufacture. This approval of shelf life […]

Hyderabad: A man from the city was cheated of Rs.17.8 lakh by fraudsters on a popular matrimony site. The victim, a resident of New Bowenpally, had uploaded his profile on the site seeking a suitable alliance and was contacted by an unidentified woman who claimed to be a doctor and settled in the United Kingdom. […]

Hyderabad: The Salar Jung Museum will be closed for the public on Thursday. According to a press release from the Museum, the premises would be closed for all public on November 4 on account of Diwali. Now you can get handpicked stories from Telangana Today on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. Click to follow […]

Hyderabad: Ensuring woman safety has been the most important aspect for the State government and the Telangana police ever since separate Statehood was achieved, with a milestone being achieved through the setting up of a specialised Women Safety Wing, said Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy here on Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Department is geared up to meet Diwali-related emergency calls and has put its entire staff on alert across the State. According to officials, there would be distress calls from various places including residential areas, commercial establishments and companies given negligence while burning of crackers, lighting of lamps […]

Hyderabad: LOT Mobiles launched its Mobile App with a promise of ’90 Minutes Free Home delivery’ for customers who want to buy smart phones from the comfort of their homes. In a press release, the leading smart mobile retail chain in Telangana and AP, described itself as ‘your neighbourhood retailer who will be available within […]

Hyderabad: The delivery of latest Mahindra XUV 700 commenced at Mahindra car dealer, VVC Motors at Sanathnagar. The first delivery of the vehicle was taken by actor-director Ravi Babu, according to a press release. As of now, the delivery of petrol variant of XUV 700 started and those of diesel would start next month. VVC […]

Hyderabad: Mankind Pharma, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), on Tuesday handed over cheques worth Rs 12 lakh to families of Home Guard Officers Sreeniah, Narsing Rao, Mahesh and Pochaiah, who lost their lives on the line of duty during the Covid-19 pandemic. The cheques, each worth Rs 3 lakh, were handed over […]