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Hyderabad: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director to India, Veena Reddy, will begin a multi-day visit to Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam to underscore USAID’s commitment to advance inclusive and equitable development in the region. “USAID’s partnership with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh spans many decades.  My visit to the region is to affirm USAID’s commitment to […]

Hyderabad: Immersion of Ganesh idols is continuing in the city on Monday, with several of the idols still being brought to Hussain Sagar, Saroornagar Lake and the Pragathi Nagar Lake, to mention a few, even as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has deployed its force along with machinery to clean up the streets and the […]

Hyderabad: The Shamshabad Rural Police investigating the Outer Ring Road car fire mishap suspect that a short circuit from wires allegedly damaged by rats could have led to the fire in the car. The victim, identified as N Sudheer (45), an orthopedic doctor with a private hospital in the city and a resident of Shivaji […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police said on Monday that the Tank Bund was opened for traffic, with vehicles running both ways on the stretch from morning. The NTR Marg too has been opened both sides for traffic from the Telugu Talli junction and the Khairatabad flyover. However, the PVNR Marg will remain closed for traffic […]

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Hyderabad: Several parts of the city witnessed light to moderate rainfall since afternoon on Sunday. Though the city woke up to overcast skies, the weather changed by noon with some areas seeing a drizzle, while a few others had a heavy spell of rain. In some places where the downpour was continuous and heavy, the […]

Hyderabad: It’s not only the famous Balapur Ganesh laddu that fetched a staggering Rs 18.90 lakh. The laddu in My Home Bhooja in Madhapur was auctioned for Rs 18.5 lakh, with the successful bid being made by Vijay Bhasker Reddy. In My Home Vihanga, Financial District, Gurupreet Kapoor won the bid for laddu at Rs […]

Hyderabad: Impact of the lockdown and curfews did not deter the ‘Pittalolla Sangam Ganesh Utsav Committee’ from decorating their truck with different varieties of the fruit. As a practice over the years, the organizers decorate their truck with different varieties of fruits every year. “Our community members contribute the fruits for the purpose of decorating […]

Hyderabad: It’s not only the famous Balapur Ganesh laddu that fetched a staggering Rs 18.90 lakh. The laddu in My Home Bhooja in Madhapur was auctioned for Rs 18.5 lakh, with the successful bid being made by Vijay Bhasker Reddy. In My Home Vihanga, Financial District, Gurupreet Kapoor won the bid for laddu at Rs […]

Hyderabad: Undeterred by a steady drizzle from afternoon, Ganesh immersion processions across the city went on peacefully on Sunday, with the process continuing late into the night in many water bodies, including the Hussain Sagar. Among the popular idols, the Balapur Ganesh crossed the Chandrayangutta junction by 2 pm and was immersed by evening in […]

Hyderabad: The Bhoomi Puja ceremony of the Jeeyar Swami Dhyan Foundation Gaushala (cow shelter) was held at Shamshabad on Sunday. Ahobila Ramanuja Jeeyar Swami, a follower of Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swami, conducted the ceremony. Located in a two-acre leased land near Chinna Swami Ashram at Muchintal near Shamshabad, this gaushala is expected to be ready […]

Hyderabad: Rachakonda Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat said the immersion was going on peacefully in Saroornagar tank and other immersion points. He inspected various immersion points in Rachakonda including the Saroornagar tank and Safilguda Lake. “Around 5,000 policemen are on duty in Rachakonda. There are 24 immersion points and the process will continue till Monday afternoon,” […]

Hyderabad: A festive atmosphere prevailed across the old city as devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesh and took the idols for immersion. As against the usual practice of the idols being moved in the early hours of the day, many organizers preferred to take them out only in the afternoon. The idols lined up at […]

Hyderabad: Medicover Hospitals conducted a virtual Continuing Medical Education (CME) training programme, which also featured a live surgery, for nearly 150 young orthopaedic doctors, drawn from across the state. The Head of Orthopaedics, Dr. E Krishna Kiran said “The program was aimed at training and address all doubts of young orthopaedic doctors. The CME program […]

Hyderabad: Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali and Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Sunday carried out an aerial review of Ganesh idols immersion procession in the city. The Ministers accompanied by Director General of Police M Mahendar Reddy and Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar flew in a helicopter and inspected the progress of the […]

Hyderabad: Immersion of the Khairatabad Ganesh, standing tall at 40 feet this year, passed off successfully on Sunday, with the gigantic idol being immersed in the Hussain Sagar by 3.20 pm. The Shoba Yatra of the deity started around 9 am and devotees in traditional attire watched as artistes with Bonam on their head danced […]

Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the Ganesh idol immersion procession was going on peacefully in the city under the watchful eyes of the police.Anjani Kumar, along with other officers visited Charminar, MJ Market and Hussain Sagar to oversee the procession and the immersion process. “The procession is going on smoothly and all the […]

Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is organising its annual Open Day celebrations online between September 23 and 26. The four-day celebrations will be filled with insightful discussions with scientists on their research and feature special discussions on how the research is helping farmers and conservation and how to become a scientist […]

Hyderabad: Several parts of the city were greeted with light to moderate rainfall since afternoon on Sunday. Though the city woke up to cloudy weather conditions today morning, the weather patterns changed by noon time and while some localities received drizzle, the rain was heavy in some others. In some places where the downpour was […]

Hyderabad: As part of National Nutrition Month celebrations, the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is organising a webinar ‘Nutrient Requirements-Implications of Timing and Policy’ on September 21 between 10 am and 11.30 am. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month is ‘Converging towards a healthy walk through life”. The NIN Director, Dr R Hemalatha […]

Hyderabad: Joining the Green India Challenge (GIC) initiative of TRS Rajya Sabha MP, J Santosh Kumar, popular Bollywood actor Aamir Khan planted a sapling in Hyderabad on Sunday. Accompanied by Chaitanya Akkineni, Santosh Kumar and others from the Telugu film industry, Aamir Khan participated in the initiative. Santosh Kumar hoped the gesture of Aamir Khan […]

Hyderabad: The Ganesh immersion processions across the city are proceeding peacefully with no untoward incidents so far. In the Old City, the much awaited procession of the Balapur Ganesh has crossed the Chandrayangutta junction by 2 pm. The Balapur Ganesh, one of the most popular Ganesh idols in Hyderabad with the associated mammoth laddu that […]

Hyderabad: The man who was charred to death in the car blaze on the Outer Ring Road at Shamshabad late last night has been identified as Nelapati Sudheer (39), an orthopedic doctor working at a private hospital in Hyderabad. Dr. Sudheer, police said, was a resident of KPHB Colony. The Honda Amaze car in which […]

Hyderabad: An intensive green drive taken by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority is turning travel on the Outer Ring Road into a much more pleasant experience. The green drive, which is being taken up all along the ORR, including at all the intersections, medians and also the sideways, has given the already stunning facility a […]