Hyderabad

Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner CV Anand has asked police officers to strictly implement government orders banning public meetings, rallies, gatherings and conferences in view of the rise in the number of Covid cases. He asked the police officials to reach out to the community elders and explain about the orders issued by the State government. […]

Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway will run Sankranti special trains between Hyderabad and Tirupati. Train number 07460 (from Tirupati to Secunderabad) will leave the originating station at 8:15 pm on January 10, to reach Secunderabad at 8:30 am the following day. The returning train, number 82720 (from […]

Hyderabad: A total of 84, 960 youngsters between the age group of 15 years and 18 years have received the first dose of Covid vaccine on the second day of the special vaccination drive for adolescents. On the first day of the vaccination drive for adolescents on Monday, authorities had administered vaccine to 24, 240 […]

Hyderabad: Buoyed by the success of an Annapurna Canteen with seating arrangements in Kukatpally, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) decided to set up 32 more such facilities across the city. Uppal, Malakpet, Khairatabad, Chandanagar and Amberpet are among the 32 locations that have been shortlisted to set up these canteens with work underway at […]

Hyderabad: Ten more international passengers who had arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad have tested positive for Omicron variant on Tuesday, taking the overall number of Omicron positive cases among international travellers and their close contacts to 94 in Telangana. Out of the 10 Omicron positive international passengers, five travellers had arrived at […]

Hyderabad: The State government has expedited the works under the Manair River Front Development project being taken up with an expenditure of Rs 410 crore. Of the proposed 10-km stretch, development works have been approved for 4-km stretch in the first phase. Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar along with Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman B […]

Hyderabad: There is ample evidence that the Omicron variant is highly contagious but causes milder symptoms, which should enable infections to recover quickly. However, complacency at this time could put the healthcare infrastructure under tremendous stress, president, Apollo Group-Hospitals, Dr K Hari Prasad, on Tuesday said. The senior public health official from Hyderabad said that […]

Hyderabad: A youngster, who was reportedly upset over not being able to find a job, died, allegedly by suicide, in a lake at Shamirpet, police said on Tuesday. The man, K Narasimha (23), a resident of Lalgadi Malakpet in Shamirpet completed his graduation and was earlier working for a private company. However, citing the pandemic, […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police have denied permission for a ‘Prajaswamya Parirakshana’ rally proposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Secunderabad on Tuesday citing the pandemic and orders of the State government in the light of High Court observations on the Omicron variant and Covid-19 pandemic. The rally was slated to have BJP national president […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad surpassed Bengaluru with nearly 3 million sq ft of net absorption recorded during the fourth quarter of 2021, pushing Bengaluru to second place, which followed closely with 2.4 million sq ft. Hyderabad emerged the top market in terms of absorption among top seven cities of India. During Q4 2021, Hyderabad recorded higher absorption […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport caught a male passenger on charges of smuggling foreign currency i.e, Saudi Arabian Riyals, worth nearly Rs.34 lakh on Monday. The passenger was traveling on An Air Arabia flight bound to Sharjah. Foreign currency equivalent to Rs.33.49 lakh, concealed in a false compartment of a suitcase, […]

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 […]