Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Starting Thursday, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) staff will visit those who have submitted applications for houses built under the State government’s Double Bedroom Housing Scheme and collect their details including category/caste, copies of Electors Photo Identification Card (EPIC), constituency and complete address. The GHMC in a press release requested the applicants to […]

Hyderabad: The Special Team of the Hyderabad Central Crime Station raided a house where a cannabis plant was cultivated and arrested Anwar (37), a resident of GM Chawni in Chatrinaka police station limits. Anwar was nurturing a hemp plant in his home, police said, adding that hemp was a botanical class of cannabis ‘sativa cultivars’ […]

Hyderabad: The Tukaram Gate police on Wednesday arrested one person in connection with the murder of a labourer last week. The arrested person was P Namasundra (21), while the victim was Dipendu Biswas (23). Both were residents of Tukaram Gate and natives of Manipur. Gopalapuram ACP N Sudhir said Biswas and Namasundra had migrated to […]

Hyderabad: Businessman Chikkoti Praveen, who is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, has lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime wing alleging that some persons were defaming him on social media. In the complaint lodged on Wednesday, Praveen alleged that some persons had created fake social media accounts on […]

Hyderabad: A truck laden with vegetables turned turtle at Humayun Nagar on Wednesday. No casualties were reported. Police suspect rash driving led to the accident. The loaded truck, on its way towards Mehdipatnam went out of control due to high speed when the driver attempted to take a turn near the National Mineral Development Corporation […]

Hyderabad: Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, is conducting a free-vascular screening camp for peripheral vascular and carotid artery disease from 10 am to 4 pm on August 6 its Outpatient Centre, Road No.10, Banjara Hills, according to a press release. The screening will include consultation with physical examination along with Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) test. All […]

Hyderabad: All ticketed Centrally protected monuments will be free for all visitors from August 5 to 15 on the occasion of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ as part of the commemoration of 75 years of India’s independence, the Archaeological Survey of India said on Wednesday. The ASI said no entry fee would be charged from any […]

Hyderabad: A yellow alert has been announced in Hyderabad, in view of a forecast of high rainfall on Wednesday. A release by India Meteorological Department (IMD) included Rangareddy, Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagityal, Rajanna Sircilla, Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural), Warangal (Urban), Jangaon, and Siddipet among the list of districts that are likely to have heavy […]

Hyderabad: Who doesn’t like spooky stories? Until you have to face those unseen forces! There have been times when several celebrities had spooky encounters. One such incident took place with actor Taapsee Pannu in Hyderabad. Taapsee, who believes there is an other-worldly presence, explained how she felt something in her room. Earlier in an interview […]

Hyderabad: Did you spot a drug peddler or have any type of information on marijuana, ganja, and other narcotics? You can now anonymously report drug offence-related information in the city. Citizens can WhatsApp or SMS and even send in photographs or videos on +91 94906 17111 – all this anonymously. “We urge the citizens to […]

Hyderabad: The last rites of K. Uma Maheswari, daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao, were performed here on Wednesday. Her brother-in-law and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, brother and popular actor N. Balakrishna and other family members attended the funeral at Mahaprasthanam in […]

Hyderabad: Unidentified persons made a futile attempt to break into a nationalized bank’s ATM centre in Medchal on the city outskirts on Wednesday. Around 5.30am, a group of people who came in a car to the ATM centre at Vivekananda Junction, used hand tools and tried to pry open the cash chest. However, a police […]

Hyderabad: Sub-inspector of Marredpally police station A.Vinay Kumar suffered injuries after he was stabbed by a person, who was allegedly in an inebriated condition in the early hours of Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred around 3am, when the SI was performing patrolling duty near Anchor Charity Heavens apartment in Secunderabad. The cop, who found […]

Hyderabad: The Balanagar Special Operations Team along with the Shamirpet police busted an inter-State drug racket operating between Odisha and Maharashtra via Hyderabad and caught six persons with 350 kg of marijuana on Tuesday. The arrested persons were identified as Ravi Dhansingh Chauhan (37), main receiver from Maharashtra, Narsingh Madi (32), main supplier from Odisha […]

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Shamshabad on Tuesday after local municipal authorities demolished a mosque in the early hours of the day. Municipal authorities allegedly demolished the mosque at Green Avenue colony around 3 am. After the news broke out, MBT party leader Amjedullah Khan visited the spot and raised objection over the demolition, which was […]

Hyderabad: Little Flower Old Students Association (LIFLOS), the alumni association of Little Flower School, Chirag Ali Lane, is organising its school reunion for all batches to mark the school’s year-long platinum jubilee celebrations. The Little Flower School was established 70 years ago on July 1, 1953 by the Montfort Brothers of St Gabriel, a press […]

Hyderabad: Two persons, including a woman died on the spot, when lightning struck them at different locations in Bhupalpally district as heavy rains lashed several parts of the State on Tuesday. At Ponagondla village in Regonda mandal, Vanga Ravi (50), a farmer died on the spot, when lightning struck him while he was working in […]

Hyderabad: For the second consecutive day, casino organiser Chikkoti Praveen Kumar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate at its office in Basheerbagh here on Tuesday. Speaking to media persons at the ED office, Kumar said he was cooperating with the ED officials during questioning in connection with the alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations and […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police have issued an advisory in view of the inauguration of Integrated Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills on Road No. 12 on Thursday. Traffic restrictions will be in force from 11 am to 5 pm. As there will be heavy congestion on Road No.12, motorists have been asked to […]

Hyderabad: Industry body FTCCI organsied an executive programme on `SME Financing-Approaches and Strategies’. Representatives from 19 countries interacted with FTCCI, World Trade Centre Shamshabad and National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NISMSE) at event held to spread awareness about business environment in India and Telangana, MSME growth and its contribution to the economy. […]

Hyderabad: A man was killed, allegedly by his friend, after a drunken brawl in Medipally on Tuesday. The victim, K.Srinivas (31), a resident of Balkampet and his friend P.Srinivas (34) from Fish Building area in Medipally, were both working for an advertising firm. Around 1am, they got drunk and ended up arguing and P. Srinivas […]

Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday blasted the Central government for introducing additional rules for labourers working under the MGNREGA scheme, stating that it would affect their livelihood. “The State government came up with several schemes for the welfare and development of the workers but the Centre has confined labourers to only 20 […]

Hyderabad: A vegetable vendor was murdered at Saidabad on Monday night. According to the police, Mohd Naser (32), a resident of Chanchalguda, along with three persons had gone to Saroornagar Mini Tank Bund. “An argument broke out between Naser and the three persons during which he was attacked. He died on the spot,” Saidabad police […]

Sangareddy: Seesala Raju (57), an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateshwara Swamy, has launched his 18th Pilgrimage trip to Tirumala on foot on Tuesday. Raju, a native of Patancheru town, had gone on a pilgrimage to Tirumala on foot from Patancheru 18 years ago. Since then, Raju has been continuing his journey every year. He has […]