Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Poet and writer from Hyderabad, Dr T Ashok Chakravarthy has been chosen for the Ravindranath Tagore Memorial Literary Honour, an award instituted to promote universal culture through poetry at international level, a press release said. The announcement was made by the prestigious Motivational Strips, Sultanate of Oman, a writer’s forum in association with the […]

Hyderabad: The allotment of the Swagruha Corporation Limited flats, which will be done through lottery, at Bandlaguda and Pocharam is scheduled to be held from June 27 to July 1. A total of 33,161 applications had applied for the Bandlaguda flats while 5,921 applications were received for the Pocharam flats. In view of the overwhelming […]

Hyderabad: A minor girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Chandrayangutta a few days ago, was traced by the police on Monday. The victim had gone missing last week and her parents had lodged a missing complaint with the police, after which a case under Section 363 of IPC was booked. The victim, who was traced […]

Hyderabad: Mopeds became a craze for Mohammed Fareed when he did not have enough money to buy one. And then, he stole one. Sold it. And there began a moped theft series. In the last two years, Fareed, who was finally nabbed by the Nacharam police on Monday, stole 23 mopeds, and that too, all […]

Hyderabad: A Class Six student died after being run over by a tipper lorry at Kanchanbagh on Monday morning. The victim, D Bheemraj, 11, a resident of Balapur, was going on a motorcycle along with his father D Venkatesh from Chandrayangutta towards Balapur when the tipper lorry hit their bike from behind near Alhamdulillah Hotel. […]

Hyderabad: Group Captain Manish Kumar took over the command as Station Commander of Air Force Station, Begumpet on Monday. On the occasion, a ceremonial parade was conducted at Air Force Station, Begumpet and Air Commodore Sunil Tomar, Air Officer Commanding handed over the command to him. Group Captain Manish Kumar was commissioned in Flying (Navigator) […]

Hyderabad: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) on Monday has announced that Apollo Hospitals has achieved stage 6 accreditations for three HIMSS digital maturity models, which include Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM), the Outpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (O-EMRAM), and the Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), according to a press release. The Apollo Hospitals […]

Hyderabad: Customs officials on Sunday seized 1022 grams of gold valued at Rs.53.77 lakh from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad. The male passenger, who arrived by Flight EL-526 from Dubai, had allegedly concealed the gold paste inside knee caps and worn it. Customs officials who grew suspicious noticing his movement frisked […]

Hyderabad: A fire broke out in a building in Himayatnagar on Monday morning. No casualties were reported. According to officials, the fire broke out in a building on Himayatnagar Road No.2 on the third floor of a multi-storied building around 5.30 am. A fire tender rushed to the spot after being alerted by the police […]

Hyderabad: A woman sustained injuries when a car hit her at Kamatipura on Sunday. According to the police, the victim identified as Nisha Fatima, a resident of Fateh Darwaza was walking on the road when a speeding Toyota Qualis hit her before ramming a roadside shop. The Kamatipura police shifted her to hospital.

Hyderabad: First batch of Haj pilgrims from Telangana left for the pilgrimage from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Monday. A total of 373 pilgrims left for Jeddah by a special flight of Saudi Airlines at 5.55 a.m., an official of Telangana State Haj Committee said. Earlier, around midnight the buses carrying the pilgrims were flagged […]

Hyderabad: Water bodies in the city and its suburbs, which for decades were subjected to perils of pollution and their existence threatened due to encroachments and unhindered dumping of garbage and construction debris, are now on the path of rejuvenation. A series of measures in the last few years by the State government, initiated to […]

Hyderabad: One more infra project envisaged by the government to improve the road conditions in the city has been completed at Kaithlapur. Promising to ease the traffic issues in the city’s ever-bustling IT corridor, the Kaithlapur Road over Bridge (RoB) built at Rs 83 crore is expected to be thrown open for motorists on Tuesday. […]

Hyderabad: Forty six persons were arrested by the Government Railway Police, Secunderabad, in connection with Friday’s violence at Secunderabad railway station even as the police expanded the probe looking into the role played by coaching institutions in instigating and provoking the army job aspirants.| Government Railway Police Superintendent (Secunderabad), B Anuradha at a media conference […]

Hyderabad: Premier management institute Indian School of Business (ISB), which has its campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali, is working to create a global corridor for startups. This will allow Indian startups to pursue business opportunities in other countries and vice versa. It also is looking to draft its alumni members as mentors to nurture startup […]

Hyderabad: Making a comeback after an injury is always a challenge not only for professional sportspersons but also for amateurs. Quite often an injury, if not properly handled, could become a career-ender for a professional while amateurs simply give up the sport that they so much love. However, it is not impossible to make a […]

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will organise identification and assessment camps from June 20 to July 7 to distribute selected aids and appliances to the specially-abled including visually impaired and to eligible senior citizens who are below the poverty line. The GHMC officials have identified venues in different parts of the city with […]

Hyderabad: The city will be bedazzled with the glitter of Aarnikha Premium Jewellery Exhibit set to be held on July 9 and 10 at Park Hyatt, Banjara Hills. This show is an exclusive showcase of niche jewellery designs from handpicked jewellers from across India, under one roof. Patrons can check out some of the latest […]

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at the Rajendranagar ORR toll gate no 17 when some persons claiming to be Gau Rakshaks stopped a lorry transporting cattle on Sunday. Around 9 am, a group of persons stopped a lorry carrying cattle from Narsingi towards Rajendranagar on the ORR. Claiming there were cows in the truck, they checked […]

Hyderabad: To clear the extra rush, South Central Railway will be running one-way special trains between various destinations. Train No 02792 departing from Pt. DD Upadhyaya station on June 20 at 6 am will reach Secunderabad at 11.30 am the next day and enroute, it will stop at Varanasi, Prayagraj Jn, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Sevagram, Sirpur […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad traffic police announced traffic restrictions in view of the visit of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to the city. The traffic restrictions will be imposed on June 20, 21 on different routes. On June 20 (Monday), traffic will be stopped when the Vice President travels on the following route after alighting from […]

Hyderabad: On Sunday afternoon, sudden rains started lashing some areas of Hyderabad including Khairatabad, Banjara Hills, Kukatpally, Gachibowli, L B Nagar, Dilsukhnagar, Kondapur, Nanakramguda, BHEL, Ramanthapur, Malakpet and more. Weather experts say that the city is going to witness heavy downpour in the next two hours.  “Almost all parts will get heavy rains during 1pm […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team (L.B.Nagar) caught one person who was allegedly in possession of hashish oil and seized 1.12 kilogram of oil worth Rs 3.40 lakh. The man M Akhil (22) of BN Reddy Nagar Vanasthalipuram and a native of Nagarkurnool purchased the contraband from Sidari Balaiah, a native of Vizag in Andhra […]

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday demanded the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for the alleged objectionable remark against Prophet Muhammad and said that the action should be taken against her according to the law of India. Owaisi further said that Nupur Sharma will be projected as a […]