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Hyderabad: Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), the Hyderabad-based PSU known for its hi-tech innovation and a solution provider for strategic sectors, celebrated the 108th birth anniversary of its founding father late Dr AS Rao on Monday. The CMD of ECIL, Rear Admiral (Retd), Sanjay Choubey garlanded the statue of Dr A S Rao at […]

Hyderabad: Unidentified persons broke into a house and decamped with about Rs 15 lakh and 1kg of gold ornaments at Telecom Nagar in Gachibowli, police said on Monday. Police suspect the role of a couple working as domestic helps from Nepal behind the crime. According to the police, the suspected couple identified as Laxman and […]

Hyderabad: Hindi week activities, which included special quiz, story-telling competition and other programs, organised by the Hindi cell of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) concluded on Monday. Dr Seema Verma, Professor, Hindi Teaching Scheme, delivered an online lecture “Official Language Hindi and Official Correspondence” in the valedictory session, while Dr Shagufta Parveen, Hindi Officer, […]

Hyderabad: The Ganesh immersion procession, one of the city’s most celebrated events, could never have been more challenging than this year. A full-fledged procession unlike last year’s curtailed event, even when the pandemic hung like a cloud over the city, the threat of rains, Supreme Court guidelines and then, the security threats in a capital […]

Hyderabad: The touching story of A Rajni, a postgraduate in Organic Chemistry who had to work as a sweeper for GHMC under a contract, now has one more touching chapter, thanks to Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao. The Minister, who came to know that Rajni, despite being an M.Sc degree […]

Hyderabad: Even as the State government has reopened schools after almost 18 months and has relaxed lockdown restrictions, a survey has pointed out that almost 70 per cent of parents in Hyderabad are willing to send their children back to school. Edtech major LEAD’s new survey found that while 59 per cent of them felt […]

Hyderabad: In a major indictment of sorts and a stern message to the faction-ridden Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided not to give a single international match to the city in the home series. This was decided by the Board’s Apex Council on Monday. A total […]

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao along with Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy launched a health scheme for 5,051 Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) employees and their families. Under the scheme, medical treatment coverage of Rs 3 lakh per year would be extended to the employees […]

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 […]