Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Despite the Omicron variant scare and alertness of the health authorities, widespread adherence to Covid safety protocols in the older parts of the city seems to be missing. A visit to different areas within the erstwhile ‘Walled City’ points out how casually the citizens have been taking the directives of the administration on the […]

Hyderabad: One of the major drawbacks of every cybercrime involving loss of cash was the uncertainty over the recovery of money. The Rachakonda Police, however, is using the toll-free cybercrime reporting helpline 155260, introduced recently by the Ministry of Home Affairs and proving that a stitch in time actually saves money. In the last two […]

Hyderabad: Since the annulment of Article 377 two years ago, the members of LGBTQ in India are still battling to come out of the closet — especially those who live in the rural areas. However, a 35-year-old transgender from Warangal, Kiran Nayak, is not only happily married but is also working for the rights of […]

Hyderabad: If you are planning on having a big New Year bash to welcome 2022, then you might have to think again. While the ravaging pandemic in 2020 played a spoilsport and many missed the chances of ringing in 2021 with festivities and thought that they would surely compensate for it in 2022, Omicron has […]

Hyderabad: A 28-year-old man was arrested by Dundigal police for allegedly murdering his brother over family issues here on Friday. According to the police, the victim, VV Maruti Bharath Bhushan, (35) lived along with his brother Vadavelli Saiteja (28) at Church Gagillapur village in Dundigal police station limits. On Friday, Saiteja and Bhushan had an […]

Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Management and Commerce, Hyderabad, is organising a State-wide commerce talent test for undergraduate commerce students. Being conducted on December 27 at the IIMC campus in Khairtabad, the admission to the test is on a first-come-first- serve basis. Now you can get handpicked stories from Telangana Today on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad has emerged as the city with the maximum number of vertical gardens in the country, courtesy the initiatives taken up by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) department. One of the green practices, the development of vertical gardens under flyovers has seen several of these facilities getting dotted with vertical gardens. MA&UD […]

Hyderabad: The traffic police will be intensifying its drunk driving checks across all important areas of the city on the eve of New Year. Across all the three commissionerates, the police will be setting up check-posts to conduct checks on motorists. The police are more determined to ensure that no accident occurs due to drunk […]

Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy handed over cheques and sanction letters to stakeholders who have been granted loans under the Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid affected Tourism Sector Services (LGSCATSS) at a programme organised by South Region of Ministry of Tourism in Hyderabad on Sunday. Speaking at the event, the Minister said infrastructure […]

Hyderabad: International passengers in Hyderabad from at-risk and other countries who tested positive for Omicron variant are recovering on time. While these are still early days, senior health officials who are tracking the recoveries and health condition of the Omicron positive cases in Hyderabad said so far, none of them have reported any kind of […]

Hyderabad: Two persons were crushed to death when a wall collapsed on them at Shankerpally in Ranga Reddy district on Sunday afternoon. According to police, the two persons P Madhu Kumar (26) and M Srikanth (25), resident of Balkampuram in Shankerpally mandal of Ranga Reddy district, were friends. On Sunday, Madhu Kumar called his friend […]

Hyderabad: The three-lane uni-directional flyover built at Owaisi Junction is slated for inauguration on December 28. The 1.36 km long and 12 m wide flyover is built with an estimated cost of Rs 63 crore under the State government’s Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP). Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao, Hyderabad […]

Hyderabad: A man died after falling into a nala at KPHB on Saturday in an inebriated condition. The man Karanam Srinivas (42), a resident of ninth phase KPHB lived in a rented house along with his family. On Saturday, he left his house saying he was going on some work and did not return home. […]

Hyderabad: With a forecast about the night temperatures plummeting again in Hyderabad, the India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad, has issued a two-day yellow alert for the city on December 29 and 30. The officials informed that the city might also receive light to moderate thunderstorms on the said dates. The average minimum temperature of 17.4 degree […]

Hyderabad: PG College of Law, Basheerbagh, Osmania University, has invited applications from eligible candidates to teach LLB/LLM courses on a part-time basis. There are three vacancies. The applicants should have post-graduation in Law with a minimum of 55 per cent marks and two years of minimum experience. Preference will be given to PhD or NET […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Planning Board vice-chairman B Vinod Kumar said there were several apprehensions among the States over the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and it was the responsibility of the union government to clarify those apprehensions. Inaugurating EdEx 2021, a school leadership summit organized by the Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) at […]

Hyderabad: The impact of actions of the monetary authorities on the economy depends on the reaction of the business units to changes in interest rate, said Dr C Rangarajan, Chancellor, ICFAI, Hyderabad and former Governor of Reserve Bank of India. Delivering a lecture virtually on the topic ‘Evolving Contours of Monetary Policy’ recently conducted by […]

Hyderabad: Rajya Sabha member, J.Santosh Kumar who had initiated the Green India Challenge, planted saplings along with popular personalities from film and television industry at GHMC park in Jubilee Hills Prashasan Nagar, on Sunday. Among others, Sampath Nandi, Kadambari Kiran, Meena, Manas, Kajal, Zabardast Rakesh, Abhi, Sana, Vaibhav Surya, Rajendera, Tarzan, apart from Puli Vasu, […]

Hyderabad: The drinking water supply will be disrupted for 24 hours from 6 am on December 28 in the localities falling under Manikonda and Narsingi municipalities. The affected areas include Gandipet, Kokapet, Narsingi, Puppalguda, Manikonda, Khanapur, Neknampur and Manchirevula. The water supply is being halted to facilitate the road widening works from Outer Ring Road […]

Our special topic series on US higher education continues in today’s column with the special subject of ‘accreditation’. Accreditation is a system for recognising educational institutions and professional programmes for their level of quality, performance, and integrity based on published criteria and standards. The process of accreditation validates the integrity of an educational programme and/or […]

Hyderabad: To create more sustainable lung spaces in and around the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has come up with an ambitious action plan of increasing the green cover. As part of the State government’s flagship programme ”Telangana Ku Haritha Haram (TKHH) 2022” which is recognised by the United Nations as the third-largest […]

Hyderabad: While most of the traditional crimes declined in the year 2021, the ‘servant theft cases’ involving Nepali gangs increased in the tri-commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. At least ten gangs of Nepali nationals involved in stealing from the house of their employers were arrested in Hyderabad in 2021. The property stolen was valued […]

Hyderabad: Jyothi, a resident of a colony that is some distance away from Alwal main road, has to walk about one km for the nearest market for groceries. In the interest of time, she buys the required groceries while coming back from office. If she has to visit the market at odd hours, she postpones […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Urdu Academy in collaboration with Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Setwin and Hyderabad Weaker Section Development and Welfare Society, is organising the first mega Urdu job fair for Urdu medium passed students of SSC, Intermediate, graduation and post-graduation, on January 6, from 10 am to 5 pm at Sports Complex, Maulana […]