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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 […]

Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the Ganesh idol immersion procession was going on peacefully in the city under the watchful eyes of the police.Anjani Kumar, along with other officers visited Charminar, MJ Market and Hussain Sagar to oversee the procession and the immersion process. “The procession is going on smoothly and all the […]

Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is organising its annual Open Day celebrations online between September 23 and 26. The four-day celebrations will be filled with insightful discussions with scientists on their research and feature special discussions on how the research is helping farmers and conservation and how to become a scientist […]

Hyderabad: Several parts of the city were greeted with light to moderate rainfall since afternoon on Sunday. Though the city woke up to cloudy weather conditions today morning, the weather patterns changed by noon time and while some localities received drizzle, the rain was heavy in some others. In some places where the downpour was […]

Hyderabad: As part of National Nutrition Month celebrations, the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is organising a webinar ‘Nutrient Requirements-Implications of Timing and Policy’ on September 21 between 10 am and 11.30 am. This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month is ‘Converging towards a healthy walk through life”. The NIN Director, Dr R Hemalatha […]

Hyderabad: Joining the Green India Challenge (GIC) initiative of TRS Rajya Sabha MP, J Santosh Kumar, popular Bollywood actor Aamir Khan planted a sapling in Hyderabad on Sunday. Accompanied by Chaitanya Akkineni, Santosh Kumar and others from the Telugu film industry, Aamir Khan participated in the initiative. Santosh Kumar hoped the gesture of Aamir Khan […]

Hyderabad: The Ganesh immersion processions across the city are proceeding peacefully with no untoward incidents so far. In the Old City, the much awaited procession of the Balapur Ganesh has crossed the Chandrayangutta junction by 2 pm. The Balapur Ganesh, one of the most popular Ganesh idols in Hyderabad with the associated mammoth laddu that […]

Hyderabad: The man who was charred to death in the car blaze on the Outer Ring Road at Shamshabad late last night has been identified as Nelapati Sudheer (39), an orthopedic doctor working at a private hospital in Hyderabad. Dr. Sudheer, police said, was a resident of KPHB Colony. The Honda Amaze car in which […]

Hyderabad: An intensive green drive taken by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority is turning travel on the Outer Ring Road into a much more pleasant experience. The green drive, which is being taken up all along the ORR, including at all the intersections, medians and also the sideways, has given the already stunning facility a […]

Hyderabad: The famous Balapur Ganesh laddu has fetched a staggering Rs.18.90 lakh in the auction which was held here on Sunday. The 21-kg laddu was successful bid for by two partners, Andhra Pradesh MLC Ramesh Yadav and Abacus Overseas Education Private Limited COO Marri Shashank Reddy. Last year, the Balapur Ganesh Utsav Samithi had not […]

Hyderabad: Devotion and awe, along with chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya rent the air early on Sunday as the immersion procession of the Khairatabad Ganesh, standing tall at 40 feet this year, began its journey towards Hussain Sagar. Devotees in traditional attire watched as artistes with Bonam on their head danced in front of the […]

Hyderabad: A different energy will be in the atmosphere, ‘gulal’ rending the air a pink shade along with music and dance to get the adrenaline pumping as the city gets ready to bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on Sunday. After the State government going all the way up to the Supreme Court to clear the […]

Hyderabad: For the Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday, all necessary arrangements have been taken up by the State government. Line departments including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), police, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd (TSSPDCL) have arranged men and […]

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Hyderabad: A teenager who suffered grievous injuries after the motorcycle he was riding hit a road median on the MG Road in Ramgopalpet, died while undergoing treatment here on Saturday. The victim, identified as Naveen Kumar (18), a resident of Rasoolpura in Begumpet, was working for a hardware shop in Ranigunj. Police said the incident […]

Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man went missing after going out on some work from his house at Chandrayangutta a fortnight ago, the police said on Saturday. Mansoor Bin Ahmed, a resident of Barkas in Chandrayangutta and a driver by profession, left his house on September 5 saying he was going on some work and would return […]

Hyderabad: The Jawaharnagar police solved the murder case of P Sujatha (35), who was found murdered in the Defence forest area on Tuesday and arrested a man. Confirming that the victim was not raped, police said the suspect killed her for refusing to have a physical relationship with him. The arrested person was Anjappa alias […]

Hyderabad: A homemaker was found murdered at her house in Maheshwaram on Friday night. The woman, K Hadiya Begum (33), lived along with her family at Dhanpally village under Maheshwaram police station limits. Late on Friday night, her body was found on the bed, police said. “She was strangulated to death with a sari. There […]

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said no public meetings of Congress, BJP or even ruling TRS would be complete without criticising the AIMIM. Pointing to the comments made by BJP and Congress leaders during their recent public meetings in the State, he said the two parties should first finalise their opponents and […]

Hyderabad: Guru Nanak Institutions on Saturday organised 17th Graduation and Placement Day. Around 850 graduates from Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus and 350 graduates from Guru Nanak Institute of Technology participated and received medals and degree certificates on the occasion. The GNI Management presented the appointment letters and certificate of appreciation to 1,115 students who […]