Hyderabad

Hyderabad police busted a major food adulteration racket in Vattinagulapally, seizing over 5,026 litres of adulterated cooking oil and 5,192 kg of expired wheat flour worth ₹21.9 lakh. Two persons were arrested for repackaging fake oil using branded labels.

A 28-year-old man from Huzurabad in Karimnagar district, declared brain dead after a road accident, saved several lives through organ donation. His family agreed to donate his kidneys, liver, heart and corneas under the Telangana government’s Jeevandan initiative.

Members of the Shia community in Hyderabad observed the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali on the 20th day of Ramzan with a procession from Charminar to Darulshifa. Majlis gatherings, religious programmes, and all-night prayer sessions were organised across several localities.

Emergency measures to prioritise domestic LPG supply amid the West Asia conflict may soon trigger a shortage for restaurants and commercial establishments in Hyderabad. Distributors say households will receive priority, while eateries may struggle once existing commercial cylinder stocks run out.

Doctors at KIMS Hospitals, Kondapur, successfully performed a complex laparoscopic Whipple’s surgery on a kidney transplant patient diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The procedure was challenging due to immunosuppressive therapy, polycystic liver disease, and a cyst in the transplanted kidney.

Around 100 families of the Turkha Kasha community in Aliyabad village of Siddipet district depend on stone cutting for livelihood. Despite government housing promises, many still live in huts. Community leaders seek better education, employment opportunities, and welfare support.

Tushar Gandhi has appealed to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to clarify that residents in Hyderabad are not being displaced to build a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, amid controversy over the proposed demolition of the Madhu Park Ridge apartment complex.

The government has assured Parliament that there is no shortage of lower-denomination currency notes in circulation, with the RBI supplying hundreds of crores of Rs 10, Rs 20, and Rs 50 notes this financial year.

A Telugu film actress has filed a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police alleging harassment and defamatory posts from an Instagram account targeting her and her family. Police registered a case and have begun efforts to identify the person operating the account.

Revenue officials from Bandlaguda Tahsildar office, accompanied by police, demolished several shops on Falaknuma main road, claiming the structures were on government land.

A 32-year-old software engineer from Maharashtra died by suicide at her rented apartment in Kondapur, Hyderabad, on Monday night. Police suspect work-related stress. The incident came to light after her flatmate found her hanging and alerted other residents.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s criticism of sanitation workers, police personnel and officials has triggered protests by municipal employees and sharp reactions from unions, which accused him of shifting blame despite holding key portfolios such as Municipal Administration and Home.

Indian Railways will launch a new Amrit Bharat Express between Charlapalli and Kamakhya from March 13. The train will have Sleeper and General coaches and stop at several stations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, improving travel to Assam and the Northeast.

Shiv Pratap Shukla arrived in Hyderabad to assume office as the new Governor, succeeding Jishnu Dev Varma A. Revanth Reddy and senior officials

Farmers in Nagaram, Suryapet district, India protested on the Suryapet–Jangaon road demanding water release from the Sri Ram Sagar Project. They warned that inadequate supply threatened their paddy crops, disrupting traffic despite police appeals

The Madhapur Special Operations Team (SOT) in Hyderabad uncovered a major food adulteration racket during a raid at Sri Jasnath Traders in Vattinagulapally. Officials seized over 5,000 litres of adulterated cooking oil and more than 5,000 kg of expired wheat flour during the raid.

An unidentified woman aged about 30–35 was found dead at Nagsanpally bridge near Sri Vana Durga Bhavani Temple in Edupayala, Medak district, on Tuesday morning. Police suspect murder

Burglars stole six tolas of gold ornaments, eight kg of silver and Rs. 90,000 cash from Sri Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple in Ashok Nagar Colony, RC Puram mandal. Police registered a case, examined CCTV footage and collected clues after the priest discovered the theft Tuesday morning

A black buck was injured after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing NH-65 at Digwal in Kohir mandal on Monday. It was later rescued by the forest officials

The Sports Journalists Federation of India will hold its Golden Jubilee National Convention in Delhi from March 13 to 16 with Hero MotoCorp as title sponsor. The four-day event will feature a sports conclave, networking opportunities and participation from major sports organisations

Delhi defeated Hyderabad by nine wickets in the BCCI women’s under-23 one-day cricket championship match in Dehradun. Mamata scored 63 not out for Hyderabad, while Nilanchal Nerwal and Tanisha Singh guided Delhi to an easy chase

A Nampally court dismissed a case registered against BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao and party working president KT Rama Rao related to the Sakala Janula Samme during the Telangana statehood movement. The case had been registered by Banjara Hills police in 2011

Jadcherla Congress MLA Anirudh Reddy sparked controversy by demanding the reopening of arrack outlets in Telangana, claiming arrack consumption was not harmful to health. He said he would raise the issue during the upcoming budget session of the Assembly

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said he had categorised IPS officers into three groups based on their profiles and could recall their category by name. Addressing the Police Officers Retreat, he urged officers to avoid complacency and strengthen policing