Hyderabad

Area 9 of Round Table India and Ladies Circle India celebrated Children’s Day by organising ‘Taare Zameen Par,’ a painting competition for differently-abled children at Swayamkrushi NGO in Secunderabad. Around 300 children participated locally, while the event was simultaneously held across 200 cities, engaging over 10,000 special children.

A 21-year-old man was arrested by Jagadgirigutta Police along with Special Operations Team and Central Crime Station officials for allegedly murdering his acquaintance in Venkateshwara Nagar. Police said Reddy strangled her, stole jewellery and cash, and staged the death as an accident to cover his tracks.

NOTA secured 922 votes in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, as per results announced on Friday. Counting was held under tight security, and officials said NOTA votes were included from the first round. Returning Officer P Sairam confirmed the final NOTA count.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has termed the Jubilee Hills bypoll outcome as an endorsement of Congress governance, urging BRS and BJP to cooperate in Hyderabad’s development. He criticised Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for obstructing growth and thanked AIMIM, CPI and CPI(M) for their support.

A seven-year-old boy was crushed to death when an unsecured iron gate fell on him at a construction site in Bowrampet. Dundigal police booked two builders for negligence after the family lodged a complaint. The child was playing with his younger brother

NCP candidate Mohammed Anwar, contesting the Jubilee Hills assembly bye-election, died of a suspected heart attack at his residence in Erragadda before results were declared. He secured 24 votes posthumously. The bypoll also saw 58 independent candidates, with Amboju Buddiah winning the highest tally of 231 votes.

A 26-year-old auto-driver was arrested by KPHB police in Hyderabad for allegedly stealing Rs 10 lakh from a motorist after pretending to help him following a road accident. The complainant realised his bag was missing after being dropped home by an auto-driver.

Cyberabad Cybercrime officials solved three fraud cases reported between November 6 and 11, arresting four suspects involved in online trading and smishing scams. A private employee lost Rs 21.9 lakh after being lured through a fake Forex app promoted on Telegram

A 32-year-old man from an apartment complex in Chaitanyapuri was arrested for repeatedly sending obscene photos to a 41-year-old neighbour and demanding Rs 10 lakh to stop. The woman lodged a second complaint after he resumed the harassment, prompting his arrest.

Congress candidate Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills by-poll with a 24,711 vote margin after ten rounds of counting. BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha put up strong resistance in earlier rounds. The Returning Officer issued the election certificate at Yousufguda on Friday.

BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha alleged widespread rigging, intimidation and rowdyism by the Congress in the Jubilee Hills bypoll, claiming the election was undemocratic and that the BRS had a moral victory. She also accused Congress supporters of ragging BRS agents during counting

K.T. Rama Rao said the Jubilee Hills bypoll loss would not weaken the BRS, asserting the party remains the key alternative to Congress. He thanked workers, alleged election irregularities, and vowed that the party will continue as a strong opposition in Telangana.

The Telangana High Court directed the state government to announce the local body election schedule by November 24. The court emphasized panchayat elections must occur within six months of term expiry and expressed objections to conducting elections partially in villages with disputed BC reservations.

In the fifth round of Jubilee Hills by-election counting, Congress’ V Naveen Yadav strengthens his lead to 12,841 votes over BRS’ Maganti Sunitha. BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy remains third with 8,549 votes. Counting continues amid keen public attention.

In the fourth round of Jubilee Hills by-election counting, Congress’ V Naveen Yadav strengthens his lead to 9,541 votes over BRS’ Maganti Sunitha. BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy sees a steady rise in votes. NOTA received 385 votes.

Independent candidate Mohammed Anwar, 40, collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack minutes before counting began for the Jubilee Hills by-election. He had secured three votes in the first round and was contesting on the Nationalist Congress Party symbol, a clock.

District Election Officer R V Karnan declared postal ballot results for the Jubilee Hills by-election. Congress’ V Naveen Yadav leads with 43 votes, BRS’ Maganti Sunitha received 25 votes, BJP’s Lankala Deepak Reddy 20, and NOTA got 2 votes.

In the second round of Jubilee Hills by-election counting, Congress’ V Naveen Yadav extends his lead to 2,995 votes over BRS’ Maganti Sunitha, with 17,874 votes to 14,879. BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy remains third with 3,475 votes.

A seven-year-old boy, Aakash, was killed when an unsecured iron gate fell on him while playing with his younger brother at a construction site in Bowrampet, Dundigal. Police have booked two builders for negligence and are investigating the incident.

In the first round of Jubilee Hills by-election counting, Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav leads BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha by 47 votes with 8,911 votes against 8,864. BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy received 2,167 votes. Counting continues.

In the first round of Jubilee Hills by-election counting, Congress leads with 8,926 votes, while BRS trails closely with 8,864 votes, giving Congress an early lead of 62 votes. BJP secured 150 votes. The second round of counting is underway.

A bomb threat linked to British Airways flight BA 277 from London prompted an emergency at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport early Friday. The flight landed safely, passengers were evacuated, and bomb disposal teams conducted thorough checks while security was heightened.

The counting for the Jubilee Hills by-election commenced under tight security at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium.

Jubilee Hills bypoll counting has begun