Hyderabad

The IITH Half Marathon 2025 saw 2,258 participants run in support of the Fit India movement. Held on the IIT Hyderabad campus, the event featured the theme “Run to Inspire, Run to Innovate,” with Sunima Dila and Vipin Tyagi winning the 21.1 km categories.

A Hyderabad dentist, Dr Mariyam Syed Hafiz, is in a coma after a doctor allegedly gave her an injection she was allergic to. The family says she went into cardiac arrest due to anaphylactic shock and improper emergency care. Police have filed a case.

Two armed robbers looted ₹40 lakh from the house of a bangle trader in Tallabkatta, just 100 metres from the Bhavaninagar police station. Police suspect insider involvement and are analysing CCTV footage as special teams work to trace the culprits.

Cyberabad police booked 431 drunken driving offenders during weekend checks, including two-wheeler, auto, car and heavy vehicle drivers. Eleven recorded extremely high BAC levels. Chevella topped the list with 49 cases. Courts sentenced 21 offenders to jail and fined several others.

GHMC teams, assisted by traffic police, cleared roadside sheds and kiosks around Mindspace in Hitec City to ease traffic congestion. Shopkeepers protested the drive, claiming the sudden removal of encroachments would disrupt their livelihood and demanded reconsideration from authorities.

Over 25,000 nominations for Sarpanch posts and more than 82,000 for Ward Member posts were filed for the first phase of Telangana’s gram panchayat elections. Polling will be held across 4,236 panchayats, while the SEC is monitoring reports of forced unanimous elections.

KNRUHS is facing serious allegations of procedural malpractice after PG students reported an unprecedented 11% failure rate. Students claim faulty evaluation and software issues. Amid demands for a vigilance inquiry, VC Dr. Nandakumar Reddy briefly resigned before returning as interim chief.

A total of 2,593 sarpanch nominations and thousands of ward member nominations were filed across 506 gram panchayats in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Several panchayats and wards, however, received no nominations, particularly in Mancherial, Utnoor, and Dasturabad mandals.

An 18-year-old first-year engineering student, G. Abhilash, died by suicide at his home in Suraram on Saturday night. He was found hanging on Sunday morning. Police have registered a case and are investigating the reason behind the incident.

A 71-year-old Hyderabad man lost Rs 1.92 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers put him under a fake “digital arrest” and claimed his Aadhaar was linked to illegal activity. Police arrested three men who allegedly supplied bank accounts for the scam.

A 40-year-old businessman from Shastripuram died by suicide on Saturday night, with family members alleging he was harassed by two private moneylenders who collected Rs 9 lakh on a Rs 3 lakh loan. Mailardevpally police have registered a case and begun investigation.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 552 motorists during weekend drunken-driving checks across the city. Those caught, including riders and drivers with high BAC levels, must appear in court. Police said the zero-tolerance enforcement drive will continue.

KT Rama Rao expressed anguish over a massive fire that destroyed nearly 30 shops near Kondagattu temple in Jagtial. He blamed government negligence for delayed fire response, sought ₹30 lakh aid per family, and assured BRS support for victims

A Kerala software employee was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly misbehaving with an air-hostess on a Dubai–Hyderabad flight. Reportedly intoxicated, he touched her inappropriately and left an obscene note. Police booked him under BNS Sections 74, 75 and other provisions; he was remanded

Two passengers, including a four-year-old boy and the conductor, were killed when a private bus rammed a lorry at Boath crossroads near Neradigonda mandal on NH-44 in Adilabad. Three others sustained injuries and were shifted to RIMS, Adilabad.

A massive fire gutted about 30 shops near the foothills of Kondagattu in Mallial mandal late Saturday night. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit, spread through toy and general stores along the Jagtial–Karimnagar road. Shopkeepers alleged that a delay in fire tenders worsened the damage, while devotees criticised the absence of a dedicated fire engine at the Kondagattu temple.

Cyberabad Cybercrime officials have arrested six members of an interstate syndicate accused of supplying mule bank accounts and SIM cards to operators of online trading scams. The gang allegedly facilitated fraud worth over Rs. 1 crore, with forensic analysis linking them to nearly 400 cases across India.

The Telangana government has approved TGSPDCL’s Rs 4,051 crore project to convert overhead lines into underground cabling across Hyderabad’s Metro zone, aiming to improve power reliability and reduce maintenance costs. The initiative will involve telecom and internet providers in cost-sharing.

In a week-long special operation, the Cyberabad Anti-Human Trafficking Unit rescued 11 victims and arrested 14 persons in trafficking cases. The drive, held between November 22 and 28, also saw 38 sex workers and one transgender person detained for questioning.

Switcheko Sustainability has launched the 'Mobile Sustainability on Wheels' vehicle at the Telangana Pollution Control Board in Hyderabad. The mobile unit is equipped to process a wide range of waste including plastics, cardboard, e-waste, textiles, sanitary waste and food waste.

India’s largest exclusive aviary is set to open at Kothwalguda Eco-Park, Hyderabad, in January 2026. Home to over 10,000 exotic birds from 12 countries, the 5-acre aviary allows birds to fly freely in a natural, forest-like environment

Cantonment FC defeated Shastri FC 2-0 in the TFA B-Division Shivkumarlal Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Sai Satya scored both goals in the eighth and 16th minutes to secure the win on Saturday

Osmania University has announced its inter-college sports schedule with volleyball on December 2-3, athletics on December 5-6, and men’s badminton at CBIT Gandipet on December 8-9. Students can contact designated officials for further details

Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts shared honours at the Stag Telangana State and Inter-district Table Tennis Championship in Moinabad. Hyderabad won men’s and women’s titles, while Ranga Reddy claimed the girls’ crown, with both districts excelling in the juniors category