Hyderabad

Hyderabad Police held a high-level meeting with top Telugu film industry leaders after busting a major piracy racket. Officials detailed theatre and digital piracy methods, named key portals, and urged stronger cybersecurity, surveillance, and forensic tools to protect films from massive losses

BRS leader G Jagadish Reddy accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of misleading people with Bharat Future City plans and forcing L&T out of Hyderabad Metro to benefit private firms, alleging scams worth thousands of crores and neglect of existing urban needs

Born in India and raised in UAE, the young astrophysicist turned a childhood fascination with the night sky into research on hidden black holes

Hyderabad Traffic Police has issued diversions for Saddula Bathukamma on Sept 30 from 2 PM to 11 PM. Roads near Tank Bund and PVNR Marg will be affected. RTC buses are rerouted. Citizens are advised to avoid the area

Munugode MLA has accused the Congress government of failing to consult legislators and farmers over the proposed Regional Ring Road. He alleges influential leaders are buying land along the project and demands proper discussions before alignment finalisation

Hyderabad police arrested Cyrus Percy Hormusji in Goa for a Rs 6 crore fraud. He and a partner ran Fibwave Analytics, promising big returns. They stopped payments in May 2024. Over 50 people may have lost money. Investigation is ongoing

GHMC launched 12 Indiramma Canteens in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, serving Rs. 5 breakfast and lunch. With work on 50 more canteens underway and 77 planned in Phase II, around 30,000 people are expected to benefit daily

Hyderabad Cybercrime police busted a major movie piracy network, arresting five men involved in leaking new Telugu films. The racket caused Rs 22,400 crore loss to the industry in 2023. Pirated films were traced to hacked servers and theatre recordings

Starting October 1, Telangana Postal Circle will implement OTP-based delivery for Speed Post across 6,000 plus post offices. Speed Post rates are being revised for the first time since 2012. New features include discounts for students and secure delivery options

Government dialysis units in Telangana are full, with rising patient numbers every year. Experts now recommend home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD), which can be done at home and offers more access for rural patients. A new policy paper supports this shift

RGIA police arrested Hyderabad resident S Gangaram for smoking inside an IndiGo flight arriving from Dubai. Despite the DGCA ban, he carried cigarettes and a lighter and smoked in the lavatory. Airline staff seized the items and alerted authorities

Mubashira Patel, a 26-year-old Sociology student from Mumbai University, has won the 2025 Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize. Chosen from 126 poets, her work explores culture and marginal voices. The award ceremony will be held on October 25

As Dasara approaches, Palapitta birds are illegally captured for good luck rituals. GHSPCA has urged citizens to report such cases and continues its annual rescue operations, freeing and rehabilitating Indian Roller birds with veterinary care before releasing them back to the wild

With government haemodialysis units overcrowded and 2 lakh new kidney patients added yearly, nephrologists urge large-scale adoption of home-based peritoneal dialysis. A new policy paper says PD offers flexible, sustainable, and equitable kidney care alongside HD in India.

ICC and UNICEF have partnered to promote the Promise to Children campaign during the Women’s World Cup 2025 in India and Sri Lanka, calling on cricket fans and players to support equal opportunities for children through education, health, and safety.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao claimed Telangana voters are preparing to bring back K. Chandrashekhar Rao as Chief Minister, accusing the Congress government of betraying public trust. He highlighted BRS initiatives, criticized governance lapses, and expressed confidence in Jubilee Hills by-election victory.

Rachakonda Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory for the Grand Bathukamma celebrations at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, where over 10,000 women will participate in a Guinness World Record attempt. Commuters are advised to use alternate routes, and special parking has been arranged.

On his last day as TSRTC Managing Director, senior IPS officer V.C. Sajjanar travelled on a city bus like a common passenger, paying via UPI and interacting with commuters. He leaves behind reforms promoting digital ticketing and improved passenger safety.

Cyberabad Police deported 23 foreign nationals, including 22 Ugandans and one Sudanese, for overstaying in India without valid documents. The action followed a raid on a farmhouse, with exit permits and OTDs arranged in coordination with embassies.

BRS leaders KT Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao extended greetings to Telangana residents on Saddula Bathukamma. They hailed the nine-day floral festival as a symbol of the State’s cultural identity, women’s self-respect, and the spirit of Telangana.

A Hyderabad resident, S. Gangaram, was arrested for allegedly smoking in the lavatory of an IndiGo flight from Dubai. Airport staff seized his cigarettes and lighter. RGIA police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

Telangana’s rural local body elections, including Gram Panchayat, MPTC, and ZPTC, will be held in five phases from October 23 to November 8. Nominations and withdrawals have specific dates, and the Model Code of Conduct is now in effect.

Telangana’s State Election Commission announced the schedule for rural local body elections, with polling in 31 districts from October 9. Over 1.67 crore voters will elect representatives to MPTCs, ZPTCs, and Gram Panchayats under strict Model Code of Conduct guidelines.

BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao extended greetings to the people of Telangana on Saddula Bathukamma, praising the festival as a unique cultural tradition. He prayed for blessings, happiness, and prosperity for all households across the state.