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Crackdowns in traditional drug hubs have pushed marijuana traffickers to shift operations to new areas in Hyderabad, with emerging interstate supply routes and rising consumption among youth, prompting intensified monitoring and enforcement by authorities.

The State Task Force of the Prohibition and Excise Department arrested six persons for allegedly selling ganja-laced bhang during Holi celebrations in and around Begum Bazaar and Dhoolpet areas of Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Despite bans, Chinese manja continues to be sold openly in Hyderabad, including Dhoolpet, with traders demonstrating its sharpness on social media. The Animal Warriors Conservation Society urged authorities and online platforms to enforce strict action to protect birds and curb illegal trade

Despite rapid urban growth around Hyderabad’s Thukkuguda, a decades-old weekly cattle and poultry market continues to draw farmers from nearby districts, offering a traditional platform for buying and selling livestock amid changing suburban landscapes.

Prohibition and Excise Department officials caught Shanker Singh at Dhoolpet transporting 1.606 kilograms of ganja in an auto rickshaw. Two others, Sandhya Bai and Akhilesh Singh, were named in the case. Authorities have registered a case for further investigation

Goshamahal police arrested 27-year-old domestic help Nandini Kamble for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 8.75 lakh from Gurmeet Singh’s residence in Begum Bazar. The police acted after a complaint from her employer and recovered the stolen ornaments

Hyderabad’s idol makers are shifting from Plaster of Paris to eco-friendly clay Ganeshas. While Dhoolpet artisans still use PoP for large idols, demand for clay idols is surging—especially from NRIs and civic bodies. Prices have risen amid higher material costs.

The police seized Rs 1.4 lakh in cash and six mobile phones

A total of 30 cases are registered against her at different police stations in the city for drug peddling

Accused used to procure ganja from some persons and sell it at a higher price to local customers at Esamia Bazaar for a profit

The arrested persons Akash Singh, Durgesh Singh, Anand Singh, Shankar Singh, Hulsingh and Lokesh Kumar were regularly bringing the ganja from five persons who are natives of Odisha. A case is registered against the five suppliers as well, said officials.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Malakpet police stopped a car at Malakpet cross roads and found the ganja packets hidden in the vehicle

A kilogram of ganja is now reportedly priced between Rs.50,000 and Rs.75,000 in the retail market

Mild tension prevailed at Mangalhat on Thursday during a procession taken out in the old city.

On several of these stretches, big potholes have come up with the road surface eroded

The police seized 10 kilograms of ganja, Rs. 3,000 in cash and six mobile phones from the drug peddlers.

Two junior doctors, K Manikandan and V Aravind, and another 10 medical students were purchasing the ganja from the suspect Suresh and regularly consuming, said DSP TGANB, K Narsing Rao.

The traditional workout at Mudgar Akhada includes yoga asanas, dands, baithaks, samptola, sapatey, mudgar, gada workouts and many more.

Farhaan, two-years-old who was sleeping in the house got crushed under the boulder and died on the spot while Shaukat, his wife Tanzeer Begum and sons Aayan and Rahath Ali sustained injuries.

The procession will traverse through different areas of the city covering a distance of 13 kilometers before culminating at Hanuman Temple Bowenpally.