A major fire broke out at a mattress and sofa-making unit on Falaknuma Road in Hyderabad on Monday evening. Firefighters rushed to control the blaze, which spread quickly due to combustible materials and raised concerns because of a nearby LPG cylinder godown.
A 33-year-old man, Bharat, died after being electrocuted while trying to remove a banner entangled in a high-tension cable near a Ganesh pandal in Falaknuma. Police have registered a case, and the body was taken for post-mortem
Traffic flow on Falaknuma Road came to a standstill with heavy water-logging at Basheer Function Hall; water entered several houses at Yakutpura, Tallabkatta, Lalithabagh and Al Jubail Colony
