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Telangana’s free hearse service is struggling due to vehicle shortages, poor funding and harsh working conditions for drivers. With limited fleet availability at Gandhi Hospital and OGH, many poor families rely on costly private transport. Officials say urgent reforms and expansion are needed

Heena, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Hyderabad, died after self-immolating during a protest at Borabanda bus stand. Eight others were injured. Police have arrested Monalisa, a transgender leader, in connection with the incident.

Karimnagar Town-II police arrested five people, including a lactating mother, for attempting to sell a seven-day-old baby for Rs. 5 lakh. The mother, Sheelam Saisree from Visakhapatnam, was allegedly persuaded by her friends Abhinav and Hina to sell the child due to financial distress.

A couple from Thatti Annaram in Nagole died by suicide after allegedly consuming pesticide due to severe financial distress. Santoshi died on the spot, while Mallesha succumbed in hospital. The incident emerged after their son filed a missing complaint.

In a medical milestone for Telangana, paediatric surgeons at Gandhi Hospital successfully performed a laparoscopic splenectomy on a 7-year-old boy suffering from hereditary spherocytosis. The child, admitted with severe anaemia and an enlarged spleen, required frequent blood transfusions.

Police arrested transgender person Monalisa in Borabanda after a group accused her of harassment and forcing them into prostitution. The protest turned extreme when eight transgenders attempted self-immolation. All are undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital as the case is investigated.

Andesri, acclaimed Telangana poet and writer known for the state song Jaya Jayahe Telangana, passed away at 64 while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital. A key voice in the Telangana movement, he is survived by four children.

Megavath Fakir Nayak, a habitual criminal, was arrested in Medak for the rape and murder of a tribal woman found near Edupayala temple. The victim, a mother of five, died en route to hospital. Fakir had committed similar crimes earlier.

Three men from Vadiyaram village were arrested by Chegunta police for allegedly attempting to murder a suspected thief by setting him on fire. The incident occurred after the trio caught two men trying to steal a motorbike.

A tense situation unfolded in Vadiyaram village, Medak, when two men were caught attempting to steal a motorcycle. The accused duo were beaten by locals, and in a shocking escalation, one of them was doused with petrol and set ablaze.

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

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.

Two people died and another was critically injured after a train hit them at Bolarum Bazar railway station in Hyderabad. The victims, residents of Macha Bolaram, were crossing the tracks when the incident occurred. Railway police have registered a case

A farmer couple from Pothireddpally village in Telangana’s Medak district attempted suicide due to mounting debts of Rs. 5 lakh, incurred while arranging their daughters’ weddings. The husband succumbed to the poison, while his wife remains in critical condition at Gandhi Hospital.

Doctors at Gandhi Hospital successfully removed a blade swallowed by a 36-year-old man without endoscopy. Using intravenous fluids and medication, the patient passed the blade safely. He was discharged in stable condition and referred for psychiatric counselling

Six people died after being electrocuted by a live wire during a Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad’s Ramanthapur. IT Minister Sridhar Babu announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for each victim and ordered an inquiry to identify those responsible

Hyderabad hospitals are witnessing a rise in viral fever cases due to prolonged cloudy weather. Patients with high fever, cough and body pains are crowding government facilities. Officials also warn about dengue and chikungunya, urging preventive measures

Hyderabad is witnessing a spike in seasonal diseases due to persistent bad weather. Government and private hospitals are reporting more cases of viral fevers. Health authorities have advised the public to avoid stale food, drink clean water and prevent mosquito breeding

Number of individuals falling sick from adulterated toddy continued to increase and reached 34 at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences and 19 at Gandhi Hospital

The family members complained that stray dogs move around in packs in the colony and had previously attacked other children too.