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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has announced that it will launch the ‘Every Sunday 10 minutes at 10 am’ programme in various parts of the city this Sunday (July 31) to combat mosquito breeding. Under the programme, stagnant water inside the houses and surroundings will be emptied as they could turn into mosquito […]

Hyderabad: Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of the Telangana High Court sternly questioned GHMC with respect to unreasonable fines being imposed for erecting name boards or advertisement boards beyond the prescribed limit. A writ plea was filed by Ambicare Clinics contending that a fine of Rs 2 lakh was imposed on them by GHMC for erecting a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday reported 852 Covid positive infections out of which 358 were from areas under GHMC, 63 from Medchal-Malkajgiri, 57 from Rangareddy, 35 from Peddapalli, 32 from Mahabubabad, 28 from Khammam, 26 each from Jangaon and Hanmakonda. Covid infections from the rest of the districts hovered between 10 and 15, according to the […]

Hyderabad: With the Musi river flooded, the Hyderabad City Police have asked all officers to keep a watch on the flow of water and to initiate necessary measures to prevent loss of life and property. City Police Commissioner CV Anand directed DCPs to personally visit all bridges on the river Musi and the surroundings along […]

Hyderabad: Five members of a family who were stuck in the flood waters of the Musi River at Gandipet were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Tuesday night. The family, including three women and a child, were stuck in a farmhouse on the river bed. The local revenue officials got a […]

Hyderabad: The continuing rains and resultant inflows into water reservoirs in and around the State capital saw officials letting out water through the twelve gates of the Osman Sagar on Tuesday. On Monday, only six gates of the reservoir were lifted up to three feet. Excess water is being drained out through the six gates […]

Hyderabad: With heavy rain continuing in different parts of Telangana, the state government has alerted all the districts. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar directed all the officials to be on high alert and ensure that there is no loss of human life. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who is in Delhi, has been closely monitoring the […]

Hyderabad: With the city and surrounding areas receiving rains late on Monday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) opened three more gates of the Himayat Sagar on Tuesday. Presently, four gates of the reservoir are open upto one feet. On Monday, only one gate of the Himayat Sagar was kept open upto […]

Hyderabad: The city was pounded by nearly 100 mm rainfall in a span of merely about two hours on Monday night. According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society figures, Hayathnagar recorded the highest rainfall of 98.5 mm followed by 89.8 mm at Amberpet and 88.0 mm at Saidabad. Many other areas such as Bahadurpura, […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s environs are going green, and how! A certain commitment to Mother Nature and sustainable efforts to protect the city from the perils of pollution and to pass it on as a safe inheritance to coming generations, had the State government coming up with various concepts to increase the green cover in the city […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s Annapurna Meals scheme, which provides a wholesome meal for just Rs 5, will soon reach the milestone of dishing out 10 crore meals. So far, 9.67 crore steaming hot and tasty meals have been served to the needy under the programme. Till May this year, the Telangana government had spent about […]

Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday reported 531 Covid positive infections out of which 281 were from areas under GHMC, 42 from Rangareddy and 34 from Medchal-Malkajgiri while Covid infections in rest of the districts hovered between 10 and 15 cases. While the number of active Covid cases on Sunday was 4,630, a total of 612 individuals […]

Hyderabad: A unique park to remember those who lost their lives due to Covid-19 was unveiled in Hyderabad on Sunday. An initiative of Covid warriors in association with the Telangana government, the park Haritam has come up at Panchavati Colony on Road Number 10, Banjara Hills. Dozens of Covid warriors joined relatives and friends of […]

Hyderabad: After the near-deluge on Friday, the skies remained silent for most part of the day on Saturday with minimal rains in many areas of the city being reported till evening. Across the State, however, there were moderate showers in many districts, with Gadiguda in Adilabad registering 56mm of rainfall, while Vemanpally in Mancherial recording […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday instructed officials from the departments concerned not to leave their work centres under any circumstances in order to protect the people in difficult times. At a high level review meeting conducted by the Chief Minister at Pragathi Bhavan here on the heavy rains and floods in the […]

Hyderabad: As the rains returned to lash the city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB ) and other departments deployed their personnel and machinery. The GHMC monsoon teams and Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams were out in the field to attend rain related complaints. Simultaneously, the HMWS&SB […]

Hyderabad: The Foot over Bridge (FoB) at Ferozguda, Balanagar, built with an amount of Rs. 3.25 crore by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was inaugurated on Friday by Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi and Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Krishna Rao. The FoB is useful to people going to Ferozguda, Fatehnagar, Central Training Establishment (CTE) – Air […]

Hyderabad: The GHMC’s Directorate of Enforcement, Vigilance & Disaster Management (EV&DM) wing issued a rain alert on Friday evening, asking people to stay indoors unless it is unavoidable. In a tweet from the official handle of the EV&DM Director, it was mentioned that over 8 cm of rainfall was recorded in some parts of the […]

Hyderabad: As a tribute to those who succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus in the city, about a dozen volunteers along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the Forest department will unveil a homage park on Sunday. The plantation drive, which will take place under the State government’s Haritha Haaram initiative, is expected […]

Hyderabad: With rains lashing the city on Friday, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) deployed its monsoon teams and Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams to attend to rain-related complaints. The GHMC’s Directorate Of Enforcement Vigilance & Disaster Management (EV&DM) asked people to dial 040-29555500 for DRF assistance. People can also report grievances by dialling 040 […]