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A woman smuggling 40.2 kg of hydroponic ganja from Bangkok via Dubai was caught by NCB officials at RGI Airport, Shamshabad. The ganja is worth Rs 14 crore. Authorities are tracking her international and local links to bust the full network.

A 70-year-old woman was robbed of her gold chain by unidentified persons at KPHB on Thursday. The suspects, posing as lost strangers, approached her in a car and snatched the chain. Police have formed teams and are reviewing CCTV footage.

A 13-year-old girl studying in Class 8 was married off by her mother to a 40-year-old man in Nandigama mandal, Ranga Reddy district. The school principal alerted the authorities. The girl was rescued, and multiple people have been booked.

A city court sentenced a history-sheeter, Thakur Shankar Singh alias Tagore, to a 15-day jail term for attacking a man at Gudimalkapur market with an iron rod. The police registered a petty case and shifted him to Chanchalguda prison.

A crocodile was seen in the Musi River bed at Chaitanyapuri near the Shiva temple, causing panic among locals. Forest officials, unable to trap it in water, have issued warnings. A similar sighting was reported earlier in Kishanbagh.

The Cyberabad Cybercrime Police cracked 18 cybercrime cases in a week, arresting 31 individuals from various states. Nineteen were linked to trading fraud. Rs 1.2 crore was recovered and ordered refunded to victims in 60 cases via 283 court orders.

Hyderabad’s new Asian Ravi Teja (ART) theatre is opening with all six screens dedicated to one much-talked-about Telugu action drama, ending weeks of speculation on which film gets the first spot.

The Telangana Throwball Association will conduct selection trials on August 3 for junior boys and girls to participate in the 35th Junior National Championship, scheduled from September 24 in Bengaluru

The CCOB 3x3 basketball tournament for boys and girls will be held on August 3 at City College Grounds, Hyderabad. Entries close August 2. Contact secretary S Hanumanth Rao for details

Mansoor Ahmed, Shaik Sameer, Shrey Singh, and Naman Choudhary hit centuries as several teams registered big wins in the HCA A-Division two-day league cricket matches held across Hyderabad

With Pro Panja League gaining massive traction, India is bidding to host the World Arm Wrestling Championship, while its co-founder Parvinn Dabass eyes Olympic inclusion by 2036 for the growing sport

Thanuja Kameshwar and Sravan Katravath won the 420 mixed title at the YAI Youth Open Regatta, with strong performances across categories at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad

Manipur ended a 25-year wait to win the B.C. Roy Trophy, defeating defending champions West Bengal 3-0 in the Junior Boys’ National Football Championship final in Amritsar

Former pacer P Harimohan will head Hyderabad’s senior cricket selection panel, while Sudeep Tyagi will lead the junior panel, as per directions issued by Justice P Naveen Rao

The BCCI has named Ayush Mhatre as captain of the India Under-19 team for their upcoming tour of Australia, which includes three one-dayers and two multi-day matches

Prajwala, along with key stakeholders, held an event in Hyderabad to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The event featured short films, posters, and training manuals to spread awareness and strengthen grassroots response to human trafficking

A 25-year-old woman, Erugu Monica, has gone missing from Hayathnagar on Hyderabad’s outskirts after leaving home on Monday. She had been staying with her mother following marital issues. Police have registered a case and launched a search operation.

BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar appealed to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to revoke the dismissal of 10 special police constables who protested reduced leave and lack of reforms. He termed the action unjust and urged reinstatement on humanitarian grounds

Hyderabad’s first multilevel mechanical car parking near KBR Park will start operations by mid-August. With RFID-enabled smart card access, the facility can park 72 cars. Developed under PPP mode, similar smart parking spaces are planned in other city areas

The Jeedimetla police arrested a gang involved in multiple phone snatching cases across Hyderabad and Cyberabad. The gang targeted lone walkers, especially women. Police recovered 9 phones and two bikes. The arrests followed CCTV and technical surveillance