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As the Congress government approaches its two-year term, several major Telangana infrastructure projects, including the Uppal–Narapally corridor and TIMS hospitals, face significant delays despite multiple assurances. Contractors’ protests and pending payments raise doubts about meeting revised deadlines.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar launched the #SafeRideChallenge, a social media initiative promoting helmet use, seat belt fastening, and peer inspiration. The campaign aims to create a viral culture of responsible driving and road safety among commuters and youth.

Andhra secured a seven-wicket victory over Hyderabad in the BCCI Senior Women’s T-20 Cricket Championship at the Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior. Hyderabad set 127/4, but Andhra reached the target with ease, finishing at 131/3 in 19 overs

Delhi Toofans defeated defending champions Calicut Heroes 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League. Jesus Chourio was named Player of the Match, with key performances from Saqlain Tariq, George Antony, and Ayush

C V Anand scored a match-winning century (111*) to guide Secunderabad Club to an 80-run victory over HPS Begumpet in the HCA C-Division one-day league. In another match, Sacred Hearts defeated HPS Ramanthapur by six wickets

Rigved Reddy and Srikrishna Vivek tied for first in the juniors category at the Brilliant Trophy chess tournament. Rigved won after a tie-break, while Manoj Reddy Maram claimed the open category. Samanvith secured third in juniors

GBHS (Urdu, Golconda) defeated Defense Lab School 2-0 in the under-14 final, while Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan won 3-2 via a tie-breaker against Maaz School in the under-17 final of the Hyderabad District School Games Federation football tournament

Mustangs defeated Saints 59-51 in a closely contested match in the Level-II Stage of the Annual League Basketball Championship. A strong defensive effort in the second half and key performances from Akhil, Annamayya, and Vinod led to the win

Bhavtegh Singh Gill stays in contention for a finals spot at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025 with 97 hits in men’s skeet. He is just one hit behind the leaders, with top shooters Vincent Hancock and Jakub Tomeček at the top

Shaik Roshan of Andhra Pradesh won the silver in the 110m hurdles for men (under-20) with a time of 14.02 at the 40th National Junior Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar. Saif Chafekar and K Kiran won gold and bronze, respectively

HMWSSB announced a 36-hour water shutdown from 6 am on October 13 to 6 pm on October 14 in multiple areas of Hyderabad. The disruption is due to repair work on a significant leakage in the KDWSP Phase-3 pipeline

Vigilance and Enforcement officials, along with Mines, State/Commercial Tax, and RTA departments, conducted surprise route checks in Muthangi, Patancheru, and Kokapet. Over 30 vehicles were booked for tax evasion, overloading, and transport violations, with total tax levied exceeding Rs 12 lakh

Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, hosted the graduation ceremony for the Undergraduate Batch 2019 and Postgraduate Batch 2021. Dr B S Murty and Dr P V Nanda Kumar Reddy conferred MBBS and MD/MS degrees to over 130 students

Hydraa teams on Saturday reclaimed over 3,700 square yards of parkland at Padmashri Hills Colony and P&T Colony in Bandlaguda Jagir Municipality. The encroached plots were originally earmarked for park development. Municipal officials plan to resume construction soon

A 57-year-old man, identified as M Raju, died after being hit by a speeding passenger train between Charlapalli and Ghatkesar stations on Friday night. Police suspect he was crossing the tracks when the accident occurred. An investigation is underway

Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar launched the ‘Extra Mile Reward’ initiative to recognise personnel who display humanitarian values while performing duty. He urged officers to maintain professionalism, act against harassment cases, and help make Hyderabad drug-free

Kazakhstan defeated Kyrgyzstan 3-0 in the men's section of the Asian Table Tennis Championship at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, despite resting their top paddler. Sri Lanka, Macau, and Uzbekistan also had strong performances in the opening round

BJP leader and former joint convenor Cherka Mahesh resigned from the party ahead of the Jubilee Hills bypoll, accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the BJP leadership of colluding to mislead the public on Backward Classes reservations and other key issues

The Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts College (Hyderabad) won the fifth Regency Premier League cricket championship, defeating Westin College by five wickets. Sai Charan scored 25 runs, and the winners received Rs 25,000 as prize money

Cyberabad Traffic Police will restrict traffic between 5:20 am and 8:30 am on October 12 for the 10-km Grace Cancer Run. Diversions will be in place at Wipro Circle, IIIT Junction, and surrounding areas. Heavy vehicles are prohibited during the event.