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A fire broke out at a house near YSR Park in Musheerabad late on Friday night, gutting DJ equipment stored inside. Fire tenders brought the blaze under control within half an hour. No casualties were reported and police are investigating.

Four members of a family were killed and their car driver seriously injured in a road accident on NH-44 near Palamakula village in Ranga Reddy district on Friday night. The victims were returning to Shamshabad after attending Ganesh immersion.

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar launched ‘SETU’, an AI-based smart kiosk at Mehdipatnam Police Station, as a pilot project. The system enables complaints in multiple languages, provides acknowledgements, tracks petitions digitally and helps senior officers monitor action.

Punjab National Bank inaugurated its Hayathnagar branch under the Hyderabad Circle Office. The branch, the bank’s 78th in Hyderabad, was inaugurated by Zonal Head Vandana Pandey in the presence of Circle Head Arvind Kalra, local residents and customers

Freestyle Ballers defeated 125 INF Battalion 69-66 in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA Secunderabad. After building a strong lead, Freestyle Ballers survived a spirited comeback attempt by the Army outfit to secure victory

The Telangana Assembly passed a resolution seeking comprehensive Central assistance to tackle the El Nino-induced crisis, including a Rs 20,000-crore special package, additional employment, power and coal supplies, fertiliser support, crop-loss assistance and higher borrowing limits.

The Telangana Assembly witnessed heated exchanges over Kaleshwaram and Tummidihatti projects during an El Nino debate, with the BJP demanding action on irrigation and barrage repairs. Ministers blamed the previous BRS government and sought Central assistance to tackle the water crisis.

The BRS celebrated the Telangana High Court’s decision disqualifying Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, with party leaders saying other defected MLAs could face similar action. They also demanded action on pending disqualification petitions and sought fresh mandates for defectors.

Senior Congress leaders have described the Telangana High Court’s disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender as an embarrassment to the party high command. They said the verdict could intensify scrutiny of defections from the BRS into the Congress.

An illegal four-storey residential building developed a dangerous tilt in Gopanpally on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate residents and cordon off the area. Following an inspection, CMC Commissioner G Srijana ordered immediate demolition of the structure.

The Eagle Force and Miyapur police arrested P Suresh Gopi with 14 MDMA pills weighing 9 grams near Miyapur Metro station. Police said he procured 29 pills from Mumbai and allegedly sold 15 to an associate before bringing the rest to Hyderabad

Hours after the High Court disqualified Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, he welcomed the judgment and said he was prepared to contest again if elections were held. In the Assembly, he also criticised Housing department officials over Indiramma Houses.

Drug officials raided an allegedly unlicensed medical shop at Bakaram in Musheerabad on Friday and detected 32 varieties of medicines, including antibiotics, antihypertensives, antifungal drugs, analgesics and expired medicines. Samples were lifted for analysis and further investigation will follow

Cyberabad Police are set to deploy a single-camera Multi Violation Detection System on the Outer Ring Road to identify multiple traffic violations. Commissioner M Ramesh reviewed the system and discussed technology-based measures with Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited officials.

The Telangana Junior Doctors Association has served a strike notice over delays in stipend payments and several other pending issues. Junior doctors also flagged infrastructure deficiencies, hostel shortages, staff vacancies, duty-hour concerns and inadequate security at medical colleges.

Selection trials for the Hyderabad District senior kho kho teams for men and women will be held on September 20 at Keshav Memorial High School, Narayanaguda. Selected players will represent Hyderabad District at the 59th Telangana State-level Senior Kho Kho Championship

IIIT Hyderabad on Friday said it had cancelled the proposed screening of documentary ‘Prisoner No. 626710 is Present’ by a student group, stating that no official permission was obtained. The institute also denied any association with the proposed event.

Top seed S Aditya advanced in the Telangana Senior State-ranking Carrom Selection Tournament with a 25-0, 25-0 win over P Dasharaths at LB Stadium on Friday. Several other men’s singles players also progressed, while women competed in the pre-quarterfinals

Design Democracy has announced the fourth edition of its flagship design festival at Hyderabad’s HITEX Exhibition Centre. The event features over 200 design brands, more than 150 speakers and an expected 30,000 visitors, with exhibitions, installations and discussions

Doctors at Gandhi Hospital successfully managed the high-risk pregnancy of a 22-year-old woman with a large VSD, severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome and valve regurgitation. She delivered a healthy 2.3-kg baby boy by elective caesarean section