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Hyderabad: A 61-year-old man was found dead in Sriram Kunta at Nizampet on Friday. He is suspected to have died by suicide, police said. S.Koteshwar Rao, a resident of Bachupally had left home to a nearby shop and went missing on Thursday. As he did not return in the night, family members began searching for […]

Hyderabad: The Chairman and principal of a private junior college was booked on charges of sexually harassing a teenage girl student from the college in Hayathnagar. Sources said the suspect Satyanarayana was allegedly making sexual advances towards the victim, a second year intermediate student and made phone calls to the victim after college hours, pressurizing […]

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: Telangana on Friday reported 739 Covid positive infections out of which 377 were from Hyderabad followed by 60 from Rangareddy, 53 from Medchal-Malkajgiri, 26 from Mancherial and 24 from Khammam. The Covid infections in rest of the districts hovered between 10 and 15. The number of active Covid cases today was 4,686 while a […]

Hyderabad: The White Collar Offences team of the Central Crime Station arrested a Gujarati businessman from Mumbai on charges of cheating a Hyderabad-based businessman of Rs.8.7 crore in the guise of selling solar modules. The arrested person was Ilesh Sha (32), proprietor of Sri Siddi Vinayaka Solar Company based in Surat, involved in solar module […]

Hyderabad: Three freedom fighters flagged off Train No. 12723 Hyderabad to New Delhi Telangana Express as part of ‘Azadi Ki Rail Gadi Aur Station’ celebrations on South Central Railway, here on Friday. Part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence, the flagging off the train was done by Telugu freedom […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has been chosen for the inaugural national award of Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations (GAEBA) in recognition of its well-established eye bank network and work done through eye banking towards addressing corneal blindness in the country. The award, which is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the […]

Hyderabad: A minor boy, who was fascinated with bike riding and stole them to fulfill his desire, was arrested by the Task Force along with the Golconda Police on Friday. Three others, who received the stolen bikes, too were held. Officials seized 8 bikes, all together worth Rs.5 lakh. Apart from the boy juvenile, 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: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized gold worth over Rs.2 crore from three passengers in two separate cases, police said on Friday. In the first case, the Air Intelligence Unit of Hyderabad Customs, apprehended two male passengers who arrived by Flight EK-526 from Dubai and tried to smuggle 3,591 grams […]

Hyderabad: A team of scientists from Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), have designed a unique effluent treatment plant for industrial aroma chemicals based on a high rejection hyperfiltration membrane technology, according to a statement from IICT here on Friday. Chief Scientist Dr. S. Sridhar and principal investigator and senior scientist Sugali Chandra Sekhar […]

Hyderabad: Vijay Deverakonda’s Liger trailer is out and fans have already begun the countdown for the release of the film. A huge 75 feet banner of the actor flaunting his chiseled body with the Indian flag has been erected by fans at Sudarshan 35MM theatre in the city. The banner was put on Thursday for […]

Hyderabad: In view of the heavy rains lashing the city since Friday morning, the Hyderabad Traffic Police have warned citizens that there was a likelihood of heavy traffic congestion at various places due to water logging. They urged citizens, particularly motorists, to defer their travel by at least one hour from the stopping of the […]

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 […]

Hyderabad: An international human trafficking racket operating from Bangladesh was busted and six persons arrested by the Rachakonda Police here on Friday. Two victims, including a minor girl, both sisters from Bangladesh were rescued. Police said the racket was operating in Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand states. The victims were lured by the traffickers in […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team along with the Meerpet police caught a fake doctor on charges of treating people without any valid eligibility, police said on Friday. Two others, who helped him in acquiring fake educational certificates, too were held. The arrested persons were K.Vijay Kumar who was working as a Duty Medical Officer […]

Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad (IMD-H) issued a yellow alert for Hyderabad on Friday and predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the State capital. According to the forecast, a cloudy sky is likely to prevail over the city. The IMD-H has also predicted water pooling on roads and low lying areas. The city is likely […]

Hyderabad: The small, but thriving Parsi community of Hyderabad is buzzing with excitement as the Seth Viccaji-Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi Fire Temple at Secunderabad turns 175 on July 31. The members, who are fewer than 1,000 in the city, are gearing up for an intimate but significant gathering to mark the anniversary of the fire […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Central Crime Station officials along with the Uppal police on Thursday nabbed an attention diversion gang on charges of cheating a businessman in the guise of selling gold at lower rates. The arrested persons are P.Laxmi, K.Shiva, K.Kiran Kumar, D.Dilip, S.Deepak Singh and S.Narsingh Singh. Two others are absconding. According to the […]