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Hyderabad: The Sunday-Funday programme on Tank Bund, which was suspended last week on account of Ganesh idol immersions, is back this Sunday. And this time, the immensely popular event is promising an even better taste of Telangana’s traditional folk arts apart from a fireworks show. According to Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar, the […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police said on Monday that the Tank Bund was opened for traffic, with vehicles running both ways on the stretch from morning. The NTR Marg too has been opened both sides for traffic from the Telugu Talli junction and the Khairatabad flyover. However, the PVNR Marg will remain closed for traffic […]
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Hyderabad: For a peaceful Ganesh idol immersion, all necessary arrangements have been taken up by different departments in the city, Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav said. The Minister along with Mayor G Vijayalaxmi, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar and other officials from associated departments, on Friday inspected the arrangements being […]
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Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar tweeted on Thursday saying the Sunday-Funday pedestrian eve this coming Sunday wouldn’t be there.
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A two-Judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising acting Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Vinod Kumar on Wednesday refused to review their earlier order relating to logistics for immersion of Ganesh idols in the Hussainsagar lake. Earlier, the panel had banned the immersion of huge PoP idols in the Hussainsagar […]
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Hyderabad: Tank Bund on Sunday evening looked nothing like usual and it had an air of cheer, fun and frolic. The Sunday Funday concept ensured that the stretch saw Hyderabadis in large numbers coming to have fun in a carnivalesque atmosphere. Spotted on the road were people relishing street snacks, clicking selfies and making the […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Sunday distributed around 20,000 saplings at Tank Bund. Special counters were set up and 31 varieties of saplings including homestead, flowering and medicinal plants were handed over to those who came to Tank Bund for Sunday Funday activities. Tulsi, Aloe Vera, lemon grass, rose, jasmine and money […]
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Hyderabad: Sundays on the Tank Bund are promising to get even better, after the traffic curbs, with the State government now planning a multitude of programmes and more facilities at the popular hangout spot. According to a tweet by Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar on Saturday, September 12 would be a ‘Sunday Funday’ […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police are gearing up for the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival beginning on Friday. A series of meetings were held between the City Police and different departments for better coordination and planning to ensure the smooth passing of the festival. City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar told Telangana Today that around 15,000 policemen […]
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Hyderabad: The City Police aim to bring down the immersion time of each idol by four to five minutes at Tank Bund this year. City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said an experiment was done at Tank Bund wherein, using thermocol or empty drums, a buoyant force was created and the idol was immersed in the […]
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Arts and crafts to add magic to Sundays on the popular tourist spot, reveals KTR
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Hyderabad: With the move to curb traffic on Tank Bund for a few hours on Sundays turning out to be a massive hit among the public, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao, who took the initiative for the move, is planning for more. On Monday, tweeting a few pictures of the crowd […]
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Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched a massive exercise across the State capital for the smooth conduct of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. This year the ten-day festival will commence on September 10 and conclude with idol immersion on September 19. Filling potholes on the procession route, arranging 330 cranes (static and mobile) […]
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On the Tank Bund, at more than 10 places, cobble stones were earmarked to facilitate immersion of idols
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Hyderabad: In the last couple of years, several artists have dedicated hours to make Hyderabad’s road more colourful and interesting. One such artist is Santhosh Buddhi, whose most recent art installation – a bottle-shaped dustbin – near Tank Bund has garnered a lot of attention. After being assigned the project by the GHMC, Santhosh took […]
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Hyderabad: Senior politician and former BJP leader Motkupalli Narsimhulu on Sunday said the Opposition parties need not doubt the commitment of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on implementation of Dalit Bandhu across the State. The Chief Minister had taken up socio-economic upliftment of Dalits in the State on a massive scale which was not attempted […]
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Families, friends enjoy Sunday evening at city’s favourite hangout spot without bustling traffic
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar along with senior officials visited the Tank Bund on Sunday and reviewed the security arrangements on the stretch in view of the road closure between 5 pm and 10 pm to faciliate pedestrians. He also inspected the arrangements made by the traffic police to ensure implementation of diversions and […]
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Hyderabad: To facilitate visitors at the popular Tank Bund on Sundays and for smooth regulation of traffic, the Hyderabad Traffic Police will put in place restrictions on the Upper Tank Bund stretch between 5 pm to 10 pm every weekend. Accordingly, traffic from Liberty towards Upper Tank Bund will be diverted at Ambedkar Statue towards […]
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K T Rama Rao, Minister for IT and MA&UD had earlier asked the City Police to explore the possibility of closing the Tank Bund for traffic on weekends