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Nearly three years after Hyderabad’s historic Murgi Chowk Market was demolished, traders are still waiting for the new complex. Delays in construction have displaced businesses, with some traders operating from temporary premises or roadsides while others have shut their shops.

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended price caps and standardised charges for treatments and diagnostics at private hospitals to protect families from high medical bills. It has also proposed Jan Aushadhi Kendras, insurance for the missing middle and expanded public healthcare infrastructure.

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Splatoon Raiders takes the popular Nintendo franchise in a fresh looter-shooter direction, combining ink-based combat, exploration and chaotic raids. While its story and checkpoint system could be stronger, creative gameplay, impressive Switch 2 features and fun mechanics make it worth playing.

The two-day Bonalu festival began in Hyderabad’s Old City on Sunday with thousands of devotees visiting temples. Women carried decorated Bonam pots, while Thottalu processions and Potharajus added colour to celebrations. Police made elaborate security arrangements for the festival.

Regency College of Culinary Arts & Hotel Management welcomed its 2026–2029 BHMCT and BCTCA batches and Diploma in Food Production students at a freshers’ party in Ibrahimpatnam. The event featured dance, music, bottle flairing and a ramp walk.

The Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad celebrated World Lion Day with animal keeper talks highlighting lion behaviour, feeding, vaccination and breeding. The zoo houses both Asiatic and African lions and also features a 45-acre safari established in 1974.

Pega announced new and expanded university partnerships under its University Academic Program, with VEMU Technical University joining as a new partner. The company plans to add 30 to 40 universities this year to strengthen skills in agentic AI and automation.

Cybercriminals have caused losses of Rs 102.02 crore to senior citizens in Hyderabad in 403 cases between January 2025 and July 2026. Police said trading and digital arrest scams were major threats, while warning elderly residents against fraudulent calls and online offers.

The EAGLE Force and Abdullapurmet police arrested a 30-year-old man and seized 200 ml of hashish oil worth around Rs 2.5 lakh at Hyderabad’s ORR. Police said he procured the drug from an Odisha supplier through Snapchat for sale in Hyderabad.

AGENTX 2026, a 24-hour national-level hackathon at Vasavi College of Engineering, brought together 40 teams to develop multi-agent AI solutions for campus needs. Team Kaal Netra emerged as the winner and received a first prize of Rs 25,000.

Students of Telangana Residential Junior College in Jinnaram staged a protest on Sunday, alleging that two constables beat intermediate students after a hostel brawl involving Class 10 students. College staff had called 112 seeking police assistance following the incident.

Former Cheriyal MLA Gorla Siddaiah died at 95 at his Hyderabad residence on Sunday. A Congress (I) leader, he won the 1978 Assembly election but lost in 1983. Siddaiah was also a witness to the 1948 Razakar attack on Bairanpally village.

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has imposed more than Rs 1 crore in penalties on private junior colleges for violating norms. Forty-five colleges were fined Rs 8 lakh each for allegedly submitting fake HYDRAA Fire NOCs to obtain affiliation.

More than 150 flat owners of Madhu Park Ridge Apartments at Bandlaguda have opposed land acquisition linked to the Musi River Front Development Project. Residents raised objections before the Rajendranagar RDO, while an advocate cited a pending High Court challenge.

A worker was seriously injured after allegedly being attacked with a sharp object at a jewellery-making workshop in Secunderabad’s General Bazaar. Police said an argument over payment allegedly escalated, resulting in a head injury. Mahankali police have registered a case.

Telangana EAGLE Force and local police busted an interstate drug trafficking network operating between Rajasthan and Hyderabad, arresting seven persons in two cases. Police seized opium and mephedrone and identified alleged key suppliers while continuing efforts to trace others.

Six women allegedly stole a gold chain weighing around 10 tolas from a jewellery shop in Tandur, Vikarabad district. Police said three women distracted sales personnel while another took the chain. CCTV footage is being examined to trace the suspects.

Representatives of minority organisations and community leaders demanded the withdrawal of G.O.Ms.No.20 and restoration of Telangana Urdu Academy land. At a round-table conference, they also sought implementation of minority assurances and announced plans for a State-wide campaign.

A fire broke out in a building cellar in Banjara Hills early Saturday, prompting a nearly six-hour rescue and firefighting operation. Eleven people were rescued, while six fire tenders and around 50 firefighters battled thick smoke and flames.