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The IITH Half Marathon 2025 saw 2,258 participants run in support of the Fit India movement. Held on the IIT Hyderabad campus, the event featured the theme “Run to Inspire, Run to Innovate,” with Sunima Dila and Vipin Tyagi winning the 21.1 km categories.

KNRUHS is facing serious allegations of procedural malpractice after PG students reported an unprecedented 11% failure rate. Students claim faulty evaluation and software issues. Amid demands for a vigilance inquiry, VC Dr. Nandakumar Reddy briefly resigned before returning as interim chief.

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao marked Deeksha Divas by accusing the Congress of repeatedly betraying Telangana and belittling the Statehood movement. He said K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s 2009 fast transformed the agitation, and urged people to defend Telangana’s identity and autonomy.

Telangana swimmer Mittapalli Rithvika won a gold in 50m breaststroke and two bronze medals in relay events at the Khelo India University Games in Rajasthan. The 18-year-old, currently training with the SAI camp in Bengaluru, will next compete in Dubai and Chennai.

The Telangana High Court on Friday refused to stay the State’s panchayat elections, rejecting petitions filed by BC organisations challenging G.O.Ms. 46 on reservations. The Court directed the government to file a counter on sub-category reservations within six weeks.

In Rajanna-Sircilla, the son of a man killed by Maoists 22 years ago hunted and killed one of the Naxals responsible for his father’s murder.

UNICEF and Humane World for Animals India, in collaboration with Telangana State Disaster Management Authority, held the state’s first animal-inclusive disaster risk reduction conference. Experts discussed integrating animal welfare into disaster preparedness, response systems, and family-centered plans

Despite nearly two years in power, the Telangana Congress government has failed to constitute full-fledged Executive Councils (ECs) for the State universities. Except for the Kakatiya University, no State conventional and technical university has a full-fledged EC.

Top-ranking NEET-PG students are increasingly opting for non-surgical super-specialties such as General Medicine, Cardiology and Neurology. Senior doctors say demanding hours, burnout, delayed career stability and medico-legal pressures are pushing young doctors away from surgical branches.

SCCL trade unions staged a protest in Kothagudem against the Centre’s decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes. Union leaders accused the government of undermining workers’ rights and announced black-badge protests and memoranda submissions across SCCL area

Karimnagar Collector Pamela Satpathy and CP Gaush Alam inspected the damaged Manair check dam following allegations that the sand mafia blasted it for illegal sand transport. Forensic experts collected samples, and further action will depend on their report. Union MoS Bandi Sanjay Kumar called for a state-wide inquiry

Telangana Cricket Association appealed to the BCCI for affiliation, urging derecognition of HCA over non-compliance. TCA cited a 2021 directive acknowledging its statewide footprint and said thousands of players continue to be denied opportunities due to lack of integration

Seventeen-year-old Pavani of Telangana won bronze in the R4 10m air rifle standing mixed SH2 category at the World Ability Sports Games in Thailand. She became the youngest medallist and is now preparing for the Asian Games and Paralympics 2028

The Telangana High Court will resume hearing petitions on local body elections on Tuesday. The State government recently issued G.O 46 restricting reservations for sarpanches and ward members, with groundwork completed for gazette publication and submission to the Election Commission

An unidentified man snatched the mangalsutra of a 57-year-old woman who was alone at home in Mustyala village, Cheriyal mandal, on Monday. The assailant, who arrived on a bike and wore a helmet, fled immediately. Police have registered a case and begun investigation

Prerna-2025, organised by IITH’s Rural Development Centre and Prayas, brought over 500 rural students, parents, and teachers to the campus for motivational sessions, laboratory tours, and discussions on lifelong learning aimed at strengthening educational aspirations and community empowerment

Residents of Mukhra (K) village in Echoda mandal staged a protest at the Adilabad Collectorate, alleging that the Congress government’s revised reservations for local bodies drastically reduced BC representation from 23 percent to 11 percent, violating earlier promises

BRS activists staged a protest at the Chigurumamidi MPDO office in Karimnagar, accusing the Congress government of failing to fulfil its poll promises and delaying key development works. Police intervened and the protesters later submitted a representation to the MPDO

A court in Adilabad sentenced an auto-rickshaw driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 for causing the death of a woman in a drunk driving accident in 2021. The court ruled he was in an inebriated condition

The Telangana SHRC has ordered Rs 50,000 compensation to a mother whose newborn suffered head injuries when a ceiling fan fell at Gudihathnoor PHC. The inquiry cited poor hospital maintenance and stressed that public hospitals are responsible for patient safety