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Two persons drowned in Pedda Cheruvu at Rudraram in Siddipet district while immersing an idol on Saturday evening. Their bodies were retrieved after hours of search on Sunday morning. Police registered a case and shifted the bodies for postmortem

Thirty passengers escaped unhurt after a Prem Travels sleeper bus veered off the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway and crashed into roadside bushes near Borralagudem Stage in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district early Sunday. Police launched an inquiry, with driver fatigue suspected as a possible cause

Former minister T Harish Rao unveiled Chakali Ilamma's statue in Gajwel and recalled her fight against landlords. He credited former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with officially celebrating her birth anniversary and highlighted BRS-era development works in Siddipet

A herd of 32 wild elephants has triggered panic among farmers in villages along the Maharashtra-Telangana border. The elephants reportedly damaged crops in Maharashtra after crossing the Wainganga river, prompting forest officials to deploy teams and surveillance measures.

BRS leader T Harish Rao urged the Telangana government to operate available pumps and utilise Godavari floodwater to fill depleted reservoirs. He alleged poor water management by the Congress government and asked it not to blame El Nino.

The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce hosted its Digital Infrastructure Summit 2026 in Hyderabad, bringing together over 100 business, technology and policy leaders. The summit focused on building robust and secure digital infrastructure to support India’s AI innovation and digital growth.

Telangana’s revamped Employee Health Scheme faces hurdles as over Rs 2,000 crore in medical bills remain pending. None of 360 small and medium private hospitals have signed MoUs, citing low package rates and delayed payments that threaten their financial sustainability.

A two-day conference in Mancherial brought Forest and Tribal Welfare officials and NGOs together to discuss forest conservation, tribal livelihoods and human-animal conflict. Participants stressed value addition to forest products, sustainable development and greater coordination among departments.

A 30-year-old tenant farmer, who reportedly owed Rs 15 lakh after suffering farming losses, ended his life at Palugugadda village in Siddipet district. He had pledged his 10-gunta land to borrow money and was reportedly worried about losing it.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao questioned the functioning of the Election Commission of India, citing reported objections within the three-member poll panel. He also raised concerns over voter deletions during Telangana’s SIR and alleged a Congress-BJP-ECI nexus

IT Minister D Sridhar Babu said Telangana is targeting 5 GW of hyperscale data centre capacity by 2029 and around $30 billion in investment. Microsoft has opened its India South Central datacenter region in Telangana as the State expands its AI infrastructure ecosystem.

BRS district President Balka Suman alleged that farmers, households and industries were facing frequent power interruptions due to coal shortages and poor management. During a visit to a thermal plant in Jaipur, he demanded steps to restore full power generation.

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar directed officials to release water from the Almatti and Narayanpur reservoirs to Telangana’s Jurala project in phases. The move follows a request from Telangana Ministers and public representatives amid water shortages and difficulties faced by farmers.

The Telangana Sports Department and SATG launched the Khelo Telangana initiative to promote fitness and sports participation. The programme includes the Khelo Telangana Bandhan campaign and 9+9+9 Fitness Challenge, encouraging citizens of all ages to adopt regular physical activity

BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy criticised the Congress government over drying paddy crops in erstwhile Nalgonda district, questioning the availability of irrigation water and power. He rejected El Nino and coal shortage explanations and demanded immediate action

BRS Legislature Party deputy leader T Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of imposing undeclared power cuts on farmers in Yadadri-Bhongir. He also raised 22-A land issues and alleged that the Congress was diverting attention from unfulfilled election promises

Several Congress MLAs raised concerns in the Telangana Assembly over damaged roads, power outages and inadequate drinking water supply. Legislators from Manakondur, Jadcherla, Tandur and Achampet highlighted constituency-level problems, including shortcomings in Mission Bhagiratha water supply

A neurosurgeon at Mamata Hospital in Khammam was charred to death after his car went out of control and crashed into a road divider near Pillalamarri on Sunday. Police recovered the body from the completely gutted vehicle and launched an investigation

The IMD Hyderabad has issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for Telangana from September 23 to 26, with isolated areas likely to receive 64.4-204.4 mm of rain and squally winds of 50-60 kmph

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Telangana government of failing to utilise available water and power, questioned Srisailam water-use figures and urged action to protect crops. He also criticised delays in repairing Kaleshwaram barrages and questioned rising project costs