Telangana

A temporary pandal erected for Hanuman Chinna Jayanthi celebrations collapsed at the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple in Jagtial on Wednesday morning, leaving several devotees and barbers injured. Two persons sustained serious injuries and were shifted to hospital.

Tension prevailed in LB Nagar after a dispute broke out at a chicken outlet in Karmanghat during the statewide poultry shop shutdown. A scuffle erupted when shop owners confronted a trader who kept his outlet open, prompting police intervention.

Traffic came to a standstill on Sagar Highway near LB Nagar after auto-rickshaw drivers protested the LPG fuel shortage. Drivers blocked the road, citing long queues and falling earnings, prompting police intervention to ease congestion and restore normal traffic movement.

In a rare wildlife moment captured in the Nallamala forest, a Changeable hawk-eagle was seen carrying an Indian giant squirrel almost equal to its own weight. Wildlife photographer Sriram Reddy and his fellow birder Tulasi documented the sighting near Umamaheshwaram Temple in Nagar Kurnool district.

Several districts in northern Telangana, including Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and Mancherial, experienced light to moderate rainfall on Monday night.

Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy distributed Chief Minister Relief Fund cheques worth Rs 34 lakh to 156 beneficiaries at his camp office in Siddipet.

A burglar in Kandugula village, Huzurabad mandal, Karimnagar, tricked a woman by posing as a gas delivery boy. Claiming her son had requested an LPG cylinder, he lured her to a bus stop and then robbed her gold ornaments from her house.

An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team led by Khammam range DSP Y. Ramesh carried out surprise inspections at the Sathupalli municipal office following complaints of irregularities in development works.

Kakatiya University has proposed a Rs 331.99 crore budget for the financial year 2026–27, with major allocations towards salaries, pensions, examinations, and development initiatives. The university anticipates a deficit of Rs 2.16 crore.

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), despite being profitable for two decades, has failed to meet its 2025-26 production target of 72 million tonnes, achieving only 58 million tonnes.

The Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to release water from Annapurna reservoir to Ranganayaka Sagar following a request from former minister T Harish Rao.

The District Educational Officer (DEO) of Sangareddy suspended the headmistress of Zilla Parishad High School, Isnapur, for issuing a false attendance certificate to a volunteer who had not reported for duty in February.

Synfosys Business Solutions Ltd has clarified that it was wrongly named in GHMC’s list of top property tax defaulters. The company stated that it had sold the property in question back in 2012 through registered sale deeds, transferring all municipal responsibilities to the new owner.

A woman named Sravanthi allegedly died by suicide after killing her two young sons in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. The incident sparked tensions in her native village, Boda Manikya thanda of Warangal district, where her father and relatives set fire to her in-laws’ house and cattle shed in anger.

Congress MLA J Anirudh Reddy criticised the State government for favouring wealthy individuals in granting approvals while the poor struggle with delays. He advocated large-scale Mahua plantations to support tribal livelihoods, citing the tree’s economic and medicinal value.

Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao has accused the Andhra Pradesh government of violating guidelines in the utilisation of Krishna river water from the Srisailam reservoir.

The Telangana High Court, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, heard a batch of PILs challenging the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) works around Hyderabad’s KBR Park. Petitioners highlighted ongoing construction despite the Eco-Sensitive Zone notification of 2020 being contested.

Retail chicken shops across Telangana, including nearly 50,000 in Hyderabad, have announced an indefinite strike starting April 1. Shop owners allege that monopolistic practices by large poultry integrators have reduced their profit margins drastically.

BRS leader T Harish Rao criticised the Congress government for disrupting Assembly proceedings and sidelining the opposition. He also raised concerns over irrigation issues, alleged diversion politics, and failure to deliver on key welfare promises and legislative accountability.

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has completed evaluation of nearly 10 lakh students’ answer scripts across 20 camps in the State. Officials expect the results to be declared between April 9 and April 12.

A techie couple from Telangana, working in Bengaluru, died in a tragic double suicide. Bhanuchandra Reddy, reportedly unwell, hanged himself at their Kothanur residence. His wife Shazia, upon discovering his body, jumped from the 17th floor in shock. Police recovered a death note citing health issues as the reason.

Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have devised a method to convert smoke‑like industrial gases into Dimethyl Ether (DME), a clean fuel that could supplement or replace LPG in Indian households.

A sustained campaign by doctors in Telangana under the banner Doctors Against Paraquat Poison (DAPP) has led to the State Assembly passing a resolution banning the toxic herbicide Paraquat Dichloride. Despite existing restrictions, the chemical was widely available in fertiliser shops, leading to hundreds of deaths annually.

The Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) faces uncertainty as its council’s tenure ends on May 7. Plans for early elections in February were stalled due to lack of preparedness and pending State government approval for increasing divisions from 60 to 70.