Telangana

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has proposed a joint venture between Singareni and KPCL to undertake mining in captive coal blocks secured by Karnataka in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, amid rising power demand and the need for assured supplies.

The Central Water Commission will hold a meeting on September 1 to review technical and inter-State issues concerning the proposed Tummidihatti Barrage. Telangana seeks a height of 152 metres, citing water availability and power costs associated with pumping.

An elderly woman died and three others suffered serious injuries after their car lost control and plunged into a dry agricultural well on the outskirts of Mangalapalli in Hanamkonda district on Thursday. Police and locals conducted rescue operations.

The Government Degree College for Women, Begumpet, and CEC, New Delhi, organised an online workshop on MOOCs for academicians. The session focused on digital learning, CEC’s 172 MOOCs for July-December 2026, course structures, credit guidelines and coordinator responsibilities.

The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation has identified 146 unauthorised buildings and demolished 47 in three days following the Anjaiah Nagar building collapse that killed two workers. On Thursday, officials identified 54 more buildings and demolished 21 across three zones.

The Telangana government is considering holding elections to remaining urban local bodies, including five municipal corporations, in December after the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is completed. Elections to Zilla Parishads and Mandal Parishads may follow the municipal polls.

A 28-year-old youth was allegedly attacked and killed by a gang over old enmity in Manuguru town of Kothagudem district. Police registered a case based on a complaint by his father and launched an investigation into the incident.

The Telangana High Court upheld the preventive detention of pesticide dealer Muddangula Aditya, accused of selling spurious and misbranded pesticides. The Bench said such activities could cause crop losses, financial hardship to farmers and wider public unrest, affecting public order.

About 184 young tribal runners from remote areas of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region will compete in the 15th NMDC Hyderabad Marathon on August 30. Supported by NMDC with training, equipment and logistics, the runners hope to showcase their athletic potential.

The Telangana government plans to add five lakh to 10 lakh metric tonnes of scientific grain storage capacity by involving women SHGs in building and operating modern silos. The move comes amid rising paddy cultivation, production and procurement across the State.

The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee has opposed the proposed merger of polytechnic colleges with the Young India Skills University, alleging that college assets could be used for commercial purposes and warning that the move may affect approvals and affordable technical education.

A 55-year-old municipal worker, Mamidala Nagamma, was killed after being hit by two cars while cleaning the Khammam-Bonakal road in Khammam city on Thursday. The drivers fled the scene, prompting municipal workers to stage a protest seeking justice.

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Employees, teachers, pensioners and other groups staged a massive dharna at the Karimnagar Collectorate on Thursday following a call by TGEJAC. The protesters demanded implementation of PRC, release of pending DAs, cancellation of CPS, renewal of OPS and other measures

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao demanded the release of six pending DAs, implementation of the PRC and settlement of retirement benefits for government employees. Addressing TNGOs at Hanamkonda Collectorate, he accused the Congress government of neglecting employees.

Officials of a tribal welfare-run Ashram school in Bellampalli, Mancherial district, faced criticism for reportedly organising a rally involving students to welcome a Congress leader during a Milad-un-Nabi fruit distribution programme. Student unions urged higher officials to investigate.

A series of ACB traps against police personnel in Telangana has put alleged bribery under the spotlight. Personnel from constable to inspector ranks have been caught or booked in separate cases involving investigations, arrests, bail conditions and other police procedures.

A 68-year-old man was killed after a speeding lorry knocked him down near IIT-Hyderabad in Sangareddy on Thursday. Narayana Goud, a Sadasivpet resident, was crossing an underbridge while returning from Patancheru when the accident occurred, police said

Fisherman Kosari Rameas drowned while fishing in the Wardha river near Thatipalli village in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district on Wednesday. Police launched a search after his family reported him missing, recovering his body from the river on Thursday morning.

Several key roads passing through forests in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district remain narrow and badly damaged due to delayed forest clearances. Motorists face hardships every monsoon, while officials and public representatives continue to blame each other for the delay.

A 50-year-old man in Siddipet reportedly died by suicide hours after his 16-year-old daughter died by suicide at her maternal grandparents’ home in Ananthagiripally. Police said the father was found hanging at Yavapur on Wednesday evening

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao was arrested in Hanamkonda on Thursday after attending a TNGOs protest at the district Collectorate. His arrest triggered protests by BRS workers, while heightened security continued in Warangal and Hanamkonda over his proposed visit to the Polytechnic College.

A homeless woman living with her son was allegedly raped and assaulted by unidentified persons near Makthal mini-stadium in Narayanpet. Morning walkers found her unconscious and alerted police, who registered a case and launched a search for the accused.

A 19-year-old trader, Kothala Naresh, died of electrocution while erecting a shed for Rakhi sales at Subhash Nagar in Medak town.