Telangana

The Telangana High Court has issued notices to the Chief Secretary after a petition challenged the State’s decision to grant IAS-equivalent status to IPS officers. The court sought an explanation for IPS officers holding IAS cadre posts and adjourned the matter to December 10

Warangal Police arrested five members of a gang that extorted officials by impersonating Anti-Corruption Bureau officers. The prime accused, a repeat offender with dozens of past cases, allegedly targeted senior government officials and extorted nearly Rs 10 lakh from an MVI

Hyderabad made a strong reply to Kerala’s first-innings total of 268, reaching 71/1 at stumps on the opening day of the Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 third-round match at NFC Ground. Aaron George remained unbeaten on 42

Hyderabad women defeated Goa by seven wickets in the BCCI under-23 T20 cricket championship at Nagpur. Chasing 111, Hyderabad reached 114/3 in 17.5 overs, with Mamatha scoring an unbeaten 38. Goa had earlier posted 110/6 in 20 overs

Telangana swimmers M Suhas Preetham and A Kashish Srivastava bagged silver medals at the ninth SGFI National Swimming Championship in Delhi. Suhas finished second in the under-19 boys 100m butterfly, while Kashish won silver in the under-14 200m breaststroke

Pranav Susarla and K Nageshwari emerged champions in the boys and girls under-15 categories of the 56th Telangana State-ranking Chess Tournament at LB Stadium, Hyderabad. The event also saw winners across under-7, under-9, under-11 and under-13 categories

Adilabad bagged a double, winning the boys and girls titles in the 44th Telangana State junior inter-district kho kho championship at Patancheru. They beat Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar in the finals, while Hyderabad and Karimnagar settled for bronze medals

Royal United FC won the TFA B-Division Shivkumar Lal Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, finishing with 24 points. They beat Maisram Stars 2-1 in the final league match. Maisram Stars finished second, while BHEL won the discipline award

Veteran hockey umpire M A Jaleel passed away in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. Aged 75, he was a former national player for the Postal and Telegraphs Department and officiated in many national tournaments. He is survived by his family

SSGF Hyderabad finished third in the 17th Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junior National T20 Cricket Championship in Goa, defeating Delhi by 35 runs. Goteti Sravan starred with 30 runs and 3/17, while Haryana beat Punjab to win the title

IM Dhruva Thota, rated 2411, won the under-19 Telangana State Chess Championship in Wanaparthy. He will represent Telangana at the under-19 National Chess Championship in Jamshedpur from December 16 to 24. Top performers were felicitated by Dr Murali

Former India captain Shabbir Ali met his ‘Guru’, Olympian Arun Ghosh, in Kolkata. Ali recalled the 1974 Indian Youth Team’s unbeaten run under Ghosh, which made them Asian-level champions. He said the reunion was nostalgic and truly special

Sri Saanvi of SPARS Academy bagged a double, winning the under-14 and under-17 girls titles at the 12th Stag Telangana State and Inter-district Table Tennis Championship in Moinabad. Varun Shanker and Varuni Jaiswal won the men’s and women’s titles

The 68th National Shooting Championship began at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Hyderabad with over 16,000 shooters qualifying across rifle, pistol and shotgun events. The scores will help select India’s team for the 2026 international season

Telangana High Court extended protection for sterilised stray dogs, allowing GHMC to act only on verified complaints of attacks. AASRA argued that dog removals ignored Supreme Court guidelines. The court posted the case for further hearing on December 2

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asked HUDCO to provide loans at lower interest rates and restructure earlier borrowings. HUDCO assured funds for 10 lakh more Indiramma houses. In a separate review, the Chief Minister warned officials against negligence in Medaram development works

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy avoided addressing BC organisations’ demand for 42 per cent reservations, instead highlighting Telangana’s caste census and development works. He reviewed the Narayanpet-Kodangal project, promised faster execution, and accused the previous regime of leaving massive debt

Harish Rao accused the Congress government of pushing the Ramagundam Thermal Power Project for commissions, claiming it would impose an additional Rs.82,000-crore burden on Telangana over 25 years. He also criticised alleged irregular appointments and accused the Chief Minister of violating the election code

Families of the Sigachi blast victims approached Sangareddy officials seeking death certificates, compensation and salaries for injured workers. JAC chairman Y Ashok Kumar said the families had been struggling for months to access benefits due to missing documentation

Adilabad district has reported a steady decline in HIV positive cases, with 130 detections in 2024-25. Officials credit increased testing, awareness programmes and support services. The district’s HIV prevalence stands at 0.29 per cent, with multiple counselling centres operating

Former Minister S Niranjan Reddy criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to deliver on promises made to Palamuru, accusing the Congress government of rising debts, stalled projects and economic decline. He alleged that the government’s two-year record lacked substantial development

Khursheed Jah Devdi, a historic Paigah Palace in Hyderabad’s Old City, is nearly restored and expected to open to the public by mid-2026. Authorities are reviewing proposals from hospitality and cultural firms to reuse the site without altering its heritage structure

TUWJ leaders urged journalists from the erstwhile Medak district to join a Maha Dharna at the I&PR office in Hyderabad on December 3. They said the government had not issued accreditation cards, allotted house sites or provided health cards despite repeated requests

Let’s not pretend the film industry is purely a victim. When actors charge astronomical fees and producers gamble with 200–300 crore budgets, who ultimately pays? The audience