Telangana

The proposed Rs 400-crore project to convert Rajiv Rahadhari into an eight-lane express highway has remained stalled for a year due to a fund crunch. The project aims to reduce accidents by removing curves and creating a new alignment away from villages

Six cattle traders were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad for allegedly illegally transporting 41 cattle without valid documents. Acting on a tip-off, police rescued the animals and shifted them to a cowshed in Kagaznagar. The accused were reportedly planning to sell them

A 21-year-old nurse from Khammam was found murdered in her quarters at a private hospital in Hyderabad’s Pahadishareef area. Police suspect foul play, await autopsy results, and have detained a man from Bihar. BJP workers staged a protest at Osmania General Hospital demanding justice.

Uncertainty continues over whether expelled AIMIM leader Mirza Rahmath Baig will resign as a Telangana Legislative Council member. The party asked him to step down following controversy over a purported video. Baig has denied wrongdoing and alleged AI manipulation.

AIMIM has appointed Bahadurpura MLA Mohammed Mubeen as its in-charge of Rajendranagar Assembly constituency. The move comes days after the party expelled MLC Mirza Rahmath Baig and directed him to resign, following controversy surrounding a purported video.

Rajiv Rahadhari, connecting Ramagundam and Hyderabad via Karimnagar, has emerged as an accident-prone stretch, with 1,816 mishaps claiming 504 lives and injuring 921 people in a year. Flawed design, black spots and alleged enforcement lapses remain concerns.

The Telangana government faces a growing financial burden, with nearly Rs 10,000 crore in employee and retirement-benefit dues pending. More than 28,000 government employees are expected to retire by 2028, potentially adding nearly Rs 9,000 crore annually.

EAGLE Force personnel caught a pan shop owner and his worker for allegedly selling cigarettes to two minors at Old Bowenpally in Secunderabad. Police seized tobacco products worth around Rs 60,000 and handed the accused and material to Bowenpally police.

Former Telangana DGP Anjani Kumar discussed changing crime patterns, technology-driven policing and civic responsibility at a Hyderabad event on Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling. He highlighted the rise of cybercrime, digitised policing initiatives and the need for citizens to actively oppose criminal behaviour

Six cars were gutted after a fire broke out in the cellar of a residential building at HUDA Enclave in Journalist Colony, Filmnagar, Hyderabad. Firefighters evacuated 15 residents safely and brought the blaze under control. No casualties were reported

Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy has called for a Cabinet reshuffle in Telangana, stressing that it would bring a fresh approach to governance. He urged discipline within the Congress party, criticised the government on pensions and farm schemes, and demanded abolition of Section 22A.

Kothagudem: The death of a man on Saturday, a week after surviving a murder attempt by an acquaintance, sparked tension at Jinkalagudem in Burgampadu mandal of the district.

From Pochampally and Gadwal to Narayanpet and Siddipet, Telangana’s handloom traditions carry generations of skill, but recognition seldom translates into fair incomes for weavers

AYUSH House Surgeons and PG doctors in Telangana, striking for parity in stipends with allopathy counterparts, tied Rakhi to Congress MP Mallu Ravi seeking his intervention. Ravi assured them of support, citing discussions with officials and ministers, while the strike entered its 26th day with continued dharna in Warangal.

Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to revoke GO 97 order, stressing that polytechnic education should remain linked to engineering and AICTE norms rather than the Labour Department.

BRS leader T Harish Rao warned of a siege at Sangareddy Collectorate if genuine properties in Patancheru and surrounding mandals are not removed from the Section 22A prohibited list.

A cheating case was registered against Bhadrachalam MLA’s PA, Korla Kalyan Kumar, for duping an auto driver of Rs 10 lakh with a fake job promise. He allegedly swindled crores from unemployed youths across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before surrendering to police at Kothagudem.

A dispute over a neem tree between two neighbouring families in Mellacheruvu mandal, Suryapet district, escalated into violence, leaving two persons dead and a Sub-Inspector injured.

Despite Telangana’s record GST collections, government employees and pensioners allege delays in pensions, DAs, and GPF processing under the Congress government. Protests led by TGEJAC highlight frustration as arrears mount, while officials face thousands of contempt cases over non-implementation of court orders.

Residents of Penchikalpet in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district plan to launch a movement demanding that the proposed Young India Integrated Residential School be established in their village. A joint action committee and padayatra are planned ahead of submitting a memorandum

A Sircilla handloom weaver has created a unique silk sari featuring all 56 Telugu letters. Nalla Jagadish spent 15 days weaving the garment, which also features deer and Palapitta motifs. He plans to offer the sari to Goddess Saraswati at Basar

A teacher and the management of a private school in Boath have been booked after a nursery student was allegedly beaten with a stick and slapped repeatedly. CCTV footage of the incident went viral, prompting an education department inquiry.

Hyderabad woman Suhasini Reddy Kandimalla, who went missing following floods in Nepal, is safe and undergoing treatment at a hospital, her family said. Her brothers are returning to India and plan to travel to Nepal to locate her.

Internal differences within the Congress surfaced in Adilabad after Boath party in-charge Ade Gajender took his supporters to Gandhi Bhavan, alleging discrimination by DCC president Naresh Jadhav and seeking the party leadership’s intervention over mandal-level appointments.