Telangana

Nearly two years after the Congress government took charge in Telangana, Hyderabad has seen no major new infrastructure projects. Several key initiatives from the previous BRS regime remain stalled or shelved, raising concerns over traffic, flood control and long-term urban growth.

The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has invited applications for provisional affiliation and additional sections for 2026-27. Colleges must submit required certificates and documents. The board will publish a list of affiliated colleges before the academic year begins

A 30-year-old woman died after accidentally touching a live wire while using an electric water heater at Dodardna-1 Thanda in Kubheer mandal. She was rushed to hospital but was declared brought dead. Police registered a case and began investigation.

A home guard working at the Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam in Basar was killed on the spot after a jeep hit his two-wheeler on Friday. Police suspect rash driving and have registered a case against the driver.

Several passengers were injured after an RTC bus rammed into the protective wall of a flyover in Jammikunta town when a front tyre came off while entering the bridge. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The Supreme Court has given Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar three weeks to decide disqualification petitions against 10 BRS MLAs who joined the Congress, warning of contempt proceedings if a decision is not taken within the deadline.

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has urged party workers to focus municipal election campaigns on civic issues and the Congress government’s unfulfilled promises, accusing Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of using abusive rhetoric to divert attention from governance failures.

A Congress candidate’s follower allegedly assaulted a voter in Adilabad for questioning civic issues during an election campaign. The incident, caught on video and shared widely on social media, prompted police to register a case and launch an investigation.

Even as Forest officials were trying to trap the tiger, the animal attacked and killed another bovine in its successful eighth kill in Raghunathpally mandal

A woman who promised to marry a private employee and suggest ways of earning money through stocks, disappears after collecting money

A woman leapt to death from third floor of a building in Kukatpally

The four-day Sri Sammakka-Saralamma and Sri Veerla Ankamma Thalli jatara at Mukamamidi village, Mulakalapalli mandal, concluded on Thursday, attracting nearly 20,000 devotees from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with rituals, prayers, and annadanam conducted under temple supervision

A prehistoric rock shelter called ‘puli gundu’ near Basvayapalli, Narayanpet, shows evidence of Neolithic human activity, including stone tool grooves and animal engravings, suggesting the area served as a seasonal settlement around 4000 BCE

Cyberabad Police have arrested parents who forced their children to beg at traffic junctions, some dressed as Mahatma Gandhi. Five minors were rescued and placed under child welfare authorities, while parents face judicial custody in a landmark enforcement action

Varun Yadav’s unbeaten 113 and C V Chetan Aditya’s 76 powered Hyderabad to 303 against Andhra on day one of the South Zone U-14 cricket tournament in Vizianagaram. Andhra replied with 104/1, led by opener T Kinnu Kishal’s 55

Three people died in separate railway-related incidents in Secunderabad on Wednesday night. A labourer was crushed at Charlapalli station, a man collapsed near the foot overbridge, and another fell from a moving train. Police have registered cases and are investigating

The Telangana High Court is hearing a PIL challenging the mandatory Aadhaar requirement for ambulance services, highlighting risks to accident victims. The State has been asked to clarify its policy on identification for emergency transport

Two youngsters lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Kalvasrirampur mandal, Peddapalli district, on Thursday night. The collision occurred when motorcycles ridden by the deceased persons crashed into each other at the Tharupalli–Chinnarathupalli crossroads.

Former Minister and BRS leader S Niranjan Reddy accused the Congress government of failing to deliver on its promises to farmers while making fresh assurances of Rythu Bharosa ahead of municipal elections.

BRS leader KR Suresh Reddy said the Telangana Congress government has failed to repair minor structural damage at the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project despite expert recommendations and available Central funds, affecting farmers and reducing agricultural output

The CPI(M) expelled Tammineni Koteshwara Rao, brother of former State secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram, for violating party discipline and colluding with Congress leaders in Khammam. His wife, Tammineni Vijayalakshmi, withdrew her nomination for the Edulapuram Municipality’s 15th ward.

The Telangana High Court set aside a single judge’s order directing re-evaluation of TGPSC Group-I Mains, ruling no systemic failure or malpractice was proven. The bench upheld the Commission’s evaluation process and declared the examination results valid

Uncertainty over Central allocations in the Union Budget 2026–27 is likely to delay Telangana’s Budget presentation, with officials reassessing revenue projections and expenditure priorities amid the absence of firm funding commitments for major infrastructure and welfare projects

Telangana was not merely the passage of a Bill in Parliament; it marked a new political beginning under K Chandrashekhar Rao and a restoration of self-respect