Telangana

Hyderabad scholar Shreeya Lakkapragada, 22, has been awarded the 2026 Louis and Ida Tatelman Scholarship at Harvard University. A Dexterity scholar, she previously attended Wellesley College on a full scholarship and was accepted by five leading universities for postgraduate studies.

Patients are often forced to buy full medicine strips despite prescriptions for fewer doses, leading to avoidable expenses and wastage. While the Drugs Consultative Committee has urged exact-quantity dispensing, chemists cite regulatory and operational hurdles in cutting blister packs.

The Telangana Nurses Association has demanded tighter security, safe accommodation and stronger workplace safeguards for nurses following the murder of 21-year-old nurse V.K. Sirisha in Tukkuguda. The association also sought DME-level monitoring and accountability mechanisms across teaching hospitals.

Unable to travel to the US for their daughter’s wedding, a couple from Telangana’s Suryapet district joined the ceremony virtually. They watched the rituals online and showered akshintalu towards the screen, ensuring their blessings remained part of the wedding.

An AIMIM worker, 60-year-old Mahboob Ali, was stabbed to death by a group of unidentified assailants in Hyderabad’s Falaknuma area. Police formed three special teams to track the attackers, while the motive remains unknown and an investigation is underway

A 25-year-old Armed Reserve constable, Nibhash, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Hyderabad’s Amberpet following a failed love affair. Police said he had messaged friends before the incident, prompting them to alert authorities. An investigation is underway

Two teenage brothers drowned in Mondikunta Pond at Ganeshlalpalli, Mulugu, while trying to save each other. The tragedy occurred during their visit for Rakhi celebrations.

Two men died in Khammam district when a tractor trolley carrying soil overturned and fell on their motorcycle at Buchireddypalem village in Yerrupalem mandal on Sunday.

A woman in Mancherial district allegedly died by suicide by jumping into a well at Lingapur village, tying her six-year-old daughter to her waist. Police suspect family disputes as the motive. The bodies were retrieved, and investigation is underway.

The Congress government has responded to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) announcing a special campaign to highlight the government’s failures in its first 1,000 days by releasing details of its achievements.

Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu visited the VJR Memorial Cricket Ground in Karimnagar and backed plans for an HCA academy. He praised its facilities, called it suitable for BCCI-level matches and promised regular HCA league games at the venue

BRS leaders in Bhadrachalam demanded an inquiry into MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao’s alleged role in a job scam involving his PA, Korla Kalyan Kumar, accused of duping an auto-rickshaw driver of Rs 10 lakh and collecting crores from job seekers.

A 24-year-old RMP doctor from Jangaon, declared brain dead after a road accident in Hyderabad, had his organs donated by his family under the Jeevandan initiative, saving three lives.

Telangana’s Director of Public Health has issued a health advisory amid changing weather conditions, warning of a possible rise in seasonal illnesses. The public has been urged to prevent mosquito breeding, maintain hygiene, drink safe water and take precautions against infections.

Seven steel flyovers planned around KBR Park under the H-CITI project are estimated to require 20,000 metric tonnes of steel. GHMC is exploring bulk procurement as excavation work progresses, with construction of the flyovers and underpasses expected to take two years.

A 55-year-old woman farmer was killed and her husband seriously injured after another two-wheeler allegedly hit their vehicle while they were taking a U-turn near Timmakkapally village in Siddipet. Raipole police registered a case and are investigating the accident

Former minister T. Harish Rao asked BRS cadres in Siddipet to prepare for statewide protests from September 2 and highlight the Congress government’s alleged failures. He urged workers to conduct door-to-door campaigns and distribute Congress Baaki cards among citizens

Jeedimetla police arrested two persons at Quthbullapur and seized 11.365 kg of ganja on Saturday. The contraband was allegedly brought from Visakhapatnam district for sale in Hyderabad. Police also seized mobile phones and bags and are searching for another suspect.

A 27-year-old agricultural worker was electrocuted while attempting to move an air cooler at Perkapalli village in Nirmal district on Saturday night. Embadi Sathish suffered severe burn injuries and was shifted to a Khanapur hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead

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.