Telangana

The IMA Nizamabad and Dr. A. Vishal’s Alcohol and Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Centre jointly launched the Doctors’ Cricket League in Keshapur. The event promoted sports, healthy living and awareness about addiction and available de-addiction and rehabilitation services.

Prof Pradyumn Kumar Sahoo of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, has been elected a Fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences for his contributions to mathematical physics, modified gravity, general relativity and theoretical cosmology, adding another academic recognition.

Telangana health authorities have intensified checks on fertility clinics, uncovering regulatory violations at 50 of 379 inspected establishments. Two registrations were cancelled, nine permissions suspended and others served notices, while authorities also stepped up PC-PNDT inspections.

BRS leader T Harish Rao demanded immediate release of pending fee reimbursement dues, alleging that delays had pushed private degree and postgraduate colleges into a financial crisis. He said nearly Rs 10,000 crore remained pending and warned of Assembly session disruption.

A Chanakya Strategies survey indicates that the BRS is regaining ground in Telangana, with 40.7 per cent of voters preferring the party against 37.1 per cent for Congress. It also highlights anti-incumbency, unemployment and farmers’ concerns as key issues.

BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar questioned the denial of permission for a farmers’ rally led by KT Rama Rao in Miryalaguda on September 3. He demanded lifting of Section 30 and alleged selective police restrictions against Opposition programmes.

Narsingi police have booked folk dancer Eshwar Sai following a complaint by a fellow dancer. She alleged that he created and circulated AI-manipulated videos to defame her and also cheated her after allegedly promising to marry her.

Small pan shops and provision outlets are increasingly being used as retail points for cannabis-laced chocolates in Hyderabad, according to enforcement officials. Recent raids have exposed a supply network involving interstate transporters, local suppliers, shopkeepers and consumers across city neighbourhoods.

A 35-year-old man was killed after a crusher-laden truck rammed into a lorry parked on the Medchal ORR during rain. The victim was securing a tarpaulin over the lorry’s plywood load when he was thrown off.

K Raghavendra Babu, a micro artist from East Godavari, has created 200 miniature sculptures of iconic personalities using chalk. A Telugu Book of Records achiever, he is also a numismatist with a collection of nearly 100 commemorative coins.

Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao was arrested in Hyderabad on Tuesday while attempting to travel to Nalgonda to meet district BJP leader Nagam Varshit Reddy, whose house was allegedly attacked by Congress workers.

A crocodile sighting at Polkamma Kunta near Kolkur village in Sangareddy has worried farmers and cattle rearers. Villagers, fearing attacks, have urged authorities to capture the crocodiles and put a permanent system in place to prevent their movement from the Manjeera river.

A parked bike belonging to retired employee Kota Srisailam was set on fire by unidentified miscreants at Guru Nagar Colony in Sadasivapet during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The incident has raised concerns among colony residents.

Kakatiya University has signed an MoU with Germany’s Reutlingen University to offer Telangana students international-standard higher education opportunities through a '3+2' master's programme. Twenty KU students will be selected annually to pursue advanced studies in Germany, enhancing academic and career prospects.

A theft accused, Shaikh Bakr alias Jafar Shaikh, was re-arrested in Nanded on Monday after a mob attacked a Telangana Police team, freed him, and forced police to fire in the air to disperse the crowd.

Telangana needs to recognise the strong foundation created during KCR's regime and strengthen it with greater financial discipline, broader economic opportunities and a sustainable future

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed its Registry to number the State government’s appeal against a single judge’s interim stay on Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. The Division Bench cleared the way for the appeal to be heard on Tuesday.

The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the investigating officer not to insist on conducting a potency test on suspended trainee IPS officer M Uday Krishna Reddy until Tuesday. The court adjourned the hearing on Reddy’s plea challenging the test.

The Telangana High Court on Monday heard a petition by former OSD Sumanth seeking quashing of a case registered at Jubilee Hills police station over the alleged assault of businessman Harikrishna. The court adjourned the hearing to Tuesday.

Kothagudem police arrested 23 of 27 youths accused in the murder of Simhadri Shiva Kumar at Manuguru Netaji Ground on August 27. Police said a gang led by Jettipat Ramyakanth had planned the attack following a dispute involving the victim.

The BRS hit back at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks against party president K Chandrashekhar Rao. Former Minister T Harish Rao demanded that Revanth Reddy withdraw his comments, apologise unconditionally and focus on fulfilling government promises

Four pilgrims from Nirmal were killed and seven others injured after their jeep overturned near Thotamba village in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Monday. The victims were returning from a temple visit when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle.

Adivasi outfits in Telangana demanded Rs 5 crore compensation and a government job for the family of a nurse who was raped and murdered in Tukkuguda. They also sought a fast-track trial and an inquiry into alleged safety lapses at her hospital.

The BRS demanded that the Telangana government scrap GO 97 and the Shakti Scheme, alleging they were against students’ interests. Former Minister V Srinivas Goud backed protests by polytechnic students and warned of large-scale agitation over the government’s decisions.