Telangana

Police and ICDS officials busted three infant trafficking cases in Medak district over the past three months. Investigations revealed hospital staff and middlemen allegedly facilitated illegal infant sales, targeting financially vulnerable tribal families and childless couples seeking adoption.

The Prohibition and Excise Department arrested two persons at Kompally in Hyderabad and seized OG Kush, charas and MDMA from them. Officials suspect the accused sourced drugs from Bengaluru and targeted children from affluent families in the city.

Delhi barber Mohd Azeem, arrested for kidnapping a 16-year-old girl from Tandur and traced in Hyderabad, escaped from Tandur police station in Vikarabad district while awaiting court production. Police rescued the minor and formed teams to capture the absconding accused

SC, ST Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar escaped unhurt after a lift collapsed in a private hospital in Karimnagar. The minister, trapped briefly inside, later warned of action against the hospital management over negligence.

Two persons were killed and three others injured after a car collided with a TGSRTC bus on Khadarguda flyover in Manakondur mandal. Police shifted the injured to hospital and launched an investigation into the accident

The Hyderabad Traffic Police have imposed traffic diversions around Darussalam for 45 days from May 13 due to RCC box drain construction works between SBI Bank and Chaknawadi culvert. Motorists travelling via Mallepally, Aghapura and Alaska Junction have been advised to take alternate routes

Sri Vidya wins two golds in the aerobics and artistic events of the Gymnastics Sports & Aerobic fitness championship

Bulldozing KBR Park contradicts Hyderabad’s environmental goals, including Musi River rejuvenation and Hydraa initiatives

Hyderabad police have issued fresh notices to Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bageerath, in the POCSO case after he failed to appear for questioning.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to adopt a long-term urban-centric development strategy for the proposed Mega Growth Corridor covering Karimnagar, Warangal, and Khammam.

CPM leaders staged a blindfold protest in Karimnagar demanding the arrest of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Sai Bageerath, in a POCSO case. They accused the police of delaying action due to political influence and urged the minister to resign on moral grounds.

A 14-month-old boy was killed after being run over by a reversing TGSRTC bus in Kumram Bheem Asifabad. His family staged a protest demanding compensation and support.

BRS leader R.S. Praveen Kumar accused the Telangana government of diluting the POCSO case against Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bageerath, citing alleged political interference. He demanded immediate arrest and criticised police procedures.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) unearthed irregularities at Shamshabad Tahsildar Office, seizing unaccounted cash from officials including a Revenue Inspector and Tahsildar.

Chicken prices in Karimnagar and across Telangana have surged by nearly Rs 100 per kg in just ten days, driven by extreme heat, reduced poultry production, and higher bird mortality.

Brigadier N.R. Babu, Director of the Sainik Welfare Department, urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to establish a Telangana Ex-Servicemen Corporation. The CM responded positively, directing officials to draft a framework and study similar models in other States.

Telangana DGP CV Anand reviewed Bakrid security arrangements with senior officials and directed strict vigilance against illegal cattle transportation and smuggling. Authorities activated inter-State check posts and checkpoints while intensifying vehicle checks and monitoring social media to maintain communal harmony.

The Telangana Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (TG POLYCET) 2026 was conducted smoothly across 293 centres in the State. More than 92 per cent of the 98,028 registered applicants appeared for the examination conducted for admissions into diploma and allied courses.

The investigation into the POCSO case against Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bageerath, saw no progress as he sought more time to appear before police. Protests erupted outside Petbasheerabad police station demanding his arrest, while he approached the Telangana High Court for anticipatory bail.

BRSV activists staged a protest in Karimnagar against the alleged NEET question paper leak and burnt an effigy of the Union government. The protesters blamed the Central government and National Testing Agency, demanding the resignation of the NTA Director General and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Hyderabad: More than 11,000 students were absent for the Intermediate Public Advanced Supplementary Examinations that commenced smoothly across the State on Wednesday. A total of 97,988 students registered, and 90,397 appeared for the first-year second language paper-I conducted in the forenoon session. Similarly, 27,958 candidates applied, and 24,489 took the second-year second language paper-II. According […]

The Khammam Municipal Corporation Two-Wheeler Mechanics’ Union provided Rs 10,000 as marriage assistance to mechanic Mora Veeraiah’s daughter Jyothi. Union leaders said similar support had been extended to the daughters of 14 mechanics through welfare initiatives undertaken collectively

BRS women leaders have demanded the arrest of Bandi Sai Bhagirath in a POCSO case and accused the police of diluting charges under political pressure. They alleged Union Minister Bandi Sanjay was shielding his son and urged the Centre to dismiss him from the Cabinet while calling for an impartial probe.