Telangana

The Malkajgiri police arrested four persons for allegedly transporting and selling banned BT-3 cotton seeds in Telangana. Acting jointly with the Agriculture Department and Hayathnagar police, officials seized 600 kilograms of spurious seeds. Another accused, Ram Mohan Reddy, remains absconding.

The Chilkalguda police, along with Gandhi Hospital authorities, shifted six mentally unstable individuals without family support to Second Chance Mission Hospital in Yapral on Thursday. Police officials said the initiative was aimed at ensuring care, protection, and dignity for vulnerable persons.

An IMD study published in MAUSAM has linked prolonged and intense heatwaves across India, including Telangana, to El Niño conditions. Researchers found that strong El Niño events significantly raise temperatures during pre-monsoon months and stressed the need for early Heat Action Plans.

Severe heat wave conditions have disrupted normal life across the undivided Karimnagar district, with temperatures crossing 46 degree C in several places. Six persons reportedly died amid the extreme weather, while trade unions sought revised work timings in Singareni mining areas.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said 80 per cent of paddy procurement had been completed and accused BRS leaders of disrupting the process. He also criticised the opposition over farmers' issues and defended the government's handling of a POCSO case

Doctors at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, successfully treated a 48-year-old morbidly obese man from Vijayawada who suffered a near-fatal cardiac emergency caused by massive fluid accumulation around the heart. Emergency surgery restored cardiac function, and the patient was later discharged in stable condition.

BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao announced constituency-wise in-charges for all 119 Assembly segments as part of a digital membership enrolment programme. Training sessions, booth-level camps and organisational restructuring plans will follow before membership renewal and fresh enrolments begin.

Eight new cars were destroyed after a container transporting vehicles caught fire on NH-44 near Toopran on Thursday. The driver and his assistant escaped safely, but the blaze rapidly engulfed the container. Traffic on one side of the highway was temporarily disrupted.

A major fire at the SYJ Shopping Complex in Hyderabad’s Pathergatti destroyed shops and property worth lakhs of rupees on Thursday morning. Ten fire tenders battled the blaze for nearly five hours. No casualties were reported, though traders suffered significant financial losses.

BRS announced a padayatra in June demanding immediate completion of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme. Former Minister V Srinivas Goud accused the Congress government of delaying the project, neglecting irrigation works and compromising Telangana’s water interests.

BRS leader T Harish Rao, during a visit to the United States, called for the reunification of Telangana forces and urged NRIs to support the party. Addressing Telangana supporters in New York, he recalled the diaspora’s role in the statehood movement and praised community leaders.

South Central Railway has extended the operation of summer special trains between Charlapalli and Santragachi till the end of June to manage increased passenger demand during the ongoing summer travel season.

Sardar Mahal near Charminar is nearing completion of restoration works and will soon open to the public with a café, art gallery, cultural centre and heritage accommodation. The ₹30-crore project is being overseen by QQSUDA.

Maulana Azad National Urdu University has invited applications for free admissions into five ITI trades at its Hyderabad campus. Students who passed Class 10 and Class 8 are eligible for select courses. The last date for submitting applications is May 26.

Former Minister S Niranjan Reddy alleged that the Congress government was compromising Telangana’s water rights by backing the Godavari-Kaveri river linking project before the State’s share in Godavari waters was finalised. He warned of statewide agitation if Telangana’s interests were affected.

The Telangana Heritage Department conducted a Swachhata Drive at the historic Gunfoundry Protected Monument in Hyderabad along with heritage organisations and volunteers. The initiative focused on cleanliness, awareness and preservation of heritage structures while encouraging public participation in safeguarding cultural landmarks.

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged the Union government to convene a special session of Parliament to pass the 33 per cent women’s reservation bill. He said the INDIA Alliance was ready to support the legislation and accused the Centre of politicising the issue.

BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao accused the Telangana government of failing farmers during the ongoing procurement crisis and demanded Rs 25 lakh compensation for families of deceased farmers, besides immediate corrective measures at the Cabinet meeting scheduled on May 23.

Hyderabad will host a Telangana folk music concert on June 6 at Pindi Pulla Reddy Gardens, LB Nagar, featuring Clement and regional artistes. The six-hour event will showcase folk traditions of Telangana, with tickets available online starting at ₹349.

Severe heatwave conditions continued in the erstwhile Adilabad region on Thursday, with temperatures reaching up to 46.5°C, according to TSDPS data. Normal life was disrupted, with reports of a sunstroke death, stalled farming activity, and heat-related incidents across the region.

Telangana continues to reel under intense heatwave conditions, with Khammam recording the highest temperature at 45°C, according to IMD Hyderabad data. Several northern and eastern districts, including Ramagundam, Nizamabad and Adilabad, also reported extreme daytime heat and warm night conditions.

Farmers staged a rasta-roko protest at Ambajipet procurement centre in Medak district over delays in paddy procurement. The protest came a day after a 45-year-old farmer died by suicide, with farmers blaming the government for prolonged procurement and transport issues.

A major fire broke out at an apparel shop in SYJ Complex, Pathergatti, Hyderabad, early on Friday. Fire tenders from multiple stations rushed to the spot. No casualties have been reported so far, and firefighting operations are currently underway.