Telangana

An elusive tiger attacked and killed cattle in Siddipet’s Ghanapur, Akkenapally, and Baswapuram villages over the weekend. Forest officials are tracking the predator using pugmarks and camera traps to prevent further livestock losses.

The Telangana Forest Development Corporation Limited (TGFDCL) has introduced ‘The Breeze’, a premium eco-tourism initiative at Ananthagiri Hills under its Deccan Woods & Trails brand. The project offers luxury tent stays, curated wilderness experiences, and nature-based activities.

A Class 12 student in Panchmahal, Gujarat, allegedly slapped a woman invigilator after being reprimanded for arriving late to a preliminary exam. The incident, captured on CCTV, went viral and triggered public outrage.

Khanapuram Haveli police in Khammam arrested four persons for defrauding investors of Rs 2.73 crore through online multi-level marketing platforms such as BotBro, Minecrypto, and YFX. Investigations revealed Dubai-based Lavish Chaudhary as the mastermind behind the fraudulent network.

Several students of Government Medical College, Kothagudem, sustained minor injuries after their bus rammed into a tree on the college campus. The accident occurred while students were heading to a hostel in Bollerigudem near Paloncha.

A suspicious fire at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Hyderabad has triggered political controversy, with BRS leaders alleging possible destruction of crucial evidence in sensitive cases, including the 2015 note-for-vote scandal.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a fierce attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during municipal poll campaigning, accusing him of covert BJP links, failed governance and unfulfilled promises, and urging voters to hold the Congress accountable

The Malkajgiri Cybercrime Police in Hyderabad solved seven cyber fraud cases and arrested 11 persons in the first week of February. Many of those arrested were mule account holders and facilitators.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that people who voted for the Congress were now repenting their decision. Addressing a roadshow at Bichkunda, he urged voters to use the municipal elections to teach the Congress a lesson for failing to fulfil its promises

The Congress party in Jagtial faces a serious internal crisis ahead of municipal elections. Long-time loyalists, sidelined in ticket distribution, are contesting as independents, while newcomers have secured official party tickets.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recalled his college-day memories in Mancherial while addressing a BJP municipal poll rally on Saturday. He said he had watched films in the town earlier and later criticised the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

A speeding car lost control and plunged off the Outer Ring Road at Pocharam village under Patancheru police station limits, killing two people and injuring four others. The victims were travelling from the Zoological Park towards Gaddapotharam in Sangareddy district when the mishap occurred.

The Telangana School Education department will conduct the Model Schools Admission Test 2026 on April 19 for admissions to Class VI and vacant seats in Classes VII to X across 194 schools. Online applications can be submitted till February 28.

Police in Korutla town stalled a funeral procession to facilitate a municipal election campaign meeting addressed by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy. The move triggered an argument with the deceased’s family before the procession was allowed to continue following media attention.

Villages in Siddipet and Jangaon districts of Telangana witnessed panic after tiger pugmarks were spotted and cattle were killed. Farmers reported sightings in Dhoolmitta mandal, while Ammapur and Veldanda villages saw two calves killed.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of failing to implement its six guarantees and scrapping KCR-era welfare schemes. Addressing a roadshow in Banswada, he highlighted delays in pensions, farm assistance and key social welfare programmes

Independent candidates, many of them dissidents denied party tickets, are emerging as a decisive factor in the municipal elections across the erstwhile Adilabad district. Poll experts say they could significantly influence chairperson posts and the mayoral race in Mancherial

Former Minister T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress ignored Gajwel’s development after coming to power and urged voters to support the BRS in municipal elections. He also criticised the BJP and highlighted development works undertaken during the BRS rule

Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao faced questions from women in Sircilla over the party’s promise of one tola gold under the Kalyanalaxmi scheme. The women alleged the promise was forgotten after the party came to power.

Senior CPI (Maoist) leader Loketi Chander Rao alias Prabhakar, involved in 113 crimes, was among seven Maoists killed in a major anti-naxal operation along the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh border, with arms and ammunition seized by police

All toll plazas on Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road will go fully cashless from April 1, with payments accepted only through FASTag or UPI. Cash transactions will be discontinued at all 19 interchanges managed by HGCL.

More than two years after the Congress came to power, the integrated market project in Sangareddy remains incomplete. BRS MLA Chintha Prabhakar blamed the government for neglecting the project, forcing vendors to sell vegetables on roads and causing traffic issues

The ITDA, Bhadrachalam, is setting up a Giri Mart to provide a centralised platform for tribal producers. The mart, to be inaugurated by Sri Rama Navami, will sell food items, forest produce and essential commodities made by tribal SHGs.

The Telangana State Board of Technical Education and Training will conduct TG POLYCET 2026 on May 13 for admissions into polytechnic courses. Online registrations are open till April 20, with late and tatkal options available till April 22.