Telangana

A four-year-old boy died after allegedly falling into a water tank at an under-construction house in the Prakash Nagar Kummari Bazaar area of Khammam city on Sunday.

An earthmover operator from Andhra Pradesh died after a large quantity of soil and boulders collapsed onto his vehicle during excavation work at a hillock in Telangana's Khammam district.

BRSLP deputy leader and Sanath Nagar MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission's voter registration procedures for graduate MLC elections were creating confusion and adversely affecting voters' rights.

BRS Minority Cell General Secretary Abdul Muqeet Chanda has demanded that the Telangana government release a white paper on the state's law-and-order situation, citing an alleged rise in murders and crimes against women.

A delegation of journalists from Kothagudem district met Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy during his district tour and sought allotment of housing sites for eligible journalists. They highlighted the long-pending demand for housing plots and urged the government to expedite the allotment process.

Former minister Jogu Ramanna on Sunday alleged that the Congress government had failed to ensure adequate power supply to the agriculture sector in Adilabad. He sought action from electricity officials, alleging unscheduled outages were affecting farmers and threatening crops

Three BRS supporters from Manthani completed a five-day padayatra to Erravelli and met BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, expressing their desire to see him return as Telangana Chief Minister. The youths said people they met during the march were dissatisfied with the Congress government.

A Dalit sarpanch from Karimnagar district attempted suicide by consuming pesticide along with his children, alleging harassment, threats and false cases by Choppadandi MLA Medipalli Satyam and his associates. He was shifted to a hospital and reported stable

Political lobbying has reportedly intensified for police postings in Patancheru following the creation of new police units and the upgrade of Gummadidala station to a Circle. Congress leaders from Sangareddy and Nalgonda are reportedly seeking postings for preferred officers

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said the Sabar Dairy plant at Toopran would become operational within 18 months. He said the Rs 400-crore project would create jobs, strengthen dairy cooperatives and benefit farmers, particularly women, across Telangana

Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its 2023 minority welfare promises. He alleged inadequate funding for minority corporations and overseas scholarships and criticised the government over irrigation and development issues in Gajwel

Two men from Warangal district were killed after an unidentified vehicle hit them while they were crossing a road at Shankar Nagar stage in Siddipet district. The victims had arrived with a maize-laden lorry to unload their cargo at an ethanol factory

Women from Hanumannagar Colony in Adilabad’s Muthnoor village staged a rasta-roko with empty vessels on Sunday, protesting a drinking water shortage. Traffic remained blocked for two hours before the protesters withdrew after MLA Vedma Bojju promised to resolve the issue

Police have identified two of four suspects allegedly involved in the September 19 burglary of two SBI ATMs in Karimnagar. Investigators suspect a Haryana gang, which used gas cutters and CCTV-obscuring paint, may have committed similar ATM thefts elsewhere in Telangana

  BRS working president KT Rama Rao has been invited as distinguished guest of honour at TALHealthFest 2026, an international healthcare summit at the University of California, San Diego. The event will discuss AI, digital healthcare, innovation, personalised medicine and global access 

Telangana Police’s elite OCTOPUS force and other security agencies conducted a two-hour mock drill at Hyderabad’s Mecca Masjid to assess emergency response, rescue, evacuation, preparedness and coordination. Officials said the exercise simulated a security emergency, with no actual threat reported

Several claims under Telangana's Rythu Bima scheme remain pending or have been returned despite the State government discontinuing the farmers' life insurance programme and not renewing the premium with LIC.

The ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, Yudhishthira’s strategic restraint and Sun Tzu’s battlefield philosophy converge on one fundamental principle for the Opposition: never allow an adversary’s provocation to distract you from your purpose 

CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao on Saturday claimed that public dissatisfaction with the Congress government in Telangana was growing, while the Opposition had failed to effectively channel that discontent.

Factional differences between Congress Assembly constituency in-charges and DCC presidents have reportedly deepened across the erstwhile Adilabad district, with disputes over party appointments and leadership emerging in Adilabad, Nirmal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts

Former minister T Harish Rao blamed the Congress government for drought and power shortages, alleging inadequate irrigation water and coal reserves were affecting farmers in Medak’s Narsapur mandal

The BRS has demanded an Enforcement Directorate probe into the alleged assets, business interests and financial transactions of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his family members. BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank alleged that the Chief Minister’s family accumulated assets worth over Rs 50,000 crore and sought an independent investigation.

Saturn will be at opposition on Sunday, when Earth passes between the Sun and Saturn, placing the ringed planet directly opposite the Sun in the sky. The event will make Saturn appear its brightest to the naked eye and largest through telescopes, while remaining visible throughout the night.

Sangareddy Agriculture department officials are preparing to deploy trained specialists to identify seven paddy varieties eligible for bonus during Vanakalam procurement. The varieties closely resemble more than 30 others, making identification difficult at the district’s 31 procurement centres