Telangana

Trident, Hyderabad, is offering a special Navratri Festive Thali at Kanak and Amara until October 19. The menu features traditional savoury dishes, festive accompaniments and desserts. The thali is priced at Rs 2,495 plus taxes per guest.

The NABARD Grameen Bharat Mahotsav – Telangana 2026 attracted around 19,000 visitors and generated sales exceeding Rs 2 crore. The eight-day exhibition showcased rural crafts, handlooms, food products and 36 GI products, while connecting artisans and entrepreneurs with potential buyers.

Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said saving standing Vanakalam crops and ensuring drinking water supply were government priorities. After reviewing Singur reservoir levels, he called for coordinated action, citing poor monsoon rainfall, rising temperatures and sharply declining groundwater levels

BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao criticised the Congress government over Telangana’s power crisis, accusing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of blaming officials instead of ensuring adequate coal stocks, reviewing the power sector and preparing for El Niño conditions

The suspension of YTPS Stage-I Chief Engineer B Suresh has sparked resentment among power sector employees and engineers, who allege he is being made a scapegoat for power generation shortfalls caused by inadequate coal supplies and poor planning. The BRS and employee unions have demanded an impartial inquiry, questioning the government's preparedness and the selective targeting of officials.

TGGENCO has suspended Yadadri Thermal Power Station Stage I Chief Engineer B. Suresh for alleged negligence and supervisory lapses. The action was ordered by CMD S. Harish pending a departmental enquiry.

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao alleged a Rs 10,000-crore scam in Singareni Collieries Company Limited, demanded an independent CBI or judicial probe, and accused the Telangana Congress government of corruption, financial mismanagement and neglecting workers' interests.

TG SAFE has warned the public and medical practitioners against the use, prescription or purchase of unapproved weight-loss drugs and experimental peptide products being sold through online platforms and social media channels.

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Two minors suffered severe burn injuries and two others sustained partial burns after firecrackers stored inside an auto-rickshaw trolley exploded during a funeral procession in Tekulapalli mandal of Kothagudem district.

Facing growing unrest among farmers over power supply disruptions during the harvesting season, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy warned senior IAS officers of suspension and directed officials to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.

A 16-year-old boy from Munigigollakatta village drowned in the Taliperu river near Tegada bridge in Cherla mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Wednesday.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday criticised the arrest and subsequent judicial custody of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for allegedly attempting to enter Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Calling the trespassing charges unjustified, he said imprisoning young activists for protesting was detrimental to democratic values and likened the action to a "new level of Emergency".

Trade unions in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) have criticised the Telangana government for retaining the profit-sharing percentage at 34 per cent for FY26, alleging that workers have been deprived of a fair share of the company's profits.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that the Congress government was deliberately reducing coal production and pushing Singareni Collieries Company Limited into financial distress with the aim of facilitating its privatisation.

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The Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Family Welfare has said Telangana recorded a decline in both seasonal viral fever and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) cases during October 1-13 compared to the corresponding period last year.

Police in Adilabad said Unique Mercantile India Limited managing director Raj Kumar Roy was arrested over an alleged chit fund fraud involving around 10,000 people across Telangana. Investigators allege Rs 7 crore was collected from 2,000 investors in Adilabad district alone

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused Telangana’s Congress government of worsening drought by failing to utilise river water, complete irrigation works and maintain farm power. He cited GO 17, criticised delayed farmer benefits and demanded immediate advance Rythu Bandhu payments.

A 26-year-old tribal farmer, Islavath Anil, died of electrocution after allegedly being made to climb a transformer by Transco staff in Tekmal mandal, Medak. Villagers blamed the staff, demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation and sought criminal cases.

Farmers expecting irrigation water from the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project suffered a setback after two pump motors at the Naralapur pump house stopped functioning within hours of being switched on. While officials reportedly attributed the shutdown to low voltage, the incident has raised questions over power preparedness and renewed concerns among farmers struggling to save standing crops.

Tribals in Nirmal continued their second day of protest at Pembi, demanding action against forest officials accused of beating shepherds. The officials denied the allegations, claiming the protest followed efforts to prevent tribals from constructing Indiramma houses on forest land.

The Telangana government switched on two pumps at the Naralapur pump house of the Palamuru-Rangareddy project amid sustained BRS pressure. The pumps can lift 0.5 TMCft daily, with the stored water intended to meet drinking water needs amid drought concerns.