Telangana

A 56-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in Chilakalguda, Hyderabad, following a financial dispute involving his son. Police said the accused had allegedly given Rs 50 lakh to the victim’s son for share market investments, but the money was not repaid.

A 23-year-old software employee from Andhra Pradesh died after jumping from the terrace of a private men’s hostel in Madhapur, Hyderabad. Police said he had moved into the co-living hostel about 10 days ago and was working at a Gachibowli software company.

BRS leaders accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil electoral promises to tribal communities, including financial assistance, reservations and Podu land pattas. Former Ministers V. Srinivas Goud and C. Laxma Reddy highlighted welfare measures implemented during the BRS government

A migrant labourer couple from Madhya Pradesh died in Peddapalli’s Centenary Colony after complaining of severe stomach pain following dinner. Family members suspected food poisoning, while police registered a case and sent viscera and organ samples for laboratory examination

Adilabad police apprehended six persons in a kidnapping case allegedly linked to a counterfeit currency racket. Three were accused of abducting three men to recover Rs 5 lakh, while police said five others, including members of a Nagpur gang, remained absconding

Four first-year B.Tech students from IIT Hyderabad won the Excellence Award at the TECO International Contest 2026 in Taiwan. The team was the only Indian finalist among 20 selected from 267 applications and received a Rs 1.5 lakh cash prize

Former MLA Banoth Chandravathi accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil promises made to tribal communities. She demanded action on employment, reservations, podu lands and welfare schemes, while highlighting the previous BRS government’s decision to increase ST reservations

A woman farmer from Venkatapuram in Warangal’s Duggondi mandal has appealed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for support after water shortages affected her crops. She said her irrigation well dried up, forcing her family to abandon crops and face mounting loans

The body of an unidentified man, believed to be around 40 years old, was found in the Manjeera river in Singur backwaters near the Sirur-Raipally bridge in Sangareddy. Police recovered the body and circulated photographs to identify him

Members of the Mancherial Engineers and Architects Welfare Association celebrated Engineers’ Day by organising a blood donation camp, feeding the poor and honouring senior engineers. Ten engineers donated blood to the Indian Red Cross Society for accident victims and thalassemia patients

KNRUHS has released the Phase-II seat allotment lists for MBBS admissions under the Competent Authority Quota for 2026-27. Allotted candidates must report to their respective colleges, complete document verification and pay fees by 4 pm on September 19.

Garbage has piled up at Gajwel’s Integrated Vegetable Market after 22 sanitation and other staff members stopped work over non-payment of salaries for seven months. Vendors and customers face inconvenience as the marketing department awaits grants to clear their pending salary bills

The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee condemned alleged derogatory remarks by Technical Education Commissioner A Sridevasena during a meeting on GO 97. The committee, which opposes the merger of polytechnics with YISU, continued its protest and demanded withdrawal of the order.

Dr P Srihari, an Outstanding Scientist, has assumed charge as Director of DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad. During his career, he has contributed to radar, missile defence, anti-satellite and MRSAM programmes, including key technology development and project leadership roles.

A 40-year-old man drowned after venturing into the Manjeera river for fishing at Konapur in Medak district on Monday. His family found his belongings on the riverbank the next morning and traced his body after hours of searching

Warangal micro artist Ajay Kumar Mattewada has created a 150-micron Lord Ganesha idol on a strand of human hair. The intricate sculpture, featuring a tiny chain and laddu, took about 30 hours to complete for this year’s Vinayaka Chavithi

Farmers staged a protest at Utkoor checkpost in Nagarkurnool on Tuesday, demanding uninterrupted power supply for irrigation. They said power cuts had left borewells and motors inoperative, threatening crops nearing harvest, and sought immediate government intervention

A joint team of Hyderabad City Police, GHMC, HYDRAA, Roads and Buildings Department and other agencies inspected the 19-km Ganesh immersion route on Tuesday. Around 20,000 police personnel will be deployed, while CCTV cameras and specialised teams will monitor security.

An Maharashtra couple was arrested in Adilabad for allegedly extorting Rs 81,600 from a family by claiming they could perform black magic. Police said the couple later demanded another Rs 1.32 lakh, citing a threat to a family member’s life

A 30-year-old daily labourer from Rangareddy district, who was declared brain dead following a road accident, donated his liver and corneas to needy patients. His father gave consent for the donation under Telangana’s State-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative.

At least 15 passengers were injured when a TGSRTC bus collided with a speeding tipper lorry on the Kuntloor–Rajiv Gruhakalpa road in Hayathnagar on Tuesday. Residents and paramedics shifted the injured to government hospitals for treatment.

The IMD, Hyderabad, has forecast thunderstorms and light to moderate rain across Telangana from September 17 to 22. Heavy rainfall is likely in Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam on September 19 and 20, followed by a wider warning.

Police have solved the murder of Begumpet cab driver Rajshekhar, whose body was found at Rudraram in Patancheru. A four-member gang from Maharashtra allegedly posed as passengers, took control of his cab, killed him and fled with the vehicle.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Special Leave Petition in the Lothukunta land issue on limitation grounds, HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath said. He added that HYDRAA would consult stakeholders, the State government and legal experts before deciding its next course.