Telangana

Nizamabad police have deployed 1,300 personnel and strengthened surveillance with 200 CCTV cameras and drones for the Ganesh immersion procession on September 25. Special teams will regulate traffic, while the police have urged participants to maintain peace and follow traffic rules

A road safety awareness programme was held at Oasis International School in Shaikpet to mark World Peace Day. DCP (Traffic) Kajal Singh interacted with students, explained traffic rules and laws, and urged them to promote responsible road behaviour.

Prohibition and Excise Department officials seized 28.163 kg of ganja in two separate cases in Hyderabad and arrested three persons. The accused allegedly transported the contraband from Visakhapatnam, with the seized ganja estimated to be worth Rs 10 lakh.

Tension prevailed at Tank Bund after Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi members protested barricading and attempted to remove iron structures installed by GHMC and police. The protesters demanded that devotees be allowed to immerse Ganesh idols at Tank Bund.

Persons with disabilities and elderly visitors to the Sangareddy Collectorate are reportedly struggling to reach the grievances hall due to the absence of attendants. Petitioners have urged Collector Prateek Jain to provide wheelchairs and appoint attendants to assist visitors

Telangana Padmashali Association state vice-president Betha Ramesh has urged the government to name the proposed Adilabad civil and defence airport after freedom fighter Konda Laxman Bapuji. He also sought an official holiday for educational institutions on Bapuji's birth anniversary

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Students staged a rasta-roko at Belapur in Sangareddy’s Manoor mandal, demanding a special TGSRTC bus service to schools and colleges in Manoor and Narayankhed. They said delays were causing missed classes and urged authorities to improve transportation facilities

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned the detention of party leaders protesting for irrigation water from the Jurala project. He demanded their release and alleged that water was being withheld despite availability, leaving standing crops under stress in the ayacut.

BRS leaders KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao paid tributes to Telangana activist Konda Laxman Bapuji on his death anniversary, recalling his role in the freedom struggle, Telangana movement and commitment to weaker sections and handloom workers.

National Highway 563 between Jagtial and Warangal is set to open to the public soon after a trial run began on September 5. The 68-km four-lane stretch, built at Rs 2,486 crore, is expected to reduce travel time.

A multi-decadal study has found rising heat-humidity stress and prolonged dry spells across Telangana and other parts of South Peninsular India. Hyderabad and Warangal are witnessing increasing urban heat and humidity, while farming districts face longer gaps between spells of rain.

The Yogoda Satsanga Society of India will organise a Kriya Yoga programme with senior sanyasi Swami Smaranananda Giri at Haryana Bhavan, Secunderabad, on October 1 and 2, followed by a three-day programme from October 2 to 4.

Ganesh idol immersion continued late into Sunday night as Hyderabad witnessed large crowds, heavy traffic and elaborate arrangements around the lake. More than a lakh devotees visited the Khairatabad pandal, while swimmers, lifeguards and disaster response teams remained deployed.

Tension prevailed at Jurala Project as police stopped BRS leaders and farmers protesting for irrigation water. Former MLA Chittem Rammohan Reddy was taken into custody, while senior BRS leaders were placed under house arrest and farmers demanded water for standing crops.

Police suspect an inter-State gang was behind the theft of Rs 15 lakh from two SBI ATMs in Karimnagar. Three to four suspects allegedly wore women’s attire, used gas cutters and sprayed paint on CCTV cameras before fleeing towards Maharashtra.

Two persons were killed and several others injured when a passenger vehicle carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh hit a tree and overturned at Domalpenta in Nagarkurnool district. The passengers were returning to Hyderabad after offering prayers at Srisailam.

A 35-year-old police constable, M Chandrasekhar, was found dead at his residence in Moosarambagh in the early hours of Monday. Police said he had reportedly alerted a woman about his intention to end his life before his death.

A major fire broke out in the basement parking area of Jupiter Apartments in Uppal Bhagayath on Monday morning. Firefighters brought the blaze under control, while two cars, two bikes and a bicycle were completely gutted.

Located around 40 km from Hyderabad, Under The Moon in Yadgarpalle offers a peaceful lakeside escape with greenery, rocky terrain, kayaking and boating. The spot is suited for picnics, photography and relaxed outings, particularly during evenings and the monsoon season.

State’s fiscal health increasingly hinges on turning sunk investments into productive capital, as incomplete irrigation and industrial projects constrain economic returns

Residents of Pothansettipally staged a protest on the Medak-Hyderabad road on Sunday, alleging that Mission Bhagiratha officials failed to connect a newly built overhead water tank to the pipeline. Villagers said they had been struggling with drinking water shortages for years

Three patients, two sanitation workers and others were injured after concrete slabs and portions of the false ceiling collapsed in the Aarogyasri ward of MGM Hospital in Warangal. Hospital authorities inspected the ward as patients sought immediate corrective measures

A four-year-old girl died of suffocation after accidentally getting trapped inside a car at Vinoba Nagar village in Julurupad mandal of Kothagudem district on Sunday. Family members found her unconscious and rushed her to hospitals, but doctors confirmed her death