Telangana

A Congress leader from Warangal, Adupa Mahesh, died on Sunday after being set ablaze by a rowdy-sheeter the previous night. Mahesh, who suffered over 50 per cent burns, accused his party colleagues of betrayal and appealed for support to his family before succumbing to injuries while being shifted to Hyderabad for treatment.

Star Health Insurance organised a preventive health camp in Shamshabad, offering free screenings and consultations to over 400 villagers from Kollapadkal, Mansanapalli, and Dubbacherla.

Dr Vishal Akula, Head of Psychiatry at Government Medical College, Nizamabad, and president of IMA Nizamabad, has been conferred the Dr Ketan Desai ‘Aao Gaon Chalen’ Award by the Indian Medical Association in New Delhi.

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has stepped up its attack on the Congress government, accusing it of failing to protect Palamuru’s irrigation interests. Former minister V. Srinivas Goud alleged that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were diverting water illegally and urged Telangana to pursue legal remedies, while also pressing for completion of the Palamuru‑Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project.

BRS State General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar has warned that the party would approach the Supreme Court if Dalit farmers in Sirpur mandal were denied their right to cultivate lands held for decades. He accused forest officials of unconstitutional interference and assured that the BRS would stand firmly with the farmers until the dispute was settled.

Aboriginal tribals from nearly 20 villages in Adilabad district gathered at Vadgaon in Indervelli mandal on Sunday to worship the Gajjal deity, seeking relief from a prolonged dry spell.

At the all-party meeting ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, BRS Parliamentary Party leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra flagged Telangana’s drought, irrigation and power concerns. He pressed for increased coal production, national project status for irrigation schemes, revival of industries, and expansion of infrastructure including airports, metro rail and educational institutions.

Police in Peddapalli and Mancherial districts seized 80 quintals of rice meant for the public distribution system in two separate raids on Saturday night. Task force teams arrested three persons after recovering rice valued at over Rs 2.25 lakh from Godavarikhani and Naspur.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed Congress leaders to avoid Gandhi Bhavan until August 3 and focus on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign in the districts. He warned that nominated posts would not be given to inactive leaders and stressed accountability of in‑charge ministers and MPs in supervising the exercise.

The Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) has raised concerns over the confidentiality of financial data after the School Education Department directed private schools to submit annual administration reports and audited accounts.

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, in collaboration with CeNS, Bengaluru, organised Nano Jatha-2026 to promote nanoscience among students through interactive sessions and demonstrations. Experts highlighted nanotechnology's growing role in healthcare, energy, manufacturing and sustainable development

Members of the Muslim community in Sangareddy offered special prayers near Mahabub Sagar on Sunday, seeking good rainfall amid deficient monsoon rains. The prayers were organised following a call by religious elder Hafiz Qari Abul Razzaq as crops wither and groundwater levels decline

The H-FAST team raided six food establishments in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy, detecting violations including unhygienic conditions, reused cooking oil, artificial colours, expired products and poor sanitation. Six persons were apprehended and handed over to Food Safety Officers for further action.

A 23-year-old man from Hyderabad drowned while swimming in the Gundam waterfalls at Arunachalapuram in Mulugu district. Forest and police officials recovered the body after the victim reportedly entered the restricted area with three friends early on Sunday

Former minister T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress government had created drought-like conditions by refusing to lift Godavari water through the Kannepalli pump house. He accused the government of neglecting farmers and demanded immediate operation of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme

The South Central Railway will operate special trains between Kacheguda and Tiruchanur on July 23 and 24 to clear the passenger rush. The trains will stop at several stations, including Malkajgiri, Nalgonda, Guntur, Nellore and Renigunta, in both directions.

BNI Hyderabad has become the first BNI region globally to launch two new chapters simultaneously. The launch of BNI Alpha and BNI Affinity brought together 102 founding members and 80 visitors, with the chapters exchanging over 500 referrals before the event.

Muslims across Hyderabad offered Salat al-Istisqa prayers at several locations on Sunday, seeking rainfall amid dry conditions and water scarcity. Congregations were held at Dargah Ujale Shah and Abbas Stadium, while another prayer gathering has been announced at Masab Tank.

Hyderabad-based Sambhuti Learning and Prosical Language Technologies have signed an MoU to integrate TARA, an IIT Bombay-developed AI-powered oral reading fluency assessment technology, into VidyaBuddhi. The partnership aims to help teachers monitor reading skills, identify learning gaps and provide targeted interventions.

Maulana Azad National Urdu University has invited applications for Civil Services examination coaching for minority communities, SCs, STs and women. The university has also opened admissions to a part-time M.Tech programme in Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML).

A 22-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Tirumalagiri, Secunderabad, on Sunday. Police suspect that financial losses linked to his alleged addiction to a gaming application may have contributed to his death. An investigation is underway.

Telangana voters who discover mistakes in their SIR enumeration forms can seek corrections through the prescribed Election Commission procedure. They may submit Form 8 with supporting documents after scrutiny, while BLOs advise electors to verify all details carefully before submitting original forms.

Hyderabad BLOs are facing difficulties distributing enumeration forms as many voters have shifted homes without updating their electoral addresses. Landlords are refusing forms meant for former tenants, while over 11.52 lakh voters across 15 Assembly constituencies have been marked absent, shifted or dead.

Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy alleged that original Congress leaders in Telangana are being sidelined and harassed by turncoats. He urged the party leadership to protect loyal workers, claiming turncoat leaders were discriminating against long-time Congress members in appointments and organisational matters.