Telangana

Golconda Police have arrested four persons for the murder of social media influencer Masood Chandi in Hyderabad. Investigators said a dispute over his love marriage led to the attack. The accused allegedly assaulted him with weapons before fleeing the scene.

Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have developed PestiSafe, a portable dual-mode optical sensing device that detects pesticide residues in food and water. The low-cost system offers rapid on-site testing and could help farmers, inspectors and consumers make informed safety decisions.

KVB Reddy, Managing Director and CEO of L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited, has been named among India’s Top 50 Great People Managers 2026 by the Great Manager Institute. The recognition highlights his people-centric leadership and contribution to organisational excellence.

Researchers at BITS Pilani Hyderabad have developed PestiSafe, a portable pesticide detection device that rapidly tests food and water samples without laboratory equipment. Costing about Rs 7,000, the platform combines dual optical sensing technologies and smartphone connectivity for accurate field-based monitoring.

A new study warns that India's healthcare system is failing to identify pesticide-related illnesses in farming communities. Gaps in medical education, limited toxicology training, and inadequate patient questioning mean chronic diseases linked to pesticide exposure often go undiagnosed and unreported.

A fire suspected to have been caused by a short circuit damaged furniture, AC units and other equipment at a hotel near Bellampalli Chowrasta in Mancherial on Monday. Property losses are estimated at Rs 10 lakh. Police have registered a case.

Film Nagar police registered a case against a 25-year-old man from Nagarkurnool district for allegedly harassing a married woman through obscene messages, repeated phone calls and stalking. The complainant alleged he pressured her to leave her husband and marry him.

An SCCL shot-firer lost the fingers of his left hand after an explosive detonated during inspection at the KTK-5 Incline underground mine in Bhupalpally. The worker was shifted to Hyderabad for treatment, while Singareni officials ordered a high-level inquiry.

A 51-year-old farmer died after being electrocuted by a snapped live electric wire while preparing his field for a paddy nursery in Variguntham village of Medak district. Police registered a case and shifted the body for postmortem examination.

Schools across Telangana reopened for the 2026-27 academic year after a 52-day summer vacation. Attendance remained low as reopening coincided with Amavasya. The State government also relaunched the breakfast scheme and introduced a milk scheme in select government schools.

The Ranga Reddy District Transport Department launched a special enforcement drive as private schools reopened, inspecting school buses for compliance with transport and safety norms. Six buses were seized for violations, while officials checked documents, driver eligibility and student safety equipment

Nitin Kumar and Likhita Srivastava won the mixed doubles gold medal at the Yonex-Sunrise Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Pune. Likhita also added a women's doubles silver, underlining the success of Suchitra Badminton Academy's training programme

Tension flared at Sompalli sand ramp in Burgampad mandal after villagers opposing illegal sand mining were attacked by ramp operators. A constable and a Home Guard sustained minor injuries when a speeding sand truck hit their two-wheeler while returning from the site.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of betraying the people of Mahabubnagar by sidelining the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme. Addressing party leaders, he predicted Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s defeat in Kodangal and said public anger was mounting against Congress over unfulfilled promises and developmental neglect.

A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Telangana at 2:26 am on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy admitted that officials failed to act on advance warnings, leading to severe waterlogging and traffic snarls in Hyderabad after recent rains. He criticised poor coordination between civic and police departments, warning of strict action against lapses and directing a data-driven approach to tackle rain-related disruptions.

A 13-year-old girl, Purra Vaishnavi, was killed when a speeding RTC bus hit a two-wheeler at Shivampet in Chowtakur mandal, Sangareddy district, on Sunday.

Indiscriminate burning of paddy stubble in Siddipet district led to massive damage to oil palm orchards, with four acres belonging to Jivan Reddy gutted in Markook mandal.

Students of RGUKT-Basar raised alarm over food safety after a cockroach was allegedly found in a mess curry, prompting fresh concerns about hygiene on campus.

Adilabad police arrested three men from Sonala village for allegedly attempting to register a vehicle using chassis and engine numbers from scrapped vehicles. The accused confessed to tampering with a vehicle purchased in Maharashtra and trying to register it in Telangana.

The Telangana Congress announced that it will appoint supervisors for every 10 polling booths and coordinators for each Assembly constituency to address issues related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The renovation of Basara and Bhadrachalam temples has run into hurdles with costs escalating sharply and concerns over the availability of traditional temple architects. The Basara project alone saw its estimate jump by Rs 100 crore in two months, while tenders for Bhadrachalam works failed to attract bidders.

A Hyderabad-based advocate has urged Telangana Police to formulate SOPs for handling property disputes involving alleged organised mafias. Citing his own experience, he claimed police often classify such cases as civil matters, leaving property owners vulnerable to harassment and unlawful occupation.

Five peacocks were found dead under suspicious circumstances at Kondamaraju Palli in Siddipet district’s Nanganur mandal. Forest officials recovered the carcasses and sent them for postmortem. The cause of death will be known after the veterinary report