Telangana

Falaknuma police detained six persons for gambling after raiding a house in Fatimanagar. Police seized cash, playing cards and mobile phones, and registered a case against the accused under the Telangana State Gaming Act.

Hyderabad police have launched a manhunt after two armed robbers shot a businessman and looted ₹6 lakh at a Koti SBI ATM. Special teams are analysing CCTV footage and coordinating with neighbouring areas to track down the suspects.

A tiger that travelled nearly 400 km from Maharashtra has unsettled villagers and forest officials in Turkapally mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The big cat, first sighted by a forest officer in Chinna Laxmapur, has been captured on trap cameras and identified through pugmarks across multiple villages.

A 19-year-old first-year degree student from Hyderabad was killed after an autorickshaw overturned following a collision with a car in Paloncha, Telangana. Seven others were injured and shifted to a local hospital. Police have registered a case.

BRS general secretary R.S. Praveen Kumar accused the Congress government of political vendetta in the phone tapping case, alleging double standards by the SIT in serving notices to former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and harassing BRS leaders.

Devotees attending the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara at Medaram faced severe hardships as traffic snarls, blocked washrooms, water shortages, and poor coordination among government departments caused long delays, leaving many pilgrims stranded and staging protests for relief.

Former TGREDCO chairman Y. Sathish Reddy criticised the Congress government for mismanaging the Medaram Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, highlighting traffic snarls, shortage of buses, inadequate drinking water, poor sanitation, and VIP-centric arrangements that inconvenienced lakhs of devotees.

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao accused the Revanth Reddy government of harassing Opposition leaders after the SIT pasted a notice at K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s residence late at night, despite rules mandating questioning senior citizens at home.

Farmers staged a dharna at Duddenapalli in Saidapur mandal, demanding immediate water supply from the Mid Manair right canal, alleging silt accumulation was blocking irrigation to Yasangi crops across several villages.

More than 3,000 nominations were filed from 11 urban local bodies in the erstwhile Adilabad district on Friday, with major participation from national and regional parties as officials worked late into the night to complete the process.

The Yadadri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Executive Officer has suspended two officials and issued charge memos to others following irregularities linked to missing gold and silver coins. A committee probe prompted disciplinary action.

Three members of a family allegedly died by suicide after jumping in front of an MMTS train at Cherlapally on Saturday morning. The Government Railway Police shifted the bodies for post-mortem examination and registered a case.

Telangana’s only Monkey Rehabilitation Centre in Nirmal is battling fund shortages and staff constraints even as it handles a rising caseload from multiple districts, prompting officials to seek more centres and stronger institutional support to tackle the monkey menace.

An unidentified thief made a vain bid to steal money from a hundi in Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam in Adilabad district

Two armed robbers shot and injured a businessman at an ATM centre in Koti and fled with Rs 6 lakh. Police suspect the assailants escaped by train after abandoning the victim’s scooter in Kacheguda

Lakhs of devotees from multiple districts thronged Kuraram village for the four-day Chinna Medaram Jathara, offering prayers to Sammakka and Saralamma, with elaborate security, health facilities and a large fair arranged

The GHMC has intensified its special mega sanitation drive across 300 wards, covering 6,255 locations. As part of the drive, nearly 9,840 metric tonnes of garbage and construction waste were cleared under close supervision of senior officials

The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau has invited applications to recruit 22 Special Police Officers (Drivers) on a temporary basis. Ex-servicemen, retired police and paramilitary personnel from Telangana can apply by February 4, 2026

India will need an integrated network of 400 airports and a fleet of 3,000 aircraft by 2047, according to a KPMG–FICCI report released at Wings India, projecting strong growth in aviation, MRO, cargo and sustainable fuels

Brigade Group has signed an agreement to acquire 2.25 acres of prime land in Secunderabad through an outright purchase to develop a premium residential project with an estimated gross development value of Rs 650 crore

Indian Railways and Haryana reached the final of the 72nd Women’s Senior National Kabaddi Championship at Balayogi Stadium

Chief national badminton coach P Gopichand unveiled the Allen World Junior 10K Run jersey in Hyderabad. The run, for children under-18, will start at Gachibowli Stadium. Free entry is offered to Hakimpet Government Sports School students, with Rs 3 lakh prize money

The BRS signature campaign supporting the Secunderabad Cantonment Board merger with GHMC saw an overwhelming response in Rasoolpura, with over 2,300 signatures collected on Day 1 as residents, especially women, backed the move for better civic facilities