Telangana

BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a fierce attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy during municipal poll campaigning, accusing him of covert BJP links, failed governance and unfulfilled promises, and urging voters to hold the Congress accountable

The Malkajgiri Cybercrime Police in Hyderabad solved seven cyber fraud cases and arrested 11 persons in the first week of February. Many of those arrested were mule account holders and facilitators.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that people who voted for the Congress were now repenting their decision. Addressing a roadshow at Bichkunda, he urged voters to use the municipal elections to teach the Congress a lesson for failing to fulfil its promises

The Congress party in Jagtial faces a serious internal crisis ahead of municipal elections. Long-time loyalists, sidelined in ticket distribution, are contesting as independents, while newcomers have secured official party tickets.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recalled his college-day memories in Mancherial while addressing a BJP municipal poll rally on Saturday. He said he had watched films in the town earlier and later criticised the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.

A speeding car lost control and plunged off the Outer Ring Road at Pocharam village under Patancheru police station limits, killing two people and injuring four others. The victims were travelling from the Zoological Park towards Gaddapotharam in Sangareddy district when the mishap occurred.

The Telangana School Education department will conduct the Model Schools Admission Test 2026 on April 19 for admissions to Class VI and vacant seats in Classes VII to X across 194 schools. Online applications can be submitted till February 28.

Police in Korutla town stalled a funeral procession to facilitate a municipal election campaign meeting addressed by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy. The move triggered an argument with the deceased’s family before the procession was allowed to continue following media attention.

Villages in Siddipet and Jangaon districts of Telangana witnessed panic after tiger pugmarks were spotted and cattle were killed. Farmers reported sightings in Dhoolmitta mandal, while Ammapur and Veldanda villages saw two calves killed.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of failing to implement its six guarantees and scrapping KCR-era welfare schemes. Addressing a roadshow in Banswada, he highlighted delays in pensions, farm assistance and key social welfare programmes

Independent candidates, many of them dissidents denied party tickets, are emerging as a decisive factor in the municipal elections across the erstwhile Adilabad district. Poll experts say they could significantly influence chairperson posts and the mayoral race in Mancherial

Former Minister T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress ignored Gajwel’s development after coming to power and urged voters to support the BRS in municipal elections. He also criticised the BJP and highlighted development works undertaken during the BRS rule

Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao faced questions from women in Sircilla over the party’s promise of one tola gold under the Kalyanalaxmi scheme. The women alleged the promise was forgotten after the party came to power.

Senior CPI (Maoist) leader Loketi Chander Rao alias Prabhakar, involved in 113 crimes, was among seven Maoists killed in a major anti-naxal operation along the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh border, with arms and ammunition seized by police

All toll plazas on Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road will go fully cashless from April 1, with payments accepted only through FASTag or UPI. Cash transactions will be discontinued at all 19 interchanges managed by HGCL.

More than two years after the Congress came to power, the integrated market project in Sangareddy remains incomplete. BRS MLA Chintha Prabhakar blamed the government for neglecting the project, forcing vendors to sell vegetables on roads and causing traffic issues

The ITDA, Bhadrachalam, is setting up a Giri Mart to provide a centralised platform for tribal producers. The mart, to be inaugurated by Sri Rama Navami, will sell food items, forest produce and essential commodities made by tribal SHGs.

The Telangana State Board of Technical Education and Training will conduct TG POLYCET 2026 on May 13 for admissions into polytechnic courses. Online registrations are open till April 20, with late and tatkal options available till April 22.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao said Telangana’s agricultural transformation under former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has turned the State into a hub for migrant farm labour, driven by assured irrigation and farmer support schemes.

The Telangana State Board of Technical Education and Training will introduce 10 new industry-driven diploma programmes in government polytechnics from 2026–27, adding over 2,280 seats and focusing on job-oriented education for Class X students.

The ACB arrested TGFDC Kothagudem divisional manager Thati Sravani in Visakhapatnam in connection with a Rs 3.51 lakh bribery case involving plantation bill approvals. She will be produced before an ACB court.

Scientists at Hyderabad’s CCMB have discovered that fungal infections may be stopped by targeting the sugar metabolism that fuels invasive growth. The study on Candida albicans offers new possibilities for developing more effective antifungal therapies.

A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband at Laxmipur village in Jagtial rural mandal early on Saturday. Police said the accused attacked her while she was asleep. A case has been registered, and efforts are on to trace the absconding suspect.

The Congress has appointed three BRS turncoat MLAs as coordinators for municipal elections despite the Speaker claiming no evidence of defection. The move has triggered dissent within the party, with former Minister T. Jeevan Reddy openly campaigning against Congress-backed candidates.