Telangana

A 25-year-old delivery executive died in a late-night road accident at Tolichowk after losing control of his bike and falling onto the road, where a private travel bus ran over him. Police have registered a case

Hyderabad-based MIC Electronics Limited has secured a three-year renewal of vendor registration from TGGENCO, authorising it to supply LED luminaires for road and street lighting across power plants and allied facilities

Former minister Jogu Ramanna was detained while leading a BRS protest demanding soybean procurement and relief for farmers’ issues. The bandh disrupted transport and daily life, with shops and schools shut as farmer groups extended solidarity

Government Chief Whip Patnam Mahender Reddy urged that 40% of revenue generated from land sales in Rangareddy district be earmarked for local development

Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences blood bank set a new record in 2025 by collecting 25,105 units of blood, the highest ever, alongside conducting 50 voluntary donation camps and hundreds of single donor platelet procedures

Opposition to the Telangana government’s order on adding nominated ex-officio members to the Telangana Medical Council intensified as junior doctors held statewide outreach programmes, warning of protests if GO Ms No. 229 is not withdrawn

A student from Mancherial, has been selected to participate in the all-India University athletic meet scheduled in Mangalore, Karnataka, on January 12.

Chaitra and Vaishnavi from Mancherial won gold medals in the under-18 and above-18 categories of a yoga competition held at Kamareddy district centre. Their victory has secured them places in the south zone-level Asmitha Khelo India event.

Koduri Viplav, a third-year IT student and NSS volunteer from MLRIT, has been selected to represent Telangana at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, where he will speak on sustainability and green development

CPI(M) leaders in Madhira constituency have accused Congress leaders of spreading false propaganda regarding the murder of their leader Samineni Rama Rao. CPM division secretary Madipalli Gopal Rao alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka was shielding the culprits.

A private school headmaster in Hyderabad was arrested by Jagathgirigutta police for allegedly misbehaving with a Class X girl student.

The 69th SGF Under-17 Boys National Kabaddi Championship will be held in Kothagudem from January 7 to 11. As many as 33 teams from states, union territories and national institutions will compete, with meticulous arrangements made for players and officials

Pandorum Technologies has partnered with Bharat Biotech arm Nucelion Therapeutics to expand manufacturing of its exosome-based regenerative therapies across the Asia-Pacific region, strengthening regional supply, regulatory readiness and India’s biologics manufacturing capabilities

Telangana High Court dismissed a PIL on alleged use of non-indigenous ingredients in Tirupati temple offerings, holding it lacked territorial jurisdiction and that the matter falls under the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s jurisdiction

SBI Hyderabad Circle defeated SBI Maharashtra Circle 1-0 in the All India SBI Inter-circle Football Tournament at Bhubaneswar. Former international Mohd Qizar scored the winner in the 15th minute, while Roch Xavier was named player of the match

Nizamabad defeated Warangal by 29 runs in the Kaka Venkataswamy Memorial Inter-district T20 League at Godavarikhani, with Sai Pratheek scoring 65. Ranga Reddy beat Mahabubnagar by three wickets, chasing 209 with contributions from Sathvik and Vaishnav

The Telangana High Court issued notices on a farmer’s writ petition alleging denial of crop loan waiver benefits despite eligibility under the State scheme, and sought responses from the government and a bank, posting the matter for February 3, 2026

Hyderabad and Hyderabad-A emerged champions in the boys and girls categories of the Slum Soccer Telangana State Championship at Madhapur. Hyderabad beat Ranga Reddy 6-1 in the boys’ final, while Hyderabad-A defeated Hyderabad-B 3-1 in the girls’ final

M Ritesh and K Aadyareddy won the boys and girls under-15 titles at the Pragathi Chess Academy All India Sub-Junior Chess Championship in Hyderabad. Winners were also declared in under-12, under-10 and under-8 categories for both boys and girls

Telangana shooters bagged four gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the National Shooting Championship. Gusti Noria, Darius Chenai, Yuvek Battula, Venkat Lakshmi Lakku and Mohd Abdul Khalique led the medal tally, with juniors also making a mark

Residents of Mancherial, who gave away their lands for the establishment of the Mancherial Cement Company (MCC) in 1958, have expressed concern over the proposed auctioning of the plant’s assets by Indian Bank on January 12. The auction follows MCC’s failure to repay a Rs 54 crore loan.

Nalgonda District defeated Sportive CC by 36 runs to win the HCA B-Division T20 knock-out tournament. Adi Manikiran starred with 86 runs. In other league matches, Sec’bad Club, Amberpet, Nizam CC and Southern Stars recorded victories

Sai Vikas Reddy, A Avanish Rao and Sanchit Binjrajka struck centuries on the opening day of the A-Division two-day league semifinals. Evergreen posted 395/8 against Deccan Wanderers, while East Marredpally piled up 540/9 against Gemini Friends

Telangana Assembly was adjourned sine die after a five-day session in which 13 Bills were passed. The House discussed the Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation Policy and Telangana Rising 2047, with the government targeting Rs 10,000 crore through HILTP