Telangana

Rachakonda reported 3,488 road accidents in 2025, with deaths rising to 659 and injuries to 3,219. Accidents on the ORR surged, while traffic enforcement wings booked over 17,000 violations and fined Rs 3.88 crore for offences, including drunken driving.

Rachakonda reported 3,734 cybercrime cases in 2025, with investment and part-time job frauds topping the list. Police recovered Rs 40.1 crore, arrested 92 offenders, and conducted 955 awareness programmes reaching over one lakh people to prevent online offences.

Srinivas Marri, a 38-year-old railway electrician, fell from a train while on duty and was declared brain dead. His family donated his kidneys, liver, heart, and lungs under the Jeevandan organ donation initiative, saving multiple lives.

Rachakonda Police’s Women Safety Wing reported a rise in interventions, child rescues, and awareness operations in 2025. Over 3,500 children were rescued under ‘Operation Smile’ and ‘Operation Muskaan,’ while 735 decoy operations, including Metro Train operations, were conducted.

The kin of eight workers missing after the Sigachi blast have alleged discrimination in the release of ex-gratia and demanded payment of the remaining Rs 75 lakh. They met the Sangareddy Collector seeking intervention over delays linked to death certificates.

The Rotary Club of Hyderabad Mavericks and NMDC donated a Rs 26 lakh state-of-the-art cataract surgery machine to Osmania General Hospital. The equipment will support free and subsidised eye surgeries for underprivileged patients, with a formal handover attended by hospital and NMDC officials.

The oath-taking ceremony of newly elected sarpanch and ward members at Chennaraopet in Warangal district turned violent on Monday as Congress and BRS workers clashed over party songs played at the venue, leaving a few persons injured before police intervened.

Biofabri and Bharat Biotech International Limited signed a technology transfer agreement to ensure the MTBVAC TB vaccine is manufactured in India. After successful Phase I and II trials, BBIL plans a Phase III study starting in early 2026.

Backward Classes emerged strong in the recent gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Karimnagar district by winning over 50 percent of sarpanch seats, including a large share of general seats, reflecting growing political awareness among the community

Fresh remarks by former Congress MLA Podem Veeraiah against Bhadrachalam MLA Dr. Tellam Venkat Rao have reignited tensions between the two leaders, causing unrest among party workers, even as internal differences within the Congress surfaced in Pinapaka constituency.

Congress ministers on Monday dismissed BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao’s criticism on Krishna water sharing and irrigation projects, alleging he was speaking only to protect his party interests and not out of concern for the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.

Farmers from Tamil Nadu are travelling to Hyderabad to sell palm jaggery directly to customers. Made from palm sap, the traditional sweetener is slowly gaining popularity on the city’s outskirts for its natural taste and perceived health benefits.

Newly elected sarpanches and ward members in villages across erstwhile Medak district are facing serious challenges due to lack of funds for sanitation, street lights and daily activities, with leaders blaming the Congress government for neglecting rural development.

Farmers observed a day-long bandh in Bela mandal of Adilabad district demanding government procurement of soybeans. Protesters blocked the Bela-Maharashtra highway, while shops remained shut in solidarity. The bandh passed off peacefully with police deployment

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of weakening Telangana’s irrigation interests by informing the Centre that 45 TMC of Krishna water was enough for Palamuru Rangareddy project, and demanded correction to 90 TMC.

Kachiguda police arrested a man who posed as a TSRTC vigilance officer and extorted money from bus conductors. The accused filmed conductors at halting points and later threatened them over phone calls, police said.

Hyderabad police arrested two men from Odisha at Secunderabad railway station for carrying ganja and seized 6.25 kg of the drug from them. The arrests were made by the Commissioner’s Task Force following a tip-off.

Lakhotia College of Design hosted its annual graduation fashion show, Love India 2025, in Hyderabad. Featuring 18 fashion sequences by over 50 young designers, the event celebrated creativity, Indian textiles and contemporary design.

Buddy Mobility Care has partnered with GMR Hyderabad International Airport to launch India’s first wheelchair-accessible transport service at an airport. The initiative offers safe, dignified and assisted travel for persons with reduced mobility, senior citizens and special-needs travellers.

Hyderabad recorded 6,923 residential property registrations worth Rs 4,904 crore in November 2025, marking a 25 per cent year-on-year rise, with strong demand for premium homes priced above Rs 1 crore, according to Knight Frank India.

Farmers observed a day-long bandh across Bela mandal in Adilabad district on Monday, demanding immediate procurement of soybean by the government. Protesters blocked traffic briefly on the inter-State highway, while shops remained shut in solidarity. The bandh passed off peacefully after police intervention.

Senior Principal Scientist at IICT, Dr Surya Prakash Singh, has been awarded the MRSI Medal for 2025 for his contributions to advanced functional materials and translational research, including innovations in solar cell technologies and bio-imaging dyes.

Experts caution Hyderabad residents against panicking over high AQI readings shown by car dashboards and private apps, saying official CPCB data remains reliable. They cite inaccurate low-cost sensors, confined cabin measurements and lack of regulation as reasons for misleading air quality readings.

In Adigoppula, Palnadu district, two men, Sri Ram Murthy and Hanumanthu, were allegedly killed by a gang over a prior dispute. Ten assailants, led by Y Naresh, attacked them with a knife and iron rod. Police have registered a case