Telangana

GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM P Harikrishna drew their Round 5 matches at the FIDE World Cup in Panaji. Arjun missed chances against Levon Aronian, while Harikrishna held Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara. Two Indians remain in contention

KPHB defeated SBI 78-49 in the Annual Basketball League Championship for the GM Sampath Kumar Trophy at YMCA Secunderabad. Police edged Young Men Guild 78-75, while G9 beat Loyola Academy 57-34 in other matches

Maisram Stars FC defeated Deccan Sporting FC 3-0 in the TFA B-Division Shivkumarlal Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Pratik Hemat, Sohail and Ali Bin Syed Bahdela scored to secure a convincing victory for Maisram Stars

Osmania University announced its inter-college sports championships in Hyderabad. The weightlifting event will be held on November 17, basketball on November 25–26, and boxing on November 26–27. Selections for the OU team will also be conducted

M Mamatha will captain Hyderabad in the BCCI Women’s Under-23 T20 Championship beginning November 24 in Nagpur. The squad includes G Trisha as vice-captain, with K Nidhi as wicketkeeper. Six players have been named as stand-byes

The IIT Hyderabad Half Marathon 2025 will be held on November 30, featuring 21K, 10K and 5K runs. Hosted by the IIT Hyderabad Runners Club, the event promotes fitness, camaraderie and resilience, with Timing Technologies and iFinish as partners

Telangana finished runner-up in the Sub-junior Boys National Football Championship, losing 1-2 to Tamil Nadu in the final at Narainpur, Chhattisgarh. The Telangana Football Association felicitated the team and announced Rs 50,000 prize money for their achievement

NTPC Ramagundam marked its 48th Raising Day with a flag hoisting, employee recognitions and felicitation of trainers under the Karmayogi Jansewa programme. Executive Director Chandan Kumar Samanta praised employees’ efforts and reaffirmed NTPC’s commitment to welfare and community empowerment

Farmers in Rukmapur village suffered devastating losses after the ‘Pathur 7545’ paddy variety failed on over 100 acres. With yields dropping below 7 quintals per acre, they have approached officials seeking action against the seed supplier and compensation for their investment

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted surprise inspections in Sub-Registrar offices across Adilabad district, seizing unaccounted cash and uncovering irregularities. The checks followed allegations that staff of the Registration and Stamps Department were accepting bribes to register illegal layouts.

Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court strongly criticised HYDRAA and its Commissioner AV Ranganath for repeated violations of judicial directions under the guise of lake restoration. Hearing contempt petitions, the judge warned that authority must serve the public, not display power, and questioned HYDRAA’s statutory basis for unilateral actions.

BJP state president N Ramchander Rao has alleged that the Congress victory in the Jubilee Hills by-poll was possible only with AIMIM’s support, noting that candidate V Naveen Yadav had earlier contested on an AIMIM ticket. Addressing a press conference, Rao accused the Congress of misusing government resources and relying on money and muscle power.

Senior journalist A Krishna Rao, speaking at the Janadharmadu MS Acharya 7th Memorial Lecture at Kakatiya University, warned that social media has blurred the line between truth and falsehood, fuelling misinformation. He emphasised neutrality in journalism, the importance of language, and the role of literature as society’s response.

Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh has accused senior BJP leaders of deliberately weakening the party in Telangana following its poor performance in the Jubilee Hills by-election. Alleging booth capturing and money distribution by the Congress, Singh criticised the state leadership for failing to counter such tactics.

Residents of Rajupet in Manugur Municipality staged a rasta-roko by pitching a tent on the main road leading to sand reaches of the Godavari and nearby opencast mines. The protest, which began Thursday night, was against the dust pollution caused by hundreds of coal and sand trucks passing through the village.

Harish Rao paid tributes to irrigation expert and Telangana movement leader Vidyasagar Rao on his birth anniversary, praising his role in exposing discriminatory water policies and educating people about Telangana’s rights over its water resources

A 20-year-old woman from Relakayalapalli in Khammam district ended her life after alleged harassment by a rural medical practitioner with whom she was in a relationship. The RMP, after being refused marriage, posted their photos on social media, leading the woman and her family to lodge a police complaint.

The TSLPRB has issued a notification for direct recruitment to 60 posts at the Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory (TFSL). Vacancies include Scientific Officers, Assistants, Technicians, and one Attendant across multiple divisions.

Telangana is set to announce a new fee structure for private engineering colleges for 2025-26. The TAFRC recommendations were held back during the Jubilee Hills bypoll. Top colleges in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal may see fee hike

Telangana experiences a cold snap with night temperatures dropping below normal in several districts. Sangareddy recorded 7.8 degrees Celsius. IMD-Hyderabad forecasts cold wave conditions in isolated pockets, while Hyderabad is expected to have partly cloudy skies with misty mornings and nights

The Congress party clinched the Jubilee Hills by-poll with candidate V Naveen Yadav emphasising unity and development over vendetta politics. Yadav accused the BRS of running a malicious campaign but credited voters for delivering a decisive verdict.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has termed the Jubilee Hills bypoll outcome as an endorsement of Congress governance, urging BRS and BJP to cooperate in Hyderabad’s development. He criticised Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for obstructing growth and thanked AIMIM, CPI and CPI(M) for their support.

NCP candidate Mohammed Anwar, contesting the Jubilee Hills assembly bye-election, died of a suspected heart attack at his residence in Erragadda before results were declared. He secured 24 votes posthumously. The bypoll also saw 58 independent candidates, with Amboju Buddiah winning the highest tally of 231 votes.

Liquor syndicates in Karimnagar are offering crores to newcomers who secured wine shop licences in the recent draw. Many first-time allottees, deterred by high operational costs, are selling or entering partnerships, enabling syndicates to take over multiple high-sales outlets