Telangana

A 54-year-old farmer from Surzapur village in Nirmal district died after being accidentally electrocuted while irrigating his maize crop on Saturday night. He was found dead near a well on his farm. A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

Two armed robbers looted ₹40 lakh from the house of a bangle trader in Tallabkatta, just 100 metres from the Bhavaninagar police station. Police suspect insider involvement and are analysing CCTV footage as special teams work to trace the culprits.

Cyberabad police booked 431 drunken driving offenders during weekend checks, including two-wheeler, auto, car and heavy vehicle drivers. Eleven recorded extremely high BAC levels. Chevella topped the list with 49 cases. Courts sentenced 21 offenders to jail and fined several others.

GHMC teams, assisted by traffic police, cleared roadside sheds and kiosks around Mindspace in Hitec City to ease traffic congestion. Shopkeepers protested the drive, claiming the sudden removal of encroachments would disrupt their livelihood and demanded reconsideration from authorities.

Over 25,000 nominations for Sarpanch posts and more than 82,000 for Ward Member posts were filed for the first phase of Telangana’s gram panchayat elections. Polling will be held across 4,236 panchayats, while the SEC is monitoring reports of forced unanimous elections.

KNRUHS is facing serious allegations of procedural malpractice after PG students reported an unprecedented 11% failure rate. Students claim faulty evaluation and software issues. Amid demands for a vigilance inquiry, VC Dr. Nandakumar Reddy briefly resigned before returning as interim chief.

A total of 2,593 sarpanch nominations and thousands of ward member nominations were filed across 506 gram panchayats in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Several panchayats and wards, however, received no nominations, particularly in Mancherial, Utnoor, and Dasturabad mandals.

An 18-year-old first-year engineering student, G. Abhilash, died by suicide at his home in Suraram on Saturday night. He was found hanging on Sunday morning. Police have registered a case and are investigating the reason behind the incident.

A 71-year-old Hyderabad man lost Rs 1.92 crore after cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers put him under a fake “digital arrest” and claimed his Aadhaar was linked to illegal activity. Police arrested three men who allegedly supplied bank accounts for the scam.

A 40-year-old businessman from Shastripuram died by suicide on Saturday night, with family members alleging he was harassed by two private moneylenders who collected Rs 9 lakh on a Rs 3 lakh loan. Mailardevpally police have registered a case and begun investigation.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police booked 552 motorists during weekend drunken-driving checks across the city. Those caught, including riders and drivers with high BAC levels, must appear in court. Police said the zero-tolerance enforcement drive will continue.

KT Rama Rao expressed anguish over a massive fire that destroyed nearly 30 shops near Kondagattu temple in Jagtial. He blamed government negligence for delayed fire response, sought ₹30 lakh aid per family, and assured BRS support for victims

A Kerala software employee was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly misbehaving with an air-hostess on a Dubai–Hyderabad flight. Reportedly intoxicated, he touched her inappropriately and left an obscene note. Police booked him under BNS Sections 74, 75 and other provisions; he was remanded

The husband of BRS sarpanch candidate Mamidi Nagalakshmi was allegedly kidnapped and tortured in Nalgonda by a group linked to the ruling Congress party. The victim said he was threatened to stop his wife from contesting, prompting BRS leaders to protest.

Two passengers, including a four-year-old boy and the conductor, were killed when a private bus rammed a lorry at Boath crossroads near Neradigonda mandal on NH-44 in Adilabad. Three others sustained injuries and were shifted to RIMS, Adilabad.

A massive fire gutted about 30 shops near the foothills of Kondagattu in Mallial mandal late Saturday night. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit, spread through toy and general stores along the Jagtial–Karimnagar road. Shopkeepers alleged that a delay in fire tenders worsened the damage, while devotees criticised the absence of a dedicated fire engine at the Kondagattu temple.

A Class VIII student from Telangana Social Welfare Residential School (Girls), Luxettipet, secured second prize at a district-level science exhibition held in Naspur mandal from November 26 to 28. She was felicitated by DEO S. Yadaiah for her thought-provoking exhibit.

Cyberabad Cybercrime officials have arrested six members of an interstate syndicate accused of supplying mule bank accounts and SIM cards to operators of online trading scams. The gang allegedly facilitated fraud worth over Rs. 1 crore, with forensic analysis linking them to nearly 400 cases across India.

The Congress government’s position on the proposed 800 MW thermal plant at Ramagundam has come under scrutiny after Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka suggested private players could also bid, despite the cabinet’s earlier decision to collaborate with NTPC.

The Congress government has proposed widening the Hyderabad–Bengaluru highway under the High-Speed Corridor initiative, expanding it to six or eight lanes with service roads. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has also urged the Centre to declare the route a defence and aerospace corridor, intensifying the political and economic stakes.

Four second-year students of Government Medical College, Nagarkurnool, have been suspended from classes for two months and stripped of hostel membership for a year following a ragging incident. The matter surfaced after Principal Rama Devi issued memos based on a disciplinary committee inquiry.

Students of Zilla Parishad Secondary School in Koutala, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, staged a road protest after being served worm-infested mid-day meals. Following the incident, the headmaster was suspended for negligence.

Osmania University has sought clarification from MS Degree College after a viral video sparked allegations of mass copying. The video, showing books falling from a building, was clarified by the college as unrelated to ongoing examinations. University officials reiterated their commitment to strict exam standards and warned of stringent action against negligence.

A police Sub-Inspector from Kodad has resigned from service to contest the upcoming gram panchayat elections as sarpanch of his native Gudibanda village in Suryapet district. He emphasised his commitment to village development and prioritising service to his birthplace.