Telangana

Karunakar, director of the Gangadhara Market Committee, died in a Hyderabad hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a November 23 accident involving the convoy of Choppadandi MLA Medipalli Satyam near Pudur in Jagtial district. He was shifted for advanced treatment but succumbed.

BRS State General Secretary and former IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar alleged that a 32-year-old Dalit youth was brutally tortured and murdered in police custody at Chilkur Police Station. He visited the bereaved family in Kodad and demanded a second autopsy.

Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan by seven runs in the BCCI Women’s under-23 T20 cricket championship at Nagpur. Hyderabad posted 127/4, with Vanka Pooja and G Trisha contributing, before restricting Rajasthan to 120/7 despite Anjali Jat’s 35

Jharkhand defeated Hyderabad by four wickets in the Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 sixth-round match at Tata Digwadih Stadium, Dhanbad. Hyderabad posted 191 and 186, while Jharkhand replied with 176 and 202/6. Thanmai Krishna picked three wickets for Hyderabad

The Telangana Government has decided to allot 40 acres of land in Jagganapeta village, Mulugu district, for a new Sports School. This will add to the existing institutions in Hakimpet, Adilabad and Karimnagar, Sports Minister V Srihari announced

Top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand began their Syed Modi International 2025 campaign with a hard-fought win over Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing Yi. India’s juniors also impressed, while Sai Pratheek, MR Arjun and Priya Konjengbam advanced

The Telangana State United Teachers' Federation urged PM Modi to amend the RTE Act, exempting teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, from retrospective TET requirements. The body also sought a Supreme Court review to protect in-service teachers’ careers and promotions

BRS senior leader T Harish Rao has accused the Congress regime in Telangana of routinely demolishing check dams and tanks, allegedly under the influence of a sand mafia. Inspecting a damaged check dam on the Manair River, he criticised the government for failing to construct new dams in the past two years and for not acting against those responsible for demolitions in Peddapalli and Nirmal districts.

Kaun Banega Crorepati will host a special episode featuring India’s women’s cricket team, including Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma and coach Amol Muzumdar. Amitabh Bachchan will lead the show, celebrating cricket, quizzing and the pride of Women in Blue

Senior BRS leader Srinivas Goud accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of asking women to wear government-distributed sarees and vote for Congress, calling it a breach of the model code of conduct. He also criticized delays in BC reservation implementation and electoral manipulation

A vibrant ‘Nagar Keertan’ featuring Gatka martial arts, Shabad Keertans, and procession of Guru Granth Sahib and Nishan Sahib was held at Gurudwara Saheb Sitaphalmandi, Secunderabad, commemorating the 350th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur. A mass Kirtan Darbar is planned on November 30

The Telangana BC-JAC has welcomed the Congress leadership’s decision to appoint Nuthi Satyanarayana Goud from the BC community as the Khammam District Congress Committee president. They credited Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka for his consistent efforts to ensure BC representation in leadership roles.

Prince and Harsh Gandra struck centuries for Team D in the HCA under-16 two-day probables matches in Hyderabad. Several teams also registered wins in the B-Division T-20 league, with standout knocks from Praneeth Kumar, Nithin Nayak and Rohit Reddy

Government whip and Vemulawada MLA Adi Srinivas narrowly escaped injury when the basement of a housing complex collapsed during his inspection at Parvathipuram colony in Vemulawada. The MLA, accompanied by Collector Garima Agarwal and Congress leaders, was reviewing stalled construction work.

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar promised Rs 10 lakh from his MPLADS funds to any village in Karimnagar that elects a BJP-backed sarpanch unanimously. He claimed Congress- or BRS-backed wins could block or divert funds and urged villagers to reject “inducements”

Congress MLA-elect Naveen Yadav attended Tuesday’s GHMC general body meeting before being officially sworn in. He offered condolences to late leaders, including BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath and poet Ande Sri. GHMC officials declined to comment on any protocol breach

CPI (M) leaders in Khammam staged a massive dharna at the collectorate, accusing Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and his wife Nandini of influencing the investigation into the murder of party leader Samineni Rama Rao. The protest, supported by BRS, CPI and CPI (ML) New Democracy, saw villagers from Patharlapadu join in large numbers.

During GHMC meeting, corporators across party lines criticised inadequate sanitation, irregular garbage collection, unclean GVPs, and shortage of workers. Additional Commissioner C N Raghu Prasad assured that measures and regular monitoring would be implemented to improve city sanitation

GHMC general body meeting witnessed interruptions and protests as AIMIM corporators objected to the playing of ‘Vande Mataram’, while Congress demanded the State song ‘Jaya Jaya He Telangana’. Mayor Vijayalakshmi managed the session amid heated arguments and Marshals’ intervention

Microsoft has rolled out a new initiative under its Innovative Educator programme to train government school teachers in Hyderabad. The programme, supported by De Pedagogics and United Way of Hyderabad, aims to equip educators with foundational digital literacy and advanced AI skills, including the use of Copilot.

The demand to merge Warangal and Hanamkonda districts into a single Warangal district has intensified amid reports of possible district reorganisation in Telangana. Organisations argue that uniting the tri-cities, Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet would restore their identity and boost development.

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have developed a method to upcycle waste Geranium leaves from the essential oil industry into biochar, a carbon-rich material that improves soil fertility and plant growth. Trials demonstrated enhanced growth in Rosemary plants, underscoring the agricultural value of the innovation.

The Congress government in Telangana has come under fire for offering only 17 percent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in panchayat elections, despite promising 42 percent in its Kamareddy Declaration. A GO Ms 9 providing 42 percent quota was stayed by the High Court, citing the Supreme Court’s 50 percent cap on reservations.

Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has demanded Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy remove newly appointed Nalgonda DCC president P Kailash Neta for allegedly making derogatory remarks against him and his family.