Telangana

Students of a government primary school in Sangareddy staged a road blockade demanding cancellation of their teacher’s transfer. Parents joined the protest, citing improved standards under the teacher. Police and parents eventually persuaded the students to return to class.

A 17-year-old boy from Adilabad drowned while swimming in a pond at a waterfall near Khandala village. The incident occurred on Wednesday, and the body was retrieved the following morning after a search operation involving expert divers.

Jeedimetla police arrested Bodimi Shetty Haribabu, former assistant to Quthbullapur MLA K P Vivekanand, for allegedly cheating 84 people by promising them double bedroom flats. Haribabu collected Rs 1 lakh from each person and used the money to build a house.

Rainfall disrupted daily life in Mancherial and Asifabad districts, cutting off villages and overturning a tractor in floodwaters. Mancherial recorded a 35% rainfall deficit, while Asifabad was closer to normal. One mandal in Mancherial exceeded seasonal expectations.

Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy has criticised the Telangana government's Indiramma housing scheme, claiming that restrictive eligibility conditions are excluding deserving beneficiaries.

BRS leader T. Harish Rao criticised the Congress-led Telangana government for failing to control a diarrhoea outbreak in Demikalan village, Kamareddy. Blaming contaminated water and poor sanitation, Rao highlighted the deaths of two villagers and demanded the immediate declaration of a medical emergency.

The BRS and its union, TBGKS, have said that the Congress government is not taking proper care of Singareni coal workers. They pointed out delays in medical checks for workers and said that support services are not running properly.

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao accused the Telangana Congress government of misusing police forces to intimidate and silence student activists who are speaking out against the declining education system.

Former Telangana Minister S. Niranjan Reddy strongly criticized Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, accusing him of spreading misinformation about reservations and constitutional matters

Congress leader K Rajesh Chouhan was arrested for allegedly harassing inmates of a BC women’s hostel in Narayankhed. His mother, the hostel warden, was suspended, and two supporting staffers were removed. Over 30 students lodged a police complaint.

CM Revanth Reddy sparked controversy by admitting his government engages in phone tapping, stating it is legal if done with “proper permissions.” His remarks, made during an informal media interaction in Delhi, come amid allegations of surveillance on political opponents and Cabinet colleagues.

Jagtial police arrested eight members of a robbery gang that abducted and assaulted a man before looting his gold and forcing a digital money transfer. The gang was caught while discussing division of stolen property near Chanakya School

Sigachi Industries has begun distributing ex gratia compensation to families of those killed in the June 30 blast at its Pashamylaram plant. Payments of Rs.10 lakh each have been issued to 15 families so far, with more disbursements to follow

BRS working president KT Rama Rao called the upcoming local body polls a turning point for the party, urging cadres to treat them seriously. He criticised the Congress government for failed promises and said the polls would pave the way for BRS's return.

A research team led by Dr. Manjula Reddy at Hyderabad’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has discovered a crucial proofreading mechanism in bacteria that helps maintain the strength of their cell walls.

Villagers of Palugugadda in Siddipet unanimously elected Narra Kanakaiah as Sarpanch and Raj Kumar as deputy ahead of official panchayat poll notification. The decision followed their promise to support development. Even Kanakaiah’s former rival backed his nomination

Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao announced that the newly sanctioned Dr. Manmohan Singh Earth Sciences University in Kothagudem will be inaugurated in August. The university, planned during the Telangana Statehood movement, will be developed to world-class standards on a 300-acre site.

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has accused the BJP of intentionally delaying Presidential assent for the 42% BC reservation bills passed by the State Assembly. He criticized BJP leaders for supporting the bill in Telangana but opposing it in Parliament

Major Kavitha Vasupalli became the only woman in a world-record Brahmaputra River rafting expedition, covering 1,040 km in 28 days. The Army doctor from Andhra Pradesh braved extreme conditions and was recognised with a Vishisht Seva Medal and COAS commendation.

The Raikal waterfalls have come alive after recent rains, attracting visitors despite poor access roads. Though plans were made in 2017 to develop the site, including road work and amenities, no progress has been made so far.

The Telangana State government has promoted 309 Associate Professors from 33 specialty health departments to Professors, assigning them to newly established medical colleges and teaching hospitals across the state.

New AI lead for Lloyds Technology Centre has been appointed in Hyderabad.

A 63-year-old farmer from Kothapally in Yacharam mandal, Ranga Reddy district, died by suicide after consuming poison on July 15. He had been facing financial problems for months. He died during treatment at a hospital on Tuesday night

A mandal agriculture officer in Khammam had a close call after his car submerged in floodwaters at a railway underbridge. Locals rescued him and demanded preventive steps as waterlogging at the site has become a regular monsoon hazard.