Telangana

Khammam District Collector Anudeep Durisetty issued show-cause notices to ten officials for skipping mandatory election training without prior intimation. Calling election duty a crucial responsibility, he directed them to explain why action should not be taken for their absence

The Bhadrachalam major gram panchayat is witnessing unusual political alignments as Congress nominee Punem Krishna faces a disqualification complaint over an active contract. A BJP-backed candidate’s nomination was rejected, while internal Congress factions field rival candidates in the key local body election

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s district tour in Makthal, under the banner of ‘Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu,’ faced low public turnout, leaving Congress leaders, including MLA V Srihari, embarrassed and prompting calls for a more ambitious approach in future events

QE Conclave 2025 in Hyderabad brought together 850+ attendees from 400+ companies to discuss AI trust and Quality Engineering. The conclave featured keynotes, panels, and the launch of ValidAIte, a framework for enterprise AI validation and assurance

Thousands of devotees celebrated Gita Jayanthi at Hare Krishna Golden Temple, Banjara Hills, with collective chanting of all 700 Bhagavad Gita verses. Over 1,000 students recited 108 slokas, concluding with Grand Maha Mangal Arati and prasadam distribution

Bura Babu, a remand prisoner in Jagtial sub-jail, filed his nomination for Marupaka Sarpanch post despite being behind bars. His wife Vajramma has also entered the contest, and she will campaign if Babu is unable to attend

Telangana High Court censured State authorities after two Singapore-based accused were detained at Chennai Airport despite an August stay on all proceedings. The court described the incident as interference with justice and directed officials to explain the breach of its order

The Telangana High Court has issued notices to the Chief Secretary after a petition challenged the State’s decision to grant IAS-equivalent status to IPS officers. The court sought an explanation for IPS officers holding IAS cadre posts and adjourned the matter to December 10

Warangal Police arrested five members of a gang that extorted officials by impersonating Anti-Corruption Bureau officers. The prime accused, a repeat offender with dozens of past cases, allegedly targeted senior government officials and extorted nearly Rs 10 lakh from an MVI

Hyderabad made a strong reply to Kerala’s first-innings total of 268, reaching 71/1 at stumps on the opening day of the Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 third-round match at NFC Ground. Aaron George remained unbeaten on 42

Hyderabad women defeated Goa by seven wickets in the BCCI under-23 T20 cricket championship at Nagpur. Chasing 111, Hyderabad reached 114/3 in 17.5 overs, with Mamatha scoring an unbeaten 38. Goa had earlier posted 110/6 in 20 overs

Telangana swimmers M Suhas Preetham and A Kashish Srivastava bagged silver medals at the ninth SGFI National Swimming Championship in Delhi. Suhas finished second in the under-19 boys 100m butterfly, while Kashish won silver in the under-14 200m breaststroke

Pranav Susarla and K Nageshwari emerged champions in the boys and girls under-15 categories of the 56th Telangana State-ranking Chess Tournament at LB Stadium, Hyderabad. The event also saw winners across under-7, under-9, under-11 and under-13 categories

Adilabad bagged a double, winning the boys and girls titles in the 44th Telangana State junior inter-district kho kho championship at Patancheru. They beat Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar in the finals, while Hyderabad and Karimnagar settled for bronze medals

Royal United FC won the TFA B-Division Shivkumar Lal Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, finishing with 24 points. They beat Maisram Stars 2-1 in the final league match. Maisram Stars finished second, while BHEL won the discipline award

Veteran hockey umpire M A Jaleel passed away in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. Aged 75, he was a former national player for the Postal and Telegraphs Department and officiated in many national tournaments. He is survived by his family

SSGF Hyderabad finished third in the 17th Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junior National T20 Cricket Championship in Goa, defeating Delhi by 35 runs. Goteti Sravan starred with 30 runs and 3/17, while Haryana beat Punjab to win the title

IM Dhruva Thota, rated 2411, won the under-19 Telangana State Chess Championship in Wanaparthy. He will represent Telangana at the under-19 National Chess Championship in Jamshedpur from December 16 to 24. Top performers were felicitated by Dr Murali

Former India captain Shabbir Ali met his ‘Guru’, Olympian Arun Ghosh, in Kolkata. Ali recalled the 1974 Indian Youth Team’s unbeaten run under Ghosh, which made them Asian-level champions. He said the reunion was nostalgic and truly special

Sri Saanvi of SPARS Academy bagged a double, winning the under-14 and under-17 girls titles at the 12th Stag Telangana State and Inter-district Table Tennis Championship in Moinabad. Varun Shanker and Varuni Jaiswal won the men’s and women’s titles

The 68th National Shooting Championship began at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Hyderabad with over 16,000 shooters qualifying across rifle, pistol and shotgun events. The scores will help select India’s team for the 2026 international season

Telangana High Court extended protection for sterilised stray dogs, allowing GHMC to act only on verified complaints of attacks. AASRA argued that dog removals ignored Supreme Court guidelines. The court posted the case for further hearing on December 2

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy asked HUDCO to provide loans at lower interest rates and restructure earlier borrowings. HUDCO assured funds for 10 lakh more Indiramma houses. In a separate review, the Chief Minister warned officials against negligence in Medaram development works

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy avoided addressing BC organisations’ demand for 42 per cent reservations, instead highlighting Telangana’s caste census and development works. He reviewed the Narayanpet-Kodangal project, promised faster execution, and accused the previous regime of leaving massive debt