Telangana

Bring A Smile Foundation will conduct a collection drive across seven Hyderabad locations on August 22, inviting residents to donate reusable clothes, books, toys, utensils, footwear and household items for distribution among underprivileged communities.

Jindal Steel and IIT Hyderabad have signed an MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence for high-strength, value-added and value-engineered steel products. The centre will focus on application development, technical demonstrations, training and adoption across key industrial sectors.

Errors in Telangana’s Section 22A prohibited-properties list are affecting home loans and property-backed lending, with banks keeping many applications on hold. Private property owners are also unable to sell or mortgage assets, as authorities struggle to resolve widespread erroneous property tagging.

Pulse Pharmaceuticals has received DCGI approval for its Aqueol nanocarrier technology for Vitamin D3 delivery. The Hyderabad-based company says clinical studies showed 50-60 per cent higher serum vitamin D levels compared with conventional formulations.

Hyderabad is experiencing sultry weather as high morning humidity gives way to sharp afternoon declines amid temperatures of 32-33°C. The IMD expects similar conditions through August 27, with partly cloudy skies and chances of light rain and thundershowers.

Roadside vegetable vendors in Kagaznagar dumped vegetables on a road on Friday to protest alleged harassment by civic officials. They demanded a market at Sirsilk Colony, while the CPI extended support. Officials said vendors were causing traffic problems by occupying roads.

A six-year-old boy died at a private school in Visakhapatnam after allegedly being slapped by a teacher, police said. Andhra Pradesh government ordered an inquiry, formed a three-member committee and initiated legal action, while the family alleged the child collapsed from distress

Despite the High Court’s landmark judgement, landowners in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh continue to face harassment and denial of property rights due to the persistent misuse of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908

The EFLU administration has suspended 14 students following violent clashes between NSUI and ABVP members on August 14. An enquiry committee of four senior professors will probe the incident, while the EFLU Students Union has demanded an independent inquiry

Army Public School Bolarum students Kalepu Yashvardhan and Anirudh Rengarajan won the TCS InQuizitive 2026 Hyderabad edition. The quiz saw 249 teams from 28 schools compete, with participants benefiting from real-time AI-powered performance analytics across diverse subjects.

The Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation plans to implement ‘free left’ lanes at six stretches to ease traffic congestion. Commissioner Vinay Krishna Reddy inspected key junctions and directed officials to assess traffic movement, remove obstructions and relocate utility poles where necessary.

Employee associations have objected to Ministers blaming officials for Telangana’s Category 22-A land list controversy. They questioned how the issue surfaced across districts and sought accountability for administrative decisions, after Ministers admitted errors and promised an inquiry into prohibited properties.

The Telangana School Education Department has launched an online complaint monitoring system for private schools, enabling parents, students and the public to lodge grievances and track their status using mobile numbers or grievance IDs through the department’s website.

The ACB has registered a disproportionate assets case against revenue official Desani Srinivas Reddy and conducted searches at six locations. Officials identified assets with an official value of Rs. 6.87 crore, including flats, land, plots, vehicles, gold and cash.

The new one-way traffic loop around KBR Park has eased motorists’ movement but left pedestrians struggling with missing footpaths and inadequate crossing facilities. Cancer patients, attendants and commuters say continuous traffic has made walking and crossing roads increasingly difficult.

Telangana is likely to remain relatively dry through the first week of September, according to the IMD’s extended forecast. The State recorded a 34 per cent rainfall deficit in August till August 20, while cumulative monsoon rainfall is 13 per cent below normal.

A 36-year-old businessman has alleged that he was assaulted with iron rods and sticks and threatened by a group in Hyderabad. Police registered a zero FIR and later transferred the case to Jubilee Hills based on jurisdiction.

Medak Collector Prathima Singh visited a beekeeping farm at Bogada Bhupathipur and encouraged farmers to take up alternative cultivation. She said 104 beekeeping boxes had been distributed to 10 farmers and urged them to explore alternatives amid expected low rainfall.

The Telangana AYUSH House Surgeons and PG Doctors Joint Action Committee continued its strike in Warangal for the 17th day, demanding stipend parity with Allopathy doctors. The medicos rejected a proposed 15 per cent hike and threatened to intensify protests.

Congress leaders Kandi Srinivas Reddy and Sanjeeva Reddy have been served show-cause notices for allegedly abusing each other during a Political Affairs Committee meeting in Utnoor. The party has sought explanations from both leaders within three days

Tension prevailed in Kothur on Thursday after relatives of road accident victim Boggula Sai Goud protested with his body, alleging police failed to name the person responsible in the FIR. Police said the minor accused had been named on the accident day.

Traffic congestion continues near Raidurg Metro, with commuters seeking widening of the narrow stretch towards the station. TGIIC says utility shifting is required before work can begin. Meanwhile, road-widening works worth Rs 9 crore on three stretches are nearing completion.

HMDA will conduct an e-auction of 35 residential plots at Bachupally Layout on September 2. Registration will begin on August 31. A pre-bid meeting was held on Thursday, with officials addressing bidders’ queries on plots and auction procedures.

Former Sirpur (T) MLA Koneru Konappa and BRS cadres staged a sit-in on Thursday protesting the delay in construction of a double-lane road between Kothmir and Pesarigunta villages in Dahegaon mandal and warned of a larger agitation.