Telangana

Recent police raids suggest illegal matka gambling is slowly resurfacing in parts of Hyderabad despite years of sustained enforcement. Police say operators are attempting to rebuild betting networks through informal channels, prompting intensified surveillance and strict action against organisers, facilitators and participants.

The body of a fisherman who accidentally drowned while fishing in an irrigation tank at Kolhari village in Adilabad district was recovered by expert divers on Saturday. Police shifted the body to Boath hospital for post-mortem after the recovery

Rice prices have increased sharply across the erstwhile Khammam district amid reduced paddy cultivation, lower rainfall and water shortages linked to Super El Niño. Traders expect prices to rise further, while consumers seek government intervention to curb inflationary pressures

R&B officials and the contractor repaired the sunken stretch beneath the BHEL flyover after a Telangana Today report, describing it as a minor issue. However, road users demanded a detailed investigation, fearing the problem could recur and pose a serious safety risk

With one week left before the August 3 deadline, over 92 lakh electors in Telangana are yet to submit their enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Election officials have urged voters to complete the process without further delay.

Pillar construction on the Paradise Circle–Suchitra Junction stretch of the SCB Elevated Corridor is nearing completion, while girder work continues. However, tunnel excavation beneath Begumpet Airport remains delayed due to pending Airports Authority of India land clearance, leaving the project's next phase uncertain.

Gachibowli police have apprehended 15 holiday consultants for allegedly cheating customers through deceptive holiday membership schemes. The investigation began after a Hyderabad resident complained of losing Rs 3.40 lakh, with police identifying 19 victims who allegedly lost nearly Rs 22 lakh.

Educational institutions are increasingly hiring trained narcotics detection dogs to conduct surprise inspections and keep campuses drug-free. Service providers report growing demand for canine teams, with most detections involving ganja and cigarettes, while trained dogs are also deployed for explosive detection and security duties.

A Rs 65-lakh tourism initiative featuring a boat ride and lake-view restaurant at the Kumram Bheem Irrigation Project in Asifabad lies abandoned after three years. Authorities cite falling water levels and declining visitors, though revival efforts are reportedly underway.

Sai Kumar, an inmate of Siddipet District Jail facing bike-lifting charges, escaped from police custody at the Government General Hospital in Siddipet on Saturday during a routine medical check-up. Authorities have launched a search to trace the missing accused

Police and excise officials destroyed 1,000 liters of jaggery wash and 30 liters of illicit liquor (gudumba) during a joint community contact programme in Esanvayi village, Mancherial. Cases were registered against nine individuals involved in illegal brewing

A 26-year-old postgraduate medical student died after allegedly jumping from the terrace of an apartment building in Nagaram, Hyderabad. The woman, who had returned from Bengaluru last week, succumbed to her injuries in hospital. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.

The BRS sharply criticized Union Minister Bandi Sanjay over his comments on student protests, recalling his involvement in the 2023 SSC paper leak case. Leaders RS Praveen Kumar and Jagadish Reddy accused Sanjay of distorting facts to deflect government failures

High tension prevailed at Billapur village in Sangareddy on Saturday after revenue officials demolished 31 vendor shops, citing encroached government land. Affected shop owners, claiming to hold valid land pattas, staged road blockades alongside former MLA Bhupal Reddy

Nirmal police solved the murder of 28-year-old auto driver Aslam Khan with the arrest of his stepmother, Anwari Begum, and six inter-state hitmen. Police revealed she paid a Rs 6 lakh contract after he ended their illicit relationship

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her maternal uncle and two relatives in Keesara. Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, detained one suspect, and launched a search for the two remaining accused who are absconding.

Three persons, including two students, were injured after a school bus rammed into the rear of a lorry at Yellampeta in Medchal on Saturday morning. Police shifted the injured to hospital and registered a case to investigate the cause of the accident.

Divi’s Laboratories and Aurobindo Pharma have partnered with Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation to establish and upgrade centralised kitchens in Telangana, enabling nutritious breakfast for nearly 1.5 lakh schoolchildren across multiple districts.

Repeated food poisoning incidents in government‑run hostels of Mancherial district have left parents and students anxious, with allegations of negligence by wardens and lack of accountability among officials despite assurances of hygienic food supply.

Residents of Khammam’s III Town area are facing acute groundwater depletion and drinking water shortage following the demolition of the Munneru check dam at Prakash Nagar. The dam, built in 2021 during the BRS regime, had boosted groundwater levels, but was razed by the Congress government citing flood risks during the 2023 monsoon.

Uniform distribution in Telangana government schools has been delayed, with 19 out of 33 districts yet to receive cloth material. Only 18.5% of the required supply has reached schools, forcing students to continue in old uniforms.

Adilabad police have arrested three men, including a notorious burglar from Hyderabad, for stealing motorcycles and mobile phones. Eleven phones and two bikes were recovered, and one accused confessed to transferring money from stolen devices.

The Telangana Director of Public Health, Dr B. Ravinder Nayak, clarified that the current rise in COVID-19 cases is a mild seasonal uptick similar to last year, with no evidence of increased severity or new variants. He urged elderly people and those with comorbidities to take precautions.

The Komuravelli Punyakshetram Railway Station on the Manoharabad–Siddipet line will be inaugurated on July 26 by Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy. The Rs 6 crore facility aims to improve access to the Komuravelli Mallanna Temple, with DEMU services stopping at the station to benefit pilgrims and locals.