Telangana

Nearly 30 students of the Tribal Welfare Residential School in Mannanur, Nagarkurnool district, fell ill with suspected food poisoning after breakfast on Thursday. They were rushed to Achampet Government General Hospital in auto-rickshaws.

BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao appointed Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra as the party’s Parliamentary Party leader and floor leader in the Upper House, replacing KR Suresh Reddy. Ravichandra pledged to highlight Telangana issues in Parliament and strengthen the party

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Hingoli–Nanded region of Maharashtra early Thursday, triggering aftershocks felt across several districts in Telangana, including Nirmal, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Kamareddy, and Jagtial.

An 18-year-old B.Tech student from Siddipet district died after slipping and falling into Masaloddi waterfall in Mulugu on Wednesday. Despite being rushed to hospital and given emergency CPR, he succumbed while being shifted for advanced treatment.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has issued a legal notice to Deccan Chronicle, alleging defamation over a front-page report linking him to building permissions near Hussain Sagar. The notice demands removal of the article and an unconditional apology within 48 hours, warning of civil and criminal proceedings if the newspaper fails to comply.

The Telangana Model Schools Teachers Association has urged the State government to clear five pending DA arrears in one go, citing severe financial strain on teaching staff. The association pointed out that 124 instalments remain unpaid, even as other government departments have begun receiving arrears, and demanded parity in treatment.

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan on Wednesday charged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with ignoring urgent repairs at the Medigadda barrage, even as Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh moved swiftly to restore their irrigation projects.

A Congress councillor in Jangaon district was arrested after allegedly attempting to sexually assault an elderly woman in Station Ghanpur while drunk. The accused, Choudarapalli Sampath Raj, was trapped by the victim’s family and handed over to police.

The Telangana government has introduced a urea booking facility through MeeSeva centres to help farmers who face difficulties using the Fertilizer Booking App. Farmers can book urea for Rs.10 by providing their Pattadar Pass Book number and completing OTP verification.

The BRS has stepped up its campaign against the alleged diversion of Tungabhadra River waters by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, with senior leaders inspecting the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme in Karnataka. The party warned of launching a massive agitation to protect Telangana’s water rights, accusing the Congress government of indifference and granting clearances to upstream projects that threaten irrigation in Mahabubnagar district.

BRS leaders alleged that works being undertaken by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh at the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme could affect Telangana's water share. They demanded immediate intervention by the State government and accused it of failing to protect the interests of Mahabubnagar farmers.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka urged the Centre to allocate all Godavari Valley coal blocks exclusively to SCCL, opposed auctions in tribal areas, and said the Tadicherla-2 approval was a delayed mining lease for a block allotted in 2013.

BRS leader T Harish Rao demanded a crop holiday and input subsidy for Singur ayacut farmers, alleging that delayed repair works had affected irrigation. He also accused the Congress government of neglecting irrigation projects and failing to support Telangana farmers.

Nava Limited, in collaboration with L V Prasad Eye Institute, has launched eye screening camps for around 1,300 students from 15 government schools in Paloncha mandal under its CSR initiative. District officials inaugurated the programme and stressed the importance of student health.

The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at 20 locations across 10 states and Delhi while investigating an alleged online terror radicalisation network linked to ISIS and AQIS. Digital devices were seized as investigators continue to probe suspected extremist propaganda and foreign connections.

More than 100 booth-level officers staged a protest at the Secunderabad Cantonment Board office over pending remuneration for election duties, disrupting the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise. Officials assured that the long-pending payments would be released next week.

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau arrested two men for allegedly facilitating a Rs 4.70 crore cyber fraud in which fraudsters impersonated a company's Managing Director through a fake WhatsApp profile. Police said the accused supplied mule bank accounts used in the scam.

Farmers under the PM-KUSUM scheme have opposed the Telangana government's proposal to reduce the power purchase tariff from Rs.3.13 to Rs.2.98 per unit, saying the move will hurt project viability, reduce bank funding prospects and increase financial losses.

The Mirchowk police arrested a Chandrayangutta resident for allegedly possessing and selling forged educational certificates to people seeking overseas employment. Fifteen fake certificates, a mobile phone, and a scooter were seized, while two other suspects remain absconding.

The World Bank has ranked Telangana among India’s top five upper-middle-income States, placing it third with a per capita income of USD 5,407. BRS working president KT Rama Rao described the recognition as validation of former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s reforms and leadership, crediting initiatives such as TS-iPASS and Rythu Bandhu for the State’s rapid economic transformation.

US-based insurance and financial services company Nationwide has launched its Global Services Center in Hyderabad to strengthen its global operations. The new centre will support innovation, business growth, and talent development under a 24/7 operating model.

BRS leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of failing to utilise Godavari floodwaters despite adequate inflows. He demanded the operation of the Devadula and Kannepalli systems, defended the Kaleshwaram project, and challenged the government to an Assembly debate.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for allowing Godavari floodwaters to flow downstream despite water scarcity in Telangana. He urged the government to utilise the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme to protect crops and support farmers facing deficient rainfall.

A Hyderabad resident who has voted for decades is struggling to establish continuity of his electoral record after discovering his name is missing from the 2002 electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision exercise, despite possessing multiple government-issued identity documents.