Telangana

Telangana polytechnic staff have escalated their protest against the proposed merger of polytechnics with Young India Skills University, announcing non-cooperation in additional duties. Students are also protesting the move and demanding clarity on ECET and lateral-entry engineering admissions.

The CCS Special Crime Team and Gandhinagar police arrested five persons allegedly transporting 38 kg of dry ganja from Araku to Mumbai via Hyderabad. Police said the suspects concealed the contraband in travel bags and were paid for each delivery.

Two workers were killed and nine others injured after a reactor blast triggered a fire at a pharma company in Pochampally mandal of Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district late Friday night, police said. Two injured workers suffered more than 50 per cent burns.

Vayu, a new air compressor brand from Elgi Equipments, has been launched in India to cater to manufacturers and MSMEs. The launch underscores the growing role of MSMEs in India’s industrial growth.

Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy’s candid admission that Congress may not win the next elections stunned students at a Hyderabad polytechnic college and set off a political debate. His remarks, made during an interaction over the merger of institutions with the Shakti department, quickly went viral.

The Telangana High Court on Friday refused to grant interim relief in a case concerning the manufacture and sale of adulterated spices. Justice J. Sreenivas Rao directed the police to continue the investigation, rejecting arguments that law enforcement lacked authority to register food adulteration cases.

The Telangana High Court has directed the Bar Council of Telangana to resume the advocate enrolment process, overturning an interim stay that had stalled proceedings. The Division Bench, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, ruled in favour of a law graduate’s appeal.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has invited Oxford University to establish an executive education and research centre in Hyderabad. During his visit to Oxford, he held discussions with senior professors and extended an invitation to participate in the Telangana Rising Global Summit scheduled for December 2026.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not speaking against police action on protesting students in Telangana, while voicing solidarity with Delhi students. He accused the Congress of double standards, saying Gandhi’s credibility would suffer unless he condemned the use of force against students in the state.

The Telangana High Court has reserved judgment on writ petitions challenging the Speaker’s ruling that Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender had not defected from the BRS despite contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a Congress ticket.

Congress MLAs in Telangana have criticised Forest Minister Konda Surekha for her repeated use of intemperate language, a move triggered by her daughter Sushmita’s public attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

Endowments Minister Konda Surekha has said she will make a detailed statement only after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy returns from his foreign trip. She noted that she had already conveyed her views to the party’s disciplinary committee.

Khammam MPs have urged South Central Railways to rename Bhadrachalam Road railway station at Kothagudem as Kothagudem railway station, citing its status as district headquarters. They also sought new train services and a railway line to Bhadrachalam.

The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee (TP-JAC), which is opposing the merger of polytechnics with Young India Skills University, insists on written assurances and demands revocation of GO 97 or removal of the clause integrating polytechnics with YISU.

Wanaparthy MLA T Megha Reddy has lodged a complaint with the Congress high command against State Planning Board Vice-Chairman G Chinna Reddy, demanding his suspension for alleged objectionable remarks.

Student unions in Kothagudem have opposed the proposed relocation of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential Degree College for Boys to Thorrur in Mahabubabad. AISF demanded that the college remain in Kothagudem and warned of protests against the move.

The Yelgoi gram panchayat in Sangareddy has opposed orders seeking transfer of certain panchayat powers under NIMZ Zaheerabad to NICZISCL and TGIIC. It demanded pending rehabilitation compensation, employment for locals and continuation of panchayat rights over 1,356 acres.

A chamber mistaken for a tunnel was discovered near the Qutb Shahi tombs in Hyderabad, sparking curiosity and speculation about the city’s legendary secret passages. The ASI clarified after inspection that the structure is a rectangular chamber dating to the medieval period.

The Telangana BJP defended the Centre’s decision to deny political clearance for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed US visit, rejecting allegations of political motive. BJP State president N Ramchander Rao said the decision was based on regulations and procedural norms.

The Forest Department has banned visitors from a picturesque hillock near Hudkili village in Mancherial after videos of the location went viral on social media. Officials cited tiger movement and wildlife protection, while influencers urged authorities to promote ecotourism.

A piece of land meant for a school in Mancherial’s Hi Tech City Colony is facing an alleged encroachment attempt by some traders. Residents said a fence was erected around the plot despite municipal warnings and urged officials to protect the land.

The BRS has extended full support to the demand for revival of the Cement Corporation of India plant in Adilabad, accusing the Centre of failing to act despite repeated assurances. At a round-table meeting in Hyderabad, party leaders and other political representatives warned that the plant could be handed over to private interests if the issue was ignored.

Pressure is mounting on Forest Minister Konda Surekha as around 20 Congress MLAs demanded action against her, Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy and Chinna Reddy. The MLAs alleged that their comments against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the government were damaging the party's image.