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A police constable posted at the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP)’s Office in Lakdikapul died after allegedly shooting himself in the early hours of Thursday (July 23, 2026). The deceased was identified as Swamy. A handwritten note purportedly written by the constable was recovered from the spot. In the note, he reportedly requested that…
The Telangana government has constituted a four-member inquiry committee to investigate the complications reported in five women who underwent Caesarean section (C-section) surgeries at the Area Hospital in Banswada, Kamareddy district, on July 9 and 10. The women developed post-operative complications and were shifted to Government General Hospital, Nizamabad, and later to Nizam’s Institute of…
A spell of heavy rain lashes JNTU area, catching commuters off guard in Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Several parts of Hyderabad received moderate rainfall on Monday, July 20, evening after a bright and sunny day, catching many commuters off guard. The rain, which lashed the city between 7 p.m. and 9…
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BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao welcoming M. Srinivas Rao from Banswada into the party in Hyderabad on Monday as other leaders look on. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD Working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao alleged that the Congress government has completely failed in weathering the drought conditions this season…
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Anticipating the impact of adverse seasonal conditions, the Telangana government has appointed 10 senior IAS officers as special officers for the erstwhile districts to monitor rainfall, water availability, agriculture and other critical sectors. The Special Officers have been tasked with monitoring rainfall, reservoir and groundwater levels, drinking water availability, crop conditions, horticulture, power supply and…
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A farmer sprays pesticide in a field on the outskirts of Prayagraj. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central government has notified for a ban on paraquat dichloride, a herbicide, that has been linked to thousands of deaths due to self-harm, homicides and accidental deaths in India. The notice comes on the back of a series…
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw with Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy at Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said Telangana is poised to emerge as a major high-speed rail hub with…
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The forged certificates and mobile phone seized during the operation. A 38-year-old man was arrested by the Mirchowk Police for possessing and selling fake educational certificates intended for job seekers planning to work abroad. Fifteen forged certificates, a mobile phone and a scooter were seized during the operation. The accused, identified as Abdul Rashed Khan,…
A view of the site showing all that remains of the peepal tree. Photo: Arrangement In a bizarre incident in the city, two fully grown decades old trees, were hacked down in a string of events following a drunken brawl about two years ago. The trees in question — a 40-45 years old peepal, and…
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The food safety teams of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) uncovered stale and spoiled food, cockroach infestations, rat droppings, mould-contaminated vegetables, excessive reuse of cooking oil and several hygiene lapses during inspections at five restaurants across Kondapur, Gachibowli and Madinaguda localities of Hyderabad on July 4. Photo: @CMC_Offcl/X The food safety teams of the Cyberabad…