Stray cattle turn Picket, West Marredpally roads into traffic maze Hyderabad: A herd of cows has become an unlikely traffic hazard for commuters on the busy Picket and West Marredpally main roads, routinely occupying the carriageway as they feed on garbage dumped along the roadside.The problem is especially acute every morning, when school buses, two-wheelers,…
Hyderabad: Nearly 70% of pharmacies in the city are allegedly allowing unregistered persons to dispense medicines instead of registered pharmacists, raising concerns over wrong interpretation of prescriptions, incorrect dosages and the unsafe sale of prescription drugs, according to official data from the drugs wing of Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG-SAFE).The issue…
Hyderabad: A gig worker who went to deliver a food parcel was allegedly attacked by a customer and his wife after he failed to deliver the order at their doorstep in Karkhana.According to the police, the incident took place around 5 pm on Saturday at a residence in Jyothi Nagar Colony. The victim, Ashish Kumar,…
Hyderabad: Two furniture shops were completely gutted in a fire near Medchal checkpost in the early hours of Sunday. No casualties were reported.The blaze broke out around 1.22 am, sending thick smoke across the area and prompting residents to alert the fire department and police. A fire engine was rushed to the spot, and firefighters…
Warangal: A 31-year-old woman from Telangana died in a road accident in the St Louis area of Missouri, US, after a truck rammed into her car late on Saturday night. Daram Supriya, a native of Maripeda in Mahabubabad district, was returning home after closing her restaurant when the accident occurred, family members said.While Supriya died…
Owaisi alleges jail ‘setting’, ‘bail for Rs 2 cr’; prisons dept denies Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad’s member of Parliament, sparked a controversy on Saturday after he accused the Chanchalguda prison superintendent of facilitating illegal activities inside the jail.Speaking at a public meeting in Old City’s Golconda area, Owaisi alleged that a person could secure bail…
Hyderabad: Padma Vibhushan awardee and former University of Hyderabad vice-chancellor prof. Palle Rama Rao, one of India’s leading metallurgists and science administrators, died in Hyderabad on Saturday. He was 89.The University of Hyderabad condoled his death, describing him as an “extraordinary scientist, a visionary leader and a beloved mentor”.Born on June 30, 1937, Rama Rao…
Hyderabad: For over three months now, the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP), now functioning as the directorate of secondary health (DSH), has been operating without a full-time commissioner, leaving around 184 district, area and community health centres (CHCs) without an administrative leadership.Doctors and staff said the prolonged delay has hampered routine oversight and put additional…
Hyderabad: The city has entered a new phase of urban governance with the Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Act, 2026 coming into force, replacing a legal framework that governed the city for nearly seven decades.Notified in the Telangana Gazette on Oct 2, the Act creates a metropolitan governance framework for the Core Urban Region (CURE),…
Hyderabad: AIMIM floor leader in the assembly and six-term MLA from Chandrayangutta assembly constituency, Akbaruddin Owaisi on Saturday said that he is uncertain whether he will contest the next assembly election and added that he currently has no intention of entering the electoral fray.Speaking to students at an educational campus in the Old City, Owaisi…
