Hyderabad: Telangana continued to reel under intense heat on Friday as several districts recorded maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius, with Munagala in Suryapet emerging as the hottest in the state at a scorching 45.5 degrees Celsius, according to data from Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS). Khammam and Peddapalli followed closely, both recording 45.1…
Vijayawada: A 26-year-old Indian youth living in the US shot himself with a hand gun in his apartment in Chicago on Thursday apparently over not being able to find a job there.Chandu Iraganaboyina, a native of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, had been jobless for some time. Local police officers and his friends said it was…
Hyderabad: The restaurant industry in the city is bracing for what hoteliers are calling a “bloodbath” after commercial LPG prices skyrocketed on Friday, triggering fears of shutdowns, job losses and rising dining costs across the city.The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Hyderabad has jumped from Rs 2,321 to Rs 3,315 following a…
Hyderabad: Residents of a housing colony in Jadcherla in Mahabubnagar district were left stunned on Friday morning after they stumbled upon the body of a newborn girl that had likely been attacked by stray dogs. Police officers who reached the spot said it was likely that the newborn’s parents had abandoned her and that the…
Hyderabad: Six members of a family were on Friday killed when the car they were travelling in hit an illegally parked truck near exit-16 of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Thondapalli village in Shamshabad. The deceased, among them three children, were returning to Hyderabad after visiting the Yadagirigutta temple. A 35-year-old woman who survived…
Hyderabad: A 51-year-old private employee from KPHB Colony fell victim to an online forex trading scam, losing over 1 crore. Following his complaint, the Cyberabad cybercrime police registered a case on Thursday. The victim, who lives in KPHB IX Phase, alleged in his complaint that, on March 9, he received a message on the Telegram…
Hyderabad: Telangana director general of police (DGP) CV Anand said that the investigation into the phone-tapping case has almost come to an end and that a second chargesheet will be filed soon. After taking charge as the DGP on Friday, Anand also announced that a new Traffic Management and Road Safety Bureau will be created…
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old worker died and seven others were injured in a reactor blast at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Veliminedu village of Nalgonda district on Friday morning.According to the police, the incident occurred around 11.30 am at Nosch Lab, where nine workers were present at the time of the explosion.“Initially, all eight injured workers…
Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay wrote to chief minister Revanth Reddy Friday accusing the Congress govt in Telangana of failing farmers and ignoring its own promises. In a strongly worded letter, he said cultivators across the state were suffering in extreme heat, hot winds, and untimely rains while trying to…
Hyderabad: Out of the five names provided for Kalvakuntla Kavitha’s new party, the Election Commission (EC) has granted initial approval for the name ‘Telangana Rakshana Sena’ (TRS). The final approval will be granted after considering any objections from other parties.Announcing this on X, Kavitha said: “Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS), it is! We will relentlessly work…
