Against the clock, Hyderabadis step up to save 239 Chevella trees Hyderabad: Nearly 239 trees along the Hyderabad–Manneguda stretch of NH 163, earlier marked for felling as part of a highway widening project, are set to get a second lease of life after Hyderabad residents stepped forward to adopt and fund their scientific translocation.The trees,…
faculty shortages and low student enrolment Hyderabad: A year after scrapping nine integrated courses, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH), has discontinued three MTech programmes at its campus college, citing faculty shortages and low student enrolment. The move comes despite one of the programmes still attracting students at Osmania University (OU).The programmes—MTech in Environmental Geomatics,…
Musi Jan Andolan seeks rejection of green nod for riverfront project Hyderabad: A citizens’ group opposing the Musi riverfront development project has urged the State-Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) to reject environmental clearance for phase 1A and phase 1B, alleging that the project has drifted away from ecological restoration and become heavily focused on road…
Hyderabad: Mancherial and Adilabad recorded the highest number of degree colleges with zero admissions in the state this year, Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) 2026-27 data showed. The districts had six private unaided colleges failing to secure a single student.They were followed by Khammam (5), Nirmal (4), Ranga Reddy (4) and Kamareddy (4). Across…
Wine makers urge PFC to avoid steep price hike Hyderabad: Wine makers have urged the Price Fixation Committee (PFC), constituted by the Telangana govt, to avoid any steep upward revision in wine prices, warning that higher levies on domestic wines could erode their competitiveness just as imported wines are set to become cheaper under the…
‘ISIS drug’ to heart medicines, Musi carries India’s heaviest pharma pollution load Hyderabad: A new study of seven major rivers has found widespread pharmaceutical contamination in urban waterways, with the Musi emerging as the most-polluted river system and a major hotspot for antimicrobial resistance. Tramadol, frequently referred to in public discourse as the ‘ISIS drug’…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday urged Telugu NRIs, entrepreneurs and Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) representatives in the United States to invest in their home state and actively participate in the reconstruction of Telangana.Speaking at the IOC meeting in the US, Bhatti listed out the welfare and development projects taken up by the…
Adilabad, Nizamabad Urban emerge as SIR anomaly hotspots Hyderabad: Nearly one in every three electors in the Adilabad assembly constituency has been flagged under the anomaly category during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), placing it at the top of Telangana’s constituency-wise list. The latest status report, as of July 31, shows that northern Telangana accounts…
Special Intensive Revision (Photo for representative purposes) Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metropolitan region accounted for nearly one-fourth of all anomalies detected during Telangana’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), but the incidence remained below the state average across its three districts. Within Hyderabad city, however, the pattern changed in several Old City constituencies, where anomaly rates rose to…
One dead as minor driver rams into two-wheeler at high speed Hyderabad: A 60-year-old man died, and another was injured, after the two-wheeler they were travelling on was hit by a car driven by a 17-year-old in Karmik Nagar, Yousufguda, around 9.45 am on Sunday. The victims were on their way to church when the…
