Guntur: Andhra Pradesh authorities have cancelled the Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate of pastor Chintada Anand after concluding that he practised Christianity and, hence, ineligible for protections under constitutional provisions following the Supreme Court ruling in his case in March this year. This is likely the first SC certificate cancellation in AP after the verdict.The district…
Hyderabad: Amid a deepening water crisis in the city, illegal water trading around Himayatsagar and Osmansagar has come under scrutiny after authorities uncovered large-scale groundwater diversion for commercial purposes, reportedly generating crores of rupees.In the latest crackdown, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) on Saturday lodged complaints of cheating and trespassing against a…
Hyderabad: Following the murder of advocate Khaza Moizuddin, who was allegedly run over by an SUV near Masab Tank on Saturday morning, the city police took the two educationists — father and son — into custody, and they were brought to Abids police station. However, as of Sunday night, they have yet to be cited…
Hyderabad: Extreme summers are not only increasing heat-related illnesses but are also majorly affecting residents of urban slums and informal settlements in Hyderabad. A survey was recently conducted across 15 to 20 urban settlements in the city by a Hyderabad-based non-profit, Helping Hand Foundation (HHF), which also works with the Telangana health department in govt…
Hyderabad: A brutal assault was reported in Kushaiguda, where a woman was seriously injured after her live-in partner allegedly attacked her and cut her tongue with a knife following a dispute at their residence.According to Kushaiguda SI Satish Kumar, the victim, a 50-year-old woman identified as Sujatha, a daily wage labourer from the Kushaiguda area,…
Poor sanitation at Red Hills, Hyderabad Hyderabad: Residents and traders in the historic neighbourhood near Red Hills Ground, Lakdikapul, have raised concerns over persistent open urination and poor sanitation along a busy stretch.Locals alleged that the area has remained neglected for more than a decade despite repeated complaints to civic authorities.Abdul Kareem, a grocery shop…
Hyderabad: Eight days after a 35-year-old man went missing in Narayankhed of Sangareddy district, police investigations revealed that he was allegedly murdered and buried by his wife and her paramour. Both the accused have been arrested.According to police officials, Muthyam Reddy, an electrician, went missing on May 16. Two days later, his wife, Kalpana, lodged…
Hyderabad: Jeevandan, Telangana’s flagship deceased organ donation initiative, is increasingly dependent on private hospitals, with govt institutions contributing only a fraction of the total donations and transplants recorded so far.According to official Jeevandan data up to 2025, private hospitals accounted for 1,710 organ donations – nearly 28 times higher than the 61 donations recorded by…
Warangal student Gundu Anirudh along with Dr Yogita Rana Mission TEJAS initiative in Telangana Warangal student Gundu Anirudh along with Dr Yogita Rana Mission TEJAS initiative in Telangana Warangal student Gundu Anirudh along with Dr Yogita Rana Hyderabad: What began as a teenager’s curiosity inside a school tinkering lab has now evolved into a large-scale…
Aspirants were asked to remove their digital watches before entering the exam hall, outside a centre in Secunderabad on Sunday UPSC aspirants queue up for the prelims exam outside an examination centre in Hyderabad on Sunday Aspirants were asked to remove their digital watches before entering the exam hall, outside a centre in Secunderabad on…
