Hyderabad: A 48-year-old lineman of Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company (TGNPDCL) from Ramagundam was duped of 94.11 lakh by cyber fraudsters who posed as representatives of an established stock trading platform. Based on the complaint of the victim, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) sleuths have registered a case and launched a probe.According to police,…
Hyderabad: A delegation of Jawaharnagar Anti-Dumping Yard Joint Action Committee (JAC) met chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday and submitted a petition seeking the relocation of the dumping yard.BJP MP Eatala Rajender, BRS MLA Chamakura Malla Reddy, Medchal District Congress Committee president Thotakura Vajresh Yadav, former MLA Sudheer Reddy, Singireddy Harivardhan Reddy, JAC convenor…
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old catering worker from Shamshabad has accused her boyfriend of allegedly secretly recording nude video calls and circulating the clips to her estranged husband, sister and others. Based on the complaint, the RGI Airport police registered a case on Sunday.Police said the complainant from Shamshabad alleged that the accused, who works at a…
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old man was killed by his paramour and her son in Jeedimetla. The man was allegedly harassing the accused.The incident occurred on Sunday night and the two accused, G Aruna, 42, and G Sai Ratnam, 19, were arrested. The victim, Shiva Reddy, a native of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, was in a live-in…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes has expressed its happiness over the state cabinet approving the recommendations made by the BC Commission on two issues — changing the names of several castes that are considered derogatory and approving the list of eligible nomadic communities for schemes such as SEED being implemented by the central…
Hyderabad: In what is claimed to be first-of-its-kind nationwide, the Telangana govt announced financial assistance of 5 lakh each to the families of deceased gig and platform workers, acknowledging their contribution to the rapidly growing digital economy.The initiative covers gig workers who lost their lives in road accidents while on duty. In addition to the…
Hyderabad: NEET-UG 2026 was conducted smoothly across Telangana on Sunday, recording an overall attendance over 97%, according to official data. Out of over 73,000 registered candidates, more than 71,000 appeared for the examination held at 199 centres statewide.Sources said the exam process remained largely incident-free across most districts, with no irregularities in major centres including…
Hyderabad: A cab driver, employed by a DRDO employee, allegedly dragged a man on his car’s bonnet for two kilometres following an argument with a father-son duo in Meerpet on Saturday night, leaving the son with multiple fractures and injuries. According to Meerpet inspector B Shobhan, the victim, Faisal, a school van driver, was riding…
Hyderabad: The majority of 184 social media handles blocked by Hyderabad police over the past month for promoting online betting were found to be operating from foreign countries to evade Indian security agencies.The social media team of Hyderabad’s cybercrime police, after sustained scrutiny using various tools, traced several handles that were advertising online betting. After…
Hyderabad: Behind the counters of Hyderabad’s pharmacies, a troubling new trend is taking root. The arrival of generic versions of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus (semaglutide) has made once-exclusive therapies more affordable.But alongside affordability comes a darker reality: Unregulated sales, counterfeit fears, and casual misuse. What was once…
