Hyderabad: A 45-year-old businessman, Md Aleemuddin, who shot himself with his licensed firearm, had cleared all required checks, including a medical fitness assessment. His arms licence, issued in 2016-17 and subsequently renewed, was supported by a doctor’s certificate declaring him fit to handle a weapon. An earlier suicide attempt, however, had not been reported to…
Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has issued comprehensive guidelines for the administration and monitoring of state and district road safety funds, making monthly meetings of district road safety committees mandatory and requiring all fund accounts to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The guidelines were issued through a GO…
Hyderabad: India must move beyond being a practitioner to becoming a creator of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, said Prof YL Srinivas, vice-chancellor of Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University, at the 12th annual graduation ceremony of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, on Saturday. “Do not fear AI, understand it and remain…
Hyderabad: As people head to their hometowns for the Dasara holidays, bus terminals and railway stations across Hyderabad are witnessing a heavy festive rush. While the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has deployed 7,000 special buses to meet the surge in demand, regular trains to several destinations are running full, and airfares on key…
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded a modest decline in road fatalities in 2025, with 262 fewer deaths than the previous year. But behind the improvement lies a troubling reality: Pedestrians remain among the most vulnerable road users, with their death toll rising even as overall fatalities fell.The state reported 7,687 road deaths in 2025, down from 7,949…
Hyderabad: A mid-air prank by a 12-year-old girl on an Ahmedabad-Hyderabad flight on Saturday put security personnel at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport on high alert.The girl, a class VII student, was returning to Hyderabad after a school trip to Gujarat when she casually told one of her schoolmates that there was a bomb…
Speeding SUV driven by medical student kills woman, leaves husband critical Hyderabad: A late-night joyride by a group of medical students ended in tragedy near Mahbubnagar when a speeding SUV allegedly rammed a motorcycle carrying a family returning from a wedding, killing a woman on the spot and leaving her husband critically injured. Their five-year-old…
Student dies in metal frame crash at city dandiya event Hyderabad: An engineering girl student died and 17 others got injured in an accident which took place during a dandiya event organised inside MVSR Engineering College at Nadergul village in Adibatla. The metal structure which was arranged for illumination fell on them.On Saturday night, a…
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a disproportionate assets case against Arkapally Anjaneyulu, former inspector of Keesara police station in Malkajgiri Commissionerate, and unearthed ₹10 crore worth of assets on Saturday. Anjaneyulu was recently arrested in a bribery case and he is currently on judicial remand.Simultaneous searches were conducted by ACB teams at six places,…
Hyderabad: A controversy over non-vegetarian food stalls at a Durga puja pandal at NTR Stadium, Lower Tank Bund Road, has prompted organisers of another major puja event in Gachibowli to approach the police, seeking preventive measures against any attempts to disrupt the celebrations.The issue surfaced on Friday evening at the Durga Puja pandal at NTR…
