Osmannagar, Tellapur, hit by illegal borewell water trade Hyderabad: Private tanker operators are allegedly continuing large-scale illegal groundwater extraction in the Osmannagar and Tellapur areas on the city outskirts, even as authorities intensify surveillance around the twin reservoirs.Residents allege that private operators are drawing groundwater through borewells and supplying it as drinking water to apartments…
Hyderabad: Police investigation into the murder of BRS supporter Chintalapati Madhu (42) in Suryapet district has intensified, with authorities confirming the involvement of multiple individuals in the case. Police said five special teams have been constituted to trace and arrest the accused. Cases have been registered against former Yarkaram sarpanch Midde Ravinder’s son, Midde Jeevan,…
Hyderabad: Raidurgam police of the Cyberabad commissionerate detained a 19-year-old student for allegedly participating in illegal racing and injuring a constable.Residents and commuters alerted the police on Saturday night, reporting that a group of youngsters were creating chaos in the IT corridor by speeding through roads in cars and on bikes fitted with modified silencers…
Hyderabad: A routine attempt to clear paddy stubble ended in tragedy in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district after an elderly farmer was burnt alive when the fire spread across farmland on Saturday.The incident took place at Repakapalli village in Regonda mandal when Sagarla Chandramouli (62) and his wife Bhagyamma (58) went to their fields along with their…
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…
