Hyderabad: It was family tradition that was flying high as flight cadets passed out at the Combined Graduation Parade of the 217th course at Air Force Academy in Dundigal near Hyderabad. Also, among the 231 flight cadets commissioned as officers on Saturday, there were 37 women officers and the first batch of women cadets inducted…
Hyderabad: Heavy overnight rain and gusty winds claimed three more lives in Hyderabad, taking the city’s rain-related death toll to five in less than a week after the electrocution of an auto driver and a teenager in Bandlaguda on June 9 exposed the dangers posed by snapped power lines during the monsoon.In two separate incidents…
Hyderabad: The mountaineering community in Hyderabad is scaling new heights, literally. Despite recent tragedies on the world’s highest peak, interest in Mount Everest has exploded, with trainers reporting a surge in enquiries for 2026. What was once a trickle from the city each year could swell to 40-45 next season, and women are driving the…
HC allows plea to delete homemaker’s land from prohibited list Hyderabad: Telangana high court has issued interim orders excluding 3.09 acres of land claimed by a 61‑year‑old woman in Bachupally from restrictions imposed in an ongoing land ceiling dispute.Justice NV Shravan Kumar, in his recent directions, granted the petitioner liberty to approach the authorities for…
Flooded streets, frequent power cuts add to Hyd residents’ monsoon woes Hyderabad: Power outages have once again emerged as a major concern across Hyderabad after just two spells of monsoon rain this season, with several neighbourhoods experiencing prolonged electricity disruptions following Friday night’s showers.Residents from Kukatpally, Miyapur, LB Nagar, Uppal and parts of Secunderabad said…
Hyderabad: Even as Hyderabad’s municipal corporations await fresh local body elections, a curious trend is playing out across the city: Former corporators are back in the spotlight, laying foundation stones, performing bhoomi poojas and inaugurating civic works as if they never left office.What has now triggered concern within the municipal administration department is not merely…
Hyderabad: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana high court inaugurated the renovated fitness centre set up by the Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association (THCAA) on the high court premises on Friday. Members of the THCAA executive committee were present on the occasion. The initiative aims to promote the health and overall well-being of advocates.“The…
Hyderabad: Stating the first half of the Congress govt’s rule in the state is a total `flop’, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the govt failed in every sector and Rythu Bandhu has been turned into ‘Rahul Bandhu’, and said farmers were facing hardships with power cuts, lack of fertilisers and delays over crop…
Hyderabad: In a decoy operation, the Special Operations Team (SOT) sleuths of Malkajgiri commissionerate, along with Vanasthalipura police, have busted an illegal sex-determination racket operating across two medical facilities in the city. Police booked three accused, including a hospital director, and issued them notices.Acting on a specific alert regarding illegal sex-determination tests being conducted at…
Hyderabad: A gym trainer and his girlfriend were booked by Sanathnagar police for allegedly misbehaving with a woman client, a commercial pilot. The accused repeatedly tried to convince the complainant to agree to a ‘one-night stand’ with him and also reportedly sent vulgar messages on Instagram.On June 11, the 37-year-old complainant approached police, alleging that…
