Test drive route by TRAI in Hyderabad Hyderabad: State-run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) has emerged as the worst performer across multiple parameters when it comes to network quality in Hyderabad, reveal the findings of an independent drive test released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).The exercise, conducted in May 2026, measured network…
Cyclists launch initiative for safer roads in Hyderabad Hyderabad: The city’s cycling community has launched Street Audit India, a civic awareness initiative aimed at promoting road safety, civic sense and the better use of public spaces through active citizen participation.As part of the initiative, cyclists will volunteer alongside traffic and law-and-order police personnel to raise…
Across the city, footpaths remained either inaccessible or heavily encroached, forcing pedestrians to walk amid moving traffic risking life and limb Hyderabad: Despite the Telangana high court pulling up civic authorities over widespread footpath encroachments across Hyderabad, a TOI visit to several major locations found little change on the ground..From Secunderabad to Gachibowli, footpaths meant…
Hyderabad: Security cover of nearly 300 persons, including incumbent director-general of police (DGP) CV Anand and several former DGPs, was downgraded in the backdrop of the eradication of CPI Maoist threat. As part of the move, police will withdraw bulletproof (BP)cars, reduce the number of gunmen and other security personnel of the protectees based on…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TG RERA) has imposed penalties totalling ₹10 crore in 11 suo motu cases against developers, promoters and intermediaries for violations ranging from marketing unregistered projects and accepting pre-launch bookings to concealing civil litigation, misrepresenting project details and operating as real estate agents without registration.TG RERA found that several…
Telangana to move SC against Centre’s rural new job scheme Hyderabad: The state cabinet on Thursday decided to challenge the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme in the Supreme Court, even as it agreed to implement the law from July 1 to avoid disruption of employment for rural…
Hyderabad: What appeared to be harmless references to “Mango”, “Stick” and “Flower” in WhatsApp chats turned out to be coded orders for ganja, exposing a sophisticated pan-India drug distribution network that allegedly exploited gaps in cargo and postal screening systems for nearly four years.The bust by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) revealed how narcotics…
Hyderabad: Security cover of nearly 300 persons, including director general of police (DGP) CV Anand and several former DGPs, has been downgraded in the backdrop of the eradication of the CPI (Maoist) threat. As part of the move, police will withdraw bulletproof (BP) vehicles and reduce gunmen and other security personnel for select protectees, based…
Hyderabad: India’s first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, developed by Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace, is all set for a blast-off, with the company finally announcing a launch window of July 12 to Aug 4.Its maiden orbital test flight, named ‘Mission Aagaman’ (meaning arrival in Sanskrit), will lift off from the first launch pad of…
Hyderabad: The investigation into the disappearance of Hyderabad student Gujja Manideep Reddy in Finland has been transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Finland’s premier investigating agency, the Centre informed Telangana high court on Thursday.The development comes nearly two months after the 24-year-old student went missing, prompting his parents to approach the court alleging…
