A girl crosses a road filled with sewage in Shanthi Nagar at Hayathnagar Hyderabad: Residents of Shanthi Nagar in Hayathnagar are grappling with a host of civic problems, including sewage overflow, waterlogging, garbage accumulation and a large road cave-in that has exposed a drain, posing a serious safety risk to commuters.Residents said stagnant wastewater has…
The project carries an estimated cost of Rs 1,090 crore and is expected to take 24 months to complete. Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills checkpost handles the heaviest peak-hour traffic among the junctions surrounding KBR Park, clocking 15,321 passenger car units per hour (PCU/hr), according to data released by the traffic police during surveys conducted for the…
Hyderabad: The Congress govt has come out with ‘Telangana Auto Rickshaw Electric Conversion Scheme-2026’ to convert petrol and diesel-powered auto rickshaws in the CURE area into electric vehicles.Sharing the details with the media, BC welfare and transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday said under the scheme, eligible internal combustion engine auto rickshaws in the CURE…
Photographs by various photographers were on display as part of World Photography Day at the State Gallery of Art in Madhapur. on Sunday Hyderabad: Ahead of the World Photography Day on Aug 19, Hyderabad’s photographer community is in focus, with landscapes, portraits, streets, architecture and slices of everyday life unfolding across the walls of the…
Hyderabad: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB), one of the world’s most threatened birds, has suitable habitat across just 48,000 sq km, or 6.6%, of the 7.2 lakh sq km Deccan landscape, according to a 2026 study that maps potential refuge places for the species and identifies 16 priority conservation areas.The study by Shaheer Khan, Gautam…
Hyderabad: Telangana ranked seventh among 20 major states in capital expenditure (capex) spending during the first quarter of FY27, utilising 13.9% of its annual allocation, according to an SBI Research report. The performance was above the 20-state average of 10.5%, even though capital expenditure accounts for ₹47,267 crore, or 14.6% of Telangana’s ₹3.24 lakh crore…
Hyderabad: Hostel-born startup Apollyon Dynamics has successfully launched its jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — ADX-1 — from the roof of a moving car and is now developing indigenous technology to reduce India’s dependence on imported target drones used for military training.The founders — two 21-year-old fourth year B Tech students from Hyderabad — said…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s pension expenditure jumped nearly 60% and subsidy spending rose over 17% in the first quarter of 2026-27 compared with the corresponding period last year, according to the latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) accounts.The rise comes against the backdrop of Telangana high court’s recent concerns over the growing burden of welfare schemes.Between April…
Hyderabad: The onset of ‘saravana masam’ on Thursday has led has sent airfares to major pilgrimage destinations soaring by 100% to 200%, according to a scan of booking portals. Travel agents said the sharp rise is driven by thousands of devotees traditionally travelling to temples across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Andhra…
Hyderabad: More than half of Telangana’s undergraduate degree seats under the DOST admission system remain vacant this year, even after multiple rounds of counselling.Officials attribute this vacancy mainly to colleges holding onto surplus and defunct seats rather than surrendering them.The latest DOST special drive phase, announced on Aug 14, allotted seats to 14,975 students, taking…
