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Hyderabad: The deaths of five persons after consuming adulterated toddy triggered public outrage in Kukatpally, where locals staged a protest outside a toddy compound, demanding strict action and tighter regulation. Protesters alleged that earlier complaints about spurious toddy had been ignored by officials. As the protest intensified on Wednesday morning, police reached the spot and dispersed the crowd. "Can't believe this is being taken so lightly. It is an act that puts so many lives at risk," said one protester, a relative of one of the victims. Following the protest, officials sealed the toddy compound and arrested all five persons accused of selling the spurious drink. Excise officials suspect that sedatives such as alprazolam may have been added to increase the toddy's potency. While small doses may go unnoticed, regular drinkers could unknowingly consume dangerous levels over time. During the monsoon, spoiled toddy is also reportedly masked with chemicals. Officials believe a similar mix was used in this case and are awaiting lab reports to confirm the ingredients. Past toddy-linked incidents in Telangana: April 10, 2025 - Over 100 hospitalised after consuming spurious toddy in Kamareddy October 29, 2024 - Youth dies after drinking adulterated toddy in Nagarkurnool April 14, 2023 - Three dead in Mahabubnagar due to spurious toddy January 10, 2021 - One dead, 143 hospitalised in Vikarabad after toddy consumption
Hyderabad: With back-to-back spells of heavy rain battering Hyderabad and nearby districts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast more downpours over the weekend, issuing a heavy rainfall warning for 10 districts including Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, and Mahbubnagar. The city has been placed under an orange alert, with citizens asked to remain prepared and take precautions, especially in flood-prone areas. Officials urged commuters to avoid unnecessary travel and opt for Metro Rail services in case of heavy downpour. The sudden shift in the w ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Severalparts of the city witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday, disrupting normal life and resulting in huge traffic jams at many places. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad issued an orange alert and predicted moderate to heavy rain for two days, with misty, cool mornings and nights. City and its outskirts received heavy downpour, resulting in huge traffic gridlocks in Gachibowli, Hitec City, Miyapur, Sanathnagar, Kondapur and other places. Roads and low-lying areas were inundated with flood water, leaving people stranded. Two people were reported to be missing in a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday (Oct 23) afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's norther ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 18 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to cooperate in completing irrigation projects in the state as the two states share river waters. Addressing a public meeting after attending various development programmes in Nagarkurnool district, the CM said he knows how to fight to safeguard the state's rights if cooperation from Naidu is not forthcoming. Observing that some of the projects in undivided Mahabubnagar district (of which Nagarkurnool was a part) like Bhima and Nettempadu were started when Naidu ...Read More >
Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad on Monday evening, causing waterlogging and traffic snarls for the city's residents. According to the IMD, an orange alert has been issued for Hyderabad, with light thunderstorms and moderate rain in the forecast. The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has predicted moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in Hyderabad and nearby areas. Furthermore, the GHMC rainfall forecast indicates that the city is likely to experience an intense spell of ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The prohibition and excise department will pick successful applicants for 2,620 'A4' category liquor shops through a draw of lots at 11 am on Monday. The draw will be conducted by the respective district collectors. According to officials, a total of 95,137 applications have been received for the shops. Following the High Court's permission to conduct the draw, prohibition and excise commissioner C. Harikiran has instructed officials to ensure that the process is carried out smoothly without any inconvenience to applicants. The court has said that the allotments would be subject to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Tuesday. CM Reddy urged the Union Education Minister to sanction an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Hyderabad and to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya schools in identified areas of Telangana. The Chief Minister met with Minister Pradhan at the Union Minister's chambers in the Parliament. During the meeting, the CM brought to the attention of the union minister the fast-growing Hyderabad city in technolo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Congress-backed candidates won more than 60 per cent sarpanches in the gram panchayat elections across all three phases. The opposition BRS-supported candidates won 25 per cent posts, while the BJP-backed candidates got only four per cent panchayats. Independents and others emerged as a major block by winning at least 10 per cent, playing a key role in the Panchayat elections. In the third phase, the Congress-backed candidates won in 2,120 panchayats, while BRS-backed ones won 1,100 and the BJP 225, and others 465. With the third phase polls, the gram panchayat elections have c ...Read More >
Hyderabad: At least five people have died and 15 others have been hospitalised after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy from three compounds in Kukatpally and KPHB since Monday night. While police officially confirmed one death, hospital sources and the victims' families claim the toll is higher. The deceased include Seetharam, 47, a mason from Sriramnagar Colony, and Swaroopa, 61, a housewife from Hydernagar. Police have not released the names of two others suspected to have died at Kukatpally. Seetharam had consumed toddy on Monday evening and began vomiting soon after. He was declared ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A tragedy involving an adulterated toddy resulted in the death of a 40-year-old woman while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital, raising the death toll to nine. According to KPHB police sub-inspector Manyam, "The deceased is Gangamani, 40. She was working as a housekeeping staff member and was hospitalised after she fell sick. She died on Sunday night at 9.04 pm while undergoing treatment. She consumed toddy on July 6 and fell sick the same day. Her family admitted her to the hospital, and she was later moved to Gandhi Hospital. Her body was sent for post-mortem analysis." The ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain continued to pound parts of Telangana under the impact of a low-pressure area, paralysing normal life and affecting road connectivity to some villages. Rivulets, lakes and ponds were overflowing due to incessant rain, inundating low-lying areas. The low-pressure system has impacted south Telangana with heavy to very heavy rain at a few places, officials said. United Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Adilabad, Khammam and Rangareddy districts received heavy rains since last night. Maddukur in Bhadradri Kothagudem district received the highest rainfall of 1 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that maximum temperatures are likely to increase by 2-3 degrees Celsius in Telangana over the next three days. According to the seven-day weather bulletin issued till April 14, dry weather conditions are expected to continue across the state. From April 10 to 12, temperatures in districts such as Adilabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Jogulamba-Gadwal, Khammam, Komaram-Bheem, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, and Wanaparthy are likely to be in the range of 41-44 degrees Celsius. In Hyderabad, the temperature is exp ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Based on specific intel, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Ina significant crackdown on illegal drug manufacturing, the State police's Eagle team raided a major Alprazolam lab at a closed in Bowenpally on Saturday. The operation led to the seizure of 7 kg of Alprazolam and cash worth Rs 20 lakh. The clandestine lab was discovered spread across the principal's office and two classrooms of the abandoned school premises. Officials seized machines and equipment used in the manufacture of Alprazolam, a powerful prescription drug primarily used to manage anxiety and panic disorders but frequently abused for its euphoric and anxiolytic effects. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept 26 (Maxim News): It has been raining in Hyderabad city since yesterday evening. heavy rain fell from 6 am to 8 amj on Friday. Heavy rain fell again one hour later. In the wake of the heavy rains, people's lives have been disrupted. All the low lying areas have been flooded. All the roads have become rivers. The Indian meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in Hyderabad city today and tomorrow. In this context, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has alerted the authorities. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp GHMC, HYDRA, NDRF, and SDRF ...Read More >
PUNE: A few hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the bypolls, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar 'advised' the Congress party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati seat and support NCP chief Sunetra Pawar. Earlier, Sharad Pawar had said there was nothing wrong with the Congress contesting the Baramati seat. However, on the last day for withdrawal, he appealed to his alliance partner at both the Centre and state levels to step aside. "Maharashtra lost a talented politician like Ajit Pawar. The Baramati seat got vacant due to an accident. Against that backdrop, my advice to ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu & Kashmir's tourism sector is witnessing a strong revival, with a steady rise in the number of tourists visiting the Union Territory each day.Abdullah, while addressing reporters in West Bengal ahead of the Kolkata Tourism Fair, said, "Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. The ongoingAmarnathYatra is proceeding smoothly with heavy footfall on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, he said."I spoke to several pilgrims, and they are all happy and satisfied with the arrangements. I have come to Kolkata to ta ...Read More >
Mumbai: The attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad has triggered a stir in Maharashtra politics with opposition parties alleging the assailants were the BJP activists. However, Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed the BJP has nothing to do with the attack. Raising the issue in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that Gaikwad was fatally attacked, dragged out of his car, and his face was blackened. He claimed it was an attempt on Gaikwad's life. Gaikwad was manhandled and ink was hurled on him allegedly by activists ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 18 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu to cooperate in completing irrigation projects in the state as the two states share river waters. Addressing a public meeting after attending various development programmes in Nagarkurnool district, the CM said he knows how to fight to safeguard the state's rights if cooperation from Naidu is not forthcoming. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. Observing that some of the projects in und ...Read More >
Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad on Sunday evening, leading to water-logging and traffic disruptions across the city. Several areas, including Boudha Nagar and Jawahar Nagar in Musheerabad, experienced significant rainfall. The IMD has issued warnings for more heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds in multiple districts. GHMC is actively working to manage the situation and divert water. Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad on Sunday evening causing water-logging on the roads and traffic snarls at diff ...Read More >
Gadwal: Despite early and heavy monsoon rains leading to abundant inflows into the Priyadarshini Jurala Project, the failure to deliver this water to the associated reservoirs under the Nettempadu Lift Irrigation Scheme has drawn strong criticism from BRS senior state leader Nagar Doddi Venkataramulu. In a press statement released on Sunday, Venkataramulu condemned the gross negligence of local public representatives and irrigation officials, holding them responsible for the current irrigation crisis in Nadigadda region. According to the BRS leader, though the Jurala project has been receivin ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Atleast 18 individuals were hospitalised on Tuesday evening, July 9, in Hyderabad after reportedly drinking adulterated toddy from Kukatpally shops. The incident came to light after the department started receiving alerts from various hospitals, including one in Kukatpally, with patients complaining of dizziness, diarrhea, and low blood sugar levels. According to a report by The Hindu, initial investigations revealed that the cases were tied to toddy shops in Kukatpally. The majority of the victims are wage laborers who live in places such as Hyderanagar and Indiranagar and among ...Read More >
Several people remain hospitalised in Hyderabad after allegedly consuming adulterated toddy sourced from depots in Kukatpally. At Gandhi Hospital, 23 people were receiving treatment as on Sunday evening, with five of them reported to be in critical condition. The critically ill patients have been identified as Vadla Sugunamma, 61, from Hydernagar; K. Nirmala, 47 and B. Latha, 55, from Kukatpally; Manjala Swapna, 26, from Jagadgirigutta, and P. Gangamani, 42, who are either on ventilator support ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Heavy rain lashed several districts across the state, causing streams and lakes to overflow and damaging roads, thereby disrupting traffic movement.The Edupayala Vanadurga Temple in Medak district was closed once again by the temple authorities on Saturday after floodwaters entered the temple premises. In Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, around 100 sheep were killed after being struck by lightning on Sept 11 near Peddapapet village in Mahadevpur mandal. The incident occurred when the shepherds, returning from grazing in a nearby forest, were struck by lightning near the Godavari ri ...Read More >
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast of light to moderate rainfall with gusty winds in the state for the next five days. The officials said that there would be light to moderate rainfall in some places on October 22 and heavy rainfall on October 24 and 25 at isolated places in the state. The IMD officials have attributed this to a low pressure area forming near the south east of the Bay of Bengal is causing rains in the state. This would further strengthen into a dep ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has permitted the Indian Navy to proceed with its Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) radar project in Damagundam, located in Vikarabad district, while retaining oversight of environmental compliance. A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin clarified that there would be no restriction on execution of the project. However, the PIL will remain pending for six months to review the progress of compensatory afforestation undertaken by the Forest department. The matter is scheduled for further hearing on October 5. The PIL, filed in 2020 ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 people were hospitalised. Of the total, 34 patients are receiving treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). Eleven have been hospitalised in Gandhi Hospital, while the remaining are undergoing treatment in private hospitals. Two of the affected persons succumbed late on Thursday, bringing the toll to seven. One of them succumbed in a hospital in Nagarkurnool. Authorities at NIMS were taking steps to keep beds ready to ...Read More >
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health department has urged district administrations to issue a public advisory on JE prevention measures and to i ...Read More >