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Hyderabad: In view of the Saddula Bathukamma celebrations scheduled for September 30, from Amaraveerula Smaraka Sthupam to Bathukamma Ghat (Rotary Children's Park) at Upper Tank Bund, police have requested citizens to plan alternate routes and cooperate with traffic authorities. Traffic congestion is expected around Upper Tank Bund and Necklace Road between 2 pm and 11 pm. During the event, traffic may be stopped or diverted at the following locations: Also Read: GHMC Sports Complexes & Pools - For Every Citizen, Every Age!! Parking Arrangements: Snow World, NTR Stadium, Race Course Road, BRK Bhavan Road, HMDA Parking, Sanjeevaiah Park Parking, and opposite Lumbini Park. All citizens are requested to note the above diversions and congestion points and use alternate routes to reach their destinations. Traffic diversions and road closures will be lifted after the conclusion of the programme.
Hyderabad, July 18 (UNI) In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all concerned departments to stay on high alert and ensure swift response to public grievances. The Chief Minister instructed officials from GHMC, HMDA, Water Works, Electricity, and Police departments to work in close coordination to prevent any rain-related disruptions. He also emphasised the need for immediate action in areas facing waterlogging, power outages, or other rain-induced issues. CM Revanth Reddy further directed the deployment of SDRF, NDRF, Hydra teams, and ot ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Waters of the swollen Musi River flooded the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) in Hyderabad on Saturday, September 27. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) was forced to divert buses to alternative points to ensure safety of passengers in the Dasara and Bathukamma rush. Buses to the MGBS were rerouted from the following depots: Inundation was witnessed in some colonies along Musi as water levels swelled after heavy rains and release of water from Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs. Low-lying area families are being relocated to relief camps. Telangana ch ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (UNI) Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said that all precautionary measures are being taken to ensure people do not face hardships due to heavy rains and floods in Hyderabad. In a statement, he stated that families affected by the flooding in catchment areas, following the lifting of gates at the twin reservoirs, have been shifted to rehabilitation centres. Around 500 people displaced from Shankar Nagar have been accommodated at the Shahzadi Mosque in GHH temporary shelters, while 150 persons are staying at the Musa Nagar Community Ha ...Read More >
In the aftermath of heavy rains lashing Hyderabad, the Musi River overflowed near the Chaderghat bridge. This came after the gates of Hyderabad's twin reservoirs, Himayatsagar and Osmansagar, were opened following the downpour, PTI reported. With the Musi River in spate in Hyderabad as well as other parts of Telangana, about 1,000 people residing in low-lying areas were evacuated and shifted to relief camps, PTI quoted officials as saying on Saturday. Houses near the river were flooded after th ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The city police conducted a one-way traffic trial run around KBR National Park on Sunday, as part of the Hyderabad City Innovative & Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project. Under the H-CITI project, a steel flyover and underpass are being constructed in the Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills area to reduce traffic congestion. The observations will be shared with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to help in the easy flow of vehicular movement. Hyderabad City Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar inspected the trial run and also visited KBR Park Main Gate to Basavata ...Read More >
Once the flyover is thrown open for the public, the traffic woes to enter ORR from Kondapur would be resolved and it will be helpful for those travelling to the IT corridor also. The traffic congestion at Gachibowli junction will be significantly reduced and travel time of motorists will also be saved to a large extent. The flyover was built under the Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) at a cost of Rs. 182.72 crore. It is 1.2 km long and 24 meters wide with six lanes. Its specialty is t ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The 2025 Bathukamma festival is set to be celebrated with increased fervour in Hyderabad this September, as rejuvenation works at Bathukamma Kunta in Bagh Amberpet near completion. For the first time in years, women from surrounding areas will be able to celebrate the nine-day festival at the lake, which had previously been rendered unusable due to encroachments and pollution. HYDRAA, with support from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), began restoration of the 14.02-acre lake in February this year at an estimated cost of Rs 9.8 crore. Minor works are underway ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad continues to be battered by torrential rains as a depression over the Bay of Bengal intensifies, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for very heavy rainfall until Sunday. The downpour has brought the city to a standstill, with widespread flooding and traffic gridlock paralysing daily life. In response, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has evacuated 55 residents from vulnerable localities, relocating them to safer shelters. The heavy rains, which have been lashing the city since Thursday night, have caused signific ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), one of Asia's largest bus terminals, was completely submerged overnight on September 26-27, 2025, after unprecedented flooding from the Musi River. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has suspended all operations from the facility, diverting thousands of passengers and creating a major transportation crisis in the city. Also Read: 15,000 Telangana Girls to Get ₹30,000 Annual Azim Premji Scholarship 2025 | Apply Online by Sept 30 Deadline The historic flooding marks the first time in recent memory that the bustling transpor ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hundreds of people took part in the Bathukamma carnival hosted by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) at Tank Bund on Saturday evening, as part of the Dasara celebrations. The event showcased Telangana's cultural heritage and promoted the festival's tourism potential.The main attraction was a Bathukamma rally, accompanied by several highlights, including a floating Bathukamma on Hussainsagar that lit up the waters and drew loud cheers from the crowd. Food stalls ser ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk and Arakashan Road. The Tazia procession will start from Ajmeri Gate and proceed through Pul Paharganj ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 27 (ANI): Due to continuous heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, the gates of the Himayat Sagar reservoir were opened by the officials last night, which caused the Musi River to overflow near the Chaderghat bridge. As a precautionary measure, the road near the Chaderghat bridge in Hyderabad was closed, resulting in a huge traffic jam in the area. Also Read | Who Is Petal Gehlot? All About the Indian Diplomat Whose Powerful Speech at UNGA Slamming Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Went Viral (Video). Police officials closed the road near Chaderghat Bridge in Hyderab ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Monday introduced a state-of-the-art amphibious excavator near Sanjeevaiah Park along PVNR Marg to boost lake restoration works. The machinery was inaugurated by Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar. It will be used for desilting, dredging, removal of aquatic weeds, strengthening of bunds, and clearing of debris and sludge in lakes and nalas, including Kukatpally Nala. Officials said the equipment would support the restoration of water bodies and improve urban water management. It will also be deployed during major festiva ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has been rated as the sixth cleanest city out of the 40 cities in India with a population of over 10 lakh, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city was ranked 9th in 2023-24, and stood at 10th place the year before. The top two cleanest cities this year are Ahmedabad and Bhopal. In Telangana, no other city featured in the top 10 list this year. However, from Andhra Pradesh, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) secured the 9th rank. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in Srinagar, and two in Budgam district -- (KNO) ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 27, 2025 (Maxim News): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will inaugurate the much-awaited P Janardhan Reddy (PJR) Flyover - Phase 2 in Serilingampally on June 28 at 4 PM, bringing major relief to commuters in Hyderabad's western corridor. The 1.20-kilometre six-lane bi-directional flyover, built at a cost of ₹182.72 crore, is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion between the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Kondapur. Ahead of the inauguration, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan, Public Accounts Committee Chairman and Serilingampally MLA Arikepudi Gandhi, and senior engineers ins ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
Hyderabad: City traffic police said they would be regulating traffic on the Tank Bund Road and PVNR Marg (Necklace Road) from 2 pm to 11 pm hours in connection with 'Saddula Bathukamma' celebrations on Tuesday. During the programme, traffic will be either stopped or diverted if required as per the local situation, the traffic police said on Monday. The police advised motorists to avoid the following junctions: V.V. statue, Khairatabad, Old PS Saifabad, Iqbal Minar, Telugu Talli junction, Necklace Rotary, Liberty, Ravindra Bharathi, Ambedkar statue, Tank Bund, Kavadiguda crossroads, Katta Mais ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Commuters in the Old City received a major relief from traffic congestion, with the launch of the parallel road overbridge (ROB) at Falaknuma on Friday. Built adjacent to the existing structure on the Secunderabad-Falaknuma broad gauge railway line, the bridge was thrown open to traffic by transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, along with AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owasi and GHMC officials. The new structure will ease congestion and streamline traffic flow between Barkas Junction to Falaknuma depot, Charminar and other surrounding key areas. It will also provide majo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisa ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 27 (ANI): Hyderabad was gripped by chaos in the early hours of Saturday as torrential overnight rains caused widespread waterlogging across several parts of the city, including the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) -- one of South India's largest transport hubs -- and multiple residential colonies near the Musi River. The situation deteriorated rapidly after officials opened the gates of Himayat Sagar following continuous heavy rainfall across the state. This led to the Musi River overflowing near Chaderghat, inundating surrounding low-lying areas and ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 27 (ANI): Hyderabad was gripped by chaos in the early hours of Saturday as torrential overnight rains caused widespread waterlogging across several parts of the city, including the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) -- one of South India's largest transport hubs -- and multiple residential colonies near the Musi River. The situation deteriorated rapidly after officials opened the gates of Himayat Sagar following continuous heavy rainfall across the state. This led to the Musi River overflowing near Chaderghat, inundating surrounding low-lying areas and ...Read More >
An investigation by the Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has confirmed the alleged violation of Musi river and a connected stream by a real estate developer at Manchirevula village of Gandipet mandal in Ranga Reddy district. HYDRAA carried the investigation into the project through physical inspection and on the basis of satellite data and topographic sheets before coming to the conclusion about encroachment by Sri Aditya Kedia Realtors LLP, for a project constituti ...Read More >
A two-hour experimental one-way traffic system around the 390-acre Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) national park on Sunday offered a glimpse into how Hyderabad's ambitious Hyderabad City Innovative & Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project could reshape movement in one of city's busiest corridors. Traffic police officials identified a few issues that must be addressed before a full rollout. The trial, conducted between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. across a stretch covering KBR Main Gate, Basavatarakam ...Read More >
HYDERABAD - As Eid al-Azha festivities approach, Dr. Akram Bajo, Head of Gastroenterology at Civil Hospital Hyderabad, has issued a health advisory urging citizens to consume meat in moderation. The doctor warned that excessive meat consumption can lead to digestive issues, diarrhea, and other health problems, particularly during the hot weather. Dr. Bajo recommended consuming sacrificial meat within three days and storing offal in cold storage for 24-48 hours to prevent infection. He also advised individuals with specific health conditions to avoid certain types of meat and to prioritize bala ...Read More >
Heavy rains in Hyderabad caused significant waterlogging, prompting local agencies like HYDRAA to assist residents with evacuations in boats. The Chief Minister urged departments to coordinate efforts, while traffic disruptions were managed by Cyberabad Police. The Telangana capital saw substantial rainfall, ending a prolonged dry spell. Heavy rainfall pounded Hyderabad on Friday, resulting in severe waterlogging and disruptions across the city. The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protect ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Three individuals have been arrested by the Alwal police for for allegedly sexually assaulting three school girls. The accused have been identified as Madhu, 19, a contract employee with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), and his friends Vamsi Aravind, 22 and Neeraj, 21. The victims were reportedly lured and assaulted by the men of Yadagirigutta town. The horrific case came to light after the victims, all students of class 9, revealed the ordeal to their parents, reported NDTV. The girls went missing on September 20 after informing their families about attending ...Read More >