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Hyderabad: Over 1 lakh lost/stolen mobile phones have been recovered in Telangana as of Thursday, October 16, through the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal, making it the best performing state in the country. The CEIR portal, was first launched as a pilot in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi and the north eastern states on September 5, 2022, and was finally brought to Telangana in April 2023. Since then, a total of 1,00,020 mobile phones have been recovered in the state. In case one loses their mobile phone, they are requested to report it on the CEIR portal using the phone's unique IMEI number, which will help to block it on all mobile networks in India. After this, the phone can be traced by the police, who will recover and unblock it after confirming rightful ownership. Within Telangana, the Hyderabad commissionerate has emerged at the top with 14,965 phones traced and unblocked, followed by the Warangal commissionerate with 5,564 phones, Kamareddy with 3,860 phones, Rajanna Sricilla with 2,074 phones, Jogulamba Gadwal with 1,998 phones and Suryapet with 2,267 phones. Citizens have been asked to make good use of the service and report lost phones though the Telangana police citizen portal or directly at the CEIR portal.
HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old private land surveyor in Telangana's Jogulamba Gadwal district, who was found dead within a month of his marriage, was murdered by three killers hired by his 23-year-old wife and her boyfriend, a manager in a housing finance company, police said on Thursday. Eight people, including V Tirumala Rao, manager at a Canfin Homes branch, the victim's wife G Aishwarya, and the three hired killers - Kummari Nagesh, Chakali Parashuramudu, and Chakali Rajesh - have been arrested for the murder, said Jogulamba Gadwal superintendent of police (SP) T Srinivasa Rao. Aishwarya's mot ...Read More >
Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said that the action was taken after a 31-year-old Sadar Bazar resident approached the cyber police, claiming he had been cheated of ₹36,050 on the pretext of being sanctioned an online loan. According to the police, the complainant, Mohammed Shuaib, was looking for a loan and had approached several banks when, on August 25, he received a WhatsApp call from an unknown number. The caller allegedly introduced himself as a loan agent and promised ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The state govt aims to increase the MBBS seats to over 3,400 by 2029, said Saini.The CM was addressing a ...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, Sept 29 (UNI) Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Monday commenced in-camera hearings on disqualification petitions filed by the BRS against 10 defected MLAs, amidst tight security. This is the first time in Telangana Assembly's history that the Speaker is conducting the hearing on disqualification petitions. The first day of the trial was held at the Speaker's chamber from 11 am to 4 pm, where the counsels of defected MLAs cross-examined the petitioners. On October 1, the defected MLAs themselves will face questioning by BRS counsels. Turncoat MLAs, including T Pr ...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 >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, a minijet boat, a luxury car, and two residential properties in Spain. The ED's probe was launched ...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 >
Gadwal: Jogulamba Gadwal District Superintendent of Police, Sri T. Srinivasa Rao, IPS, has appealed to the public not to panic if they lose their mobile phones, but to immediately lodge a complaint through the CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) Portal. He assured that police officials will take prompt action to trace and recover the lost or stolen phones and return them to their rightful owners. In a recent event, SP T. Srinivasa Rao handed over 52 recovered mobile phones to their respective owners in the district. Speaking on the occasion, he emphasized that while there's no need to ...Read More >
Adilabad, Hyderabad: A woman, her son and two girls drowned in the floodwaters in Wankidi mandal of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Saturday, when they went to retrieve some bags that had floated away. In the incident on the outskirts of Dobha village, Moharle Nirmala and her son Ganesh went to wash urea bags. When a bag was swept away, Ganesh entered the deeper part of the water and drowned. Nirmala rushed into the deep water to save her son and drowned. Two girls from the village, Ade Shashikala, 8, and Vadai Maheswari, 10, who noticed them struggling jumped in to help them but drowned. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Hindi was a "friend to all Indian languages", adding that there should be "no opposition" to any foreign tongues. This comes as several political parties have criticised the Centre over three-language policy, accusing it of Hindi imposition."I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed ('virodhi') to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend ('sakhi') of all Indian languages," Amit Shah said. Shah was addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the central government's official language department."There is no opposition to any l ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30: Android 16 has arrived for supported Pixel smartphones a few days ago and is expected to reach more Android brands later this year. Alongside visual and feature enhancements, a new security feature is coming to protect users from fake cell towers and potential spying threats. As per a report of Android Authority, Android 16 is introducing a new security feature to alert users if their phone connects to a potentially fake or unsafe mobile network set up by a device known as a "stingray." However, it appears that, due to new hardware requirements the new protection feature w ...Read More >
Noida: About 100 smartphones that were reported lost were traced and returned to their owners by the Noida Police (Central) surveillance cell and Phase 2 Police. The operation was conducted over one year, and the team was awarded Rs 25,000 for their efforts.Noida (central) DCP Shakti Mohan Awasthy said police commissioner Laxmi Singh had instructed the zone's police to find phones that were reported lost or stolen over the last year. Under the supervision of DCP Awasthy and additional DCP Hridesh ...Read More >
ahmedabad, India - A preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 has revealed that all crew members were deemed fit to operate the flight after being breathalysed upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport. The inquiry is now intensely focused on retrieved engine components, with investigators identifying "components of interest for further examinations." The aircraft,en route to Ahmedabad,began losing altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall. While no significant bird activity was reported near the flight path, the exact cause of the sudden descent remains under ...Read More >
Telangana Weather Alert: Hyderabad Faces Torrential Rain Flood-Like Conditions in Hyderabad Streets Disrupt Traffic and Power Meteorological officials warned that heavy to very heavy rains are expected in several districts including Nirmal, Nizamabad, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, Jogulamba, and Gadwal. Moderate to heavy rainfall is anticipated in Adilabad, Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 57-year-old retired telecom employee from Kishan Ganj, north Delhi, lost Rs 14 lakh in a "digital arrest" scam after cyber fraudsters, posing as Mumbai Police, threatened him with arrest over alleged bank fraud. Two suspects, Banshi Lal and Prem Kumar, both 20-year-old graduates from Barmer, Rajasthan, have been arrested.According to police, the case came to light when the victim filed a complaint via the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), stating he received a video call from scammers who claimed his bank account was linked to illegal activities and that Mumbai Police w ...Read More >
As many as 1,061 stolen and lost mobile phones worth ₹3.2 crore were recovered by the Cyberabad police within 45 days, marking the ninth phase of mobile recovery operations. The phones were traced using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal and formally handed over to their owners during a ceremony held at the Cyberabad Police Commissioner's Office on Thursday (October 16, 2025). DCP Crimes A. Muthyam Reddy said the recovered devices included 240 from Madhapur, 188 from Balana ...Read More >
In Alipur, three teenagers were apprehended for riding a stolen motorcycle, leading to the discovery of a murder. Upon interrogation, they confessed to robbing and killing 18-year-old Sonu Kumar, whose skeletal remains were found buried near the Yamuna riverbank. A team led by inspector Shailendra, SHO of Alipur police station, spotted three teenagers riding a black motorcycle without a registration plate. When the police signalled them to stop, the boys tried to flee but were caught soon after. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police, under the leadership of DCP Crimes A. Muthyam Reddy, have recovered 1,061 stolen and lost mobile phones worth Rs.3.20 crore within 45 days during the 9th phase of recovery operations. The phones were traced using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal and handed over to their owners at a ceremony held at the Cyberabad Police Commissioner's Office. Zone-wise recoveries are: Madhapur - 240, Balanagar - 188, Medchal - 195, Rajendranagar - 233 and Shamshabad - 205. Also Read: TGSPDCL Introduces Pole-Mounted Transformers to Modernize Hyderabad's Pow ...Read More >
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday met Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi, seeking central support for education initiatives, including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Management in Hyderabad. He also met Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and briefed her on the two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit-2025 held on December 8-9 at Future City. He also presented a copy of the "Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document", according to a state government statement. Gandhi appreciated the state government's performance and expressed hope ...Read More >
PRNewswire Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]/ Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], August 14: Narwal, an award-winning niche technology solutions company, is excited to announce the appointment of Ravi Tenneti as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer. This strategic addition to Narwal's leadership team underscores the company's commitment to advancing its AI-first vision and delivering intelligent, enterprise-ready solutions across industries--further strengthening Narwal's position as a trusted partner for AI, Data, and Quality Engineering. Ravi is a strategy and execution focused technology leader with 20+ ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt that in Cuttack, 100 Bengali migrant workers were kept in detention camps. In Balasore, 17 are stuck. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec.16 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to sanction an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for Hyderabad and also set up Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya schools in identified areas in the Telangana state. The Chief Minister met Dharmendra Pradhan at the Union Minister's chambers in the Parliament on Tuesday. During the meeting, he brought to the attention of the Union Minister the fast growing Hyderabad city in technology, life sciences, aerospace, defense, logistics, and advanced manufacturing sectors and the urgent nee ...Read More >
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) and sought their cooperation for establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS). During his meeting with Ms Nirmalaraman, he sought the Centre's cooperation for the establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS) in Telangana. He informed her that ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Scattered showers were observed in the city on Friday, causing traffic snarls in several areas. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society, Saidabad recorded the highest rainfall at 16 mm, followed by Edi Bazar community hall (Charminar) with 13.8 mm, Musheerabad police station area with 13.5 mm, and Bandlaguda with 12.5 mm.The downpour led to traffic disruptions across the city. The Musarambagh bridge was closed after the Musi river overflowed on Friday, forcing ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Heavy rain battered the city from late Thursday night through to Friday, leaving low-lying areas waterlogged, roads submerged and traffic congestion across the city.Neighbourhoods such as Alwal, Malkajgiri, Qutbullapur and Gajularamaram were severely affected, while vehicles could only inch forward through flooded streets at major junctions such as Masab Tank, Lakdikapul and Khairatabad."Our street is completely underwater. I had to wade through knee-deep water just to get my children to the school bus," said Ramesh Kumar, an Ahmed Nagar resident.Saira Begum, from Toli Chowki, added ...Read More >
India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has privately asked smartphone makers to pre-load all new devices in India with its cyber safety app Sanchar Saathi, reports Reuters. The publication claims that a November 28, 2025, order by the DoT gives smartphone brands 90 days to ensure all new mobile phones are pre-loaded with the Sanchar Saathi (pronounced: sun-chaar saa-thi) app, with the provision that users cannot disable it. The order, meant to tackle a surge in cybercrime and hacking, also asks phone makers to push the Sanchar Saathi (translation: communication partner) app via softw ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have recovered a total of 220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh which were either lost or stolen by conducting special drives. Disclosing this at a press meet yesterday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said that the mobile phones were handed over to 197 owners after they produced relevant documents. The City Police Commissioner said that if a mobile phone is stolen or lost, the phone owner should log on to https://ceir.sancharsaathi.gov.in, enter the mobile phone number (enter both phone numbers in case of dual SIM phones), update IMEI numbers, devic ...Read More >