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Hyderabad, May 21 (Maxim News): Heavy rain is lashing in many parts of the Hyderabad city. heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is falling in many places. Low-lying areas have been flooded due to the rain. People are facing severe difficulties due to the rain. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Heavy rain is falling in the old city as well as in the suburbs. Traffic has come to a standstill in many areas due to the heavy rain. Heavy rain is falling in Malakpet, Dilsukhnagar, Saroornagar, Kothapet, Secunderabad, Boinpally, Marredpally, Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Panjagutta, Lakdikapool, Filmnagar, Borabanda, Yousufguda, and other areas of the city. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Along with Hyderabad, it is also raining in several districts of Telangana. Power supply has been disrupted due to the heavy rain. Manholes are overflowing. GHMC officials have taken up relief measures. (Maxim News)
Hyderabad: Light to moderate rains over the last month have laid bare the substandard condition of roads in the city, with several stretches developing potholes that are adding to the woes of motorists.While the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) maintains a vast road network of 9,000 km, which includes 2,846 km of blacktop roads and 6,167 km of cement concrete roads, it identified more than 8,000 potholes, averaging almost one pothole per km. The LB Nagar zone, connecting Hyderabad with Vijayawada, alone accounts for 25% of all potholes in the city.Although the civic body initiate ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Heavy rains on Friday lashed the city and has thrown life out of gear for many people as they were left stranded. After a long period of occasional light rains, heavy rains lashed the city resulting in waterlogging at many areas. City experienced slow-moving traffic due to knee-deep waterlogging after the rain in various areas. The houses in the low-lying areas have been flooded due to sudden downpour. Water quickly accumulated on the streets, creating knee-deep flooding in some neighbourhoods. The motorists had to struggle to wade through the water at places up to four feet. Vehic ...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 >
HYDERABAD: Jubilee Hills BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath was hospitalised due to several health issues on Thursday. A three-time legislator, Gopinath was rushed to a private hospital in Gachibowli earlier in the day, where is currently undergoing treatment. Former minister T Harish Rao and other s visited the hospital. Speaking to reporters later, Harish Rao said that Gopinath's health condition was stable. Gopinath was first elected as an MLA on TDP ticket in 2014. Later, he was elected on BRS ticket in 2018 and 2023. Gopinath started his political career with TDP in 1983 and worked as president ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has suggested prioritising women in allocation of deceased donor organs.In a letter to the states/UTs, the apex authority for regulating organ donations and transplants in the country, has said a provision should be made to mark additional points for women recipients of donor organs, to address gender disparity. Studies have shown that while women make up a large percentage of donors, they receive fewer organs than men. "Women are equally vulnerable when it comes to end-stage organ failure due to illness, and it is import ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: When the Supreme Court on Friday restored the Animal Birth Control (ABC) protocol and ruled that sterilised and vaccinated dogs must be released back into the same locality they were caught from, animal welfare workers in Hyderabad said the judgment merely reaffirmed what they had long demanded. On the ground, however, they allege the practice of shifting dogs out of affluent colonies and abandoning them in poorer neighbourhoods continues unchecked. The order overturned the August 11 directive calling for mass removal of strays into shelters and reaffirmed that relocation was unla ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Friday directed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Jubilee Hills Cooperative Housing Building Society to file detailed counter-affidavits in response to a petition filed by a businessman.The petitioner, P. Satya Narayana, challenged his alleged eviction from a 2,000 square yard govt land worth over ₹100 crore, located at a prime spot on Road No. 1, Jubilee Hills. HYDRAA had evicted the petitioner on the grounds that he encroached on govt land, constructed a shed, and operated a nursery at the site for several year ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday provided a roadmap to ministers, TPCC president, various corporations chairmen and others in charge of the bypoll-bound Jubilee constituency, instructing them to work towards securing a huge majority in the by-election, as it would impact the GHMC elections scheduled for December/January.A review meeting was held at his residence with ministers G Vivek, Ponnam Prabhakar, Ponguleti, Tummala Nageswara Rao, TPCC chief B Mahesh Goud and others, where the tone was set for the Jubilee Hills by-poll. Party leaders were directed to approach voters wi ...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 >
Hyderabad: A residential house of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has been seized by municipal authorities in Hyderabad on Tuesday over property tax arrears. Officials of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sealed the G+4 structure in Srinagar colony under the limits of Circle 38 in the Yousufguda area. Officials said the property bearing house number 8-3-1099/A is registered in the name of Jayalalithaa, and the property tax arrears accumulated to over Rs 82 lakh since 2017. After accounting for applicable rebates under the OTS (One-Time Settlement) scheme, the outst ...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 >
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: Emphasising the importance of voter convenience and accessibility during the upcoming Jubilee Hills byelection, Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan has instructed officials to ensure all Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) are in place at all the polling stations in the constituency. Karnan inspected the Distribution, Reception and Counting (DRC) Centre at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Stadium and several polling stations on Thursday. He reviewed the arrangem ...Read More >
Just ahead of the Hyderabad by-elections, fake voter ID cards featuring top Telugu film stars have surfaced online, sparking concern and curiosity. All three IDs bizarrely share the same Jubilee Hills address -- a clear sign of forgery, say officials. Just days before the crucial by-elections in Hyderabad, a strange and unsettling discovery has caught the attention of both voters and authorities. Fake voter ID cards featuring the names and photographs of well-known Telugu film stars including S ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated June 4, his appointment to the post of director, Prime Ministers Museum and Library in the rank and pa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police have nabbed five of the six accused in the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) state council member Kethavath Chandu Rathod at Shalivahana Nagar GHMC Park on July 15. According to the police, there were multiple motives for the murder including financial, political and infidelity issues. Chandu Rathod, and Donthi Rajesh alias Rajanna, who is the state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation Party; had financial dealings for the past 4 years, though hailing from different parties. One of the reasons for the rivalry began in ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court was not inclined to restrain HYDRAA from exercising its duties over the Rs 100- crore worth open space measuring 2,000 square yards situated in Road No. 1, Jubilee Hills, which was claimed as the space for public amenities according to the Jubilee Hills Cooperative Housing Society. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy was dealing with a petition filed by P. Satyanarayana contesting HYDRAA Order No. 1393/COMM/HYDRAA dated August 19, 2025, for evicting him from the said land. He alleges the order is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitu ...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: 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 >
Hyderabad: BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday lauded a group of young entrepreneurs from Borabanda who have set up a waterproofing company, Doctor Guard, and are already creating jobs for others. The company, founded by nine friends who have known each other since their school days, was launched with minimal capital just four months ago. Despite the humble beginning, the startup has already provided employment to over 30 people and is aiming to scale up to a workforce of 1,000 in the coming years. Also Read: No More Queues: GHMC Transforms Property Tax Filing with One-Cli ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency bye-election. Nominations close on October 21. Polling will be held on November 11, with vote counting on November 14. Strict adherence to the Model Code of Conduct is mandated. Enforcement teams are actively monitoring for violations. The Election Commission of India on Sunday officially announced the schedule for the bye-election to the 61-Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency in Hyderabad Dis ...Read More >
The Congress's 'Vote Chori' campaign has drawn criticism in Jubilee Hills after 43 voters were found registered under one address in Yousufguda. Opposition parties and netizens alleged voter manipulation ahead of the by-election. Hyderabad: The Congress party's 'Vote Chori' campaign in the Bihar Assembly elections has come back to haunt it in the Jubilee Hills by-election, after 43 voters were found registered under a single address in Yousufguda. According to the latest voters' list for Krishn ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Emphasising the importance of voter convenience and accessibility during the upcoming Jubilee Hills byelection, Hyderabad District Election Officer and GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan has instructed officials to ensure all Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) are in place at all the polling stations in the constituency. Karnan inspected the Distribution, Reception and Counting (DRC) Centre at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Stadium and several polling stations on Thursday. He reviewed the arrangements and facilities at the field level. He instructed the election and GHMC staff to ensure the pro ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy will address a meeting of Telugu film industry employees federation and its 24 other unions at Yousufguda Police Grounds in the bypoll-bound Jubilee Hills constituency on Tuesday.This comes after Revanth held a meeting with the Telugu film industry employees federation representatives at his residence on Sept 17 and addressed many of their demands. Now, the representatives have organised a felicitation for him on Oct 28 evening at Police Grounds, where agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao will also be felicitated.There are nearly 25,000 voters, c ...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 >
Hyderabad: The upcoming by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Hyderabad has become a matter of prestige for all the major political parties in Telangana -Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as it is the first major electoral battle after the last year's general elections and is also crucial for its potential impact on the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, scheduled to be held in December. The by-poll for the Jubilee Hills assembly seat was necessitated following the death of sitting BRS lawmaker Maganti Gopinath on June 8 th ...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 >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Medulla Communications Pvt. Ltd., one of the world's most awarded healthcare-specialist advertising agencies, has announced the launch of its new hub in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in solving complex healthcare challenges, Medulla is now looking to create a super-specialist category as the first digital healthcare advertising agency in Asia. New Hub to Deliver Scalable, Specialist Healthcare Marketing Solutions Across APAC. Also Read | New Cheque Clearing System: Banks To Clear Cheques Within Few Hours Starting October 4, Announces RBI. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday announced a series of measures to modernise and streamline streetlight maintenance across Telangana, covering GHMC limits, core urban area within the Outer Ring Road and all gram panchayats.He directed officials to install LED streetlights with dashboards, connect all LED networks to the central command control centre in Hyderabad, and delegate maintenance responsibilities to sarpanches in villages. To ensure transparency and efficiency, the CM instructed that a third party audit, including institutions like IIT-Hyderabad, be conducted on LED ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Thousands of families have been evacuated from their homes in Chaderghat and surrounding areas after the Musi River overflowed its banks overnight on September 26-27. The severe flooding was triggered by the release of approximately 35,000 cusecs of water from the Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar reservoirs, submerging several low-lying residential colonies. Also Read: 15,000 Telangana Girls to Get ₹30,000 Annual Azim Premji Scholarship 2025 | Apply Online by Sept 30 Deadline The sudden rise in water levels inundated neighborhoods including Moosa Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Vinayak Vidhi, ...Read More >