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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 restoratio ...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 restoratio ...Read More >
New Delhi: On the auspicious occasion of Maha Navami, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta performed 'Kanya Pujan' at the Government Girls' Secondary School in Haiderpur, celebrating the spiritual and cultural significance of girls as embodiments of divine feminine energy. Addressing students, faculty, and local residents during the ceremony, CM Gupta emphasised the importance of empowering girls through education, opportunity, and cultural pride. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta's Statement "Shakti is the s ...Read More >
New Delhi: On the auspicious occasion of Maha Navami, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta performed 'Kanya Pujan' at the Government Girls' Secondary School in Haiderpur, celebrating the spiritual and cultural significance of girls as embodiments of divine feminine energy. Addressing students, faculty, and local residents during the ceremony, CM Gupta emphasised the importance of empowering girls through education, opportunity, and cultural pride. "Shakti is the symbol of power, and in our country ...Read More >
Singer Mangli, a prominent voice of Telangana's Bathukamma festival, shares her deep connection to the floral celebration. She views it as a joyful ode to life, music, and dance, with her songs honoring womanhood, nature, and devotion. The festival also serves as a reminder of cultural identity and pride, fostering a bond with Mother Nature.Bathukamma, Telangana's floral festival, is celebrated with music, dance, and devotion. Over the past eight years, singer Mangli has become one of its most r ...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 se ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Bathukamma festival has set two Guinness World records on Monday, including a 63.11 feet tall Bathukamma and a mass dance event with 1,354 women dancing together. Thousands of women gathered at the Saroornagar stadium to perform the Guinness World Records event in Saddula Bathukamma, the last day of the festival paying respect to Goddesses Bathukamma with different kinds of flowers. The reigning Miss World Opal Sucheta was also present in the event adding special attraction ...Read More >
WARANGAL/KARIMNAGAR: The nine-day floral festival of Bathukamma concluded on a grand note, with lakhs of women celebrating Saddula Bathukamma in the erstwhile Warangal and Karimnagar districts. The unique cultural festival, which reveres nature, witnessed colourful immersions and traditional gaiety at local lakes and ponds. The festival began on Mahalaya Amavasya with Engili Poola Bathukamma and culminated on Ashtami Tithi with the celebrations of Saddula Bathukamma. Before the Bathukamma fest ...Read More >
Suryapet: The Saddula Bathukamma festivities were celebrated with grandeur at the district headquarters of Suryapet. Former Minister and Suryapet MLA Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy took part in the celebrations, extending Bathukamma greetings to women across Telangana. He joined the events organised at the Rythu Bazaar, as well as in wards 30 and 43, and also in Sri Srinagar locality. The colourful celebrations drew enthusiastic participation from women and children, who captured the joyful moments ...Read More >
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 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bathukamma, the floral festival that embodies the cultural spirit of Telangana, is being celebrated with grandeur across the state. On the last day of the festival, all the women gather together and celebrate by dancing and singing around the 'Bathukamma', a floral representation of the mother goddess. The Bathukamma program organised at the Saroornagar ground in Hyderabad has set two Guinness World Records: the largest folk dance and the largest Bathukamma. The Telangana government ...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, Neckla ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday extended heartfelt greetings to the women in Telangana on the occasion of Saddula Bathukamma festival. He said Telangana was blessed with a great culture of worshipping nature and flowers during Saddula Bathukamma, which is decorated with a stack of flowers. Women dance and sing traditional folk songs in unison during the celebrations. "The festival is a testament to the collective way of life of Telangana and the unity of the people who shar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 29 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the government is gearing up for the upcoming Chhath Puja, adding this time the celebrations are going to be historic. Gupta said the government is making arrangements to ensure Chhath festivities continue in an uninterrupted and smooth manner. The Purvanchal community is getting all facilities and support to perform the worship on the occasion. She said the government would develop ghats along the Yamuna and ensure clean ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said the Musi river had become a "synonym for filth" and reiterated his government's commitment to the Musi Riverfront Development Project (MRDP). Appealing for public cooperation, he said that houses would be provided to those displaced by the project and cautioned the poor against purchasing encroached lands being sold at cheap rates. The chief minister inaugurated the redeveloped Bathukamma Kunta at Amberpet, taken up by HYDRAA, along with ...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, nota ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said Delhi is experiencing a "new cultural wave" as Navratri, Durga Puja, and festivals from across India are being celebrated with enthusiasm. She described the atmosphere in Delhi as vibrant and said it was "heartwarming to see young people take part in the festivities for the very first time."Gupta also claimed that for the first time Ramlilas are being staged across Delhi at such a grand level, while Durga Puja, Dandiya and Garba events are bei ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said that she has been attending several events and finds that along with development, the city is buzzing with cultural celebrations. For the first time, Ramleelas are being organised across Delhi, while Durga Puja, Dandiya, and Garba are taking place simultaneously, giving the city a vibrant and festive atmosphere. Festivals like Onam are also being celebrated, while the South Indian flower festival, Bathukamma, is adding its own unique charm. The CM ...Read More >
Rehabilitating the poor living in vulnerable Musi catchment areas would be the government's top priority in Amberpet, said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday, adding that plans for the river's revival are under way. Speaking at the inauguration of the renovated Bathukamma Kunta in Amberpet, he directed Minister Ponnam Prabhakar to conduct a field visit and prepare proposals for families affected by recurrent flooding. "When it rains, colonies in the Musi catchment are submerged within an ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday appealed to the poor living in the periphery and buffer zones of the Musi River and other water bodies in the city to cooperate with the govt in completing the Musi rejuvenation project and protect other water bodies, primarily to save their lives, property, and household items, including educational certificates, which have been washed away in floods caused by cloudbursts linked to climate change."Due to drastic climate changes, especially aft ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that the Amberpet constituency will get a "Mini-Secretariat", with all government and administrative offices under one roof. Speaking at the inauguration of the Bathukammakunta lake on Sunday, which was recently revived by HYDRAA, amid cheers from thousands of women, Revanth Reddy said: "When we were setting up HYDRAA, many people gave different opinions and statements against it. We crossed every single hurdle, and the restoration of Ba ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday appealed to people to support the prestigious Musi Rejuvenation project, aiming to revive the extinct river and protect Hyderabad from flood fury in the future. Speaking after the inauguration of the revived Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet, the Chief Minister said that even more than two centimetres of rainfall in Hyderabad is causing flooding. Voicing concern over the climate change causing frequent cloud ...Read More >
Warangal: A dispute over determining the accurate date for the celebration of Saddula Bathukamma, which culminates the nine-day Bathukamma festival, drove a wedge between the twin cities of Warangal and Hanamkonda, which were always considered to be the one and the same. Saddula Bathukamma is traditionally celebrated on Durga Ashtami -- the eighth lunar day from Mahalaya Amavasya. However, as Ashtami falls on two days -- beginning in the evening of September 29 (Monday) and ending on September ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet in Hyderabad on Sunday. CM Reddy appealed to the people to extend all kinds of support, regardless of politics, to the prestigious Musi Rejuvenation project, which aims to revive the extinct River Musi and protect the city from future flood fury, a Telangana CMO release said. Speaking after the inauguration of the revived Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet, the C ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet in Hyderabad on Sunday. CM Reddy appealed to the people to extend all kinds of support, regardless of politics, to the prestigious Musi Rejuvenation project, which aims to revive the extinct River Musi and protect the city from future flood fury, a Telangana CMO release said. Also Read | Karur Tragedy: Madras High Court Cancels Urgent Hearing on Stampede at Vij ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy inaugurated Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet in Hyderabad on Sunday. CM Reddy appealed to the people to extend all kinds of support, regardless of politics, to the prestigious Musi Rejuvenation project, which aims to revive the extinct River Musi and protect the city from future flood fury, a Telangana CMO release said. Speaking after the inauguration of the revived Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet, the C ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy today highlighted the importance of the revival of Musi river which has turned into a dump yard due to neglect of the previous governments. The CM said "Our government is moving forward to protect water bodies and revive the abandoned lakes and ponds under the Musi project." Speaking after the inauguration of the revived Batukamma Kunta Lake at Amberpet in the city, Revanth Reddy appealed to the people to extend all support to th ...Read More >
Karimnagar: The spirit and culture of Telangana were celebrated on a grand scale as the Telangana Association of Queensland (TAQ) hosted Bathukamma festivities in Brisbane, Australia. The event highlighted Telangana's rich traditions and drew a large turnout, not only from the Telangana diaspora but also from other expatriate Indians. Congress MLA Medipally Satyam and Telangana Assembly media advisory committee chairman Ireddy Srinivas Reddy attended as chief guests. Addressing the gathering, ...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 t ...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 ...Read More >
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