Top storyIT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Saturday announced Rs 5 lakh each to families of those killed and Rs 1 lakh each to the seriously injured in the Vikarabad district bus accident. He visited the injured in hospital. Police said 51 people from Isnapur and Kyasaram villages in Patancheru mandal, Sangareddy district, were travelling to a funeral at Chintakunta when the bus overturned at a bend on the Ananthagiri hills road. Four died. A case was registered against the travels management and the driver.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will leave Begumpet airport by helicopter at 10.30 am on May 11 and reach the Vikarabad helipad at 10.50 am. He will address people of the Chevella Lok Sabha constituency at the SAP College grounds from 11 am to 11.45 am, and depart at 12 noon for a campaign meeting in Wanaparthy. AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi reaches Tandur at 1.15 pm the same day, speaks at William Moon High School grounds and leaves by 2.10 pm.
Hyderabad district will hold the pulse polio programme from the 12th to the 15th of this month, Collector Harichandana Dasari said. Children aged 0-5 will be given polio drops at 2,843 centres, which will stay open from 7 am to 6 pm. The district has 5,17,238 children under five. On the 13th, 14th and 15th, 11,200 medical staff will cover households that missed the drops. Officials identified 164 high-risk areas. DMHO Dr Venkati and DMO Dr Ramulu attended the meeting.
Personnel of the Khammam police commissionerate won medals at the 5th Telangana State Police Sports and Games Meet–2026, held at the Telangana State Police Academy in Hyderabad from September 28 to October 1, 2026. Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt congratulated Additional DCPs Kumaraswamy and Vijayababu, head constable B. Dasu and constable M.D. Faiyaz, who finished first, second and third in events including shuttle badminton and lawn tennis (gazetted officer category). He said interest in sports alongside duty builds physical fitness, mental cheer and discipline.
Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao launched the Tholimudda programme at the MPDO office in Kollapur, Nagarkurnool district. He said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy introduced the programme to provide nutritious food to children aged three to six years, and directed that it be implemented properly at anganwadi centres. He later laid the foundation stone for a new ST boys' hostel building to be constructed in Kollapur at an estimated cost of Rs 2.50 crore under the Tribal Welfare Department, ordering officials to complete the work on schedule with quality standards.
Farmers in Bichkunda mandal of Kamareddy district staged a dharna and rasta roko, saying irregular agricultural power supply was drying up their crops. Farmers from Sitarampalli, Manyapur, Shantapur, Rajapur and Jagannathpalli Chowrasta took part. They alleged electricity department officials did not respond to repeated calls, demanded action against negligent staff and 12 hours of uninterrupted supply. The protest was withdrawn after Bichkunda SI Gundela Raju persuaded them.
A private bus met with an accident on Ananthagiri Ghat Road in Telangana's Vikarabad district. Passengers from Kesaram village in Patancheru mandal of Sangareddy district were travelling to Chintakunta village in Darur mandal for a funeral when the mishap occurred. Police reached the spot and began relief work. SP Sneha Mehra inspected the site and directed officials on shifting the injured and managing traffic. She later visited the government hospital with the District Collector. Police are investigating the cause.
Hyderabad cybercrime police have registered a case against 65 mirror websites, including iBomma and Bappam, for illegally uploading and distributing Telugu films. The action followed a complaint by the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce. The chamber alleged the sites upload high-definition copies of new theatrical releases and OTT exclusives within hours of launch. Officials said the sites keep changing URLs through proxy domains and that about 95% of piracy sites rely on Cloudflare. Investigation to identify key operators continues.
A private travels bus caught fire on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada main road on the outskirts of Pedda Kaparthy village in Chityala mandal of Telangana's Nalgonda district. The driver noticed the flames, pulled the bus to the side of the road and alerted those on board. All 36 passengers got out safely, but the entire luggage in the bus was destroyed. The fire is reportedly believed to have been caused by a short circuit.
Gubbala Rammohan Rao (60), a retired Singareni employee, was murdered in the Ganesh Temple area under Kothagudem 3 Town limits in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. Police said two unidentified men entered his house on Monday (September 22) night while he was having dinner, attacked him, dragged him outside and hit him on the head with a hammer. He died on the spot due to severe bleeding. Three Town police, led by Kothagudem DSP Abdul Rehman, examined the scene with forensic and dog squad teams and are collecting CCTV evidence. The motive is yet to be established.
As part of the investigation into the alleged MLAs poaching case at the Moinabad farmhouse, Fifth Metropolitan Magistrate D. Devender Babu recorded the statement of Tandur MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy at the Rangareddy district court on Tuesday. Reddy is the complainant in the case, and his statement had to be recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code by a magistrate outside the jurisdiction. Saroornagar police produced the MLA in court under special security.
The weather department and the HYDRAA commissioner have warned of extremely heavy rain in Hyderabad from August 13 (Wednesday) to August 15 (Friday). North Hyderabad, Medchal district and Cyberabad may get 10-15 cm of rain, with up to 20 cm in some places. The commissioner asked the government to declare a school holiday on Wednesday and allow work from home for IT employees. Helplines: 040 29560521, 9000113667, 9154170992. CM Revanth Reddy directed officials to stay alert.
Aleru, a centre of the Telangana armed peasant struggle, was formed as an assembly constituency in 1952, reserved for SC in 1978 and returned to the general category in 2009. It now has 2,27,738 voters — 1,14,388 men, 1,13,332 women and 18 others. Across 16 elections from 1952 to 2018, PDF won twice, Congress five times, TDP thrice, TRS four times and an Independent once. Motkupalli Narsimhulu won five consecutive terms.
Two people died on the spot when a truck hit a passenger auto near Mamidigi in Nyalkal mandal of Telangana's Sangareddy district. The dead are Kamala (40), an anganwadi teacher from Vaddi village, and Ambyanayak (55) of Bhojyanayak Thanda. Five others suffered serious injuries and were shifted to hospitals in Zaheerabad and Bidar. Police registered a case and began an investigation, and the bodies were sent to a government hospital for post-mortem. Police cautioned against overspeeding at blind curves.
A farewell programme was held yesterday at the Nirmal district police camp office for Additional Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar, who has been transferred to Kothagudem. The event was organised under the auspices of District SP Dr G. Janaki Sharmila. District police officers and staff took part in the programme. As he prepares to take up his new responsibilities, they praised his services and conveyed their best wishes to him.
A common mobility card allowing travel on both RTC buses and Metro trains with a single pass became available in Hyderabad on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will launch the services at Praja Bhavan, Begumpet, at 12 noon. The daily pass costs Rs 400 and the monthly pass Rs 8,500. A refundable Rs 100 deposit applies to the card. It covers city buses within ORR limits but not Pushpak buses. The 'Mee Ticket' app offers a Rs 600 digital weekly bus pass and QR tickets.
Telangana Labour Minister Gaddam Vivekanand opened 'Upzy House', a centre for gig workers and delivery riders, on High Tension Line Road in Kondapur, Hyderabad. Open 6 am to 11 pm all seven days, it offers AC seating, clean washrooms, meals, mobile charging and a separate lounge for women riders. Free doctor consultations are available 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday. Membership costs Rs 99 a week or Rs 349 a month.
Villagers on Friday stopped CC road works being carried out under the Bharatmala national highway bridge at Rajoli in Jogulamba Gadwal district. Led by sarpanch Gangireddy and upa-sarpanch Sandhya, leaders and farmers asked site engineer Bharat to halt the work. They said grain-loaded vehicles already cannot pass as the bridge was built at a low height, and another one-and-a-half feet of CC and BT would leave clearance at 13 feet, keeping harvesters and ration rice lorries out. Officials removed the CC laid.
Police have arrested Mahesh in a murder case in Ankushapur village of Jammikunta mandal, Karimnagar district. According to Huzurabad ACP Madhavi, Mahesh had an illicit relationship with a woman, and the deceased, Mogili, had earlier been jailed after a complaint by them. After his release Mogili continued to insult them, following which Mahesh watched YouTube videos, planned the killing and struck Mogili on the head with an iron rod. The rod, phone and bike were seized.
Shravan Tadanla of Hanamkonda and Vanam Sharath Babu of Shambhunipet in Warangal district received awards in the National Photography Competition-2026. Shravan's photograph was chosen 'Best Image of the Year', while Sharath Babu's entry won the 'Excellence Award of the Year 2026'. Held on the theme 'My India: 80 Years of Democracy and Freedom', the contest drew 352 photographs from 182 photographers across 16 states, with 60 awards selected. Vice-Chancellor Prof K. Gangadhara Rao presented the awards on October 2 at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur.
