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26/08/2025

GHMC Sets Up Special Ponds for Smooth Idol Immersion\n\nThe Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has arranged 78 special ponds across the city to ensure safe and eco-friendly idol immersion.

28 Portable Ponds

21 Excavation Ponds

29 Baby Ponds

GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan has appealed to citizens to make use of these facilities and avoid immersions in lakes and nalas.

Zone-wise details have been released by GHMC.

25/08/2025

The family members of pregnant woman, Swathi, who was mercilessly murdered by her husband, Mahender Reddy, in Hyderabad, refused to take her torso for cremation. Her body part is currently in the Gandhi Hospital mortuary.

Staging a protest in front of Mahender’s house at Kammareddyguda village in Vikarabad on Monday, August 25, the aggrieved family members insisted he perform the cremation of his wife. However, no one from inside came out.

Swathi, a resident in the Boduppal area of Medipally, was strangulated by Mahender on August 23 after the couple had an argument. As she lay unconscious, he chopped her into pieces using an axe and then dumped her body parts into the Musi River.

He made three trips to the river.

The following day, on Sunday, Mahender and Swathi’s uncle went to lodge a missing complaint. However, during questioning, police found inconsistencies in his answers, leading to his confession and subsequent arrest.

Forensic experts and the clues team found her torso, sans legs, arms and head, from the house.
The couple, who had a love marriage in 2024, belonged to different caste communities. Soon after, they shifted to Boduppal area in Hyderabad. While Mahender worked as a driver with a ride-sharing app, Swati was a call centre employee.

Swati had previously filed a police complaint against her husband, alleging harassment and cruelty. She had also suffered a miscarriage.

The gruesome murder shocked Hyderabad residents.

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: A bus rammed into a culvert at the Shapurnagar area of Jeedimetla in Hyderabad on Monday, August 25.

A video of the incident was shared on social media, showing the damaged bus while an injured biker lay on the ground.

Reports suggest that the bus driver apparently dozed off upon reaching Adarsh Bank. It first hit the bike before plunging into the culvert. Both bus driver and biker were injured.

The rider suffered a head injury and was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Jeedimetla SHO said, “The accident occurred at 6:30 am. The injured person has been shifted to a hospital. Once a complaint is filed, we will register a case under section 125 (A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).”

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner RV Karnan on Monday directed officials to ensure prompt resolution of public grievances received during Prajavani.

GHMC received 81 complaints on issues ranging from town planning to sanitation. Of these, 42 pertained to the Town Planning Department, 10 to Land Acquisition Department, seven to Engineering, four each to Tax, Sanitation and Administration, three to Housing, two to Finance and Projects, and one each to UBD and Vigilance.

One complaint was also received over phone.

In addition, 113 grievances were registered across GHMC’s six zones. Kukatpally topped the list with 51 complaints, followed by Secunderabad (29), Serilingampally (17), Charminar (8), and four each from LB Nagar and Khairatabad zones.

Karnan instructed officials to address each complaint without delay and cautioned against negligence.

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) assured to provide a permanent solution following repeated complaints of sewage overflow at Kavuri Hills near Durgam Cheruvu.

During an inspection, managing director Ashok Reddy was briefed about the issue and told that the sewage problem occurred as the lake had reached full tank level (FTL) due to continuous rainfall.

Reddy directed the immediate desilting of sewer lines and the blocking of drains. Officials were instructed to build temporary arrangements, including linking sewage from nearby buildings to the Durgam Cheruvu Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).

A comprehensive plan will be drafted, which will provide inputs on how to prevent future sewage overflow.

He instructed officials to create a central dashboard at the HMWSSB head office to track inflow, treated water quality, and performance of all STPs across the city.

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: Hyderabad district election officer RV Karnan on Monday, August 25, appointed 14 nodal officers for the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly bypolls.

Here is the list of nodal officers

Manpower Management – Khairatabad Zonal Commissioner Anurag Jayanthi
EVM & VVPAT Management – Kukatpally Zonal Commissioner Apoorva Chauvan
Training – LB Nagar Zonal Commissioner Hemant Keshav Patil
Transport Management – CTO Srinivas
Material Management – Admin Additional Commissioner K Venugopal
MCC – Additional SP (Vigilance) M Sudarshan
Law and Order, Vulnerable Mapping, District Security Plan – DSP Narasimha Reddy
Expenditure Monitoring – Chief Examiner of Accounts Venkateswar Reddy
Election Observers – Assistant Veterinary Officer Wilson
Dummy Ballot Paper – Secunderabad Zonal Commissioner Ravi Kiran
Media Communication & MCMC – CPRO Section PRO M. Dasharath
Cyber Security, IT & Computerization – IT Joint Commissioner C. Radha
Helpline & Complaint Redressal – IT AE Karthik Kiran
Webcasting – IT AE Tirumala Kumar
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the special summary revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in view of the upcoming by-election in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency.

The updated voter list will be published on September 2. Voters can file claims for inclusion or raise objections about errors between September 2 to September 17. These claims and objections will be addressed by September 25.

The final voter lists will be released on September 30.

Jubilee Hills constituency has 3,92,517 voters, including 2,03,137 men, 1,88,213 women, and 25 transgender persons.

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: The city police announced traffic diversions near Khairatabad from August 27 to September 6 for the installation and darshan of the Khairatabad Bada Ganesh.

These traffic diversions will apply from 11 am till late at night, a release on Monday said.

Traffic diversions for Khairatabad Bada Ganesh
Traffic coming from VV Statue towards Mint Compound via Rajeev Gandhi Statue will be diverted at Rajeev Gandhi Statue towards Nirankari Junction.
Vehicles coming from Old PS Saifabad towards Bada Ganesh via will be diverted at Rajdoot Lane towards Iqbal Minar.
Traffic coming from Iqbal Minar towards IMAX Theatre via Mint Compound will be diverted at Secretariat Temple X Road towards Telugu Thalli junction.
Vehicles coming from Necklace Rotary towards Mint Compound will be diverted at Necklace Rotary towards Telugu Thalli junction or Khairatabad flyover.
Lastly, commuters travelling from Nirankari via Khairatabad Post Office lane towards Khairatabad Railway gate will be diverted at Post Office towards Old PS Saifabad junction.
Look out for these traffic congestions
Due to a large number of devotees visiting the Bada Ganesh idol, massive traffic congestion is expected at Khairtabad, Shadan College, Nirankari, Old PS Saifabad, Mint Compound, and Necklace Rotary areas. Commuters are requested to avoid these routes, the police statement read.

Parking space
Devotees and public commuting through Necklace Rotary and NTR Garden should park their vehicles in the following allocated space:

Race Road
NTR Ghat
HMDA Parking beside IMAX Theatre
Open Place Opp. I-Max Theatre
Saraswathi Vidya Mandir High School premises, Opp. I-Max Theatre
Likewise, devotees and public commuting from Bada Ganesh through the Khairatabad Junction should park their vehicles at Vishveshwaraiah Bhavan.

Opt for public transport, carpooling
The Hyderabad police have appealed to all devotees to use public transport, including the Hyderabad Metro, MMTS, and RTC buses.

“If several people from the same residential colony or locality plan to visit the Khairatabad Bada Ganesh for darshan, they should opt for carpooling instead of using individual vehicles and avoid traffic congestion,” the police sta

25/08/2025

Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s anti-narcotics wing, Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) and Cyberabad police busted a rave party at a Kondapur apartment in Hyderabad and arrested six people, including two peddlers and three consumers.

Officials seized 20 grams of co***ne, eight ecstasy pills, and three grams of M**A.

The arrested peddlers are Vikram, a poultry farm businessman from Sherlingampally and 28-year-old Teja, a cloud kitchen operator from Pragathi Nagar. Police have named the latter as the kingpin. Rahul alias Sonu, the Bengaluru-based supplier, and 20-year-old Chandan, an engineering student from Bengaluru, acted as the transporter.

The consumers are – 41-year-old M Neelima, a housewife from Narsingi; 31-year-old Bhargav, a software engineer from Sherlingampally and 36-year-old Purshotham Reddy, a wine shop businessman in Kondapur.

According to officials, Teja’s involvement dates back to a rave party held in Goa in 2023, where he and Neelima were first introduced to co***ne.

He started sourcing co***ne from Rahul and began distributing it to others.

officials said Teja would conceal the drug in courier parcels of glutathione injections used for skin lightening.

After collecting money, he transferred it to the bank accounts provided by Rahul.

The group regularly gathered at a service apartment in Kondapur to consume the drug.

Drug tests confirmed the presence of narcotics in five out of the six arrested, with Chandan testing negative.

All have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), and further investigation is ongoing.

25/08/2025

EV Charging Progress in Hyderabad (GHMC limits) Hyderabad is rapidly expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure under GHMC limits, in partnership with Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TGREDCO), to make stations more accessible to the public. Currently, 71 public EV chargers are operational, with 10 more under commissioning.

These stations have collectively consumed 23 lakh units of electricity till July 2025, averaging 7,000 units per day.

High-traffic locations include Malkam Cheruvu, IIIT, KPHB, Deloitte, and BHEL MIG. Citizens can locate charging points via the TGEV App or the GHMC website. Officials said the initiative reflects Hyderabad’s shift toward electric mobility and its push for a zero-carbon city. “Charge green, drive clean — powering a zero-carbon Hyderabad,” the city government emphasized.

For GPS-enabled station locations, visit the TGEV Charging Map.

You can also find EV charging station location details with GPS coordinates by clicking

25/08/2025

Telangana to receive 35,000 tonnes of urea this week, says Tummala Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Monday said Telangana will receive 35,000 metric tonnes of urea this week.

He credited the development to sustained pressure from the state government on the Centre.

He instructed Agriculture Director Gopi to distribute the urea immediately to districts based on local needs.

He gave these directions during a review meeting held in Hyderabad.

The Minister said he contacted the Managing Director of Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) to ensure more supply to the state.

He added that Telangana has already distributed 7.32 lakh metric tonnes of urea this season, including old stocks.

He reaffirmed the state’s commitment to delivering fertilizers on time.

He assured that district-wise allocation of the new stock would begin without delay.

25/08/2025

25/08/2025

Milad un Nabi and Vinayaka Nimmajan falling close to each other, the police in the tri-commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda are making tight security arrangements to ensure peaceful celebrations.

The Milad un Nabi is to celebrated on September 5 while Vinayaka Nimmajan processions will be taken out on September 6.

With two events lined up on subsequent days, the police have begun holding meetings with peace committees to ensure peaceful atmosphere prevails across the city.

"Meetings were held across the city urging the citizens to cooperate with the police during the festivals. Focus is to onboard youngsters having influence in their localities to take forward the peace initiatives," said a senior official of city police.

The police had also held talks with the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Committee and the Milad Juloos Committee seeking their cooperation.

It is learnt, the mega procession taken out on Milad un Nabi, is likely to be rescheduled to a later date. "We are holding discussions with the committee to work out a new date for the procession," said another police official.

As the police will be preoccupied with Ganesh Nimarjanam procession, bandobast for Milad Juloos also could be a challenge.

The police have identified several sensitive locations and intends to have adequate deployment of the force. Throughout the next 12 days, programs related to the Ganesh festival and Milad un Nabi will coincide in the city. "We are being careful while issuing permissions for programs so as to avoid any conflict," said a police official from Cyberabad.

The police are also watchful regarding the decoration of the streets using flags, banners, cutouts and buntings.

The organizers were asked to inform the police in advance so that law and order concerns can be redressed.

The police are also keeping a tab on the social media platforms for hateful content. For the festivals around 30,000 policemen will be deployed in the tri commissionerates.