Yunus Lasania

With over 9 years of experience in reporting, Yunus Lasania is a journalist who has worked with 3 national dailies in his career. He last worked as the state correspondent for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with Mint (HT Media). With a deep love for Hyderabad and its history, he also runs the Instagram page The Hyderabad History Project, and is also the host of Beyond Charminar, a podcast series on the history of Hyderabad, focusing on the lesser known aspects of his city. Yunus is the City Editor of Siasat.com

Telangana

Telangana CEO announces preparations for 3 MLC seat polls in Council

Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Telangana, C Sudharshan Reddy, on Tuesday, September 24, announced that preparations for biennial elections to two teachers and one graduate MLC posts in the Legislative Council. The…
Andhra Pradesh

AP: VHP members pass resolution against animal fat in TTD laddus

Hyderabad: Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh condemned the alleged use of animal fat in Tirumala Tirupati Temple (TTD) laddus and demanded for more autonomy for Hindu…

Telangana

Telangana: 3.7 tonnes of plastic collected from Amrabad Tiger Reserve after ban

Hyderabad: Nearly three months after banning the use of plastic since July, the Amrabad Tiger Reserve authorities have managed to collect a staggering 3.7 tonnes of plastic plastic. Officials from the Amrabad…
Hyderabad

Prepare plan to issue new ration cards: Telangana CM Revanth to officials

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy ordered government officials to prepare an action plan for issuing new ration cards. Authorities have been asked to receive applications for new ration cards from…
Hyderabad

Operation Polo: How the annexation of Hyderabad unfolded on Sept 17, 1948

Hyderabad: War, merger, liberation, annexation, take over etc are a bunch of words that different people with differing views on the subject of Operation Polo or Police Action use. The term is…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Activist writes to HYDRA over destruction of Mamasani Kunta

Hyderabad: Congress member and environmental activist Lubna Sarwath has written to HYDRA about the Phoenix Spaces allegedly encroaching and filling up the Mamasani Kunta at Puppulaguda V, Gandipet M. In her complaint,…
Top Stories

Take action against agencies delaying Hyderabad road work: CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, September 13, expressed dissatisfaction on the slow pace of road construction of 811 kilometres of roadways which was taken up under the Strategic Road…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: ED books Som Phytopharma for improper disposal of harmful chemicals

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) zonal office here has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special Court (PMLA), Hyderabad, against M/s Som Phytopharma (India) Limited and its managing director Devanur Ramaswamy…
Featured News

September 13, 1948: Operation Polo and the politicisation of Hyderabad’s history

Hyderabad: For the longest time there was a silence maintained by the central and state governments when it came to events surrounding the annexation of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad to…
Telangana

Telangana govt forms SC/ST Sub-Classification Committee

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has made a committee to make recommendations on implementation of SC/ST Sub-Classification. The Telangana government issued a notification for setting up the committee for SC/ST Sub-Classification on Thursday,…
Hyderabad

HYDRA will continue demolitions, asserts Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, September 11, asserted that the state government will not stop ongoing demolitions of encroachments on lakes by the HYDRA agency. He stated that…
Top Stories

Act against people consuming liquor at Ganesh immersions: Raja Singh to Hyd CP

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh asked Hyderabad commissioner of police CV Anand to initiate action against people who consume liquor in front of Ganesh idols and eve-tease…
Telangana

Telangana govt to rename Womens’ University in honour of Ailamma

Hyderabad: In a major decision and a first, chief minister Revanth Reddy announced that the state government will rename the Koti Womens’ College after revolutionary and the face of the historic Telangana…
Top Stories

FFGG asks Telangana CM to stop distribution of sarees to SHGs

Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (FFGG) has written to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy to stop the distribution of sarees to Self Help groups that was announced during the establishment of a…
Hyderabad

Restoration of heritage sites in Hyderabad hit roadblock

Hyderabad: The restoration of two key monuments in the city – Baadshahi Ashurkhana and Shaikpet Sarai – have hit roadblocks as work is yet go begin on the sites by the state…