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

Hyderabad

Existing homes on lake beds in Hyderabad will not be demolished: HYDRA

Hyderabad: After days of confusion as what the extent of the agency’s powers are, HYDRA commissioner AV Ranganath on Sunday, September 8, clarified that houses, residences, habitations and that are already existing…
Telangana

Mahesh Kumar Goud appointed as new Telangana Congress president

Hyderabad: Congress MLC and senior leader Mahesh Kumar Goud has been appointed as the new Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president. Goud will be replacing chief minister Revanth Reddy who has been…

Telangana

Telangana govt will not hesitate to demolish all encroachments on lakes: CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, September 3, said that the removal of encroachment at ponds across the state is being given a top priority and that the government will…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad rains: GHMC demolishes 107 dilapidated structures

Hyderabad: As part of its monsoon preparedness activities, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) here has demolished 107 dilapidated structures out of the total 597 it identified as structurally weak. The GHMC…
News

Telangana govt neglecting minority Gurukul schools: Harish Rao

Hyderabad: Former Telangana minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Siddipet MLA Harish Rao on Saturday, August 31, called for the immediate replacement of teachers at Gurukul schools run by the state government.…
News

Telangana: Revanth in quandary as defections from BRS MLAs stop

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister and current state Congress president Revanth Reddy’s plan to engineer en masse defections from the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) seems to have hit a roadblock. While…
Hyderabad

AIMIM reschedules Milad-un-Nabi meeting to Sept 21 in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in a welcome step rescheduled its religious meeting and other programs coinciding with Milad-un-Nabi celebrations next month. As a practice, a religious public meeting is…

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: TGSPDCL orders cable operators, internet providers to remove cables

Hyderabad: Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) managing director Mushrraf Faruqui on Friday, August 30, directed cable operators and internet service providers to remove unnecessary cables and other items from…
Top Stories

Hyderabad: Milad-un Nabi procession postponed, to be held on September 19

Hyderabad: Representatives of the Milad-un-Nabi Committee agreed to hold their annual Milad procession on September 19 and decided to organise the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad on a grand scale on…
Top Stories

Rules being formed for HYDRA to protect all lakes in Hyderabad: CS

Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday, August 29, said that guidelines are being readied to fully hand over the responsibilities of the protection of all the lakes, parks, canals and…
Hyderabad

Will Revanth Reddy-AIMIM ‘friendship’ take a hit due to HYDRA?

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy’s new agency HYDRA has certainly ruffled many feathers in the state’s political landscape. Moreover, the ‘friendly’ All India Majlis-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) which has so far been…
Hyderabad

2 including Hyderabad SBI manager held in Rs 175 crore fraud case

Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGSCB) arrested two more people including the manager of a State Bank of India (SBI) in a Rs 175 crore fraud case. The SBI official of…
Top Stories

Hyderabad activist asks HYDRA to clear encroachments from Himayathsagar FTL

Hyderabad: Stating that concrete structures have been built in the full tank level (FT) and afforestation foreshore zone of the Himayathsagar drinking water reservoir, activist Lubna Sarwath has written to Telangana chief…
Hyderabad

HYDRA’s demolition drive in Hyderabad causes a flutter, concern

Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s demolition drive against illegal encroachments on lake beds via the HYDRA agency in the city limits is giving sleepless nights to many. On Tuesday, scores of people ,…
Hyderabad

Expand HYDRA across Telangana, protect people’s rights: FFGG to CM

Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance here has suggested the Congress-run Telangana government to expand the scope of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection (HYDRA) agency and create a…