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

Opinion: Hyderabad is ‘changing’, it’s time we stop complaining

Hyderabad: There is this nostalgia-based complaint often among people that their cities have changed, or that they don’t recognise their native places anymore. It is usually followed by a reference to migration…
Telangana

State revenue not enough to meet requirements: Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Revealing that the state is running short on revenue and is in dire need to funds, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, December 4, said his government has been getting…

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Election Commission ranks Telangana 2nd in leveraging social media

Hyderabad: Telangana ranked second in terms of social media engagement during elections, coming after Jharkhand which stands first in terms of social media presence, said the chief electoral officer, Telangana, on Thursday,…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Old City Metro line over Darul Shifa being opposed

Hyderabad: A small section of people from the Old City, mainly residents near the Darul Shifa grounds, are opposing the Old City Hyderabad Metro Rail line expansion due to concerns that the…
Opinions

Opinion: ‘Manmohan Singh was a true statesman’

By Shayan Bisney “Respected, Regarded, Remembered”. These were the words used by India Today in its tribute to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. As a citizen who lived through the years…
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Hyderabad Formula E: KTR says corruption charges ‘baseless’

Hyderabad: Denying there was any corruption in the organisation of Formula E race in Hyderabad last year, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) called…
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Hyderabad: HYDRA to demolish all commercial buildings without permits

Hyderabad: Clarifying the agency’s stand on various criticisms that it has faced off-late, HYDRA commissioner AV Ranganath on Wednesday, December 18, said that commercial and business buildings constructed without permits (like N…

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Eatala Rajender emerges as front-runner for Telangana BJP prez post

Hyderabad: Malkajgiri Lok Sahba member of Parliament (MP) Eatala Rajender has emerged as a favourite to become the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Telangana president. The MP along with ex-MLC and long-term party leader…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad Old City metro: ‘Religious, historical structures being protected’

Hyderabad: Land acquisition for the Old City metro’s nearly 7.5 kilometer long MGBS-Chandrayan Gutta route is in full swing as the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has issued requisitions for 900 properties out…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Khajaguda rocks restrictions due to HMDA’s absence, say activists

Hyderabad: The arbitrary closure of entry or restrictions that have been imposed at the Khajaguda rocks since last week are a result of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) unofficially allowing the…
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Hyderabad: Visitors to Khajaguda rocks barred from entry again

Hyderabad: Visitors who went to the historic Khajaguda rocks on Sunday, December 8, were left surprised after they were denied entry into the historic place. A photo shared by one of them shows…
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Govt paying Rs 6500 cr interest on Rs 7 lakh crore debt: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minster Revanth Reddy on Sunday, December 1, said that the current state government is paying Rs 6500 crore as interest on the Rs 7 lakh crore debt that the…
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TGPWU seeks legislation for gig, platform workers in Telangana

Hyderabad: Representatives of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) participated in a consultative meeting for all stakeholders chaired by principal (Labour) Sanjay Kumar at the Labour Department in the Telangana…
Telangana

Singur, Manjeera reservoirs to boost water supply to Hyderabad: Uttam

Hyderabad: Telangana minister for irrigation and civil supplies Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday, November 27, announced plans to divert Godavari river waters to Singur, Manjeera, and Nizamsagar reservoirs. He also called for…
Telangana

92 percent of caste, social survey completed in Telangana: CM

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy said that 92 percent of the ongoing caste, social and economic survey has already been completed, and stated that the caste census in India will…