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 SHRC seeks report from CS on stray dog menace

Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has called for a report from the Telangana chief secretary by August 22 on medical facilities, vaccine availability, and preventive measures with regard to the…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Osmania University VC invites CM to inaugurate new hostels

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy will inaugurate two new hostel buildings capable to accommodating 1200 students on August 21 in Osmania University (OU). The development is important as Revanth will be…

Hyderabad

Why Hyderabad did not celebrate Independence Day on Aug 15 1947

Hyderabad: History today is taught to us as a linear account of events. While India celebrates 78 years of independence today, it may be remembered that back in 1947 however things were…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: GHMC pulls up Oakridge school over unauthorized parking on road

Hyderabad: A show cause notice was sent by the GHMC to Oakridge International School (Khajaguda) here for unauthorised parking. The civic body sent the notice for “for causing serious inconvenience to the…
Telangana

Rains in Telangana: Officials authorised to use funds instantly for flood relief

Hyderabad: With heavy rains expected in some of Telangana’s districts in the next 24 hours, irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday, August 13, authorised department engineers to bypass red tape…
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Rains in Telangana: Irrigation dept, TGSPDCL put officials on 24/7 alert

Hyderabad: The Telangana Irrigation department and TGSPDCL here have asked all of their officials to be stationed at their place of duty starting Wednesday, August 13, in view the Indian Meteorological department…
Hyderabad

Fake surrogacy scam: 8 more cases booked, 25 held by Hyderabad police

Hyderabad: As many as 25 people have been arrested and eight more criminal cases have been registered against Dr Athaluri Namrata and her associates in connection with the fake surrogacy scam that…

Hyderabad

Rains in Hyderabad: 100mm showers recorded in Old City

Hyderabad: Heavy rains once again lashed the city on Saturday, August 9, with several areas including Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar, BN Reddy, Gurrumguda and other areas receiving very heavy showers close to 100 millimeters…
Telangana

Phone tapping case: KTR demands apology from Bandi Sanjay

Hyderabad: Reacting strongly to allegations of snooping when his government was in power, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday, August 8, condemned Union Minister of State…
Hyderabad

Mayor cautions against going out during rains in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: With heavy rains lashing the city on Thursday and more downpours expected in the next 24 hours, GHMC mayor Gadwal Vijaylakshmi has asked citizens to not venture out of homes except…
Telangana

Telangana dy CM seeks Centre approval of TGTRANSCO green projects

Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday, August 7, met Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and south the approvals of the intra-state transmission system proposals submitted by TGTRANSCO…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad police commissioner transfers 17 inspectors in city

Hyderabad: As many as 17 inspectors were transferred out of their positions by Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand on Thursday, August 7. The list included the transfer of Md Shakeel Ali, the…
Hyderabad

Telangana on high alert as IMD warns of more heavy rain

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, August 4, put the state on high alert following heavy rains that lashed across districts, including Hyderabad. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Dhruva Space to launch 1st commercial satellite with Musk’s Falcon 9

Hyderabad: Full-stack space engineering solutions provider from Hyderabad Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial space mission LEAP-1. It is being launched with an Indo-Australian strategic collaboration aboard Falcon 9,…
Hyderabad

Minister Konda Surekha to face criminal charges case in KTR defamation case

Hyderabad: The Nampally Court has directed the police to register a criminal case against Telangana cabinet minister Konda Surekha in connection with a defamation complaint filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working…