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

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…
News

Telangana dy CM dedicates Yadadri thermal power plant to nation

Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday, August 1, said that the complete 4000 mega watt (MW)Yadadri thermal power plant will be dedicated to the nation by January. He…

Hyderabad

UoH student bags Rs 46L job offer among 550 placements this year

Hyderabad: A University of Hyderabad (UoH) student bagged a Rs 46 lakh per annum job offer in this year’s placements, more than double of the highest Rs 17.89 lakh offer from last…
Hyderabad

VHP claims ‘ambulance jihad’ conspiracy over attempted murder of driver

Hyderabad: Condemning the alleged brutal physical assault and attempted murder of a driver, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) here has claimed that the attempt is a part of ‘ambulance jihad’ run by…
Telangana

BRS to take it easy for Telangana local body elections?

Hyderabad: While the ruling Congress is gearing up for the upcoming Telangana local body elections, the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) might not put all of its effort to avoid wasting…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Commercial taxes dept detects new GST fraud via fake bills

Hyderabad: Commercial Taxes Department here unearthed a major Goods and Services tax (GST) evasion scam by a city-based company named. Keshaan Industries LLP, the company, was found indulging in ‘unprecedented tax fraud’…
Telangana

Maximum seats to BCs for Telangana local body elections: BJP chief

Hyderabad: Telangana state BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Monday, July 28, announced that the party will allot maximum seats to BCs in the coming local body elections. Rao said the BJP…
Hyderabad

Meeting held between GHMC, Army for transfer of Defence land

Hyderabad: A crucial meeting was held between the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Defence departments to speed up land transfer Hyderabad with regard to the construction of alternative roads for the…
Hyderabad

9 held for cyber crime in Hyderabad via mule accounts

Hyderabad: Nine persons have been arrested by the Cyberabad police for their operating and providing mule accounts for cyber crime leading to several fraudulent financial transactions. The accused were found to be…
Hyderabad

17 stolen cars recovered by Hyderabad police via Command Control Centre

Hyderabad: As many as 17 stolen vehicles were recovered successfully after theft by the Hyderabad police via the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC) here. The stolen vehicles were recovered from…