- Offbeat
Overdue book returned to library in US after 82 years: ‘Hope there is no late fee’
A person returned a book to the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) almost 82 years after it was borrowed in July 1943. The incident occurred in June this year. The book titled…
- Hyderabad
272 held for drunk driving in Cyberabad, Miyapur tops list
Hyderabad: 272 people were arrested for drunk driving in the Cyberabad police commissionerate on August 15-16. With 55, the Miyapur traffic police recorded the highest number of arrests. Among those arrested were…
- Telangana
Warangal airport land acquistion: Farmers demand Rs 2 cr per acre compensation
Hyderabad: Farmers who are losing their lands for the Mamnoor Airport expansion in Warangal district have demanded compensation of Rs 2 crore per acre. The displaced farmers warned that if their demand is…
- Telangana
‘Marwari Go Back’ campaign gains momentum in Telangana, traders call for bandh
Hyderabad: The ‘Marwari Go Back’ campaign is gaining momentum in Telangana State, with traders announcing a bandh in Amangal mandal on Monday. Traders have alleged that Rajasthanis and Gujaratis have come to…
- Telangana
KTR questions silence of BJP, Congress over Polavaram cofferdam failure
Hyderabad: Referring to the Polavaram project, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday slammed leaders of the Congress and BJP for what he described as their “double standards” on irrigation…
- Telangana
Telangana rains: Rs 147.70 cr worth rural road damage estimated
Hyderabad: The recent spell of heavy rains across Telangana has caused extensive damage to rural roads under the Panchayat Raj department. According to a preliminary engineering report submitted to minister Seethakka on…
- Telangana
HC denies Hyderabad man’s plea for electricity connection without occupancy certificate
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has made it clear to a man from Hyderabad’s Nampally that electricity connections cannot be granted merely on a promise to submit an Occupancy Certificate (OC) later.…
- Telangana
Maoists to be completely eliminated by March 2026: Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, remarked that “there is no question of halting Operation Kagaar.” He asserted that the centre is determined to completely eradicate Maoists…
- Middle East
United States stops all visitor visas from Gaza
The US State Department on Saturday, August 16, announced it has stopped all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts ‘a full and thorough’ review. The move came a day…
- Telangana
‘Will use power for people’s welfare, not settle scores’: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said he intends to use power for the welfare of people and not to target those who troubled him in the past. Speaking…
- Hyderabad
Hostel owner in Madhapur thrashed for misbehaving with student
Hyderabad: A hostel owner in Madhapur was thrashed by a student’s family on Saturday, August 16 for allegedly misbehaving with a female student. According to a report in the Deccan Chronicle, the…
- Hyderabad
16 kg ganja found in car after accident near Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Abdullapurmet police seized 16 kilograms of ganja from a car that met with an accident in Battasingaram on Friday night. According to the police, the driver of the Maruti Swift…
- Delhi
Delhi court fines surgeon for throwing rice in courtroom, sparking black magic scare
A man was sentenced to imprisonment by a Delhi court until the court’s rising for the day after he threw rice inside the courtroom, intentionally creating a scene, disturbing the court proceedings,…
- Telangana
Prehistoric rock art site found in Telangana
Hyderabad: History enthusiasts from Kotha Telangana Charithra Brundam have recently discovered a new prehistoric rock art site inside a cave at Yadgarpalli village of Keesara mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Ahobilam Karunakar and…
- Telangana
IMD issues red alert to north and east Telangana districts for August 16, 17
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an updated rainfall intensity warning at 4 pm on Saturday, August 16, issuing red alert for extreme heavy rainfall to all the districts lying…
