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Saudi Arabia suspends meningitis vaccine requirement for Umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, February 6, announced the suspension of a previous directive that required Umrah pilgrims to be vaccinated against Neisseria meningitis,…
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Telangana police SI dies by suicide in Mulugu
Hyderabad: A sub-inspector police died by suicide at his residence in Mulugu district, Telangana on Thursday, February 6. The 38-year-old, serving as an SI in the Telangana special police in Bhadradri Kothagudem…
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Telangana: Class 10 student dies by suicide
Hyderabad: A class 10 student studying at a state-run residential school died by suicide on the school premises in Mahabubnagar district on Thursday, police said. The girl hung herself in one of…
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Four-year-old girl crushed to death in Hyderabad’s Hayathnagar
Hyderabad: A four-year-old girl was crushed to death by a bus on Thursday, February 6 at Hanuman Hills in Hayathnagar. The victim has been identified as B Ritvika who was an LKG…
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Watch: Collector knocks door at 5 am, wakes Class 10 boy for board exams prep
Hyderabad: Yadadri Bhuvanagiri collector Hanumantha Rao has taken up a unique initiative to motivate Class 10 students for the upcoming board exams. The collector went around knocking on people’s doors at 5:00…
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Developers to face FIR after 3 fatalities at Hyderabad construction site
Hyderabad: After -three individuals died due to a wall collapse at an under-construction site in LB Nagar, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials in a letter directed police to file a criminal…
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Telangana sets new record with peak power demand on February 6
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded the highest-ever peak power demand of 15,752 megawatt (MW) on Thursday, February 6. This surpasses the previous record of 15,623 MW set in March 2024. The state’s power utilities…
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How Hyderabadi Roadies star Azhar Hassan went from 145 kg to 75 kg
Everyone loves a good success story, and Hyderabad’s Azhar Hassan has a powerful one to tell. Once weighing around 145 kg, he shed an incredible 70 kg, transforming not just his body…
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Maha Kumbh: Mosques, imambaras shelter 26K stranded pilgrims after stampede
A story of extraordinary kindness emerged from the Muslim community of Prayagraj who showed remarkable compassion by opening their doors to thousands of stranded Hindu pilgrims following the Kumbh Mela stampede, which…
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KTR opposes new UGC amendments, says it undermines state authority
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday, February 6, met Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Nitin Gadkari in Delhi to oppose the University Grants Commission (UGC)…
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Bihar: 2 men arrested for obscene dance in burqa at Saraswati puja pandal
Bihar’s Begusarai district police arrested two Hindu men on Wednesday, February 5, for dancing obscenely in a Saraswati Puja pandal while dressed in Muslim female attire, including burqas. The incident reportedly occurred…
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Army fires at Kashmiri truck driver for not halting at Baramulla checkpoint
A truck diver was killed late Wednesday, February 5, when the army fired at him for allegedly ignoring a security forces checkpoint in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The action has sparked huge…
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Hyderabad’s Malakpet, Medchal to get new IT towers
Hyderabad: In a major boost for IT development in Old City, a new IT tower is coming up in South Malakpet, along with another in Medchal. These projects will create job opportunities…
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GHMC steps up stray dog control measures, reports to HC
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has intensified efforts to manage the stray dog population and prevent attacks. In an affidavit submitted to the High Court on Wednesday, GHMC Commissioner K.…
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Overreliance on cess strains Telangana financially: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao said on Thursday, February 6, that over-reliance on cess tax and surcharge collections would lead to revenue losses in Telangana. The former Telangana…
