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Extended Tank Bund traffic curbs strand Hyderabad commuters
Hyderabad: Commuters, schoolchildren and healthcare workers were left stranded across the city on Saturday, September 26, as Ganesh idol immersions stretched into a second day, with roads around Tank Bund and the…
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Video: Bhar Do Jholi plays at Charminar during Ganesh procession
Hyderabad: Charminar witnessed a beautiful example of brotherhood when a group of people carrying a Ganesh idol for immersion played Adnan Sami’s popular qawwali ‘Bhar Do Jholi Meri Ya Mohammed’ while passing…
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Police constable helps pregnant woman reach hospital in Old City
Hyderabad: In a heartwarming gesture, a police constable helped a pregnant woman reach the hospital in Hyderabad’s Old City on Friday, September 25, after the latter could not find a cab due…
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Hyderabad’s Old City, where footpaths are an afterthought
Hyderabad: In Hyderabad’s Old City, walking on a footpath is an afterthought. People have gotten used to being in a sort of “survival mode” when on the road, walking through speeding traffic, trash…
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Hyderabad clothes vendor allegedly attacked near Gulzar Houz
Hyderabad: A clothes vendor was allegedly attacked by a group of neighbouring street vendors near Gulzar Houz in Hyderabad’s Old City. The victim, who is identified as Irfan, reportedly sells hosiery and…
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SIR: Fewer Muslim-name deletions in Goshamahal than Old City seats
Hyderabad: Of the 1,10,148 electors listed for deletion from Goshamahal’s draft electoral roll of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), an estimated 24 in every 100 carry Muslim names. This is far below the…
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SIR: In Charminar, 23K people with Muslim names not found at home
Hyderabad: Charminar – the constituency that takes its name from the monument at the heart of it where lanes run narrow and deep through Laad Bazaar, Pathergatti and Ghansi Bazaar – lost the fewest…
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84 out of 100 duplicate voters in Yakatpura SIR have Muslim names
Hyderabad: In 2023, Jaffer Hussain Meraj of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won the Yakutpura Assembly constituency with 46,153 votes, very narrowly defeating Amjed Ullah Khan of the Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), who…
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SIR analysis: 1.08 lakh Muslim names off Chandrayangutta
Hyderabad: Chandrayangutta, the Old City constituency Akbaruddin Owaisi has held for the AIMIM since 1999, accounts for the largest number of people with Muslim names deleted from Hyderabad’s draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
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Owaisi urges govt to build elevated parking Near Charminar
Hyderabad: Pointing to the growing parking problems faced by tourists visiting Charminar, Laad Bazaar, and Pathergatti, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi urged the state government to build an elevated parking facility to ease…
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40 pc of deleted voters in Hyderabad SIR have Muslim names
Hyderabad: An estimated 7.77 lakh of the 19.41 lakh electors left off Hyderabad’s draft electoral roll carry Muslim names, according to an analysis by Siasat.com of the Election Commission’s (EC) own published lists. That is…
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Charminar Police act on Milad-un-Nabi stunt riders, DJ operators
Hyderabad: Police in the Charminar zone have identified 57 youths who violated law and order norms during last week’s Milad-un-Nabi procession in the Old City and held a counselling session with them, officials…
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Hyderabad man lies in pothole as protest over bad roads
Hyderabad: A man lay down in a pothole in Hyderabad’s Old City on Sunday evening, August 30, demanding that the authorities fix it. The incident occurred on Imliban Putlibauli Road, where the…
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Hyderabad Metro to expedite property acquisition in Old City
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) Additional Managing Director B Ajit Reddy on Saturday, August 29, asked officials to expedite the acquisition of properties for the Old City Metro Rail project. Reddy,…
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Power cuts in Hyderabad’s Old City on Saturday
Hyderabad: Areas under the Hyderabad City and Azmabad divisions, including the Old City, will experience temporary power cuts on Saturday, August 29, as the electricity department will take up repair work. Bahadupira…