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Demolish one, several will rise: Owaisi on Fatima Institutions
Hyderabad: Responding to the Telangana High Court‘s one-week ultimatum on the alleged construction permissions granted to the Fatima Owaisi Educational Institutions in Hyderabad’s Salkam Cheruvu area, Akbaruddin Owaisi asserted the buildings will…
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Hyderabad’s 400-year-old Char Kaman set to get a facelift
Hyderabad: The iconic Char Kaman, the four grand ceremonial arches surrounding Gulzar Houz in Hyderabad’s Old City, is set to undergo restoration, marking a significant step towards preserving one of the city’s…
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Hyderabad: Drinking water supply to be disrupted from July 6
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) will be replacing the butterfly valves installed at the inlet and outlet of the 10 ML capacity reservoir at the Allabanda, due to…
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Congress leader booked for disrupting SIR in Hyderabad’s Old City
Hyderabad: A Congress leader, along with two others, has reportedly been booked by Hussaini Alam Police for allegedly trespassing into a student’s house, misbehaving with those present, and disrupting the collection of…
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Telangana sanctions Rs 11 crore to restore 8 Old City kamaans
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has sanctioned Rs 11.86 crore to restore and renovate eight historic gateways, also called kamaans, in Hyderabad’s Old City. An order dated Thursday, July 2, effectively replaced an…
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Video: Footpath encroachments cleared in Hyderabad’s Old City
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) carried out a footpath clearance drive from Madina to Puranapul in Hyderabad’s Old City on the morning of Thursday, July 2. During the operation, sheds…
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BJP leader claims Rohingya students enrolled in Old City college
Hyderabad: A group led by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader entered the premises of Nooria Co Op Junior College in Hyderabad’s Old City area on Wednesday, July 1, and alleged that…
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Muharram: Bibi-ka-Alam procession attracts thousands in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The historic Bibi-ka-Alam Muharram procession in Hyderabad’s Old City set off on Friday afternoon, June 26, with great fervour. The procession saw thousands of people turn up for the annual event…
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How the British groomed Salar Jung III of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Salar Jung Museum this week launched its platinum jubilee and the birth anniversary celebrations of Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, aka Salar Jung III. The celebrations began with a play, “Salar…
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A bite beyond belief: The universal appeal of dum-ke-roat
If haleem defines Ramzan in Hyderabad, dum-ke-roat heralds the arrival of Muharram. The moment the crescent indicating the month of mourning is sighted, bakeries across Hyderabad begin preparing one of the city’s…
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Abid Ali Khan Eye Hospital: Where vision meets compassion
Hyderabad: It was only a minor eye infection. Treatment was available much closer to home. Yet, Kaneez Fatima chose to travel all the way from Moula Ali in Secunderabad to the Abid Ali…
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Hyderabad Old City Metro land acquisition nears completion
Hyderabad: The Old City Metro project in Hyderabad has achieved significant progress as land acquisition nearing completion. Out of the 888 properties required for the project, 825 have already been acquired. The…
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Hyderabad auto driver held for carrying 14 passengers
Hyderabad: An auto-rickshaw driver was arrested in Hyderabad’s Chandrayangutta after a video showing him carrying 14 passengers at once went viral on social media. The incident occurred on the Barkas–Sadat Nagar road.…
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Hyderabad’s water crisis hits new peak: 15,200 tanker bookings in a single day
Hyderabad: The city hit an all-time high of 15,200 water tanker bookings in a single day on May 30, surpassing the previous record of 12,000, as the city’s water crisis deepened through…
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Mechanical elephant offered for Hyderabad’s Bibi-ka-Alam procession
Hyderabad: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA) is trying to convince organisers of the annual Bibi-ka-Alam Muharram procession in the Old City of Hyderabad to use a mechanical elephant…