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Rescuers Look For A Miracle In Beirut Rubble For Second Day

Beirut: Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a Beirut building for a second day on Friday hoping to find someone alive more than a month after huge port explosion shattered Lebanon’s capital.

Three Persons, Including Sarpanch, Killed In Road Accident Near Gajwel

Hyderabad: Three persons including a sarpanch were killed in a road accident and another sustained injuries when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a parked truck at Pragnapur near Gajwel on Thursday.

Water Board Ropes In SHG Women To Collect Dues

Hyderabad: Despite many initiatives being launched by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) earlier to collect crores of rupees of water dues from water bill defaulters, the goal could not be reached.

Rains Wash Away Cantt Roads, Residents Blame Shoddy Work

Secunderabad: The recent rains seem to have exposed the poor quality of roads in Karkhana, one of the busiest areas in Secunderabad Cantonment. The road at the important stretch is severely damaged and ridden with potholes, causing inconvenience to several motorists.

Ahead Of Polls, GHMC Panel Gives Big Push To Civic Works

Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) standing committee on Thursday approved several proposals with an eye on upcoming elections.

GHMC Demolishes Illegal Structure

Hyderabad: After a resident reported encroachment of a lung space in Kukatpally by calling the newly launched assets protection cell, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) swung into action and demolished it.

SOPs Not Uniform At Many JEE Centres

Hyderabad: Standard operating procedures (SOPs), owing to the pandemic, were not uniform at many joint entrance examination (JEE) centres across the city on Wednesday.

PM Roots For Indian Dogs, But Not All Fit Into City Homes, Say Experts

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address urged people to adopt dogs of Indian breeds if they planned to raise them as pets. However, while his call to adopt Indian dogs was lauded by animal activists across the country, it also brought into focus different breeds native to our country and the factors one should be considering when getting an Indian dog home.

Sewage Overflow In Sec'bad Fixed After TOI Report

Hyderabad: Days after it was reported in TOI’s citizen reporter app, the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) fixed the overflowing sewage at the Monda Market in Secunderabad. Residents and pedestrians, who throng this busiest area of the city, were put under severe inconvenience for over two weeks as it was difficult to walk near the drain and foul smell filled that area.

Japanese Firms To Help Revive Srisailam Hydel Power Plant

Hyderabad: Days after the fire that ravaged the Srisailam power plant in which nine employees were killed, a team of officials from Toshiba arrived at the plant on Wednesday to take stock of the damage caused to the equipment.

GHMC Poll: KTR Cranks Up TRS Machinery, Party MLAs

Hyderabad: With only a few months left for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, TRS working president KT Rama Rao has started interacting with city MLAs and holding review meetings on various developmental activities being taken up in their constituencies

ACB Sleuths Recover ₹4.5 Cr From Two IMS Scam Accused

Hyderabad: In a first, ACB chanced upon major investments of two accused officials, who were trapped in a disproportionate assets (DA) case, and seized the unaccounted money. ACB sleuths seized ₹3.7 crore belonging to Devika Rani, former director of Insurance Medical Services (IMS), and ₹72 lakh unaccounted money of Naga Lakshmi, pharmacist in ESI.

How A Timely Decision Helped Cancer Survivor Have A Child

Hyderabad: When Karthik (name changed) and his wife welcomed their newborn last week, they thanked a decision they took eight years ago.

Now, Degree Students Can Pick And Choose Electives

Hyderabad: Students seeking admission to degree courses this year will have the freedom to choose from a pool of subjects as the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has introduced the ‘four bucket system’. Seats for first phase of admissions through Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST) will be allocated on September 16.

Water Full Of Plastic As Small Lakes Bear The Brunt Of Idol Immersions This Year

Hyderabad: With few immersions taking place at major water bodies, the brunt of the Ganesh idol immersions have been on smaller lakes this year.

‘Here To Play Cricket, Not Have Fun. Hope Everyone Understands'

Kohli Sounds Warning On Importance Of Maintaining IPL Bio-Bubble

Ex-Min Brandishes Gun, Held

Threatens Canal Construction Workers

Artificial Ponds Cleaned Up Across City Ahead Of Visarjan

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Monday deployed workers at artificial ponds in the city to remove the idols from the ponds, clean the ponds and sanitise the area.

GVK Exits Mumbai Airport, Adani Set To Pick 74% Stake

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s infra major will acquire 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and build the upcoming Rs 16,000 crore Navi Mumbai airport.

Fresh Pugmarks Of Tigress Found In Bhupalpally Mandal

Hyderabad: Forest officials, who found pug marks of a tigress in Bhupalpally mandal at two different locations in the last two days, say that a big cat has been spotted in the region for the first time in 17 years. The last sighting of a tiger in Mahadevpur forest area in the erstwhile Karimnagar district was in 2003.

National Education Policy 2020 Has A New Focus: Reducing Learning Poverty Through Foundational Literacy And Numeracy

Primary education (PE) is the first stage of formal education where an individual acquires the necessary ability to read and write and perform basic operations with numbers. PE is an essential foundation and an indispensable prerequisite for all future school and lifelong learning.

This Year, Van Replaces Elephant In Bibi Ka Alam Procession

Hyderabad: Moving away from the tradition due to the pandemic, the historic ‘Bibi Ka Alam’ procession was taken out on a van instead of an elephant on Sunday. In fact, this is the first time that Muharram procession has been conducted in this manner in the Old City.

Malayalees In City To Give Family Visits A Miss; Onam Celebrations To Be Low-Key

Hyderabad: Malayalees living in Hyderabad are gearing up to celebrate Onam, the harvest festival, in a grand yet safe manner. Even though community gatherings and large families coming together form a huge part of the celebrations, the community members have said that the festival will be largely low-key this year.

13,000 Devotees Take Online Darshan Of Khairatabad Ganesh

Hyderabad: Over 13,000 devotees, who registered their names through an online facility, have taken the blessings of the Khairatabad Ganesh thus far.

Ahead Of Session, Cabinet To Discuss New Revenue Act

CM To Seek Approval For New Act Draft

Degree Student Arrested In Rape And Murder Case

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old degree student has been arrested for his role in the rape and murder of a 25-year-old divorcee in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.

Out Of Cash, 4 Prisoners Who Fled Hosp Will Call Kin: Cops

The four prisoners who had escaped from Gandhi hospital while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 on Thursday, are still at large.

Latest Trend: Many Under The Age Of 45 Getting Infected

Recent reports across the globe indicate that many young people are getting infected by the coronavirus and the latest trend in Telangana is no different.

Most Cabbies Lack Health Insurance: Study

A new study, Protecting Workers in the Digital Platform Economy, reveals that most app-based transport workers do not have adequate access to health insurance or medical claim measures.

Poor Left In A Fix As Authorities Drag Feet Over Ration Card Applications

Pending ration card applications, some for over a year, with civil supplies department was a major hurdle for thousands from the marginalised sections of society who could not get access to food supplies during the nationwide lockdown.