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May- 2025 -10 May
Indian Army truck breaks down on Patny flyover in Secunderabad, causing traffic congestion
As per available information, the incident occurred when the truck was proceeding from Secunderabad towards Begumpet. Upon reaching the middle of the flyover, the truck developed a technical issue and the driver stopped it. Hyderabad: An Indian Army truck broke down on the Patny flyover in Secunderabad on Friday. The breakdown of the heavy vehicle is suspected to have been caused by a technical glitch. As per available information, the incident occurred when the truck was proceeding from Secunderabad towards Begumpet. Upon reaching the middle of the flyover, the truck developed a technical issue and the driver stopped it. On receiving information, the traffic police reached the spot and removed the truck from the flyover. The incident led to traffic congestion…
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10 May
Hyderabad: Teachers banned from using smartphones in classrooms, exceptions only for attendance, teaching
Teachers are allowed to use smartphones solely for recording student attendance through facial recognition, and only with the headmaster’s permission. Hyderabad: Banning smartphone usage in classrooms, the School Education department asked its school teachers to deposit them with the head of the institution during working hours. The teachers have been permitted to use the smart phones only while taking the facial recognition of students for attendance purposes with permission of the headmaster. The government and local body school heads, KGBVs special officers and TG Model Schools principals have been allowed to permit teachers to use the smart phone in the classroom for using the internet for explaining lessons to students. The move comes as there were instances of teachers using mobile…
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9 May
Hyderabad: 45-year-old doctor duped of Rs. 1.23 crores by cyber fraudsters in a ‘Digital Arrest’
The victim doctor had received a phone call from an unknown mobile number with the caller claiming that a parcel bound for him contained police uniforms, banned injections and identity cards of police officials Hyderabad: A 45 year-old doctor from the city was duped of Rs. 1.23 crores by cyber fraudsters in a ‘Digital Arrest‘ scam. The victim doctor had received a phone call from an unknown mobile number with the caller claiming that a parcel bound for him contained police uniforms, banned injections and identity cards of police officials. The man then received video calls from fake police officials who threatened to arrest him and asked him to cooperate with them in the investigation. On pretext of the probe, the strangers made…
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9 May
Hyderabad: Former Uppal MLA Bandaru Rajireddy passes away
Rajireddy entered politics through the Congress party and served in various positions. He was elected MLA from Uppal in 2009. He did not contest in 2014, instead fielding his brother Bandaru Lakshma Reddy, who lost that election. Lakshma Reddy later contested on a BRS ticket in 2023 and won. Hyderabad: Former Uppal MLA Bandaru Rajireddy passed away on Thursday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 80. According to his family, the funeral is expected to be held on Friday. Rajireddy entered politics through the Congress party and served in various positions. He was elected MLA from Uppal in 2009. He did not contest in 2014, instead fielding his brother Bandaru Lakshma Reddy, who lost that election. Lakshma Reddy later contested…
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9 May
Hyderabad: Maharashtra man arrested for sharing bank accounts with cyber fraudsters
M Ramprasad Sahebrao Salunke (33), a resident of Pune, is accused in four FedEx and digital fraud cases in Telangana. Police said he provided bank account details to cyber fraudsters in exchange for commission, which were then used in 22 fraud-related money transactions across the country. Hyderabad: The Cybercrime police on Thursday arrested a man from Maharashtra for allegedly supplying bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. M Ramprasad Sahebrao Salunke (33), a resident of Pune, was accused in four cases of Fedex and digital fraud in Telangana. The bank account details provided by Ramprasad to fraudsters were used in 22 cases in the country for money transactions, the police said.
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9 May
Hyderabad: Two held for mobile phone snatching
The duo identified as Naseer Khan, an auto-rickshaw driver and Irfan Khan, a furniture trader, both from Habeebnagar, targeted people in crowded places and snatched their mobile phones by diverting their attention Hyderabad: The Jubilee Hills Police nabbed two persons involved in several mobile phone snatching cases on Thursday. The duo identified as Naseer Khan, an auto-rickshaw driver and Irfan Khan, a furniture trader, both from Habeebnagar, targeted people in crowded places and snatched their mobile phones by diverting their attention. They further disposed them and made easy money. Based on a recent complaint, the Jubilee Hills police booked a case and nabbed them. A bike and four mobile phones were seized.
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9 May
Solidarity rally in Hyderabad extends support to Indian Armed Forces
Any attempts to promote terrorism and conspiracies to harm the country’s sovereignty will not be tolerated, says Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Extending all support to the Indian Armed Forces, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said any attempts to promote terrorism and conspiracies to harm the country’s sovereignty would not be tolerated. Participating in the national solidarity rally against terrorism from the Secretariat to the Indira Gandhi statue here on Thursday, he said everyone should stand united when it comes to the nation’s security and sovereignty. The perpetrators should not take advantage of the restraint being maintained by our country and they should be ready for retaliation in a befitting manner under Operation Sindoor, he said.
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8 May
Hyderabad Police on high alert following Operation Sindoor Air Strikes
The police have been directed to activate their local informer network to collect intelligence on any suspicious individuals. Officials have also been instructed to enforce the advisories issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the State government. Hyderabad: The city police are on high alert following “Operation Sindoor”, on Tuesday night.Indian armed forces carried out air strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. As a precautionary measures the police here have been on alert and all officers briefed about their roles in present scenario. The police have been asked to activate their local informer network and gather information about suspicious persons. The officials have been asked to implement advisory issued by Union Ministry of Home Affairs…
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8 May
Teenager from Hyderabad leads Thalassaemia awareness with project Hb CARE
Samarth raised Rs.7.50 lakh – Rs. 2.50 lakh through crowd funding and Rs.5 lakh through CSR funding for the project which reached over 7,000 people through social media campaigns and public engagements Hyderabad: Moved by the plight of challenges faced by children with Thalassaemia, a 15 year-old high school student, Samarth Lamba took up their cause with a passion and drive that resulted in him launching a project Hb CARE, aimed at awareness, blood donation, and community testing. In the last year, Samarth raised Rs.7.50 lakh – Rs. 2.50 lakh through crowd funding and Rs.5 lakh through CSR funding for the project which reached over 7,000 people through social media campaigns and public engagements. He also organised five blood donation and…
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8 May
Hyderabad: Tension prevails at Hafiz Babanagar after demolition drive by HYDRAA teams
The protesters laid siege to the bulldozers and tried to prevent the HYDRAA teams from carrying out demolitions Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Hafiz Babanagar in Kanchanbagh on Wednesday following a demolition drive by HYDRAA against alleged encroachments. The police had to resort to a lathicharge to disperse the public. The HYDRAA teams assisted by the local police reached the Balapur road on Wednesday morning to remove some encroachments when local people gathered in large numbers and staged a protest. The protesters laid siege to the bulldozers and tried to prevent the HYDRAA teams from carrying out demolitions claiming that they were conducting businesses in the shops for a long time. The protestant claimed that the officials did not serve any notice…
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