HYDERABAD
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Feb- 2025 -27 February
Trending: 163-year old French bakery arrives in Hyderabad
Laduree has arrived in Hyderabad with a Spring-Summer pop-up at Park Hyatt In recent years, Hyderabad has been welcoming a wave of international legacy brands, ultimately adding to its growing appeal as a global culinary hotspot. Now, adding a Parisian touch to the city of Nizams is France’s iconic 163-year-old patisserie Laduree. Known for its macarons and exquisite pastries, the brand has arrived in Hyderabad with a Spring-Summer pop-up at Park Hyatt which will run for the next three months only. The pop-up promises an elegant experience, blending Laduree’s timeless charm with Hyderabad’s love for fine dining. Laduree’s enduring legacy Founded in 1862 in Paris, Laduree is one of the world’s most renowned patisseries and is credited with revolutionizing the macaron by introducing the…
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27 February
Hyderabad ED attaches Rs 8 cr assets in illegal drug export case
The probe was initiated against JR Infinity Private Limited, Aashish Jain, and his family based on a May 2022 Information Report from the NCB’s Hyderabad sub zonal unit. Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hyderabad unit, has provisionally attached 22 immovable and 8 movable properties worth Rs 8 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with an illegal psychotropic substance export case. The probe was initiated against JR Infinity Private Limited, Aashish Jain, and his family based on a May 2022 Information Report from the NCB’s Hyderabad sub zonal unit. The NCB alleged that Jain operated an illegal internet pharmacy from JR Infinity’s premises, exporting psychotropic drugs like Alprazolam, Zolpidem, Lorazepam, Clonazepam, Hydrocodone, and Oxycodone under the pretence of…
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27 February
Cyberabad police rescue infant after 150-km chase, 2 arrested
The accused Ram is a private company driver, had no children and allegedly planned the abduction after seeing the boy. Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police rescued an eight-month-old boy on Tuesday, February 26 who was abducted while his parents slept on a footpath in Fatehnagar, Sanath Nagar. After a 150 km chase across districts, the kidnappers were caught, and the child was safely reunited with his parents. The accused have been identified as Satyanarayana Ram and Sunny Kumar Pandey, both natives of Bihar. According to reports, the family living in huts near railway tracks discovered their child missing on the morning of February 23. Initially fearing stray dogs had taken him, they searched the area before reporting the kidnapping to police. Upon…
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27 February
CCTV captures auto theft in Habeebnagar, driver pleads for its return
In an emotional plea, the victim urged the accused to return his auto, stating it was his only source of livelihood. Hyderabad: An auto-rickshaw was stolen from Habeebnagar in the early hours of Tuesday, February 25. According to reports, CCTV footage captured the theft of Mohammad Akbar’s auto around 1:30 am. He later lodged a complaint at the Habeebnagar police station. In an emotional plea to Charminar Times, Akbar urged the accused to return his auto, stating it was his only source of livelihood. “I do not have even Rs 10 in my pocket. Ramadan is approaching, and I had many plans. My family and I are very worried,” he said. The Habeebnagar police have assured full cooperation, analyzing CCTV footage to…
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27 February
Hyderabad police bust prostitution rackets, 16 arrested
Two minor girls were also rescued. Hyderabad: The south zone commissioner’s task force along with Chaderghat and Khairathabad police, busted prostitution rackets in Hyderabad, arresting 16 individuals, including nationals from Bangladesh and West Bengal. Two minor girls were also rescued. The accused have been identified as Rajat Mandal,39, Jalil Sardar alias Yousuf,36, Bisti Gazi,18, Kamarul Shekh alias Rahul,36, Mohd Rony Khan,28, Mahbur Sardar,35, Arohi Mandal,21, and Mohd Bilal Riza Ul Shaik,34 and a minor boy. In the second case registered at Khairathabad police station, the arrested individuals include Ajarul Sekh,38, Rahul Shariful Shaikh,26, Rohit Mandal,29, Ritoy Islam,24, Mousomi Shaik,30, Babu Shaik,37, and Shathi Akther alias Khadija Begum,26. According to reports, two groups were running prostitution rackets in Hyderabad’s Chaderghat and Khairathabad,…
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27 February
FIFA assesses Gachibowli Stadium for football academy
The team inspected the stadium’s infrastructure, including sports facilities, accommodation, and training grounds. Hyderabad: A FIFA and AIFF delegation, along with officials from the Sports Authority of Telangana (SATG), visited Hyderabad’s GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli on Wednesday, February 26, to assess its suitability for the proposed FIFA Elite Football Academy. The team inspected the stadium’s infrastructure, including sports facilities, accommodation, and training grounds. The inspection team comprised Ged Roddy (FIFA), Anil Kumar (AIFF general secretary) and A Sonibala Devi, managing director, SATG. The delegation later met Jayesh Ranjan, special chief secretary to the Telangana government, sports department to discuss the academy’s roadmap and FIFA’s ‘Talent Development Scheme’, which aims to create a structured high-performance elite training academy in Hyderabad.…
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27 February
Sehriwalas keep Ramzan tradition alive in Hyderabad amid decline
Carrying the traditional drums or an iron box and beating it synchronously shouting the wake up calls, the sehriwala move on the streets in the colonies. Hyderabad: A few days from now the streets in the city will reverberate with the ‘wake up calls’ of the traditional ‘zohridaar’ or Sehriwalas, the tribe that wakes up the people for ‘sehri’ meal in Ramzan. Sehri or Suhoor is the meal eaten early in the morning before dawn, by Muslims fasting during Ramadan. It is vital to prepare the body for a long day of fasting ahead. The tradition of waking up for the pre-dawn meal is not new. It is an age-old tradition practiced worldwide. Zohridaar or Sehriwala, as locally called are the…
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27 February
Hyderabad: Two killed in road accident at Vanasthalipuram
The two were returning from a fruit market in an autorickshaw when an unidentified vehicle hit them. They succumbed to injuries in OGH Hyderabad: Two people were killed in a road accident at Vanasthalipuram on Wednesday. The victims were identified as Syed Ismail (48), a resident of Musheerabad, and Syed Ghouse (40), of Hafeezpet. According to the police, Ismail, Ghouse, Sayeed, and Suleman, had gone to the wholesale fruit market at Hayathnagar in an autorickshaw to purchase the fruits and were on their way back to the city. Ismail was driving the autorickshaw while Ghouse was seated next to him. “When they reached Sushma Theatre Road, an unidentified vehicle hit the autorickshaw from behind. Ghouse and Ismail were thrown out of…
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27 February
Hyderabad streets plunge into darkness after nightfall
The lack of streetlights and bad road stretches make life harrowing for road users, especially two-wheeler riders Hyderabad: Several thoroughfares in the city are plunged into darkness after nightfall as the streetlights are not glowing. The pitch-dark roads are not only slowing down the traffic movement but also putting the lives of two-wheeler riders at risk. Several thoroughfares in the city including those in Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Goshamahal, Puranapul, Khairatabad, King Kothi, Sultan Bazaar, Siddiamber Bazaar, Charminar, Kalapather, Misrigunj, Noor Khan Bazaar, Kanchanbagh and other areas are unlit. These stretches witness heavy traffic flow till late in the night and the absence of street lights is causing a lot of problems for the motorists, particularly the two-wheeler riders. The bad…
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27 February
Hyderabad: Locals deny human trafficking activity in Moosanagar
AIMIM leader and locals claim the suspects were arrested at some other location and brought to Moosanagar Hyderabad: Two days after the Chaderghat police allegedly busted a human trafficking racket operated from a slum in Moosanagar of Chaderghat, the case took a new turn with the locals alleging no such activity was taking place in their locality. On Wednesday, the local AIMIM leader Shaik Mohiuddin Abrar, along with the residents interacted with the media persons and claimed that the suspects who were arrested in the case were caught at some other location and brought to Moosanagar. “The police brought the nine suspects and two victims in five police vehicles to a room in Moosanagar. They took some photographs and went away.…
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