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Dec- 2025 -4 December
Drunk driving rampant as Cyberabad, Hyderabad police nab nearly 1,000 offenders
Cyberabad and Hyderabad Traffic Police caught nearly 1,000 drunk drivers in special drives, with several recording extremely high BAC levels. Offenders will face court action, fines, social service, or jail. Police warn that fatal accidents under intoxication may attract Section 105 of BNS Hyderabad: Nothing seems to deter the tipplers – neither the fear of law nor the apprehension of causing harm to others. For them, scores of messages on not mixing drink with driving and increasing instances of accidents and loss of life appear to hardly matter. The police checks on drunk driving on city roads continue to net several persons driving around after getting heady on their favourite drink. Incidentally, the Hyderabad Police Commissioner, VC Sajjanar, recently sought to equate…
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4 December
Hyderabad: Woman dies in gas cylinder blast in Madhuranagar
A cooking gas leak triggered a cylinder blast at a house in Madhuranagar, Ameerpet, killing 40-year-old Sonu Bai. Her parents suffered minor injuries. Police and fire personnel controlled the fire, and an investigation has been launched Hyderabad: A 40-year-old woman died after receiving severe injuries in a cooking gas cylinder blast at her residence in Madhuranagar in the city on Sunday. According to the information available, gas from the cooking cylinder leaked, resulting in a blast on the first floor of a residential building in Madhuranagar of Ameerpet. Sonu Bai was severely injured in the incident and later succumbed to the injuries. Sonu Bai’s parents, Gopal Singh and Lalitha Bai, escaped the blast with minor injuries and received medical attention. Alerted by…
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4 December
Hyderabad: Couple arrested for cheating investors of Rs. 23 crores
Hyderabad police arrested Vuppalapati Satish Kumar and Shilpa Banda for allegedly defrauding investors of Rs. 23 crores by promising high returns through a company. The couple had created multiple shell companies and fled, later apprehended in Karnataka. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad CCS police on Saturday arrested a couple who had allegedly cheated several persons of crores of rupees on pretext of huge profits on investments in a company. The arrested are Vuppalapati Satish Kumar and his wife Shilpa Banda. According to the police, Satish and Shilpa had floated a company and lured people into making investments in the company and assured huge profits. A doctor from the city believing them invested huge amounts of money in the company of Satish and Shilpa.…
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4 December
Hyderabad: Transgender protester Heena dies after self-immolation
Heena, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Hyderabad, died after self-immolating during a protest at Borabanda bus stand. Eight others were injured. Police have arrested Monalisa, a transgender leader, in connection with the incident. Hyderabad: A transgender who had self immolated during a protest at Borabanda on Monday last week died while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital on Sunday early hours. The transgender Heena (22), a resident of Borabanda along with a group of transgenders held a protest at Borabanda bus stand demanding action against Monalisa, a transgender who is a leader of another group. During the protest, a group of transgenders had doused themselves with petrol and set ablaze. Eight of them sustained burns and were shifted to Gandhi Hospital for…
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3 December
GHMC speeds up road works near Secretariat to ease congestion
GHMC has begun road-leveling works near Tri-Island, close to BRK Bhavan, to ease traffic congestion for commuters heading towards the Secretariat and Lakdi-ka-Pul. The project, costing Rs 84 lakh, aims to create a free left turn for vehicles coming from Adarsh Nagar and MLA Quarters, following traffic police observations of frequent accidents at the junction. Hyderabad: In what could bring major relief to hundreds of commuters heading towards Secretariat and Lakdi-ka-Pul, the road leveling works are progressing at a brisk pace near Tri-Island, close to BRK Bhavan, Secretariat. The GHMC engineering wing-Gun Foundry officials said the works were aimed at creating a free left turn for road users coming from Adarsh Nagar and MLA Quarters, allowing them to proceed towards the Secretariat and Lakdi-ka-Pul.…
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3 December
HMWSSB cautions consumers against fake SMS scams on water bills
HMWSSB has issued a public alert warning consumers about fraudulent SMS messages threatening disconnection of water connections if bills are not paid. The scam involves directing recipients to contact another mobile number, which then sends an APK file via WhatsApp under the pretext of processing. Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has alerted its consumers about unknown individuals sending false information via SMS from unidentified mobile numbers, claiming that water connections would be disconnected if bills were not paid. The water board said these fake messages were being sent from various mobile numbers instructing recipients to contact another mobile number for more details. Upon contacting that number, an APK file is sent via WhatsApp under the pretext…
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3 December
RPF Secunderabad recovers passenger belongings worth Rs 2.36 cr in 2025
Under ‘Operation Amanath,’ RPF Secunderabad recovered passenger belongings 976 times this year, valued at Rs 2.36 crore. Laptops, phones, and luggage were returned, marking a 10.65% rise in recoveries. Passengers are urged to report unattended items via helpline 139 Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Secunderabad Division, so far this year, has recovered passenger belongings in 976 instances valued at approximately Rs 2.36 crore under ‘Operation Amanath,’ dedicated to retrieving and restoring lost or left-behind belongings of passengers. Alakunta Naveen Kumar, Divisional Security Commissioner/Secunderabad, in a press release, said the recovery marked a 10.65 per cent increase in the number of recovery incidents and a 4.91 per cent rise in value compared to the corresponding period last year. The recovered items…
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3 December
Commuters request for increase in RTC buses in Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s RTC faces a shortage of nearly 3,000 buses, doubling passenger loads on suburban routes after the Mahalakshmi scheme. Commuters demand direct, single-service buses, while TGSRTC plans route assessments and deployment of hired vehicles to ease overcrowding Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s public transport network seems to be under a significant strain, with only around 3,000 TGSRTC buses currently operating, as against an estimated requirement of nearly 6,000 as per the current demand. Rapidly expanding colonies and an ever-increasing city population, apart from soaring ridership under the ‘Mahalakshmi’ free bus travel scheme for women initiated by the State Government, have intensified demands for more services across several localities. As per estimates, currently operating RTC bus fleet in Hyderabad is around 3,200 and the estimated requirement as…
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3 December
Amberpet family of three found dead in suspected suicide pact
In Hyderabad’s Amberpet locality, three members of a family, a couple and their daughter, were found dead in a suspected suicide pact. The tragedy follows the suicide of their elder daughter four months ago, which reportedly left the family in deep depression. Hyderabad: Three members of a family are suspected to have died in a ‘suicide pact’ at Amberpet in the city on Saturday. According to the police, P Srinivas married Vijaya Laxmi, around 18 years ago and the couple had two daughters – the elder aged around 16 years and the younger aged 14 years. Around four months ago, the elder daughter of Srinivas died by suicide at their house over some issues. “Since the death of the girl, the…
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3 December
Hyderabad: Two injured as RTC bus collides with lorry in Vikarabad
An RTC bus traveling from Tandur to Hyderabad collided with a lorry at Pudur mandal, Vikarabad district, injuring two passengers. Police rushed to the scene and transported the injured to hospital. Nineteen people were on the bus at the time Hyderabad: Two persons were injured when an RTC bus collided with a lorry at Pudur mandal in Vikarabad district on Saturday. According to the reports, the bus was on its way to Hyderabad from Tandur when it collided with a lorry at Pudur mandal in Vikarabad district. The bus was damaged due to the impact of the collision. On information, the police reached the spot and shifted the injured to hospital for treatment. A total of 19 people were travelling in the bus at…
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