HYDERABAD
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Jul- 2025 -9 July
Bomb Threat Triggers Panic at City Civil Court
A bomb threat email sent to the Chief Judge of the City Civil Courts in Hyderabad triggered panic on Monday. Police evacuated judges, lawyers, and staff, while bomb disposal teams conducted a thorough search Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at the City Civil Courts Complex and its surroundings when a bomb threat mail was received by the authorities on Monday. As per available information, a mail was received to the official ID of the Chief Judge informing that explosives were planted in the premises. Following information from the court authorities, the local police and bomb squad reached the complex and took up checking for the presence of any explosive substances.All the judges, advocates and staff vacated the premises. The check is going on.
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9 July
Hyderabad: Girl child kidnapped from toddy compound in Shamshabad
A six-year-old girl was kidnapped from a toddy compound in Shamshabad while her mother was allegedly in an inebriated state. Police are scanning CCTV footage to identify the woman suspected of abducting the child and rescue her. Hyderabad: A six-year-old girl was kidnapped allegedly by an unidentified woman from beside her mother at a toddy compound in Shamshabad on the city outskirts. Though the incident occurred on July 1, it was reported to the police only on Monday night. Following which, the RGIA police booked a kidnap case and took up an investigation. According to the police, Lakshmamma (30), a construction worker from Mahabubnagar who had come to the Shamshabad area on work, went to the local toddy compound along with…
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9 July
Hyderabad police deports four foreign nationals for illegally staying in India
The four persons had entered the country on student and medical visas and continued their stay illegally after expiry of their visas Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police, in coordination with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), caught and deported four foreign nationals for illegally staying in the country. The four foreigners are Maxwell Anthony Izuchukwu (20) of Nigeria, Chinaza Nnanna Vivian (38) of Nigeria, Mwajuma Almasi Masisila (30) of Tanzania and Ahmed Hamid Abujabr Hamid (27) of Sudan. According to the DCP Task Force, YVS Sudheendra, the four persons had entered the country on student and medical visas and continued their stay illegally after expiry of their visas. On specific inputs, the police checked their documents and took them into custody. The…
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9 July
Hyderabad: Deputy Tahsildar caught red-handed accepting Rs 70,000 bribe
ACB officials caught Deputy Tahsildar Shaik Javeed red-handed while accepting a Rs 70,000 bribe in Miryalguda. He had initially demanded Rs 1 lakh to issue a panchnama report for seized vehicles. He is being produced before the ACB Court Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials on Monday caught a Deputy Tahsildar red-handed when he demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 70,000. The official, Shaik Javeed, working on deputation with Civil Supplies, Miryalguda, had initially demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a person to “conduct panchnama report of three seized vehicles in order to get release order from Joint Collector court.” Javeed later reduced the bribe amount to Rs 70,000. On Monday, he was caught red-handed by the ACB when he accepted…
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8 July
APR Pranav Antilia residents protest after Hydraa demolishes boundary
President of the Antilia Welfare Association, Mahesh Reddy Gandikota, described the demolition of the community’s boundary wall by Hydraa on June 24 as unlawful. Hyderabad: Over 650 families of the gated community APR Pranav Antilia in Bachupally held a protest on Sunday against the demolition of their boundary wall by the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (Hydraa). President of the Antilia Welfare Association, Mahesh Reddy Gandikota, described the demolition of the community’s boundary wall by Hydraa on June 24 as unlawful. “The boundary, wall constructed as per the HMDA-approved layout, was demolished without any prior notice, causing panic among the 650 families living in the community. Hydraa did not respond to the petitions submitted by the residents,” he said. The gated…
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8 July
Speeding lorry mows down family near Inamguda in Hyderabad: One dead, three injured
According to reports, a family was crossing the road near Inamguda when a speeding container lorry struck them. Hyderabad: A man died while his wife and two children suffered injuries when a container lorry hit them at Abdullapurmet on the city outskirts on Sunday evening. According to reports, a family comprising Srinivas (48), his wife Lakshmi (45), and their two children Rambabu (17) and Rajeshwari (19) were crossing the road near Inamguda when a speeding container lorry struck them. Consequently, Srinivas sustained grievous injuries and died on the spot while the other three family members escaped with injuries. Upon receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene and shifted the injured to a hospital while the mortal remains of Srinivas were moved…
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8 July
Hyderabad: Minor found hanging at home in Muradnagar
The police registered a case and are trying to ascertain the reasons that prompted the boy to end his life. Hyderabad: A 13-year-old boy died by suicide at his house in Asifnagar of Hyderabad. The boy, a student of seventh standard, lived with his father at Muradnagar in Asifnagar. On July 1, a local person Mohammed Shabbir (26) went to the boy’s house for some work and found him hanging from the ceiling fan. The local man immediately removed the noose and rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, where the teenager passed away while undergoing treatment on Saturday night. The police registered a case and are trying to ascertain the reasons that prompted the boy to end his life.
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8 July
Muharram 2025: Hyderabad observes Youm-e-Ashoora with solemn procession and prayers
Scores of grieving members of the Shia community marched along the procession beating their chests to the chants of ‘Ya Hussain’ with several people lined up across the procession route. Hyderabad: Mourning and solemnity marked the ‘Youm-e-Ashoora’, the 10th day of Muharram, in the city on Sunday. Special prayers and meetings apart, food distribution camps were organized at several places on the occasion. Popularly referred to as ‘Muharram’, the day commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad in the Battle of Karbala centuries ago. To mark the day, special religious meetings were organized across the city. Food camps were held at various places while youngsters were seen distributing ‘sherbet’ among the people by setting up temporary kiosks. Groups…
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8 July
Bibi ka Alam procession on Youm e Ashura in Hyderabad
The Bibi ka Alam procession on Youm e Ashura was held in Hyderabad, starting from Alawa e Bibi with the alam carried on an elephant from Karnataka. The procession slowed briefly, with 2,000 police personnel ensuring security throughout the event Hyderabad: The Bibi ka Alam procession taken out on Youm e Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, was taken out from Alaw e Bibi on Sunday. The standard was taken out on an elephant, Lakshmi, brought for the procession from Karnataka by the organisers. The procession started as usual at 1 pm from the Alwa e Bibi. However, till 3 pm it could not cross the Etebar Chowk junction. The elephant stopped for around 10 minutes at two places during the procession, leading…
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8 July
Hyderabad: Student protest erupts after trees razed for Revanth’s plantation event
A midnight tree-clearing operation at PJTAU’s botanical garden sparked student protests, drawing parallels to the Kancha Gachibowli deforestation row. Students alleged mass felling ahead of a plantation drive, while the university claimed only harmful species were removed. Hyderabad: In what appears to be a re-run of Kancha Gachibowli forest land deforestation, a large number of trees were cleared by the State government in the botanical garden of the Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) here on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. As many as 20 bulldozers reportedly rolled out under the cover of darkness on the PJTAU campus to remove trees and level the ground for Vana Mahotsavam (plantation drive) to be launched by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday.…
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