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Nalgonda Crossroads-Owaisi Junction Corridor to Open by April

Stressing the need for seamless connectivity once the corridor becomes operational, the Commissioner asked officials to complete land acquisition for the service roads at the earliest to facilitate smooth traffic flow in the area.

31 Dec 2025 1:30 am
SakleshpurSubrahmanya Ghat Electrification To Boost BengaluruMangaluru Rail Link: Chowta

The MP said the electrification of the SakleshpurSubrahmanya section would give a major boost to railway infrastructure in the coastal belt and address one of the most critical bottlenecks on the BengaluruMangaluru rail corridor.

31 Dec 2025 1:21 am
Hyderabad: Youth Booked for Circulating Fake Leopard Image

Investigators later traced the origin of the image to Ravinder, who was identified as the creator and circulator of the AI-generated content. A case has been registered against him for spreading false information and causing public fear. Further investigation is underway.

31 Dec 2025 1:19 am
Speeding SuV Hits School Auto; Two Students Injured

The SI said the road at the accident spot was narrow. Passers-by and local residents helped remove the students and their schoolbags from the damaged auto before police reached the spot.

31 Dec 2025 1:14 am
Grassroots Innovators Take Centre Stage at RTIH Summit

Dhatri observed that while communities face multiple social and economic challenges, grassroots innovators often respond with practical, context-specific solutions shaped by lived experience.

31 Dec 2025 1:09 am
Strong Court Follow-Up Helps Satya Sai District Improve Convictions

The SP said police teams also successfully handled bandobast arrangements for the week-long centenary birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba, which were attended by the President, Prime Minister, Vice President, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Union ministers and several other VVIPs.

31 Dec 2025 1:06 am
World Blitz: Carlsen Wins Record-Extending 9th Title, Erigaisi Settles for Bronze

The victory was all the more sweet and fulfilling for the Norwegian after a string of losses in the qualifying (Swiss round) where he literally struggled to secure a place in the knockout semifinals.

31 Dec 2025 1:05 am
Nadda Hails BJP Gains in Telangana Local Polls

Nadda congratulated the state unit on the victories, lauding grassroots workers and leaders for their efforts.

31 Dec 2025 12:58 am
Jupally Proposes Two-Way Rural-to-Urban Cultural Exchange

Assuring full government support for transformative reforms, Jupally urged officials and field staff to work in close coordination to achieve the 2026 vision.

31 Dec 2025 12:54 am
State Wants Centre to Waive Toll Fee on HydVijayawada Highway for Sankranti

Roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy urged the Union highways minister Nitin Gadkari to exempt toll collection from people travelling between two cities between January 9 to 18.

31 Dec 2025 12:43 am
Athawale Slams Mahayuti Over BMC Snub

Mr. Athawale said the RPI was not even included in seat-sharing discussions and his party was offered just seven seats hours before the nomination filing deadline was set to close.

31 Dec 2025 12:37 am
Nirmal: Surveyor, Aide Held in Land Bribe Case

The bureau has urged citizens to report bribery by public servants via its toll-free number 1064, WhatsApp (9440446106), or social media handles (Facebook: Telangana ACB; X: @TelanganaACB).

31 Dec 2025 12:33 am
Police to Curb Traffic for New Year Eve

All flyovers in Hyderabad, except Begumpet and Tolichowki, will be closed on a need basis during the night.

31 Dec 2025 12:29 am
Adivasis Begin Annual Gangajal Padayatra, Braving the Winter Chill

The sacred Gangajal will be used to perform Mahapuja to the Nagoba deity during the night of January 18. The Mahapuja marks the beginning of the Nagoba or Keslapur Jatara.

31 Dec 2025 12:29 am
Harmanpreet Leads India's 15-run Win Over SL in 5th T20I, 5-0 Series Triumph

Harmanpreet's first fifty of the series came at an important juncture in the game when India were left struggling at 77 for five

31 Dec 2025 12:28 am
Gig Workers to Go on Flash Strike on New Years Eve

Minister Vivek urges Centre to build pressure on aggregators.

31 Dec 2025 12:28 am
Devotion Sweeps Temples Across AP For Vaikuntha Ekadasi

Temple administrations, endowments department officials and police personnel across districts worked through the day to manage the unprecedented rush, while scouts and volunteers distributed drinking water to ease the hardship of pilgrims.

31 Dec 2025 12:22 am
Cgarh: Headmaster Flaunts Dick At Woman Cook In Govt School, Probe Ordered After Video Surfaces

Balrampur district education officer (DEO) Maniram Yadav has ordered a probe into the incident after a purported video of the incident surfaced.

31 Dec 2025 12:15 am
Burj at Masab Tank Opens Today

This project is designed and built by Deccan Terrain Heritage for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

31 Dec 2025 12:10 am
Mis-selling Complaints Rise Against Life Insurers In FY25

Out of the total grievances reported under Life insurance business on Bima Bharosa portal for FY 2024-25, close to 64 per cent were related to Survival claims, Policy servicing and Unfair business practices said the report

31 Dec 2025 12:09 am
PIL Filed Alleging Sub Standard Products in Tirupati Laddu

Yuga Thulasi Foundation filed this PIL alleging deviation from established religious practices and dilution of purity standards in the preparation of sacred offerings

31 Dec 2025 12:04 am
Year of Welfare Surge, Economic Revival for Andhra Pradesh

Approvals by the state investment promotion board added another Rs 8.55 lakh crore. New industrial policies, escrow-backed incentives and the creation of MSME parks in all 175 assembly constituencies underscored the administrations pro-industry stand.

31 Dec 2025 12:04 am
Astroguide for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Tithi: Margasira Shukla Dwadasi till 1.46 am (Thursday)

31 Dec 2025 12:02 am
BJP Slams Cong. Govt for 7.6% Allocation in Budget for Education

Only 7.6% allocation, 73% teaching posts vacant in universities, BJP alleges.

31 Dec 2025 12:02 am
Life Insurance Penetration Further Falls To 2.7% in FY25: IRDAI Annual Report

The penetration with respect to the non-life insurance industry remained flat at one per cent during 2024-25 as in 2023-24

30 Dec 2025 11:58 pm
Jangubai Utsav Held on Inter-State Border

The festivities started with Adivasi devotees performing a special puja to Jangubai.

30 Dec 2025 11:58 pm
Senior IPS Officers Assume Charge As Heads of Newly Formed Future City

Future City, Malkajgiri and Yadadri get new leadership after reorganisation.

30 Dec 2025 11:50 pm
BJPShiv Sena Split In 15 Municipal Corporations

The BJP and Shiv Sena have formed an alliance in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Panvel, Nagpur and Jalgaon municipal corporations. In Mumbai, it has been decided that the BJP will contest 137 seats and the Shiv Sena 90 seats. In Jalgaon, the BJP will contest 46 seats, the Shiv Sena 23 and the Nationalist Congress Party 6 seats.

30 Dec 2025 11:44 pm
Lift Accident: Woman Dies After Fall From Fourth Floor

The lift was not under repair. We do not know how exactly the lift grill opened, an official said

30 Dec 2025 11:43 pm
Telangana: Farmer Killed by Brother in Land Row

Based on Narsammas complaint, Chowdariguda police registered a case under Section 105 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Investigation is underway.

30 Dec 2025 11:42 pm
11 Held for Assaulting Security Guards in Kukatpally

The complainant alleged that on December 29, around 12.15 am, accused Abdul Mohid along with a group of labourers, picked up a quarrel during the checking with a security guard, Mani, and attempted to assault him.

30 Dec 2025 11:34 pm
SCCL Slammed For Improper Compliance of Orders

The panel comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin observed that the exercise undertaken by the company disclosed a clear lack of application of mind

30 Dec 2025 11:30 pm
DC Edit | Return To Democracy To Bangla Will Be Tribute To Khaleda

Prime Minister for two full terms, Khaleda was the wife of the first of Bangladeshs many military rulers in the nations numerous turbulent swings from democracy to rule by military chiefs in its 54-year existence as an independent nation since it broke away from Pakistan in 1971

30 Dec 2025 11:29 pm
Telangana: Six Injured in Clash Between Two Families Over Land Dispute

The clash reportedly broke out when Ravi, along with his family members, went to the house of Chinna Maisaiah, leading to a violent confrontation

30 Dec 2025 11:24 pm
No Step Back On Welfare Programmes: Ponguleti

It has also increased the diet charges by 40 per cent and cosmetic charges by 200 percent for the students of government hostels and residential schools: Reports

30 Dec 2025 11:24 pm
Rajendar, Residents Push For Secunderabad Cantonment Polls

On Tuesday, the Malkajgiri MP met and spoke with Rakesh Mittal, joint secretary in the Department of Defence, who was in town, seeking urgent action on both democratic representation and employee welfare in Secunderabad Cantonment.

30 Dec 2025 11:23 pm
30 Dec 2025 11:21 pm
DC Edit | SCs Twin Course Corrections

The apex court had last month approved a definition suggested by the governments expert panel that mining should be banned in the Aravalli hills, which have an elevation of 100 metres, and in hill clusters, slopes and hillocks located within 500 metres of each other, triggering massive criticism from civil society

30 Dec 2025 11:20 pm
AP Serves Notice To Central Ministry On Death Of Tigress In NSTR

The notice of AP government underlined that death of the tigress has serious ecological, conservation and legal implications, especially in the Project Tiger landscape

30 Dec 2025 11:18 pm
Overall Decline, But Crimes Against Women Up

With overall crime dipping, Maoists nearly vanquished and conviction rates rising, Telanganas police leadership is projecting 2025 as a year of consolidation one where vigilance against cyber fraud and narcotics will define the next phase of law enforcement: Reports

30 Dec 2025 11:17 pm
Mega City Move Triggers Overhaul of Police Zones

City becomes Mega City as tri-commissionerate system gives way to four units.

30 Dec 2025 11:17 pm
Extend Kogilu-style Rehabilitation to Entire State, Demands Sriramulu

Speaking to the media in Ballari, Sriramulu claimed that the Chief Minister had hurriedly announced rehabilitation for Kogilu victims to appease minority interests and with an eye on the Kerala elections.

30 Dec 2025 11:16 pm
Three-year-old Mauled by Stray Dogs in Attapur

The child sustained deep facial wounds and was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where doctors administered 18 stitches.

30 Dec 2025 11:13 pm
Cybercops To Lock Fraud-Linked Bank Accounts

Fraudsters may take control of your bank account under the guise of offering business loans. If such accounts are found to be linked to scams, they will be frozen: V. Arvind Babu, DCP, Cyber Crimes Police Station

30 Dec 2025 11:13 pm
M.P. Nathanael | Can Corruption In India Be Weeded Out, Or At Least Curtailed, In The Near Future?

There are instances of overlap in the duties of the anti-corruption bureau and the vigilance department and at times even the CBI, as has happened in the case of suspended DIG H.S. Bhullar of the Punjab police, who demanded a bribe of Rs 8 lakhs from a complainant

30 Dec 2025 11:13 pm
CM Naidu Orders Probe Into Podili PoliceTrader Clash; SI Sent to VR

The incident involved a local trader, Avinash, and the town sub-inspector, Vemana.

30 Dec 2025 11:11 pm
Escalation in Yemen Raises Alarm Over Civil War and Wider Regional Fallout

Yemen has been mired for more than a decade in a civil war that involves a complex interplay of sectarian grievances and the involvement of regional powers.

30 Dec 2025 11:10 pm
Telangana Temples Overflow With Devotees on Vaikunta Ekadasi

Yadagirigutta temple draws nearly 1 lakh devotees

30 Dec 2025 11:08 pm
TGSPDCL To Install 6,500 Pole-Mounted Transformers In 2026

The initiative prioritises public safety and environmental cleanliness, as locals often dump waste near ground-level transformers: Reports

30 Dec 2025 11:04 pm
Nizamabad District Collector Transferred

Ila Tripathi, a 2017-batch IAS officer currently serving as the collector of Nalgonda district, has been appointed as the new Nizamabad district collector.

30 Dec 2025 11:03 pm