Two gangs of interstate drug peddlers were arrested and 380 kg ganja worth 1.1 crore was seized from their possession on Monday. More

The Telangana high court on Monday adjourned to July 3, appeals filed by the Centre challenging the orders of the Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal, which allowed 13 IAS and IPS officers to remain in the state of their choice at the time of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh for taking up a full-fledged hearing. More

In an unusual alert for June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its national bulletin has issued a heatwave warning for parts of Telangana for the next five days. Along with Telangana, the warning has been issued for some parts in Jharkhand, Bengal and Sikkim. More

Amid fears of a global recession, Telangana logged in its highest ever IT exports, registering a growth of 31.4% in 2022-23. The 'start-up state', as Telangana is often called, has far outstripped the 9.36% national IT exports growth rate. More

A financier and his lover murdered an 82-year-old widow at her house in Hayathnagar on Sunday night and later stole 23-tola gold jewellery worth Rs 14 lakh. Rachakonda police arrested the accused within a few hours and recovered the entire stolen property. More

The Telangana high court on Monday set aside a government order (GO) and memo allocating 15-acre prime land in Khanamet village in Serilingampally mandal of Ranga Reddy district to a charitable organization co-founded by Hetero Pharma group chairman Dr B Pardhasaradhi Reddy. More

Expressing concern over the Odisha train accident, Telangana planning board vice chairperson B Vinod Kumar urged the Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to fill the vacancies in the Railways especially in the South-Central Railway on a fast-track manner. He said there is a shortage of skilled security personnel at electric traction substations nationwide, with over 30,000 vacancies in this department alone, exacerbates the situation. More

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Telangana Tops In Municipal Waste Recycling ■ Haritha Haram Crowning Glory ■ EVs Are GamechangerOn World Environment Day, TOI catches up with environment-conscious citizens, who adopted significant lifestyle changes for a better sustainable future. Donita Jose profiles some of these green warriorsMISSION TO CURB SINGLE-​USE PLASTIC More

A BDS student set herself on fire after pouring petrol in Khammam on Sunday. The reason for suicide is not known. There was no suicide letter either, police said. More

Hyderabadis braved the rain to see the first ever drone show in the city, which was held at Durgam Cheruvu, on Sunday. More

Terming the talk of a possible alliance between BJP and TDP as mere speculation, BJP Telangana chief Bandi Sanjay on Sunday claimed the meeting between Union home minister Amit Shah and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was routine meeting of two leaders. More

The Anjuman-e-Mutawallian, an organisation of custodians of Ashoorkhanas in Telangana, has demanded that chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao declare Muharram (Peerula Azadari) as a state observance. More

The days of frequent climate-induced policy changes and government interventions are not far away if the recent directive to farmers by the state government to finish rabi paddy season by March is an indication. More

The construction of the city's second longest flyover from Zoo Park to Aramghar is running behind schedule and is expected to take another year to be completed. More