Telangana

Hyderabad, Oct 18 (PTI) Two maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Mulugu district of Telangana on Sunday, police said.

According to police, two members of the maoist squad were killed in a gun battle with special police parties that were combing the forest area in Mangapet mandal of that district based on a tip-off.

Some weapons have been recovered from the spot, a senior official told PTI.

Hyderabad, Oct 15 (PTI) At least 50 people died in the torrential rains and flash floods in Telangana in the last few days, the state government said on Thursday.

Eleven of the deaths were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, officials said at a review meeting held by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, an official release said.

Hyderabad, Sep 25 (PTI) In a suspected case of honour killing, a 28-year old man was allegedly abducted and murdered for marrying a woman belonging to a different caste, police said on Friday.

Nine people suspected to be involved in the case are in custody.

According to police, relatives of Avanthi Reddy 'forcibly' took her and her husband Hemanth, who got married against the wishes of her family about three months ago, on Thursday in a car.

Hyderabad, Sep 20 (PTI) Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire between them and police in Kumaram Bheem District in Telangana, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday night when the police, including special force Greyhounds,were combing the forests around Kadamba village in the district, which borders Maharashtra, a senior police official said.

Hyderabad, Sep 7 (PTI): Hyderabad Metro Rail services resumed operations on the Miyapur-LB Nagar route on Monday after a gap of over five months following the COVID-19 guidelines.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited authorities said metro train services between Corridor 1(Miyapur to LB Nagar) has started while metro operations will be resumed in graded manner on other routes.

Hyderabad, Aug 30 (PTI) A doctor has allegedly raped a 28-year old nurse of a state-run hospital in Bhadradri- Kothagudem district in Telangana, police said on Sunday.

In a complaint filed on Saturday, the nurse alleged the doctor, aged around 32 and working on contract basis at the hospital, raped her at her house on August 24, a police official said.

The woman was also allegedly threatened and beaten up by the doctor, police said adding they have registered a case under relevant IPC sections against the doctor and investigations were on.

Karimnagar, Aug 29 (PTI) A woman in Karimnagar district of Telangana allegedly sold her infant granddaughter for Rs 1.10 lakh, police said on Saturday.

According to police, the infant's father got married about three years ago.

He was living in Hyderabad with his wife.

The mans wife gave birth to a baby girl one month ago and she was staying at her mothers place at Veenavanka in the district, they said.

The mans mother-in-law allegedly sold the baby on Friday as she was in need of money, they said.

Hyderabad, Jul 28 (PTI) Sahebzadi Basheerunnisa Begum, the last surviving daughter of Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, passed away at her residence here on Tuesday.

She was 93 and is survived by her only daughter.

She died of natural causes, Nawab Najaf Ali Khan, the Nizam's grandson said.

"The last of all the surviving children of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, HEH Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur has passed away.

Hyderabad, Jul 25 (PTI) Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Saturday appealed to Muslims not to sacrifice cows on Bakridfestival on August 1.

Observing that the state is known for secularism where all religions are treated with mutual and equal respect, he said Bakrid should be celebrated in the same spirit, an official release said.

Secularism is promoted during the present TRS regime, he said.

Hyderabad, Jul 10 (PTI): Giving a thumbs up to the treatment being given to COVID-19 patients in Telangana government hospitals, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has appealed to the public not to fall prey to "false propaganda" by people with political motives.

He said though there is a right to criticise and seek redress, the "exaggerated" picture was preventing poor people from seeking timely treatment in the government medical facilities.