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Day 3 of T.R Mahalingam Centenary series flute concert marks grand finale

03-11-2026

It was curtains down to Kalasagaram's T.R.Mahalingam's Centenary celebrations on Sunday. The grand finale was a wonderful flute concert by J.B.Shruthi Sagar who was accompanied by R.Dinakar on the Violin, Dr D.S.R.Murthy on the mridangam and K.Shyam Kumar on the Khanjeera. The event was hosted at Aparna Sarovar Zenith, Nallagandla.

HC Upholds Exclusion of Central Govt Employees’ Children from Local Quota

03-11-2026

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court upheld the exclusion of children of Central Government employees and Central Government Corporation employees from the relaxation granted under the rules governing local candidature for MBBS and BDS admissions, ruling that such classification was neither arbitrary nor unconstitutional. The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda observed that individual hardship

Chain snatcher arrested, 17.16 gms gold chain recovered

03-11-2026

The Charminar Zone Task Force, in coordination with Saidabad Police, arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly snatching a gold chain from an elderly woman at Bank Colony, Gaddiannaram, under Saidabad police station limits. The accused, Mohammed Ghouse Pasha alias Ghouse, a bike mechanic from Balapur, was apprehended on November 1 at SBI Colony, Saidabad, based on technical evidence.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya leaves for Gujarat

03-11-2026

After successfully concluding the Navratri Mahaanushthan, Shri Vidya Sadhana Camp and several other religious programs in Kashi, Paramadharmadhish Jyotishpeethadhishwar Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Ji Maharaj departed for Gujarat on a three-day visit. A large number of saints and devotees gathered to see off the Shankaracharya during his departure.

‘2024 polls illegal’

02-11-2026

Leader of the Opposition on Sunday declared the elections held for Lok Sabha in 2024 and other polls are illegal as per the data provided by none other than the Election Commission of India. Addressing a mammoth public meeting at Ramlila Grounds here, Rahul Gandhi delivered a lengthy, pointed speech. He alleged systematic “vote theft” over years in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections through EVMs and by deleting or adding names on voter lists.

‘Hold special Assembly sessions on Census’

02-11-2026

Telangana Rakshana Sena president Kalvakuntla Kavitha has urged the State government to take steps to ensure that the upcoming nationwide Census includes caste-wise enumeration of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and a separate identification of the religion of Adivasis.

‘God fulfils selfless wishes’

02-11-2026

God is omnipresent and has countless names and forms. Devotees who worship Him in any form will receive His blessings and have their selfless wishes fulfilled, said Avadhuta Datta Peeth head Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji. However, he advised devotees to ensure that their wishes were selfless and reasonable. He said people could achieve success in life by following the path of devotion and practising Dharma. He urged them to believe that service to humanity was service to God and follow the path of non-violence.

RS Praveen demands probe into Medigadda blasting

02-11-2026

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the damage to the Medigadda Barrage, alleging that the incident was a deliberate act of blasting and calling for the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to uncover the truth. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), tagging the Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) and other police officials, Praveen Kumar questioned the government's decision to constitute an SIT into the phone-tapping controversy instead of investigating what he described as a conspiracy behind the alleged blasting of the Medigadda Barrage.

TDP-YSRCP workers clash in Pulivendula

02-11-2026

Elections to 100 urban local bodies (ULBs) were underway in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, with polling largely peaceful except for incidents of violence in Kadapa district, officials said. Voters turned up at polling stations to exercise their franchise as soon as polling began at 7 am, they added. The elections cover 13 municipal corporations, including Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats. In Kadapa district, violence broke out in Pulivendula, as ruling TDP and YSRCP workers clashed.

CM Naidu directs officials to gear up as fresh cyclone threat looms over Andhra

02-11-2026

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday directed officials to remain fully prepared for relief and rescue operations as another cyclone threat loomed over the state, with a severe cyclonic storm likely to cross the coast near Bapatla on November 3 morning. Officials informed the Chief Minister that the depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a deep depression, develop into a cyclonic storm before strengthening into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by November 2.

Traffic restrictions imposed due to BJP’s padayatra

02-11-2026

The Hyderabad Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory in view of the BJP padayatra from BJR Statue to MJ Market on Monday (November 2). Traffic restrictions and diversions will be implemented on a need basis between 1 pm and 7 pm. Traffic coming from AR Petrol Pump towards BJR Statue will be diverted towards Nampally Railway Station and Ravindra Bharathi. Vehicles from Jambagh and Afzalgunj towards GPO Junction will be diverted at MJ Market towards Taj Island.

Rahul Gandhi lacks leadership qualities: Eatala Rajender

02-11-2026

Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender on Sunday criticized that the people of the country were hanging their heads in shame after seeing the work being done by the Congress party. He alleged that the Convoy leader Rahul Gandhi lacks leadership qualities and added that some organizations and individuals were trying to break the democratic system in the country with foreign funds.