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Saber Ahmed Khan sings a qawwali at the Dargah Yousufain at Nampally. (Photo:DC)

Hyderabad qawwals try to keep dying art alive

Saber is a third generation qawwal and visits shrines across the city to sing devotional songs.

11 Aug 2017 1:58 AM IST

Jalpally Tank, a centuries old water body is located at Pahadisharef on RGI Airport road (Photo: DC)

Grabbers eye Jalpally Tank

These are tactics long adopted by organised land grabber mafia, opines Lubna Sarwath, member, Save Our Urban Lakes.

8 Aug 2017 2:05 AM IST

The brass fountain at Macca Masjid which was repaired by Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam. It was installed during the Qutb Shahi era (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad: Once regal fountains now lie in a shambles

Fountains, gardens, palaces and palatial houses the city had them all and visitors were awestruck.

7 Aug 2017 5:21 AM IST

TRS MLC and Telangana State Wakf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem, CEO of Wakf Board M.A. Mannan Siddiqui and officials inspect illegal encroachments on Wakf land belonging to Hazrath Roohullah Bandagi Ali Dargah, Madina Masjid and Qutub Shahi and Muslim graveyards, at Naknampur village, Hyderabad. (Photo:DC)

Telangana: Powerless, Wakf board unable to evict squatters

The TS Wakf Board has 33,929 institutions under it across Telangana.

6 Aug 2017 1:48 AM IST

A panoramic view of the Bachelors Quarters Building near Moazzamjahi market lying in shambles after being caught in a legal tussle. (Photo:DC)

Bachelor Quarters in Hyderabad cry for attention

It served as a major centre for Urdu language promotion.

3 Aug 2017 2:38 AM IST

The plan was to translate the inscriptions written on 20 graves, 19 of them are of Armenians and one is of a Dutch.

Hyderabad: Armenian engraving yet to be translated

State had relied on Armenian envoy and may look for more options.

2 Aug 2017 2:02 AM IST

File pictures of the Spanish mosque in Begumpet, Hyderabad.

More Muslims now prefer simpler, quieter weddings in Telangana

Nikah is solemnised at a mosque in many instances; people are urged to avoid exorbitant marriage.

31 July 2017 2:56 AM IST

A veterinary doctor treats a rabbit at the government hospital in Old City on Thursday.

Hyderabad's oldest pet hospital still in ancient' era

Animal centre in dire need of upgradation, more medicines and labs.

28 July 2017 1:23 AM IST

Horses tied to the gravestones inside a graveyard in the city

Hyderabad: Horses tread as the dead sleep

Land grabbers have encroached burial grounds setting up stalls and building homes.

28 July 2017 1:17 AM IST

Students of Government Girls Junior College, Maisaram, at Barkas sit on the floor due to inadequate furniture and accommodation. P. Surendra

Telangana: College turns away girls for lack of space

Government Junior Colleges at Maisaram, Falaknuma on list.

26 July 2017 2:06 AM IST

Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower stands tall in the commercial stretch of Laad Bazaar and Moosa Bowli. The entrance to the place is hidden behind kiosks. (Photo: DC)

Tourists tend to avoid Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower

The clocks were imported from London and were a gift to the people.

25 July 2017 1:29 AM IST

T. Ugendar Singh with his mother Susheela Devi and daughter with a photograph of his great grand father who worked for Nizam (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad: Hindu family feels safe in muslim neighbourhood

A part of the house was razed some years back and the property was sold to locals who have constructed houses.

24 July 2017 8:36 AM IST