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A protester carries a placard during the anti-CAA protest on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad: The comic side of anti-CAA million march â€“ LOL

So amusing some were that they were soon posted on social media and they were welcomed by netizens, who were...

5 Jan 2020 2:01 AM IST

With Cyclone Kyarr intensifying in the Arabian Sea, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have been experiencing heavy rainfall since Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Hyderabad: Rain raises groundwater level by 2.99 mtr in Dec

The department monitors the water levels through a network of 964 piezometers placed in 589 mandals statewide.

4 Jan 2020 2:17 AM IST

A big crater near Owaisi Hospital in Kanchanbagh. (P. Surendra)

Hyderabad: Rains over, brace yourself for cold

City got 19,700% excess than usual 0.1 mm rainfall on Friday.

4 Jan 2020 1:28 AM IST

Funds raised through securitisation accounted for about 40 per cent of the total disbursements made by the NBFC-MFIs in H1FY20 as against 18 per cent in H1FY19.

Activists seek CBI probe on Hussainsagar funds

In a bid to conserve the lake, agencies have spent over Rs 1,000-crore.

3 Jan 2020 1:23 AM IST

Motorists drive through an inundated area in Secunderabad following the heavy downpour that lashed the city on Thursday. (Gandhi)

36.8mm rain lashes Hyderabad, highest in Jan since 1922

Chill gives Hyderabad a miss; weatherman says it is unlikely mercury will dip till Jan. 10.

3 Jan 2020 1:16 AM IST

Umbrellas came out on Tuesday when many areas in the city received unexpected showers in the morning as well as later on during the day. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Hyderabad: IMD predicts rain for 3 days

Skymet said many parts of the state would see unseasonal rain till January 3, by when the confluence will ebb.

1 Jan 2020 2:28 AM IST

Patches of water remain in the Kapra lake which is being dewatered. (Photo: Gandhi)

Kapra lake may become bird sanctuary

An official of the forest department confirmed that bird sanctuary was a part of the wetland conversion activity.

1 Jan 2020 2:07 AM IST

People are seen enjoying a boat ride On Thursday, at the Hussainsagar lake despite the fog (Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Hyderabad: Funds spent, lake still dirty

Japan, Australia gave Rs 410 crore to clean, protect Hussainsagar.

31 Dec 2019 2:14 AM IST

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya meet former MLA Marri Shashidhar Reddy and his family at the birth centenary celebrations of Dr Marri Channa Reddy on Sunday. (R. Pavan)

VP M Venkaiah Naidu for constructive debate on CAA

V-P states dissent has to be expressed in a democratic, peaceful manner, cites Gandhi.

30 Dec 2019 1:26 AM IST

Air pollution may be contributing to glaucoma due to the constriction of blood vessels, which ties into air pollutions links to an increased risk of heart problems. (Photo: ANI)

Keeps winter chill away from Hyderabad

IMD officials say there is no dip in the temperature that continues to hover between 18ÂºC and 20ÂºC.

29 Dec 2019 2:01 AM IST

National Green Tribunal (Photo: PTI/File)

No hope for Hussainsagar lake: Official

The lake was built in 1563 by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah and was the main source of water for Hyderabad.

28 Dec 2019 1:21 AM IST

Dewatering of any lake or water body is against the law. Since 2014, we have noticed the strategic dissolution of lakes in the city. While attempting to clean the lakes, all inflows to the lake are blocked or shut-off. The only way water can escape is through outflow ducts, which ultimately leads to the Musi river, said Dr Lubna Sarwath, member, Save Our Urban Lakes. (Photo: SUNOJ NINAN MATHEW)

Dewatering Hyderabad lakes pollutes water bodies

Activists argue that as per law, the GHMC has to give a notice to those living downstream about the dewatering.

27 Dec 2019 1:31 AM IST