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3 weeks ago | 
thehindu.com | Naveen Kumar |Lavpreet Kaur
Spanning vastly different geographies but dealing with overlapping urban challenges, the tri-commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda, present a striking snapshot of law enforcement across the capital region. Hyderabad commissionerate covers just about 650 square kilometres but is densely packed with over 68 lakh people. It operates with 71 law and order police stations, 31 traffic stations, and seven women police stations, supported by a police force of around 12,000 personnel.
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4 weeks ago | 
thehindu.com | Naveen Kumar |Lavpreet Kaur
The stench of smoke still hung heavy over Hyderabad’s Gulzar Houz circle, hours after the blaze had died down. Locals gathered in stunned silence, staring at the blackened ruins of what was once the bustling ancestral home of the Modis near the historic Charminar. The fire broke out around dawn. Smoke was first spotted rising from a ground-floor shop in the century-old ground plus 2 structure, and within minutes, flames leapt from the windows, engulfing the building.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Naveen Kumar |Lavpreet Kaur
A short circuit in the electric panel board of the Ground+2 commercial-cum-residential property caused the deadly fire which killed 17 of a family, the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services has said. Seventeen persons, including eight children aged between one and seven, were killed after a massive fire engulfed the Modi residence in Gulzar Houz, a stone’s throw away from Charminar, at around 6 a.m. on Sunday.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Lavpreet Kaur |Naveen Kumar
On Sunday morning, Charminar looked as usual, the usual noise of shutters opening filled the air. Nearby, people were having their first chai of the day. All this was happening just a stone’s throw from the Modi family home where 17 people died of fire. For decades, the Modis had been an integral part of this locality —veteran pearl traders who ran the well-known M. Poonamchand Jewellers and Pearls.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Naveen Kumar |Lavpreet Kaur
In a bid to maintain heightened vigilance and reinforce public confidence, police forces across Hyderabad and Cyberabad have intensified patrolling efforts, even as reports emerge of fresh tensions along the northern borders on Saturday (May 10) night, hours after a ceasefire was announced by both countries. Both commissionerates have rolled out extensive foot and mobile patrolling across key urban and industrial areas.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Lavpreet Kaur |Naveen Kumar
As sirens blared across parts of Hyderabad at exactly 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Operation Abhyaas, the city’s biggest civil defence mock drill in recent memory, got underway, cutting through an afternoon of confusion caused by fake news claiming the event had been called off. A timely statement from the Cyberabad Police put the rumours to rest, confirming that the drill would go ahead as planned.
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1 month ago | 
thehindu.com | Lavpreet Kaur |Naveen Kumar
At precisely 4 p.m., sirens echoed in parts of Hyderabad, signalling the beginning of Operation Abhyaas, a well-planned civil defence mock drill aimed at preparing the city for large-scale emergencies. Though the public had been notified, the sight of emergency vehicles, uniformed personnel and rescue operations brought the realness of the rehearsal into sharp focus. In Aswini Colony, West Marredpally, nestled within the Secunderabad Cantonment, the exercise began on cue.
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2 months ago | 
thehindu.com | Lavpreet Kaur |Naveen Kumar
The Telangana police have begun the process of deportation of 33 Pakistani nationals in the State, following directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued on April 24 in the wake of the Pahalgam terror strike. On Friday (25 April 2025), Telangana Director General of Police Jitender issued an advisory implementing the Centre’s order. Under this order, all regular visas issued to Pakistani citizens will be cancelled from April 27.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Lavpreet Kaur |Naveen Kumar
9 hours agoIndia: Morning walk turns tragic as speeding car hits pedestrians five meters into air, one fatality reportedBijnor, India - April 25, 2025 [WARNING: sensitive content] Two individuals out for a morning walk were struck by a speeding vehicle, resulting in one young man’s death and leaving the other with severe injuries. The driver responsible fled the scene. Fortunately, witnesses who were nearby at the time rushed to assist the injured.
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2 months ago | 
thehindu.com | Siddharth Kumar Singh |Naveen Kumar |Lavpreet Kaur |Ravi Reddy
Vikram (name changed) was just another first-year MBBS student at the Government Medical College Khammam in Telangana, trying to find his way through the maze of lectures, labs and late-night study sessions. On November 12 last year, as he walked back to his hostel, he ran a hand over his freshly trimmed hair. It was nothing drastic; just a routine cut, or so he thought until he stepped into the hostel. The laughter came first — loud, mocking, floating down the corridor from the floor above.
