Telangana Politics & Governance

Telangana High Court lifts interim stay on two welfare schemes

1 September 2026

A Telangana High Court Division Bench lifted the interim stay on the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes, allowing their implementation to proceed. The stay had halted government orders issued for the schemes; the petition challenging those orders remains pending.

Key Facts

• Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak provide marriage-cost assistance to financially distressed families and aim to discourage child marriage.

Telangana High Court limits HYDRA intervention in disputed land

1 September 2026

The Telangana High Court temporarily suspended a single judge’s direction to remove HYDRA Commissioner A. V. Ranganath from office. It also directed HYDRA not to intervene in land belonging to Shanta Sriram Construction pending a further hearing, scheduled for 3 November.

Key Facts

• HYDRA was established to protect government land, according to the commissioner’s counsel.

Telangana plans recruitment for 1,500 TGSRTC conductor posts

1 September 2026

Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced plans to fill 1,500 conductor posts in TGSRTC. He said recruitment details would follow and that the process to fill about 4,000 other posts was in its final stage.

Key Facts

• TGSRTC is Telangana’s state-owned bus operator, running public transport services within the state and to destinations beyond it.

Telangana seeks Maharashtra’s cooperation on Thummidihatti barrage

1 September 2026

Telangana asked Maharashtra to cooperate with a proposed 152-metre barrage at Thummidihatti on the Pranahita river, saying it would enable water to be carried by gravity to drought-prone areas. Maharashtra sought information on submergence in its territory, and the Central Water Commission indicated that the states would meet again after the requested details were provided.

Key Facts

• The Central Water Commission coordinates water-resource schemes with state governments, including projects for irrigation, flood control, drinking water and hydropower.

TGSRTC launches overnight buses on six Hyderabad routes

1 September 2026

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation began overnight bus services on six Hyderabad routes, connecting areas including Secunderabad, Patancheru, Hayathnagar, Bachupally and Kondapur. The services are intended for night-shift workers and other late-hour travellers; officials said bus numbers and frequency could be adjusted according to demand.

Key Facts

• TGSRTC is Telangana’s state-owned operator of bus services within the state and to destinations beyond it.

Telangana releases provisional merit list for 1,931 female health assistant posts

2 September 2026

The Telangana Medical and Health Services Recruitment Board released a provisional merit list for 1,931 Multipurpose Health Assistant (Female) posts. Certificate verification for shortlisted candidates was scheduled at the Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Vengal Rao Nagar, Hyderabad, from 16 to 26 September, with 28 September reserved for candidates unable to attend on their allotted dates.

Key Facts

• Multipurpose Health Assistants help deliver healthcare services at rural and urban primary health centres.

Telangana food-safety teams inspect 19 Hyderabad outlets

2 September 2026

Nine Telangana food-safety enforcement teams, working with police, inspected 19 cafés and snack outlets in Hyderabad and collected 15 food samples for laboratory testing. Officials suspended the FSSAI licence of Shadab Hotel in Madina and ordered Dreamz Cafeteria in Bagh Lingampally and Asiatic Café in Panjagutta to close. They also issued notices to other outlets as part of the TG SAFE enforcement drive.

Key Facts

• The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 established FSSAI as the regulator consolidating earlier food-safety laws.

Hyderabad’s Chanchalguda–Santoshnagar steel flyover inaugurated

3 September 2026

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated Hyderabad’s Chanchalguda–Santoshnagar steel flyover, connecting Nalgonda X Roads with Owaisi Hospital Junction via Saidabad and IS Sadan. The project was reported to cost ₹620 crore and measure about 3.3 km; the inauguration was intended to ease traffic on the route, with an estimated travel-time saving of up to 30 minutes.

Key Facts

• The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation supervised and completed the flyover under the Strategic Road Development Plan.

Telangana High Court orders scientific methods in illegal-adoption investigation

3 September 2026

The Telangana High Court directed the Home Department to use scientific methods, including DNA sampling, in investigating allegations of illegal adoptions and identifying children’s biological parents. Hearing an appeal concerning a child adopted in 2023, the court sought a detailed report within a week, appointed senior advocate B. Mayur Reddy as amicus curiae ...