Sistla Dakshina Murthy
With over 10 years of experience in reporting, Sistla Dakshina Murthy from Vijayawada is the Prinicipal Correspondent at News Meter, Telangana. An alumnus of Andhra Loyola College. Prior to this role, he gained experience in journalism, having contributed to media houses such as The New Indian Express, The Hans India and NewsTAP. He served as a Senior Reporter at The New Indian Express Newspaper in Vijayawada for 6.7 years. You can follow Sistla Dakshina Murthy on Twitter @Murthy_BZA
iBomma Ravi ran two-tier piracy model, paid $100ā$200 per film; police find Rs 13.40 crore money trail
Ravi disclosed that he ran an office for a period in Kukatpally, and also admitted to hiring around 10 people to assist him in piracy-related...
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 1 Jan 2026 9:30 AM IST
Drug crackdown in 2025: Telangana Excise seizes Rs 9.40 crore worth narcotics, books 1,304 NDPS cases
By December-end, enforcement agencies had arrested 2,333 persons in NDPS cases and seized 646 vehicles used for transporting narcotics
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 1 Jan 2026 9:30 AM IST
GHMC 2025 roundup: Rs 2,706-crore infra push with flyovers, flood control, 7-Star sanitation boost
Road works dominated GHMCās engineering agenda, with 4,141 road projects sanctioned across the city in 2025.
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 1 Jan 2026 8:30 AM IST
ACB Telangana in 2025: 199 corruption cases, 273 arrests, Rs 96 crore disproportionate assets exposed
The bureau booked 15 cases of Disproportionate Assets (DA) against public servants and 26 cases of other criminal misconduct, leading to the arrest of...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 31 Dec 2025 4:52 PM IST
Every household in Hyderabad to get daily drinking water supply by 2027
The city draws drinking water from Krishna, Godavari, Singur, and Manjeera sources spread across hundreds of kilometres
By Newsmeter Network Published on 31 Dec 2025 3:00 PM IST
Durgam Cheruvu shrinks from 160 to 116 acres; HYDRAA clears 5 acres of illegal encroachments
The reclaimed land was being used as a commercial parking space, allegedly earning up to Rs 50 lakh per month
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 30 Dec 2025 7:57 PM IST
Crime rate in Telangana drops 2.33% in 2025; recoveries in cybercrime cases up 23%: DGP Shivadhar Reddy
The DGP said sustained policing, technology-driven investigations and focused welfare measures contributed to better outcomes across sectors
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 30 Dec 2025 6:08 PM IST
Sankranti 2026 rush: One lakh vehicles a day expected on HyderabadāVijayawada NH-65 from Jan 8
Officials were instructed not to close roads during the festival rush
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 30 Dec 2025 5:33 PM IST
Telangana drug crackdown: EAGLE books 2,542 NDPS cases, seizes Rs 172 crore worth drugs in 2025
DGP Shivadhar Reddy said that cases registered under the NDPS Act have increased to 31 per cent in 2025
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 30 Dec 2025 4:41 PM IST
HYDRAA Prajavani: Kondapur residents claim real estate firm encroached 1.20 acres of govt land
Locals claimed that a private real estate company has fenced off and occupied the government land, despite the area being earmarked for public use,...
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 30 Dec 2025 8:00 AM IST
Four police commissionerates formed in Telangana; Sudheer Babu named first CP of Future City
The major administrative move aimed at strengthening policing in the fast-expanding Hyderabad region
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 29 Dec 2025 11:00 PM IST
BRS neglected Palamuru, favoured Kaleshwaram: Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy
Uttam rejected BRS allegations of injustice to the erstwhile Palamuru, Nalgonda and Khammam districts
By Sistla Dakshina Murthy Published on 29 Dec 2025 4:39 PM IST
