Sistla Dakshina Murthy is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of reporting experience and is currently serving as Principal Correspondent at NewsMeter, Telangana. He is presently based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of Andhra Loyola College, he has worked with several reputed media organisations, including The New Indian Express, and The Hans India. He spent nearly seven years as a Senior Reporter with The New Indian Express in Vijayawada, gaining extensive experience in field reporting. You can follow his work on Twitter at @Murthy_BZA.

Sistla Dakshina Murthy

Sistla Dakshina Murthy is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of reporting experience and is currently serving as Principal Correspondent at NewsMeter, Telangana. He is presently based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of Andhra Loyola College, he has worked with several reputed media organisations, including The New Indian Express, and The Hans India. He spent nearly seven years as a Senior Reporter with The New Indian Express in Vijayawada, gaining extensive experience in field reporting. You can follow his work on Twitter at @Murthy_BZA.

Sistla Dakshina Murthy

HYDRAA boss Ranganath exposes false FTL markings at Suddakunta lake, orders action on officials
HYDRAA boss Ranganath exposes false FTL markings at Suddakunta lake, orders action on officials

Acting on the complaints, Commissioner Ranganath conducted an hour-long field inspection at Suddakunta Lake on Saturday

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 15 Nov 2025 7:52 PM IST


Hyderabad: Consumer panel asks Chennai shopping mall to pay Rs 2.80L for failing to keep gold purchase scheme promises
Hyderabad: Consumer panel asks Chennai shopping mall to pay Rs 2.80L for failing to keep gold purchase scheme promises

Kavitha Reddy, a resident of Habsiguda, joined a gold purchase scheme at the Chennai Shopping Mall located at Patny Centre, Secunderabad, on March 21,...

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 15 Nov 2025 3:08 PM IST


Hyderabad: iBomma piracy website operator Immadhi Ravi held;  bank accounts with ₹3 Cr frozen
Hyderabad: iBomma piracy website operator Immadhi Ravi held; bank accounts with ₹3 Cr frozen

Police officials said Ravi oversaw the upload and distribution of pirated Telugu films and OTT content through the iBomma website.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 15 Nov 2025 10:42 AM IST


Court has superior powers’: Telangana HC warns HYDRAA boss Ranganath against misuse of authority’
'Court has superior powers’: Telangana HC warns HYDRAA boss Ranganath against 'misuse of authority’

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, hearing contempt petitions filed against the agency, reminded officials that all actions must remain within the ā€œlimits of...

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 15 Nov 2025 8:35 AM IST


Congresss Naveen Yadav sweeps all rounds, sets record winning margin in Jubilee Hills bypoll
Congress's Naveen Yadav sweeps all rounds, sets record winning margin in Jubilee Hills bypoll

In the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency bypoll, a total of 101 postal ballot votes were cast. Of these, 96 were deemed valid while 5 were rejected.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 14 Nov 2025 4:50 PM IST


Who is Naveen Yadav, the new Jubilee Hills MLA
Who is Naveen Yadav, the new Jubilee Hills MLA

Naveen Yadav clinched victory with a thumping majority of close to 25,000 votes. The high-end decibel election ended on November 11

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 14 Nov 2025 2:59 PM IST


Jubilee Hills by poll results: Congress’s Naveen Yadav triumphs with 24,729-vote lead
Jubilee Hills by poll results: Congress’s Naveen Yadav triumphs with 24,729-vote lead

Congress Candidate V Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills byelection by a wide margin of 24,729 votes

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 14 Nov 2025 10:14 AM IST


Sandhya Convention Hall owner held responsible for encroaching on 20-acre FCI Society land in Gachibowli
Sandhya Convention Hall owner held responsible for encroaching on 20-acre FCI Society land in Gachibowli

The High Court observed that several roads and open spaces were being illegally occupied to expand private plots, warning that such actions cannot be...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 11 Nov 2025 7:14 PM IST


Jubilee Hills bypoll: TPCC accuses BRS MLAs Kaushik Reddy, Sudheer Reddy of threatening voters at booths
Jubilee Hills bypoll: TPCC accuses BRS MLAs Kaushik Reddy, Sudheer Reddy of threatening voters at booths

The letters, all dated November 11, were submitted by P Rajesh Kumar, Chairman of the TPCC Election Commission Co-ordination Committee

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 11 Nov 2025 3:06 PM IST


Tension, EVM glitches disrupt Jubilee Hills by-poll in Hyderabad
Tension, EVM glitches disrupt Jubilee Hills by-poll in Hyderabad

Voting commenced at 7 am and will continue till 6 p.m., with 4,01,365 voters expected to cast their votes across 407 polling stations

By Sri Lakshmi Muttevi  Published on 11 Nov 2025 11:22 AM IST


Parks turning into commercial zones: Hyderabad citizens demand HYDRAA’s intervention
Parks turning into commercial zones: Hyderabad citizens demand HYDRAA’s intervention

HYDRAA Additional Commissioner N Ashok Kumar reviewed the complaints and instructed the concerned authorities to take immediate corrective action.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 11 Nov 2025 8:00 AM IST


BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath’s mother alleges mystery in his death, seeks police probe
BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath’s mother alleges mystery in his death, seeks police probe

Kumari said that despite being Gopinath’s mother, she was not allowed to see him even once while he was undergoing treatment

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 9 Nov 2025 6:48 PM IST


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