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 reviews road and drainage encroachments, disputed plots in Pocharam, Moosapet
HYDRAA reviews road and drainage encroachments, disputed plots in Pocharam, Moosapet

The visits aimed to assess ground realities pertaining to land encroachments, stalled infrastructure projects and urban flooding issues

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 19 Jun 2025 7:30 AM IST


Won’t give my phone for investigation : KTR to ACB
Won’t give my phone for investigation : KTR to ACB

KTR declines to submit phone, other devices to ACB, cites SC rulings, privacy rights in the Formula E investigation

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 18 Jun 2025 7:42 PM IST


Hyderabad: Armed men attack members of FCI Employees’ Cooperative Housing Society; case registered
Hyderabad: Armed men attack members of FCI Employees’ Cooperative Housing Society; case registered

The violence reportedly broke out while officials of HYDRAA were demarcating roads within the housing layout

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 18 Jun 2025 8:43 AM IST


KTR sends legal notice to TPCC chief Mahesh Goud over phone tapping allegations
KTR sends legal notice to TPCC chief Mahesh Goud over phone tapping allegations

KTR accused the Congress leadership of deliberately stirring controversy to divert public attention from its governance failures

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 17 Jun 2025 9:21 PM IST


Hyderabad reported 3,058 road accidents, 286 fatalities in 2024: RTI
Hyderabad reported 3,058 road accidents, 286 fatalities in 2024: RTI

Over speeding, which has been one of the leading causes of road fatalities, has shown a sharp decline in 2024

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 17 Jun 2025 12:10 PM IST


`Mock display of enforcement’:  Telangana HC slams GHMC for failing to curb unauthorised constructions
`Mock display of enforcement’: Telangana HC slams GHMC for failing to curb unauthorised constructions

The matter is now posted for further hearing on July 15

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 17 Jun 2025 9:00 AM IST


Legal issues to flood risks: HYDRAA warns home buyers against buying properties on encroached lands
Legal issues to flood risks: HYDRAA warns home buyers against buying properties on encroached lands

Citizens fear these violations could worsen urban flooding in the coming weeks

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 17 Jun 2025 8:19 AM IST


Formula E race case: ACB quizzes KTR for eight hours; BRS leader accuses CM Revanth of vendetta politics
Formula E race case: ACB quizzes KTR for eight hours; BRS leader accuses CM Revanth of vendetta politics

This is the second time KTR has appeared for questioning before the ACB since January

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 16 Jun 2025 7:25 PM IST


Khajaguda govt land worth Rs 10,000 crore illegally occupied: Congress MLAs file PIL
Khajaguda govt land worth Rs 10,000 crore illegally occupied: Congress MLAs file PIL

Presently, eight skyscrapers, each with 47 floors, are being constructed on the disputed site

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 16 Jun 2025 4:43 PM IST


Ready to go to jail hundred times’: KTR warns Congress against `political harassment’
'Ready to go to jail hundred times’: KTR warns Congress against `political harassment’

KTR said that such cases do not intimidate him and called out the political harassment of Telangana Congress

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 16 Jun 2025 11:21 AM IST


Hyderabad police issue 25.5 L challans for helmetless riding, 86,048 for using cell phone in 2024: RTI
Hyderabad police issue 25.5 L challans for helmetless riding, 86,048 for using cell phone in 2024: RTI

Hyderabad is seeing an alarming rise in traffic violations with helmetless riding and wrongside driving very high

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 16 Jun 2025 9:09 AM IST


6,848 people get back money lost to cyber fraud: Telangana cops recover Rs 53.5 crore
6,848 people get back money lost to cyber fraud: Telangana cops recover Rs 53.5 crore

On June 14, refund orders totalling Rs 15.79 crore were issued, setting a new benchmark for single-day recoveries

By Sistla Dakshina Murthy  Published on 15 Jun 2025 5:58 PM IST


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