The direction was issued in the wake of a Met department forecast that thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is very likely to occur at isolated places in the state.

The Telangana government, in a preliminary estimate, had pegged the losses at over Rs 5,000 crore caused due to rains and floods.

The Opposition has been quick to attack the government over shoddy management of the worst rains in decades.

The Telangana government is seeking to pass amendments to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Act.

The Police said its personnel resorted to 'retaliatory' firing after two of the accused opened fire at police after snatching weapons from them.

'I am shocked because there are a lot of questions that have been thrown up', says Maxwell Pereira, the former top cop of Delhi Police.

Lawmakers across party lines condemned the gruesome act and called for stricter laws against perpetrators.

Locals even hurled slipper at police personnel near Shadnagar police station following which the cops resorted to lathi-charge to maintain law and order.

At least five workers of the TSRTC have committed suicide since the protests against the government started.

More than 48,000 RTC employees are on strike as they stand to lose jobs if the chief minister goes ahead with his decision.