Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Hyderabad News Briefs: Waqf Tribunal Benches, Parsi Novroz, Drug Raids
In Hyderabad, India, some people wanted the government to make more court offices for property disputes involving the Waqf Board.
There are about 1,500 cases waiting to be decided.
These people said other states, like Karnataka and Maharashtra, each have two of these courts.
They think Telangana should have two as well.
In another story, the Parsi community in Hyderabad celebrated two special days at once: India's Independence Day and Novroz, their New Year.
They raised the flag, prayed at fire temples, and enjoyed food, music and games.
In a third story, government health inspectors checked medicine shops selling weight-loss drugs.
They found problems at 43 shops, like selling medicine without prescriptions.
Officials warned people not to buy these drugs from unapproved websites or sellers.
Waqf activists in Hyderabad urged the state government to add more Waqf Tribunal benches to clear roughly 1,500 pending land disputes.
Activists cited Karnataka and Maharashtra, which each run two tribunal benches, as models for Telangana.
Hyderabad's Parsi community marked Novroz, the Parsi New Year, with flag-hoisting, prayers at fire temples, dining, music and games.
The Telangana Drugs Control Administration raided medical shops and found violations at 43 establishments selling weight-loss drugs.
The August 14 drive targeted medicines containing Tirzepatide and Semaglutide, including Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus.
- Who
- Waqf activists, Waqf Board member Syed Bandagi Badesha Quadri, Hyderabad's Parsi community, and the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA).
- What
- Activists sought more Waqf Tribunal benches; Parsis celebrated Novroz with Independence Day; the DCA raided 43 shops over weight-loss drug violations.
- When
- The DCA drive took place on August 14; Novroz fell on Saturday; the timing of the tribunal request was not specified.
- Where
- Hyderabad and across Telangana state, India.
- Why
- To clear pending Waqf land cases, to mark the Parsi New Year alongside Independence Day, and to curb illegal sale of weight-loss drugs.
- Pending Waqf tribunal cases
- Around 1,500
- Tribunal benches in Karnataka and Maharashtra
- Two each
- Medical shops with violations
- 43
- Date of drug enforcement drive
- August 14
- Targeted drug ingredients
- Tirzepatide and Semaglutide
- Brand names checked
- Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus
- Parsi New Year
- Novroz (Shahen Shahi calendar)
- Flag-hoisting venue
- Zoroastrian Club, Secunderabad