Balakrishna Undergoes Knee Surgery For Three Hours at AIG Hospitals
The hospital said Balakrishna is stable and remains under close post-operative observation
HYDERABAD: Actor and MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna underwent a successful knee surgery at AIG Hospitals on Thursday.
According to the hospital, Balakrishna had suffered a tear of the left quadriceps tendon, the tissue connecting the thigh muscle to the kneecap, along with tears in the supporting structures around the knee. A multidisciplinary team performed a three-hour long surgery to reattach the tendon, repair the damaged tissues and reinforce the reconstruction for proper healing.
“We planned a strong and secure repair and each damaged structure was carefully reconstructed. Our focus now is on protecting the repair and guiding him through a gradual, structured rehabilitation programme,” said Dr Gowtham Chowdary, senior orthopaedic surgeon at AIG Hospitals. The hospital said Balakrishna is stable and remains under close post-operative observation.
TG Eapcet-2026: Demand for Tech Courses Continues In Counselling Second Phase
HYDERABAD: Strong demand for tech courses continued in the second phase of TG Eapcet-2026 engineering counselling, where students were allotted 80,167 of 94,424 available seats. The allotment rate stood at 84.9 per cent while 14,257 seats were vacant across 176 institutions.
Students continued to prefer computer science and AI-linked courses in the second phase. Out of the 66,482 seats available in computer science and IT branches, 58,364 were allotted. Regular CSE accounted for 27,803 seats, while CSE with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning followed with 14,233.
The standalone Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Artificial Intelligence courses filled all 46 seats in each branch. AI and Machine Learning filled 1,160 of 1,374 seats, while AI and Data Science filled 1,048 of 1,358. Core branches saw fewer allotments, with ECE at 10,832, EEE at 3,464, civil at 2,853 and mechanical at 2,518.
Candidates must pay the tuition fee by July 25 and report at their allotted colleges by July 28. Those who fail to report after a second-phase allotment cannot exercise options in the final phase of the counselling process.
SCERT Announces Phase-II Spot Admission Schedule for D.El.Ed, DPSE Courses
HYDERABAD: The state Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has announced the schedule for Phase-II spot admissions to diploma in elementary education (D.El.Ed) and diploma in pre-school education (DPSE) courses in Government DIETs and private colleges under TG Deecet-2026.
According to the schedule, government DIETs and private colleges will issue notifications for spot admissions on July 27, while tentative vacancy lists will be made available on the TG Deecet website on July 24, with the final vacancy list to be displayed on July 27.
SCERT director and TG Deecet-2026 convener said the spot admissions are being conducted to fill vacant seats remaining after the regular counselling process. Candidates who have qualified in TG DEECET-2026 are eligible to participate in the admissions. A total of 21,137 candidates qualified out of 25,054 applicants in the entrance examination, the results of which were declared on May 30.
Candidates seeking admission to government DIETs must report to colleges on July 29 between 10 am and 2 pm with all original certificates, while seat allotments will be made between 3 pm and 5 pm the same day. For private D.El.Ed and DPSE colleges, the process will be held on July 30. Candidates, who are allotted seats, must report to their respective institutions on July 30 (Government DIETs) and July 31 (Private colleges) by 5 pm with original certificates.
The SCERT Director clarified that only candidates who qualified in TS DEECET-2026 and whose certificates have been verified are eligible for spot admissions.
