Hyderabad: Just like that, another piece of history in Hyderabad has disappeared after 174 years of its existence. The histori cal establishment Munshi Naan in the Old City area has been demolished to make way for the metro rail.

While the place was earmarked for demolition early this year, the incident came as a surprise to the owners, who claimed that Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) authorities went ahead with the demolition on October 12 despite a Telangana High Court hearing, which was yet to decide its fate.

“We had filed a case in the high court just days before the demolition, and our hearing was due in the coming weeks. However, metro rail officials turned up and said that they are going ahead with it. In spite of our protests, they said that unless we show t

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