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Adilabad police booked six village development committee members for allegedly demanding Rs 12 lakh to allow operation of a belt shop in Barampur village. Police also arrested the shop operator and seized liquor worth Rs 3.29 lakh.

A six-member committee probing the RIMS-Adilabad SNCU explosion that killed five infants has completed its inquiry. The panel examined officials and gathered details and is expected to submit its report soon, along with recommendations to prevent similar incidents.

A 47-year-old farmer allegedly ended his life by consuming pesticide near the Chanaka-Korata irrigation project in Adilabad. Police said he had suffered crop losses for two years and was under financial stress after reportedly availing a Rs 15 lakh loan

A six-member government committee led by ITDA-Utnoor project officer Manda Makarandu began an inquiry into the RIMS-Adilabad SNCU tragedy on Thursday. The panel inspected the site, spoke to staff and examined possible technical lapses, safety issues and other causes.

The BRS has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting judge into the deaths of three infants at RIMS Adilabad following an alleged AC cylinder blast. Party general secretary RS Praveen Kumar also questioned hospital safety, equipment maintenance and monitoring.

Three newborns died and two others were hospitalised after AC machines exploded at the special newborn care unit of RIMS-Adilabad late Monday night. Nineteen infants were rescued after toxic smoke and gases spread through the unit, officials said.

Two recovery agency agents were arrested in Adilabad for allegedly pledging a motorcycle recovered from a loan defaulter for Rs 30,000. Police said the accused, Shaik Ubaid Ullah and Shaik Abdul Nayeem, used the money for personal expenses and luxuries

Police arrested a man at Naddamguda village in Adilabad district on Thursday and seized two kg of dry ganja worth Rs 5 lakh from his possession. Police said he confessed to peddling ganja for easy money during interrogation

Nine persons were booked for allegedly assaulting three persons with sticks and stones at a mosque in Keshavapatnam village of Adilabad district. Police said the clash followed an argument between two groups over the use of a road

Farmers across the erstwhile Adilabad district celebrated Polala festival by washing, decorating and worshipping bullocks. They offered naivedyam to the animals, acknowledged their contribution to agriculture and gave them a day’s rest, while processions and cultural programmes added to festivities

Residents of Mukhra (K) village in Adilabad district thanked former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for introducing Dalit welfare schemes, while alleging that the Congress government had failed to fulfil its poll promises and seeking his return to power

BRS cadres staged protests across erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday, condemning police action against party legislators at the Telangana Assembly. Former minister Jogu Ramanna led a rasta-roko in Adilabad, while similar protests were held in Utnoor, Nirmal, Mancherial and Asifabad

Adilabad police arrested six members of an inter-State gang accused of illegal cattle transportation and attempting to murder a toll plaza staffer in Neradigonda. Police seized 47 cows, a truck and ganja, while three other accused persons remained absconding.

Boath MLA Anil Jadhav led farmers in laying siege to a power substation in Echoda, protesting erratic electricity supply for agriculture. He accused the Congress government of neglecting farmers and failing to fulfil poll promises made before coming to power.

The BRS continued its statewide protests for a second day, raising farmers’ issues in rural Telangana and land grievances in urban areas. Party leaders targeted the Congress government over farm loan waiver, Rythu Bharosa, irrigation projects, urea shortages and land issues.

Former minister Jogu Ramanna accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its poll promises and adopting anti-farmer policies. Speaking at a BRS programme in Bhoraj, he alleged that farmers were facing difficulties due to inadequate support and power supply.

Three persons from Maharashtra were arrested for allegedly stealing a generator, pickup vehicle and two mobile phones from a National Highway worksite on the Bela-Kobbayi road in Adilabad. Police recovered the stolen items, while another accused remains absconding.

The Mesram community celebrated Novang, a ritual of worshipping newly harvested grains, at Sri Nagoba temple in Keslapur village of Adilabad. Community members offered Naivedyam prepared with the grain to their deities and thanked nature for providing food.

Tudumdebba and other tribal organisations staged a protest at the ITDA project officer's office in Utnoor, demanding deletion of Lambadas from the ST list. Hundreds of tribals participated, while officials assured protesters that their concerns would be addressed.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a Panchayat secretary in Mancherial for allegedly accepting a Rs 13,000 bribe from a person seeking permission to construct a house. The official was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe through a digital payment application.