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Farmers across Telangana are facing steep hikes in cultivation costs due to high prices of fertilizers, seeds and labour. Paddy, cotton and chilli growers report rising debts as crop prices remain low, leaving small and tenant farmers with mounting financial stress

Collectors in the erstwhile Karimnagar district face serious allegations ranging from protocol breaches to corruption. Rajanna-Sircilla Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha was pulled up by the High Court, while Peddapalli Collector Koya Sree Harsha faces bribery claims over land allotment to an orphanage

The Karimnagar Municipal Corporation is taking strict steps to stop roadside garbage dumping. CCTV cameras, fines starting from Rs 1,000 and name-and-shame measures will be used to track violators and develop the city as a dumper bin-free zone.

nternational Microbiology Day 2025 was celebrated at Government Degree College for Women, Karimnagar, with chart presentations, rangoli, essay and elocution competitions. Students highlighted the role of microorganisms, while faculty stressed the importance of identifying both harmful and beneficial microbes

Diddi Sudhakar attempted suicide after his wife Sridevi died of a heart attack. Neighbours rushed him to a private hospital, where he is receiving treatment. Authorities are yet to give further details.

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that KT Rama Rao is trying to threaten him with a defamation suit, but he will face it legally, preferring political battles over legal ones

Farmers and women staged a Bathukamma protest on Rajiv Rahadari in Karimnagar, blocking traffic to demand urea supply. MLA Gangula Kamalakar warned of black market raids if the crisis persists

A Karimnagar youth, Bandari Srinivas, attempted suicide by consuming poison after alleging harassment by Choppadandi MLA Medipally Satyam, his aide, and a Sub-Inspector. Srinivas named them in a video before the act. He is now under treatment at hospital.

The Telangana Football Association will launch Under-13 and Under-15 youth leagues this year. The decision came during TFA’s AGM, where Ganapathi was appointed Treasurer and district teams were promised support

A leopard attacked cattle herder Patnam Raju in Ibrahimpur forest block, Chegunta mandal, Medak. Forest officials warned farmers and herders to move in groups and assured efforts to drive the leopard back into Toopran forest range, home to 12 leopards

Heavy rainfall in Karimnagar’s Saidapur mandal caused nearby cheruvus to overflow, inundating Telangana Model School in Somaram. Hostel students were stranded, but parents, with help from local residents, safely evacuated them as floodwaters submerged the school premises

ABVP activists staged a dharna at the Karimnagar Collectorate on Friday, demanding release of pending fee reimbursement bills and resolution of education-related issues. Mild tension prevailed when students tried to force entry, leading to jostling with police. A few activists were detained

A woman admitted with typhoid fever at Deepika Hospital in Karimnagar was allegedly sexually assaulted by an operation theatre technician after being injected with a sedative. Police registered a case and are awaiting the FSL report for confirmation of the offence.

A man in burqa and a woman triggered panic at a private medical college in Karimnagar after entering female bathrooms and attempting theft. Attendants detained them and handed them over to police. Investigation into the unusual disguise is underway.

Internal rift surfaced in Karimnagar Congress as MLA Dr Kavvampally Satyanarayana’s followers staged a protest against in-charge Velichala Rajender Rao. They objected to the MLA’s photo missing from flexis displayed for Ganesh festival, sparking dissent within the party ranks

Social worker Kota Shyam Kumar staged a protest at Rekurthy chowk by sitting on a damaged Karimnagar–Jagtial road wearing a helmet. He criticised officials for collecting fines while ignoring road repairs, which he said were damaging vehicles and affecting public health

With storage in the Lower Manair Dam rising to 22 TMC following rains and inflows from the Sripada Yellampalli project, irrigation officials released water into the Kakatiya canal on Wednesday. MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana and officials formally launched the release

Seasonal diseases are spreading rapidly in Karimnagar district, with rising cases of dengue, malaria and typhoid. Hospitals are overcrowded, and private facilities are charging high fees. An eight-year-old girl reportedly died of dengue as health authorities launch a fever survey.

Farmers in Karimnagar district continue to face a shortage of urea, standing in long queues, reserving spots with slippers and stones, and even sleeping overnight at fertiliser shops to secure limited supplies, as societies struggle to meet demand in Thimmapur and Saidapur mandals.

To ensure nutritious meals for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers, the government will grow vegetables in selected anganwadi centres under the Poshan Vatika scheme. Centres will receive seeds and funds for organic cultivation, aiming to tackle price hikes and chemical usage.