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Telangana will get six Automated Driving License Test Tracks under an agreement between Maruti Suzuki India Limited and the Transport department. Equipped with cameras, RFID sensors and analytics, the tracks aim to make driving tests objective, transparent and efficient.

A 120-seater motorised cruise built for Rs 1.13 crore at Lower Manair Dam in 2023 remains unused after three years. Departmental coordination issues, low water levels and delayed repairs have also affected other boating facilities in the region.

Former Karimnagar mayor S Ravinder Singh has urged the government to protect 2.18 acres of land in the market area, alleging encroachment by members of Masjid-E-Adalat. He accused civic officials of negligence and demanded a survey.

Residents of several Karimnagar colonies have complained of thick smoke, toxic emissions and health problems due to waste burning at the municipal dumping yard. While locals allege river pollution and official inaction, KMC officials say measures are being taken.

Adilabad police arrested seven persons for allegedly transporting explosives from Uttar Pradesh to Telangana. They seized 20,000 electronic detonators, 90 boosters, two vehicles and six mobile phones worth Rs 20 lakh. Two others were booked for their alleged roles.

Over 130 millers in the erstwhile Karimnagar district are yet to return custom-milled rice worth Rs 859 crore to the government. Officials said they were holding regular meetings with millers and preparing to attach assets of those who default.

Three police officials in Karimnagar, including a Thimmapur Inspector, LMD SI and constable, were suspended over corruption allegations. The action followed a report into claims that they demanded Rs 1 lakh to release vehicles seized for alleged illegal earth mining

A 43-year-old lorry driver was allegedly murdered by his wife over a family dispute at Gattududdenapalli village in Karimnagar late on Monday night. Police said the woman allegedly attacked him with a brick. She later surrendered before the police.

The Telangana Intermediate Education department has removed 35 government junior lecturers from service after universities confirmed that certificates submitted by them were fake. Certificates of 320 more lecturers are under verification, while the Intermediate Education JAC has sought a probe.

The death toll in the Naspur road accident rose to six after 20-year-old Salluri Anusha died while undergoing treatment in Karimnagar on Saturday. Five women had earlier died after the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a lorry

A proposed murrel production and processing cluster and Centre of Excellence at Yellampalli in Mancherial district have reportedly been shifted to Lower Manair Dam in Karimnagar. Officials said they lacked clarity on the cluster’s relocation but confirmed the CoE would be established at LMD

Huzurabad police arrested four persons for allegedly murdering Padige Rakesh, 30, over previous enmity and differences involving an illicit affair. Police said five others were absconding. The accused allegedly lured Rakesh to a secluded place before attacking him.

Road safety activists have flagged alleged overloading and speeding by auto-rickshaws and maxi cabs across Telangana, blaming inadequate enforcement for frequent accidents. Mancherial officials said 179 overloading cases were booked in 2025-26, while the district has 2,272 autos and 61 maxi cabs.

The Telangana Transport Department is exploring AI-based video analytics at six driving test tracks to make licence assessments more transparent and consistent. The first phase will cover five tracks in the Core Urban Region and one at the Karimnagar RTO.

A Dalit farmer in Karimnagar died of cardiac arrest after his family alleged that he was distressed over his land being included in the 22-A prohibited list. His brother claimed officials ignored their representations despite a High Court order.

Four devotees died in separate Ganesh immersion-related incidents in Nirmal, Karimnagar and Jagtial districts from Wednesday to Friday. Two drowned, one was electrocuted and another reportedly died of cardiac arrest during immersion processions and other related activities across the districts.

Three electricity department employees from Nizamabad were killed and two others injured after their car rammed into a stationary lorry on under-construction NH 563 at Thadikal village in Karimnagar district. Police registered a case against the lorry driver.

A 17-year-old polytechnic student was killed and her friend injured after a speeding car allegedly rammed into them at Thimmapur on the outskirts of Karimnagar town. Police launched a search to identify and trace the car involved in the accident.

BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated a community kitchen in Karimnagar to provide breakfast to 49,000 students in 669 government schools and 11 junior colleges. The Rs 8 crore facility will be implemented by the Harekrishna Movement Charitable Foundation.

Young doctor and public health advocate Dr Gautam Pasula died by suicide in Karimnagar on Monday. Family members and colleagues said he had been distressed after two unsuccessful postgraduate medical entrance attempts. HRDA Telangana mourned his death and recalled his healthcare advocacy.