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Heatwave conditions continued across Telangana on Wednesday, with temperatures touching 44 degrees Celsius in several districts. The IMD has warned that heatwave conditions may persist till June 20 and has also forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across the State.
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A fire suspected to have been caused by a short circuit damaged furniture, AC units and other equipment at a hotel near Bellampalli Chowrasta in Mancherial on Monday. Property losses are estimated at Rs 10 lakh. Police have registered a case.
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Doctors in Mancherial participated in a day-long yoga awareness programme organised by the Indian Medical Association and Mythri Yoga and Nature Cure Centre. Experts highlighted yoga’s role in managing chronic diseases and announced activities planned for International Yoga Day
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Members of the American Telugu Association and donors have mobilized ₹2.72 crore for Spandana Lagishetti, a Mancherial student critically injured after a fall in the US. Her working-class parents are now appealing to the government for urgent visa assistance
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Donors and the American Telugu Association (ATA) have raised Rs 2.72 crore for Spandana Lagishetti, a 23-year-old student from Mancherial critical in a US hospital. Her parents, a cab driver and homemaker, are appealing for emergency visas
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BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan alleged that the Congress government targeted Balka Suman with fabricated cases for exposing alleged irregularities in Singareni. He demanded a judicial inquiry into various issues in the coal company and pledged the party's support to Suman.
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A 55-year-old tribal man, Arikilla Bheemaiah, drowned in a canal of the Pranahita-Chevella project at Jilleda village in Vemanapalli mandal. He reportedly entered a deep section of the canal for a bath while travelling to attend a tribal fair.
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A controversy erupted in Kyathanpalli municipality after a flex poster displayed at a councillors' meeting allegedly omitted the photograph of chairperson Sandhyarani. BRS leaders accused Municipal Commissioner A Maruti Prasad of discrimination and threatened to approach higher authorities.
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A section of BJP leaders in Mancherial has lodged a complaint against Telangana BJP vice president Verabelli Raghunath Rao and district president Nagunuri Venkateshwar Goud, alleging irregularities and anti-party activities. The leaders have sought action and a probe into the allegations.
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A hauler operator was injured in SCCL's RK New Tech underground mine at Srirampur in Mancherial district after a drum struck a motor and then hit him. He was hospitalised and is stable. Coal miners later raised concerns over workplace safety.
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BRS cadres staged protests in Mancherial against the arrest of party leader Balka Suman, burning effigies of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and blocking highways. They demanded his immediate release, alleging political vendetta and misuse of police powers.
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Three persons died of suspected sunstroke in separate incidents in Mancherial district within 24 hours as severe heat wave conditions continued. The victims included an elderly man, a differently abled person and a hamali working at a market yard.
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Unseasonal rains and gales hit Mancherial and Adilabad Tuesday evening, soaking paddy, maize, and jowar stocks at procurement centres and market yards. Farmers staged protests demanding compensation and procurement of wet grains, while power outages disrupted villages until restoration Wednesday morning
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Farmers blocked the Adilabad-Mancherial road at Birsaipet village demanding immediate maize procurement, citing storage issues and financial losses. Meanwhile, BRS cadres staged protests in Chennur and Bheemaram over delays in paddy procurement and criticised the Telangana government’s handling of the issue.
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A 25-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her husband and another person in Telangana’s Mancherial district following ongoing family disputes. Police registered a murder case after the victim’s parents accused the husband and his family of dowry harassment
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Residents of a Bellampally colony staged a protest after alleged threats by Congress leaders reportedly forced a contractor to halt drainage construction work sanctioned under the DMFT scheme. Locals demanded immediate intervention by officials and completion of the long-pending civic infrastructure project.
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TGRTC bus drivers in Mancherial boycotted duties and staged a protest alleging partiality by officials and faulty breath analyser machines. The flash strike disrupted transport services, forcing passengers to depend on private vehicles while drivers demanded replacement of old analysers and reinstatement of a colleague.
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A 44-year-old farmer, Pirisingula Kamalakar, died of electrocution while ironing clothes at Jakkapalli village in Mancherial district. Police suspect faulty wiring caused the accident. He was rushed to Bellampalli hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
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A farmer in Gudipet village, Mancherial, fell at the feet of a revenue officer pleading for the procurement of his paddy produce, reflecting the dire plight of farmers amid delays in the Yasangi season procurement. The incident, captured in a viral video, is being widely circulated on social media platforms.
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Unseasonal rains and strong winds in Mancherial district disrupted life, killing four farmers when a shed collapsed and injuring six others, while damaging paddy at procurement centres, cutting power lines, blocking roads, and causing widespread agricultural and transport losses