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A 37-year-old cab driver, Mahesh, died by suicide at his residence in Vidyuth Nagar Colony, Kolluru municipality, Sangareddy. Police said financial distress drove him to end his life by hanging when his wife and son had gone for Ganesh puja.
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A leopard strayed from the forest and killed a calf in Kadpal village, Sangareddy. Forest officials are monitoring the area and have warned villagers against venturing out alone at night. Panic spread among locals.
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The heaviest rainfall in 50 years from August 26 to 28 devastated Telangana’s irrigation network, damaging over 600 minor tanks and canals. Kamareddy, Sangareddy, Medak and Adilabad districts were worst hit, with more than 2.2 lakh acres of crops submerged
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CPI(M) leaders in Sangareddy urged the district administration to address urea shortage affecting farmers. Led by Athimela Manik, they submitted a representation to Collector P Pravinya, highlighting that farmers were waiting in long queues for days to procure fertiliser
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Medak and Sangareddy districts faced severe disruption as heavy rains caused streams to overflow, washing away roads and submerging low-lying areas. Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations were affected, while authorities issued high alert amid predictions of continued rainfall.
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Health Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha inaugurated a sand bazar at Sangupet–Jogipet, Sangareddy, announcing one facility every 20 km radius to supply quality sand at fair prices with online monitoring.
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Excise task force seized 122 kg of ganja concealed in car chambers and arrested two men in Sangareddy. The contraband was being transported to Maharashtra. A kingpin from Beed is absconding
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Continuous rains over the past 10 days have damaged crops across Siddipet, Medak and Sangareddy, hitting paddy and cotton fields. Farmers, already struggling with earlier monsoon setbacks, are demanding Rs 20,000 per acre as compensation to recover from mounting losses.
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Farmers in Narsapur, Medak district, staged a rasta roko on the Hyderabad–Medak road demanding urea supply amid acute shortage. Traffic was disrupted before police and agriculture officials intervened and pacified protesters, who withdrew after assurances of fertiliser distribution.
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Several students at the BC Residential School in Narayankhed developed skin allergies due to poor hygiene and negligence. MLA Patlolla Sanjeeva Reddy intervened, seeking the principal’s transfer and warning staff of strict action if conditions did not improve
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Sangareddy MLA Chintha Prabhakar distributed CMRF cheques worth Rs 17.19 lakh to 67 beneficiaries from his constituency. He urged citizens to approach his office directly to apply for benefits without middlemen. Local BRS leaders also attended the event
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A tragic LPG cylinder leak in Yedakulpally, Sangareddy, claimed the lives of Gorrkenanti Shankaramma and her sons Prabhu and Vittal. Despite treatment, all three succumbed to burn injuries. Villagers have appealed for government assistance for the grieving family
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Heavy rains lashed Medak and Sangareddy districts, with Chilipched recording 146 mm and Vatpally 135 mm. Continuous downpour over the week brought heavy inflows to Singur, Pocharam dam, and Ghanpur anicut.
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School Education Department took this decision as the India Meteorological Department issued a forecast of extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places
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The Sangareddy administration declared a holiday for all schools after the IMD issued a very heavy rain alert. Collector P Pravinya and SP Paritosh Pankaj inspected low-lying areas as rainfall disrupted life across the erstwhile Medak district
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The Irrigation Department will lift the crest gates of the Singur multipurpose project and restrict water storage to 22 TMCft following a safety warning from the Dam Safety Review Panel. Farmers may face shortages due to reduced reservoir capacity
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A 45-year-old man, Bondla Bhaskar, was swept away in the Narinja stream at Pottipally, Jharasangam mandal, on Monday. He had gone to perform gana puja when he slipped into the water. His body was recovered after 48 hours
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Bonala Bhaskar (45) from Potpally went missing after being swept away while offering prayers in the fast-flowing Narinja stream in Sangareddy’s Jharasangam mandal. Search operations by police and officials are ongoing amid heavy rains.
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In Telangana’s Munya Nayak Thanda, villagers carried a pregnant woman for 2 km to reach an ambulance due to no road access. She gave birth midway, highlighting the hamlet’s long-standing road woes and unfulfilled political promises
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Following a warning from the Dam Safety Review Panel, the Irrigation Department is likely to cap water storage in the Singur reservoir at 22 TMCft, below its full level. This move, a first since 1999, may impact Yasangi irrigation