Adilabad: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) expressed its ire against Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik for acquiring lands of tribals in the name of establishing a private cement factory. It made the remarks while hearing a case pertaining to the lands following a petition filed by former Zilla Parishad chairperson Chityala Suhashini Reddy on […]
Adilabad: Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik told officials concerned to encourage those aged above 18 to vaccinate against Covid-19. In a press statement, Sikta said that 4.52 lakh beneficiaries out of the total beneficiaries of 5.48 lakh had undergone vaccination against the virus in the district so far. While 3.74 lakh beneficiaries had the first jab […]
Adilabad: Police Martyrs Commemoration Day or Flag Day was observed across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Thursday. Rich tributes were paid to police martyrs who lost their lives while discharging duties. In Adilabad, in-charge Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra along with Collector Sikta Patnaik paid tributes to martyrs at a programme held in Police […]
Adilabad: Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik said cotton procurement from farmers will begin from October 20. She convened a meeting with growers, farmer leaders, traders, officials of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) officials here on Tuesday. She was joined by MLAs Jogu Ramanna and Bapu Rao. Sikta stated the minimum support price fixed by the government […]
Adilabad: Collector Sikta Patnaik has instructed officials of Medical and Health Department to carry out health checkups of pregnant women every month without fail. She inspected a primary health centre at Narsapur village in Echoda mandal on Tuesday. She advised the officials to carry out medical investigations if some pregnant women who fail to turn […]
Adilabad Collector Sikta Patnaik urged the public to take part in the transformation of rural areas through the first-of-its-kind Palle Pragathi programme.