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Lingampalli Krishna claimed that the beautiful bird, which is easily distinguishable with its blue colour, was sighted for the first time in the forests of the district.

Gajender (40) was found dead after being bludgeoned to death with a boulder at Arjuni village in Gadiguda mandal, when he was on his way to work at a school in Mediguda village in Jainath mandal on June 12.

Adilabad DSP L Jeevan Reddy, briefing details of the arrests, said Khaleel Khan from Khursheednagar in the town had killed Bharatha alias Salma (36) belonging to Naikpod tribal community.

The assailants repeatedly hit Gajanand on the head with boulders, leading to his death on the spot.

Briefing details of the arrests, Adilabad DSP L Jeevan Reddy said that Shaik Naushad, Lalu alias Atheefuddin Faruqui and Shaik Irfan were apprehended on the charges of extortion, criminal intimidation and threatening to kill the employees of Srinivasa Wines of Adilabad on June 6.

Collector Rajarshi Shah said that 5,469 candidates attended the examination as against the total 6,729 applicants, while 1,260 candidates were absent.

A few years back, a sparrow died of dehydration right in front of me. I could not help it but remained a mute spectator when the tragic end of the winged wonder occurred. The incident left a profound impact on me.

It got a lead of 8,369 votes in Sirpur (T) segment, while Adilabad fetched a lead of 5,338 votes for the party. It managed to obtain a slender lead of 4,914 votes in Boath segment from where its nominee Nagesh hails.

The option registered 0.95 percent of votes. Meanwhile, BJP’s share of votes increased from 35.48 percent in 2019 to 45.98 percent in 2024.

BJP has retained the constituency with Godam Nagesh.

Farmers started preparing the fields for sowing seeds of various crops mainly staple paddy, cotton, soya bean, red gram, green gran, maize, etc.

The cotton growers said that they were now easily able to buy seeds at any dealer in the district centre and 16 mandal centres without needing to wait in long queues.

Adilabad Parliament constituency, comprising seven Assembly segments such as Adilabad, Boath, Nirmal, Khanapur, Mudhole, Sirpur (T) and Asifabad went for polls on May 13.

Meanwhile, activists and leaders of political parties are crossing their fingers over the results.

According to officials, three venues have been created for counting the votes in the district centre.

They staged a sit-in on a road near Punjab chowk, resulting in blockade of the traffic for a while.

Addressing a press conference, Shankar alleged that due to the inefficiency of the State government there was a shortage of seeds in the State.

They are coming forward to buy a particular variety seed as they growers registered 12 quintals of cotton per acre and saw considerable profits when they had sown it last year.

Unmindful of the scorching heat, they lined up in front of the shops but were allowed to buy only two bags of 450 grams each.

He stated that the policemen discharged duties to ensure farmers buy the cotton seeds by forming a queue line. He added that no worrying situation prevailed at the time of purchasing the seeds in Adilabad.