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Adilabad: Two persons died and seven others were injured when two groups from the same community clashed over loud music being played at a religious function at Gundala village in Echoda mandal on Wednesday.The condition of one of the injured was stated to be critical. A large contingent of policemen was deployed at Gundala to […]

Adilabad: A fire that broke out in a TS Beverages Corporation Limited (TSBCL) depot in Utnoor destroyed liqour stocks worth Rs 100 crore on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is suspected to be an electrical short circuit. No casualties were reported in the massive fire. The manager of the depot Thodasam Prabhu Das said […]

Adilabad: A medical camp organised by police belonging to Utnoor sub-division evoked good response from the people at Hirapur village in Indervelli mandal on Tuesday. About 900 tribals attended the medical camp and utilised various medical services. In-charge Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra was the chief guest at the event. Addressing participants, Rajesh Chandra […]

Adilabad: Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA)-Utnoor Project Officer Bhavesh Mishra has been transferred and replaced by Ankit. An order to this effect was issued by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar. A 2015 IAS officer, Bhavesh was posted as Project Officer of ITDA-Utnoor on February 15 of 2020. He strived hard to continue the learning process for […]

Adilabad/Mancherial: Adilabad District Employment Officer Kiran Kumar said that a placement drive would be held for recruiting different positions with Apollo Pharmacy of Hyderabad, on the premises of the District Employment Officer’s office at Sathnala Quarters here on Monday. In a statement, Kiran said that the students who have passed M Pharmacy, B Pharmacy, Degree, […]

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: Three members of an inter-State motorbike lifting gang were arrested in Neradigonda mandal centre on Wednesday. As many as 17 two-wheelers were seized from their possession. The value of the seized bikes was assessed to be Rs 7.5 lakh. Another member of the gang was absconding. Utnoor Additional Superintendent of Police Harshavardhan Srivastava said […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Adivasis observed the 81st martyrdom anniversary of tribal legend Kumram Bheem at historic Jodeghat village in Kerameri mandal on Wednesday. About 20,000 tribal people belonging to several parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district and neighboring Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand made a beeline to the tiny habitation and performed special rituals […]

Adilabad: A self-styled godman and his accomplice were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly cheating the public by promising double returns on their investments in short time. Police recovered Rs 11.70 lakh in cash, two mobile phones, two golden bangles from the duo. Briefing the pressmen about the modus operandi of the two, In-charge Superintendent of […]

Adilabad: Adilabad District Collector Sikta Patnaik directed the officials concerned to extend their cooperation to a two-member Central team that was touring Adilabad district to inspect works taken up under the Centrally-sponsored funds in five mandals, from October 18 to 24. Addressing a meeting with officials of various departments here on Friday, Sikta said Dr […]

Hyderabad: With festival holidays extending into the weekend, it is the right time to plan a long drive. And Kuntala waterfalls in Adilabad which are now in full glory thanks to the recent rains, is one such destination. Kuntala is the highest waterfall in Telangana, cascading from a height of 50 meters (150 feet). The […]

Officials directed to make arrangements for smooth procurement in Adilabad

Adilabad: The prime accused in the case involving in the theft of the cartons of cigarette and pan masala worth Rs 8 lakh in Adilabad on October 8, has been arrested. He was produced before the media on Tuesday. Already, three persons were arrested in the case and the property was recovered by the police. […]

Adilabad: A private employee and his aide were arrested for allegedly duping public with promises of providing jobs in Forest department and posing as an IFoS officer, here on Monday. Police also seized Rs 3 lakh cash, computers, printers and two mobile phones from him. Briefing the media after the arrests, in-charge Superintendent of Police […]

Adilabad: Four people were killed in three separate incidents of lightning in different parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district on Saturday. In the first incident, a 45-year old farmer and his wife were killed after being struck by lightning in their agriculture field at Burkapalli village in Bazarhathnoor mandal. The deceased were identified as Baniya […]

Adilabad: United Way of Hyderabad (UWH), a Hyderabad-based voluntary organisation, brought respite to 15 women who lost their husbands to Covid-19 by providing them livelihood of their choice. District Collector Sikta Patnaik handed over sewing machines, groceries stores and other business units at a programme held here on Thursday. The units worth Rs 7 lakh […]

Hyderabad: Sekhar took five wickets while Saikiran slammed 57 in Nizamabad’s narrow one-wicket win over Adilabad Telangana Cricket Association’s under-25 one-day league tournament on Friday. Under-19 one-day league: Medchal 192/8 in 30 overs (Manne Sourav 120, Vamsi 34, Karthik Gonti 3/31) lost to Siricilla 102/1 in 13 overs (Ritwik 56). Siricilla won by 34 runs […]

Adilabad: In-charge Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra said that steps were taken to ensure justice to the family of the victim of Thatiguda firing incident and to prove the guilt of the offender before a special fast track court, with the help of scientific evidence. Rajesh earlier attended proceedings of a fast-track court which […]

Adilabad: As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI), Southern Region-1 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with District Collector Sikta Patnaik to provide nutritious supplement food to children in 160 Anganwadi Centres, procurement of basic minimum kit for children and basic minimum kit for Anganwadi centres here […]

Adilabad: Two persons were booked on the charges of growing prohibited ganja or cannabis in a farm at Arli village in Bheempur mandal on Sunday. About 250 plants were recovered from the farm and were destroyed. The value of these plants was estimated to be Rs 60,000. Special Branch Assistant Sub-Inspector R Ganapathi said that […]