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Adilabad: Collector Sikta Patnaik urged the people living in low-lying areas to be alert in view of heavy rains forecast by Indian Meteorological Department on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sikta instructed officials concerned to be cautious and to take steps for shifting people residing in low-lying areas to safer places. She requested public representatives to ensure […]

Adilabad: The immersion of Lord Ganesh idols went off peacefully in Adilabad, Mancherial, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad and Nirmal districts on Sunday evening. The devotees from all walks of life performed special prayers to the god of wisdom, who eliminates obstacles, and bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on the culmination day of nine-day festival. The pandal […]

Adilabad: Seven persons including a woman and two minors were arrested for their alleged involvement in murder of a youngster on September 9. The accused were identified as Mavarapu Rajasekhar (22), Mavarapuru Krishnaveni (21), Mavarapu Chandrasekhar (25), Rodda Sai Kiran (19), Mavarapu Shilaja (19) and two minors, all belonging to different parts of Adilabad town. […]

Adilabad: Triggering a controversy, some workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed anguish against an industrialist for not including photographs of the party’s State president Bandi Sanjay and district president Payal Shankar in flex posters put up in different parts of Adilabad town to welcome Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday. Finding fault […]

Adilabad: District Collector Sikta Patnaik said the model village Mukhra (K) brought recognition to the Adilabad district and was inspiring many other villages in the district. She visited the village and took part in a slew of programmes as part of Swachata Hi Seva fortnight under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav on Wednesday. Sikta inspected Palle […]

Adilabad: Dr Raju Ramekar, an Adilabad town-based radiologist, achieved rare copyright from the Central government for designing a horizontal line below the letter L in English, an emphasis that would help in pronouncing ळ (LA) that is widely used in Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. In April, Raju proposed the horizontal line […]

Adilabad: The two-day tour by Chowrasta Band in Mancherial, Asifabad and Adilabad districts ended on Sunday. They covered different parts of the three districts as part of their busking, a first-of-its-kind musical trip from Lambadipalli of Karimnagar to Adilabad. During their tour, music director and singer Yashwanth Nag, who was the key member of the […]

Adilabad: Agrarian community celebrated the annual Polala, a festival of thanksgiving to farm animals for toiling for their masters, on a colourful note across erstwhile Adilabad on Tuesday. As part of the festival, the farmers bathed the bullocks in nearby irrigation tanks. They then decorated the farm animals with vibrant colours and joon (colourful cloth) […]

Adilabad: Irrigation projects received copious inflows from upstream areas, following incessant rains lashing in several parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district on Tuesday. Incidentally, several parts of the district registered heavy to moderate rains from Monday night till Tuesday morning. According to a bulletin released by the authorities concerned, Sripada Yellampalli project at Gudipet village […]

Adilabad: Irrigation projects received copious inflows from upstream areas, following incessant rains occurred in several parts of erstwhile Adilabad district on Tuesday. Incidentally, several parts of the district registered moderate rains from Monday night till Tuesday morning. According to a bulletin released by authorities concerned, Sripada Yellampalli project at Gudipet village in Hajipur mandal registered […]

Adilabad: Adilabad police organised a free mega health camp for tribals living in 16 remote habitations at Vayipet village in Sirikonda mandal on Monday. In-charge Superintendent of Police M Rajesh Chandra was the chief guest at the event. He was joined by District Medical and Health Officer Dr Rathod Narender. Speaking on the occasion, Rajesh […]

Most of the projects in Krishna and Godavari basins are filled to the brim; officials sound alert

Adilabad: Zilla Parishad Chairperson Rathod Janardhan said that it was everyone’s responsibility to felicitate their teachers. He was speaking at a programme held for felicitating 60 teachers, selected as the district’s best teachers, to mark Teachers’ Day, here on Sunday. He was accompanied by local MLA Jogu Ramanna. The teachers were presented with a shawl, […]

Enthusiastic students attend physical classes on first day of school reopening

Adilabad/Nirmal: Nirmal and Adilabad districts registered light to moderate rains, damaging crops and affecting road connectivity in rural areas on Tuesday. Nirmal district’s average rainfall was 52.5 mm. Kuntala mandal of Nirmal district received the highest rainfall of 195.2 mm, followed by Bhainsa mandal at 122 mm. Basar and Kubeer mandals recorded 117 and 116 […]

Adilabad/Mancherial: A woman farm labourer died on the spot and three others sustained injuries when lightning struck them while they were engaged in agriculture work at Barampur village in Thalamadugu mandal on Tuesday. All of them are natives of Maharashtra. Revenue authorities said the deceased was Sangeetha (38) from Kinwat taluq in neighbouring Maharashtra. The […]

Hyderabad: At least three persons were washed away in overflowing streams in two incidents – at Rajapet mandal in Yadadri Bhongir district and Sungapur village in Adilabad district – on Monday, even as heavy rains lashed different parts of the State in the past two days. Two women, who were riding pillion on a two-wheeler […]

Hyderabad: After two to three days of heat and sunny weather, people in Hyderabad were able to breathe a sigh of relief. Light to heavy rains were witnessed in several localities and the overnight spell of this has impacted the temperature. The overnight drizzle in several localities led to a noticeable dip in city’s temperature […]

Adilabad: The Union Ministry of Panchayat Raj lauded Mukhra (K), a model village in Ichoda mandal for making sustained efforts to improve green cover. In its official Twitter handle, the Ministry especially shared a video of Palle Prakriti Vanam on Sunday. “Plantation for people, productivity, profitability and prosperity,” the Ministry remarked while sharing the video […]

Adilabad: The Telangana State Food Commission Chairman Kommula Tirumala Reddy said that the responsibility of providing nutritious food lies with the government for protecting the health of the citizens. He convened a meeting with Collector Sikta Patnaik, district authorities of various departments, Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) members and sarpanchs here on Friday. Speaking on […]