BRS leader T. Harish Rao alleged illegal quarrying by a company linked to Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy in Rajendranagar, sought closure and a probe, and questioned alleged violations of environmental, mining and land allotment norms.
A female constable was assaulted and had her clothes torn during an anti-mining protest in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Two men were arrested, and authorities are investigating further amid outrage over violence against police and escalating clashes over Jindal Power’s coal project
