Unidentified persons set fire to paddy heaps belonging to BRS candidate Dharavath Mahesh in Marthidi village of Bejjur mandal. Police have registered a case and begun investigation. BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar condemned the act and demanded immediate arrests
A Tiryani court sentenced Borkunta Tharun and Durgam Narun Kumar to life imprisonment and fines of Rs 28,000 and Rs 26,000 for murdering 13-year-old Durgam Kiran in June 2023. The teen was killed after preventing harassment of his sister
A tiger was reportedly killed after being hit by a train near Sirpur (T) mandal in Kumram Bheem Asifabad, bordering Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district. Officials suspect the big cat belonged to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. Details of age and gender remain undisclosed
A 64-year-old farmer, Pittala Durgaiah, from Chintakunta village died by suicide after consuming pesticide, reportedly distressed over mounting debts and poor cotton yield caused by unfavourable weather
Two persons were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad for selling banned ganja. Police seized 60 grams of the contraband during a raid at a Punjabi dhaba. The suspects were handed over to local police for further investigation
Residents of Battupalli village in Asifabad staged a sit-in with empty vessels, protesting the persistent drinking water shortage. Despite multiple complaints and leadership changes, the issue remains unresolved, with Mission Bhagiratha supply proving inadequate for daily needs.
The accused confess that they used to hunt wild animals by setting electrified snares at streams and irrigation tanks where animals come to quench their thirst
BRS has accused the State govenment of failing in preventing the outbreak of communal violence in Jainorr town of Asifabad. The BRS working president KT Rama Rao has alleged that the government had prior information about the possibility of outbreak of communal violence, yet it failed to prevent it.
