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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Workers belonging to Sirpur Paper Mills (SPM) private limited, Kaghaznagar, were stranded at a pump house, which was flooded by rainwater on the outskirts of Kaghaznagar town on Wednesday. The workers were discharging duties at the pump house which was located on the banks of Peddavagu, which overflew due to release of […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: While incidents of sexual abuses by police officers working in Hyderabad remained afresh in memoirs, Rebbena Sub-Inspector Padala Bhavani Sen drew flak for allegedly sexually harassing and molesting a girl a few days back. A video of the girl came to the fore on Tuesday. As per the video clip, the girl […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Three persons were arrested in connection with murder of a farmer at Ainam village in Dahegaon mandal. Superintendent of Police K Suresh Kumar told press men that Mekala Arjaiah, his son Mekala Srikanth and nephew Guvvala Gopal, all tribals from Parvathipet village killed Perugu Shankar (45), a Dalit farmer from Ainam village. […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy congratulated Aman, Manthri Pravallika and Samala Harshita by calling up when they were being felicitated by Sirpur (T) MLA Koneru Konappa in Kaghaznagar town on Wednesday. Sabita was all praise for Konappa for striving hard to improve education of his Assembly constituency and encouraging students by providing […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Another farmer died after being struck by lightning when he was sowing cotton seeds in his farm in Chintalamanepalli mandal centre on Friday. The victim was identified as Rauthu Ravuji (42), a resident of Chintalamanepalli mandal headquarters. Ravuji lost consciousness when the lightning struck him. He breathed his last while being shifted […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The recent rains that lashed the district have made some of the seasonal waterfalls come alive. The photos and videos of these nature wonders went viral on social media platforms on Thursday. The district is home to many popular waterfalls such as Mitte or Sapthagundala, Babezhari and Yellammakunta. It also houses scores […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A farmer died on the spot after being struck by lightning while he was working in his agriculture field at Agarguda village of Penchikalpet mandal on Thursday. The victim was Pale Brahmaiah, 42-year- old native of Agarguda village. Brahmaiah died on the spot due to the impact of the discharge of electricity […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A farmer was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Ainam village in Dahegaon mandal on Monday. The incident came to light on Tuesday. Kaghaznagar Rural Inspector K Nagaraju said that the victim was Perugu Shankar (44), a native of Ainam. Shankar’s body was found on the outskirts of the village. It was […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In three different incidents, three farmers were killed after being struck by lightning in the district on Monday. In the first instance, Sathgare Rekha Bai (41) died when lightning struck her while she was returning from her agriculture field at Vaigam village in Koutala mandal. Two other women who were with Rekha […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Collector Rahul Raj said that K Varun Reddy rendered outstanding services as an additional collector. He felicitated Varun Reddy at a programme held here on Sunday. Varun Reddy was transferred and posted as Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Utnoor Project Officer (PO) recently. Speaking on the occasion, Rahul Raj said that Varun […]

Asifabad: The murder of a youngster Vemula Sagar continues to remain as a hard nut to crack for investigating officials, who are unable to identify the killers even after 75 days of the murder. The investigating officials asked permission from a court for conducting a polygraph test on the four suspects. “The needle of suspicion […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A teenager, K Shravan drowned in Peddavagu, while another youngster Bittu also from Easgaon, was rescued when they were swimming for fun near Namanagar village of Kaghaznagar mandal on Wednesday. Condition of the survived is learned to be critical. Body of the teenager is yet to be fished out, Easgaon SI K […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Bejjur mandal headquarters Sarpanch Ansar Hussain was placed under suspension for allegedly committing irregularities. An order to this effect was issued by Collector Rahul Raj on Saturday evening. According to the order, Ansar failed to conduct meetings and took up construction of a shopping complex at an estimated cost of Rs 30 […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Padala Sravanti, a native of remote Kushnepalli village in Bejjur mandal and a student of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Degree College for Women (TSWRDC) – Ibrahimpatnam in Hyderabad, has provisionally been shortlisted to pursue post-graduation at the prestigious Azim Premji University of Bengaluru to pursue post-graduation. She received an offer from the […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The hapless kin of a youngster who was found dead under suspicious circumstances on the outskirts of Asifabad in March approached the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in Hyderabad, seeking justice and compensation for her on Monday. Vemula Mondakka, a widow and the mother of Sagar (17) from Agarguda village in Penchikalpet […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Three persons were arrested and a trader was booked for allegedly possessing and trading banned spurious cotton seeds here on Friday. A total of 150 kg of the seeds worth Rs 3 lakh, were recovered from them. Kaghaznagar DSP Karunakar told pressmen that the accused persons were Shaik Jameer from Gorregutta village […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A five-member team of adventurers led by a promising tribal mountaineer Madavi Kanni Bai of the district will unfurl tricolor atop the 14,700 feet high Pangacharulla peak of Himalayas on June 2 to mark the 8th formation day of Telangana state. The team left for Uttarakhand from Hyderabad on Thursday evening. Hailing […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In a freak road mishap, two persons were killed on the spot and another sustained serious injuries when two motor-bikes collided at a cross road near Bendara village in Wankidi mandal on Monday. Wankidi Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said that the victims were Marsakola Shankar (28) from Ginnedhari village in Tiryani mandal and […]

Mancherial: The 12-day long Pranahita pushkaralu concluded on a colorful note at the three venues in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts on Sunday. Over 6 lakh devotees from several parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and Karnataka states took part in the festival. The festival was celebrated for the first time following the […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Union Minister of State for Fisheries and Animal Husbandry L Murugan told district authorities and local public representatives to keep the district in the forefront in all fields. He convened a review meeting with MP Soyam Bapu Rao, legislators Athram Sakku, Koneru Konappa and Collector Rahul here on Sunday. Murugan stated that […]