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Kumram Bheem-Asifabad: A man was arrested for allegedly selling illicit liquor produced in Maharashtra, locally known as desi daru, in Kaghaznagar on Monday. As many as 160 bottles of 90 ml of the country alcohol each were recovered from him. Prohibition and Excise Inspector Mahender Singh said that the accused was identified as Mohammad Afroz, […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The family members of a new mother staged a dharna demanding action against the management of a private hospital following her death in Kaghaznagar on Friday. They later dispersed after police assured them of justice. Family members of Rehana Sulthana (32) staged a sit-in in front of the hospital with her body. […]

Kumram Bheem-Asifabad: The annual three-day-long Kankalamma-Koutheshwaramy jatara concluded at Koutala mandal centre on Monday. Around 10,000 devotees belonging to several parts of the Kumram Bheem-Asifabad, Mancherial districts and neighbouring Maharashtra thronged the shrine and performed special prayers by forming serpentine queue lines for darshan of the presiding deity. They have arrived at the religious place […]

Efforts of officials, police fail to wipe out illegal activity

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A rare migratory bird, Amur falcon, was sighted in the forests of Penchikalpet forest range for the first time, bringing cheer to foresters, on Friday. Penchikalpet Forest Range Officer Satla Venugopal said that Adilabad-based wildlife photographer Lingampalli Krishna captured the image of the small raptor during the all India carnivore sign survey […]

Rebbena Sub-Inspector P Bhavani Sen said that the deceased persons were identified as Mukkera Rajitha (30) of Tenugugudem village in Asifabad mandal and her son Ganesh. The injured were her family members Pambala Krishna, Pambala Laxmi and Mukkera Srikanth, the auto-rickshaw driver.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A daily wager sustained injuries when a wild boar attacked him on the outskirts of Sarsala village in Kaghaznagar mandal on Friday. He was shifted to a hospital in Kaghaznagar and his medical condition is known to be stable. Kaghaznagar Forest Range Officer K Shiva Kumar department said that the injured was […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Tiryani police organised a mega health camp for the convenience of the residents belonging to around several hamlets under remote Mangi village in Tiryani on Monday. Superintendent of Police (Administration) YVS Sudheendra was the chief guest of the event. Sudheendra said that the police department was conducting a slew of service activities […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Two siblings were arrested for allegedly decamping with cash Rs 4.25 lakh from a woman vegetable vendor, in Kagaznagar on Wednesday. Police recovered Rs 4.22 lakh in cash from them. The brother-duo was identified as Chunarkar Devaji and Chunarkar Shankar of Gundi village. On being interrogated, Devaji and Shankar confessed to committing […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In a gruesome incident, a man who was reportedly unhappy after his wife delivered a third female child, killed the infant by hurling her onto the concrete road. This incident was reported from Lineguda village of Kagaznagar district in Telangana on Tuesday morning. The man Mesram Bapu Rao has since been taken […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Nine persons were arrested by forest officials for allegedly poaching a tiger and for being in possession of the hide of a tiger in Kaghaznagar on Sunday. The hide, lower jaw and some bones of the big cat were recovered from them. One more accused was absconding. District Forest Officer S Shantaram […]

Kumram Bheem-Asifabad: Where there is a will, there is a way. This adage was proved true by a woman who chose the most difficult and unusual job to keep the pot boiling. And in the process, she is also providing employment to nearly 60 persons. Meet professional woman pig-catcher Sujatha Ramanathan of Madurai in Tamil […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Several parts of both Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts felt mild tremors on Sunday. Mancherial district experienced the tremors for the second time within last eight days. Tremors were felt in Mancherial district headquarters, Luxettipet, Bellampalli, Nennal mandal, Madaram township of Thandur mandal, Rampur and Royyalapalli villages of Kotapalli mandal at […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Two persons were booked for allegedly growing ganja as an intercrop in their red gram field at Govena village in Tiryani mandal on Sunday. Tiryani Sub-Inspector P Rama Rao said that the accused were Mucchiveni Bheemaiah, a resident of Naikapuguda, a hamlet under Govena and Abdullah of Jainoor mandal. Bheemaiah was found […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Bulaayi, the annual religious and cultural affair of the Are or Are Kshatriya community, concluded in several parts of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district on a colourful note on Wednesday night. Women belonging to this community celebrated the fete and worshipped the deity for two days on the lines of the floral festival […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: In-charge Superintendent of Police Ch Praveen Kumar asked the district police officials to check the menace of gutkha, ganja and illicitly distilled liquor. Addressing the meeting with the district police officers on Friday, Praveen Kumar said the police should act tough against drug peddlers and intensify the vigil. He asked them to […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A 35-year-old woman was electrocuted as she came in contact with a live wire while she was cutting grass for cattle at Dahegaon mandal on Wednesday.Dahegaon Sub-Inspector Raghupathi said that the deceased was Thummide Kalavathi, a resident of Dahegaon mandal headquarters. Kalavathi was electrocuted when she was cutting grass in another farmer’s […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The bloated body of a man who went missing on Wednesday was fished out from a farm well on the outskirts of Kaniki village in Koutala mandal mandal on Monday. A person was reportedly detained for alleged involvement in the murder. Sirpur (T) Sub-Inspector M Ravi said that the deceased was identified […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Drawing inspiration from her father, a soldier in the Indian Army, Kanchan Yadav from Kaghaznagar town expressed her desire to join the Border Security Force (BSF) to her parents. But, she was discouraged and advised to choose some other field by her father. She, however, convinced him and was selected as a […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A 30-year-old daily wage earner accidentally drowned in a fish pond on the outskirts of Ravindranagar village in Chintalamanepalli mandal on Wednesday. Chintalamanepalli Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar said the deceased was Bursa Ravi, a resident of Tekam Guda in Koutala mandal. Ravi’s body was found in the pond by some motorists who informed […]