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The temple town of Basar in Mancherial was cut off as the Godavari river swelled due to heavy rains. Several localities and the road to Sri Saraswathi Devasthanam were submerged. Students, teachers, and rescuers were stranded as floods disrupted normal life
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The Rs. 50 crore redevelopment plan for the Basar Saraswathi temple has stalled, over a year into the Congress government’s tenure. Despite funding and foundation-laying in 2023, no work has begun, drawing criticism from devotees and raising accountability questions
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Nirmal district court sentenced Palakar Sainath to six years of rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife in 2021. The conviction followed eyewitness testimony and a dying declaration from the victim
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Five young devotees from Hyderabad drowned in the Godavari River while taking a holy dip at Basar on Sunday. The victims, aged 17 to 24, were part of a pilgrimage group and were unfamiliar with swimming in the river’s deeper sections.
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RGUKT, also known as the IIIT, issued a notification for admissions intovarious six-year-long integrated B.Tech programmes at its constituent institutes in Basar and Mahabubnagar for the 2025–26 academic year
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Aggidi Lohith Kumar, a student at a Basar Veda Pathashala, suffered a severe head injury on March 20, 2025. The cause remains unclear, with a baboon attack suspected but unconfirmed
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EO of the temple K Sudhakar Reddy said that the temple registered income of Rs 53,36,176, 73 grams of mixed gold and 2.10 kilograms of silver ornaments by way of offerings by devotees from Feb 13 to March 28.
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SCR officials requested rail users to make note of the train schedule and plan their travel accordingly
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Basar Sub-Inspector Ganesh said that Balaji (36) from Rathnelli in Dharmabad Taluka of Nanded district in Maharashtra met a watery grave. He was accompanied by his family members who could not save him while drowning
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Temple Executive Officer K. Sudhakar Reddy stated that Vedic pundits and priests conducted Ganapathi Homam, Chandi Yagam, and other traditional rituals on the inaugural day of the ceremonies. Panchayat Raj Minister D. Seethaka and local MLA Ramarao Patel offered silk garments to the deity on behalf of the government. The priests and temple authorities honored them during the event.
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K Sudhakar Reddy assumed charge as the executive officer of Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devasthanam of Basar
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The activists stopped a train by pulling a chain meant for emergencies and then entered the campus by climbing the compound wall located in rear of the university in order to hoodwink the security system of the university.
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Restrictions were imposed on pressmen who gathered at the RGUKT and other parts of the town to cover the protest of the ABVP. Media persons alleged that police forcibly deleted video clips from their mobile phones
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The activists staged a sit-in in front of the main gate of the university demanding action against officials, following the suicide of a student.
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Swathi Priya (17), studying pre-university course II year ended life by hanging to the ceiling of her hostel room.
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Executive Officer says the temple earned an income of Rs 16.21 lakh by selling 1,621 special 'Aksharabhyasam' tickets each costing Rs 1,000
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Accused Sai Kumar admitted to stealing Rs 14,200 from a hundial of the shrine for money to buy liquor.
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Vijay Kumar was reportedly protesting due to non-payment of his salary and alleged harassment by a sanitary inspector. He doused himself with petrol, but other workers intervened before he could ignite it. Mayor Bangi Anil Kumar and other staff quickly took him to a hospital.
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As per rainfall readings recorded by the TGPDS from 8.30 am to 7 pm, Basar and Mallial mandal headquarters received the highest rainfall by 79 mm.
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The overall rainfall of the district was gauged to be 328 mm as against normal rainfall of 271 mm from June 1 to July 8, showing an excess by 21 percent.