Unseasonal rains accompanied by gusty winds damaged maize and jowar produce across Adilabad district, leaving farmers distressed. Crops transported to local markets and stored on farm platforms were drenched, while 15,000 quintals of jowar remained unprocured at Jainath market yard.
A standing maize crop spread across two acres was damaged in Adilabad due to an alleged electric short-circuit, causing a loss of Rs 1.80 lakh. Farmers sought compensation as officials began assessing damage and studying recurring fire incidents.
Family members of Kaninde Rathna, who died after a car rammed into a bullock cart at Bazarhathnoor in Adilabad district, staged a protest demanding the arrest of the driver. Police assured action following an investigation, leading to withdrawal of the dharna
Eight students of a government primary school in Kolari village, Adilabad, fell ill after consuming iron tablets distributed by teachers and an ASHA worker. They complained of vomiting and stomach pain but are now stable under medical observation
Heavy rains lashed erstwhile Adilabad, Mancherial and Asifabad districts, submerging bridges, flooding colonies and cutting off villages. Tamsi mandal recorded 173 mm rainfall, the highest in Telangana. Farmers reported damage to cotton and other crops and sought official surveys and relief
The weather department has raised a yellow alert for Nizamabad, Nirmal, Adilabad, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, and Mancherial, cautioning residents about potential thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.
Adilabad: Eleven police stations belonging to erstwhile Adilabad district were selected as best performing police stations based on overall performance, implementation of the functional vertical system and utilizing the technological applications at optimal level throughout their regular work process in core functional areas of police for the year 2020-21. An order to this effect was […]
Adilabad: Four people were killed in three separate incidents of lightning in different parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district on Saturday. In the first incident, a 45-year old farmer and his wife were killed after being struck by lightning in their agriculture field at Burkapalli village in Bazarhathnoor mandal. The deceased were identified as Baniya […]
