A cold wave swept across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Tuesday, with Ginnedhari in Asifabad recording a biting 6.1°C. Arli, Pembi and Devulawada also saw sub-10°C temperatures, prompting residents to stay indoors and rely on bonfires and warm clothing.
A total of 2,593 sarpanch nominations and thousands of ward member nominations were filed across 506 gram panchayats in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Several panchayats and wards, however, received no nominations, particularly in Mancherial, Utnoor, and Dasturabad mandals.
Moderate to heavy rains lash Adilabad and Mancherial districts, causing overflowing streams, waterlogging in towns, and damage to standing crops like cotton and pulses. Irrigation projects report heavy inflows, prompting officials to lift gates and issue flood alerts.
Managements of the colleges said they were unable to maintain the colleges owing to delay in reimbursement of the tuition fee by the government to BC, SC and ST students
Programmes were organized in Itikalpahad, Navegaon and Sipur (T) mandal of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district to raise awareness among the public over conservation of tigers.
As per a list of district-wise seats declared by the university on Wednesday, erstwhile Adilabad managed to get 131 seats in this academic year as against 149 seats achieved in 2023-24 suggesting a decline by 18 seats.
