AISF activists staged a protest outside Minister Ponnam Prabhakar’s residence in Karimnagar, accusing the State government of neglecting fee reimbursement and scholarship dues. Police prevented them from entering the premises and shifted the protesters to the police station.
Liquor shop license applications in erstwhile Karimnagar district dropped by over 3,600 this term despite a fee hike, with the government collecting nearly the same revenue as the previous round. The deadline has been extended to October 23.
Seasonal diseases are spreading rapidly in Karimnagar district, with rising cases of dengue, malaria and typhoid. Hospitals are overcrowded, and private facilities are charging high fees. An eight-year-old girl reportedly died of dengue as health authorities launch a fever survey.
Several areas in the erstwhile Karimnagar district received heavy rain, with the highest at 96.8 mm in Pellalingapur. A temporary road near Kistampet was washed away, while farmers welcomed the rainfall, which will aid in starting paddy plantation activities.
Since purchase centres require a spacious and clean area, officials are utilising playgrounds for paddy procurement in many places causing inconvenience to sportspersons
Officials of municipal corporations, municipalities and gram panchayats made special arrangements for Saddula Bathukamma, the last day of the nine-day Bathukamma festival of Telangana
