A five-year-old girl drowned in a water-filled pit dug for Mission Bhagiratha pipeline repairs in Jangaon district. Villagers alleged negligence by officials and staged protests demanding justice and accountability.
Following the municipal chairperson election, Jangaon municipal office is under tight security. Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNS are in force, restricting gatherings of five or more
Forest officials in Telangana have stepped up efforts to capture a tiger that has been roaming across Siddipet, Jangaon and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts for over a month, killing 18 cattle in 12 villages.
Tension flared in Jangaon after Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy allegedly attempted to abduct an independent candidate who had pledged support to the BRS.
A tense situation unfolded in Neelibanda thanda, Jangaon, after the BRS-backed candidate was initially declared Sarpanch with a majority of 54 votes. Later, following a recount ordered by the Returning Officer amid a brief power disruption, the Congress-supported candidate was announced as the winner by a margin of five votes.
Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari said he would not resign amid notices from the Speaker over his defection to Congress. Addressing party cadres, he urged them to ignore rumours and promised development funds from his MLA quota for unanimously elected sarpanch candidates
Angry residents of two Jangaon villages staged a symbolic protest by fixing Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy’s photo on a donkey, demanding completion of a collapsed bridge pending for two years. Police removed the photo and detained protesters
