Residents of Nettampadu in Dharoor mandal are anxious after three crocodiles were seen near residential areas. Villagers, particularly women, are avoiding early and late outings. Locals urge forest officials to implement permanent measures for community safety.
A speeding car collided with a Wanaparthy depot TGRTC bus on National Highway 44 near Jinkalapally on Saturday. Despite the bus being full, all passengers escaped unhurt. Traffic was briefly disrupted but later cleared by police and locals.
Villagers of Nandimalla and Revulapalli staged a protest demanding the Telangana government construct a proposed Rs 120 crore high-level bridge as per its original alignment near the Jurala project. They opposed officials’ suggestion of a new alignment and threatened to intensify agitation.
A Class IX student was hospitalised after a snakebite at a KGBV school in Jogulamba Gadwal, while students from another Gurukul staged a protest over unsafe drinking water, broken toilets, and government apathy despite repeated pleas for action.
Mahesh, a 25-year-old from Bhudidapadu, jumped into the Jurala project canal to avoid a rashly driven car that had collided with his bike. While his friend Janakiram sustained injuries, Mahesh is feared to have been swept away.
The Telangana Farmers Commission condemned Jogulamba Gadwal police for handcuffing 12 farmers who protested against an ethanol plant. Despite officer suspensions, Chairman M Kodanda Reddy expressed dissatisfaction, terming the act unjust and a blow to peaceful democratic protest.
Rajoli Sub-Inspector D Jagadeeshwar was attached to the SP’s office and is under departmental enquiry after farmers alleged he filed false cases and assaulted them during protests against an ethanol plant in Pedda Dhanwada village in Gadwal district.
Farmers and villagers in Pedda Dhanwada, Jogulamba Gadwal, have intensified protests against a proposed ethanol factory over fears of environmental pollution, water scarcity, and agricultural damage. The factory’s secretive resumption of work has triggered widespread outrage and political support.
A tragic collision on NH-44 near Kodandapur claimed the lives of Sravani and daughter Sai Charitra as their car rammed a stationary truck. Two others were critically injured. In Narayanpet, a sand-laden truck fatally ran over a biker.
Following the Assembly elections, Gadwal MLA Krishnamohan Reddy switched allegiance from the BRS to the Congress. Since then, tensions have been high between his supporters and those of Saritha Tirupataiah, who had contested the elections on a Congress ticket.
In addition to filing a complaint with the II-Town Police, the Dalit MLA also submitted a complaint to Speaker G Prasad Kumar. Following this, the Speaker instructed the District Collector to investigate the motive behind the priest recording images and videos of the MLA and his family and to submit a report.
The incident occurred in Kothapally village on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they said adding some villagers informed police about the incident today morning.
