A fertiliser distribution drive turned chaotic in Khammam district as farmers thronged PACS centres in search of urea. At Karepalli, an agriculture officer fainted after being mobbed by the crowd. Despite early arrival and long queues, many farmers were denied urea due to a token-based system favouring prior recipients.
A 20-year-old youth in Khammam attacked his father with an axe after being denied a bike. The father suffered fractures, while the mother narrowly escaped. Police arrested the youth on charges of attempted murder under BNS and remanded him
Local farmers suspect that the goats that grazed in an okra field might have consumed vegetation sprayed with chemical pesticides. They say many dead goats were seen in the field and under trees
