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Political tensions in Bhadrachalam have turned caste-sensitive after Chakali SC Sadhana Samithi demanded the arrest of former MLA Podem Veeraiah for allegedly assaulting party worker Rayala Sreenu and making casteist remarks. Protests have been threatened if action is not taken

The internal feud in Bhadrachalam Congress between MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao and ex-MLA Podem Veeraiah has escalated to violence, with an auto driver alleging a murder attempt by Veeraiah and his aides. Police complaints and hospitalisation followed

Banothu Ravi was working in his cotton field when lightning struck him at Venkataya thanda; he was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead

Four prefabricated health sub-centres are being set up at Allapalli, Gundala, Parnasala and Vinayakapuram of Aswaraopet mandal and will be monitored by the staff of respective primary health centres, says District Medical and Health Officer

The animal was said to have come from Kanakagiri forests; forest officials took the Sambar deer’s carcass for examination and launched probe

Contractors in Kothagudem who completed works under Mana Ooru Mana Badi three years ago submitted a petition through Prajavani over pending bills. Despite uploading bills online, they remain unpaid. Contractors warned of hunger strikes if dues are not cleared soon

Term the reports part of a psychological war aimed at misleading the public and confusing the CPI (Maoist) party’s cadre

Collector Jitesh V Patil asks authorities to take steps to promote boneless fish cutting across the district and ensure that more families benefit from it

Two units of tent house material provided to unemployed youths in Poosukunta and Gogulapudi villages at a cost of Rs 10 lakh; two power tillers, 20 solar pump sets to farmers and a 5 KV generator for Gubbala Mangamma Devasthanam to be provided within 15 days

The leaders demanded that local unemployed youth be given priority in job opportunities at the VK OC, which is set to begin operations soon in Kothagudem

The Anti-Corruption Bureau, investigating the SCCL job irregularities, took Sadarla Prashanth, a general mazdoor working at Kakatiya one incline mine, into custody

Vattam Karthik, a resident of Sarapaka town in Burgampadu mandal, hanged himself to death at his house, say police

Additional SP (Operations) G Narender and Paloncha DSP R Sathish Kumar advise tribals not to cooperate with any anti-social forces

Incident occurred when Rama Rao of Maredugudem was transporting ash bags in the tractor trolley from BTPS ash pond

Akhil Goud, who came to Bhadrachalam along with his parents and relatives, drowns in Godavari river

Registrations soar for cricket coaching at summer camps being organised by Youth Services and Sports Department across Kothagudem

Incident occurred at Shanti Nagar in Annapureddypalle mandal when the tipper was going back to Sathupalli after unloading coal at Rudrampur coal handling plant

Orders were issued initiating the official process for upgrading Kothagudem Municipality into Municipal Corporation

Durga Prasad reportedly consumed cool drink mixed with pesticide to end his life; auto-rickshaw drivers wearing black badges take out protest rally from Yellandu Government Hospital along with his body

CPI (Maoist) Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee spokesperson seeks to know why Modi government that agreed for a ceasefire with Pakistan failed to extend the same courtesy to Maoists