"kumram-bheem-asifabad"

District sessions court principal judge MV Ramesh delivered the judgement awarding the term and fine against Athram Amrutha Rao from Pagidi village in Sirpur (U) mandal finding him guilty for raising the crop in his farm

Farmers said procurement centres were not identified in several parts of Asifabad and Mancherial districts except for a few major centres. Consequently, farmers were forced to sell the cotton produce to private traders

Speaking on the occasion, the farmers from Dimda, Kethini and Chittam said that they registered huge losses due to the crop damage caused by the heavy rains.

Locals said that a tiger from the neighbouring district was straying into the forests of Vemanapalli mandal apparently in search of territory and prey at least thrice a month

Sources said 15 more students took ill after consuming contaminated dinner at the hostel, on Saturday. Forty-five students fell sick on Thursday and Wednesday.

The accused special officer Thirupathi and secretary Sekhar are being produced before pressmen at Pochamloddi village in Jainoor mandal on Saturday

Supporters of party leader A. Shyam Naik claimed they were informed about a meeting, while a faction led by District Congress president K. Vishwaprasad asserted that they had invited everyone, which sparked the conflict. The factions clashed, throwing chairs at one another, leading to an altercation that resulted in injuries to one of Naik's followers.

Students allege that food was being cooked in unhygienic conditions, while drinking water was not protected with water tank getting cleaned monthly once

According to Superintendent of Police DV Srinivas Ra, the accused driver was identified as Balvir Singh from Madhya Pradesh

. The accused persons were produced before court and remanded in judicial custody. Another accused Kamlesh Thakur from the same village is still at large

While Zahir and Irshad operated a footwear outlet, Moiz was working with a mobile phone shop in Bejjur.

According to police, the paddy grains were seized when the driver failed to show relevant documents to transport paddy at an inter-state checkpost

Kaghaznagar police said that Kyatam Radhamma (80), a single woman, breathed her last at the time of the treatment

Elephant named ME3, which drifted towards Telangana and killed two farmers within a week in April, is currently moving in the forests bordering Gadchiroli district of neighboring Maharashtra

Superintendent of Police DV Srinivas Rao, in a statement, said the curfew was lifted from 9 am to 5 pm considering requests made by the public.

Adilabad Collector Rajarshi Shah opined that only policemen would discharge duties without caring for their family members

Communal conflicts were once confined to Bhainsa town in Nirmal district. However, of late they are spreading to Adilabad, Nirmal district headquarters and Kaghaznagar town in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district

While Adilabad topped in growing the cash crop by seeing 3.96 lakh acres, Kumram Bheem Asifabad district accounted for 3.30 lakh acres

The 16 persons were booked for allegedly hacking Ramesh to death and attacking his wife Renuka with sticks and stones while they were returning from his farm

Around 20 schools were closed in different parts of Nirmal, Mancherial, Adilabad and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts.