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A two-day biodiversity survey began in Mancherial district to document its unique flora and fauna. Experts and forest officials are covering key habitats, with moth and butterfly surveys adding significance after rare species sightings in the Kawal landscape.

Parents have criticised tribal welfare officials in Mancherial for failing to maintain hygiene and safety in Ashram hostels, where frequent food poisoning incidents have been reported. Basic amenities are lacking, and students are forced to endure poor living conditions.

A 75-year-old man, father of Peddapalli ACP, died after a sand-laden tractor hit his two-wheeler in Patha Mancherial. Locals alleged rampant illegal sand mining and reckless driving due to lack of official supervision in the area.

Four students were injured when an overcrowded school auto-rickshaw carrying 23 children overturned at a curve near Narwa village in Mancherial district. The injured are stable. Parents urged officials to enforce safety checks to prevent such accidents.

One person was killed and two others critically injured after an auto-rickshaw crashed into a stationary truck in Indaram village, Mancherial district. The driver died on the spot. Preliminary police findings cite rash driving as the probable cause

Jadav Surya Kumar, a senior assistant with Ramagundam police, died in a bike accident near Indaram village in Mancherial district. He lost control while trying to avoid a wild animal

Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in several parts of Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts, disrupting life temporarily. Farmers welcomed the rains, saying it would aid in germination of paddy, cotton and jowar crops sown recently.

A second-year BSc student from a girls’ welfare college in Mancherial is in critical condition after jumping from her hostel’s third floor in a suspected suicide attempt. Police are probing the incident, and the motive is yet to be known.

Former MLA Nadipelli Diwakar Rao alleged that Congress supporters attacked BRS student leader Daggula Madhu in Mancherial for exposing irregularities. Madhu sustained injuries and is recovering. Rao demanded stern police action and criticized rising political violence in Telangana.

Bolishetti Srinivas, a 39-year-old finance firm manager, died on the spot after a speeding unidentified vehicle hit his two-wheeler in Gudipet village, Hajipur mandal. A hit-and-run case has been registered, and police are investigating the incident.

The impacted areas include Bheemaram, Nennal, Bheemini, Chennur, Mandamarri, and Thandur mandals. Mangoes ready for harvest lay scattered across the roads, underscoring the scale of the destruction. The strong winds also uprooted several mature mango trees, compounding the losses suffered by farmers.

College authorities reported that Laxmi Prasanna, a second-year degree student, sustained head injuries after falling from the building. She was promptly taken to a hospital for treatment, where her condition is said to be critical. Additional information is awaited as the situation develops.

Abdul Raheem, a dedicated wildlife photographer from Karimnagar, shared with ‘Telangana Today’ that he discovered a family of nine otters in an irrigation tank while photographing birds on March 22 and 23. He expressed his surprise at spotting the otters in the district’s landscape.

Diwakar Rao claimed that while citizens across the country were paying Goods and Services Tax (GST), residents of the Mancherial Assembly segment were being forced to pay "Premsagar Tax" (PST). He accused Premsagar Rao of misusing his official position and deploying his associates to extort bribes from various sections of society, including traders, employees, and realtors.

According to the police, 70-year-old Pochamma, a widow, and her daughter Rajamma, members of a nomadic community from Chunnambattiwada, attempted suicide by consuming pesticide. They were promptly taken to a hospital in the town, where Pochamma succumbed to her injuries during treatment, while Rajamma remains in critical condition, fighting for her life.

Minimum temperatures in parts of Telangana, fog enveloped many parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district

Fire department officials reported that a fire engine, along with six firefighters from the Mancherial fire station, successfully extinguished the blaze at the plant after a 20-minute effort. They added that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

According to the police, Tapre Santosh, a Hindi language teacher at a primary school in Kalmalapet village, Vemanapalli mandal, and a resident of Adilabad district headquarters, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in Chennur town at 8 PM on Sunday. Before taking his life, he had dropped off his wife, son, and daughter in Adilabad town.

A message circulated in WhatsApp groups of private schools in the town informed members that all roads would be blocked, making student transportation inconvenient. As a result, the schools would remain closed on Monday. The decision came as a shock to parents, who expressed their displeasure.

Providing details of the arrest, Ramagundam Commissioner of Police M. Srinivasulu informed the media that Iruguralla Sathish, a juvenile, along with Mohammad Sameer, Bheema Anudeep, Mohammad Abdul, Jadi Raghavendra Swamy, Guduru Ramu, Shaik Athar, and Shaik Sameer— all from different parts of the town— as well as Arjun Babu Rao and Mohammad Azeej from Karimnagar, were apprehended following a tip-off.