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Mancherial: In a heart-wrenching incident, a daily wage earner of Uttar Pradesh was reportedly forced to abandon his brother’s body in a mortuary of Mancherial as he was unable to pay Rs 80,000 demanded by a private ambulance service operator to shift the body to his native place on Sunday. Mothi Sha of Uttar Pradesh […]

Mancherial: Leaders of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) clashed with one another in Chennur town on Saturday, resulting in a mild tension. A few BJP leaders visited some chilly farmers on the outskirts of the town, when some local farmers who are also said to be TRS activists reached […]

Mancherial: Kondapalli Sharath, a young farmer from Nennal mandal, found an innovative way to sell mangoes and reaped good results too. He used WhatsApp and Facebook to directly sell Mangoes to customers in several districts of Telangana instead of selling the mangoes to agents, who are known to offer less price to the farmer, but […]

Mancherial: A hunter was electrocuted when he accidentally touched a live wire snare set for hunting wild animals at a stream on fringes of the forests near Edagattu village in Kotapalli mandal on Wednesday. He along with two others are suspected to have laid the electrical snare to kill wild animals. Chennur Rural Inspector Nagaraju […]

Mancherial: A youngster tried to slit the throat of a woman for refusing to accept his marriage proposal in Naspur mandal centre on Monday. She was admitted to a hospital and her medical condition was stable. Naspur Sub-Inspector Srinivas said that the accused person was Sai Kiran Goud and the victim was his relative Manasa […]

Mancherial: In an inhuman incident, a man brutally killed his eleven-month old son by hurling the toddler to a wall, suspecting the fidelity of his wife at Pulimadugu village in Mandamarri mandal under limits of Ramakrishnapur police station on Sunday night. The incident came to light on Monday. Ramakrishnapur Sub-Inspector G Sudhakar said that the […]

Mancherial: The 12-day long Pranahita pushkaralu concluded on a colorful note at the three venues in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts on Sunday. Over 6 lakh devotees from several parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and Karnataka states took part in the festival. The festival was celebrated for the first time following the […]

Mancherial: Mohan Pennada, an ardent lover of rivers and tours from East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh said that visiting Pranahita river was one of the indelible experiences in his life. He had a holy dip in Pranahita river as part of the ongoing Pushkaralu at Arjunagutta village in Kotapalli mandal on Thursday. Mohan told ‘Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Students of a Class 10 of a government-run school in Telangana’s Mancherial district have been caught on camera drinking beer with biryani. The images of students from the Backward Classes (BC) Boys’ residential school in Dandepally enjoying a party have gone viral on social media, prompting authorities to order an inquiry. The students are […]

Mancherial: Former Peddapalli MP and BJP executive council member Dr G Vivek Venkataswamy had a bitter experience when SCCL workers buttonholed him on the rationale behind the privatisation of four coal blocks of the Sate-owned coal major, in Mandamarri town on Wednesday. As the angry coal miners began questioning Vivek on the Centre’s move to […]

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The districts of Nirmal, Adilabad and Mancherial present a dichotomous picture as far as the laying of roads is concerned. The pace of works in respect of National Highways in these districts is quite fast, as environmental clearances are given without much ado; the same alacrity is not shown in giving clearances […]

Hyderabad: Summer is going to turn intense with temperatures in the city marching towards the 40 degree Celsius mark. Though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of rain, it also said that the maximum temperature may cross 40 degree Celsius in the next two days. On Tuesday, […]

Mancherial: An inter-state burglar from Khammam district was arrested and 14 tolas of gold ornaments were recovered from his possession in Bellampalli on Monday. The value of the gold ornaments was assessed to be Rs 7.5 lakh. In-charge DCP Akhil Mahajan said that the accused person was Kommanaboyina Seetharamulu, a daily earner of Kallur mandal […]

Mancherial: MLA Nadipelli Diwakar Rao said that steps were being taken to provide recreation facilities to citizens of the town. He laid the foundation stone for the works of a children’s park at Hi-Tech City Colony in Mancherial on Saturday at 10 am. The estimated cost of the works is Rs 50 lakh. Diwakar Rao […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Venues of Pranahita Pushkaralu in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts registered a rise in heavy influx of devotees on the third day on Friday. The venues created at Arjunagutta and Devulawada villages of Kotapalli mandal, and Vemanapalli mandal centre of Mancherial district and Thummidihetti village in Koutala mandal of Kumram Bheem […]

Mancherial: A devotee from Visakhapatnam drowned in Pranahita river while he was taking holy dip in it at Arjunagutta village in Kotapalli mandal on Friday morning. Kotapalli police said that the victim was Gudla Somesh (39) hailing from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Somesh reportedly met with a watery grave when he had bouts of epilepsy […]

Mancherial: B Tirupathi Reddy has been posted as Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police, replacing Sadhana Rashmi Perumal. An order to this effect was issued by Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy on Wednesday night. A 1996 batch police officer, Thirupathi is currently working as vigilance and enforcement wing. He had worked as Inspector of […]

Mancherial/Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy opined that he was fortunate to take holy dip in the sacred Pranahita river and to take part in similar events of Godavari and Krishna rivers in the capacity of Endowments minister in the past. He along with his wife Vijaya Laxmi, Government Whip Balka Suman and […]

Mancherial: An electrician was arrested on charges of lifting motor bikes in several parts of Mancherial and selling the same on popular online marketplace here on Wednesday. Nine two-wheelers worth Rs 4 lakh were recovered from his possession. In-charge Deputy Commissioner of Police Akhil Mahajan said that the accused person was Kota Ravi, a 24-year […]

Mancherial: Government whip Balka Suman said that elaborate arrangements were made for smooth conduct of maiden Pranahita Pushakaralu at Arjunagutta and Devulawada villages in Kotapalli mandal and Vemanapalli mandal centre from April 13 to 24. He along with Collector Bharati Hollikeri inspected the arrangements at Arjunagutta village in Kotapalli mandal on Tuesday. Suman stated that […]