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A 20-year-old youth, Mohammed Basith, who was kidnapped from Shantinagar in Bhupalpally on Friday, was found murdered in Mulugu forest on Saturday. Police suspect financial disputes led to the crime. Three men have been named in the complaint

According to the police, 30 devotees from Sitarampuram of Aswapuram mandal in Kothagudem district went to Medaram in a tractor trolley to have darshan of the deities Sammakka Saralamma

The team of officers would be thoroughly investigating the causes of the natural calamity and submit the report to the government

According to reports, Kaka Sampath had been suffering from fever for a few days and died while undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Tadwai mandal.

Mallela Muttaiah passed away due to illness on Saturday morning. He was 50.

In another incident, a truck was swept away at the Aluguvagu situated between Damarakunta and Gundratipalli villages, which had overflowed on to the road.

Speaking at a media conference in Mulugu after offering prayers at the Sammakka Saralamma (Medaram) Jathara here on Friday, the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy described the pact between BRS and BJP for Lok Sabha election seats sharing as an 'unholy nexus'.

According to reports, the bus belonging to Mancherial depot was carrying passengers to Medaram Jatara when a speeding truck from the opposite direction hit it causing minor injuries to passengers.

The Telangana government has closed schools and colleges in Mulugu district from February 21–24, 2024, to accommodate the Medaram Jathra, South India's largest tribal fair, which attracts lakhs of devotees and symbolizes cultural richness and communal harmony.

Medaram Jatara, a three-day tribal fair set to begin on February 21. Meanwhile, the Telangana state government has allocated Rs. 110 crore for the Jatara.

Telangana DGP Ravi Gupta instructed the officials to ensure foolproof arrangements for the next four days of the festival

The Minister said the government had sanctioned Rs. 110 crore for the conduct of the Jatara and that efforts were being made to provide all kinds of facilities to the devotees.

The RTC has also established a total of 50 queue lines in the base camp with a length of 7 kms.

There is a tradition of offering of Bangaram (Jaggery) equal to the waight of the devotee to the deity.

One of the priests of the Medaram Sammakka-Sarakka shrine, Siddaboina Laxman Rao (43), passed away due to illness

Authorities are taking steps to ensure that only Koya tribal priests have access to the hillock, and as part of this initiative, the Tribal Welfare department has resumed the construction of a fence

Medaram Sammakka-Saralamma Mahajatara will be held from February 21 to 24

Minister Satyavathi Rathod along with District Collector S Krishna Aditya visited the Medaram tribal shrine and said arrangements for the jatara were made with Rs.3.10 crore.

She said the number of devotees coming to Medaram is increasing every year, and added that four to five lakh devotees were likely to come to the Mini-Medaram fair.

Warangal: Contrary to the popular legend that tribal goddesses Sammakka-Sarakka, mother and daughter, fought against the ‘tyrannical’ Kakatiyas and laid down their lives in the battle, the priests of Goddess Sammakka from Medaram and Team of Research on Culture and Heritage (TORCH), an voluntary organisation, are stressing the need for a detailed research to find […]