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Displaced tribal families from Kawal Tiger Reserve held a protest demanding implementation of pending rehabilitation packages. Officials, moved by the protest, assured action, admitting delays due to poor coordination. The tribals highlighted the lack of infrastructure and undeveloped land allotments
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Nirmal police arrested six people, including a former driver, for kidnapping DCCB chairman Harish Kumar and demanding Rs. 3 crore ransom. The accused threatened him with knives and looted valuables. Harish escaped near Toopran and alerted the police
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In Bhainsa mandal, three unidentified men tricked an elderly couple into handing over two tolas of gold by pretending to be officials. They staged a skit to gain trust, replacing the jewellery with clay. Police have begun investigating
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The Rs. 50 crore redevelopment plan for the Basar Saraswathi temple has stalled, over a year into the Congress government’s tenure. Despite funding and foundation-laying in 2023, no work has begun, drawing criticism from devotees and raising accountability questions
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Nirmal district court sentenced Palakar Sainath to six years of rigorous imprisonment for murdering his wife in 2021. The conviction followed eyewitness testimony and a dying declaration from the victim
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After five devotees drowned near Basar, authorities banned country boats on the Godavari and restricted holy dips to government-approved ghats. Officials pledged strict enforcement and safety measures to prevent future tragedies in the sacred temple town
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The Rs 50 crore redevelopment plan for Basar’s Sri Gnana Saraswathi temple remains stalled, disappointing devotees. Despite prior approvals and funding, the Congress government has made no visible progress over the past year, raising concerns about its commitment to temple development
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Forest officials, including Kaddampeddur FRO Geetharani, were booked for collecting an environmental cess from trucks in Kawal Tiger Reserve. The move, contested by the district administration, has sparked tension over jurisdiction and conservation enforcement
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An Assistant Sub-Inspector was suspended in Nirmal district after a viral video showed him dragging an elderly farmer out of a Bhu Bharati bill meeting. The incident sparked outrage, with farmers accusing the officer of suppressing dissent and using force.
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Five girls and four boys from Nirmal district were selected to participate in a state-level boxing event slated to be held in Mancherial from May 24 to 26
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Asks them to shed internal differences and focus on grassroots mobilisation; wants them to strengthen the party in Nirmal, Mudhol, Khanapur constituencies
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Khanapur Sub-Inspector Rahul Gaikwad stated that a 28-day-old baby girl, who was wrapped in a cloth, died of suffocation after her intoxicated father, Allakunta Shekhar, unintentionally rolled onto her while sleeping on Monday night. He discovered the baby was unresponsive and not crying when he woke up around 6 a.m. the next morning.
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People in Hyderabad and across multiple districts of Telangana State are likely to experience heavy rains along with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds for one more week
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Farmers had shifted the harvested paddy to procurement centres to sell it to the government in Khanapur, Mudhole and Nirmal Assembly segments
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Kotturvar Venkatesh, an employee of an insurance company from Nirmal town, received grievous injuries when the car dashed against the lorry parked on NH 44 at a toll plaza near the village, resulting in his instantaneous death
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The ganja cigarettes are priced somewhere between Rs.50 and Rs.100 per each unit. They are being secretly sold at pan shops and groceries, said police sources.
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An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude is usually considered as minor. People often feel the tremors, but typically causes only minor damage at the most
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Aggidi Lohith Kumar, a student at a Basar Veda Pathashala, suffered a severe head injury on March 20, 2025. The cause remains unclear, with a baboon attack suspected but unconfirmed
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Two siblings were killed in a road mishap at Jakranpalli village of Nizamabad district. BRS leader Bhukya Johnson Naik took part in the funeral procession and paid tributes to the girls
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Parents of Class X meritorious students wait for announcement of admission notification by Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies also known as IIIT-Basar