In Medak district, a man fulfilled a vow made before the gram panchayat elections by seeking rice as alms from villagers at Jhansi Lingapur. His father was elected sarpanch on December 14, defeating his elder son Venkatesh by 99 votes.
In a rare electoral contest, Mangegalla Ramakrishnaiah defeated his younger son Venkatesh in the gram panchayat elections at Jhansilingapur village, Ramayampet mandal, Medak district. The unusual father-son contest became a highlight of this year’s gram panchayat elections in the district.
Two commuters narrowly escaped with minor injuries after a massive tamarind tree fell on their vehicles on the Medak–Siddipet road near Akkannapet village. The accident damaged the vehicles and caused a major traffic jam before police cleared the route.
The victim’s family members demanded the government to take action against the officials and Indiramma committee members responsible for omitting his name from the list.
As a group of farmers from Atchampet and Hakimpet villages in Ramayampet have approached the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao accusing the Health Minister of taking their lands forcibly
