A farmer and his wife were killed in a lightning strike while standing under a tree at Kairiguda village in Rebbena mandal of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district. Another farmer sustained minor injuries. Rainfall also brought relief from the prevailing heatwave
A porridge distribution centre was inaugurated at Indiranagar village in Rebbena mandal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, sponsored by temple priest Devara Vinod. Rebbena Tahsildar Surya Prakash and SI Venkata Krishna praised the initiative, calling it a commendable effort to serve villagers and travellers during the summer months.
Gundla Prakash from Gangapur ended his life by consuming pesticide as he was upset over the harassment by the local SI Chandrashekhar and two others, over a loan of Rs 1 lakh he had availed from one woman
Forest officials said the tigress stayed in the forests of Ameenguda beat under the Goleti Section of the Rebbena range. Its pugmarks were recorded at a stream. Two CCTV cameras were installed, while animal trackers were deployed to trail the movement of the tigress
Rebbena Assistant Sub-Inspector G Laxman said Mohammad Shakeel Ahmed of Asifabad town died on the spot after receiving fatal head injuries when the van hit his motorbike.
On a tip off from Bihar officials, the forest vigilance officials and the Rebbena forest officials nabbed the offenders on the national highway at Pulukunta village
Suresh and Prashanth received fatal injuries when they were trapped in the cabins after the vehicles collided, resulting in instantaneous death for the duo
