A fire broke out near the Farahabad checkpost in Turkapally beat under Amrabad Tiger Reserve on Friday night, close to the conclusion of the Saleshwaram jathara. Thousands of devotees were returning after visiting the Lord Shiva temple when the blaze erupted about 700 metres from the main road.
Two persons died reportedly during a stampede in the queues at the ongoing Saleshwaram Jathara in Nallamalla forest under Lingala mandal in the Nagarkurnool district