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DG Y Nagi Reddy urged industries in Pashamylaram to train workers in fire safety following the Sigachi fire tragedy. A review revealed most staff lacked training in handling fire emergencies

No casualties were reported in the incident. The staff suspected that a short circuit could have resulted in the fire mishap. The loss due to the fire accident has not yet been ascertained.

A father and son died of electrocution in Gollapally, Sangareddy, after a steel rod they were carrying touched live overhead electric wires. The tragic accident occurred while they were working on their house. Police have registered a case for investigation.

Sangareddy MLA Chintha Prabhakar criticised the Congress government for failing to issue pattas to farmers after acquiring land for HMDA layouts. He also opposed land acquisition in fertile Kondapur villages without proper compensation or prior notice

Pankaj Kumar, a migrant worker from Bihar who suffered 70 per cent burns in a 2023 industrial fire at Niehoff of India, returned to Pashamylaram seeking compensation and employment that the company had promised but never delivered

DNA samples from the Sigachi Industries accident failed to match any of the eight missing workers' families. Officials have suggested families return home, though they assured death certificates and ex gratia will be processed within three months. Families remain anguished.

A youth in Sangareddy slit his lover’s throat and then attempted suicide using the same knife. The victim, a 20-year-old student, died while the accused was hospitalized with serious injuries

Over 100 mutilated body parts and bloodstains recovered from the debris sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory for DNA analysis

The Sigachi Chloro Chemicals blast toll rose to 40 after Mun Mun Chowdary, a critically injured worker, died during treatment. Twenty-two injured persons are still in hospitals, while nine remain untraced. Two unidentified bodies remain in the Patancheru mortuary

BHEL SC Employees Association President G Surendar has been appointed as the Telangana State President of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan)’s labour cell, Janshakti Mazdoor Sabha. He received the appointment letter from the party’s New Delhi office on Saturday.

Hyderabad philanthropist Arekapudi Raghu donated Rs 1 lakh to an elderly Maharashtra farmer who was seen tilling land with his wife due to lack of bullocks. The viral video drew attention to their plight, prompting Raghu’s 280-km journey to help.

Debris clearance at the Sigachi blast site in Sangareddy is nearly complete, SP Paritosh Pankaj confirmed. While no more bodies were found, the search continues for nine missing employees and to identify five bodies kept in the mortuary

The management of Sigachi Chloro Chemicals revised the blast death toll to 38 and said they expect preliminary probe findings in a week. While 12 injured were discharged and given Rs 1 lakh interim relief, names were not released

GITAM University, Hyderabad signed an MoU with the Indian Army to offer free seats to children of army personnel and promote collaboration in defence-related research. Areas include UAVs, materials tech, and AI-ML. Experts will be exchanged for joint studies

A four-member expert committee visited the Sigachi Chemicals blast site in Sangareddy to investigate the cause of the explosion. The team spent three hours inspecting the premises, collected samples, and sought records from the company. A report is expected in a month

A man collapsed at Dhruva Hospital in Patancheru while visiting his injured son-in-law, a victim of the Sigachi blast. The hospital charged Rs.70,000 for his treatment in 24 hours, prompting the family to seek government aid

Balapur police helped a grieving woman who lost her husband and was unable to send her children to school due to financial issues. The officers counselled her and arranged school admissions for both children, earning praise from villagers and officials

Former Minister T Harish Rao criticised the Sangareddy administration for failing to support families affected by the Sigachi Chloro Chemicals accident, demanded compensation for victims, and called for action against negligent officials responsible for the mishap

Despite repeated warnings from the SDSO about structural damage to Manjeera dam, the Telangana government has failed to act. Cracks, leakages and neglected maintenance now threaten the ageing dam, once a vital drinking water source and wildlife sanctuary

UNDP’s Dr Angela Lusigi called for united action to conserve biodiversity at a roundtable hosted by ICRISAT. Experts stressed policy reform in agriculture, scientific interventions, and political awareness to align with India’s biodiversity goals and the Kunming-Montreal framework