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Political tensions in Nagulapally, Medak escalated after Congress sarpanch allegedly forced the panchayat secretary to demolish rival Srisailam Yadav’s boundary wall. Police supervised the act, prompting the family to plan a complaint to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
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Animal rights activists allege nearly 100 stray dogs were killed in Nagarkurnool district, taking Telangana’s toll to 1,200 since December. Police registered FIRs against panchayat-linked persons as investigations continue into illegal culling and relocation of dogs
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The oath-taking ceremony of newly elected sarpanch and ward members at Chennaraopet in Warangal district turned violent on Monday as Congress and BRS workers clashed over party songs played at the venue, leaving a few persons injured before police intervened.
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A sarpanch aspirant was attacked by unidentified persons after chilli powder was hurled into his eyes on the outskirts of Molangur village in Karimnagar district. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
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Guntakandla Ramachandra Reddy, 95, has been elected sarpanch of Nagaram village in Suryapet district, defeating younger candidates. Fondly called Bapu, the nonagenarian actively campaigned, earning massive support and making history in Telangana’s rural politics.
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Two women, both above 80, won sarpanch posts in Manthani mandal. Kasipeta Venkatamma won Uppatla with 501 votes against Badikela Swarupa’s 260, while Godari Laxmi secured the Siripuram seat in the gram panchayat elections on Thursday.
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A sharp drop in temperatures disrupted morning gram panchayat campaigning across the erstwhile Medak district. Candidates struggled to conduct door-to-door outreach, and voter activity slowed until late morning. With the first phase ending on Tuesday, the cold conditions hampered last-minute mobilisation.
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In the first phase of gram panchayat elections, 19 sarpanch candidates and 220 ward members were elected unanimously in Khammam, while Kothagudem saw 14 sarpanch and 336 ward members win without contest. The remaining posts will go to polls on December 11.
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Anganwadi teacher Razia Sultana resigned and filed her nomination for the Sarpanch post of Indupuriyal village. Known for her social work through the SR Trust, she hopes her service during Covid-19 and support to villagers will earn public backing.
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They said that they were reeling under a severe financial crisis due to inordinate delay in payment of bills with regard to various developmental activities by the government
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The villagers of Sheri Thanda, are struggling with disruption in water supply to the village. Now, the villagers have been walking to an agriculture borewell two kilometres away from the village
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He promised last year on Republic Day to deposit Rs.10,116 in the name of each girl child born until January 26, 2023.
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Jagtial: Sarpanch of Mularampur of Ibrahimpatnam mandal, Sunchu Santhosh, died, allegedly by suicide on Sunday. The reason was yet to be known. Santosh was found hanging from a tree in a mango orchard on the outskirts of the village. Villagers, who found the body, alerted the police, who shifted the body for autopsy, while a […]
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Nalgonda: An advocate Gade Vijay Reddy was stabbed to death by unidentified persons at Yellammagudem village of Thipparthy mandal in the district on Saturday evening. Vijay Reddy was also husband of sarpanch of Yellammagudem Sandhya. He was practicing in District Court of Nalgonda for the last five years. Unidentified persons, who came in a car, […]
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Kothagudem: In a twist in the death of a female sarpanch of Komatipalli thanda of Sujatha Nagar mandal in the district, two persons were booked by police for an alleged attempt to rape the woman. It might be noted that the sarpanch attempted suicide in on Tuesday and died undergoing treatment on Thursday at a […]
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Kothagudem: A sarpanch who attempted suicide in Sujatha Nagar mandal in the district on Tuesday has died undergoing treatment on Thursday. The deceased, Bhukya Kumari (30), was sarpanch of Komatipalli thanda in the mandal. She consumed poison because of family problems and was rushed to the District Hospital in Khammam, where she died after battling […]
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Ahmedabad: An alleged gram panchayat notification bearing the name of the Sarpanch directing shopkeepers and residents not to buy anything from Muslim vendors is doing the rounds at a village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. The notification says if anyone is seen buying goods from Muslim vendors, he or she would be fined Rs 5,100, and […]
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Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Bejjur mandal headquarters Sarpanch Ansar Hussain was placed under suspension for allegedly committing irregularities. An order to this effect was issued by Collector Rahul Raj on Saturday evening. According to the order, Ansar failed to conduct meetings and took up construction of a shopping complex at an estimated cost of Rs 30 […]
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Sangreddy: Pathalavath Ravi, husband of Ilapuram Tanda Sarpanch in Ameenpur Mandal and three others were alleged to have beaten up two persons while they were videographing some illgeal construction work going on at a land belonging to them on Wednesday morning. Ravi allegedly took out a licensed revolver the victims were carrying in their pocket […]
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Hyderabad: Ithaboina Babu, Sarpanch of Pudoor Gram Panchayat in Medchal Mandal in Medchal-Malkajgiri district was caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday afternoon at Oorjitha Hills open plots venture when he allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs.5 lakh as an advance from a complainant S. Srinivasa Rao of Old Alwal for […]
