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Singareni management has invited applications from former employees dismissed for unauthorised absence between 2023 and 2025. A High-Power Committee will examine their re-employment, subject to age, muster-day and medical fitness criteria. Applications must be submitted by November 14, 2026.

The Srirampur Area of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) produced 5.04 lakh tonnes of coal in October, achieving 94 per cent of its production target of 5.45 lakh tonnes. While underground mines surpassed their target with 105 per cent achievement, opencast projects lagged behind at 91 per cent.

Workers and trade union leaders have opposed SCCL’s plan to introduce facial recognition attendance in its mines, calling it unnecessary and costly. They cited shortages of essential mining equipment, while the management maintains that the system will curb proxy attendance.

Revenue officials have resumed surveys to regularise SCCL lands under GO 76 in Kothagudem and Yellandu. Verification is under way for 2,240 applications, with 1,420 completed and 820 pending. Six field teams are conducting surveys in Kothagudem.

An SCCL employee, Sathish Reddy, was killed in Paloncha after the open luggage compartment door of a private bus allegedly struck his head. Police registered a case and are investigating the circumstances, while relatives and residents demanded strict action.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged party leaders to oppose attempts to privatise Singareni, question alleged irregularities and defend workers’ welfare. The party also discussed strengthening its affiliated union and preparing for forthcoming trade union elections.

Telangana’s thermal power stations reportedly have coal stocks for barely nine days against a 21-day requirement. Yadadri has supplies for five days, while questions persist over coal procurement, stock management, alternative supplies and the government’s preparedness to maintain power generation.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded a sitting judge’s inquiry into alleged Singareni irregularities and proposed foreign coal imports. He blamed the Congress government for Telangana’s drought, alleging water wastage, declining coal production and inadequate support for distressed farmers

BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that Telangana’s power crisis was being used to facilitate expensive coal imports through a proposed deal with Bothra Logistics. He demanded a white paper and an independent probe, while questioning Singareni’s falling production and nearly Rs 60,000 crore in reported outstanding dues.

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demanded Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s resignation over Telangana’s power crisis. He sought a probe into alleged coal irregularities at Singareni, compensation for farmers with burnt-out motors and answers from the government at an all-party meeting.

Coal miners have expressed disappointment over the Telangana government’s decision to announce a 34 per cent share of SCCL’s annual profits. Workers expected Rs 2 lakh each but will receive an average of Rs 1.53 lakh, prompting criticism from miners and trade unions.

BRS leaders have intensified preparations for the "Singareni Karmika Garjana" meeting at Godavarikhani, where KT Rama Rao will participate. They accused the Congress government of weakening SCCL and urged coal miners and supporters from several districts to attend the event in large numbers.

Former BRS MP B Vinod Kumar opposed the proposed open-cast coal mine at Venkatapuram village near Ramappa Temple in Mulugu district. He urged the Centre and State government to scrap the proposal, citing concerns over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

TBGKS leaders demanded that SCCL pay workers a 36 per cent profit-share bonus for 2025-26. They alleged that only half the announced profit share had been paid since the Congress came to power and sought clarification on Rs 6,300 crore.

BRS leader T Harish Rao has urged Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal to intervene and stop the proposed privatisation of key public-sector institutions in Telangana, including TG-TRANSCO, TG-GENCO, SCCL and the DISCOMs.

Workers at SCCL’s Main Hospital in Kothagudem have demanded an MRI facility, pointing out that a building constructed for the service has remained unused for nearly a year. Patients requiring MRI scans are being referred to private hospitals and diagnostic centres.

Widespread rains affected coal production in SCCL’s opencast mines at Sathupalli and Manuguru, damaged standing crops and disrupted vehicular movement in erstwhile Khammam. Several water bodies received heavy inflows, prompting irrigation officials to lift gates at the Taliperu Project.

Coal miners at Kasipet II Incline in Mancherial boycotted duties on Tuesday, alleging negligence and poor-quality material after a misfire of explosives injured four miners. The protest ended after officials assured safety measures and better material procurement.

Five SCCL miners sustained minor injuries after an air tanker exploded at the Adriyala Longwall Project in Godavarikhani, with two losing hearing ability.

SCCL has resumed Medical Board meetings after a gap of nearly one and a half years, but employees allege that many workers with serious health conditions are still being declared fit. Trade union leaders claimed the number of approved applications has fallen.