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Nizamabad defeated Mahabubnagar 6-4 to win the 12th Telangana State Junior Inter-District Softball Championship for girls at Nirmal. Siddipet secured third place after beating Jagtial 3-1. Former Municipal Chairperson Eshwari presented the prizes at the event

Two girl students at a residential school in Siddipet were bitten by a centipede after it entered their hostel. Their condition is stable. Students have raised concerns over snakes and insects entering the premises and demanded a boundary wall.

A 61-year-old farmer in Siddipet’s Sheripally village is using a traditional wooden-pole mechanism to lift water from a drain and save his paddy crop. Power cuts, falling groundwater levels and a burnt-out borewell have left farmers struggling.

Former Minister T Harish Rao alleged that blasting near the Mallanna Sagar bund was being carried out without permissions and could damage the structure. The BRS demanded an inquiry, compensation for affected residents, an FIR against the agency and an immediate halt to the work.

A 15-year-old Class 10 student died after reportedly suffering excessive bleeding at a KGBV hostel near Siddipet. Her death triggered protests by BRS leaders and student organisations, with Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy demanding an inquiry, action and compensation.

Four construction workers sustained serious injuries after an iron rod they were lifting touched a live 11-KV overhead electric wire at Mohammadapur in Siddipet district. They were taken to the government hospital in Husnabad, where their condition was reported stable.

Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil promises to ration dealers, pay their commissions and address their demands. He urged them to fight collectively and alleged that coarse rice worth Rs 600 crore was rotting in godowns.

A man told Manakonduru MLA Kavvampally Satyanarayana that he spent five days and Rs 2,000 tracing his wife after she left home following an argument. His account of her free bus travel prompted laughter during a village-level meeting.

Begum Bi, 38, allegedly consumed rodenticide at the Gajwel ACP’s office after claiming that police had failed to address her dispute with neighbours. She was taken to a government hospital. The ACP said she had made similar attempts earlier.

Siddipet defeated Warangal 3-0 in the Telangana Football Association Under-15 Youth League championship at Jayashankar Football Stadium on Saturday. K Sandeep scored twice in the 11th and 36th minutes, while Shitaanj netted the third goal in the 51st minute

A farmer from Giripally was allegedly slapped by Gajwel SI Malla Reddy after approaching the police over a water-sharing dispute with his cousins. A video showing the injured farmer went viral. Police said an inquiry was underway and action would follow if the SI was found guilty.

A 16-year-old Class 10 student, Partham Pradeep, was found dead in a lake at Pallepahad in Siddipet district on Saturday morning. He had left home on Friday night. Police registered a case and launched an investigation.

A 16-year-old Class 10 student, Partham Pradeep of Vemulaghat R&R Colony, was found dead in a lake at Pallepahad on Saturday morning. He had left home on Friday night. Police registered a case and began an investigation.

Former Minister T Harish Rao has demanded a salary hike for sanitation workers in line with rising prices. Crediting them for Siddipet’s progress and Swachh Survekshan awards, he said the BRS would raise their issues in the State Assembly.

A reels competition on Siddipet’s development will be held as part of the district formation anniversary celebrations. Organisers will award Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 to winners in professional and individual categories, besides honouring impressive entries.

ACB officials nabbed panchayat secretary Aruna and Karboar while accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe from a man seeking mutation of his house site at Jakkapur village in Siddipet district. The accused will be produced before the special ACB court on Tuesday evening.

The Telangana Intermediate Education department has removed 35 government junior lecturers from service after universities confirmed that certificates submitted by them were fake. Certificates of 320 more lecturers are under verification, while the Intermediate Education JAC has sought a probe.

The BRS has planned three-day festivities from October 9 to mark 10 years of Siddipet district. The celebrations will include a 10K run, youth and retired employees’ meetings, a poets’ gathering, food festival, laser show, rangolis and a public meeting.

Two youngsters died and another was seriously injured after their two-wheeler hit a garbage collection tractor at Ganesh Nagar along Hanamkonda Road in Husnabad in the early hours of Monday, police said. The deceased were aged 24 and 25.

A 50-year-old man died after an RTC bus knocked him down while he was crossing Rajiv Rahadhari on a moped at Timmareddipally in Kondapak mandal on Monday. The man died on the spot, police said.