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Former Minister T Harish Rao has announced free coaching for police job aspirants from Siddipet constituency through the KCR Coaching Centre. Applications will be accepted online from August 13 to 19, followed by screening, physical training and classroom coaching.
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Siddipet Collector K Hymavathi suspended six teachers and issued a show-cause notice to a headmistress after an inquiry into lapses in maintaining students' Facial Recognition System attendance. Departmental action was also ordered against two cluster response persons.
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Former minister T. Harish Rao has offered to sponsor the MBBS education of Siddipet student Akhila after she qualified in NEET. Rao, who has supported the family's education and housing needs for four years, assured continued assistance for her medical studies.
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Continuous rainfall has improved water availability across the erstwhile Medak district, reviving hopes among paddy farmers. Fresh inflows into irrigation projects and favourable rainfall forecasts have encouraged farmers to accelerate transplantation during the first fortnight of August
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A 30-year-old man from Regulapally died after an unidentified vehicle rammed his car from behind on Rajiv Rahadari near Bejjanki Cross Road in Siddipet district. Police have launched efforts to identify the vehicle involved in the fatal hit-and-run accident.
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Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy accused Siddipet district officials of neglecting his constituency and warned of laying siege to the Collectorate if the situation continued. He urged regular official visits, while Minister Seethakka appreciated his initiative of holding mandal-level review meetings.
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Primary school students from Thunki Khalsa in Siddipet visited the Gouraram police station on Friday. Guided by Sub-Inspector J. Arogyam, the children learned about traffic safety, the Indian Constitution, and how to reach out to police during emergencies
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Dubbak MLA Kotha Prabhakar Reddy urged the Prohibition and Excise Department to shut all belt shops in his constituency, citing rising liquor addiction among villagers and youth. He also called for plastic-free villages and criticised the Congress government over poor road conditions.
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The BRS launched a padayatra from Annapurna Sagar to Ranganayaka Sagar in Siddipet, accusing the Congress government of failing to fill reservoirs under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. The party said declining water levels threaten paddy cultivation and announced more protests.
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A pregnant woman delivered her baby beside a hospital bed at the Government MCH Centre in Kothagudem after allegedly not receiving timely assistance. The newborn sustained injuries in the fall, prompting protests by family members, while doctors denied negligence.
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Paddy farmers in Siddipet are struggling to begin cultivation due to empty reservoirs, depleted groundwater and poor rainfall. Delayed irrigation, low sowing coverage and erratic power supply have worsened the situation, forcing many farmers to spend more on repeated sowing and borewells.
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Young mountaineer Jatoth Vihan Ram from Siddipet met Sports Minister Vakiti Srihari after scaling major peaks, including Mt Kilimanjaro and Mount Kosciuszko. The minister assured support for his ambition to complete the Seven Summits while continuing his anti-drug awareness campaign.
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A 27-year-old Armed Reserve constable from Siddipet died after his car rammed into a stationary lorry parked near a puncture shop on Rajiv Rahadari in Gajwel mandal. Police registered a case and shifted the body for postmortem.
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The recent extortion attempt involving a Revenue Inspector in Cheriyal has raised concerns that cyber fraudsters are exploiting ACB raids to target government officials. Sources say officials allegedly involved in corruption are reluctant to report such threats, fearing further scrutiny.
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Former Minister T. Harish Rao presented iPads to 31 meritorious SSC students from the Siddipet Assembly constituency. He announced that the top 50 students would receive similar devices from next year and encouraged students to use technology for academic purposes.
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Siddipet police returned 117 lost smartphones to their owners after recovering them through complaints registered on the CEIR portal. Commissioner of Police Rashmi Perumal said 538 mobile phones had been recovered this year and urged the public to use the portal.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau trapped Cheryala Tahsildar Korra Dileep Naik in Siddipet district for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 70,000 bribe to process 11 NALA land conversion applications. He was arrested and produced before the special ACB court in Hyderabad.
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Former Minister T. Harish Rao distributed tea stall equipment to 91 beneficiaries across five rural mandals in Siddipet with support from the National Egg Coordination Committee. The initiative aims to strengthen the livelihoods of small vendors by helping them run their businesses more efficiently.
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An 11-year-old residential school student ran away from her hostel in Gajwel on Friday night as she wanted to meet her parents. Patrolling police found her at Pragnapur bus stop, comforted her and later reunited her with her family.
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A fertiliser dealer in Cheriyal was arrested for allegedly black marketing 6,429 urea bags using fake farmers' Aadhaar details and pattadar passbooks. The Agriculture Department suspended a mandal officer and cancelled the licences of three fertiliser dealers in connection with the case.