A deceased BRS-backed candidate, Cherla Murali, who died days before polling, secured the most votes in the Chinthaltana sarpanch election in Rajanna-Sircilla. Officials have referred the matter to the SEC, which is expected to cancel the poll and order a re-election
Vemulawada Agriculture Market Committee chairman Rondi Raju was attacked with knives by unknown assailants in Nagaiahpalli early Friday, hours after gram panchayat vote counting. Police suspect election-linked rivalries and have registered a case, with Raju now stable in hospital
Bura Babu, a remand prisoner in Jagtial sub-jail, filed his nomination for Marupaka Sarpanch post despite being behind bars. His wife Vajramma has also entered the contest, and she will campaign if Babu is unable to attend
A Karimnagar couple, Waseem and Aifa, died in a road accident near Sankepalli in Vemulawada urban mandal when a lorry collided with their motorbike. Their two-month-old daughter sustained a leg fracture and is undergoing treatment
KT Rama Rao announced he will pay the Rs 5 lakh accident insurance premium for autorickshaw drivers in Sircilla, urging unions to submit driver details. He criticised the Congress government for failing to honour welfare schemes promised to the sector
