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A six-member committee probing the RIMS-Adilabad SNCU explosion that killed five infants has completed its inquiry. The panel examined officials and gathered details and is expected to submit its report soon, along with recommendations to prevent similar incidents.

A six-member government committee led by ITDA-Utnoor project officer Manda Makarandu began an inquiry into the RIMS-Adilabad SNCU tragedy on Thursday. The panel inspected the site, spoke to staff and examined possible technical lapses, safety issues and other causes.

Tudumdebba and other tribal organisations staged a protest at the ITDA project officer's office in Utnoor, demanding deletion of Lambadas from the ST list. Hundreds of tribals participated, while officials assured protesters that their concerns would be addressed.

Adilabad police arrested four persons for allegedly duping 25 people by promising government jobs and bank loans. The prime accused allegedly collected Rs 70 lakh, posed as a government employee and issued fake appointment letters to victims across the erstwhile Adilabad district.

Tribal welfare officials have begun an inquiry into the death of a Class IX student at Rajuguda village in Mancherial district. Officials visited the girl’s house and questioned her parents, who said she had no illness and died after returning from school.

The annual Jangu Bai jatara will be held at a cave temple in the forests of Kotaparandoli village, Kerameri mandal, from December 22 to January 17. Tribal devotees from Telangana and neighbouring states will participate in the religious fair

Adilabad district has reported a steady decline in HIV positive cases, with 130 detections in 2024-25. Officials credit increased testing, awareness programmes and support services. The district’s HIV prevalence stands at 0.29 per cent, with multiple counselling centres operating

Dalit activists staged a protest in Utnoor, Adilabad, demanding Rs 20 lakh compensation and a government job for the family of Forest Beat Officer Waghmare Goutham, who died by suicide. Officials later assured financial aid and support to the family

Thousands of Adivasis gathered at Jodeghat in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district to pay homage to tribal leader Kumram Bheem on his 85th martyrdom anniversary. Officials and community leaders recalled his struggle for “Jal, Jangal, Jameen” and his lasting legacy

Police seized 82 motorbikes, 18 auto-rickshaws, and a car during a community contact programme in Keshavapatnam village, Echoda mandal. SP Akhil Mahajan led 160 officers, including women police and a sniffer dog, while warning locals against illegal activities

Tribal villagers in Adilabad continue to suffer isolation due to the absence of bridges across streams, often risking lives during medical emergencies and monsoons. Officials said proposals have been sent to construct 20 high-level bridges across the district

Heavy rains lashed erstwhile Adilabad, Mancherial and Asifabad districts, submerging bridges, flooding colonies and cutting off villages. Tamsi mandal recorded 173 mm rainfall, the highest in Telangana. Farmers reported damage to cotton and other crops and sought official surveys and relief

A 14-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a tank in Utnoor, Adilabad. Friends failed to inform anyone out of fear. His body was found two days later by local residents

Nearly 300 unemployed youth in Adilabad and Utnoor accused Jadav Krishna of collecting Rs 20,000 each by promising jobs through a finance firm. After the offices were locked, they lodged a police complaint and demanded stern action for the alleged fraud

Farmers, including women, staged a protest in Jainoor mandal of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district by blocking the Asifabad–Utnoor road, demanding immediate urea supply. They accused the State government of failing to ensure fertiliser availability during the critical cultivation period

A case was already registered against the four based on a complaint received from Purnan Ali, the lorry driver

 A person was killed, while three persons sustained critical injuries when two motorbikes dashed against each other at Pulimadugu village of Utnoor mandal

Vanaja bagged the post by securing the 38th rank in the State and the first rank in erstwhile Adilabad district

Utnoor ASP Kajal Singh, in a statement, said that Nallanna Krishnaiah, Thakur Arun Singh, Thakur Dhara Singh and Gyan Singh, were apprehended while shipping the grains, following a tip-off

The children were felicitated by ITDA-project officer Khusbhu Gupta in Utnoor mandal centre