A 34-year-old farmer from Wankidi mandal, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, died by suicide after suffering losses in his cotton crop, which he had cultivated using borrowed funds. The incident highlights the growing distress among farmers facing poor yields and mounting debts.
A farmer from Kolamchichpalli village in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, was arrested for illegally cultivating cannabis as an intercrop in his cotton field. Acting on a tip-off, police seized 380 plants
Police said that Sidam Mangu from Kopaguda village suffered serious injuries to his chest when the bike hit the bullock cart while he was returning home around 9 pm
Villagers reported that a tiger attacked and killed a calf grazing in the forests of Sonapur, located on the border between Telangana and Maharashtra, early in the morning. They suspected that the same tiger, which had injured five cows in a herd at Dhaba village on Sunday, might have been responsible for the calf's death.
An adult tiger was seen at a side of the bridge meant for passage of wild animals on NH 363. Some motorists shot a video of the tiger. Motorists said they were frightened by the presence of the tiger at the bridge. The video clip was widely shared on social media platforms.
Sources said 15 more students took ill after consuming contaminated dinner at the hostel, on Saturday. Forty-five students fell sick on Thursday and Wednesday.
Students allege that food was being cooked in unhygienic conditions, while drinking water was not protected with water tank getting cleaned monthly once
Officials have been using polythene covers to prevent bund breaches at the irrigation project, which is situated in a region that has been seeing heavy rains for the last two years.
Wankidi police said Dengre Dasru (52) and his wife Jaina Bai (47) died on the spot when his elder brother Pathru and his family members attacked the two with an axe
Asifabad Inspector V Suresh said that Manjula (38), a resident of Mandamarri town and teacher of a government teacher at Narlapur village in Wankidi mandal, died on the spot when she fell down from the scooter which skidded. She was riding the two-wheeler at the time of the incident.
Wankidi Sub-Inspector Sagar said that Akarapu Santosh from Bambara could not repay the loan of Rs 5 lakh availed from Axis bank while he was working a poultry farm in Karimnagar a few years ago.
Wankidi Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said that the deceased was Athram Suresh (30) a native of Ballarshah district in Maharashtra. The rescued worker was Madavi Sangharsh belonging to Maharashtra.
