Telangana

The State government issued an ordinance expanding the urban area upto Outer Ring Road (ORR) and beyond by merging 51 Gram Panchayats with nearby municipalities.

CPI (Maoist) party Cherla platoon’s area committee member Madakam Aithal alias Aitha surrendered to the district police and CPRF 141 Bn officials here on Tuesday.

The Munneru river, typically a dry tributary of the Krishna river, swelled unexpectedly, causing a flash flood that wreaked havoc in just one hour between 10 am and 11 am on Sunday.

Jella Srinivas, Kota Shankar, Nukala Srinivas, Buram Ramesh and Kashaboyina Sattaiah, were arrested for allegedly hunting a spotted deer at Bhupalapatnam village in Sirpur (T) mandal on Tuesday

Officials demolished the building of Fusion International School here terming it as an encroachment at Ilapur thanda in Ameenpur mandal on Tuesday.

Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director Mushrraf Ali Faruqui on Tuesday initiated disciplinary action against four engineers on charges of dereliction of duties and corruption.

The flood levels at Bhadrachalam are anticipated to reach critical warning points within the next 24 hours. This marks the second flood event in the river within five weeks.

The Vattem Pump House, a key component of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project, was partially affected by the flooding.

Among the hardest-hit areas are Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Khammam, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Hanamkonda, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Jangaon districts. The initial assessments indicate that the most significant losses are in paddy, cotton, and maize crops.

Following complaints from farmers, the Medak police kept a watch on the movement of the gang and nabbed seven of them near Pedda Shankarampet

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was alert and initiated rescue operations using all his experience. At the same time, the Chief Minister here in Telangana was also alert since Friday and was working 24 hours. One can compare both the efforts, he said at a review meeting here on Tuesday.

The stranded members of Chenchu tribe, all residents of Gonamoni Pally village in Dindi Mandal, were trapped at Dindi canal due to rising water levels caused by heavy rains

Police personnel and local youth put in a brave effort to save a man, who was stranded in a stream near Tekmal for more than an hour. Ramavath Nandu (35) of Shabad village was crossing the rivulet when he got swept away.

Thala Srinitya of Atmakuru village of the district was suffering from high fever for one week and was admitted to a private hospital, where she was diagnosed with dengue.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest said that the drive was conducted as part of community policing. He advised the job-seekers to explore the employment opportunities in the private sector and to achieve financial empowerment

Repeated appeals of the previous BRS government for assistance after the October 2020 floods in Hyderabad and July 2022 Godavari floods to the Centre were ignored.

The police seized Rs 2,880 in cash, 35 knives and nine roosters from the accused

The bodies of K Venkateshwarlu (30) and Dodda Sai (25) who were washed away in the Kinnerasani stream at Motlagudem in Tekulapally mandal in the district on Sunday night were found on Tuesday.

In the first instance, eight persons were apprehended while they were playing in a den and Rs 43,000 cash were seized from them in Kaghaznagar town

Crops in over 2,100 acres were damaged in erstwhile Medak due to heavy rains during the past four days. Siddipet district, which received the highest rainfall, witnessed the maximum damage.

The double standards of elected public representatives of the Congress, including Ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs and others in contributing their salary towards the flood affected families in Kerala in the past and now in the State is being questioned by different sections.

The CMD said that to achieve the current financial year target of 72 million tonnes there was a need to increase daily coal production

The Minister said, the previous government failed to submit utilisation certificates for the funds released by the centre for natural disaster relief works, hence the centre had not released the SDRF amount to the State in the current financial year

The earthen road connecting to the bridge, which is already in a bad condition, was further damaged due to heavy water flow in the rivulet following continuous drizzling.