POLITICS
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Sep- 2025 -5 September
SCCL sets new daily targets to cover production loss caused by rains
Singareni Collieries has announced aggressive new daily targets to recover production losses caused by recent heavy rains. CMD N. Balram has stressed boosting underground mining, reducing costs, enhancing coal quality, and accelerating project clearances. Peddapalli: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has set new daily targets of producing 1.8 lakh tonnes of coal, dispatching 2.10 lakh tonnes, and removing 12.5 lakh cubic metres of overburden to cover the production loss caused by heavy rains this year. Chairman and Managing Director N Balram issued directions to officials while reviewing coal production and the progress of new projects with all area General Managers from Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad, on Tuesday. He stressed that rains had disrupted production and called for urgent measures to make up the shortfall.…
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5 September
Adilabad gears up for local body polls in over 2000 civic bodies
Preparations are in full swing for elections to 2,181 rural civic bodies across Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, and Asifabad districts, following a 1.5-year delay. The Congress, BRS, and BJP are in the fray to secure dominance in local governance. Adilabad: Preparations are under way for the smooth conduct of elections to 2,181 rural civic bodies in the erstwhile Adilabad district. The tenure of local body representatives ended in February 2024, and with the State Cabinet approving conduct of the polls by September 30, decks have been cleared for elections that had been pending for nearly one-and-a-half years. Officials, anticipating the polls, have already printed ballot papers and procured ballot boxes. Election staff have been identified, assigned duties, and trained at Hyderabad and district headquarters.…
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5 September
Kothagudem man strangles wife to death, surrenders to police
A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband, an auto-rickshaw driver, in Kothagudem after repeated quarrels over his alcohol and betting addiction. The accused later surrendered to police. A case has been registered and investigation launched Kothagudem: A woman was killed, allegedly by her husband, who later surrendered before the police at Burgampadu mandal headquarters on Tuesday. The accused, Shamsheer Pasha, an auto-rickshaw driver, reportedly strangled his wife Mahmooda Begum (30) to death at their residence in Pamula Saheb Street during the early hours. The couple, who married after a love affair, had two children. According to family members, Pasha was addicted to alcohol and online betting, which his wife opposed. She frequently urged him to give up the…
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4 September
Farmers block Rajiv Rahadari in Karimnagar over urea shortage
Farmers in Karimnagar blocked Rajiv Rahadari in protest over a shortage of urea, halting traffic for half an hour. They warned of intensified agitation if the government failed to ensure adequate fertiliser supply at cooperative societies. KARIMNAGAR: Farmers staged a rasta roko at Nustulapur in Thimmapur mandal on Tuesday, demanding the State government ensure adequate supply of urea. Vehicular traffic on Rajiv Rahadari came to a halt for nearly half an hour as farmers sat on the road, raising slogans against the government. Addressing the protest, they said ryots were facing severe difficulties due to lack of fertiliser at societies. They warned that the agitation would be intensified if the government failed to resolve the shortage immediately. On learning of the…
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4 September
Hospitals threaten to halt Aarogyasri services over unpaid bills
Private hospitals under TANHA have been protesting delayed Aarogyasri bill payments worth Rs 1,300–1,400 crore, warning of service withdrawal and seeking revised terms, regular payments, and a proper redressal mechanism. Hyderabad: Small and medium sized private hospitals with a bed capacity of 100 to 200 have for the past 18-months been protesting against the delay in release of Aarogyasri medical bills. Struggling to continue their operations given the pending medical bills piling up to around Rs.1,300 crore to Rs.1,400 crore, around 360 member hospitals of Telangana Network Hospitals Association for Aarogyasri (TANHA) a few days back threatened to withhold medical services to beneficiaries. According to TANHA, small and medium-sized hospitals, which provide medical services to Aarogyasri beneficiaries, are on the…
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4 September
Fireman attempts suicide alleging harassment by officers in Karimnagar
A fireman in Karimnagar, Manohar from Durshed village, attempted suicide by consuming pesticide, alleging harassment by senior officers Pawan and Kishan at Choppadandi fire station. Friends rushed him to hospital, where he is now undergoing treatment. KARIMNAGAR: Alleging harassment by senior officials, a fireman attempted suicide by consuming pesticide in Karimnagar district on Monday. The victim, identified as Manohar from Durshed village in Karimnagar rural mandal, is employed at the Choppadandi fire station. Police said he consumed pesticide on the outskirts of Erukulla and later called his friends to inform them of his act. They rushed him to hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment. In his statement to police, Manohar alleged that fire officer Pawan and another officer, Kishan, had…
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4 September
Government employees demand Congress to restore Old Pension System
Government employees across Telangana staged protests demanding restoration of the Old Pension System and abolition of CPS, urging the Congress to honour its manifesto promise as employees staged demonstrations inside the Secretariat. Hyderabad: Demanding the restoration of the Old Pension System (OPS) and abolition of the Contributory Pension System (CPS), government employees across Telangana have held protests and rallies on Monday. The OPS was abolished and CPS introduced nationwide on September 1, 2004. Telangana Government Employees’ Joint Action Committee (TGEJAC) Secretary General E Srinivasa Rao urged the Congress to fulfil its promise made to government employees and reminded the party, in its manifesto, had assured the implementation of OPS after coming to power in Telangana. The OPS had already been…
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4 September
Farmer collapses while waiting for urea in Telangana’s Sircilla
A farmer in Sircilla, Pendala Mallaiah, collapsed due to seizures while standing in a queue for urea at Gambhiraopet PACS outlet. Other farmers alerted his family, who shifted him home. The incident highlights the ongoing fertiliser shortage in the district. RAJANNA-SIRCILLA: A farmer collapsed in a queue while waiting for urea at Gambhiraopet mandal on Tuesday, highlighting the continuing fertiliser shortage in the district. The farmer, identified as Pendala Mallaiah, suffered seizures and fell unconscious while standing in line with others at the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) outlet in Gambhiraopet. Other farmers immediately alerted his family, who rushed to the spot and shifted him home. His condition was said to have stabilised later.
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4 September
Telangana HC asks State government not to take adverse action based on Ghose Commission report
The Telangana High Court directed the State government not to take any adverse action against former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and former Minister Harish Rao based on the Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project, pending further hearing on October 7 Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the State government not to take adverse action against former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and former Minister T Harish Rao based on the Justice PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project until further orders. A bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin issued the interim order while hearing an interim application in the writ petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Rao and Harish Rao challenging the legality of the…
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4 September
Telangana: After making funeral arrangements, Wanaparthy man found alive
Wanaparthy resident Tailam Ramesh, 49, collapsed due to health issues and was presumed dead. While funeral arrangements were underway, a tattoo of former Minister G Niranjan Reddy on his chest helped detect faint signs of life, saving him. Wanaparthy: A tattoo on his chest saved the life of a man who was presumed dead after collapsing due to health complications. Family members of Tailam Ramesh, 49, a resident of Peerlagutta in Wanaparthy, had made all arrangements for his funeral before realising he was alive. The incident occurred on Monday when Ramesh, after visiting a relative’s home and having some snacks, suddenly collapsed. He lay unconscious on the floor without movement, leading family members to assume he had passed away. Believing him…
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