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    Telangana

    BRS flays Congress government’s new urea distribution policy

    BRS leader S Niranjan Reddy criticised the Congress government’s app-based urea distribution system, calling it flawed and anti-farmer. He alleged that the policy could worsen shortages, burden farmers with extra costs and create divisions among cultivators. Hyderabad: BRS leader and former Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday condemned the Congress government’s new app-based urea distribution system, accusing it of punishing genuine farmers and harbouring a grudge against tenant farmers. Reddy described the policy as a thoughtless move that could add to the urea crisis and said it may create a rift among farmers. Stating that the handling of urea distribution itself was faulty, he questioned why shortages persisted only under Congress rule. He argued that the policy, aligned with the Tenancy Act, appeared to be designed to sow discord between land-owning farmers and tenant farmers. “This could deter genuine farmers from leasing out their land, potentially leading to a conspiracy-like reduction in overall cultivation,”…
    Telangana

    GP Polls: Family face-offs in Kothagudem’s Julurpad attract attention

    Family rivalries have marked the final phase of gram panchayat elections in Julurpad mandal, with five members of one family contesting in Kothur village and another family face-off witnessed in Machinenipet panchayat. Kothagudem: Five members of a family of Kothur in Julurpad mandal were in the fray in the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections to be held on Wednesday in the district. Two persons, Akkula Pedda Ramulu, supported by CPI and his brother Akkula Narasimha Rao, supported by a BRS-Congress-TDP combine, are contesting for Kothur GP sarpanch seat after withdrawal of nominations. In the GP with eight wards and 893 voters, the sarpanch seat is reserved for ST (General). On the other hand, the mother of the above two contestants, Akkula Naramma, her second son, Akkula Chinna Ramulu and her grandson Rajesh have been contesting as the ward members in the GP. Similarly, a man, Lakavath Reddy, supported…
    Telangana

    Tiger movement in Kamareddy puts border villages in Medak on alert

    Forest officials in Medak have placed villages near the Kamareddy border on alert following renewed movement of a tiger in the neighbouring district. Awareness programmes were conducted, and farmers were advised to take precautions until the animal retreats into the forest Medak: With the movement of a tiger reported in the neighbouring Kamareddy district, forest officials in Medak have put residents of villages located close to the Kamareddy border on high alert. A forest team led by Forest Range Officer (FRO) Vidya Sagar visited Naskal, Nandagokul, Chelmada and other villages in the Ramayampet area on Tuesday and created awareness among farmers and local residents. A tiger was spotted in Kamareddy district about five months ago, in July this year. Forest officials had then said that the animal had strayed into the district from the Mancherial forest area, but disappeared soon after. Last Sunday, the tiger killed a couple of calves in…
    Telangana

    From ragpicker to ward member: Tribal woman creates history in Kothagudem

    A tribal woman from Kothagudem, who earned her livelihood by collecting waste, has been elected as a gram panchayat ward member. Backed by the BRS, her victory is being hailed as a symbol of social change. Kothagudem: From the daily routine of collecting trash and plastic waste and selling it to make a living, a tribal woman here is scripting history by getting elected as a gram panchayat ward member. Sriramula Triveni, a resident of Rudrampur, contested for the eleventh ward reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Rudrampur gram panchayat of Chunchupalli mandal with the support of the BRS. Much to her joy, the voters in the ward gave her a resounding victory as she got elected with a majority of 137 votes. With the aim of providing an opportunity to women from the most underprivileged sections of society, Chunchupalli mandal BRS president Gudelli Yakaaiah had fielded Triveni in the elections in…
    Telangana

    Gram Panchayat funds are constitutional rights, not Congress freebies: KTR

    BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress MLAs of treating constitutional entitlements to gram panchayats as charity. Addressing newly elected local body representatives, he alleged misuse of power, poor governance and failure in welfare schemes under the Congress government Hyderabad: Calling Congress MLAs’ arrogant power-mongers, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday charged that power had gone so much to their heads that they now dare to treat constitutional entitlements under government schemes as mere doles dispensed at their mercy. In a show of strength, he felicitated the newly elected sarpanchs, upa-sarpanchs and ward members from the Khanapur constituency at Telangana Bhavan. During the ceremony, he also extended a warm welcome to independent candidates who won the sarpanch elections by offering them the party’s pink scarves and officially inviting them to join the BRS fold. He accused the Congress party of arrogance and misuse of power. “Power has gone to the…
    Telangana

    Asifabad: 16 Maoists nabbed during combing operations

    Sixteen Maoists, including nine women, were apprehended during a combing operation by Kumram Bheem Asifabad police in Sirpur (U) mandal. Acting on intelligence inputs, police intercepted the group, which had reportedly entered the district to surrender. Kumram Bheem Asifabad: As many as 16 banned Maoists were apprehended during a combing operation conducted by the district police in the forests of Sirpur (U) mandal on Monday night. With the Central and State governments recently focusing special attention on Maoists in the Chhattisgarh border region, the Maoists are reportedly shifting their bases. Acting on specific inputs from the Intelligence wing, a special party led by ASP S Chittaranjan combed the forests. The police nabbed the Maoists, including nine women and seven men, belonging to various cadres. The Maoists entered the district to surrender before the police by crossing the Pranahita river from Maharashtra. They reportedly took shelter in Sirpur (U) mandal centre before…
    Telangana

    Gram panchayat polls: BRS comes up with strong show in Adilabad region

    BRS-backed sarpanch candidates have performed strongly in Adilabad district local body polls, winning 224 villages across two phases. The party secured notable victories in Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts, consolidating its presence in the region Adilabad: The BRS continued to put up a strong performance in the local body polls held in the first and second phases across the erstwhile Adilabad district. According to party leaders, BRS-backed sarpanch candidates won in 224 villages across the two phases of elections in the erstwhile Adilabad district, where polls have been conducted so far in 1,020 gram panchayats. The party registered victories in 121 villages in the first phase and 103 villages in the second phase across the four districts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad. In Adilabad district, as many as 47 BRS-supported sarpanch candidates won in the first phase, while 29 sarpanch candidates emerged victorious in the…
    Telangana

    Congress workers attack BRS cadre in Warangal’s Chennaraopet mandal

    An argument over the sarpanch election turned violent in Cheruvukommu thanda of Warangal’s Chennaraopet mandal as Congress and BRS workers clashed, leaving several injured. Police registered cases and deployed tight security ahead of polling. Warangal: An argument over the election of a sarpanch turned violent at Cheruvukommu thanda of Chennaraopet mandal in Warangal district as Congress workers attacked BRS workers. According to sources, a heated argument broke out between Congress and BRS party workers around 11 pm on Monday. The argument escalated over the debate on who would win the sarpanch election. The Congress workers, asserting that their party supporter would win the election, attacked BRS workers, who made the same claim, with sticks from the bonfire lit up by the locals for warmth. Then the BRS cadres also retaliated. In this clash, both BRS and Congress party workers sustained head injuries. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Narsampet…
    Telangana

    Congress activists attack sarpanch-elect candidate in Peddapalli

    Sarpanch-elect Ambothu Ravi Kumar was allegedly attacked by Congress activists in Anthergaon mandal of Peddapalli district while thanking voters after his victory. Police registered a case and launched an investigation following protests by supporters. PEDDAPALLI: Sarpanch-elect Ambothu Ravi Kumar was reportedly attacked by Congress activists in Anthergaon mandal on Monday night. Ravi Kumar had contested the Anthergaon sarpanch post as an independent candidate and won the seat in the second phase of Gram Panchayat elections held on Sunday. On Monday night, Ravi Kumar visited the village to thank voters for electing him, going door to door along with his supporters. While they were moving through the village, some Congress activists allegedly attacked them. Following the incident, Ravi Kumar and his followers staged a protest in the village at around 11 pm, demanding action against the accused. Based on a complaint, police registered a case and launched an investigation.
    Telangana

     Strict action planned against overspeeding commercial vehicles

    Hyderabad authorities raised concerns over private buses and heavy  vehicles violating safety norms by tampering with speed governors and overspeeding. The Transport Department plans stricter enforcement, including triple penalties,  vehicle seizure, and permit cancellations to curb accidents and ensure compliance Hyderabad: Rising accidents involving private buses and heavy goods vehicles have raised serious concerns over their fitness and safety compliance. Police and Transport Department officials have concluded that most recent accidents were caused by rash driving and overspeeding more particularly by tampering the ‘speed governors’. Although speed governors are mandatory, many vehicle operators are allegedly removing them after fitness certification and driving at dangerous speeds. The Transport Department is preparing to further tighten enforcement. Officials warned that heavy vehicles such as tippers found carrying loads beyond permissible limits will be seized, drivers’ licences will be cancelled, and permits will also be revoked in cases of repeated violations. During inspections, officials found that while the Motor  Vehicles Act…

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      Sarpanch contestant found dead in Congress leader’s farmhouse in Sangareddy

      Sangareddy: Valki Raju, a sarpanch contestant for Pippadpally, was found dead under suspicious circumstances near the farmhouse of Congress mandal president Balaji Narasimhulu. Police have registered a case, shifted the body for postmortem, and launched an investigation. Sangareddy: A sarpanch contestant was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the farmhouse of the Congress mandal president of Raikode mandal on Monday. The deceased, Valki Raju, who had filed his nomination for the Pippadpally sarpanch post, had gone to meet party mandal president Balaji Narasimhulu near the village on Sunday night to discuss election campaign strategy. However, he was found hanging from a tree near the house the next morning. Both Narasimhulu and Raju were known to be close associates of Health Minister…

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      Chicken piece chokes man to death in Telangana’s Sircilla

      A 45-year-old man, Pati Surender of Gollapally in Yellareddypet mandal, died on Sunday after a chicken piece got stuck in his throat while having lunch. Family members attempted to pull it out but failed. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. RAJANNA SIRCILLA: A chicken piece claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in Gollapally of Yellareddypet mandal on Sunday. According to villagers, Pati Surender, a resident of the KCR double bedroom colony and a trolley auto driver working at a kirana store, was having lunch with his family members when a chicken piece from the curry he was having got stuck in his throat. He suffered severe difficulty in breathing, and his family members tried to pull out…

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      Parts of erstwhile Adilabad reel under freezing cold for second day

      Freezing conditions persisted across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday, with Arli (T) in Bheempur mandal recording 7.9°C and Ginnedhari in Tiryani mandal logging 8.2°C. Dense fog affected movement on NH-44, while residents stayed indoors and farmers halted fieldwork. Adilabad: Parts of the erstwhile Adilabad district reeled under freezing cold weather conditions for the second day on Monday. According to a weather report on the Telangana Development Planning Society (TDPS) website, Arli (T) village in Bheempur mandal shivered at 7.9 degrees Celsius, while Ginnedhari village in Tiryani mandal recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius. Pembi mandal centre in Nirmal district witnessed a minimum of 9 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, Arli (T) saw a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius and…

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      Tiger moving in Kawal enters Khanapur division in Nirmal as officials track her journey

      A migrant tigress that entered the Kawal Tiger Reserve core in late November has now moved into Khanapur division in Nirmal district. Forest officials are tracking her movement through Dasturabad and Kaddampeddur ranges while sensitising villagers and ensuring safe passage for the big cat. Nirmal: A migrant tiger that had moved into the core of the Kawal Tiger Reserve has now drifted towards the neighbouring Khanapur division of the district. The tiger, suspected to be a female from Maharashtra, entered the core area of the reserve in search of territory after crossing Kerameri and Sirpur (U) mandals of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district in the fourth week of November. Its arrival cheered Forest officials as the core had not seen a tiger’s…

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      Sarpanch aspirants woo voters with cash deposits for newborn girls

      As gram panchayat election campaigning intensifies in Karimnagar, sarpanch aspirants are introducing novel promises to attract voters. While some pledge civic solutions backed by bond papers, others are offering financial deposits for newborn girls. Karimnagar: As campaigning for the gram panchayat elections gathers pace, several sarpanch aspirants are devising new ways to attract voters, going beyond routine assurances of resolving local issues. While many are promising solutions to civic problems, some are offering written bond papers to assure implementation of their commitments. A few aspirants have now taken a different route, promising to deposit money in the names of newborn girl children if elected. In Arepalli of Vemulawada mandal, sarpanch aspirant Etikyala Raju is promising to deposit Rs 10,000 for every newborn girl. The amount…

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      Two killed, five injured as Tirupati pilgrimage turns tragic for Medchal residents

      Two persons, including a father and his young daughter from Medchal, died while five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on the Outer Ring Road near Tellapur on Saturday night. Medchal: A pilgrimage to Tirupati turned tragic for two families when two persons died and five others suffered serious injuries in a road accident on the Outer Ring Road on Saturday night. The mishap occurred near Pati village in Tellapur municipality, close to Exit No. 2. The victims were identified as Neela Srisailam, 40, and his eight-year-old daughter Subiksha, residents of Medchal. According to the police, Srisailam’s family, along with his friend Tirupathi’s family, was travelling to Tirumala when their car rammed into a lorry moving ahead of them in the first two…

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      334

      Harish Rao slams Congress over delay in payments to maize farmers

      Former Minister T Harish Rao criticised the Congress government for failing to release timely payments to farmers after procurement of crops like maize and paddy. He alleged that promises of depositing money within 48 hours were unfulfilled, with dues of Rs 45 crore pending for 450 farmers in Chinna Kodur alone. Siddipet: Former Minister T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of limiting itself to mere statements on releasing payments to farmers after procurement of paddy, maize and other produce. He said the promises of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy of depositing money in farmers’ bank accounts within 48 hours of  grain purchase were proving false, as farmers were still waiting for payments even 60 days after maize procurement.

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      Telangana: Harish Rao assures full support to MBBS student from Siddipet

      Former Minister T. Harish Rao has pledged full financial support to MBBS student Perka Sreeja from Siddipet. He covered her first-year tuition and promised to fund the remaining years, helping her pursue a medical career despite economic hardship. Sangareddy: Former Minister T Harish Rao has assured full financial support to MBBS student Perka Sreeja, whose determination helped her overcome economic hardship to secure a medical seat. Sreeja’s father, Srinivas, does petty jobs to support the family. The student completed her schooling from Class 5 to Intermediate at the Social Welfare Residential School in Mittapalli, Siddipet, and went on to crack the NEET examination, earning admission to Chalmeda Anand Rao Medical College in Karimnagar. Learning that Srinivas was struggling to arrange the tuition…

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      Army operationalises 3D concrete printing tech for quick construction of bunkers, sentry posts

      The Indian Army, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, has deployed on-site 3D concrete printing in Sikkim for rapid construction of bunkers and sentry posts. The portable technology enhances ballistic resistance, customised designs, and operational readiness in mountainous forward areas Gangtok: The Indian Army, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, has operationalised on-site 3D concrete printing technology for quick construction of bunkers, sentry posts and protective structures in forward areas of Sikkim, a Defence statement said. The capability — already proven in other operational areas earlier — has been effectively employed by the Trishakti Corps in the Himalayan state, it said. “The indigenous robotic 3D concrete printer, equipped with a robotic arm, circular mixer, piston pump and generator, is fully vehicle-portable and optimised…

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      UP: Two minors killed in celebratory firing during wedding festivities in Etah

      Two minors were killed during pre-wedding celebrations in Etah when a firearm went off, possibly due to celebratory firing. A 12-year-old died on the spot, while a 17-year-old succumbed later. Police are investigating and questioning attendees Etah: Two minors have been killed when a firearm went off during pre-wedding celebrations at a village here, police said on Sunday. The firing took place in Umai Asadnagar village in Etah district on Saturday night, they said. According to police, the celebrations were on, with music playing and people dancing, when gunshots were heard. Twelve-year-old Suhail, son of Asuddin, died on the spot while 17-year-old Shahkhad, son of Munna Khan, was critically injured. Family members rushed both the boys to a community health centre…

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