POLITICS
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Apr- 2025 -11 April
Rain, hailstorm wreak havoc in Telangana’s Siddipet; crops on 9,150 acres damaged
Nanganur and Chinnakodur mandals worst hit; standing paddy crop on 6,321 acres and mango orchards on 1,141 acres damaged Siddipet: Untimely rain coupled with hailstorm wreaked havoc in nine mandals of Siddipet district with Nanganur and Chinnakodur mandals being the most affected. After primary enquiry, agriculture and horticulture officials put the crop loss at 9,150 acres. While crops in Nanganur mandal were damaged on 4,941 acres, farmers in Chinnakodur suffered crop losses on 2,156 acres. Narayanraopet, Siddipet Urban, Cheriyal, Maddur, Dhoolmitta, Bejjanki and Kondapak mandals also witnessed rain in the early hours of Thursday. The rain started at 2.30 am and continued for more than an hour. Farmers rushed to their respective fields and were shocked as more than 50 per…
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11 April
Telangana: Congress leaders continue to forget CM’s name
Tungaturthy MLA Samuel, while addressing mediapersons at Gandhi Bhavan, calls Uttam Kumar Reddy the Chief Minister Hyderabad: In what is now turning into a regular occurrence, Tungaturthy MLA M Samuel failed to recollect Chief Minister’s name. Earlier, Ministers, senior leaders and anchors forgot his name on different embarrassing occasions. Addressing mediapersons at Gandhi Bhavan here on Thursday, the Tungaturthy MLA thanked the State government for SC sub classification initiated as per the orders of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi but ended up forgetting the Chief Minister’s name and instead called N Uttam Kumar Reddy the Chief Minister. “Following the party high command orders, Chief Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka took up the initiative,” M Samuel…
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11 April
Telangana: 25-year-old man found hanging in Medak
Adepu Dhanraj, who was reportedly in deep financial crisis, is survived by his wife and a four-month-old son Medak: A 25-year-old man was found hanging in his residence at Aurangabad area in Medak town on Thursday. According to the police, Adepu Dhanraj was reportedly in deep financial trouble. When his family members left home to attend a function, he stayed back and is said to have taken the extreme step. His parents and wife, who returned home later, found him hanging from the ceiling. He is survived by his wife and a four-month-old son. A case was registered. The body was taken to government hospital in Medak for postmortem.
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11 April
Telangana: Contract assistant professors boycott classes at RGUKT-Basar
Stage sit-in in front of the university in protest against GO 21; demand the government to regularise their posts Nirmal: Contract-based assistant professors who called for a bandh of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar, boycotted duties and staged a sit-in in front of the university, in protest against GO 21, on Thursday. The assistant professors, who tendered en masse resignations to their posts on Wednesday, called for a day-long bandh at the university as part of their protest. They abstained from taking classes and sat in front of the institution. They demanded the government to regularise their posts. They declared that they would not discharge duties beyond teaching. Devaraj Gurram, an assistant professor, said that they were opposing…
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11 April
Telangana: Court sentences man to life imprisonment for rape of two minors in Kothagudem
The accused took his relative’s children, aged six and four, to his house on the pretext of giving them chocolates and raped them on July 4, 2024 Kothagudem: The Principal District and Sessions judge Patil Vasanth sentenced a person to life imprisonment in a POCSO case on Thursday. The accused Bhukya Nageshwara Rao alias Nagesh of Tangellagadda in Yellandu mandal, took his relative’s children, a six-year-old girl and a four-year-old girl to his house on the pretext of giving them chocolates and raped them on July 4, 2024. The next day the girl’s father lodged a complaint with Yellandu police. Inspector of Police Bathula Satyanarayana registered a case, Kothagudem DSP (Yellandu in-charge DSP) Shaik Abdul Rahaman investigated and subsequently Yellandu DSP…
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11 April
Telangana: Contract worker injured in accident at Singareni coal mine in Kothagudem
The worker identified as Jayapal was seriously injured as coal fell on his head at PVK 5 Incline mine during the night shift on April 9 Kothagudem: A contract worker was injured while extracting coal at Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) PVK 5 Incline mine in Kothagudem area on Wednesday night shift. The worker Jayapal was seriously injured as coal fell on his head. He was rushed to the government hospital to prevent the matter from going public. It was said he needed four stitches for the head injury. The contract company representatives kept the worker at Padmavathi Khani guest house, not allowing him to talk to anyone. Last month, a contract worker named Madan sustained injuries when he along with…
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11 April
Telangana: Unconfirmed earthquake warning triggers panic in Ramagundam
The post on X, shared by self-declared earthquake prediction handle, Epic, predicted the quake PEDDAPALLI: An unconfirmed, unverified message, predicting an earthquake in Ramagundam, posted by an ‘X’ handle triggered panic in the coal belt town on Thursday. The post, shared by the self-declared earthquake prediction handle, Epic (Earthquake Research & Analysis), predicted a quake in South India, near Ramagundam. “As per our research & analysis upcoming significant earthquake possible near Ramagundam, Telangana, South India. Tremors may reach up to near Hyderabad, Warangal, Amaravathi of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra…” said the post. With the post being shared by people in different social media platforms, local people panicked. There were some who replied to the post on X, asking for information on…
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11 April
Telangana: One killed, two injured in road mishap in Adilabad
The incident occurred when two motorbikes collided at Dhanora (B) village in Indervelli mandal Adilabad: A young farmer was killed on the spot, while two persons sustained injuries when two motorbikes, in which they were travelling, collided with each other at Dhanora (B) village in Indervelli mandal on Thursday evening. Police said that Shadab (21), and Deepak and Ajay, an employee of fertilizer shop, both from Dhanora (B) received serious injuries when the motorbikes dashed against each other at a curve near the village, resulting in instantaneous death for Shadab. Deepak was shifted to RIMS-Adilabad. Medical condition of Deepak is said to be critical. Ajay, employer of Deepak, too had minor injuries. While Deepak and Ajay were travelling in a two-wheeler,…
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11 April
Heat waves forecast for 17 mandals across Andhra Pradesh
Scattered rains with thundershowers are also expected in 13 districts on Thursday Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority forecasted heat wave conditions in 17 mandals across the State on Thursday. “Out of the 17 mandals, six in Krishna district, four in NTR, two each in Parvathipuram Manyam, Guntur, and Palnadu, and one in Eluru are expected to suffer heat waves,” APSDMA Managing Director, Kurmanadh said in a press release. Scattered rains with thundershowers are also expected in 13 districts on Thursday including Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitaramaraju, Anakapalle, and East Godavari, he added. Other districts that may receive thundershowers due to surface circulation over central India: Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru, NTR, Guntur, Prakasam, Nandyal, Anantapur, and Sri Sathya Sai, said the press…
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11 April
TDP suspends party worker for abusive post against YS Jagan’s wife Bharathi
The TDP, which is heading the ruling coalition in Andhra Pradesh, has made it clear that it will not tolerate such comments about women Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday suspended its worker Chebrolu Kiran for his abusive remarks against former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s wife YS Bharathi. Taking serious note of the inappropriate language used by Kiran, the TDP leadership suspended him. The TDP, which is heading the ruling coalition in Andhra Pradesh, has made it clear that it will not tolerate such comments about women. The TDP leadership also ordered that a police complaint be lodged against Kiran. On a complaint by TDP leaders, Guntur Police registered a case against him…
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