POLITICS
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Nov- 2025 -13 November
RTA cracks down on overloaded trucks after Chevella bus tragedy
Following the tragic collision near Chevella that claimed 19 lives, the Regional Transport Authority launched inspections in Patancheru, uncovering 14 overloaded gravel trucks. Led by RTO Vijaya Rao, the checks revealed vehicles carrying up to 10 tonnes beyond permissible limits. Sangareddy: A day after a truck carrying gravel rammed into an RTC bus near Chevella killing 19 persons and injuring many others, Regional Transport Authority officials conducted checks on trucks transporting gravel from various quarries in Patancheru and found 14 of them overloaded. The inspection was led by Regional Transport Officer Vijaya Rao. Officials found several trucks carrying 5 to 10 tonnes of gravel in excess of the permitted limit. The RTA warned that stern action would be taken against trucks found repeatedly…
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13 November
Students highlight sustainable farming at agriculture expo in Siddipet’s Wargal
Primary school students from Thunki Khalsa village in Siddipet district hosted an agriculture expo to promote sustainable farming. With support from Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Association chairman M Kodanda Reddy, the children showcased traditional seeds and tools, advocating for reduced reliance on corporate inputs. Siddipet: Primary school students of Thunki Khalsa village in Wargal mandal organised an agriculture expo that highlighted the importance of practising sustainable farming rather than depending on corporate companies for seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and other inputs. Chairman of Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Association M Kodanda Reddy attended as the chief guest. Students, dressed in farmers’ attire, displayed various traditional seeds and agricultural implements at the exhibition. They also explained the need to preserve and maintain…
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13 November
Telangana: Sudden rains soak cotton, maize at Warangal market
Unseasonal rain in Warangal drenched cotton and maize kept for sale at Enumamula market, compounding farmers’ woes after recent cyclonic showers. Traders and CCI halted purchases, prompting demands for official intervention as crops lay soaked in open yards Warangal/Khammam: Sudden rainfall in Warangal on Tuesday soaked cotton and maize at Enumamula agriculture market leaving the farmers, already troubled by recent cyclonic rains, distressed. Farmers complained that the CCI and traders had refused to make purchases even after the produce was weighed and was ready for transporting as it was hit by rains. They demanded the officials to intervene to ensure that the cotton purchases continue normally without any conditions. Farmers lamented that the entire crop was soaked without even having time to move…
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13 November
Kidney patient mistaken for dead dies for real in Mahabubabad government hospital
A kidney patient in Mahabubabad was mistakenly declared dead and sent to the mortuary, only to be found alive the next morning. Denied admission due to lack of Aadhaar and an attendant, he collapsed after days of neglect. Despite being shifted to intensive care, he died on Monday. Mahabubabad: A kidney patient who was shockingly mistaken for dead and shifted to the mortuary at the Government General Hospital here last week, died late on Monday while undergoing treatment. V Ravi, a native of Jayyaram village in Chinna Gudur mandal, had reached the hospital seeking treatment for a kidney ailment but was allegedly denied admission as he had no attendant and did not possess an Aadhaar card. With nowhere to go, Ravi remained on…
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13 November
Krishna water sharing: Congress playing into hands of Andhra, says Jagadish Reddy
Former Minister G. Jagadish Reddy launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Telangana government, accusing it of compromising the state’s interests in Krishna river water sharing. He challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to a public debate and criticised the SLBC tunnel survey as political theatre. Hyderabad: Former Minister G. Jagadish Reddy accused the Congress government of playing into the hands of Andhra Pradesh rulers in sharing the river waters. Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, he challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to a public debate on Krishna river water allocations and alleged that the current regime was prioritising political alliances over the State’s interests. Reddy mocked the aerial electromagnetic survey for the already commenced SLBC tunnel project and the much ado being made about…
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13 November
Three, including two minors, booked by Khammam police for gang rape of minor
The accused forcibly dragged the girl into the house of one of the accused and committed the crime by holding her hands behind and closing her mouth Khammam: Two minor boys and a youngster were booked by Konijerla police in the district in connection with the gang rape of a minor girl that took place on October 31. According to police, the accused youth, Kadiyala Aravind of BC Colony in Konijerla mandal, along with his two minor accomplices, all belonging to a family, raped a 13-year-old girl studying in Class 8. It was said that the girl’s parents left the girl with her grandmother while they were away in Hyderabad for work. The girl went to church with her grandmother and…
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13 November
15 injured in bus mishap in Karimnagar
Separate road accidents in Telangana on Tuesday left one person dead and 20 others injured. Major mishaps occurred in Karimnagar, Mancherial, and Nalgonda districts involving RTC and private buses, a lorry, and tractors, with police attributing causes to rash driving and negligence Karimnagar: Fifteen persons were injured in a road accident near Renigunta bridge in Thimmapur mandal on Rajiv Rahadari early on Tuesday. The mishap occurred around 5 am when a TSRTC bus from Metpally depot, heading towards Karimnagar from Hyderabad, rammed a tractor loaded with paddy bags from the rear. The impact caused the bags to spill across the road, disrupting traffic for some time. The bus passengers and the tractor driver sustained injuries in the collision. On being alerted,…
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13 November
Sigachi Industries explosion: Telangana HC seeks update on blast probe, compensation
The Telangana High Court heard a PIL concerning the Sigachi factory explosion that killed 54 workers and injured 28. The petitioner urged the court to expedite the investigation and ensure compensation. The court directed the State to submit a detailed affidavit on the probe status and compensation disbursal, and issued notice to the factory’s top management. By Legal Correspondent Hyderabad: Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with the deadly industrial explosion at the Sigachi factory in Pashamylaram, Patancheru, which claimed the lives of 54 workers and left 28 others injured earlier this year. The PIL was filed by Kalapala Babu Rao, seeking a direction to the…
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13 November
Jeevan Reddy urges action to curb encroachments on tanks, ponds in Jagtial
Writes to Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy seeking immediate action to address the issue Jagtial: Senior Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy urged the State government to take steps to prevent encroachments on tanks and ponds in the district. On Tuesday, he wrote to Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy seeking immediate action to address the issue. He stated that several farmers were unable to cultivate their lands as land under reservoirs, ponds, and canals had not come under the control of the State government properly. Residents of villages around Nagunuru, Nagulakunta ponds and SRSP canal bordering areas, particularly those near Jagtial town, were facing hardships due to problems related to irrigation water and land rights. Lack of coordination between the Revenue and…
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13 November
Telangana Congress Govt’s apathy over fee dues hit students’ academics
Majority of the JNTU-Hyderabad BPharmacy students stayed away from the examinations that commenced on Tuesday as the private professional colleges called for institution closure over fee reimbursement dues Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress government’s apathy in resolving the fee reimbursement dues of the private professional colleges is taking a heavy toll on academics of students. The majority of the BPharmacy students stayed away from the examinations that commenced on Tuesday as the private professional colleges called institution’s closure over fee reimbursement dues. As per the information shared by the JNTU-Hyderabad, only 742 of the 6,205 registered students appeared, with 88.04 per cent abstaining, for the BPharm first-year second semester regular/supply examination. Similarly, the presence of a mere 842 of the 7,471 students was…
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