Adilabad (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

Singareni mines to be outsourced

April 1: The century-old Singareni collieries decided to offer six of its coal mines to private developers at a cost plus basis. Javaharkhani Opencast, Kothagudem Opencast in Khammam district, Chennur-1 and 2 and Ramakrishnapur Shaft block in Adilabad district and Kakatiya Longwall in Warangal district have been identified for private …

Factories dump waste at slums

ADILABAD, March 28: Industries in the district, mainly ginning and oil mills, are indulging in grave violation of pollution norms, contaminating ground water, tanks and damaging standing crops and affecting yield in the surrounding villages besides causing death of cattle and fish. There are five oil mills and 30 ginning …

Rising cost hits free water aid

Adilabad, March 24: The popular Chalivendralu (free drinking water distribution centres) are gradually disappearing during the summer due to water scarcity in the district. Very few Chalivendralu centres remain in the towns and district headquarters unlike several in the past. Even the Adilabad Ranjans are not being filled with drinking …

Give jobs to locals, Singareni told

ADILABAD, Feb. 14: Union minister for forests and environment, Jairam Ramesh, said that he would ensure permission to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) for establishing the proposed 600 megawatt (mw) thermal power project under the second phase on condition that the Singareni management completes the first 600 mw thermal power …

Local knowledge and agricultural sustainability: a case study of Pradhan tribe in Adilabad district

This study aims at understanding the importance of such farmers' knowledge and role in sustainable agriculture among the Pradhan Tribe in Adilabad District. The paper presents some empirical data from the Pradhan Tribe of Andhra Pradesh which highlights the community's indigenous agricultural knowledge and the changes over time. These custodians …

Smugglers terrorise forest personnel

Adilabad, Dec. 20: A forest beat officer S. Manthya Naik 's sacrifice to protect the forest from professional teak wood smugglers Multanis went unnoticed, amid the the excitement created by the climate change conference in Copenhagen preventing various kinds of emissions which affects climate, worldwide. Manthya Naik was a forest …

Farmer dies while asking for state aid

Adilabad, Nov. 9: Komuram Seetharam, 58, a tribal farmer from Chinchughat of Adilabad mandal died of cardiac arrest while climbing the steps of the collectorate on Monday afternoon to meet officials to seek an early release of compensation for his 11 acres of land which was lost for creation of …

Dengue toll reaches 100

NIZAMABAD, Oct. 20: North Telangana is reeling from dengue fever: the combined death toll in Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Adilabad and Warangal districts has reached 100. Though the disease has been claiming many in the last two months, the medical and health officials and Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (APVVP) authorities have …

Malaria, dengue grip AP, health wing plays it down

Sept. 1: The state is unwell if the outbreak of seasonal diseases is any indication. While dengue cases are on rise in urban areas, including Hyderabad, malaria is spreading in rural areas. Many malaria cases have been reported from Ramachodavaram, East Godavari, Kadapa, Paderu in Visakhaptnam, Srikakau- lam, Vizianagaram Badrac- …

Rains negate effect of drought

Aug. 25: Bringing much-needed relief to the farmers, the Southwest monsoon has become vigorous over the Telangana region and active over the coastal region in Andhra Pradesh. Several areas of Adilabad, Medak, Guntur and Krishna districts received around 8 cm rainfall, somewhat negating the effects of the drought-like conditions in …

IMD: City did not get rains

Aug. 9: Hyderabad is the worst affected among seven Telangana districts, failing to get any rain in the last week, according to the Indian Meteorological Department

Singareni coal mines open wounds

June 28: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to tear up the ground in a process called open cast mining, to meet the voracious demand for coal. The decision could render 20,000 people homeless and affect 200 villages. The mines will also affect an estimated 3,000 hectares of forests. …

No data on tigers in AP reserves

May 25: What is the tiger population in the state? Nobody is sure as different agencies are coming up with different numbers. With the DNA fingerprinting technology by collecting scat and hair samples failing to take off, officials have conducted the latest survey based on the pug mark technology. The …

Mysterious viral deaths among tribals in northern Telangana forest region of Andhra Pradesh

Heavy toll of lives among the tribal people has been reported in northern Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. From 2003 till date, every year between June and August, mysterious viral deaths have been occurring in the tribal areas.

Met sounds heatwave alert

April 22: The Met department has sounded a heatwave alert in the city and many parts of the state after temperatures reached 5

AP voter No. 1 demands water

PILLALAMARRI SRINIVAS DC | MALINI (ADILABAD) March 19: "Why should we give our votes to any political leader in the coming elections when all of them have failed to provide us drinking water all these years?" asks Ms Surpam Sundaribai of Malini gram panchayat in Sirpur (T) Assembly constituency. Ms …

Penganga irrigation project in troubled waters

YAVATMAL: From a vantage point on a hill where the gram panchayat office of Datodi village is located, you can get a bird

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