Mancherial: Authorities of revenue and other departments drew flak for failing to make arrangements for the smooth conduct of Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy ‘jatara’ at Velala in Jaipur mandal from March 2 to 5. The event sees congregation of devotees from several parts of Mancherial and neighbouring Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Peddapalli district and Maharashtra’s Sironcha and Gadchiroli district at the sacred place. According to legend, the temple was built on a hillock near Velala village on the banks of Godavari many centuries ago. Over a period of time, it became one of major pilgrim centres of Mancherial district and surrounding areas including certain parts of Maharashtra. It registers huge turnout of pilgrims during Mahasivaratri festivities..

Warangal Urban: Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has bagged the award ‘Pioneer in Faecal Sludge and Septage Management’ for its outstanding performance and achievement in setting up and operating a dedicated 15KLD Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP). The award was given by National Institute of Urban Authority (NIUA) during the national workshop on Non-networked Sanitation Systems for India held at Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, on February 27 and 28, said GWMC Commissioner, N Ravi Kiran. Representatives of Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), who are knowledge partners of GWMC, attended the conference and received the award on behalf of GWMC..

No Parking Fees in Mahbubnagar Theaters: Mahbubnagar Muncipal Commissionar.

The nomination process in Telangana which began on November 12 has been ended today. As it was the last date, a whopping number of nominations were received by the returning officers. Around 2,500 nominations were filed today with the most as independent candidates..

Hyderabad: AIMIM MLA Jaffer Hussain Mehraj’s son Maqsood Hussain has passed away after prolonged illness. Maqsood who was diagnosed for kidney related ailment was admitted to a private hospital last month. He also underwent a kidney transplant recently..

Mahbubnagar: The district administration on Thursday auctioned immovable assets of Agrigold Farms, Estates India Private Limited at Midgil mandal headquarters based on a High Court order. Collector D Ronald Rose, along with District Judge Aruna Kumari, and District Registrar and District Legal Services Authority Secretary Praveen Kumar, auctioned 156 acres and 15 guntas of land for Rs 14.22 crore. Six people paid the earnest money deposit of Rs 1 lakh and participated in the auction held at the Revenue Meeting Hall in Mahbubnagar town..