Top storyMulugu district police arrested six Maoists who were planting landmines targeting police personnel, SP Sabarish said. The arrests were made during combing operations in the Tadapala forest area of Venkatapuram mandal on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. Those held include a deputy dalam commander, two dalam members and three militia members — two women and four men. Police seized a gun, six detonators, 12 gelatin sticks, two walkie-talkies and 20 iron spikes.
The team of the film 'Paradise' toured Mulugu district on Tuesday. Actor Nani, producer Cherukuri Sudhakar, director Srikanth Odela and actor Sampoornesh Babu first visited Gattamma on the outskirts of Mulugu, then Sammakka and Saralamma at Medaram in Tadvai mandal. Nani offered 74 kg of jaggery, new clothes and 'sare' to the deities and performed prayers. Priests' association president Siddaboyina Jaggarao and jatara EO Rajendram handed them sacred cloth and prasadam. Fan crowds prevented the team from addressing the media.
State Minister Seethakka will take part in several programmes in Mulugu district on Monday. At 9 am she will inaugurate a VO building and a solar project at Jagannapet and hold a meeting with women. At 10.30 am she will open a medical camp at Madanapalli. At 12 noon, at IDOC, she will launch the 'Tolimudda (tiffin)' scheme for anganwadis, being introduced in Mulugu for the first time in the state.
Stray dog attacks are increasing in Telangana's Mulugu district. Health department records show 632 cases registered at the district GGH, area hospital, CHCs and PHCs between April 2025 and March 2026. Officials said 17 cases were recorded at PHCs in April this year. Children under 10 form the largest share of victims. Mandal-wise figures include Wajedu 103, Mangapeta 76, Tadvai 70 and Govindaraopet 52. Residents allege Supreme Court directions on dog control remain unimplemented and that panchayat and municipal officials are ignoring the problem.
