S. Harpal Singh

S. Harpal Singh has been working as a reporter for 32 years in Telangana, the last 20 working in Adilabad district. He has been covering tribal and environmental issues. After a 16 year stint at The Hindu, he retired as Senior Assistant Editor, in June 2020.


    Wanted: Photography equipment for talented Adivasi youth of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad
    Wanted: Photography equipment for talented Adivasi youth of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad

    Youngsters who have taken up professional photography as a means of livelihood work either by borrowing cameras or work with an established...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 14 Sept 2021 10:22 AM IST


    Meet Athram Mamatha, first Adivasi woman professional photographer
    Meet Athram Mamatha, first Adivasi woman professional photographer

    Coming from Raj Gond tribal, she has become a professional photographer, possibly the first aboriginal woman to wield a still camera in Telangana.

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 13 Sept 2021 11:06 AM IST


    Indervelli police firing anniversary: Covid plays spoilsport, few Advisasis turn up
    Indervelli police firing anniversary: Covid plays spoilsport, few Advisasis turn up

    The second COVID-19 wave cast its shadow over the 40th-anniversary of Indervelli police firing with only 50 Adivasis turning up to pay homage to the...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 21 April 2021 8:59 AM IST


    Even 40 years after Indervelli police firing incident, land issue remains unsolved
    Even 40 years after Indervelli police firing incident, land issue remains unsolved

    40 long years have passed since the infamous Indervelli police firing took place but a solution to the land problem of tribals continues to remain...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 20 April 2021 8:44 AM IST


    Human-animal conflict: Tiger kills teenage girl at Kumram Bheem forests
    Human-animal conflict: Tiger kills teenage girl at Kumram Bheem forests

    The encroachments took place on a large scale in the 1990s. There was a huge influx of people from neighboring areas in Maharashtra. The problem of...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 30 Nov 2020 12:30 PM IST


    Tiger claims 2nd victim in 20 days, kills tribal girl in Asifabad
    Tiger claims 2nd victim in 20 days, kills tribal girl in Asifabad

    Pasula Nirmala, an agricultural labourer from Kondapalli, was reportedly killed by a tiger while picking cotton in a field which is located in the...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 29 Nov 2020 4:15 PM IST


    23YO tribal man killed by tiger in Asifabad district
    23YO tribal man killed by tiger in Asifabad district

    One of many tigers on prowl in the forests of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district has killed a youth on Wednesday spreading scare in the area. The youth, a...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 11 Nov 2020 4:31 PM IST


    Fodder shortage force shepherds to migrate from erstwhile Mahabubnagar
    Fodder shortage force shepherds to migrate from erstwhile Mahabubnagar

    ADILABAD: Shortage of fodder and lack of grasslands have forced shepherds to migrate from erstwhile Mahabubnagar to mind their cattle.Traditional...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 28 Sept 2020 4:00 PM IST


    Tigress T2C1 who killed tribal woman captured, sent to Nagpur
    Tigress 'T2C1' who killed tribal woman captured, sent to Nagpur

    Adilabad: The tigress from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) which had killed a 60-year-old tribal woman on September 19 near Wasri village in...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 23 Sept 2020 1:28 PM IST


    Farm bills: Adilabad farmers skeptical about Centreā€™s agriculture reforms
    Farm bills: Adilabad farmers skeptical about Centreā€™s agriculture reforms

    ADILABAD: Farmers in Adilabad district are skeptical about the agriculture reforms undertaken by the Modi government to boost growth.The Farmersā€™...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 21 Sept 2020 1:36 PM IST


    IAF denies permission to build airstrip for civilian traffic at Adilabad
    IAF denies permission to build airstrip for civilian traffic at Adilabad

    ADILABAD: Indian Air Force (IAF) has denied permission to build an airstrip at Adilabad aerodrome for civilian traffic under the UDAN-Regional...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 19 Sept 2020 11:47 AM IST


    Tigress I crosses into Adilabad for the 3rd time in search of suitable habitat
    Tigress 'I' crosses into Adilabad for the 3rd time in search of suitable habitat

    ADILABAD: Unmindful of dangers, a tigress is moving in the farthest corner of Telangana looking for a suitable forest area to mark its territory. The...

    By S. Harpal Singh  Published on 18 Sept 2020 12:53 PM IST


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