"bhadrachalam"

Kothagudem: The Vedic students and teachers at the temple town Bhadrachalam were presented ‘panches’ and ‘uttariyams’ by Vasudha Foundation of Hyderabad. At a programme at Amba Satram at the town in the district on Saturday the new clothes were presented to 19 students and Vedic teachers marking Sankranthi festival, a statement from the foundation said. […]

Kothagudem: Tiruveedhi Sevas and cultural programmes which are a part of Mukkoti Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrations at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam in the district have been cancelled. The decision was taken following the orders issued by the State government which imposed restrictions on rallies, public meetings and mass gatherings of all types in […]

Kothagudem: The online sale of tickets for Uttara Dwara Darshanam at Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam in the district will begin on Thursday (December 16). In a statement here on Wednesday, temple EO Banoth Shivaji said that Uttara Dwara Darshanam would take place on Jan 13, 2022, for which elaborate arrangements are being […]

Kothagudem: Four Maoist sympathisers hailing from Chhattisgarh were arrested by police in Cherla in the district on Tuesday. Sodi Sona, Sodi Sonu, Sodi Urra and Madakam Sandeep were naxal sympathisers arrested by a joint team comprising Cherla police, CRPF 151 Bn and 204 CoBra personnel during inspections in Cherla, informed Bhadrachalam ASP, Dr. Vineeth G. […]

Khammam: A team of Khammam Excise Enforcement wing has nabbed a ganja smuggler at Bhadrachalam in Kothagudem district on Wednesday. Acting upon the directions of Excise Deputy Commissioner G Anjan Rao, the team carried out inspections at Ambedkar Centre, Nellipaka road, bus stand area, Gollagatta road and Degree College area in Bhadrachalam town. During inspections, […]

Kothagudem: An incident of Maoists killing an Adivasi belonging to Andhra Pradesh by holding a people’s court at Maita village on the AP-Chhattisgarh border came to light on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday. According to police, Maoists kidnapped Madvi Raj Kumar of Cheruvugumpu village in Yetapaka mandal of East Godavari district in Andhra […]

Bhadrachalam (Kothagudem): BJP government at the Centre was using social media to incite religious hatred among people, alleged CPM politburo member and former MP Brinda Karat. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday she accused the Central government of ignoring the farmers’ movement for the past 12 months against the farm laws. The CPM leaders […]

Hyderabad: The Pilgrim Special Train in Ramayana Circuit of IRCTC will stop at Bhadrachalam Road Station on its journey from Rameswaram to New Delhi. IRCTC, the premier Travel and Tourism Company under Ministry of Railways, has planned a series of departures of pilgrim special trains during this festive season and with the gradual resumption of […]

Khammam: Police arrested an absconding Armed Reserve police constable and his relative in connection with a ganja smuggling case. Town ACP Anjaneyulu on Monday said the accused constable A Venkateshwarlu alias Venkat, who works in Kothagudem district, and his close relative Bandari Vishwatej alias Vasu were arrested by Khammam Urban Police at Srisri Circle in […]

Kothagudem: Four Maoist militia members, including two women, surrendered to police at Bhadrachalam in the district on Saturday. The surrendered militia members were identified as Kovvasi Bhimaiah, P Paike, Sodi Ungaiah and Musami Bhame. They belong to Chennapuram, Kondavai and Rallapuram villages in Cherla mandal, Bhadrachalam ASP Dr. Vineeth G informed in a statement. Bhimaiah […]

Jayashankar Bhupalpally: A 2015-batch IAS officer, Bhavesh Mishra assumed office as District Collector here on Sunday. Prior to his appointment as the Collector, Mishra was working as the Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Utnoor. He also worked as Sub-Collector, Bhadrachalam. He was welcomed by Bhupalpally Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Srinivas, Collector Office’s Administrative […]

Bhadrachalam: Tribal devotees from different parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh took part in large numbers in the annual Sabari Smruthi Yatra here on Wednesday. Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam organised the event to celebrate the legend of tribal woman Sabari’s meeting with Lord Rama ending her 13 year wait to meet him. A ceremonial […]

Kothagudem: The newly introduced Central farm laws were harmful to the country and farmers, said noted film actor, director and producer R Narayana Murthy. Speaking at a meeting held at the CPM office in Bhadrachalam in the district on Wednesday, he said that during the Covid crisis, all the people across the country wore masks […]

Kothagudem: The authorities at the Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam in the district proposed to increase the rates of five types of ‘Prasada bhogams’ (offerings made by devotees to the presiding deity). Temple Executive Officer B Sivaji, in a statement here on Tuesday, said that in view of the hike in essential commodities, […]

Bhadrachalam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s statement made on Friday in the State Assembly on the efforts to demerge five Gram Panchayats of the seven mandals merged with AP, has brought cheers to the locals. It may be recalled that after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh State, many villages of Chintoor, Kunavaram, VR Puram, Burgampadu, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao assured that measures would be taken for demerger of five of the seven mandals of erstwhile Khammam district that were merged with Andhra Pradesh to facilitate construction of Polavaram project. He said the seven mandals were merged with Andhra Pradesh in a hasty manner and as a result, a […]

Kothagudem: River Godavari water level at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the first warning level on Thursday. At 10 am, the river gauge reading was 43.90 feet with water discharge of 9,20,657 cusecs, Central Water Commission officials said. At 4 pm, the water level came down to 43.60 feet and remained at that mark till […]

Kothagudem: The water level of river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the first warning level on Thursday. At 11 am the river gauge reading was 43.90 feet. The water discharge was 9,20,657 Cusecs, informed Central Water Commission officials. The level in river Godavari has been increasing due to rains in its upper catchment […]

Kothagudem: Four gates of Taliperu reservoir at Cherla in Kothagudem district were lifted to discharge 5087 cusecs of excess water downstream on Wednesday. Though the district remained dry on Wednesday, the project received inflows due to rains in its upper catchment and there has been an inflow of 5542 cusecs into the reservoir, officials said. […]

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