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Twenty-two farm labourers were injured, six of them seriously, when a tractor trolley overturned near Timminenipalem in Khammam district on Monday. The labourers were returning from cotton-picking work when the vehicle overturned at a sharp bend.

BRS and Left parties staged a protest in Khammam, demanding transparent selection of Indiramma house beneficiaries. They alleged arbitrary selection and corruption, sought the dissolution of Indiramma Committees and urged priority for vulnerable families, including widows and persons with disabilities.

Tholupunuri Ganesh, a 27-year-old junior lawyer at Khammam court, allegedly died by suicide at his grandmother’s house in Peddamandava. His father told police that Ganesh had been worried about being followed and harassed by unknown persons for four days.

A 22-year-old degree student, Banoth Ajay, drowned after reportedly falling into an irrigation well at Lingaram Thanda in Khammam district on Monday. He had returned home for Dasara. His father died by suicide 15 months ago. Police are investigating further

Rajya Sabha member Vaddiraju Ravichandra urged the Telangana government to allocate Rs 5,000 crore to the Munnuru Kapu Corporation. He also sought Cabinet representation for the community, stressed BC unity and pledged support for a function hall in Khammam.

A 57-year-old truck owner, Arvapalli Venkanna, allegedly died by suicide in Khammam on Saturday. His family accused a private finance company of pressuring him over missed instalments and threatening to seize his vehicle. Police registered a case and are investigating

Telangana recorded above-normal October temperatures, with Manuguru touching 37 degrees Celsius. Khammam hospitals are seeing more fever patients, including dengue cases, as a door-to-door survey identified thousands of affected people. Officials say medicines and diagnostic kits are available in sufficient quantities currently

A 20-year-old labourer from Rajasthan, Sunil Bishnoi, died of electrocution while installing steel railings at a private school in Kothakothuru village of Khammam district. The railing rod reportedly touched a nearby power line. Police registered a case and began an investigation.

Green gram farmers in Khammam district allege that procurement officials are rejecting produce despite moisture levels meeting prescribed norms. With 2,500 quintals reportedly rejected, farmers risk selling in private markets at lower prices, prompting the Rythu Sangham to warn of protests.

The Telangana Intermediate Education department has removed 35 government junior lecturers from service after universities confirmed that certificates submitted by them were fake. Certificates of 320 more lecturers are under verification, while the Intermediate Education JAC has sought a probe.

TBGKS leaders demanded that SCCL pay workers a 36 per cent profit-share bonus for 2025-26. They alleged that only half the announced profit share had been paid since the Congress came to power and sought clarification on Rs 6,300 crore.

Police arrested Devarakonda Pawan Kumar in connection with the murder of 18-year-old nursing student Indrapalli Harini in Kothagudem’s Julurupad mandal. Harini was found dead at her residence on September 22, following which police converted the suspicious death case into murder.

Six students reportedly fell ill after eating breakfast at a Government Upper Primary School in Uppalachalaka village of Penuballi mandal in Khammam district on Wednesday. They were served upma and chutney and later shifted to Penuballi Government Hospital for treatment.

A two-year-old boy died after the ambulance carrying him got stuck in traffic caused by a Ganesh immersion procession in Khammam. His father reportedly carried him on his shoulders to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Widespread rains affected coal production in SCCL’s opencast mines at Sathupalli and Manuguru, damaged standing crops and disrupted vehicular movement in erstwhile Khammam. Several water bodies received heavy inflows, prompting irrigation officials to lift gates at the Taliperu Project.

A Khelo India Youth Games delegation inspected Sardar Patel Stadium in Khammam and expressed satisfaction with arrangements for the December archery event. District officials said hosting the competition would boost archery and sports infrastructure, with State government support

Khammam district officials have made arrangements for Ganesh idol immersion at Dhamsalapuram tank after the Munneru dried up. Fishermen initially opposed the move over possible damage to fish farming but consented after officials assured compensation and measures to remove debris.

A neurosurgeon at Mamata Hospital in Khammam was charred to death after his car went out of control and crashed into a road divider near Pillalamarri on Sunday. Police recovered the body from the completely gutted vehicle and launched an investigation

BRS MLC Tata Madhusudhan and former Sathupalli MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah raised housing and irrigation issues with Khammam Collector Divakara TS. They sought cancellation of unofficial Indiramma housing lists, completion of canal works and immediate restoration of stolen irrigation transformers

Residents of Srinivas Nagar in Khammam staged a protest against proposed house demolitions for road widening, demanding assurances from officials and local leaders. Police were deployed after tensions rose, with protesters seeking protection for their homes from the planned works