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A 19-year-old B Tech student, K Raghav, reportedly died after collapsing at his home in Wyra during the Dasara holidays. His family performed CPR and rushed him to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

A 44-year-old home guard allegedly died by suicide after reportedly jumping in front of a speeding train near Nagulavancha railway station in Khammam district. His body was found by local residents on Saturday.

An earthmover operator from Andhra Pradesh died after a large quantity of soil and boulders collapsed onto his vehicle during excavation work at a hillock in Telangana's Khammam district.

District Task Force and excise teams seized 372.2 kg of ganja in three linked operations across the erstwhile Khammam district on Wednesday and arrested four persons from Odisha.

Four persons were arrested and remanded in Kothagudem for allegedly creating panic by brandishing a sword during a Ganesh immersion procession. Police acted after a video of the incident went viral, while residents in a separate Khammam incident sought action against youths performing sword-wielding stunts during immersion festivities.

A Tirumalayapalem Sub-Inspector and his driver sustained serious injuries after a speeding lorry rammed their car near Pindiprolu village in Khammam district while they were returning from Ganesh immersion duty.

A 44-year-old farmer allegedly poisoned himself and his two children at a leased farm in NTR district. He and his 14-year-old daughter died, while his 10-year-old son was shifted to Hyderabad in critical condition. The motive remains unknown

CPI(M) and Telangana Rythu Sangham activists staged a dharna in Khammam district demanding uninterrupted power supply for irrigation. Former minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar accused the Revanth Reddy government of failing farmers, warning that standing crops are withering due to shortages of water and electricity.

Former Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has accused the Congress of pursuing diversionary politics during its 1,000-day rule in Telangana. He claimed that the Revanth Reddy-led government is facing widespread public dissatisfaction and resorting to cheap tactics to cover up its failures.

Khammam Two-Town police booked three youths for allegedly performing sword and knife stunts during birthday celebrations and posting videos online. Police identified them through social media monitoring and warned that public display of weapons and dangerous behaviour would invite legal action.

BRS cadres staged protests across erstwhile Khammam district against the arrest of party legislators and alleged police high-handedness. Leaders accused the Congress government of diversionary politics, raised concerns over the Erravalli developments and demanded fulfilment of election promises.

Oleander leaves were reportedly found in dal served at an Anganwadi centre in Sathupalli mandal of Khammam district. Three children and two women allegedly fell ill after consuming the meal and were shifted to Khammam for further treatment.

BRS cadres staged protests across erstwhile Khammam district on Wednesday, criticising the Congress government’s 1,000-day rule in Telangana. Former Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and Rajya Sabha member Vaddiraju Ravichandra accused the administration of corruption, mismanagement, and failure to deliver welfare schemes, while asserting that K Chandrashekhar Rao’s return to power was inevitable.

Heavy rains in Sathupalli disrupted coal production at SCCL’s JVR and Kishtaram opencast mines, halting excavation and output temporarily before operations resumed the next day.

The Khammam district administration has completed the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, digitising over 1.08 million enumeration forms. Collector Divakara TS said anomalies in more than 1.3 lakh entries will be corrected after field-level verification, while notices will be issued to those not mapped.

Charitable donors, including alumni and retired teachers, are supporting Zilla Parishad High School at M. Venkatayapalem in Khammam district by providing purified drinking water, infrastructure, and prizes for students. Their contributions have significantly improved facilities for the 175 students studying at the school.

An unemployed youth from Khammam district attempted suicide by consuming poison, citing delays in Telangana government job notifications and lack of a job calendar. He left a suicide note appealing to the Deputy Chief Minister and other leaders to address the issue.

Khammam police busted an Andhra Pradesh-based gang circulating counterfeit currency. Seven accused, including a truck driver and a fake doctor, were arrested after defrauding a grocery merchant with fake Rs 500 notes.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited Khammam, where he participated in educational and spiritual programmes, inaugurated facilities at The Conroy School, felicitated award-winning teachers, and paid tributes at memorials dedicated to the family of former MP Nama Nageswara Rao.

An auto driver in Khammam district allegedly killed his 30-year-old son in a drunken rage after a quarrel at their home in Ambedkar Nagar, Kallur. Police said the accused attacked his son with a knife, causing fatal injuries, before fleeing the scene.