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The oil tanker was hit by a mini-truck coming in the opposite direction causing a minor breach in the tank on the right side and flattening its rear tyres.

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham asked the Ganesh Utsav Committees in the district to widely promote use of clay idols during the Ganesh Navaratri celebrations. He held a preparatory meeting here on Thursday with Stambhadri Ganesh Utsav Committee members, district and mandal level officials and police to discuss and review arrangements for Ganesh Navatri celebrations […]

Khammam: Former minister Tummala Nageswara Rao appealed to Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier to provide police security to the family of a slain TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah. During a meeting at the Police Commisioner’s office here on Thursday, he also requested the latter to expedite the investigation into the murder of Krishnaiah and […]

Khammam: Two CPM leaders have resigned from the party membership in protest against the murder of TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah. Speaking to the media here on Monday, CPM Khanapuram Haveli secretary, Tammineni Butchaiah and its mandal committee member Tammineni Venkateshwara Rao strongly condemned the murder of the TRS leader. Former minister Tummala Nageswara Rao also […]

Khammam: Villagers of KG Siripuram thrashed a government school headmaster for misbehaving with girl students at the village in Wyra mandal of the district on Monday. The school headmaster Rama Rao along with students of the local ZPHS attended the special screening of Gandhi movie at Wyra on Sunday as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. […]

Khammam: A new student union Bahujan Democratic Student Federation (BDSF) has been formed in the district. The Union’s inaugural meeting was held here on Monday. A retired principal Dr. BV Raghaval participated in the meeting and asked the union office bearers to draw inspiration from personalities like Che Guevara, Bhagat Singh, Jyotirao Phule and BR […]

Khammam: Maintaining a high secrecy, police have produced eight persons accused in the murder of a TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah, who was killed on Aug 15 at near Teldarupalli village in teh district, before the district court during night hours on Friday amid heavy police deployment at the court premises. The accused Bodapatla Srinivas Rao, […]

Khammam: Police reportedly have taken six persons accused in the murder of a TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah into custody for questioning. However, an official statement was yet to come from the police in this regard. It was said that the accused Ramzan Shaik, Gajji Krishnaswamy, Nukala Lingaiah, Banda Nageshwar Rao, Bodapatla Sreenu and Yallampally Nagaiah […]

Khammam: As many as 2, 500 individuals have newly registered their names for blood donation in the district, informed District Collector VP Gautham. The district administration in association with Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Telangana chapter has taken steps to register blood donors through ‘eBloodServices’ mobile app and the response from the public was good, […]

Khammam: Villages and towns in erstwhile Khammam district reverberated with the national anthem on Tuesday as thousands of people of all age groups joined the mass rendition of the national anthem as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. District Collector VP Gautham, Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier and other officials joined the students and common […]

Khammam: Section 144 has been imposed in Khammam Rural mandal in the district, informed Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier. In the wake of the murder of TRS leader Tammineni Krishnaiah at Teldarupalli in the mandal on Monday the CP visited the village and the spot where the murder took place. He said meetings, […]

Khammam: A TRS leader, Tammineni Krishnaiah was murdered brutally in broad daylight at Teldarupalli village of Khammam Rural mandal in the district on Sunday causing sending the police into a tizzy creating a tension in the village. The 55-year-old leader of Teldarupalli was hacked to death minutes after he hoisted the national flag at Ponnekal […]

Khammam: A farmer G Hanmathu (43) died when a tractor he was driving overturned in a farm field at Mangali thanda in Kusumanchi mandal in the district on Sunday. The tractor wheels were said to be stuck in the mud in the field. When the farmer tried to steer the vehicle away from the mud […]

Khammam: Patriotic spirit engulfed Khammam city as thousands of people from all walks of life marched in the streets carrying a two-km-long national flag as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu here on Saturday. Over 10,000 people including NCC, NSS, Scout and Guides cadets, employees, authorities, students and public representatives participated in Freedom Rally which proceeded […]

Khammam: Youths, officials and elected representatives have enthusiastically participated in ‘Freedom Run’ organised in erstwhile Khammam district on Thursday as part of Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. The 2K run was organised by police and district administration of Khammam and Kothagudem districts to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. In Khammam the run was conducted from […]

Kothagudem: Vana Mahotsavam has taken place across the erstwhile Khammam district on Wednesday marking Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu. District Collector Anudeep Durishetty, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr. Vineeth G participated in the mahotsavam organised at Narayanaraopet village of Paloncha mandal in Kothagudem district celebrating 75 years of Indian independence. The Collector said as suggested by the […]

Khammam: Two persons drowned in a stream at Papatapalli of Raghunathapalem mandal in the district. The deceased I Mahesh(26) of Railway Colony at Papatapalli and V Veerashekar (38) of Turakagudem in Kusumanchi mandal went for fishing in the evening hours of Monday. They accidentally fell in the overflowing stream and washed away. Their dead bodies […]

Khammam: Light to heavy rainfall in many mandals in Khammam and Kothagudem districts in the past 24-hours disrupted normal life as well as agriculture activity. With the incessant rains in the past couple of days many streams and tanks were overflowing in both the districts. A heavy rainfall of 11.9 cm and 8.3 cm was […]

Kothagudem: Electricity engineers and workers across erstwhile Khammam district have boycotted work and staged dharnas in protest against the Centre’s decision to introduce the new Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2022, in the Parliament on Monday. The protests were staged in response to a call given by Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee (TSPEJAC) and All India […]

Khammam: Preliminary written test for SI posts conducted by Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board passed off peacefully in erstwhile Khammam district on Sunday. Of the 13, 235 candidates who were allotted centres in Khammam district, 12, 062 candidates attended the test at examination centres set up in Khammam and Sathupally. Of the 8152 candidates […]