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Khammam: With torrential rains in upper catchment area and releasing of water from upstream projects water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in Kothagudem district has been rising steadily. Central Water Commission lower Godavari division has released an advisory forecast stating that the water in the river might reach the first warning level of 43 […]

Khammam: Teja variety chilli fetched a record price of Rs 22, 300 per quintal at the agricultural market yard here on Friday. The price offered for the chilli variety (cold storage stock) was said to be a national record. A week ago the same variety of chilli fetched Rs 22, 000. The chilli was sold […]

Hyderabad: Heavy rains continue to lash several parts of the State since last couple of days. Till 8.30 am on Friday, the highest rainfall of 190.4 mm was recorded at Atmakur, Suryapet, followed by 162 mm at Khanapur in Khammam and 154.5 mm at Nagula vancha in Khammam. As many as 20 locations in Suryapet, […]

Khammam: TRS leaders have strongly condemned BJP’s petty politics with regard to allotment of double bedroom houses to the beneficiaries at Tekulapalli in the city. Speaking to the media here on Thursday Mayor P Neeraja, SUDA Chairman B Vijay Kumar, TRS city president P Nagaraju and others refuted the BJP leader’s allegations of corruption in […]

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham has directed the education officials to conduct bridge courses for students lagging behind in studies. The Collector along with Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi inspected the schools selected under Mana Ooru Mana Badi programme to develop infrastructure ,in Khammam city on Wednesday. He interacted with the teachers and students at the […]

Khammam: The Centre was neglecting women’s empowerment by ignoring the demand to ensure 33 percent representation to women in legislative houses, alleged Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. With the initiative of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao a resolution was passed in Telangana Assembly sometime back seeking to give 33 percent reservation to women in legislative […]

Nalgonda: At least, 10 passengers received injuries when a private travels bus hit a lorry on a flyover on National Highway No. 65 at Narketpally on Tuesday early hours. A bus of Orange travels, which was going to Khammam from Hyderabad, hit a lorry, which was going in the same direction. Among the injured persons, […]

Khammam: The bravery shown by Doddi Komaraiah in the Telangana armed struggle against bonded labour should be taken as an inspiration by the present generation, suggested Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The minister along with CPI national leader Puvvada Nageswara Rao and TRS leaders unveiled the statue of Komaraiah at Lakaram Tank Bund on the […]

Khammam: Street dogs attacked a spotted deer at Sathupalli town in the district on Sunday. The deer strayed into residential area at Jalagam Nagar in the town from the local urban park. Then a pack of dogs in the colony chased the deer while biting it. The locals rescued the deer and informed forest officials […]

Khammam: Stambhadri Urban Development Authority (SUDA) Draft Master Plan was futuristic and aimed at a comprehensive growth of Khammam city, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. Addressing the Master Plan 2nd stakeholders meeting here on Friday the minister informed that certain problems have been cropping up due to lack of an approved Master Plan for […]

Khammam: Khammam Youth Association (KYA), the city based NGO has planned to reach out to around 350 students in 10 government schools in the current academic year by donating school kits. The volunteers of the KYA have on Thursday launched the free distribution of school kits and handed over the school kits containing notebooks, school […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has directed the officials to expedite the construction works of Integrated District Office Complex (IDOC) coming at VV Palem here. On Thursday the minister along with District Collector VP Gautham and other officials inspected the ongoing construction works. He informed that the office complex was being built at a […]

Khammam: Two persons were killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Ramachander Rao Banjar of Penuballi mandal in the district on Wednesday. The deceased, Rohith (25) and V Pulla Rao (27) of Bayyannagudem in the mandal were killed on the spot when a speeding lorry hit the motorbike on which they […]

Khammam: ZP Chairman Lingala Kamal Raju handed over Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) cheques worth Rs 24.96 lakh to the beneficiaries here on Tuesday. He handed over the cheques to as many as 51 beneficiaries from various mandals in Madhira Assembly constituency at a programme at Khammam MP, TRS Lok Sabha floor leader Nama Nageswara […]

Khammam: Two intermediate first year students have allegedly committed suicide in erstwhile Khammam district as they failed in the examination, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. A student Sirikonda Sai (17), of Kusumanchi in Khammam district, who was studying MPC first year at the local JVR Junior College jumped into an open well […]

Khammam: Even as the AICC leadership advised its leaders in Telangana to iron out internal differences among them and to work collectively, the party leaders made a glaring display of groupism in erstwhile Khammam district. Internal differences among the leaders in the district came to the fore on Monday in a glaring manner during the […]

Hyderabad: Generating nearly Rs.40 crore turnover in just 50 days could be a challenging task even for established businesses but not for Sirivennela, a Farmer Producer Company (FPC) from Khammam district. A group of women members from different mandals in Khammam district has left many awestruck when they earned a profit of Rs.98 lakh as […]

Khammam: A protest was staged by devotees here on Saturday demanding protection of properties of Khammam Roman Catholic diocese. The devotees G Pavan Kumar, KV Ratnam, Mogapothula Jayaraju and others complained that the incumbent Bishop Maipan Paul in collision with some priests was selling the lands owned by the diocese at by-pass road to anonymous […]

Jeddah: The sun beats down mercilessly and most days the wind picks up and for the rest of the day sand hits so harsh that it gets deposited in the mouth, ears, eyes or any other body part exposed. Seeing a fellow human being or hearing their voice is something that doesn’t happen in weeks […]

Khammam: As many as 14 roosters were reportedly stolen from the poultry farm of a farmer at Adavimallela village of Penuballi mandal in the district on Wednesday. The farmer P Amarnath lodged a complaint with VM Banjar police in connection with the theft of the fowls, which he brought from Bhimavaram in AP. It was […]