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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 […]

Khammam: Rich tributes were paid to Prof. K Jayashankar on his birth anniversary by the TRS leaders and officials in erstwhile Khammam district on Saturday. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, District Collector VP Gautham, Mayor P Neeraja, SUDA Chairman B Vijay Kumar and others garlanded the statue of Prof. Jayashanker at Dhamsalapuram circle in Khammam. […]

Khammam: The city based Mamata Medical College being run by Mamata Educational Society bagged International Excellence Award- 2022 presented by New Delhi based branding agency, Brand Icon. The college Executive Committee members Dr. Puvvada Nayan Raj and Dr. Puvvada Naren received the award from noted actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood at a ceremony in New […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar directed the district authorities to be vigilant and take measures to prevent seasonal diseases. Speaking at a review meeting with the officials here on Thursday he said that the month of August was the most crucial month as it was the time when dengue mosquitoes breed. All measures should […]

Khammam: As many as 127 child labourers have been rescued in the eighth phase Operation Muskan in the district, informed Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier. A total 48 FIRs were registered for violating the norms and engaging minor children in work. Operation Muskan was carried out in July by the commissionerate police in association […]

Khammam: The State government has been working to strengthen the education system in the State and as part of that, English medium has been introduced in government schools, said Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He along with District Collector VP Gautham distributed free bilingual (English and Telugu) textbooks and uniforms to students at Kasturba Gandhi […]

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham directed the officials to speed up construction of double bedroom houses in the district. The Collector visited the house’s construction sites under Khammam Municipal Corporation on Tuesday. He inspected the progress of construction of 96 houses at YSR Nagar, 144 houses at Allipur and 192 houses being constructed at Mallemadugu […]

Khammam: A third year medical student of Mamatha Medical College, Kayitha Vinuthna Reddy has been selected for a research programme in Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She will be engaged in a two-months research work in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, informed a release here on Sunday. Vinuthna Reddy […]

Khammam: A seven-year-old boy drowned in an open sump at an under construction apartment at Sri Nagar Colony in Khammam on Sunday. The deceased Ganesh was a child of a watchman working at an apartment in the area. The kid accidentally fell in the sump while he was playing at the site. The local police […]

Kothagudem: TRS MPs, MLAs, MLCs and leaders of erstwhile Khammam district distributed essential commodities and utensils to flood affected families in Aswapuram, Bhadrachalam, Burgampad, Pinapaka mandals in the district Saturday. MPs Nama Nageswar Rao, Maloth Kavitha, Bandi Parthasarathi Reddy and Vaddiraju Ravichandra, Khammam district TRS president, MLC Tata Madhusudan, Government Whip, Kothagudem TRS district president […]