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Khammam: People of all age groups soaked in colours as the festival of colours, Holi was celebrated with pomp and gaiety across the district on Friday. It might be noted that in the past two years the festival was celebrated in a subdued manner due to restrictions imposed in the wake of Covid-19. With the […]

Khammam: As many as 15, 000 chilli farmers in the district would be trained under Saagu-Baagu project being implemented in Public Private Cooperation (PPC) framework aiming to deploy emerging technologies in agriculture. A meeting of stakeholders and district officials was held here on Thursday to create awareness about the project. District Collector VP Gautham and […]

Khammam: The authorities of Childline-1098 sought the cooperation of the proprietors of photography and videography studios to stop child marriages in the district. An awareness programme was organised for photographers and videographers on child rights and Prohibition of Child Marriages Act 2006 here on Wednesday under the aegis of the Childline-1098. Addressing the gathering Childline-1098 […]

Khammam: There would be no political involvement in sanctioning Dalit Bandhu units to the beneficiaries, asserted District Collector VP Gautham. He said the bank officials would personally visit the beneficiaries to open the bank accounts. The financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh would be credited directly into the accounts of the selected beneficiaries. Gautham visited […]

Khammam: A man and his son were killed in a road accident on a main road between Marlapadu and Rayudupalem villages in Vemsoor mandal in the district on Tuesday. The incident occurred when a resident of Kunchaparti village, M Srinivas Reddy (55) was taking his father M Krishna Reddy (70) to hospital at Sathupalli on […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Government has decided to set up 33 medical colleges across the State against the three medical colleges that were set up during the last 60 years, said Health Minister T Harish Rao on Monday. After formation of the State, 12 medical colleges were sanctioned at different places. Of these, four colleges at […]

Khammam: A charitable organisation has extended financial assistance to an MBBS student with the help from donors. ‘Pay Back to Society – Promoting Education’ founder J Lakshman Rao and its members Ch Kanakaiah, J Jaipal and others handed over an amount of Rs 15, 000 to the student K Krishnaveni, a poor dalit student from […]

Khammam: The district administration has planned to plant 50 lakh saplings in the next phase of Haritha Haram in the district. The District Collector VP Gautham who held a meeting to review Haritha Haram target for 2022, said that in order to make 50 lakh saplings available nurseries have been set up in every gram […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda cybercrime police arrested a techie on charges of harassing a woman on Instagram on Thursday. The arrested person was T Sai Krishna (22), a system engineer trainee with a software firm in Madhapur and a resident of Khammam district. According to the police, Sai Krishna had earlier done a nude video call […]

Khammam: Jubilant celebrations erupted in erstwhile Khammam district on Wednesday over Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s statement in Assembly about the State government taking up a massive recruitment drive. TRS cadres and unemployed youth in the district burst crackers and shared sweets to celebrate the Chief Minister’s statement at the TRS district office where TRS […]

Khammam : A massive and unique Bruhat Palle Prakruthi Vanam on a sprawling 14 acres of land was being developed at Raghunathapalem near Khammam. The park being developed with an expenditure of Rs 1.50 crore with a mini tank bund, a fountain, walking track, open gym areas and 10, 000 plants would stand out among […]

Hyderabad: Bigbasket, a Tata company and an online supermarket, has further expanded its presence by launching a store in Khammam, Telangana. Being already present in all major cities across India, the Khammam store launch is a part of the company’s mission to provide groceries to consumers in all towns and villages. Customers can use the […]

Khammam: Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) council unanimously approved an annual budget of Rs 320.98 crore for the financial year 2022-23. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who attended the budget meeting here on Thursday asked the council and municipal officials to make efforts to increase the corporation’s revenues. Need based works have to be executed to […]

Khammam: An ultra modern cardiac catheterisation laboratory (Cath Lab) established recently at Government District Headquarters Hospital in Khammam has been yielding results offering corporate level treatment to the patients. A first cardiac surgery was performed successfully on a heart patient a few days ago. It was said that a 60 year old patient G Sudhakar […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police Special Operations Team (Shamshabad) caught eight persons and seized 400 kilograms of ganja from them. Acting a on a tip off, the team caught P Ananda Prarakale (57), Umesh Gyakwad (38), Pradeep Kalangi (23), Dattasakat (53), Satish Vijay Shinde (36), Vishal Pupat (21) , Ashok Patpute (50) and Ankush Pandule, all […]

Khammam: A 75-year-old woman was reportedly murdered after she resisted theft of her goats at Kodad cross roads in Khammam Rural mandal on Friday. The suspect was nabbed by the locals. According to police, the woman Sk Jani Bi was living alone in a hut at Kodad cross roads rearing a few goats. The suspect […]

Khammam: Forest officials have taken 10 persons into custody for killing a wild deer in the forests of Rangapuram village in Enkoor mandal in the district on Friday. Karepalli FRO Siddarth Reddy and Buradaraghapuram section officer Veerabhadra Rao told the media that the accused have laid an electric trap to kill the deer. Following a […]

Khammam:  Telangana Diagnostic Hub in Khammam, a flagship programme of the State government, has been proving to be a boon to the needy patients in the district offering quality diagnostic services free of cost. The government has set up the Diagnostic Hub at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore at the District Headquarters Hospital. It […]

Hyderabad: After days of scorching heat, the day time temperature in the city dipped a little on Thursday. An average maximum temperature of 33.5 degree Celsius was recorded in the city, which is about one degree less than normal. Secunderabad recorded the highest maximum temperature of 34.2 degree Celsius. According to the forecast by Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Temperatures continued to rise for the third day in the city. On Monday, an average maximum temperature of 34.2 degree Celsius was recorded in the city. According to the forecast by India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad, the city would witness warmer days for about a week. The dry weather is also a contributing factor to […]