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Khammam: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone, Chennai has directed Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to pay a whopping Rs.41.21 crore as environmental compensation for excess mining done at its JVR open cast mines at Sathupalli in the district. In an order on Friday the tribunal chaired by Judicial member Justice K Ramakrishnan and […]

Khammam: The incumbent council of Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) celebrated its first anniversary in the office. A celebration was held at the newly constructed KMC building complex here on Saturday. Mayor P Neeraja along the corporators cut a cake marking the occasion. SUDA Chairman B Vijay Kumar who attended the celebration congratulated Mayor and corporators. […]

Hyderabad: A temple dating back to Kakatiya period has been found amidst the thick jungle at Kusumanchi in Khammam district. The temple was hidden in a the thickly grown vegetation consisting of thorny bushes and well preached wild creepers. Based on the information given by Katta Srinivas, president, TORCH and co-convenor, Kotha Telangana Charitra Brindam, […]

Khammam: Grounding of Dalit Bandhu units has gained momentum in Chintakani mandal of Khammam district and beneficiaries have started reaping the benefits of the scheme. It may be noted that the scheme is being implemented on saturation mode in the mandal, which the State government selected for pilot basis implementation of the scheme along Huzurabad […]

Khammam: Festive spirit gripped erstwhile Khammam district on Tuesday with thousands of Muslims offering special prayers at Mosques and Idgahs celebrating ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’. The festival was being celebrated openly after a gap of two years as the celebrations were confined indoors in view of Covid restrictions. With the restrictions now eased Muslims celebrated the festival with […]

Khammam: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was fueling sectarianism in the country and intolerance has become widespread, complained CPI( M) State secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram. In the wake of rise of sectarian forces Congress leadership lost political vigour and had failed to mobilise secular forces to defeat the BJP to save the democracy of the country. In […]

Khammam: Two persons died and one injured in separate incidents in erstwhile Khammam on Monday. In a road accident at Tanikella village in Konijerla mandal in Khammam district, a 50-year-old man Savalla Sreenu, a resident of Gollapudi village in Wyra mandal was killed on the spot when an RTC bus hit the bike on which […]

Khammam: A woman betrothed to the deceased BJP activist S Sai Ganesh has allegedly attempted suicide here on Saturday. The woman, Vijaya, consumed sleeping pills and lost consciousness in a public area in the city. The locals shifted her to the Government District Hospital and she was undergoing treatment in the ICU at the hospital. […]

Khammam: Moved at the plight of victims of fire accident that took place at Shanigakunta village in Mangapet mandal in Mulug district, a Khammam youth extended them a helping hand. Khammam Youth Association (KYA) founder D Sri Teja donated an amount of Rs 25, 000 towards assistance to the affected families who lost everything in […]

Khammam: The State government was aiming to provide better health services to the people on par with corporate hospitals, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He inaugurated a Mother Milk Bank and a new mortuary room at the Government District Hospital here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said Mother Milk Bank in […]

Hyderabad: Social activist from the city, P.Bhanu Chander, who was murdered by rivals and his body dumped in a canal in Khammam, had first survived the attack, police have found. Thinking him to be dead, they stuffed him into the car’s boot to dispose of the body. However, Bhanu Chander, who regained consciousness, started hitting […]

Khammam: Doubting his wife’s fidelity, a man attacked her with a knife inflicting grievous bleeding injuries on her here on Wednesday. The accused Tejawath Sai, a fruit seller of Revathi Centre in Khammam, allegedly stabbed his wife Preethi indiscriminately causing multiple injuries. They both got married two years ago after falling in love with each […]

Khammam: All is set for the two-day national symposium Savishkar-22 being organised by the city based Swarna Bharathi Institute of Technology (SBIT) on April 28 and 29. The SBIT Chairman Gundala Krishna speaking to the media here on Wednesday informed that the District Collector VP Gautham and Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi will attend the inaugural […]

Khammam: The formation day of TRS was celebrated in a spirited manner by the party cadres and leaders all over erstwhile Khammam district. The party leaders have hoisted the party flag and recalled how the TRS came into existence on April 27 in 2001 with the objective of achieving separate Telangana and how the Telangana […]

Hyderabad: Healthcare staff including the medical officer at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Chennuru, Khammam district, conducted a safe delivery and helped a woman deliver her baby even after lightning and thundershowers cut off the power supply abruptly. Both mother and baby are doing fine after the incident, which saw the staff being taken aback […]

Khammam: Both Congress and BJP colluded with each other targetting TRS in Khammam district, alleged Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The minister asserted that TRS would again come to power in the 2023 elections and Khammam district would play a major role in it. He strongly condemned the false allegations being made against him by […]

Khammam: District administrations in Kothagudem and Khammam have speeded up grounding of Dalit Bandhu units. The distribution of assets to the selected beneficiaries was scheduled to take place in both the districts on Tuesday (April 26). Scheduled Castes Development Minister Koppula Eshwar and Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar would attend the programme and distribute the […]

Khammam: BJP and Congress leaders have created pandemonium in peaceful Khammam, alleged BC Sangham district leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra. Khammam and its people were known for their progressive sentiments and there was no place for communal minded parties here. Acting in a heartless manner the BJP leaders used the death of their party activist S Sai […]

Khammam: Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier advised job aspirants to work hard to reach their target of securing a job in the police department. The CP inaugurated a 60-day free training camp for the first batch of 132 candidates selected for the training to appear for police job tests here on Monday at […]

Khammam: Parents of a student staged a protest at Government Upper Primary School at Bodiya thanda in Kusumanchi mandal in the district on Saturday. The parents demanded action against the school headmaster, Narender for allegedly beating up a student Pavan. The student alleged that the headmaster beat him black and blue for refusing to have […]