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Khammam: The NDRF 10th battalion conducted a mock drill at Munneru stream here on Tuesday to create awareness among district officials on emergency rescue operations. The members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) demonstrated at Prakash Nagar bridge in the stream how persons affected by floods or drowning accidentally could be rescued using materials […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has distributed Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques to beneficiary families in various municipal divisions here on Tuesday. The minister handed over the cheques to 233 Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak, totally worth Rs 2.23 crore and 351 CMRF cheques worth Rs 1.45 crore as part of his two-day […]

Khammam: In a tragic incident, a man allegedly committed suicide a day after his son’s death by suicide at Sathupalli town in the district. Sources said Challa Bhanu Prakash, a 10th class student of a private school near Mamta Hospital area in Khammam, was allegedly admonished and suspended by the school management for celebrating his […]

Khammam: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has demanded the State government to withdraw the GO No: 317 issued for allotment of staff to new local cadres. The leaders of Joint Action Committee of Teachers’ Organisation (JACTO) and Upadhyaya Sanghala Porata Committee (USPC) met the Congress leader here on Saturday and submitted a memorandum explaining possible […]

Khammam: In a notable display of honesty, an auto rickshaw driver here has returned gold jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh to a passenger who forgot the ornaments in his auto. The driver Kampelli Ravi of Anand Bhavan autostand of TRSKV TATU handed over the jewellery to police on finding the ornaments in the vehicle on […]

Khammam: In a freak accident a ninth class student had broken his two legs after falling into Munneru stream from the bridge across the stream in Khammam.   The student, B Eshwar of Indiramma Colony in Naidupet area on the outskirts of Khammam was studying in Government High School at Nayabazar in the city. On […]

Khammam: Chakali SC Sadhana Samithi State president Kothakonda Srilakshmi called upon the community members to intensify the movement seeking to include the Rajaka community in the Scheduled Castes list (SCs). Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, she suggested setting up of full-fledged committees in five Assembly constituencies in Khammam district and in Khammam city […]

Khammam: The TRS candidate for Khammam Local Authorities’ Constituency MLC election, Tata Madhusudan has won the election with 480 votes. Counting of votes took place at Zilla Panchayat Resource Centre (DPRC) here on Tuesday. The TRS candidate defeated his nearest rival R Nageswara Rao of Congress by a majority of 238 votes. Congress candidate got […]

Khammam: All arrangements have been made for the counting of Khammam Local Authorities Constituency (LAC) MLC votes that would take place on Tuesday, informed District Collector VP Gautham. The Collector spoke at a training programme conducted for counting staff here on Monday. He told the counting staff to be aware of the guidelines stipulated by […]

Khammam: The alumni of Sri Krishna Prasad Memorial High School have extended financial assistance to support poor students at the school. Shaik Imran Pasha and Irfan Pasha are former students of the school which is run by the district police at the district headquarters in 2005-06. They handed over an amount of Rs 20,000 to […]

Mancherial: Two girl students from private degree colleges in the town have excelled in discus throw, shot put and 800-meter sprint competitions at a university-level athletic meet held in Khammam on Saturday and Sunday. Anil Kumar, coach of the students, in a statement, said that K Sujitha Chowdhary won gold medal in discus throw and […]

Khammam: The Central government has been adopting a step-motherly attitude towards Telangana State in paddy procurement, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Saturday. “The Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) policy in paddy procurement was not correct. Farmers in the State are worried as the Centre was dilly-dallying with regard to paddy procurement. The farmers […]

Khammam: A degree student from Khammam, Uma Maheshwari has secured place in the final list of cadets selected for the Republic Day parade to be held in New Delhi in 2022. She is studying B Sc. final year at RJC Degree and PG College here. A statement from the college here on Friday informed that […]

Khammam: Polling for Khammam Local Authorities’ Constituency (LAC) MLC election passed off amid mild tensions on Friday with 96.09 percent voters casting their vote. Congress leaders staged a protest in Khammam complaining that ZP Chairman L Kamal Raju and others remained in the polling station even after casting their vote. Police had intervened and dispersed […]

Khammam: Various charity activities were organised across the erstwhile Khammam in memory of Shyamala Gopalan, mother of US vice-president Kamala Harris who was a pioneering civil rights activist and scientist in the US. A young entrepreneur of Telangana, N Suresh Reddy, established an NGO ‘Shyamala Gopalan Educational Society’ and the programmes were conducted under the […]

Khammam: Around 96 per cent of eligible population in Khammam district have received the first dose of Covid vaccine, District Collector VP Gautham said on Monday. Likewise, nearly 53 percent of the population received the vaccine second dose. The Collector directed health officials to speed up Covid vaccination and see that all eligible persons in […]

Khammam: The Centre allotted funds worth Rs 262.19 crore to Telangana for the development of highways in the State. The Centre’s move came in response to letters written by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao seeking to enhance the allotment of funds to the State. The State government submitted proposals worth Rs 744 crore for the […]

Khammam: As many as 99 students of Swarna Bharathi Institute of Technology (SBIT) in Khammam have secured jobs in recent campus placements, stated the college chairman, Gundala Krishna. In a statement here on Friday, he said around 21 students from CSE, ECE and mechanical engineering departments of the college have been selected for project engineer […]

Khammam: Khammam Commissionerate’s traffic wing launched a drive to clear encroachments on footpaths in the city on Friday. The traffic police embarked on the drive to avoid traffic congestion and accidents on the city roads. ACP (Traffic) Ramoji Ramesh along with Inspector of Police Anjali, Roads and Buildings DE, Suri Babu inspected NTR circle and […]

Khammam: Overcoming many obstacles, three Adivasi youngsters from remote agency villages in the district are excelling in a new game, Targetball, which has been gaining popularity in recent times. The youngsters, Irpa Anitha of Bodanalli, Sodi Sai Vinay of Pusuguppa and Irpa Sangamithra of Koyyuru of Cherla mandal, made it to the Indian team to […]