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Khammam: The district BJP leaders demanded the State government to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. The party district president Galla Satyanarayana and others staged a dharna at the district collectorate here on Saturday office demanding to reduce VAT by Rs 20 per litre on petrol and diesel. The leaders complained that the […]

Khammam: Mild tension prevailed in the district as various women’s organisations staged protests demanding the State government to take measures to curb the sale of liquor in the State. National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) leader P Kalavathi, Progressive Organisation of Women (POW) B Sarala and All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) leader Lalitha and […]

Hyderabad: Businessmen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and women were among those, who bagged liquor shops that were allotted through a draw of lots across the State on Saturday. The Prohibition and Excise department has carried out the exercise in the presence of the district Collector concerned. It got Rs.1,357 crore as non-refundable application fee collected […]

Khammam: Celebrations erupted in the erstwhile Khammam district following the Centre’s decision to repeal the farm laws. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar hailed the decision as a victory for farmers across the country. “The heat created by the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao by launching a movement against the farm laws touched the BJP government […]

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department has received Rs.1,357 crore as non-refundable application fee collected from applicants for allotting liquor shops in the State. In 2019, the department got Rs.975 crore. It received as many as 67,849 applications for 2,620 liquor shops. On an average, 26 applications were received for each shop. The shops will […]

Khammam: Over 6,000 applications have been filed for liquor licences in Khammam district by 7 pm on Thursday, said the District Prohibition and Excise Officer V Somi Reddy. As Thursday was the last day to submit the applications, a large number of applicants turned out at the Excise office. The number of applications might go […]

Khammam: Construction of the city’s newest attraction, a majestic cable-stayed suspension bridge across Lakaram tank here has been completed. The suspension bridge is ready for inauguration and it will be inaugurated by Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao, said Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. “The suspension bridge will likely be thrown open […]

Khammam: Indian Actor, Sonu Sood is often described as a ‘villain with a heart of gold’ because of the philanthropic activities he did during the Covid-19 lockdown period across the country. Though famous for the negative characters he donned in feature films, the actor has become a real hero winning the hearts of millions of […]

Suryapet: One person died and another received injuries when they came to contact with a live electric wire while tying up a flexi banner near Ranga theatre in Kodad of Suryapet district on Friday. The victim Kandukuri Sunil died on the spot, while Kudumula Venkatesh received serious injuries in the incident. Venkatesh has been shifted […]

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham directed the officials to speed up the works to rehabilitate the villagers evacuated by SCCL’s Kistaram opencast mine in the district. The Collector on Thursday visited Cherukupalli village where rehabilitation works were underway to relocate as many as 107 evacuees of Jagannadhapuram village of Sathupalli mandal in the district as […]

Mancherial: As many as 45 miners were killed, while 745 workers sustained critical wounds and 755 had minor injuries in 38 accidents reported at underground mines and opencast projects (OCPs) belonging to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) located in six districts from 2017 to 2021. As per data available with the State-owned coal company, the […]

Khammam: Trade unions representing contract and outsourcing municipal workers have served a strike notice to Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) authorities here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the union leaders demanded that the government should pay increased wages to the workers as per the 11th PRC recommendations and GO No 60. It was not the […]

Khammam: Police seized ganja worth about Rs 1.42 crore and arrested two persons in Sathupalli on Thursday. Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier said the accused, Yogesh Limbaji Thorve and Irfan Sadar Pathan, both from Maharashtra were transporting dry ganja in a truck.During the vehicle check, the police found cannabis weighing around 566 kg […]

Khammam: Leaders of several trade unions demanded that the State government should pay increased wages to municipal workers as per the recent 11th PRC recommendations. Speaking at a meeting here on Wednesday, the Telangana State Municipal Staff and Outsourcing Workers Union (AITUC) Manda Venkateshwarlu alleged that Khammam Municipal Corporation officials not only deprived the contract […]

Khammam: Stambhadri Urban Development Authority’s (SUDA) Draft Master Plan was ready, stated SUDA Chairman Bachu Vijay Kumar. The Centre for Symbiosis of Technology, Environment and Management (STEM) has conducted primary surveys such as existing land use surveys, socio-economic surveys, traffic surveys as part of the geographic information system-based (GIS) Draft Master Plan proposals. The compilation […]

Khammam: Police arrested an absconding Armed Reserve police constable and his relative in connection with a ganja smuggling case. Town ACP Anjaneyulu on Monday said the accused constable A Venkateshwarlu alias Venkat, who works in Kothagudem district, and his close relative Bandari Vishwatej alias Vasu were arrested by Khammam Urban Police at Srisri Circle in […]

Khammam: The construction works of a cable-stayed suspension bridge, the Khammam’s newest attraction, at Lakaram tank here is nearing completion. The construction of the bridge was taken up with an expenditure of Rs 8 crore by Telangana Tourism Development Department with the municipal funds. The erection of two 80-foot tall towers on either side of […]

Khammam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao intends that all poor people engaged in podu cultivation must be helped with Recognition of Forest Rights (ROFR) pattas, said Special Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari. She held a meeting with district officials here on Friday to review the arrangements made to issue pattas to podu cultivators in the district. […]

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham has directed the district revenue officials to take immediate steps to protect government lands from encroachments. He along with Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi inspected government lands in Khammam Urban mandal on Wednesday. He also inspected government lands at Burhanpuram, NSP Camp area, BC Bhavan, VDOs Colony and Ballepally in the […]

Khammam: TRS leaders from Madhira Assembly constituency hit out at CLP leader and Madhira MLA Mallu Bhatti Virkamarka for his alleged disrespectful behaviour towards the ZP Chairman, L Kamalraj. The party leaders addressing a press conference at Madhira in the district on Monday complained that the Congress MLA during the distribution of Kalyana Lakshmi cheques […]