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Khammam: SUDA Chairman Bacchu Vijay Kumar has asked corporators and TRS division presidents to extend cooperation to the ongoing Covid vaccination and fever survey in Khammam. He along with Mayor P Neeraja and corporators visited several municipal divisions here on Friday to monitor the Covid mega vaccination drive undertaken by the health department. Speaking on […]

Khammam: Chilli farmers in the district demanded that the government pay compensation to the farmers whose crop was damaged by pest infestation. Seeking to consider the damage to the crop as a natural calamity and Rs 1 lakh per acre compensation, a large number of farmers laid siege to the district horticulture office here on […]

Khammam: In the wake of the spread of Covid-19, its variants delta and omicron, a paediatric Covid ward has been set up at Khammam District Quarters Hospital here. A separate ward with 40 beds and equipped with ventilators and high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) machines has been established to treat children below 12 year age […]

Khammam: The State government was laying emphasis on the development of infrastructure in urban areas, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The Minister inaugurated CC roads newly laid with an expenditure of Rs 1.89 crore in five municipal divisions here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said with the funds and support provided by […]

Khammam: A pall of gloom descended on Brahmana Bazaar in Khammam on Tuesday as two children were crushed to death while three others were injured when an uprooted tree fell on them. The deceased were identified as Ayush (6), studying first class and Diganth Shetty (12), a sixth standard student. The injured, Saketh, Anumol and […]

Khammam: The two town police have on Monday arrested a youth from Andhra Pradesh and recovered two cars and other valuables he had stolen here. The two-town Inspector of Police (CI) Sridhar in a statement informed that the 25-year-old accused, Dendukuri Ganesh of Poranki village in Penamaluru mandal, Krishna district in AP came to Khammam […]

Khammam: Police seized banned tobacco products worth Rs 7 lakh at VV Palem in Raghunathapalem mandal in the district on Monday. The local SI M Ravi said Naveen, a trader of Puttakota in Khammam city, stocked gutkha packets at a rented house at VV Palem. Following a tip off the police raided the house, seized […]

Khammam: The Section 30 of Police Act would be in force till January 31 under the limits of Khammam police commissionerate, informed Commissioner of Police (CP), Vishnu S Warrier. In a statement here on Monday he said the Section 30 was being enforced to maintain law and order, hence no rallies or meetings should be […]

Khammam: The welfare measures implemented by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had brought cheer into the lives of farmers, stated Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The farmers in Telangana were celebrating Sankranti, the festival of harvest, in true spirit only after the formation of Telangana. The Chief Minister’s pro-farmers’ measures have brightened the farmer’s lives, […]

Khammam: Administering of Covid vaccine booster dose to frontline warriors kick-started in Khammam on Monday. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar along with District Collector VP Gautham launched the vaccination drive at District Hospital. Speaking on the occasion the minister said in view of the spread of Omicron and increasing Covid cases the State government decided […]

Khammam: An Armed Reserve (AR) constable, whose marriage engagement ceremony was scheduled on Monday, was found dead in a private hotel room in the city on Monday. The deceased, Ashok Kumar (28) of Yagna Narayanapuram village in Kallur mandal in the district, allegedly committed suicide. He was found hanging from the ceiling of a room […]

Hyderabad: TRS working president and Minister KT Rama Rao denied violating Covid-19 norms of the Centre during his programmes after fresh guidelines were issued on January 1. Instead, he had cancelled his visit to Khammam and other places after the orders were issued. Rama Rao rubbished the allegations by the BJP leaders that the TRS […]

Khammam: Cotton fetched a record price in agriculture markets in Khammam district on Wednesday. The produce, for the first time in the district, fetched Rs 10,200 per quintal at Julurpad market while in Khammam market, it fetched Rs 10,000, a price much higher than the minimum support price of Rs 6,250 fixed by Cotton Corporation […]

Khammam: Celebrations were organised all over erstwhile Khammam district in a spirited manner marking disbursement of the eighth instalment of investment support to farmers under Rythu Bandhu Scheme. The celebrations were being conducted by elected members and leaders following the directions of TRS working president and IT Minister KT Rama Rao in compliance with the […]

Khammam: Economic offences and POCSO Act cases increased in Khammam district in 2021. According to the annual crime report released by the Khammam Police Commissionerate, as many as 291 economic offences have taken place in 2021 while a total of 237 such offences were reported in 2020. Cyber crimes have come down with just eight […]

Khammam: English New Year was celebrated in a spirited manner across the erstwhile Khammam district on Saturday. At an event organised at the District Collector VP Gautham’s camp office in Khammam ZP Chairman L Kamal Raju, MLA S Venakata Veeraiah, DCCB Chairman K Nagabhushanam, Mayor P Neeraja, MLC B Lakshminarayana, CP Vishnu S Warrier extended […]

Khammam: IT and Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao’s visit to Khammam scheduled on Monday has been postponed. It might be noted that as per earlier schedule, the IT Minister was supposed to inaugurate a cable-stayed suspension bridge at Lakaram tank in Khammam, lay the foundation stone of Tribal Welfare Residential School […]

Hyderabad: The admissions for the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) sports hostels and academies will be held on January 6 and 7, 2022 at various places in the State. Interested athletes should attend the trials at respective venues with birth certificate, study certificate, doctor fitness corticated and Covid-19 negative certificate along with two passport […]

Kothagudem: A man who lost both his legs in a freak accident at Yellandu in the district died while undergoing treatment at District Hospital in Khammam on Thursday. The deceased, Mohammed Ishaq (50), an animal skin trader of Jagadamba centre, was going to Station Basti on his bicycle to collect animal hides. As a goods […]

Khammam: An MBA graduate from Khammam has received the ‘Super Woman Award’ from Forever Star India Awards (FSIA). She was presented the award in the women entrepreneurs’ category in recognition of her entrepreneurial skills with which she has been running beauty-related enterprises and working for women’s empowerment through workshops and lectures. Farah received the award […]