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Khammam: All arrangements were in place for Ganesh immersion that to be held on Sunday in the district, stated District Collector VP Gautham. He, along with Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier, inspected immersion locations at Prakash Nagar, Kalvoddu, Munneru stream area and others here on Saturday. He directed the officials to ensure that devotees […]

Khammam: As many as 5.36 lakh persons above 18 years of age have been administered the first dose of Covid vaccine in the district, informed District Collector, VP Gautham. Around 1.33 lakh persons have been administered the second dose. Special vaccination teams have been engaged at 214 health sub-centres in rural areas and at 125 […]

Khammam: Continuing the distribution of Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubharak cheques on the second day Transport Minister, Puvvada Ajay Kumar handed over the cheques to beneficiaries in Khammam on Wednesday. The Minister touring several municipal divisions on a motorbike distributed the cheques on Tuesday to many beneficiaries and handed over the cheques, a saree and […]

Khammam: Telangana Dalit Bandhu scheme was a revolutionary initiative by the State government aimed at empowering Dalits financially and socially, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Tuesday. Speaking to media persons here, he thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for his decision to implement the scheme on a pilot basis in Chintakani mandal in […]

Khammam: Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar riding on a motorbike visited several municipal divisions in Khammam to distribute Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak cheques to beneficiaries. He distributed cheques to around 185 beneficiaries at their doorsteps along with a saree and fruits which he presented to the beneficiaries at his own expense. Financial assistance to […]

Khammam: Ensuring equal justice on a basis of equal opportunity in a speedy manner was the objective of conducting Lok Adalat, stated DLSA Chairman and Principal District and Sessions Judge, C Hare Krishna Bhupathi. He said Lok Adalat, an alternative dispute redressal mechanism aims to provide free legal aid to the litigants involved in the […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police have reportedly arrested a couple on charges of attempting to break into a private bank ATM centre at Raidurgam on Thursday. The couple, hailing from Khammam, had made a futile attempt to loot an unmanned ATM in the wee hours of Wednesday. Even after repeated attempts failed, the couple decided to […]

Kothagudem: The water level in river Godavari at Bhadrachalam in the district has been increasing slowly and reached 38.70 feet at 6 pm on Wednesday. There has been an increase of 4.2 feet in the water level since 6 pm, on Tuesday, at which the water level recorded was 34.50 feet. District Collector, D Anudeep […]

Khammam: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rains pounded erstwhile Khammam district on Monday, with all the mandals witnessing moderate to very heavy rainfall. Kothagudem district witnessed heavy precipitation and the run-off was very heavy inundating several low-lying areas and cutting off road connectivity to many villages as many streams were overflowing. […]

Hyderabad: The erstwhile districts of Khammam and Warangal bore the brunt of monsoon fury on Monday when heavy rains continued to batter Telangana for the sixth consecutive day. Life came to a standstill in cities and towns of these two districts including Warangal with flood waters inundating low-lying areas, snapping road connectivity to villages and […]

Khammam: The State government has taken steps to expedite the completion of Sita Rama Lift Irrigation project to irrigate lands in erstwhile Khammam district, Transport Minister P Ajay Kumar said on Monday. Addressing a public meeting at Sakinaveedu in the district, he said the tail-end ayacut now being irrigated with NSP waters would be fed […]

Khammam: A research paper by a professor at Khammam-based Swarna Bharathi Institute of Technology (SBIT) received international acclaim. The ECE Department professor and the college Academic Director, Ch Satyanarayana has compiled a research paper titled ‘Temperature critical boundary conditions for maximising the lifetime of wireless sensor network’. His research work was going to be published […]

Khammam: Stambhadri Urban Development Authority (SUDA) Chairman Bachu Vijay Kumar warned that serious action would be taken against those responsible for illegal lay-outs and ventures under the SUDA limits. He along with Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Snehalatha Mogili held a meeting with Mandal Panchayat Officer (MPOs), DPO, Prabhakar Rao, Town Planning and SUDA officials here […]

Karimnagar: Finance Minister T Harish Rao informed that the State government has decided to establish fish processing units with international standards. Initially, the units would be established in fisheries department lands in Sheriguda near Hyderabad, Khammam, Karimnagar, Nizamabad and Warangal. Speaking during the joining of Chairman of Karimnagar Fisheries Corporation, Poli Laxman Mudiraj and others […]

Khammam: TRS’ Janda Panduga was celebrated all over erstwhile Khammam district in a jubilant manner by the cadres and leaders on Thursday. Following the recent call given by the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and the TRS working president and IT Minister K T Rama Rao, the party flag was hoisted in every village, mandal […]

Khammam: Three persons allegedly hanged themselves at different places in erstwhile Khammam district. In an incident at Lankapalli village of Penuballi mandal in Khammam district, the bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from the ceiling of a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the village on Thursday. The deceased, Pachhinilla Dharmaiah […]

In an accident on the outskirts of Khammam, a 31-year-old man, J Pulla Rao and his brother's son J Mehanth (4) died while undergoing treatment for the grievous injuries they suffered in the accident

Khammam: Coming out of the crisis caused by the Covid pandemic, schools in erstwhile Khammam reopened after nearly one-and-half-a-year on Wednesday following the State government’s decision. Government schools registered higher attendance of students in comparison to private schools. Of the 83, 373 enrolled students nearly 35.05 per cent of the students attended classes on the […]

Khammam: With continuous rains in the past couple of days, several streams in some mandals were overflowing disrupting vehicular traffic on Tuesday. Because of an overflowing stream, traffic was stopped on the Madepalli Madhapuram road in Mudigonda mandal. Similarly, traffic was disrupted on Palair to Narsimhulagudem road in Palair mandal in the district. Transportation from […]

Khammam: An NRI hailing from Mulakalapalli village of Kothagudem district has donated an ambulance as part of ‘GiftASmile’ initiative launched by IT Minister, KT Rama Rao marking his birthday. Thandra Venkateswara Rao, who now lives in the US, handed over the vehicle in the presence of Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar in Hyderabad on Monday. […]