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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 […]

Says over 5,000 families have been benefited from Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak schemes in Khammam

Khammam: As many as 2,000 cheques under Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) were distributed to beneficiaries in Khammam Assembly constituency so far, informed Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. The total worth of cheques distributed was around Rs 8.61 crore, the Minister said while speaking at a programme where CMRF cheques worth Rs 19.30 lakh were […]

Khammam: A woman and her son were electrocuted at Billupadu village in Madhira mandal in the district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Sheikh Saida (25) and his mother Naseemun (40). The incident occurred when the woman was hanging wet clothes on a clothesline in their house and the clothesline came in contact with […]

Khammam: A shouting match took place between TRS and Congress activists at Madhira in the district on Friday during the distribution of Kalyana Lakshmi cheques here. The incident took place in the presence of Zilla Parishad (ZP) Chairman L Kamalraj and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and Madhira MLA Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka who attended the […]

The deceased person was identified as M Raju (45) of Kondigudem in Chandrugonda mandal of Kothagudem district. 

Khammam: With the Food Corporation of India (FCI) saying no to the procurement of Yasangi paddy, the district administrations in erstwhile Khammam were making efforts to ensure zero paddy cultivation in Yasangi season. Khammam District Collector, VP Gautham on Monday held a meeting with agriculture officials, scientists and seeds dealers to discuss measures to be […]

Khammam: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) has been striving to promote national integrity, said the organisation’s national executive committee member, Mufti Affan. Upholding unity in diversity and brotherhood in the society was one of the foremost objectives of the JUH, he said speaking at a press conference organised by Madrasa Darul Uloom in Khammam on Sunday. The […]

Khammam: The two-day Namasthe Telangana-Telangana Today property show, first of its kind to be held in Khammam, kicked off here on Saturday. Municipal Commissioner Adarsh Surabhi along with ZP Chairman L Kamalraj, SUDA Chairman B Vijay Kumar, DCC Bank Chairman K Nagabhushanam and Mayor P Neeraja inaugurated the property show. Speaking on the occasion, Surabhi […]

Khammam: Khammam Youth Association (KYA), a Khammam-based non-governmental organisation, has donated school kits to students of various government schools. At a programme organised at Bhaktha Ramadasu Kalakshetram here on Friday, MLC A Narsi Reddy, District Employment Officer, K Sree Ram and TS UTF State associate president Ch Durga Bhavani distributed school kits to about 548 […]

Khammam: The trial run of the first ever smart phone-based e-voting system in the State was conducted here on Wednesday. A dummy election was held to test the mobile voting application under the limits of Khammam Municipal Corporation. Eligible voters who registered their names from Oct 8 to 18 in the app participated in the […]

Khammam: With the State government deciding to procure entire paddy produced in Vanakalam season, officials in erstwhile Khammam have begun preparations for the procurement of the produce. According to officials, it was planned to procure about 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in Khammam and Kothagudem districts. In Khammam district paddy was cultivated in about […]

Khammam: As many as 28,595 students are going to be appearing for Intermediate first year examinations that to be held from October 25 to November 3 in erstwhile Khammam. The district officials of Khammam and Kothagudem districts have been gearing up for making arrangements for conducting the examinations in a peaceful manner. Khammam District Collector, […]

Khammam: Assigned land holders at Raghunathapalem in Khammam district complained that some realtors had allegedly encroached their lands and developed layouts illegally. The land owners met District Collector VP Gautham here on Monday and submitted a memorandum seeking action against the realtors. In the memorandum, they said, in 1990, the then government allotted 38 acres […]