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An Airtel dealer in Kothagudem district offered one litre of petrol free with every SIM card purchase amidst a statewide fuel shortage in Telangana. The marketing gimmick drew crowds, even as petrol stations in Khammam and Warangal faced long queues.
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A domestic LPG cylinder was stolen from the balcony of a house in Paloncha town, Kothagudem district, amid the ongoing West Asia crisis that has disrupted gas supplies across India. The theft, which left other household items untouched, has raised concerns about rising cylinder-related crimes.
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Holi was celebrated with enthusiasm in Kothagudem and Warangal. Sulakshya Seva Samithi organised an eco-friendly celebration for students in Hanamkonda, while police officials in Kothagudem and Warangal joined officers, staff and families for festive gatherings
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Tension prevailed at Udumula Banda tribal village in Aswaraopet mandal of Kothagudem district after migrant Adivasis clashed with forest personnel over trench digging to prevent alleged encroachment. Three tribals suffered minor injuries. Local MLA Jare Adinarayana intervened, halting the work temporarily
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A minor girl working as a trainee nurse at the Bhadrachalam Government Area Hospital has been reported missing. She attended night duty on March 1 but did not return home. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation following a complaint by her mother
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A 16-year-old intermediate student in Kothagudem suffered a miscarriage while appearing for her vocational exam. She excused herself to the washroom, where she reportedly delivered a dead foetus.
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Kothagudem Municipal Corporation Commissioner K Sujatha clarified that no ballot boxes were misused in the civic polls, explaining that an empty reserve ballot box reached a police station due to an oversight and was promptly shifted to the strong room
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A 39-year-old labourer from Sativarigudem village drowned in the Murredu stream at Chatakonda gram panchayat, Laxmidevipally mandal, while transporting sand in a bullock cart.
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Several students of Government Medical College, Kothagudem, sustained minor injuries after their bus rammed into a tree on the college campus. The accident occurred while students were heading to a hostel in Bollerigudem near Paloncha.
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The four-day Sri Sammakka-Saralamma and Sri Veerla Ankamma Thalli jatara at Mukamamidi village, Mulakalapalli mandal, concluded on Thursday, attracting nearly 20,000 devotees from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with rituals, prayers, and annadanam conducted under temple supervision
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Prohibitory orders were imposed in Regalla and Chatakonda reserve forest areas of Laxmidevipally mandal following plans to hold an unauthorised Lambadi jatara. Authorities cited law and order concerns and warned of strict action under forest and wildlife laws
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Kothagudem Police seized 132.5 kg of ganja worth Rs 67 lakh during a vehicle check and arrested two persons. The contraband was being transported from Odisha to Tamil Nadu, while three other accused remain absconding
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BRS and TBGKS staged a major protest at SCCL head office in Kothagudem, demanding cancellation of the controversial site visit certificate policy and re-tenders for coal blocks. Leaders alleged the Congress government was favouring cronies, and demanded a CBI probe into tender irregularities
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A road accident at Sarapaka in Burgampahad mandal led to the arrest of a ganja smuggler transporting 15 kg of marijuana worth Rs 7.65 lakh. In a separate incident, excise officials seized 7.4 kg ganja at Paloncha
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Several students of a private engineering college were injured after the bus they were travelling in overturned and fell into a roadside ditch in Kothagudem on Friday. The injured were shifted to hospitals for treatment
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A government teacher and his wife narrowly escaped after their car caught fire at Karukonda Ramavaram in Tekulapalli Mandal, Kothagudem district. The car was completely gutted, and traffic on the Kothagudem-Yellandu road was briefly disrupted.
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AITUC leaders alleged increased political interference and diversion of DMF and CSR funds in SCCL under the Congress government, warning of a united movement to protect Singareni and opposing any move to hand coal blocks to private firms
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In a unique outcome in Kothagudem’s gram panchayat polls, Tejavath Saritha was elected sarpanch of Venkateshwara Colony GP, while her husband Tejavath Ratan Naik secured the deputy sarpanch post. The victory was credited to collective BRS cadre efforts
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Incidents of defeated gram panchayat candidates demanding money back from voters were reported in Kothagudem and Mahabubabad districts. Independent candidate Bandaru Nageshwara Rao in Bhadrachalam and Congress candidate Podium Mangapathi in Gollagudem allegedly abused voters after losing the polls.
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Hidden in the forests of Kothagudem district, Adavi Ramaram and Donga Togu — Telangana’s smallest gram panchayats — go to the polls on December 17, where just a few dozen votes will determine the outcome
