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Students and staff of a government primary school in Kothagudem’s Gollagudem have been walking through muddy agricultural fields for 15 years due to lack of an access road. Teachers and villagers say the problem is affecting student enrollment and the school’s survival.

An ESI Hospital at Sarapaka in Kothagudem was locked by its owner over 15 months of pending rent. The landlord reopened the premises after ESI officials assured him that the outstanding rent would be paid soon.

Widespread rains affected coal production in SCCL’s opencast mines at Sathupalli and Manuguru, damaged standing crops and disrupted vehicular movement in erstwhile Khammam. Several water bodies received heavy inflows, prompting irrigation officials to lift gates at the Taliperu Project.

Locals and social activists have renewed their demand to convert Manuguru Municipality into a gram panchayat, citing pending elections, development concerns and the impact on employment guarantee schemes in merged villages, with the issue now raised before the State SC and ST Commission.

An 18-year-old nursing student was found dead behind the bathroom at her home in Vengannapalem of Julurupad mandal. Police suspect she may have been raped and murdered based on injuries and disarray of clothing, and are investigating the case.

A private travel bus that started its journey from Kothagudem in Telangana and was heading to Palasa caught fire in Srikakulam district on Saturday. All seven passengers escaped unhurt after an onlooker alerted the driver, police said.

Residents of Yellandu have demanded a new bus stand, citing safety concerns after chunks of concrete fell from its roof slab. They said the 45-year-old facility is in poor condition and urged the government to undertake repairs or construct a new one.

ACB officials caught the warden of an ITDA ST Boys Hostel in Kothagudem district while accepting a Rs 14,000 bribe from a cook to process her pending salary bills. The accused was caught red-handed after ACB officials laid a trap.

Local contractors have opposed TGGENCO’s unified tender for ash lifting from four thermal power plants in Telangana, alleging that eligibility conditions favour large corporations. They demanded separate tenders or lots to enable local contractors to participate and protect livelihoods.

Student unions in Kothagudem district have demanded that the State government relocate Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Gurukul School/Junior College (Girls) from Khammam to Tekulapalli, where it was originally sanctioned, citing administrative confusion and difficulties faced by students.

Kothagudem police arrested 23 of 27 youths accused in the murder of Simhadri Shiva Kumar at Manuguru Netaji Ground on August 27. Police said a gang led by Jettipat Ramyakanth had planned the attack following a dispute involving the victim.

Adivasi outfits in Telangana demanded Rs 5 crore compensation and a government job for the family of a nurse who was raped and murdered in Tukkuguda. They also sought a fast-track trial and an inquiry into alleged safety lapses at her hospital.

SCCL has resumed Medical Board meetings after a gap of nearly one and a half years, but employees allege that many workers with serious health conditions are still being declared fit. Trade union leaders claimed the number of approved applications has fallen.

A 28-year-old youth was allegedly attacked and killed by a gang over old enmity in Manuguru town of Kothagudem district. Police registered a case based on a complaint by his father and launched an investigation into the incident.

An excise CI and a constable have faced departmental action for allegedly altering and forging panchanama and other records in a Bhadrachalam ganja case. The action followed allegations that an accused escaped from the excise police station after being detained overnight.

Forest staff rescued an injured deer after it fell into wire traps allegedly set by hunters in the Madharam forest area of Mulakalapalli mandal in Kothagudem. The deer was taken to the Government Veterinary Hospital at Paloncha for treatment.

A 45-year-old man drowned in the Rajiv canal of Sitarama Project near Vinobanagar village in Julurupad mandal of Kothagudem district on Tuesday. Boda Nagaiah had gone fishing when he accidentally slipped into the canal and drowned.

Light rainfall affected coal production and overburden removal operations at SCCL opencast mines in Manuguru and Yellandu areas. Around 40,000 tonnes of overburden removal was affected in Manuguru, while water accumulation disrupted operations at Koyagudem mine.

Police arrested four persons, including three tribals from Andhra Pradesh, for allegedly attempting to sell leopard hide and claws in Kothagudem. The accused reportedly killed the leopard after it fell into a pit. Police seized the dried skin and 17 claws.

Student unions in Kothagudem have opposed the proposed relocation of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Telangana Backward Classes Welfare Residential Degree College for Boys to Thorrur in Mahabubabad. AISF demanded that the college remain in Kothagudem and warned of protests against the move.