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Police arrested nine youths, including a student, in connection with the daylight murder of a man at a wine shop in Bhadrachalam on December 17. The killing followed a clash over a petty issue, triggering concerns over law and order.

Fresh remarks by former Congress MLA Podem Veeraiah against Bhadrachalam MLA Dr. Tellam Venkat Rao have reignited tensions between the two leaders, causing unrest among party workers, even as internal differences within the Congress surfaced in Pinapaka constituency.

A government teacher and his wife narrowly escaped after their car caught fire at Tekulapalli mandal in Kothagudem district on Sunday. An electrical short circuit, possibly linked to the heater, is suspected. The vehicle was completely gutted

People’s organisations in Kothagudem district have announced plans to launch protests against the spread of illegal liquor belt shops in rural areas. They alleged official inaction and warned of agitations if the authorities failed to shut down the unauthorised outlets.

Gram panchayat elections in Kothagudem district witnessed intense family contests and narrow victories, including a younger brother defeating his elder sibling in Kothur GP and an independent candidate winning by a single vote in Julurpadu mandal

Family members of a man stabbed to death in Bhadrachalam staged a rasta-roko demanding severe punishment for the accused. Locals alleged police delay in response and raised concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the temple town.

A tribal woman from Kothagudem, who earned her livelihood by collecting waste, has been elected as a gram panchayat ward member. Backed by the BRS, her victory is being hailed as a symbol of social change.

A clash between MLA Tellam Venkat Rao and former MLA Podem Veeraiah over the deputy sarpanch post in Bhadrachalam highlighted internal discord in the Congress, even as the BRS registered significant gains across Khammam and Kothagudem in the gram panchayat elections.

Singareni Coal Collieries Limited will host the Company Level Cricket Tournament at Kothagudem from December 16 to 18. Six teams will compete, and the winners will qualify for the Coal India inter company event. Officials are preparing facilities and accommodation for players.

A tanker carrying hydrochloric acid from Kakinada to Raipur overturned and fell into a gorge in Mulakalapally mandal on Thursday, crushing the cabin and trapping the driver. Acid leakage hampered rescue efforts for nearly eight hours. The driver died at the scene.

TBGKS leader Kapu Krishna demanded that the Singareni management run the Venkatesh Khani opencast mine with SCCL workers. He warned that handing it to private companies would cause job loss. Workers held a dharna and submitted a memorandum supporting the demand

Venkatesh Khani gram panchayat voters in Kothagudem face elections despite the village disappearing due to mining expansion. Displaced families living in tents or rented houses demand Indiramma homes, electricity and water. The election is held as the gazette was issued before displacement

Officials busted a major PDS rice diversion racket in Kothagudem involving GCC MLS point staff, contractors and fair price shop dealers. Fake entries were made to divert 600 bags of rice to the black market. Several persons were booked under BNS and Essential Commodities Act

In the first phase of gram panchayat elections, 19 sarpanch candidates and 220 ward members were elected unanimously in Khammam, while Kothagudem saw 14 sarpanch and 336 ward members win without contest. The remaining posts will go to polls on December 11.

SCCL trade unions staged a protest in Kothagudem against the Centre’s decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes. Union leaders accused the government of undermining workers’ rights and announced black-badge protests and memoranda submissions across SCCL area

The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau foiled a digital arrest extortion attempt in Kothagudem, rescuing Dr Buddharaju Subbaraju and his family from cyber-fraudsters posing as CBI officers. Police intervention prevented financial loss and ended three days of harassment

Reservations for sarpanch and ward seats in Khammam and Kothagudem districts have been finalised, with most seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Kothagudem will have 460 ST sarpanches, while Khammam reserved 171 sarpanch seats for STs

Harika, a 17-year-old wrestler from Julurupad in Kothagudem, won gold at the SGF State-level Wrestling Tournament in Hyderabad. She defeated wrestlers from Warangal, Rangareddy and Hyderabad to qualify for the national-level competition

Left party leaders and people’s organisations staged a protest in Kothagudem demanding a judicial probe into the Maredumilli encounter in ASR district. They alleged the Centre was acting in favour of corporate forces and sought repeal of Forest Conservation Rules 2022.

The CPI (Maoist) alleged that top leader Madivi Hidma, his wife Raje and others were captured unarmed in Vijayawada and later killed in a fake encounter by Andhra Pradesh police. The party called for a nation-wide bandh on November 23.