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Kothagudem: An armed reserve constable died and another constable injured in a road accident at Sativarigudem of Laxmidevipalli mandal in the district on Sunday. The incident occurred when the AR constables, Bathula Balaji and Battu Sathish were going to Kothagudem from Paloncha on a motorcycle. A speeding lorry laden with sand, hit the bike from […]

Kothagudem: The annual brahmotsavams of Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam at Bhadrachalam in the district have begun on Saturday coinciding with Telugu New Year, Ugadi celebrations. As part of Ugadi rituals, an abhishekam to ‘Moolavarulu’ (the presiding deities) at the temple was performed by the priests during morning hours along with other religious rituals commencing […]

Kothagudem: A two-day medicinal plants exhibition organised at Government Degree College at Paloncha in the district has received good response from teachers and students. A environmentalist, Rayi Venkataiah displayed around 250 varieties of medical plants at the college on the sidelines of a national seminar on ‘Tribal Status in India’ on Thursday and Friday. Speakers […]

Kothagudem: Paloncha based Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (NVBL) has provided as many as 750 dual desks to government schools in the district. The desks were distributed to around 45 schools in 12 mandals. District Collector Anudeep Durishetty handed over the desks to headmasters of respective schools, informed a release from the NVBL here on Wednesday. […]

Kothagudem: An agriculture extension officer (AEO) was trapped by ACB sleuths at Papakollu in Julurpad mandal in the district on Wednesday. The accused, Bezawada Manikanta was said to have demanded Rs 30, 000 as bribe to process a file related to Rs 5 lakh Rythu Bima of a deceased female farmer Banoth Chukkali of Annarupadu […]

Kothagudem: Two banned CPI (Maoist) Party Cherla local guerilla squad (LGS) members surrendered to the district police and 141 Bn CRPF Police. The surrendered Maoists were Madakam Kosa alias Jeevan of Jaggaram in Yetapaka mandal of Andhra Pradesh and Sodi Gangi alias Sodi Lakma of Kistarampadu in Cherla mandal in the district, Superintendent of Police […]

Kothagudem: As the police remained clueless about the missing dead body of a man, who was electrocuted three days ago in Penuballi forests in the district, family members of the deceased urged police to trace out the body at the earliest. It might be noted that the deceased, M Sunil Kumar of Sanyasi Basti in […]

Kothagudem: A suspect in a wild animals hunting case has allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Penuballi village of Chunchupalli mandal in the district during late night hours of Friday. The deceased, Jabba Chanti (24) of the village was summoned by the two-town police for questioning in connection with the electrocution of a hunter, […]

Kothagudem: A man who went hunting wild animals in Penuballi forests in Chunchupalli mandal in the district had died of electrocution and his body was missing. The deceased, Mallela Sunil Kumar (48) of Sanyasi Basti in Kothagudem, his friends Lavudya Munnalal and G Venkaiah went hunting at around 1 to 2 am on Friday. As […]

Kothagudem: District Collector Anudeep Durishetty has issued a show-cause notice to the sarpanch of Nagineniprolu gram panchayat in Burgampad mandal in the district for alleged misuse of power and public funds. As per an enquiry conducted by the local Mandal Panchayat Officer (MPO) the sarpanch, B Shravani and deputy sarpanch Y Jhansi Laxmibai have issued […]

Kothagudem: Nava Bharat Projects Limited (NVBL) of Hyderabad has installed a purified water plant at Dontalabora village near Paloncha in the district on Wednesday. MLA V Venkateshwar Rao inaugurated the plant which was the 22nd RO plant installed by the NVBL as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). He lauded the company for setting […]

Kothagudem: Unseasonal rains accompanied by heavy gales lashed many parts in Kothagudem district on Wednesday evening throwing normal life out of gear. The heavy rainfall disrupted power supply for long hours and caused heavy traffic jams at Kothagudem town. Many low lying areas and main roads were inundated with rainwater slowing down the vehicular flow […]

Hyderabad: It was while pursuing his engineering degree that the civil services bug bit Anudeep Durishetty, now district collector of Kothagudem. In his maiden attempt, he cleared the IAS mains exam but could not get through the personality test round and in his fifth attempt in 2017, he secured All India Rank 1 in the […]

Kothagudem: The two-day Namaste Telangana-Telangana Today property show organised here concluded on a grand note on Sunday. Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who visited the show appreciated the management of Namaste Telangana and Telangana Today for organising the event in Kothagudem for the benefit of residents in and around the town. He said Kothagudem was […]

Kothagudem: A crocodile that strayed into Rajupet in Bhadrachalam mandal of the district was killed by residents on Friday night. According to forest officials, the creature entered the village during late night hours from a drain close to River Godavari. The local youth who spotted it smashed its head with stones and killed it. When […]

Khammam: The two-day Namasthe Telangana-Telangana Today Property Show, first of its kind to be held in Kothagudem, has been kicked off here on Saturday. District Collector Anudeep Durishetty along with Kothagudem Municipal Chairperson Kapu Seethalakshmi, District Library Chairman Dindigala Rajender and SCCL General Manager (IR&PM) A Ananda Rao inaugurated the property show at Kothagudem Club. […]

Khammam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is working for uplift of Dalit community with the Dalit Bandhu scheme, said Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar on Friday. Speaking to Telangana Today, the Minister said the officials were carrying out an exercise for the implementation of Dalit Bandhu in 10 Assembly constituencies in erstwhile Khammam district. As […]

Kothagudem: All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) national Chairman Maninderjeet Singh Bitta asked students to cultivate patriotic spirit and to be ready to make any sacrifice for the country. He was on a day’s visit to Kothagudem on Thursday. The former Punjab minister along with Shyamala Gopalan Educational Society founder N Suresh Reddy offered prayers at […]

Kothagudem: Day time temperatures in the district have crossed 40 degrees Celsius at a few places at the very beginning of summer season. Singareni areas as well as other places in the district witnessed high mercury levels on Thursday. A maximum day-time temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Satyanarayanapuram in Cherla mandal. Similarly […]

Kothagudem: A minor boy drowned in a stream at Karakavagu village in Paloncha mandal in the district on Tuesday. The boy, S Rikshith Kumar (10) studying fourth class at Bollorugudem in Paloncha mandal came to his village after the school hours. He along with his friends went for a swim deep inside the stream where […]