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Kothagudem: Director of Public Health G Srinivas Rao has directed the district health officials to complete the ongoing Covid vaccination drive by the end of this month. He along with the local MLA Vanama Venkateswara Rao and District Collector D Anudeep held a meeting with health officials to review the progress of the vaccination drive […]

Sarapaka: Desire of his parents to taste the exotic dragon fruit motivated a techie to take up cultivation of the fruit and it has made him a source of inspiration for many here. Mohammed Abdul Maqbool, a post graduate in MSc (IT), who was working as a project manager in Jakarta of Indonesia since 2011, […]

Kothagudem: A 45-year-old man has allegedly killed his mother for refusing to give him money to buy liquor at Ramachandrunipeta village of Dummugudem mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district late Friday night. The accused is at large and a manhunt has been launched for him. The accused, Kalluri Narasimha Rao reportedly came to his mother K […]

Kothagudem: Police have distributed water filters to Adivasis living in remote Burugupadu village in Cherla mandal in the district on Saturday. Bhadrachalam ASP Dr Vineeth G visited the village and distributed terafil water filters to about 46 families. The water filters were given to ensure safe drinking water to the residents of the village to […]

The accused, Kalluri Narasimha Rao reportedly came to his mother K Pagidamma's (75) house at the village in a drunken condition at around 11 pm and had a quarrel with her seeking money to buy liquor.

Khammam: The District Hospital in Khammam has witnessed transformation in the past seven years and has become a lifeline for patients from different districts. Patients from across Khammam, Kothagudem, Suryapet, Mahabubabad districts and from Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh visit the hospital for treatment. Before 2014, around 800 out-patients and 84 in-patients used to be […]

Kothagudem: A mega free eye check camp was organised for tribals by Dummugudem police on Monday. As many as 2,000 tribals underwent tests at the camp held at ITDA Ashram School at Dummugudem. Bhadrachalam ASP, Dr. Vineeth G inaugurated the medical camp which was coordinated and organised by the local CI, Venkateshwarlu, SI Ravi Kumar […]

Kothagudem: Nama Muthiah Memorial Trust, set up by Khammam MP Nama Nageswara Rao, has extended financial assistance to a family that suffered losses due to a fire accident. K Maheshwar Rao of old Mamillavarigudem in Aswaraopet mandal in the district was burnt fully when live electricity distribution lines snapped from poles and fell on the […]

Kothagudem: Cherla police have come to the rescue of Adivasis suffering from viral fevers at a remote tribal hamlet, Veerapuram of Cherla mandal in the district. It was learnt that both children and adults of nearly 34 Adivasi families, infected with viral fevers, were troubled due to the lack of access to medical facilities. Cherla […]

Kothagudem: The State level Assistant Public Prosecutors (APP) model screening test conducted by the District Bar Association here on Sunday, received a good response from the aspirants. Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt, Additional Senior Civil Judge G Srinivas, High Court Public Prosecutor (PP) C Pratap Reddy and Bar Association president Lakkineni Satyanarayana released the […]

Kothagudem: A man was arrested for allegedly abusing his daughter sexually at Yellandu in the district on Friday. The accused has been abusing his daughter for the past three months, sources said. When the girl took the matter to the notice of her mother, she too supported her husband. The girl then approached her relatives, […]

Kothagudem: A Palliative Care Unit to treat people living with serious illnesses and a virology lab have come up at District Hospital in Kothagudem. MLA Vanama Venkateshwara Rao along with Zilla Parishad Chairman, Koram Kanakaiah inaugurated the facilities on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said the PCU would offer relief to patients suffering […]

Kothagudem: River Godavari water level at Bhadrachalam in the district crossed the first warning level on Thursday. At 10 am, the river gauge reading was 43.90 feet with water discharge of 9,20,657 cusecs, Central Water Commission officials said. At 4 pm, the water level came down to 43.60 feet and remained at that mark till […]

Kothagudem: The Telangana Vibhinna Pratibhavantula Sangham (TVPS) demanded that the District Bar Association remove L Sivaram Prasad, a lawyer, for allegedly causing injustice to his client. It was said that a lorry cleaner, G Sudhakar of Sangam village of Paloncha mandal met with an accident in 2012 in which he lost the toes of both […]

Kothagudem: The District Bar Association will conduct a State level model screening test for candidates appearing for Assistant Public Prosecutors (APP) examination to be held on Oct 24. At a programme at the district court complex the Bar Association president Lakkineni Satyanarayana, vice president T Malleshwar Rao, general secretary N Venkat Rajesh and others released […]

Kothagudem: Four gates of Taliperu reservoir at Cherla in Kothagudem district were lifted to discharge 5087 cusecs of excess water downstream on Wednesday. Though the district remained dry on Wednesday, the project received inflows due to rains in its upper catchment and there has been an inflow of 5542 cusecs into the reservoir, officials said. […]

HYDERABAD: As many as 21,552 tanks out of 43,870 under the territorial limits of Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineers across the State received surplus water while 13,451 tanks were filled between 75 per cent and 100 per cent. Kothagudem topped the list with 2,070 tanks receiving surplus water followed by 2,065 tanks in Gajwel and 1,815 […]

Kothagudem: Police arrested three persons and seized ganja worth about Rs 1.25 crore at Brindavanam under the limits of Chunchupalli police station in Kothagudem on Monday. Inspector of Police D Guruswamy told media persons that the seized ganja weighs about 626 kg and was concealed among coconut saplings in a truck. The substance was seized […]

Kothagudem: Posters demanding the Maoists to stop killing innocent villagers by planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the forests appeared in different villages of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The posters in the name of Mazdoor Sanghatan (Labour Organisation) were found tagged to trees at Ammapenta and nearby villages under the limits of Kistaram police station […]

Khammam: There are a total of 3,085 active filariasis cases in erstwhile Khammam district as of September 14, 2021, said the district health officials, with as many as 2,816 cases in Khammam district alone. However, with the State government’s efforts to eradicate lymphatic filariasis from the State, the disease is showing a declining trend in […]