The nomination process for the first phase of gram panchayat elections commenced in Khammam and Kothagudem districts on Thursday. A total of 192 gram panchayats and 1,740 wards in Khammam, and 159 gram panchayats with 1,436 wards in Kothagudem, have been notified.
The Kothagudem police marked World Tribal Day with a rally and welfare announcements. SP Rohith Raju detailed projects including sports complexes, libraries and mobile hospitals, while noting that over 300 Maoists have surrendered under the state’s rehabilitation policy this year
He advised them to ensure that no loss was caused to tribal people who depend on tendu leaf collection and to take due care while moving in the agency areas.
Assistant Superintendent of Police B Rohith Raju said a 40-year-old man called Boda Ramlal of Gaddigutta village was found dead at his agricultural field on March 25
