Kothagudem: Two lovers have allegedly committed suicide in the forests of Annaram of Mulkalapalli mandal in the district on Monday. Their bodies were found in the forests during night hours and were identified based on their dresses. The deceased Uke Devi (22) and J Sona (25), Gothikoyas from Chhattisgarh and living at Sathupalli in Khammam […]
Khammam: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone, Chennai has directed Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to pay a whopping Rs.41.21 crore as environmental compensation for excess mining done at its JVR open cast mines at Sathupalli in the district. In an order on Friday the tribunal chaired by Judicial member Justice K Ramakrishnan and […]
Khammam: A man and his son were killed in a road accident on a main road between Marlapadu and Rayudupalem villages in Vemsoor mandal in the district on Tuesday. The incident occurred when a resident of Kunchaparti village, M Srinivas Reddy (55) was taking his father M Krishna Reddy (70) to hospital at Sathupalli on […]
Khammam: Telangana Diagnostic Hub in Khammam, a flagship programme of the State government, has been proving to be a boon to the needy patients in the district offering quality diagnostic services free of cost. The government has set up the Diagnostic Hub at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore at the District Headquarters Hospital. It […]
Khammam: A tiger was spotted in Sathupalli forest range in the district on Tuesday. The big cat’s pug marks were spotted in Chandrayapalem forests in Sathupalli mandal. The tiger was captured by a camera trap installed in the forests by the forest department officials. It might be noted that the tiger’s pug marks were found […]
Khammam: Movements of a tiger have been reported in Sathupalli forest range in the district. The big cat’s pug marks were spotted at Kistaram and Jagannadhapuram in the forest range by the locals shepherds on Friday. Upon receiving information from them a forest officials team inspected the area where the pug marks were found. Speaking […]
Khammam: An incident of police registering an FIR against a Sub-Inspector of Police (SI) at VM Banjar police station in Penuballi mandal in the district came to light late. The SI, T Nagaraju was booked under Sections 447 (Criminal trespass) and 167 (Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury) along with […]
Khammam: Farmers whose lands were being acquired for SCCL opencast (OC) mine at Rejarla in Sathupalli have demanded better compensation for their lands as per market rate. A group of farmers led by Sathupalli MLA S Venkata Veeraiah met Collector VP Gautham here on Thursday and submitted a memorandum in support of their demand. The […]
Khammam: A tailor based in Khammam has come up with an innovative way to display his appreciation and affection for Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao – writing ‘KCR Koti’ one lakh times similar to ‘Rama Koti.’ People usually take up Rama Koti, a religious tradition of writing the name of Lord Rama one crore times. […]
Khammam: The podu farmers clashed with Forest Department officials at Regullapadu villages in Sathupalli mandal in the district on Thursday. Two women forest officers were injured in the incident. The Forest officers were trying to prevent tribal farmers from engaging in podu farming in the village and this led to an altercation between the two […]
