PEDDAPALLI, JANUARY 24, 2026: M. A. Shukoor, a native of Antargam village, has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH) for his research work entitled “An Investigation on Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Doped Lanthanum Manganite Nanoparticles.”
The research was carried out under the guidance of Prof. K Vijayakumar, Department of Physics, JNTUH – University College of Engineering (UCE), Sultanpur, with Prof. G Narasinga Rao, Department of Physics, DMLR Institute of Technology and Management (DMLRITM), Hyderabad, serving as the co-guide.

On this occasion, the village Sarpanch and ward members congratulated Shukur for his academic achievement. Mr Shukoor is presently working as an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Government Degree College, Peddapalli.
