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Bank fraud in Bhimavaram, aquaculture farmers under CBI lens

Bhimavaram: The CBI is probing a huge scam in which aquaculture farmers in West Godavari district had allegedly attempted to cheat the banks to the tune of Rs 370 crore. According to information, some private persons, including some political leaders, had obtained loans presenting fake documents and the CBI had begun the investigation on a comp
Navy to host Multi-lateral Naval Exercise in Visakhapatnam

Addressing the gathering, Vice Admiral Jain emphasized that as primary custodians of maritime security, we need to do our utmost in providing a favourable maritime environment for the country’s economic growth and prosperity by making the Indian Navy a combat ready, credible and cohesive force capable of meeting present and future challenges
Village elder booked for thrashing minor girl in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Police in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Saturday booked a village elder for thrashing a minor Dalit girl in public for eloping with a youth. Boya Lingappa was booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Saturday, a day after the horrific video of the incident went viral. The youth
Oyo to invest Rs 100 cr in Visakhapatnam

At present, the group has 100 hotels and 1,950 rooms in Visakhapatnam and 289 hotels and 6,300 rooms in Andhra Pradesh
Govt’s reverse tendering move comes under criticism in AP

The new Government has asked the company to quit the Polavaram project, due to massive corruption during the previous TDP regime, and decided to call for fresh tenders
Graft free governance our motto, says Jagan

The Chief Minister said the country could not get rid of several ills despite the British exiting it 73 years ago.
Three children die of electrocution in Prakasam

Prakasam: In a shocking incident, three children playing with a party flag accidentally came in contact with 11 KV power-line and died of electrocution in Kopparam village of Santhamaguluru mandal on Wednesday morning. Shaikh Pathan Ghouse (11), Shaikh Hasan Bude (11) and Pathan Amar (11), all residents of the village, who were studying in Class
TDP slams govt over Machilipatnam port contract

Machilipatnam: Telugu Desam Party leaders and former Ministers Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao and Kollu Ravindra on Monday criticised the YSR Congress Party government's decision to cancel the contract for the development of the Machilipatnam port. At a press conference in the evening, Rao lamented the way the Andhra Pradesh government had issued a
Jana Sena MLA held for alleged attack on AP police station

The MLA had gone to the police station and wanted the sub-inspector to release one person who was suffering from a kidney ailment.
One dead, 13 injured after vessel catches fire in Vizag

28 crew members of Coastal Jaguar jump into the sea in Vizag, one person reportedly missing
Hyderabad-based Genomelabs to set up new facilities

The company plans to invest Rs 200 crore in the next one year. It is also planning to tap export markets across South Asia.
YS Jagan to tour US from Aug 15

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will leave for tour of US along with his family members on August 15 and will return only on Aug 24. According to party sources, he will leave after flag hoisting ceremony in Visakhapatnam for Hyderabad where he will take the US-bound flight in the evening. His younger daughter Varsha Reddy will
Jagan and I will script a new chapter for Telugus, says KCR

“A new chapter is being written, unlike anything seen in the past 60 or 70 years in the lives of Telugu people by Jagan Mohan Reddy and I,” Chandrashekhar Rao said.
YSRCP announces candidates for by-elections on 3 MLC seats in AP

The three MLCs- Balaramakrishna Murty (TDP), Alla Kalikrishna Srinivas (YSRCP) and K Veerabhadra Swamy (YSRCP)- had contested in recent Andhra Pradesh assembly elections and won.
100 cows die of poisoning in Vijayawada gaushala

The incident occurred late on Friday night after the cows were given their feed at the cow shed run by non-governmental organisation Kothuru Tadepalli.
Invest in State, Jagan appeals to global investors

Each Lok Sabha Constituency would have a skill development centre and for highly technical jobs, they could take outsiders, he opined
Visakhapatnam: App to focus on safety of women

Visakhapatnam: A new app would be made available shortly wherein the problems of women would be informed to police by just pressing a button, AP Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharita announced here on Thursday. Addressing an awareness programme on `Women's safety in cyberspace', an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh police which aims to enlighten wom
Telangana and Andhra Sub Area inter-school contest held

The competitions were conducted in the field of sports, academic performance, inter school quiz and debate
‘Vizag Steel Plant is most eco-friendly’

Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union Minister, inaugurates Blood Component Separator Equipment at Blood Bank in Visakha Steel General Hospital
Visakhapatnam-based DCI sees profits soar

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam-based Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has recorded an increase in profit after tax from Rs 16.64 crore last year to Rs 44.59 crore during 2018-19. This was disclosed on Thursday at the annual general meeting of the company held in New Delhi where the Government of India has concluded the strategic disinvestme