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Vijayawada: A state-level football player was stabbed to death by rivals in Vijayawada, police said. Akash (23) was murdered by rivals at a friend’s house after a brawl at a bar in Gurunanak Colony late on Tuesday. One Shankar alias Tony of Vambay Colony in the city died under suspicious circumstances on Tuesday. His body […]
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Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh CID has filed cases against some persons for posting fake news about the welfare schemes being implemented by the state government. It has identified five people so far and issued notices to them on Tuesday. The CID detected 12 Social Media accounts that had promoted the fake posts and issued notices […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) banned all types of plastic in Tirumala, with effect from Wednesday (June 1). The move comes as part of the trust board’s eco-friendly drive to protect the environment and greenery on the hill shrine. In a meeting with shopkeepers and hotel management in Tirumala, TTD Estate Officer Mallikarjuna said […]
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Tirupati: A techie brutally murdered his wife, stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in a lake in temple city of Tirupati. The chilling facts came to light on Tuesday, nearly five months after he committed the crime. Police recovered the body of Padma from the lake in Venkatapuram on the outskirts of […]
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Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will run weekly special trains from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad and Mahabubnagar during summer to clear the rush of passengers. According to a release here on Tuesday, train No. 08579 Visakhapatnam- Secunderabad weekly special train will leave Visakhapatnam on Wednesdays at 19.00hrs from June 1 to 29 to reach Secunderabad on the […]
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Tirupati: A techie brutally murdered his wife, stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in a lake in temple city of Tirupati. The chilling facts came to light on Tuesday, nearly five months after he committed the crime. Police recovered the body of Padma from the lake in Venkatapuram on the outskirts of […]
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Vijayawada: A person committed suicide on Monday after recording a selfie video blaming three persons for his drastic step. A native of local Singh Nagar, Srikanth Reddy who recorded a selfie video before ending his life, held Mulukoti Satish Kumar, Mulukoti Chaitanya and Vinukonda Sunil, responsible for his taking the extreme step. He alleged that […]
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Amaravati: At least seven persons were killed and 11 others injured in a ghastly road accident at Rentachintala in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh after midnight on Sunday. An overloaded mini-van rammed into a stationary lorry near an electricity sub-station in Rentachintala, killing six people on the spot. Another woman succumbed while undergoing treatment in […]
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Hyderabad: Actor politician Jaya Prada on Monday said that she is keen to shift to the politics of Telugu states. The former MP and BJP leader told reporters here that she wants to become active in politics of Telangana or Andhra Pradesh. “This time, I am very keen to come to the politics of Telugu […]
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Palnadu: Six persons were killed and ten others sustained injuries after a truck hit a parked minivan in Rentachintala village of Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district on Monday. As per the police, as many as 39 passengers were in the minivan at the time of the accident. Gurjala Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jayram said that […]
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New Delhi: In the 89th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed a man from Andhra Pradesh, who donated all his retirement benefits for the education of girls. The Prime Minister said that Ram Bhupal Reddy, opened about 100 accounts under ‘Sukanya Samridhi Yojana’ and deposited […]
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Anantapur: At least four people were killed and two others were severely injured after a cylinder blast triggered a collapse of the house’s wall in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, said police on Saturday. “Today in the wee hours a cylinder blasted in a residence in Mulakaledu village in Anantapur. Due to the impact of the […]
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Ongole: Telugu Desam Party national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has warned that the more the YSR Congress Party government harassed the TDP workers, the more recalcitrant the latter would tend to become. Delivering the inaugural address at the party’s annual convention `Mahanadu’ here on Friday, the YSRCP government failed to achieve […]
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Nellore: The Election Commission has issued the notification for conduct of by-election to the Atmakur Assembly Constituency in Nellore district on June 23. The gazette notification for the by-election will be issued on May 30. According to the schedule, the last date for nominations is June 6, scrutiny of nomination scrutiny on June 7, the […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has urged global players to be play a role in creating a decarbonised economy for a better future. Participating in a panel discussion on the initiatives Andhra Pradesh had taken towards decarbonized economy, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, he referred to the project […]
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Hyderabad: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) will run special trains between Secunderabad-Tirupati-Secunderabad. According to a press release, the schedule for these special trains include Train No. 02764 Secunderabad-Tirupati departing at 6.40 pm on Saturdays i.e., June 4, 11, 18 and 25, and arrive at 6.45 am […]
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Visakhapatnam: State BJP president Somu Veerraju has blamed the YSR Congress Party government in the state for the riot and arson in Amalapuram on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, he felt that the attitude of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was responsible for a `war-like’ situation there. Referring to the murder of the […]
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Vijayawada: The four YSR Congress Party candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh-V. Vijay Sai Reddy, Beeda Masthan Rao, R. Krishnaiah and S. Niranjan Reddy filed their nominations here on Wednesday. Returning officer PV Subba Reddy had issued a notification for conduct of elections to the four vacancies in the state and the filing […]
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Amalapuram: The police in Amalapuram town of Andhra Pradesh have arrested 46 people in connection with Tuesday’s large-scale violence in which houses of a minister and MLA were set afire, a senior official said on Wednesday. Police tightened the security with the deployment of additional forces called from various districts to prevent further flare-up amid reports […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is all set to perform ‘Srinivasa Kalyanam,’ the celestial wedding ceremony of Lord Venkateswara with his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi, in six cities in the United States from June 18. According to TTD trust board chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy, the festivities are being revived in the US on the […]
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Davos: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) India on Tuesday announced that it will invest Rs 1,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh to expand its pellet plant capacity. “ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has confirmed a proposed investment of INR 1,000 crore towards brownfield expansion of its Vizag pellet plant in Andhra Pradesh,” the release said. The planned expansion […]
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Violence erupts in Amalapuram as protesters Amalapuram: There was tension in the town with hundreds of youths staging protests on Tuesday against changing the name of Konaseema district and police resorting to lathicharge to disperse them. The youths under the banner Konaseema Zilla Sadhana Samiti, gathered at the Clock Tower junction and raised slogans –‘Konaseema […]
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Amarvati: The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with Adani Green Energy for establishing two mega green energy projects in the state. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was reached to this effect on the second day of the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos on Monday. The Adani group plans to invest around Rs.60,000 […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh police has arrested Anantha Uday Bhaskar, a legislator of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), for the murder of his former driver. Kakinada Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravindranath Babu told reporters on Monday night that the driver, Subrahmanyam, died after Bhaskar pushed him during an argument late on the night of May […]