Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday described as a proud moment the completion of soft skills training for 35,980 students through Microsoft in the state, a first of its kind in the country. Participating in the Microsoft certification presentation programme at Andhra University Convocation Hall in the morning, he said that 1.62 lakh […]

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced a total ban on the use of plastic Flexi banners in the State and said AP would be made a plastic-free state by 2027. The ban on plastic flexis was the first step in this direction and only cloth flexis would be permitted […]

Nalgonda: What was projected as a feud between police of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana turned out to be a minor issue over the alleged highhanded behaviour of an Andhra Pradesh police officer. The officer concerned who was peeved at his Telangana counterparts, projected the issue as a tussle between two police departments. Sources said the […]

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has given the green signal for construction of the Machilipatnam port. Announcing this at a public meeting in Pedana near here on Thursday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy welcomed the verdict. The Machilipatnam port will be constructed in two phases in an area of 3,836.8 acres and […]

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday credited Rs 193.31 crore for the fourth consecutive year under YSR Nethanna Nestham into the bank accounts of 80,546 weaver families in Pedana near here. Addressing the gathering, he recalled the freedom movement, where Charka and Loom changed the dynamics of the country and […]

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (APCID) has arrested two persons in New Delhi on Wednesday in connection with the AP State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) scam that allegedly took place in the previous Telugu desam Party government led by Chandrababu Naidu. The accused – CA VipinKumar Sharma and his wife Neelam Sharma, were […]

Visakhapatnam: Three junior students of Andhra University who were allegedly attacked by their seniors with knives, are now undergoing treatment in the King George Hospital here. According to reports, some seniors of the university along with some outsiders were pestering the juniors to buy ganja. When the latter said that it was against law and […]

Visakhapatnam: BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao has taken strong exception to the alleged sale of 4,200 acres of land in the name of Lepakshi Knowledge Hub in Hindupur for just Rs 500 crore to a private company. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, he wondered why the Andhra Pradesh government was silent on […]

Amaravati: Film actor and Jana Sena Party supremo Pawan Kalyan has reiterated that he would not allow the non-YSR Congress Party vote to be split and the Jana Sena Party-BJP combine will join hands with the opposition Telugu desam Party to dethrone the YSR Congress Party. Talking to media persons after the JSP political affairs […]

Amaravati: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Endowments Kottu Satyanarayana on Tuesday said that the Andhra Pradesh Government was committed to protecting the temple lands under the endowments department. Speaking to the media here, he said a review meeting was being convened every Tuesday over the affairs of the endowments department. Many temple lands under […]

Hyderabad: Key issues pertaining to sharing of Krishna River water between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and evolving a sound mechanism for the operation of powerhouses of Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) for ensuring proper reservoir management are expected to be discussed during a meeting of River Management Committee (RMC) of Krishna River Management Board […]

Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here on Monday. This is CM Reddy’s second meeting with the prime minister in three months. It is believed that issues related to the development of the state including funding, Polavaram Dam and sanction for new medical colleges […]

Amaravati: Nearly two months after it was believed that a man died of a natural death, WhatsApp chat revealed that his wife murdered him with the help of two youths. The bone-chilling crime came to light in Kakinada town of Andhra Pradesh. Police exhumed the body of public prosecutor Akbar Azam (50) and an autopsy was […]

Annamayya: Cybercriminals allegedly hacked the bank account of a retired school teacher in Annamayya via WhatsApp link and stole Rs 21 lakh. According to police, Varalakshi, a resident of Reddeppanaidu Colony in Madanapalle town of Annamayya district, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. There was a link in the WhatsApp message and after clicking […]

Srikakulam: Tension prevailed in Palasa, a town in the district, after revenue officials started a demolition drive against illegal structures built in government lands. Many leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party tried to stop the demolition upon which the ruling YSR Congress Party gave a call for a protest and siege of the TDP […]

Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will meet Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on Monday. Jagan will stay at Janpath-1 on Sunday night and meet Modi at 10.30 a.m. in the morning for a key meeting which is likely to discuss issues related to Andhra Pradesh. Polavaram project funds is top on the agenda […]

Vijayawada: Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India N.V. Ramana has observed that the people in Andhra Pradesh had a feeling that the state was facing economic issues due to bifurcation that pushed it backward, and called for united efforts by all sections to take it on the path of progress. Addressing a meeting after […]

Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will run weekly special trains from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati, Secunderabad and Mahabubnagar to clear extra rush. The train No. 08583 Visakhapatnam- Tirupati weekly summer special train will leave Visakhapatnam on Mondays at 19.00hrs from August 29 to September 26 to reach Tirupati on the next day at 09.15hrs. In the return […]

Visakhapatnam: India’s first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox was launched at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) here on Friday. Developed by Transasia Bio-Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Principal Scientific Adviser to the Centre Ajay Kumar Sood. The Transasia-Erba monkeypox RT-PCR kit is highly sensitive, but an easy-to-use test with a uniquely formulated […]

Amaravati: Son-in-law of an Andhra Pradesh legislator of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has died under suspicious circumstances. P. Manjunath Reddy (34), son-in-law of government whip and Anantapur district’s Rayadrug MLA Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, was found dead Friday night in his flat at an apartment building in Kunchanapalli in Guntur district. Manjunath Reddy used to […]

Kakinada: Three factory workers were killed and four others injured in a blast in Parry Sugars Refinery Industry here on Friday. The explosion was said to have occurred due to a short circuit in the three-phase Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) in the loading godown of the factory resulting in fire. The injured workers were rushed […]

Tirupati: Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana on Friday offered prayers at the Tirumala temple. Accompanied by his wife and other family members, he had darshan at the famous hill shrine and participated in various rituals. On his arrival at Maha Dwaram, the CJI was welcomed with traditional welcome by Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister […]

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday clarified that the Centre’s orders barring distribution companies across 13 states from buying or selling electricity in power exchanges do not apply to the state as it has already paid the dues. A top official said Andhra Pradesh was included in the list of 13 states due to […]

Visakhapatnam: Demolition of alleged unauthorised constructions in Palasa town in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district has triggered tension. The revenue and municipal department officials reached the Srinivasa Nagar area late on Thursday night with bulldozers to demolish illegal structures. The officials said houses were built illegally in the lake bed. The local residents staged a strong protest. […]