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Amaravati: Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Tammineni Sitaram on Monday suspended five MLAs of the opposition Telugu Desam Party till the end of the budget session. The Speaker took the decision after the MLAs Butchaiah Chowdhary, Payyavula Kesav, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Atchan Naidu, and Bala Veeranjaneyulu repeatedly tried to obstruct the proceedings. Sitaram, who was […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Assembly session was adjourned within minutes of its commencement on Monday following protests by Telugu Desam Party members over a series of deaths in connection with illicit liquor in Jangareddigudem of West Godavari district. The TDP MLAs demanded Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s resignation, besides enactment of the prohibition policy in […]
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The Mid-Day Meals Scheme workers' union has called for the protest to press for their demands.
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According to police, the man driving the four-wheeler apparently lost control resulting in the accident on a bridge over Nagarjuna Sagar Left Bank canal near Gauravaram village on Vijayawada-Hyderabad national highway.
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards and it is likely to be taken up after the present budget session of the Assembly. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was said to have broached the topic at the Cabinet meeting held to approve the budget here on Friday. He had recalled that at […]
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Amaravati: Consumption of spurious liquor has claimed 18 lives in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district during the last one week. Two persons succumbed on Saturday, taking the death toll to 18 in Jangareddygudem town even as officials from various departments were conducting an investigation. According to officials, a man identified as Anil died at a […]
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Amaravati: As many as 757 of the 770 students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana studying in various universities in Ukraine have returned home till date, according to a spokesman of the AP Ukraine Task Force Committee here on Thursday. Among the rest, four were ready to return to Andhra Pradesh while another was staying in […]
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Led by TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh, the party's legislators marched to the Assembly raising slogans in support of their demand.
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Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday said teachers should never be used for programmes other than teaching in order to ensure that the students’ studies are not affected. Participating in a review programme of the Education department at his camp office in Tadepalli here, he suggested that all the 26 new districts in […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s announcement of filling 80,039 vacancies in the State, created a huge buzz in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Unemployed youth from Visakhaptnam and Vijayawada hailed a massive recruitment drive by the Telangana government and urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to become the hero for the unemployed […]
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Police have arrested two youth who tried to sexually assault a 27-year-old Lithuanian woman in Nellore district.
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Visakhapatnam: An all women crew special train was inaugurated on Tuesday from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada to celebrate the International Women’s Year with the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, by Waaltair Division of East Coast Railway here. The train flagged off by the president of East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRwWO) Parijata […]
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Nellore: A woman from the United Kingdom was allegedly gangraped on the Ravuru Road in the limits of Saidapuram in the district on Monday night. Unidentified persons were said to have resorted to the heinous crime and police, on information, registered a case and are investigating. The details of the incidents are not known yet. […]
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Visakhapatnam: A cervical cancer screening and vaccination programme was organised by Digumarti Foundation in association with Eco Carbon Private Ltd., on the occasion of International Women’s Day, at the ZP High School at Dharmarayudupeta village, Ravada Panchayati, Paravada Mandalam here on Tuesday. In a bid to prevent cervical cancer incidence, all the girls of the […]
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Visakhapatnam: Anganwadi workers on Monday took out a huge rally in the city demanding payment of minimum wages. The rally commenced from the Saraswati Park and reached the Collectorate where the police blocked its forward march. The rallyists raised slogans against the police and resented the attitude of the government. They recalled that the Chief […]
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The Governor, however, spoke about 'decentralisation of governance' in the context of the move to restructure and create new districts in the state.
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Hyderabad: As many as 133 more Telugu students who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine returned home on Sunday. Of them, 105 students were from Telangana. They arrived in Delhi from various neighbouring countries of Ukraine. The students were brought to Telangana Bhavan in Delhi, where the state government officials made food and other arrangements […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh police recovered gold, silver and cash valued at Rs 5 crore from five passengers travelling by a private bus during the early hours of Sunday. While checking a bus in Kurnool district, the personnel of Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) recovered 8.250 kg gold, 28.5 kg silver and cash from the passengers who […]
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Tirupati: As many as 69 passengers of a bus had a narrow escape as the bus driver suffered cardiac arrest while driving the vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Friday. One of the passengers showed presence of mind and controlled the steering to avert a tragedy, officials said. The incident occurred when the bus […]
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Polavaram: Union Minister for Water Resources Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said that the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government were making efforts to complete the first phase of Polavaram project within a year. The union Minister who visited the project sites of Polavaram along with Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the morning, also […]
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Hyderabad: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman YV Subba Reddy on Friday inspected the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Bhavan and luggage counter at old Anna Prasadam Complex at Tirumala and instructed officials to improve the quality of service and amenities being provided to devotees. Talking to media, he said preference is being given for facilitating […]
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Visakhapatnam: In its efforts to achieve and exceed targets despite the pandemic, Waltair Division ferried 10.61 million passengers safely up to February in this financial year which fetched Rs 358.01 crore, surpassing the targets 10.16 million and Rs.349.71 crore respectively one month before the closure of the financial year. This is an excess of 4.43 […]
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Vijayawada: BJP state president Somu Veerraju has held the two regional parties in the state–Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress Party– responsible for failure to build the new capital for Andhra Pradesh. Addressing the BJP leaders’ meeting at the party office here on Thursday, he said that the farmers in the capital region should realise […]
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Amaravati: Amaravati erupted in celebrations on Thursday after Andhra Pradesh High Court pronounced its judgment on petitions challenging Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government’s decision to create three state capitals. Raising slogans of ‘Jai Amaravati’, farmers of the region burst crackers and distributed sweets to hail the court order. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Prashant […]
