Visakhapatnam: The newly introduced Bala Sanjeevani programme has got good response and spurred activity at Anganwadis in the State, particularly in the city. Introduced on August 1, the programme is aimed at providing nutritious diet to pregnant, lactating women and children to improve their health. Under the programme, each mother will get a b

Visakhapatnam: Lok Sabha member from Tripura and national convener of Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) Jitendra Choudhary has given a call for opposing the draft national forest policy which proposes to deprive the forest rights of Adivasis. Addressing a conference on the draft National Forest Policy 2018 organised by Girjana Sangham, affi

Vijayawada: A girl student of Sri Venkateswara Medical College in Tirupati committed suicide on Sunday, the second such incident in a week, police said. Gitika, 19, was an MBBS second-year student. She ended her life by hanging at her house here in the evening. police said. The reason for her suicide is not known. The incident came a week aft

Visakhapatnam: Speakers at a meeting organised by the city unit of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), demanded justice to the family of B Silpa, a PG student of medical college in Sri Venkateswara University who committed suicide recently. Secretary of the unit G. Priyanka noted that though Silpa had complained to the principal of th

Visakhapatnam: If India has to be strong, it needs the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to be strong, according to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Addressing RSS workers in the region here on Saturday, he said RSS was a compass for the country and if Hinduism continued to flourish, it was because of the Sangh pariwar. He hoped the country would change

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flagged off the first batch of Haj pilgrims from Praja Vedika at Undavalli on Friday. He said the State government was committed to the welfare of minorities and stressed the need for a Minister’s post in the Muslim community. He said he would extend support for the social and econom

Visakhapatnam: Seven persons, including main accused Chittimamu, were arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of rowdy-sheeter Khasim in the city last week. City Commissioner of Police MC Laddah said all the accused were sent to remand. Chittimamu’s gang was planning to eliminate Khasim for long, for which they bought an old auto-rick

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh IT and Panchayat Raj Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday dismissed as absurd the charge levelled by BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao that a huge scam had been perpetrated in Andhra Pradesh in opening thousands of PD (personal deposit) accounts. Talking to mediapersons, the Minister who was here to take part in

Visakhapatnam: YSR Congress party president who so far completed 232 days of padayatra under the Praja Sankalpa Yatra till Wednesday, is expected to enter Visakhapatnam district on the eve of the Independence Day on August 14. Informing this to reporters here on Wednesday, YSRCP Anakapalle Parliamentary constituency convener Gudivada Amarnath said

Amaravati: A Japanese delegation led by Japan ambassador of India Kenji Hiramatsu met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here on Wednesday and evinced interest in investing in State. The Chief Minister appealed to the delegation to establish knowledge-based companies that provide employment and investments. He asked the Japanese team which is co

Visakhapatnam: Former MLA and YSR Congress Party city president Malla Vijaya Prasad has alleged that Telugu Desam Party president and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu who came to power promising jobs for every home, had cheated the unemployed in the State. He was addressing media during a rally taken out by the YSRCP youth wing and student wi

Vijayawada: A PG medical student of SV Medical College in Tirupati, who had accused three professors of sexual harassment, committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district. The 30-year-old victim was found hanging at her flat in Pileru town on Tuesday. In April, she had complained to Governor ESL Narasimhan in writing that she was bein

Visakhapatnam: The sixth World Telugu Literary meet will be held in Melbourne of Australia on November 3 and 4, according to Lok Nayak Foundation chairman 'Padmabhushan' Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad. Announcing this here on Tuesday, he told reporters that the meet would be jointly organised by Australia Telugu Association, Vanguri Foundation of Hou