Andhra Pradesh

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hyderabad: Telangana raised objection against the Andhra Pradesh government taking up construction of a new Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) from the dead storage of Polavaram project. It had sought the Godavari River Management Board to intervene and take necessary action immediately, as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. In a letter to […]

Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday said that the healthcare system in Andhra Pradesh involved feeling the pulse of the people with preventive and curative measures and the outreach percolating to micro level. Participating in a group discussion on `Future-proofing Health Systems’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on the day, […]

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh cut state-level taxes on petrol and diesel following the Centre’s move to slash excise duty and a similar action by some states. Naidu lauded the Central government for providing relief to […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has joined the Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs (AMHUBs) of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The state government and WEF exchanged the platform partnership on “Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains”. An agreement to this effect was signed on the sidelines of the annual meeting of WEF which […]

Kakinada: The family members of Subramanyam, driver of Member of Legislative Council Ananta Udaya Bhaskar belonging to YSR Congress Party, has demanded the arrest of the MLC, holding him responsible for the death of the driver. The MLC, who had reportedly gone out with the driver in the wee hours of Friday, had brought the […]

Amaravati: In a shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur town on Friday, a woman was run over by a truck after the driver tried to sped away with her child and mobile phone over non-payment of Rs 200. The incident occured on the outskirts of Guntur town. Ramana, 40, a ragpicker, came under the wheels […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s pavilion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos will highlight the investment opportunities. The pavilion with the slogan ‘People – Progress – Possibilities’ will reiterate the state’s commitment for decarbonised economy and would focus on investment opportunities A high-level delegation, led by Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will […]

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) has approved the layout plans of Adani group which is coming up with the biggest data centre in the country here, giving the go ahead for construction of the Rs.14,634 crore project, expected to generate 24,990 jobs. The centre, to be set up on a sprawling 409 […]

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam railway station has been certified as ‘Eat Right Station’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing quality and nutritious food to passengers. It is the first station in Andhra Pradesh and seventh railway station in the country to get the certificate after Chandigarh Railway Station, Anand Vihar Terminal […]

Amaravati: A man who brutally murdered a woman village volunteer in Andhra Pradesh’s Bapatla district four days ago committed suicide on Thursday. Padma Rao (35), who was on the run after stabbing the woman to death on May 15, jumped under a train in Ponnur town in the early hours of Thursday. According to police, […]

Tadepalli: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday finalised his YSR Congress Party candidates for Rajya Sabha elections. The names of Vijay Sai Reddy, Niranjan Reddy, R. Krishnaiah and Beeda Masthan Rao were officially announced by Education minister Botsa Satyanarayana and Adviser to the government Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy after the candidates met […]