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Machilipatnam: Minister for Information and Public Relations Perni Nani on Thursday assured cinema hall owners that they could reopen their theatres after providing for all amenities. Speaking with film actor and producer R. Narayana Murthy and several cinema theatre owners who met him here in the morning, he also gave one month’s time for the […]
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Visakhapatnam: Andhra University has embarked on a massive program of digitization of the entire collection of palm leaf books available in the varsity library. The decision of digitization was taken to pass on the stories, poems, sciences and myths to future generations. “Andhra University began digitization of palm-leaf manuscripts at its VS Krishna Library. We […]
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Vijayawada: With ten more Omicron cases coming into light on Wednesday, the number of COVID variant patients in Andhra Pradesh increased to 16. It is said that some travellers who had arrived in the state from abroad had tested positive for Omicron. Three in East Godavari district, two each in Anantapur and Kurnool and one […]
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Hyderabad: “Wah… What a scheme! What a shame!” — is how TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao reacted to Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Somu Veerraju’s promise of cheap liquor at Rs 75 if BJP is voted to power in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Vijayawada on Tuesday, Veerraju had also said that if […]
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Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway will introduce festival special trains to clear passenger rush during Sankranti. Accordingly, train no. 08579 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad weekly special train will leave Visakhapatnam on Wednesdays at 7 pm from January 5 to February 23 to reach Secunderabad on the next day at 7 am. In the return direction, train no. 08580 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam […]
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Vijayawada: BJP state president Somu Veerraju on Tuesday said that both the previous Telugu Desam Party and the present YSR Congress Party governments had failed to develop the Andhra Pradesh state. Addressing the ‘Prajagraha’ meeting here, he launched a broadside against the state government and said the state could achieve some development only with Central […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has set up a committee to look into the aspect of movie ticket rates in the state. Orders were issued to this effect on Tuesday. Principal Secretary Home Viswajit will be chairman of the committee which has asits members the Principal Secretaries of Revenue, Finance, and Municipal Administration,m Information Commissioner, […]
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Hyderabad: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has decided to keep Vaikunta dwara darshanam open for ten days this time. TTD Additional EO, AV Dharma Reddy told mediapersons that tickets were already released for January 1, 2022 and also Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 13. Devotees will have to bring along Covid certificate for darshan, he said while appealing […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumula Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD) has released Sarva Dharshan (free) tickets on Monday for January quota. The TTD has allotted 10,000 tickets for each day, but from Jan 13 to Jan 22, 2022, allotted only 5,000 tickets to devotees due to the ‘Vikunta Ekadhshi’. The tickets were booked within 15 minutes after the TTD […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, taking the tally to six, official sources said. The two new cases were reported from Anantapuram and Prakasam districts, and both persons arrived from foreign countries, the Director of Public Health said in a statement. A 48 year-old male who […]
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Hyderabad: The notion that “judges are themselves appointing judges” is a myth as the judiciary is just one of the many players involved in the process of selecting judicial officers, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Sunday. He was delivering the fifth Sri Lavu Venkatewarlu Endowment Lecture on “Indian Judiciary – Challenges […]
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Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana on Saturday offered prayers at Kanaka Durga temple here. Accompanied by his wife, and clad in traditional dress, the chief justice paid obeisance at goddess Mahalkshmi on Indrakeeladri hill. The couple took part in the temple rituals and were blessed by Veda pundits. Temple officials and […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has cancelled the advance reservation of all rooms at Tirumala from January 11 to 14. The move comes in view of Vaikunta Ekadasi and Dwadasi. According to TTD, priority will be given to common devotees to book accommodation at Tirumala in the current booking mode on a first come first […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday released 4,60,000 tickets for the January quota. According to the official website, the special entry darshan quota for next month is completely booked as lakhs of people continue to log in. According to reports, 4,60,000 tickets were booked in 55 minutes as the TTD website received 14 […]
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Amaravati: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday visited his native village Ponnavaram in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh and was felicitated by villagers. He was escorted in decorated bullock cart around the village. Thanking everybody who attended the function, Justice Ramana said though the country is progressing, several problems are still persisting. He […]
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Visakhapatnam: INS Khukri, the first of the indigenously built missile corvettes, was decommissioned “after 32 years of glorious service” on Thursday. The ship solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam during which the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset in the presence of Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, […]
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Vijayawada: Chief Justice of India Justice N V Ramana took a bullock cart ride during his visit to native village Ponnavaram in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. On his first visit to the village after assuming office of the CJI in April this year, he along with his wife took bullock cart ride to reach […]
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Hyderabad: The American Telugu Association (ATA) has facilitated a $20 million investment in Indian startups by organising business seminars since 2014. According to the association, which is working to promote Telugu community in the US, they have been conducting business seminars in Hyderabad once every two years. These business seminars encouraged multiple companies to move […]
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Two more cases of Omicron reported in Andhra Pradesh, a total of four cases.
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Tirupati: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offered prayers at the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here on Friday. The 76-year old Rajapaksa accompanied by his wife Shiranthi flew in here on Thursday afternoon on a more than 24-hour long spiritual journey to the hills, a temple official said. After an […]
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Visakhapatnam: The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Central government for pharmaceuticals would accelerate further growth in the pharma sector, according to the Joint Secretary-Department of Pharmaceuticals. Addressing Pharma Mart 2021 conference `Pharma manufacturing industry: Challenges and opportunities’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) through virtual mode here on Thursday, he said that […]
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Tirupati: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived at nearby Tirumala, the famous hill abode of Lord Venkateswara on Thursday afternoon, a temple official said. An ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara, Rajapaksa, accompanied by wife Shiranthi, arrived here on a two-day spiritual visit. He would offer prayers to the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara at […]
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Hyderabad: Single Telugu women are not shying away from making the first move while expressing interest in a man. According to Telugu Matrimony, the leading matchmaking service from BharatMatrimony for the Telugu community, about 22 per cent of women are boldly making the first move while looking for a life partner. The report reveals that […]
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Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Police in Vizianagaram district on Thursday booked a case against former Union Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju in connection with an incident at Ramateertham temple. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo member, who is hereditary trustee of the temple, and others were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). […]
