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Vijayawada: Despite Centre sanctioning funds, several railway projects in Andhra Pradesh were stopped due to the failure of the state government to contribute its share, BJP state president Somu Veerraju said here on Sunday. Talking to reporters, he said that the Centre had sanctioned Rs.35,000 crore for railway projects and was ready to give another […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government is not inclined to affect any cut in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel due to its precarious financial condition, a top official said here on Friday. Two days ago, the Centre reduced the Excise Duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 a litre […]
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Anantapur: Twelve children have taken ill after consuming food at the school midday meals programme on Friday. According to reports, students had their midday meals at their school in Tippareddipalli of Yadiki mandal in the district. Initially five of them fell sick and the teachers immediately informed their parents who shifted them to the local […]
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Hyderabad: With an intention to replicate Telangana’s TIF-MSME Green Industrial Park model developed at Dandumalkapur, Choutuppal, a delegation from Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) visited the park on Friday. Spread over 462 acres, the TIF-MSME Green Industrial Park is developed by Telangana Industrialists Federation (TIF) and State Government. It is a unique model, where […]
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Hyderabad: Three youngsters received serious injuries due to a blast in an illegal cracker unit in Tekkali town of Srikakulam district on Wednesday. According to police, Vakada Hari, Saigopal, and Murthy were injured in the accident. The condition of one person among the three injured is said to be critical. Srikakulam Superintendent of Police Amit […]
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Kadapa: The ruling YSR Congress Party scored a landslide victory in the Badvel Assembly byelection on Tuesday, securing 76.25 per cent of the votes polled. Dr Dasari Sudha, widow of Dr Venkatasubbaiah who had won in 2019 and suffered untimely death, polled 1,12,211 to defeat her nearest rival Suresh from BJP by a margin of […]
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The Chief Minister received the guard of honour from police personnel and unfurled the Tricolour.
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Visakhapatnam: Film actor and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan blamed the ruling YSR Congress Party in the State for not bringing pressure on the Centre to stop privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Addressing a public meeting arranged by the JSP to express solidarity with the ongoing agitation of the steel plant workers and trade […]
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Visakhapatnam: The IAS officer Lakshmisha who assumed charge as Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Commissioner on Saturday afternoon, was son of a poor farmer and even served as a newspaper boy while studying in Intermediate. Hailing from a remote village Holugundanahalli in Karnataka state, he recalls that his mother Lakshmamma after toiling in household chores, also used […]
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In the schedule released on Sunday, the ECI stated that it had reassessed the situation in both the States and decided to go ahead with the polling.
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Visakhapatnam: Noted environmentalist Medha Patkar gave a call for stopping privatisation of Visakhapatnam steel plant and protecting the country. Addressing the joint action committee against privatisation of the plant at the relay fast camp which entered the 261st day on Saturday, Medha Patkar, who came all the way from Mumbai to meet the steel workers, […]
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Kadapa: Polling in Badvel Assembly constituency by-election on Saturday was peaceful and 59.58 per cent of the voters cast their vote till 5 p.m., according to officials. The polling continued till 7 p.m. Chief Election Officer Vijayayanand was monitoring the byelection process through webcasting. He said the polling was going on peacefully without any untoward […]
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Hyderabad: Good news for travellers! A non-stop flight has been announced from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati, the temple city of Andhra Pradesh, and vice-versa. The flight is scheduled to begin operations on December 16. As of now, it takes over four to six hours from Visakhapatnam to reach Tirupati by air due to layovers at other […]
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Voters began casting their ballots at 7 a.m. through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at 281 polling stations, of which 148 have been identified as critical, according to poll officials.
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The decision was taken to facilitate the smooth conduct of Deepavali Asthanam at the temple on November 4.
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Information Minister Perni Nani welcomed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to start his party in Andhra Pradesh. During an interaction with reporters after the Cabinet meeting here, The Minister noted that he had seen somewhere in the press that KCR said he was thinking of starting his party in Andhra Pradesh […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved the proposal for amending the Cinematography Act to enable the online sale of cinema tickets. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Information Minister Perni Nani said prominent among other decisions taken were amending the Endowments Act with respect to temple lands and lease of shops, setting up a […]
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East Godavari: Andhra Pradesh Police have seized cannabis worth Rs 2 crore in the Chintoor area of Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district. Speaking to media personnel on Wednesday, Chintoor Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Krishnakanth said, “While on our way to the Motugudem police station, we seized 2,000 kg of cannabis at the borders of […]
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Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has released the online quota of its Rs 300 special entry darshan tickets for the Tirumala temple on its official website. Since December 8 and 16 concur with the Panchami Theertham at the Tiruchanoor temple and the beginning of Dhanurmasam at Tirumala, tickets for darshan on these two days […]
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Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against four accused persons in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Pulivendula in Kadapa of Andhra Pradesh in connection with the murder of Y.S.Vivekananda Reddy, a senior leader of the YSRCP and uncle of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minsiter Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. According to a […]
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Amaravati: Actor politician Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday alleged that Andhra Pradesh has become a narcotics hub of the nation with ‘ganja’ (marijuana) being supplied to various parts of the country from the State. The Jana Sena leader took to Twitter to claim that Andhra Pradesh has become a narcotics hub and is filled with many […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has chaired the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) meeting and directed the officials to ensure Andhra Pradesh becomes destination for tourism sector. During the meeting held at camp office here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister directed the authorities that Tourism projects should attract international tourists and […]
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Visakhapatnam: CPM state general secretary P Madhu has made a fervent appeal to the public to extend support to the one-day protest against price rise of petrol, diesel and essential commodities on October 28. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, he ridiculed the remarks of a BJP leader in Assam that petrol would go up […]
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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Saturday granted bail to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) official spokesman K Pattabhi Ram who was arrested for objectionable remarks against Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. Pattabhi was sent to remand on Thursday. He was first taken to Machilipatnam prison and later shifted to Rajahmundry central prison with police security. […]
