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Visakhapatnam: Coming down heavily on TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu for extending support to the proposed ‘Maha Padayatra’, the ruling YSRCP MLC Varudu Kalyani alleged that the opposition leader was trying to create a rift among the people. The proposed Maha Padayatra by farmers from Amaravati to Arasavalli in Srikakulam district demanding the continuation of Amaravati […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted permission to Amaravati farmers for a second Maha Padyatra, scheduled to be launched from here on September 12, to demand development of Amaravati as the state capital. The court’s green signal came hours after the police refused to give the permission for the long march aimed […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has decided to allocate Rs.4700 crore for women belonging to ST, SC, BC and Minorities in the age group of 45 to 60 years under the YSR Cheyutha Scheme. Informing this to reporters after the Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday, the programme would be held for one week at the […]
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Reports reaching here said the LPG cylinders laden truck was in its way to Ulavapadu from Kurnool when fire broke out in the truck near Daddavada of Komarolu mandal.
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Amaravati: Son-in-law of an Andhra Pradesh legislator of the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has died under suspicious circumstances. P. Manjunath Reddy (34), son-in-law of government whip and Anantapur district’s Rayadrug MLA Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, was found dead Friday night in his flat at an apartment building in Kunchanapalli in Guntur district. Manjunath Reddy used to […]
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Amaravati: Flood waters in river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh have been rising steadily again on Wednesday after showing a falling trend over the last two days, following heavy rains in the upper catchment areas. Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram near Rajamahendravaram continues to receive heavy inflow, with the project receiving 14.42 lakh cusecs (cubic […]
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Amaravati: For the second month in a row, river Godavari is in spate again and crossed the first danger level at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Alluri Sitarama Raju district, which is yet to fully recover from last month’s deluge, is once again in the grip of […]
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Amaravati: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday stated that the Center had received a proposal from the Andhra Pradesh government to shift the State High Court from Amaravati to Kurnool. This was in response to a query raised by YSR Congress Party MPs Kotagiri Sridhar and Chinta Anuradha to the Centre on […]
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Hyderabad/Amaravati: Polling was underway for Presidential elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Members of Telangana Legislative Assembly and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began casting their votes at their respective Assembly buildings in Hyderabad and Amaravati respectively. The polling began at 10 a.m. under tight security arrangements and will continue till 5 p.m. In Hyderabad, […]
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Amaravati: Five people died of cholera in the Amravati district of Maharashtra and as many as 181 patients have been diagnosed with the disease, the state public health department confirmed. Among the deceased, two were women and three were men. Three of these patients were in the age group 24 to 40 years and two […]
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Amaravati: Two women pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, who were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash floods near Amarnath cave in South Kashmir, had died, according to officials here on Monday. Both the women were from Rajahmundry and were identified as Kotha Parvathi, and Munishetti Sudha. They were said to have died in the floods […]
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Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party has decided to support the NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the presidential poll. Announcing this here on Monday, TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu said that his party was always committed to social justice. In this context, he recalled that the TDP had in the past supported K.R. Narayanan and […]
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In a novel protest, a legislator of ruling YSR Congress party in Andhra Pradesh entered into a sewage drain on Tuesday to protest over the delay by civic and railway authorities in constructing a bridge.
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Amaravati: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, rebel MP of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), has complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over not being invited for unveiling of the statue of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Seetharama Raju. The Prime Minister is scheduled to unveil the statue of Seetharama Raju at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district on […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government took another step forward in providing quality education through government schools when it signed a memorandum of understanding with educational tech company BYJU’S for preparing children in the competitive world. Representatives of government and BYJU’S signed the papers in the presence of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy and Education minister […]
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Amaravati: Hotels, restaurants and eateries in Andhra Pradesh will be allowed to remain open till midnight from Tuesday and the state government has issued an order to this effect. Hitherto, restaurants were open till 10 p.m. due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The government has relaxed the timings in response to plea from the […]
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Amaravati: Jana Sena Party political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar on Saturday alleged that as many as 3,000 farmers had committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh and the government failed to address their issues. Addressing a meeting at the party office in Mangalagiri chaired by its president and film actor Pawan Kalyan, he said Chief Minister […]
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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday condemned the disparaging remarks made by the ruling YSR Congress Party in the aftermath of the TDP deciding not to contest the ensuing byelection to Atmakur in Nellore district. Addressing a video conference with party leaders here, he clarified that it was the TDP policy […]
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Amaravati: Jana Sena Party of film actor Pawan Kalyan got a severe jolt with its top leader and former chairman of the party’s political affairs committee Madasu Gangadharam quitting the ranks to join the ruling YSR Congress Party. Gangadharam met Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday at Tadepalli here to join YSRCP in the […]
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Amaravati: In another shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh, the body of an eight-year-old boy was carried on a motorcycle by his relatives after an ambulance driver refused to carry the same. The incident occurred in Nellore district on Wednesday and came to light on Thursday after a video went viral on social media. A person […]