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Amaravati: The alleged suicide by a Dalit man in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district last month took a new turn with his family blaming a police sub-inspector and owner of a brick factory for his death. The family members of Udayagiri Narayana (38) alleged that the accused portrayed his murder as a suicide by hanging the […]

Amaravati: River Godavari which was in spate showed indications of a let-up on Sunday evening at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, belying fears that the water level might rise to a higher level. The Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Information and Management System recorded 25.20 lakh cusecs at the Cotton Barrage […]

Visakhapatnam: There is a need for an early amendment of the regulation pertaining to `Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement’ to stop the taxation on offshore income of Indian firms providing technical support, according to AP Industries minister Gudivada Amarnath. Addressing a meeting on `Collaboration between the Andhra Pradesh government and Western Australia government here on Saturday, […]

Vijayawada: With the Godavari river in spate, the flood waters wreaked havoc in six districts in Andhra Pradesh and more than 170 villages are under water while crops in thousands of hectares are damaged. According to officials here on Saturday, the Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR), Eluru, West Godavari, East Godavari, Konaseema and Kakinada districts are […]

Amaravati: Hundreds of villages, mainly the lankas (island villages), along the course of Godavari are reeling under one of the worst floods as the swollen river has been discharging 19.05 lakh cusecs of water as on Friday morning. The flood crossed the third danger signal at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowaleswaram near Rajamahendravaram in […]

Hyderabad: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Wednesday made it clear that there will be no interruption in power supply under any circumstances in spite of heavy rains lashing the State for the last few days. Appreciating Telangana power companies for providing uninterrupted supply despite record rainfall that was not registered in the last 100 […]

Hyderabad: The one-minute late norm is in force for the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (TS EAMCET) commencing July 14. This means students will not be allowed into the centre even if they are late by a minute. The test will be conducted in two sessions i.e., 9 am to 12 […]

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam airport recorded a 30 per cent increase in passenger traffic over the last quarter. According to O. Naresh Kumar of Andhra Pradesh Air Travellers’ Association, the number of passengers in the first quarter of the current fiscal 2022-23 was 5,94,400 compared to 4,56,324 in the last quarter of 2021-22.The aircraft movement also […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to stop Andhra Pradesh from proceeding with any further construction of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme Right Canal (RDS Right Canal) or its components till Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) delivered its decision. In a letter to the Board Chairman, Telangana Irrigation and Command Area Development (I&CAD) […]

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 […]

Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji temple chief priest C S Rangarajan has issued an appeal supporting the grand celebrations of Vyasa Pournami or Guru Pournami on July 13 being organised by fishermen communities in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Fishermen community claims that they are the descendents of Satyavathy, the mother of sage Veda Vyasa and the […]

Amaravati: At least six pilgrims, including two women, from Andhra Pradesh were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash floods near the Amarnath cave in Kashmir, according to State government sources here on Sunday. The six pilgrims who remained untraced after the tragedy near the holy cave were identified as Vinod Ashok (Vijayawada), Gunishetty Sudha […]

Nalgonda: Andhra Pradesh MLC R V Ramesh Yadav on Sunday escaped unhurt from a road accident on National Highway No. 65 at Gopayapally of Narketpally mandal in the district on early hours of Sunday. According to the police, the road accident took place when the YSRCP MLC was going to Hyderabad after attending YSRCP plenary […]

Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been elected the lifetime president of the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP). An announcement in this regard was made on the second and final day of the party plenary here on Saturday. YSRCP general secretary V. Vijaysai Reddy, who was the returning officer […]

Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday claimed that in the last three years his government has fulfilled 95 per cent of the promises made by the party in the 2019 election manifesto. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day plenary of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), the Chief Minister […]

Hyderabad: The Government Railway Police, who grilled Sai Defence Academy director Avula Subbarao for three days in their custody in connection with the Secunderabad Railway Station arson, reportedly could not extract any concrete information from him. During his three-day custody, which concluded on Thursday, Rao was learnt to have claimed that he was falsely being […]

Hyderabad: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday postponed the UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2021 and June 2022 (merged cycles) for Telugu and Marathi subjects, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday. The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have their own examinations scheduled on that day, the NTA said in a public […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana police foiled the attempts of Popular Front of India (PFI) follower Abdul Khader to create communal tension with the help of his associates by arresting him in Nizamabad district a few days ago. Fifty-two-year-old Khader, a martial arts trainer and resident of Autonagar in Nizamabad district, did not finalize the targets to […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police booked a case against YSRCP rebel MP from Narsapuram K Raghurama Krishna Raju, his son and staff in connection with the assault of an Andhra Pradesh Intelligence Wing constable, Sheik Farooq Basha, who was allegedly beaten up severely by the security personnel of the MP at Madhapur on Monday. Police said […]

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.