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Chittoor: A 45-year-old has been arrested for allegedly raping his six-year-old neighbour in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The accused has been identified as 45-year-old Sreedhar Babu. As per the police, Babu is currently in custody and a case has been registered for the same. “The accused knew the girl as they are neighbours. […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday urged the union Ministry of Jal Shakti to convene a meeting of all stakeholders to take a decision on sharing of Krishna River waters based on the legitimate requirement of the State before the onset of monsoon. The decisions will be subject to pending settlement of the issue of […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two weeks to the Telangana government to deposit the cost of Rs 2.5 lakh imposed on it while declaring the government order issued by the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh of providing 100 per cent reservation to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates for the post of teachers […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday urged the chairman of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to prevent Andhra Pradesh from illegally dumping tunnel waste in the Srisailam reservoir. It also requested the Board to obtain full details from AP duly inspecting the site urgently, to arrive at proper assessment and initiated immediate action in […]
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Kothagudem: With Mrigashira karte set to fall on Wednesday (June 8) the villagers and passersby in Burgampad mandal in the district have had a godsend load of fish at their disposal for free, following an accident. A lorry with a load of live fish overturned at Manugur cross roads in the mandal on Tuesday as […]
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Tirumala: Devotees from Tamil Nadu donated Rs.10 crore to Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple on Monday. This is a record for donations received on a single day in the history of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). Gopala Balakrishnan, a devotee from Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu, donated seven crore rupees for seven trusts of the TTD […]
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Hyderabad: Southern Region Power Committee (SRPC) Chairman and TS GENCO CMD D Prabhakar Rao stressed on the need for adopting latest automation techniques in Load- Generation Balance for effective economic operations and to avoid possible human errors. Bringing in newer technologies, process automation, innovation and creativity were essential for foolproof grid stability, he said while […]
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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: School education authorities in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday postponed declaration of results of class 10 due to a technical problem. The Board of Secondary Education postponed the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. Students who have been eagerly waiting for the results were disappointed due to postponement at the last minute. Officials said […]
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Hyderabad: Premier management institute Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and agri-land marketplace SFarmsIndia have launched the IIMA-SFarmsIndia Agri Land Price Index (ISALPI). The land price index will record and present data on prices of agricultural lands across the country. This index is important in terms of benchmarking land prices in rural and semi-urban areas […]
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Amaravati: As expected, the ruling YSR Congress Party made a clean sweep of all the four Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. YSRCP candidates V. Vijay Sai Reddy, Beeda Masthan Rao, R. Krishnaiah and Niranjan Reddy were declared unanimously elected in the absence of other contestants. Later, talking to media persons, the newly […]
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New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday called on Union Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues concerning the state, including raising its borrowing limit and funds for the Polavaram Project. According to official sources, Reddy during the meeting reiterated the state government’s demand to restore the net borrowing […]
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Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh CID filed cases against five persons for posting fake news about the welfare schemes being implemented by the State government. It has identified five people so far and issued notices to them on Tuesday. The CID detected 12 social media accounts that had promoted fake posts and issued notices under Section […]
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Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh CID has filed cases against some persons for posting fake news about the welfare schemes being implemented by the state government. It has identified five people so far and issued notices to them on Tuesday. The CID detected 12 Social Media accounts that had promoted the fake posts and issued notices […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s sound policies on power and irrigation coupled with effective implementation have had major spin-off effect on the ground water levels across the State that has been found to be critical for sustained agriculture practice. Not only has the youngest State in the country managed to pull off what was considered impossible by ensuring […]
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Tirupati: A techie brutally murdered his wife, stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in a lake in temple city of Tirupati. The chilling facts came to light on Tuesday, nearly five months after he committed the crime. Police recovered the body of Padma from the lake in Venkatapuram on the outskirts of […]
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Amaravati: At least seven persons were killed and 11 others injured in a ghastly road accident at Rentachintala in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh after midnight on Sunday. An overloaded mini-van rammed into a stationary lorry near an electricity sub-station in Rentachintala, killing six people on the spot. Another woman succumbed while undergoing treatment in […]
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Hyderabad: Archbishop of Hyderabad Anthony Poola, who has been named by Pope Francis as one among the new Cardinals of the Catholic Church, is not only the first Telugu person but also a first Dalit to be elevated to the rank. Anthony Poola’s appointment as Cardinal marks the entry of a Dalit Christian into the […]
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Palnadu: Six persons were killed and ten others sustained injuries after a truck hit a parked minivan in Rentachintala village of Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district on Monday. As per the police, as many as 39 passengers were in the minivan at the time of the accident. Gurjala Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jayram said that […]
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By Arun Sinha There is a clear pattern in the way governors have been behaving with the governments in States. The governors in the BJP-ruled States have a warm, lovey-dovey relationship with their governments. In States where opposition parties friendly to the Modi government are ruling — such as Odisha and Andhra Pradesh — the […]
