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Bhimavaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call to the youth to draw inspiration from revolutionary leader Alluri Sitarama Raju for taking the nation in the path of progress. Addressing a public meeting here on Monday after unveiling a 30-foot bronze statue of Alluri Sitrama Raju during the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of the […]
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Hyderabad: An Inter-State Declaration of Intent to collaborate in the fight against human trafficking was signed by six States — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, here on Saturday. The two-day Southern Regional Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking, hosted by the Telangana Government in collaboration with the nonprofits Prajwala and Shakti Vahini, […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana demanded that every drop of the surplus (spilling condition) water in projects under Krishna River basin should be accounted for under the Andhra Pradesh share which has a better capacity to divert water than Telangana and store it outside the basin. It has contended that unless the surplus water being diverted outside the […]
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Hyderabad: The Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) has released a notification for direct admissions into undergraduate, postgraduate, PG diploma and certificate courses for the academic year 2022-23. Candidates who completed intermediate or equivalent from the National Institute of Open School or AP/TS Open School Society can take direct admission into UG courses and those […]
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Hyderabad: Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Wednesday raised concern over loss of huge GST revenue for Telangana State due to non-updation of customer addresses by certain tax payers following the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. He urged the GST Council to address the issue at the earliest. Participating in the two-day 47th GST Council […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) was heading for a massive victory in Atmakur Assembly by-election. YSRCP’s M. Vikram Reddy established a lead of over 66,000 votes over his nearest rival G. Bharat Kumar of the BJP. At the end of 16h round, the ruling party candidate was ahead with a majority of […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to rename Konaseema district as Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, a month after the district was rocked by violence protesting against the proposal. The state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the gazette notification issued on May 18 to rename […]
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Amaravati: Polling was underway for the by-election to the Atmakur Assembly seat on Thursday. Voting began at all 279 polling stations in the constituency in Nellore district at 7 a.m. amid tight security and will continue till 6 p.m. A total of 2,13,327 voters comprising 1,07,367 women and 1,05,960 men are eligible to exercise their […]
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Nalgonda: Along with her two children, a woman, who was native of Avuravani of Narketpally mandal in the district, committed suicide by jumping in front of Falaknuma express near Nadikudi railway station in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh state on Monday night. The victims were Gade Ramya (28), her son Rishik Reddy(8) and her daughter […]
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Nalgonda: A woman and her two children, who were natives of Nalgonda town, died after being hit by a train near Nadikudi railway station in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday night. The victims were Ramya(28), her son Rishik Reddy(8) and her daughter Hamsika(6) from Chaithanyapuri colony of Nalgonda town. According to the information […]
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Srikakulam: A 72-year-old man was killed after being attacked by a bear in the Kidisingi village of Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Sunday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Kalamata Kodanda Rao, a 72-year-old man. “Kalamata Kodanda Rao (72) was killed in a bear attack on Sunday morning in Kidisingi village in […]
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Hyderabad: Forty six persons were arrested by the Government Railway Police, Secunderabad, in connection with Friday’s violence at Secunderabad railway station even as the police expanded the probe looking into the role played by coaching institutions in instigating and provoking the army job aspirants.| Government Railway Police Superintendent (Secunderabad), B Anuradha at a media conference […]
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Hyderabad: With less than a month to go for the Presidential election, all eyes are not just on the candidate BJP-led NDA will name but also on the stand to be taken by Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party. As the NDA is short of majority in the electoral college, it will expect the YSRCP […]
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Jagtial: Welfare Minister, Koppula Eashwar informed that the state government was giving top priority for health and education sectors. The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was taking all possible steps to strengthen health and education sectors which had been neglected during the united Andhra Pradesh, Minister made these comments while participating in the Zilla Parishad […]
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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh on Thursday urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to take steps to prevent aqua farmers from declaring ‘aqua holiday’ this year. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Lokesh said one sector after another including aqua culture was getting stuck in crisis […]
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Hyderabad: Cotton farmers have spent about Rs 500 crore buying herbicide-tolerant cotton seeds (HtBt). Cotton cultivation using HtBt seeds is considered illegal as the government has not yet approved its use. This year, the HtBt crop is likely to be about 20 per cent of the total extent (about 24 lakh hectares of 120 lakh […]
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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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Hyderabad: The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee has given a call for a ‘Million March’ to protest against the reported anti Prophet comments of now suspended BJP party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Mohd Mushtaq Malik, convener of the T&AP JAC, said 35 Muslim and other secular organizations would come forward to organize the march […]
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Visakhapatnam: The rumours of possible mid-term election in Andhra Pradesh have been doing the rounds for some time now with of course, the ruling YSR Congress Party always ready to deny any such move every time the topic was broached. But political observers have an inkling that Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy may opt for […]
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Hyderabad: Goldi Solar, which deals with solar modules, said it plans to expand its 25 channel partners in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to strengthen its dealer and distributor network. The company has more than 90 distributors and dealers across the country. “The network expansion is aimed at serving the growing demand for solar in Andhra […]
