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Hyderabad: The country has seen the Uttar Pradesh government’s JCBs and demolition drives in Uttar Pradesh. Down south, now another version of demolition politics is unfolding as political opponents in Andhra Pradesh have alleged that the ruling YSRCP is resorting to demolition drives to target them. The official reasons range from illegal encroachment to road […]

Pawan Kalyan on Saturday visited Ippatam village near here to express solidarity with the residents whose houses were demolished

Amaravati: Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Government Sameer Sharma was hospitalised on Thursday after he fell ill during a review meeting at the Secretariat. Dr. Sharma recently was treated in a private hospital at Hyderabad for health issues and resumed duty soon after he was discharged from the hospital.

Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday appointed Tollywood actor Posani Krishna Murali as the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Film Development Corporation. Posani Krishna Murali has been a vocal supporter of YSR Congress Party and also campaigned for the party in the 2019 general elections.

Vijayawada: Terming the arrest of its senior leader Ayyanna Patrudu as “illegal” Telugu Desam Party on Thursday condemned it and alleged that the Andhra Pradesh government made the move because he was “exposing” the scams and questioning the government for “destroying” the Uttarandhra region. Patrudu and his son Rajesh were arrested from their residence in […]

The two leaders were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police earlier today and moved to the Eluru district.

Amaravati: Six women agriculture labourers were electrocuted to death in Andhra Pradesh‘s Anantapur district on Wednesday. The incident occurred when a high tension wire fell on the agriculture workers who were harvesting in the field in Dargah Honnur village in Bommanahal mandal. Some other workers were also injured in the accident. On receipt of the […]

Kothagudem: Ganja worth Rs 33 lakh was seized and three smugglers, including a minor were arrested by Paloncha rural police. According to Paloncha rural SI, Srinivas, the police, based on reliable information, detained a vehicle carrying cannabis during a raid at Somulagudem crossroads in Paloncha mandal in the district on Tuesday. Two of the five […]

The Andhra Pradesh government has deferred the implementation of the ban on plastic flexi banners from November 1 this year to January 26 next year.

Decentralisation is more about devolution of powers and authority to local government institutions as per the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts of 1992-93

The TDP politburo member said that bringing to a halt the Polavaram project, which is the lifeline of the people of Andhra Pradesh, is the classic example of the atrocious rule of Jagan Reddy.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday charged Andhra Pradesh with illegally drawing excess water from the Krishna River for KC Canal at the Srisailam Reservoir and urged Tungabhadra Board Secretary to direct former to stop the violation. In a letter written to the Tungabhadra Board Secretary, Telangana Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar brought to the notice of […]

The Government of India has already released Rs 4,032 crore under PMAY-U so far in the 2022-23 financial year but the AP government released only Rs 2,556 crore of the grant to the Housing Department, diverting another Rs 1,476 crore.

Hyderabad: Telangana government has requested the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to restrain Andhra Pradesh from taking up unauthorized projects on Krishna River. Telangana Engineer-in-chief C Muralidhar Rao on Wednesday wrote a letter to KRMB chairman seeking his intervention in stopping Andhra Pradesh from undertaking projects on Krishna River without due consultation and permission from […]

A 11-year old boy was killed in a cracker explosion during Diwali celebrations on Monday.

Amaravati: A fire broke out at a theatre in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday after fans of actor Prabhas burst firecrackers during the screening of his film. The incident occured in Tadepalligudem town of West Godavari district. Displaying overenthusiasm, fans of Prabhas burst firecrackers during the screening of his movie ‘Billa’ in Venkatramana theatre. They resorted […]

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission on Saturday issued notice to actor and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan for his allegedly disparaging remarks against women. Taking a serious view of his comments that one could marry thrice through divorce and paying alimony, Commission Chairperson Vasireddi Padma wondered what safety did women have if spouses […]

The organisers announced that they will resume the long march after the High Court's decision on their petition. Since there are holidays for the court currently, they decided to give a four-day break to the Padyatra for four days.

The Balamitra Foundation is hosting its annual 5K run, Run For A Better Future, 2022 edition, from 7 am on Sunday at the Oakridge International School Gachibowli campus.

On the fourth and final day of the Yatra in the state, Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders and scores of party workers resumed the Yatra Friday morning from Mantralayam in Kurnool district.