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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 […]
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Hyderabad: ‘F3′, starring Venkatesh and Varun Tej, has performed exceptionally well as the movie grossed Rs 18.77 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The movie made Rs 8.4 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone, taking the two days’ total to Rs 18.77 crore. It was released a few days ago and received mixed reviews on […]
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New Delhi: In the 89th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed a man from Andhra Pradesh, who donated all his retirement benefits for the education of girls. The Prime Minister said that Ram Bhupal Reddy, opened about 100 accounts under ‘Sukanya Samridhi Yojana’ and deposited […]
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Anantapur: At least four people were killed and two others were severely injured after a cylinder blast triggered a collapse of the house’s wall in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, said police on Saturday. “Today in the wee hours a cylinder blasted in a residence in Mulakaledu village in Anantapur. Due to the impact of the […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has urged global players to be play a role in creating a decarbonised economy for a better future. Participating in a panel discussion on the initiatives Andhra Pradesh had taken towards decarbonized economy, at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, he referred to the project […]
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Hyderabad: To promote natural farming through collaborative activities, MANAGE and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS), Government of Andhra Pradesh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Minister of Agriculture, Co-operation, Marketing & Food Processing, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. P. Chandra Shekara, Director General, MANAGE and T.Vijaya Kumar, Executive Vice-Chairman […]
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Amalapuram: The police in Amalapuram town of Andhra Pradesh have arrested 46 people in connection with Tuesday’s large-scale violence in which houses of a minister and MLA were set afire, a senior official said on Wednesday. Police tightened the security with the deployment of additional forces called from various districts to prevent further flare-up amid reports […]
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Davos: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AMNS) India on Tuesday announced that it will invest Rs 1,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh to expand its pellet plant capacity. “ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has confirmed a proposed investment of INR 1,000 crore towards brownfield expansion of its Vizag pellet plant in Andhra Pradesh,” the release said. The planned expansion […]
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Violence erupts in Amalapuram as protesters Amalapuram: There was tension in the town with hundreds of youths staging protests on Tuesday against changing the name of Konaseema district and police resorting to lathicharge to disperse them. The youths under the banner Konaseema Zilla Sadhana Samiti, gathered at the Clock Tower junction and raised slogans –‘Konaseema […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana raised objection against the Andhra Pradesh government taking up construction of a new Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) from the dead storage of Polavaram project. It had sought the Godavari River Management Board to intervene and take necessary action immediately, as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. In a letter to […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s demand for caste-based census has just got strengthened with Bihar joining the chorus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday initiated efforts to hold an all-party meeting on caste-based census, which has become a highly emotive issue in the State. Telangana was probably the first State to have the Assembly pass a resolution […]
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Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday said that the healthcare system in Andhra Pradesh involved feeling the pulse of the people with preventive and curative measures and the outreach percolating to micro level. Participating in a group discussion on `Future-proofing Health Systems’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on the day, […]
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Hyderabad: A drug racket, which used women to pose as families while smuggling marijuana, was was busted by the Rachakonda Police at Hayathnagar on Sunday. The police seized 470 kg of marijuana and arrested 10 persons, with three suspects still at large. The arrested persons were N Rahul (24), an agricultural worker and drug supplier […]
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Hyderabad: A person who distributed pamphlets with defamatory content against a person and a few police officials was arrested on Monday. Sabavath Ravindara Naik alias Babu Naik, 44, a resident of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, had come to Baghlingampally in January and distributed a few pamphlets with defamatory content against K Narsimha, a resident […]
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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh cut state-level taxes on petrol and diesel following the Centre’s move to slash excise duty and a similar action by some states. Naidu lauded the Central government for providing relief to […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has joined the Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs (AMHUBs) of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The state government and WEF exchanged the platform partnership on “Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains”. An agreement to this effect was signed on the sidelines of the annual meeting of WEF which […]
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Hyderabad: FreshToHome (FTH), an ecommerce platform that sells meat and fish directly sourced from livestock farmers and fishermen, plans to increase its presence in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. FTH has invested about Rs 10 crore to build its infrastructure including a processing unit. While it delivers about 15 lakh orders per month in ten large […]
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Amaravati: In a shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur town on Friday, a woman was run over by a truck after the driver tried to sped away with her child and mobile phone over non-payment of Rs 200. The incident occured on the outskirts of Guntur town. Ramana, 40, a ragpicker, came under the wheels […]
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Hyderabad: An interstate drug peddling racket operating from Andhra Pradesh across various cities in the country was busted in a joint operation by the Task Force, the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and the Langar Houz police on Friday. Police arrested seven persons including three consumers and seized 500 bottles of hashish oil. The arrested […]
