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Diamond hunting begins in parts of Andhra’s Rayalaseema region

Amaravati: Diamond hunting has begun in parts of Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh after a farmer reportedly found a precious stone worth Rs 2 crore. Hunting for precious stones started in the…
AP to implement GPS in place of CPS, set up 12th pay revision panel

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday decided to constitute 12th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) and implement the AP Guaranteed Pension scheme (GPS) for the government employees, replacing the Contributory Pension Scheme…

Andhra CM extends financial help to cancer-stricken baby

Polavaram: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has extended financial help to a 7-month-old girl suffering from kidney-related cancer and directed officials to arrange medical treatment for her. As per an official statement,…
Centre agrees to sanction Rs 12,911 crore for Polavaram Project: AP govt

Polavaram: The Central government has agreed to sanction Rs 12,911 crore to Andhra Pradesh for completing the first phase of Polavaram Project, an official statement from the state government on Tuesday said.…
Video: It’s free beer for Andhra locals after truck overturns

Visakhapatnam: People stole beer bottles after a truck carrying alcohol cases overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. The incident occurred on the national highway between Anakapalli and Bayyavaram on Monday evening. అనకాపల్లి…
Former cricketer Ambati Rayudu keeps political parties in Telugu states guessing

Hyderabad: Former cricketer Ambati Rayudu, who has already announced his plans to enter politics, is keeping political parties in the two Telugu states guessing. There is a buzz in political circles that…
Andhra Pradesh to handhold MSMEs from manufacturing to marketing

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to extend all possible help to MSMEs by handholding from manufacturing to marketing their products globally as they play…

7 dead, 19 injured after speeding tractor turns turtle in Andhra Pradesh

Guntur: Seven people died and 19 others were injured when a tractor trailer in which they were travelling lost control in a narrow road and turned turtle at Vatticherukuru village in the…
Odisha train crash: AP disaster dept receives 2 distress calls, 1 traced

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) received two distress calls thus far pertaining to the Odisha train crash, out of which the whereabouts of one person were traced while…
Police arrest TDP MLA amid protest in Prakasam district

Amaravati: Tension prevailed in the Kondapi constituency in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district on Monday after police arrested a local TDP MLA following protests and counter-protest by ruling YSRCP and opposition TDP. YSR…
Andhra Pradesh: Three killed as truck rams into temple

Amaravati: Three persons were killed when a truck rammed into a temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Sunday, police said. According to police, the accident occurred early Sunday morning near A.…
Andhra: Rs 10L ex-gratia for kin of Odisha train accident victims

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday directed the officials to pay ex-gratia to the families of passengers from the state who died or were injured in…
AP: 62 red sandalwood logs seized in three cases, five arrested

Kadapa: Five red sandalwood smugglers were arrested by the task force police on Saturday in three different incidents and they seized 62 red sandalwood logs worth Rs 60 lakhs from Andhra Pradesh’s…
AP Guv expresses grief over Odisha train accident, officials monitoring situation

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Saturday expressed profound grief and anguish over the train accident in Odisha. Nearly 290 passengers died and over 1,000 were injured in the accident…
Nod for construction of two superfast railway lines connecting Telangana, AP

Hyderabad: In a welcome development for rail passengers in the Telugu states, the Central Government has given the green light for the construction of two new Superfast railway lines that will connect…