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Former HC Chief Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan passes away

Kochi: Top jurist Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan passed away at a hospital here on Monday. He was 63. Radhakrishnan had been ailing from cancer. He was the former Chief Justice of the…
36 years post Maliana violence which claimed 63 lives, 39 acquitted

Lucknow: Decades after the incidents rocked the nation, in two separate incidents, the courts have acquitted the accused for lack of evidence. In the first incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, nearly 36…

Union Minister Pradhan’s visit to disputed area on AP-Odisha border triggers tension

By Surya Kumar Visakhapatnam: Tension gripped Andhra-Odisha border areas following a visit by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to the disputed Kotia Group of Villages, the jurisdiction over which are being claimed…
Centre’s ploy to deliver Vizag Steel Plant to corporate friends: KTR

Hyderabad: Telangana minister for Industries KT Rama Rao on Sunday alleged that the Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) privatisation plan is a ploy to hand the steel plant worth Rs 1,50,000 crore to…
Andhra teacher arrested for marrying minor student

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested a teacher for allegedly tricking a minor girl student to marry her. Chalapathy (33), teacher at a private junior college at Gangaravaram in Chittoor district, married…
AP: TDP workers detained by police in Guntur district

Guntur: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers were detained on Saturday for conducting a rally without permission in the Tenali area here, police said. As part of the Tenali Bandh programme, TDP held…
Andhra techie burnt alive in car in Tirupati

Tirupati: A software engineer was allegedly burnt alive in his car by unidentified persons in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district, police said. Charred body of Nagaraju (36) was found in the burnt car…

AP Waqf Board requests TS to handover their property records

Hyderabad: Office bearers of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board today called on the Chairman of Telangana State Waqf Board, Mohammed Masihullah Khan, and requested him to hand over the Waqf records…
Amaravati will remain as ‘people’s capital’ of AP: TDP leader Nara Lokesh

Anantapuramu: Amaravati will win the battle and remain as the “people’s capital” of Andhra Pradesh, opposition TDP leader Nara Lokesh has said as the agitation by farmers who donated lands to build…
AP: YSRCP’s Vikram Reddy refutes rumours of leaving party

Nellore: A YSR Congress MLA related to a recently suspended legislator from the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh refuted rumours that he was leaving the party out of dissatisfaction. Atmakuru MLA Mekapati…
Expedite land resurvey, including laying survey stones: AP CM tells officials

Amaravat: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday directed officials concerned to expedite land resurvey under ‘YSR Jagananna Saswata Bhu Hakku Bhu Raksha Pathakam’ scheme, including completing first…
Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76K cr by retiring coal plants: Study

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76,000 crore in the coming decade by retiring old coal units as part of a planned energy transition, while still meeting the state’s growing…
Man arrested for ‘objectionable’ social media posts against Andhra CM

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested a man for objectionable social media posts against Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and other leaders of the ruling party. Police in Gannavaram in Krishna…
AP CM Jagan meets Nirmala Sitharaman; seeks early clearance of pending funds

Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and requested her to expedite the release of pending funds to the southern state. In…
Secundrabad-Vizag Duronto loco damaged after hitting vehicle

Visakhapatnam: A major tragedy was averted after Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Duronto Express hit a Tata Ace vehicle which was stuck on the track at the railway level crossing at Bhimadolu in Eluru district of…