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Total COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh crosses 21 lakh

Amaravati: The cumulative coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh touched the 21 lakh mark on Saturday, a health bulletin stated. After reaching the two-million mark on August 20, 2021, the next one lakh…
Andhra’s Covid positivity rate spikes to nearly 14%

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 positivity rate reached nearly 14 per cent as the daily count jumped to 4,955 on Saturday. The daily count has gone up over the previous day despite fewer…

Crores change hands as cockfights held in Andhra despite ban, pandemic

Vijayawada: Crores of rupees changed hands as cockfights were organised in many parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh during Sankranti celebrations on Saturday despite ban and the current surge in Covid-19 cases. Hundreds…
Three killed in Andhra road accident

Amaravati: Three people were killed after two motorcycles collided head-on in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, police said on Saturday. The accident took place later Friday night near Madanapalle town. The victims were…
AP’s revenue up by 9 percent, but deficit balloons to 803.72 percent

Amravati: Andhra Pradesh’s own tax revenue was Rs 16,372.97 crore higher in the first eight months of the 2021-22 financial year, as compared to the corresponding period in 2020-21, but the state’s…
Andhra Pradesh registers 4,528 more Covid-19 cases

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,528 fresh cases of Covid-19, 418 recoveries and one death in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday. The latest bulletin said the number of active cases went…
4 killed in Andhra road accident

Vijayawada: Four people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on Friday, police said. The accident occurred on national highway in Tadepalligudem when…

Eight arrested for TDP leader’s murder in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district have arrested eight persons in connection with the murder of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Thota Chandraiah. Guntur district Superintendent of Police Vishal Guni announced…
Sankranti celebrations begin with ‘Bhogi’ in Telugu states

Hyderabad: Sankranti celebrations began across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday with ‘Bhogi’. Villages and towns across in both the Telugu states came alive with traditional celebrations to mark the major harvest…
Andhra Pradesh: Four dead, three injured after lorry overturns

West Godavari: Four people were killed on the spot while three persons were seriously injured after a 14-tier lorry carrying fish overturned at Tadepalligudem in Andhra Pradesh on Friday morning, Circle Inspector,…
Bharat Biotech donates Rs two crore to TTD-run trust

Tirupati: The chairman and managing director of Bharat Biotech International Limited Krishna Ella on Thursday made an offering of Rs two crore at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala…
4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases and 2 deaths in AP

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,348 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,92,227 and the number of active cases to 14,204 on Thursday. The day’s infection positivity rate was over 9 per…
AP, Telangana top in increase of forest cover since 2019: Report

New Delhi: The forest and tree cover in India is now 8,09,537 sq kms, which is 24.62 per cent of the country’s geographical area and 1,540 sq kms more compared to the…
TDP leader hacked to death in Andhra

Amaravati: A leader of Andhra Pradesh’s opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was hacked to death by unidentified persons in Guntur district on Thursday. Thota Chandraiah (38) was murdered in the Gundlapadu village…
Telangana, Andhra stick to their stands on bifurcation issues

Hyderabad: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stuck to their stands on pending bilateral issues under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 at a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday. The Chief…