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AP Junior Doctors Association calls boycott of services
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association has called for a boycott of non-Covid services starting Wednesday and said the protest will intensify by June 12 if their demands were not met. “The…
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Vaccination drive in Mahesh Babu’s ancestral village complete
Hyderabad: A seven-day vaccination drive in Telugu star Mahesh Babu’s ancestral village Burripalem in Andhra Pradesh was successfully completed, his wife and producer Namrata Shirodkar said on Wednesday. Last month, Babu announced…
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TDP supremo condemns special school demolition in Vizag
Visakhapatnam: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and principal opposition leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday condemned the alleged demolition of a school for specially-abled children in the port city of Visakhapatnam recently.…
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AP reports 7,796 COVID-19 cases, 77 deaths
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 7,796 fresh cases of coronavirus, 14,641 recoveries and 77 deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday. The cumulative COVID-19 positives increased to 17,71,007, recoveries to 16,51,790…
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Andhra disburses Rs 370 cr in interest-free loans to 3.7 lakh vendors
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has distributed Rs 370 crore as interest-free loans among 3.75 lakh small business owners and street vendors across the state. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched…
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Andhra Pradesh to vaccinate mothers of children aged below 5 yrs
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will vaccinate all mothers having children aged below 5 years as a precautionary measure in the wake of predictions of a third wave of COVID-19, informed State…
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Andhra CM writes to PM Modi, seeks infrastructure development in PMAY colonies
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking intervention to incorporate the creation of basic infrastructure in greenfield colonies as part of assistance…
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Andhra Pradesh reports 4872 new COVID cases, 86 deaths
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has recorded 4,872 new COVID-19 cases, 13,702 recoveries, and 86 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Monday. The active cases of COVID-19 in…
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COVID-19: Anandaiah’s ‘miracle’ medicine distribution begins in AP
Nellore: The formal distribution of the Krishnapatnam-based Ayurvedic practitioner Anandaiah’s ‘miracle’ medicine to cure COVID-19 was launched by YSCRP MLA from Sarvepalli, Kakani Govardhan Reddy on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Reddy…
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Andhra extends partial curfew, reduces curfew timings
Amaravati: Even as Covid cases have been gradually declining over the past week, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to play safe, and extend the partial curfew by another 10 days — from…
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Two booked in Visakhapatnam after verbally abusing police personnel
Visakhapatnam: After a video of a frontline worker being assaulted by police personnel in Visakhapatnam went viral, the police on Sunday clarified that the incident ensued after attempts to arrest her as…
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AP govt to bear Rs 1.5 cr treatment cost for COVID +ve doctor
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will bear the cost of treatment amounting to Rs 1.5 crore of a doctor named N Bhaskar Rao who tested positive for COVID-19. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister…
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Andhra hockey’s unsung hero Usman Khan had brought laurels to the country
Abhijit Sen Gupta Former India hockey player Usman Khan who passed away on Friday, was a rare gem. He played for India during the 1960s alongside some of the most well known names of Indian hockey. His…
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Andhra CM inaugurates 500-bed oxygen-supported COVID hospital
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated a 500-bed temporary COVID hospital at Arjas Steels in Tadipatri of Anantapur district on Friday via video conferencing. Speaking on the occasion,…
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AP CM writes to other CMS on urging Centre to take charge of vaccination drive
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh drew a blank to its global bid inviting international pharma firms to supply Covid-19 vaccine, prompting Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to write to all his counterparts…
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Andhra govt to begin construction work of over 15 lakh houses
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will begin construction work of 15.60 lakh houses under phase 1 of ‘Navaratnalu–Pedalandariki illu’ scheme from Thursday. The Government’s ambitious project ‘Navaratnalu–Pedalandariki illu’ scheme was announced in…
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AP: COVID survivor returns home after family cremates another person
Vijayawada: A 75-year-old COVID survivor woman in Andhra Pradesh returned home to that find her family had cremated another person by mistake. The incident occurred at Jaggaiahpet town in Krishna district on…
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Vande Bharat Mission 2.0: First flight from Dubai to land today
Krishna: As part of the Vande Bharat Mission, international flights will resume their services from Wednesday onwards and the first flight from Dubai will land today at Vijayawada International Airport. “First flight…
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Three drown in water tank in Andhra’s Kadapa
Kadapa: A minor boy and two youth accidentally fell in the water tank and died on Tuesday here in the Kadapa district. The police said that this mishap took place on Tuesday…
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AP: Child dies of rare blood disease soon after mother applies for mercy killing
Chittoor: A nine-year-old boy died of a rare blood disease just within two hours after his mother had applied for his mercy killing in court on Tuesday, said police sources. The couple’s…
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COVID-19 cases cross 17 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The cumulative coronavirus positives in Andhra Pradesh crossed the 17 lakh mark to 17,04,388 after 11,303 fresh cases were added in 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday. The gross COVID-19…
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Over 61 lakh people get pension under ‘YSR Kanuka’ in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The distribution of social security pensions to beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh began early Tuesday morning. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Pradesh government had on Monday released 1497.63 crore under the YSR Pension Kanuka to over 61.46 lakh beneficiaries.…
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Andhra sarpanch buys Rs 4 lakh ambulance with own money to aid villagers
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): The sarpach of Ambapuramin rural Andhra Pradesh, in a noble gesture, purchased an ambulance worth Rs 4 lakh with his own mooney to help people in his village and surrounding areas during the ongoing…
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Andhra CM lays foundations for 14 medical colleges
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones for the construction of 14 medical colleges in the state. With the addition of the new colleges…
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Ex-headmaster who took Nellore Ayurveda medicine dies of Covid
Nellore: Retired headmaster Kotaiah from Nellore district, who claimed that he had recovered from COVID-19 after taking the ‘miracle’ medicine of Bonige Anandaiah from Krishnapatnam village, died on Monday. Sources in the…
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‘Time we define limits of sedition’: SC stays steps against ABN, TV5
New Delhi: Taking a strong view on attempts to muzzle the Fourth Estate, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday called for defining “the limits of sedition”, as it put on…
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Andhra Pradesh extends partial curfew till June 10
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government, Monday, has further extended the partial curfew in the state till June 10. The decision to extend partial curfew for the third consecutive time, was taken on Monday…
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AP govt gives nod to use of traditional medicine prepared by Ayurvedic practitioner
Amaravati (AP): The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday gave the green signal for the use of the traditional medicine, touted as a miracle cure particularly for Covid-19 patients, being prepared by an…
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AP: Cousins, including minor girl die by suicide after family reprimand love affair
Krishna: A minor girl and a 22-year old man, related to each other as cousins, died allegedly by suicide in the Venkatapuram village of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Sunday after their…
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AP govt passes order for establishment of 30 skill development colleges, 1 university
Amaravati: The government of Andhra Pradesh has passed an order and accorded administrative sanction to the State Skill Development Corporation for the establishment of one skill development university and 30 skill development…
