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TDP miffed after newspaper’s prank on April Fool’s day

Hyderabad: Thousands of people from the city woke up to read a shocking political development on Thursday: the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), led by former Andhra Pradesh (AP) chief minister, N Chandrababu…

Prominent Hyderabad businessman Abul Hasan Patni passes away

Hyderabad: Managing Director of Bombay-Andhra transport organization, Abul Hasan Patni passed away on February 4, 2021, at the age of 59 years. He breathed his last in a private hospital where he…

YSRCP MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao passes away at 64

Hyderabad: Balli Durga Prasad Rao, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP from the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat, passed away after suffering from a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. The parliamentarian was reportedly also infected…

Andhra capital row: HC extends status quo till September 21

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh High Court has heard the petitions on the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Acts, 2020 and the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Repeal Act, 2020.…

With record 1,322 new cases in 24 hrs, Andhra tally crosses 20k

Amaravati: With a record 1322 positive cases detected over the past 24 hours, Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 tally shot past the 20,000 mark on Monday. The latest update takes the cumulative tally of…

Seven killed in tractor-truck collision in Andhra

Vijayawada: At least seven persons were killed and 16 others injured in a collision between a tractor-trolley and a truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred near…

Beggar in Andhra found with Rs 2 lakh cash

Amaravati: A beggar in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district was found with over Rs two lakh cash, shocking the volunteers of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) when they were giving him a makeover. Chinna Narasimhulu,…

One more Covid-19 positive case surfaces in Andhra

Amaravati: A third Covid-19 case was reported from Andhra Pradesh on Friday with a person who recently returned from Saudi Arabia testing positive. According to officials, the man who hails from Visakhapatnam…

Supreme Court upholds postponement of Andhra polls

Amaravati: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to postpone the local body elections due to the growing threat from coronavirus (Covid-19). A…

Andhra constitutes high-power committee on capital issue

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a high-power committee to examine the recommendations of the expert committee, which suggested three capital formula for the decentralised development of the state. Two days after…

Congress seeks SIT probe in death of 2 Andhra youths in Goa

Panaji: The main opposition party in Goa, the Congress, on Saturday demanded an SIT probe by a retired High Court judge into the mysterious deaths of two Andhra Pradesh youngsters outside the…

Andhra man murdered over Rs 2

Amaravati: In a shocking incident, a man was killed during an argument for two rupees in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district, police said. The incident occurred late Saturday in Valasapakala village under…

Andhra: TDP MLA Vamsi resigns from party and post

Amaravati: Vallabhaneni Vamsi, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA from Gannavaram, has resigned from both the party and his post. In a letter sent to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Vamsi said that…

Andhra: 2 injured in clash during Dussehra procession

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh): Two people got injured after a tense situation prevailed in a Dussehra procession at Madduru village in Krishna district following a clash between two groups on Tuesday night, police…

AP Judicial Preview Committee website launched

Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Justice Dr B Siva Sankara Rao, Chairman, Judicial Preview Committee, launched a website and unveiled official logo of the AP Judicial Preview Committee at…

Government takes over liquor shops in Andhra

Amaravati: As a first major step towards prohibition, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday took over the retail liquor business while the price of liquor was increased to…

5 of a family killed in Andhra crash

Amaravati: Five members of a family were killed and another injured as a car in which they were travelling caught fire after it overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Saturday, police…

Andhra govt to introduce English medium from next academic year

Amaravati : Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers. During a review…

Andhra cancels Polavaram power project contract

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday cancelled the Rs 3,216.11 crore worth Polavaram Hydel Power Project contract and called for new tenders in the reverse tendering process. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan…

BJP Raja Singh demands action, Tirumala bus tickets issue

Hyderabad: The Lone BJP MLA from the city, Raja Singh, on Friday came down heavily on the issue of APSRTC ticket rolls containing the promotion of other religions at temple town of  …

Pawan gives Rs 1 lakh to an ailing party activist

Hyderabad: Janasena Party President Pawan Kalyan has met Pathakuti Budigaiah, his party activist and a fan, who was suffering from cancer. It may be mentioned here that Budigaiah and his family members called…

Andhra village elder booked for thrashing minor Dalit girl

Amaravati: Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Saturday booked a village elder for thrashing a minor Dalit girl in public for eloping with a youth. Boya Lingappa was booked under the…

Telugu speaking states got divided on the issue of water: BJP

Hyderabad: The BJP today questioned the TRS leader KCR  whether he was the Chief Minister for both the States of Andhra and Telangana. Reacting to the statement issued by the Chief Minister KCR…

Srisailam Dam gates open due to Heavy inflow

Andhra: ACB nabs govt officer red-handed while taking bribe

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught an Assistant Accountant of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Zonal office red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from a complainant. “The…

Telangana may not follow Andhra on jobs for locals

Hyderabad: While Andhra Pradesh has passed a bill to reserve 75 per cent jobs in all industries, its sibling Telangana has no such proposal. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government has no plans to…

More than dozen bombs found in Andhra

Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh): More than dozen crude bombs kept in two buckets buried inside ground were found here in Jammala Madugu town on Tuesday. The bombs were found, when some labourers, who…

Andhra: Three held for kidnapping minor girl

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh): Three persons were nabbed in connection with the kidnapping of a minor girl, Nandigama police said here on Thursday. Acting on a complaint that the girl P Pavani was…

Ignoring Centre’s advise, Andhra to go ahead with PPAs review

Amaravati: Ignoring the Centre’s advise to exercise restraint on the issue of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday decided to go ahead with the review of all PPAs.…

AP Govt Employees to Get 27 Percent IR from July 1

Amaravati: Good news to the State government employees of Andhra Pradesh. In the latest development, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government passed a government order (GO) to provide 27 percent Interim Relief…