Latest Andhra Pradesh News & Updates

Chennai, June 14 (IANS) After a 61-day annual fishing ban aimed at conserving marine resources and ensuring the breeding of fish species, thousands of mechanised fishing boat operators along the Tamil Nadu coast are preparing to resume deep-sea fishing from Sunday night.The Union government had imposed the seasonal fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal from April 15 to June 14 along the eastern coastline, covering Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.The annual restriction is intended to protect fish stocks…

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Inflation in Telangana continues to be the highest among all states since January 2026 and now is at 6.15 per cent in May, which may be due to higher taxes on fuel, rise in rural wages and reliance on imported fresh produces, according to an SBI Research report.State-level consumer inflation statistics highlight a broad regional disparity across the country.Out of the 36 states/UTs, there are 12-14 states/UTs where inflation is higher than all India level. Inflation in …

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Searches conducted by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Hyderabad on Thursday in connection with the transport scam linked to Andhra Pradesh liquor scam led to seizure of a luxury car, costly watches valued at Rs 94.5 lakh and unaccounted cash.Incriminating documents including suspicious joint venture agreements, unaccounted cash transactions, property documents were recovered and seized, ED said in a release on Friday.The Central agency conducted searches under the pr…

Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday identified the revival of the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell and the prevention of farmers’ suicides through various farmer-centric interventions as the two biggest achievements of his government during its first two years in office. Speaking at a press conference marking two years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha, CM Majhi said regular grievance hearings at the CM grievance cell have en…

Tirupati, June 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government during the last two years gave oxygen to Andhra Pradesh that was on a ventilator. Declaring that the government remains committed to upholding the public trust through continued good governance, he called for a collective effort to make Andhra Pradesh a model state for the nation.He stated that the NDA government started administration after treating t…

Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Congress’s Telangana MP Gaddam Vamsi Krishna has questioned the silence of the leaders of ruling NDA in Andhra Pradesh over the killing of a marine engineer from Visakhapatnam in the US attack on a vessel off the coast of Oman.Krishna asked Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party President Pawan Kalyan and state minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national Working President Nara Lokesh if they are supporting the Central government just to protect thei…

Amaravati, June 12 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday expressed anguish over the death of Suresh Patnala, a marine engineer from Visakhapatnam, in an attack on a ship carrying Indians off the coast of Oman.Chief Engineer Suresh was one of the three India seafarers killed in the US attack on the vessel on Wednesday. The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello was attacked off the coast of Oman, near the strategically important Strait of H…

Amaravati, June 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that the coalition government in the state during the last two years overcame challenges and crises left behind by the YSRCP government to deliver welfare, development, and good governance. The Chief Minister took to ‘X’ to share his thoughts on the completion of two years of Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state.“Today marks exactly two years since this …

Visakhapatnam, June 11 (IANS) A marine engineer from this coastal city in Andhra Pradesh is among three Indian seafarers killed in the US attack on a ship off the coast of Oman. Patnala Suresh, Chief Engineer, was among three Indian crew members killed after the oil tanker MTS Settebello was struck off the Oman coast.The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello was attacked off the coast of Oman, near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.All three Indian sailors who were initially reported…

Amaravati, June 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presented Andhra Pradesh’s ambitious vision for Swarna Andhra 2047, aligned with the national objective of Viksit Bharat 2047, at the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, in New Delhi on Thursday. The Chief Minister outlined Andhra Pradesh’s roadmap for transforming the state into a prosperous, inclusive, and globally competitive economy through a human capital-driven development model.According to an offic…