Amaravati, June 1 (IANS) The South Coast Railway (SCoR), India’s 18th railway zone, with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, officially commenced operations on Monday, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of the people of North Coastal Andhra, a region that has long sought dedicated railway administration and infrastructure development.The setting up of the new zone, which spans Andhra Pradesh and parts of neighbouring Telangana and Tamil Nadu, has finally fulfilled a decades-old aspiration of the…
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Amaravati, May 31 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has hailed the inauguration of South Coastal Railway Zone as a historic milestone and said that decades-long dream of people is being realised.“The inauguration of the South Coast Railway Zone, centred in Visakhapatnam, starting from June 1, marks a historic milestone. Our decades-long dream is being realized,” Chandrababu Naidu posted on ‘X’ on Sunday.“The new railway zone will comprehensively transform the tr…
Amaravati, May 21 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s vision of Amaravati as the state capital will “never become a reality”, and instead pitched the ‘Mavigun’ region as a viable alternative.Stating that Amaravati as the state capital is not practical, he remarked that one, two or even three decades later, Andhra Pradesh will be without a state capital.“What Chandrababu is conceiving will never …
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) A huge fire broke out at a commercial complex near historic Charminar in Hyderabad on Thursday. No casualties were reported.The incident occurred in a garment shop and spread to adjoining shops on the first floor of SYJ Complex at Pathergatti near the busy Madina Crossroads.Eight fire engines rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire. Personnel from five different fire stations were mobilised to control the blaze.Fire services personnel and police brought the fire under …
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) In what is being described as a strong and unusual crackdown on criminal activities, police in Warangal town of Telangana paraded rowdy sheeters on the road on Monday. The march was conducted from Azam Jahi Mills Colony Police Station to Shivnagar, near the Khila Warangal Tahsildar Office, within the subdivision limits.Under the scorching sun, Circle Inspector Ramesh, along with Sub-Inspectors, led the rowdy sheeters on foot as part of a strict law enforcement exercise a…
Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Wednesday once again clarified that the creation of the South Coast Railway would not result in any loss to Odisha, terming reports suggesting otherwise as misleading and motivated.In an official statement, authorities said the clarification was issued in response to widely circulated reports claiming that Odisha stood to lose significantly because of the formation of the new South Coast Railway zone.The Railways dismissed such claims as factually…
Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) The Centre has issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway Zone, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new railway zone, which will come into effect from June 1, 2026, comprises Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam divisions.The Ministry of Railways included some of the existing area under South Central Railway and East Coast Railway into the new zone.Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada are existing divisions of South Central Railway and…
Amaravati, May 1 (IANS) A court in Guntur on Friday granted bail to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s aide Pudi Srihari in a case relating to allegedly abusive social media post against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Srihari, who is YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) General Secretary (Media Department) and former Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) to Jagan Mohan Reddy, was re-arrested late on Thursday night hours after he was granted bail by a court in Kuppam town.A…
Amaravati, May 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday announced that labour ‘addas’ will be set up across the state to support workers by upgrading their skills. In the first phase, 15 such centres will be established in major cities and towns. The Chief Minister made the announcement after distributing Shramashakti awards to outstanding workers and employers at Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district on International Workers’ Day.Chandrababu Naidu stated t…
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) Cyberabad police have arrested a man from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh for posting an offensive and abusive comment on actress Renu Desai’s reel on a social media platform. The Cybercrime Police of Cyberabad detected a case involving the posting of an offensive and abusive comment. During the course of investigation, the accused responsible for posting the objectionable content was identified and apprehended, an official said on Wednesday.The accused was identified …