Amaravati, May 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh continues to reel under the heat wave as Chityala in East Godavari district on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 48.3 degrees Celsius, the highest this season.According to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), Tanuku (West Godavari district) and Piduguralla (Palnadu district) recorded maximum temperatures of 48.1 degrees Celsius.SDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain said that temperatures exceeded 45 degrees Celsius in 13 districts.He reveal…
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Amaravati, May 13 (IANS) A special court in Rajamahendravaram on Wednesday cancelled the bail of Anantha Babu, a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council belonging to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), in the case relating to the murder of a Dalit youth and driver, Veedhi Subrahmanyam.The Member of Legislative Council (MLC), who was out on bail given by the Supreme Court, was arrested in Rajamahendravaram on April 24 for allegedly threatening witnesses in the case.He was arrested amid high …
Amaravati, May 11 (IANS) A constable was murdered by unidentified men in Kakinada town of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Monday.The incident occurred in the Gandhi Nagar area of Kakinada late on Sunday night.According to police, unidentified men attacked Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) constable Nageswara Rao with a knife. They slit his throat, resulting in his death.Locals told police that some youth who were under the influence of alcohol attacked a man who was walking on the road.Police …
Amaravati, April 12 (IANS) Preparations for Godavari Pushkaralu 2027 kicked off in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, with the endowments minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy laying the foundation stone for various works. He announced on Sunday that the works to be undertaken in preparation for the Godavari Pushkaralu 2027 have officially commenced.The minister participated in the groundbreaking and Bhoomi Puja ceremonies for various development works worth Rs 9.55 crore, to be execut…
Amaravati, March 1 (IANS) The death toll in the explosion at a firecrackers unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district rose to 21 as one of the injured succumbed at a hospital on Sunday.A man named Darsipathi Lavaraju (40) breathed his last at Kakinada Government General Hospital (GGH) early Sunday morning.Eight injured are undergoing treatment at GGH Kakinada while a person is under treatment at Peddapuram.Twenty workers, including nine women, were burnt alive in the explosion at firecrackers u…
Amaravati, Feb 24 (IANS) The condition of seven persons undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajahmundry after consuming adulterated milk is critical, a top official said on Tuesday.State Health and Family Welfare Department Commissioner Veerapandian said that 15 people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals, of whom three are on ventilators, two on dialysis and three more on ventilator-dialysis.Among those undergoing treatment, there are two children, including a…
Amaravati, Feb 6 (IANS) The forest department’s operations continued on Friday to catch a tiger that has been wandering near human settlements close to Rajahmundry town in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh for almost a week. The forest officials, with the help of an expert team from Pune, began the rescue operation on Thursday night in Kesavaram Hills in Mandapeta mandal. However, the tiger remained elusive. Thermal drones deployed by the authorities failed to trace the tiger. Officia…
Amaravati, Jan 29 (IANS) A person was charred to death and two others injured in a collision between two truck containers in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Thursday, police said.The accident occurred on National Highway 216 near Kathipudi early in the morning.According to police, a container carrying aqua feed from Bheemavaram to Mulapeta was taking a turn at Kathipudi Junction when another container laden with cotton bundles and heading to Chennai from Kolkata rammed into it. The colli…
Amaravati, Jan 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed ‘ongoing issues’ in the state.The Jana Sena leader posted on social media that he had a meaningful meeting with Amit Shah at his residence.“We held detailed discussions on the ongoing issues in Andhra Pradesh, and several other important matters of public and administrative importance,” he said.The Deputy Chief Minister thanked Amit Shah for…
Amaravati, Jan 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu on Friday reviewed arrangements for Godavari Pushkaralu, scheduled to be held next year.At a high-level meeting at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister discussed the arrangements for the 12-day event, to be held from June 26, 2027 to July 7, 2027.Arrangements are being made for the conduct of the Pushkaralu in six districts through which the Godavari flows – Polavaram, Eluru, East Godavari, West Godavari, Ambedkar Konaseema, an…