Amaravati, May 16 (IANS) In a move to boost population growth in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced a cash incentive of Rs 30,000 for third child and Rs 40,000 for the fourth child. He said that the money would be given to parents immediately after the birth of the child.The Chief Minister made the announcement while addressing a public meeting in Narasannapeta in Srikakulam district, held as part of ‘Swachhandhra-Swarnandhra’ programme.”There was a time wh…
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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…
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or disrupt train services on the route.In an official statement, the South Coast Railway said the Palasa–Ichchapuram section, stretching around 50 km, comprises seven stations — Palasa, Summadevi, Man…
Nalanda, March 31 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede that broke out during prayers at Mata Sheetla Temple in Bihar’s Nalanda on Tuesday. A stampede broke out during prayers at Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda on Tuesday, leaving seven people dead and one seriously injured, police confirmed. In a post on X, Choudhary said, “The tragic stampede incident at the Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda is extremely heartbreaking. I express …
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Three workers died and two sustained injuries after falling from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Hyderabad on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred Al-Hasnat Colony in Tolichowki area when the scaffolding collapsed.Police said two workers died on the spot while another succumbed while during treatment.Two workers, who sustained injuries after falling on bricks and sticks, were rushed by locals to the nearby hospital.The bodies were shifted for…
Amaravati, Feb 23 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh on Monday caught two police officers red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh at a police station in YSR Kadapa district.The ACB officials laid a trap at Simhadripuram Police Station and apprehended N.V. Ramana, Circle Inspector of Pulivendula Rural Circle, and Dasari Anil Kumar, Sub-Inspector at Simhadripuram Police Station, while they were accepting the bribe amount.According to ACB officials, the two …
Visakhapatnam, Feb 8 (IANS) At least two persons were killed, and five others were injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Sunday.Police said the accident occurred on the national highway near Palavalasa in Nandigam Mandal.The car, which was headed to Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) from Sonepur in Odisha, rammed into a stationary van. The accident occurred when a patient, Balaiah, was being shifted from Sonepu…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 2 (IANS) Nine fishermen from Andhra Pradesh returned to Visakhapatnam on Monday after being released from a Bangladesh jail.They were detained by the Bangladesh Navy in October last year for inadvertently crossing maritime boundaries while fishing in the Bay of Bengal.The Indian Coast Guard escorted them to the Visakhapatnam coast and handed them over to the marine police.It was a tearful reunion of the fishermen with their families after four months. The fishermen and their f…