Amaravati, May 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday declared an alert in view of the Ebola virus in several African countries. The state health authorities have started taking measures to screen passengers arriving from the countries affected by Ebola.State Minister for Medical and Health, Satyakumar Yadav, announced that necessary precautionary measures have been implemented within the state in the light of the widespread prevalence, rising case counts, and increased mortality rates as…
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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma shared an emotional tribute to Michael Jackson after watching his biography “Michael”. He said he hated the film as it took him back to the day when the news about the death of the late King of Pop broke on June 25, 2009. “I HATE MICHAEL. After watching MICHAEL film , my memory went back to that horrible day June 25th , 2009 when I slept late with the television still murmuring like a ghost in the darkness of my room , and as I grogg…
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 …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The best performance in the CBSE Class 12 Board examination results has been recorded by the Trivandrum region of Kerala. Trivandrum secured the top position in the country in terms of pass percentage.Notably, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday declared the Class 12 Board examination results.According to the CBSE Board, in the region-wise results across the country, Trivandrum secured first place with a pass percentage of 95.62 per cent. Tamil N…
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 …
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) In a horrific road accident, five persons, including three members of a family, were killed when a speeding sports bike rammed into a car in Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district on Monday.The accident occurred at Palakonda junction on the Mahabubnagar bypass road when the car was taking a U-turn.Both the youth riding the sports bike and three of those sitting in the car died in the collision. The deceased includes two children and a woman.Another woman travelling in the c…
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Three youths drowned in a stream in Telangana’s Siddipet district, police said on Thursday. The tragedy occurred at Nacharam in Wargal mandal of Siddipet district on Wednesday but came to light on Thursday. According to police, the youths drowned in the Haldhi Vaagu near Nacharam on Wednesday.Their bodies were retrieved on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Yerragolla Prasanth (27), Vikas (26) and K. Anand Reddy (27).All three youths were residents o…
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…