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…
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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) The government of Andhra Pradesh on Friday notified five model E-Mobility cities across the state, marking a major step towards building a sustainable, technology-driven, and future-ready urban mobility ecosystem. Five model E-Mobility cities represent the five administrative regions of the state. These cities are Visakhapatnam in North Andhra, Rajahmundry in Godavari region, Vijayawada in Central Andhra, Nellore in South Andhra and Tirupati in Rayalaseema.The government …
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 7,823 crore during his visit to Hyderabad on May 10. Kishan Reddy told media persons that after assuming the office of the Prime Minister for the third time, the PM Modi is visiting Telangana for the first time.Kishan Reddy, who is the Member of Lok Sabha from Secunderabad, said the Prime Minister …
Amaravati, April 29 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) General Secretary (Media), Pudi Srihari, has been arrested once again for an allegedly abusive social media post targeting Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.Police from Kuppam town arrested him in Bengaluru on Wednesday. He was being brought to Kuppam.The arrest came a day after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order, suspending the remand rejection order of the trial court.Srihari, who served as Chie…
Vijayawada, April 24 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh is once again questioning a suspended Assistant Commissioner in the Endowments Department in a Disproportionate Assets case.The ACB officials on Friday took Kalingiri Shanti into custody from Vijayawada district jail and took her to Vijayawada Government General Hospital for medical examination. They later began questioning her.The ACB court had Thursday sent Shanti to police custody for two days.This is the second ti…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) AI engineering job postings in India grew 59.5 per cent year‑on‑year, higher than even US, UK, France, and Germany, as demand expands beyond traditional hubs into emerging cities, a report said on Friday.The report from LinkedIn said Bengaluru and Hyderabad remain leading metros for AI hiring, sustaining hiring momentum, while growth is extending into cities such as Vijayawada.Cities saw strong growth in AI engineering hiring, with Hyderabad up 51 per cent and Vija…
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) caught three bank officials, including the chief manager, red-handed in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district while taking a bribe, officials said. Those arrested for taking Rs 25,000 bribe included the chief manager, Clerk-cum-cashier and gold appraiser, all staff of the Indian Bank branch in Eluru.According to a press statement by the investigative agency, the arrested staff were identified as Banavatu Nagu, Chief Manag…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Fresh graduates entering India’s job market are seeing rising demand for new-age roles such as AI specialists, generative AI engineers, and digital content creators, a report said on Wednesday.The data compiled by LinkedIn highlighted how the evolving employment landscape is opening up opportunities beyond traditional career paths, driven by rapid technological adoption and changing business needs.The data showed that opportunities are no longer confined to core tech…