Podanur, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated several new railway services and infrastructure projects from Tiruchirappalli, including the flagship Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express. The weekly train will connect Podanur Junction in Coimbatore with Dhanbad in Jharkhand, linking South India’s industrial hubs directly with Eastern India’s coal and mineral regions.PM Modi, present in Tichy, also inaugurated two other Amrit Bharat Express trains, two…
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Vijayawada, March 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensified its investigation into the multi-crore liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh by questioning four accused here on Monday.Krishnamohan Reddy was questioned by the ED officials for two hours while the questioning of Dhanunjay Reddy, Venkatesh Naidu and Bonneti Chanakya was continuing.The questioning of the accused came three days after the ED attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 441.63 crore belonging to Kessireddy Rajase…
Vijayawada, Feb 28 (IANS) Authorities on Friday handed over the mortal remains of Ayesha Meera, a 17-year-old student raped and murdered in 2007, to her parents.The remains, which were exhumed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2019 for re-postmortem, were received by Shamshad Begum and Iqbal Basha at a court in Vijayawada.Last week, the court had directed that Ayesha Meera’s remains be handed over to her family for performing the last rites.The mortal remains will be buried in Te…
Vijayawada, Feb 20 (IANS) Nearly nineteen years after the rape and murder of B Pharmacy student Ayesha Meera in Vijayawada, a CBI Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to hand over her remains to her family for performing the last rites. The court directed that the last rites be performed as per the religious customs in Tenali on February 27. It asked the government to provide the necessary facilities and security for the last rites.The court also directed that the e…
Amaravati, Feb 15 (IANS) Financial assistance and expressions of support continued to pour in from various organisations and political parties for a Muslim vendor from Andhra Pradesh who was allegedly harassed by a group of individuals during the recent Medaram Jatara in neighbouring Telangana.The Minority Rights Protection Committee extended financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to Shaik Shaiksha Vali, the vendor from Kurnool district, who had travelled to the tribal fair to sell traditional sweets…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) With coastal states leading the Blue Economy mission and industrial corridors driving advanced manufacturing, Andhra Pradesh is positioned as a key partner in India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The Union Budget 2026–27 gives concrete shape to this vision by placing fisheries, marine exports, coastal infrastructure, and ocean-based economic activity at the centre of India’s long-term growth strategy, he stated….
Vijayawada, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted a key accused in a case relating to recovery of explosives from his residence in Andhra Pradesh last year.The accused, Shaik Amanulla alias Abubakar Siddique, has been named under various sections of UA(P) Act, BNS, Explosive Substances Act 1908 and Arms Act in the chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Vijayawada. NIA investigations had revealed that Abubakar Siddique had been living in Rayachoty t…
Vijayawada, Feb 5 (IANS) A post-graduate medical student was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a government hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada on Thursday, officials said.Battula Deepika, a student of PG final year in the Anaesthesia Department, was found dead in the Vijayawada Government General Hospital early in the morning.On getting the information, the police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation. The body was shifted for a post-mortem examination.The police, with…
Amaravati, Jan 26 (IANS) For the first time, Republic Day celebrations were organised in the Andhra Pradesh capital, Amaravati. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer unfurled the national flag at the main official ceremony to mark the 77th Republic Day celebrations.Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Ministers, High Court Judges, and farmers who had parted with their lands for the capital city project were the guests.At the celebrations held near the High Court building, …
Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar to intervene and ensure the rescue of 16 India nationals from the Myanmar-Thailand border.Owaisi posted on social media platform ‘X’ on Thursday that he received a distressing message from a person held captive.“At least 16 Indian nationals, including three from Hyderabad, were promised jobs in Thailand but taken to the Myanmar-Thailand border and ensla…