Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s main opposition the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday said the state government or the Assembly has no power to abolish the Legislative Council and the decision would depend on the Centre. The TDP, which decided to stay away from the Assembly session, said the resolution passed in the cabinet and introduced in […]
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Andhra CM directed to appear in CBI court in DA case
Hyderabad: In a big setback to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, a CBI special court here on Friday directed him to appear personally in the court on January 10 in the disproportionate assets case. If Jagan Mohan Reddy appears personally next week, this would be his first appearance in the court as the […]
Pak to release 22 Andhra fishermen on Jan 6
Amaravati: Pakistan will on Monday release all 22 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh arrested on charges of espionage, officials said on Friday. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Indian High Commission in Islamabad that the Pakistan government has decided to release and repatriate the fishermen to India via the Wagah border on January 6. […]
3 minors raped in Andhra despite passing of stringent laws
Amaravati: Sexual offences against women and children continued unabated despite Andhra Pradesh passing stringent laws to provide for harshest punishment to the guilty in such cases. A day after the state Assembly passed two Bills to ensure death penalty for rapists and life imprisonment for those found guilty of sexual assault on children, three incidents of […]
Fresh autopsy of girl 12 years after rape-murder
Vijayawada: Twelve years after the rape and murder of B-Pharmacy student at a hostel here, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday exhumed her body and got a fresh autopsy conducted by forensic experts. A team of forensic experts from Delhi and Hyderabad conducted the autopsy on the skeletal remains at the graveyard in Tenali town […]
Andhra Assembly passes Bill for death penalty to rapists in 21 days
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously passed two Bills, providing death penalty for rapists in cases where there is conclusive evidence and for stringent punishment in cases of other sexual offences against women and children. The Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill-Criminal Law (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Bill 2019 amending the India Penal Code, says that all […]
Minor girl raped by two youth in Andhra, accused arrested
Tirupati: Amid the nation-wide rage over rapes and growing clamour for harshest punishment to the guilty, an incident of rape of a minor girl by two youth near this temple town came to light on Sunday. Chittoor district police arrested both the accused who sexually assaulted the 16-year-old girl on the pretext of giving lift […]
Andhra temple priest arrested for raping minor girl
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested a temple priest, who was on the run after raping a minor tribal girl in Kadapa district. D. Ravi alias Satyanarayana, who was hiding in East Godavari district, was apprehended by the police after they were alerted by their counterparts in Kadapa. According to police, the priest, who had changed […]
50-year-old woman gang raped, killed in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Even before the nationwide public outrage over the gang rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in Hyderabad could subside, a similar horrific crime has come to light from Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district. According to police, a 50-year-old widow was allegedly gang raped and murdered in the G. Vemavaram village of East Godavari district. […]
Andhra Pradesh: Man murdered over Rs 2
Amaravati: In a shocking incident, a man was killed during an argument for two rupees in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district, police said. The incident occurred late Saturday in Valasapakala village under Kakinada rural block. According to police, Suvarnaraju (24), a construction worker, had gone to a cycle shop for inflating his cycle tyres. As he […]