Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched development projects here amid protests staged across Andhra Pradesh against his visit to the state. At an event, he unveiled plaques to formally unveil the projects which have come up or would be built in different parts of the state. He dedicated the 1.33 […]
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Andhra hires 2 trains to ferry people for Delhi protest
Amaravati | The Andhra Pradesh government has hired two special trains to ferry people to New Delhi for Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s protest against the Centre on February 11, officials said here on Saturday. The General Administration Department has released Rs 1.12 crore to hire the trains with 20 compartments each from the South […]
Andhra IAS to spend only Rs 36K on son’s marriage
Visakhapatnam | In these days of ostentatious marriages with even the middle-class families spending lakhs of rupees, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Andhra is setting an example for others. Patnala Basanth Kumar, Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) will be spending just Rs 36,000 on the marriage of his son scheduled here […]
Andhra CM to visit Kolkata meet Mamata
Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday will visit Kolkata to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and express his solidarity. After presentation of the Vote-on-Account budget in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Naidu will fly to Kolkata, where Banerjee continues her sit-in to protest against the attempted raid by the […]
Ex-judge, wife commit suicide in Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati : A retired judge and his wife committed suicide separately by jumping in front of running trains in this temple town, police said on Saturday. P. Sudhakar (62) ended his life on Friday by jumping in front of a running train on the Tirupati-Renigunta railway track. Unable to bear the shock of her husband’s […]
Andhra CM says shocked over killing of MLA, ex-lawmaker
Visakhapatnam : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed shock over the killing of his party MLA and a former legislator by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district earlier in the day. Naidu, who is currently visiting the United States, sent a message condemning the killings, and conveyed his condolences to […]
Andhra cuts petrol, diesel prices by two rupees
Amaravati : In a move to provide some relief to people reeling under increasing fuel prices, the Andhra Pradesh government on Monday announced reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre in the state. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced in the state Assembly that this decision will […]
Andhra medico who accused professors of sexual harassment commits suicide
Vijayawada : A PG medical student of SV Medical College in Tirupati, who had accused three professors of sexual harassment, has committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district. The 30-year-old victim was found hanging at her flat in Pileru town on Tuesday. In April, she had complained to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan in writing that she […]
Andhra man throws 3 children in river
Vijayawada : In a shocking incident, a man killed his three children by throwing them into a river after a fight with his wife in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district. According to police, the bodies of the three boys were seen floating in Niva river. The children were identified as Puneet, 6, Sanjay, 3, and Rahul […]
Five minors arrested for raping a minor in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh police on Thursday arrested five minor boys aged 16-17 years for allegedly raping a 12 year old girl for the last two months. While two of the accused are in class VII, one is in class X, one boy is an intermediate student, another one is an illetrate, reported Hindustan Times. The […]