Amaravati

Heavy rains lash Telangana, normal life crippled

Monsoon fury throws life out of gear in Hyderabad

11:54 pm October 14, 2020

Hyderabad/Amaravati: Hyderabad on Wednesday witnessed monsoon fury that inundated roads, flooded houses, toppled and swept away vehicles and left 19 people dead, as unprecedented rains lashed the capital city, besides some other districts in Telangana. The rains showed no signs of abating in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured all possible […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Anti-judiciary remarks:AP High Court orders CBI probe

9:10 pm October 12, 2020

Amaravati: Expressing displeasure over the investigation by the state CID, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the CBI to probe the alleged derogatory comments made by ruling YSR Congress leaders in social media against some judges and the judiciary . A bench, comprising Justices Rakesh Kumar and J Uma Devi, directed the CBI […]

Andhra Pradesh govt ends pact for airport in Nellore district

11:49 pm July 29, 2020

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday terminated the concession agreement signed with SCL-Turbo consortium for building a no-frills airport at Dagadarthi in Sri Potti Sriramulu (SPS) Nellore district. The agreement was terminated as the project could not be implemented as the consortium failed to achieve financial closure even though over two years have elapsed since […]

Man crushes youth under wheels of his tractor: Police

Nine electrocuted as tractor hits electric pole in AP

11:33 pm May 14, 2020

Amaravati(AP): Nine people were electrocuted and two others injured on Thursday when a tractor-trolley carrying 23 people hit an electricity post and the live wire fell on them, near Machavaram village in Prakasam district, police said. Of the deceased nine, seven were women and two were intermediate students. The two injured were hospitalised, they said […]

Govt allocates Rs 40,000 cr more for MGNREGS

12,794 migrant workers in AP willing to return home

6:56 pm May 1, 2020

Amaravati: More than 12,700 migrants from across the country, who had come to work in different sectors in Andhra Pradesh, are ready to go back to their native states as the restrictions on movement during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown have been eased. The Andhra Pradesh government has set up an inter-state control room in Vijayawada […]