Andhra Pradesh

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 […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050

3:03 pm April 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 33,050 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered, and one patient has […]

Lockdown: 4,000 Andhra fishermen leave Gujarat in buses

9:23 pm April 29, 2020

Ahmedabad: At least 4,000 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh, who were stranded in Gujarat amid the COVID-19 lockdown, were sent back home in 60-odd private buses from Veraval in Gir-Somnath district, an official said on Wednesday. The state government has also arranged for buses to ferry migrant workers of neighbouring states who were stranded in different […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

5:00 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number […]

Untimely rain damages paddy crop on 5,000 hectares in AP

8:25 pm April 26, 2020

Amaravati(AP): At a time when a bumper harvest was expected in the Rabi season, untimely rain in different districts of Andhra Pradesh left paddy crop in over 5,000 hectares damaged, causing distress to farmers. Krishna and East Godavari districts suffered the major damage as partly harvested and also ready to harvest paddy was hit by […]