Andhra Pradesh

Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 74: Health Ministry

8:15 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 74 with 14 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as well as one foreign national, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Giving a state-wise breakup, the ministry said Delhi reported […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Trio gangrapes school girl in Andhra Pradesh

7:59 pm February 28, 2020

Rajamhandravam (Andhra Pradesh): Three men have been accused of gangraping a girl studying in class IX of an ashram school in a village in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, police said. The incident took place on Thursday evening. The men went to the house of the student after school hours and allegedly raped her before […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Two rape accused held, another dies in car chase

9:41 pm February 13, 2020

Sangareddy (Telangana): Two persons have been arrested and another – all the three accused in a case related to the rape of a 32-year-old woman – died in a car accident while trying to escape from the police in Sangareddy district, police said on Thursday. With the help of CCTV footage, the three accused were […]

Rafale, Goa’s ‘save the frog’ campaign, J-K’s ‘back to village’ programme: Themes of R-Day tableaux

1:12 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: Goa’s ‘save the frog’ campaign, Jammu and Kashmir’s ‘back to village’ programme, scaled down model of Rafale aircraft besides others in Indian Air Force’s tableau were among themes of the 22 tableaux that rolled down Rajpath here during the 71st Republic Day parade on Sunday. The Indian Air Force tableau showcased scaled down […]

Onion auctions to resume after Maha CM's assurance

States shun imported onions; Centre fears stock may rot

8:26 pm January 14, 2020

New Delhi: Forced to import onions to check spike in prices, the Union Government now fears that the key kitchen staple may rot in godowns as states have shown little interest in buying them despite its offer to bear transportation cost. Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the Centre is offering onions to states […]