Andhra Pradesh

TRS, BJP in war of words ahead of Telangana MLC polls

11:52 pm March 10, 2021

Hyderabad: Stepping up attack on the BJP ahead of the MLC elections to two Graduates’ constituencies in Telangana, ruling TRS working president K T Rama Rao on Wednesday slammed the BJP over price rise. He said the BJP claims to be a champion of national interest and asked whether rise in fuel prices is in national interest. Rama […]

AP logs 102 new COVID-19 cases

8:23 pm March 4, 2021

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 102 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Thursday, taking the caseload to 8,90,317, while recoveries mounted to 8,82,275 with 56 people getting cured. More than 45,000 tests were conducted during the period and one more person succumbed to the disease, pushing the toll to 7,171. […]

6-year-old boy from Chhattisgarh abducted in Tirupati

11:09 pm March 3, 2021

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): A six-year-old boy from Chattisgarh was allegedly abducted from a bus-stand here while he was a few metres away from his parents, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Alipiri on February 27 when Sivam Kumar Sahoo and his parents were on a pilgrimage to the Lord Venkateswara’s shrine in […]

CBI takes over ITBP fake appointment letters case

7:45 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation in ITBP recruitment scam in which 24 unsuccessful candidates from across the country were conned with fake appointment letters to join the force, officials said. These candidates had appeared in the examination for the post of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constables in 2014-15 and 2016 but could […]

SC seeks replies of Centre, states on delay in payment of dues of Rs 15,683 cr to sugarcane farmers

10:10 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and 16 sugarcane-producing states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra on a plea seeking a direction for immediate release of Rs 15,683 crore dues in a time-bound manner to the farmers, the delay of which was allegedly leading many to commit suicides. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A […]