Illicit liquor seized from the areas along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border during raids by the Excise Department recently. Photo: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its war on illicit liquor with a massive inter-State crackdown targeting smuggling and brewing operations along its borders with Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The coordinated enforcement … Read more
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stresses the importance of conducting digital literacy training in the State. | Photo Credit: File Photo Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the officials to ensure that the government services offered to the people should match the quality standard and satisfaction expected by the beneficiaries. “The officials … Read more
Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Ramanaidu. File The Telangana leaders were making unnecessary ruckus over the irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh for their own political survival, A.P. Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu remarked. They were levelling baseless allegations against A.P. even though the plans were solely for utilising excess water that would otherwise flow into the sea. … Read more
The Budget booklet is colourful, but it lacks clarity content-wise, says YSRCP leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy. | Photo Credit: File Photo Terming the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2025-26 financial year as a jugglery of figures, former Finance Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has said the figures do not add up … Read more
State Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said that the government will soon rebuild and restore several ancient temples across the State. Along with Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana, he inspected the Dharmaraja temple and Shiva temple at Nawabpet in SPSR Nellore district on Tuesday on the occasion of Pongal. Both ministers announced … Read more
Organisers making arrangements for Drone Show at Punnami Ghat, in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The State government will prepare the AP Drone Policy by November-end this year, and efforts are being made to develop Andhra Pradesh as the drone capital of India, said Principal Secretary (Infrastructure and Investments) S. Suresh Kumar. … Read more
Several places in Rayalaseema received moderate rainfall on Monday (October 14,2024) due to a low pressure formed under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. The 12 p.m. bulletin from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low pressure area was formed over southeast Bay of Bengal at 5.30 a.m. on … Read more
Two farm workers were killed on the spot, and five others were critically injured when lightning struck them in the fields surrounding Somavaram village of Sambepalle mandal of Annamayya district on Monday afternoon. According to the revenue officials, some 20 workers were going to a fruit orchard when the area witnessed a downpour followed by … Read more
The Juvenile Justice Committee (JJC) of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Eluru district Collector to submit a report on the sexual assault of a mentally unsound minor girl in Eluru Town. When the victim complained of stomach ache and giddiness, family members shifted her to a hospital a few days ago. Doctors … Read more
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer hosting the dignitaries during the ‘At Home’ organised at Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada on Thursday. Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and his wife Sameera Nazeer hosted ‘At Home’ on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day, at Raj Bhavan, near here, on August 15 (Thursday). Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu … Read more