During the recent general elections, several leaders of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) voluntarily stayed away from seeking party tickets and extended support to the official candidates. In Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts, consisting of 14 Assembly and two Lok Sabha constituencies, the TDP changed candidates in more than half of these seats in … Read more
A girl was burnt alive, and her parents critically injured, after the hotel they own caught fire reportedly due to a leakage from a gas cylinder at Jallipalle village of Kuderu mandal, on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, couple Nagabushanam and Jyothi operate a roadside hotel in the village. After lunchtime, when there were no … Read more
The allegation by a Dalit woman about the sexual exploitation she had faced for a year in the form of gang-rape, blackmail, physical abuse and harassment came to light in Anantapur district on August 15. The victim, a middle-aged woman, who had walked out of her marriage, hails Kalyandurg mandal. She lodged a complaint with … Read more
The Kurnool and Anantapur Municipal Corporations stood in the second and third position in Andhra Pradesh in property tax collection to their annual demand by achieving 81.6% and 80.6% by March 31. The collections continued till late in the night as the last-minute payers deposited at municipal office counters and online till 10.30 p.m. Andhra … Read more
Gorle Gangulamma, who lost her husband Venkatesh last year, got ₹7 lakh compensation from the State government, but that was not enough to repay loans taken by him. As per the G.O. in earlier days, the State government used to pay half the amount of the loans as a one-time settlement to lenders on behalf … Read more
CPI(M) activists and women from Kalluru, Pamidi and Guntakal staging a dharna, in Anantapur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R.V.S. PRASAD The CPI(M) Anantapur district unit took out a three-day Padayatra from Guntakal to Anantapur to meet the people who were allegedly denied house sites and houses under the Pedalandariki Illu scheme and staged a … Read more
An analysis of the database of road accidents in Anantapur district has revealed that as against the common perception, most of them took place between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., while late night accidents were less in number, said Deputy Commissioner of Transport N. Sivaram Prasad. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday in Anantapur, Mr. … Read more
Anantapur Mayor Mohammad Waseem Salim talking to The Hindu on Monday. | Photo Credit: R.V.S. PRASAD Anantapur will have a ‘Smart Street’, thanks to the Anantapur Municipal Corporation that proposes to arrange facilities for public and improve greenery along the 1.5 k.m. stretch from the junction near Collector’s Office to the JNTU Anantapur University Campus. … Read more
Efforts under way to identify the vehicle with the help of CCTV cameras, says District Forest Officer Efforts under way to identify the vehicle with the help of CCTV cameras, says District Forest Officer A three-year-old leopard died on the road near Yatakallu village of Shettur mandal in Anantapur district after it was hit by … Read more
One of the nine automated driving test tracks of Andhra Pradesh laid at Anantapur Deputy Transport Commissioner’s office complex is ready, and the facility will be formally inaugurated on October 4(Tuesday). Those coming for the driving test need to book their slots through the Citizens’ Portal of A.P. Transport Authority by paying the requisite fee … Read more