andhra pradesh news

Focus is on skill development and job creation, says Dinakar

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Focus is on skill development and job creation, says Dinakar

Twenty-Point Programme Chairperson Lanka Dinakar addressing the media at the Secretariat on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh government is ramping up skill development initiatives in coordination with industries, MSMEs, and Society for Employment Generation and Enterprise Development in Andhra Pradesh (SEEDAP) to generate large-scale employment across the State. 20-Point Programme Chairperson Lanka … Read more

A.P. cracks the whip on illicit liquor trade along inter-State borders

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A.P. cracks the whip on illicit liquor trade along inter-State borders

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

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar accepts Vijaya Sai Reddy’s resignation  

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar accepts Vijaya Sai Reddy’s resignation  

V. Vijaya Sai Reddy submitting his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar accepted YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy’s resignation on Saturday.  Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy stated on social media platform ‘X‘ that Mr. Dhankhar was pleased … Read more

Transport officials book cases against private bus operators for ‘fleecing passengers’

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Transport officials book cases against private bus operators for ‘fleecing passengers’

With Dasara drawing to a close, people waiting to board a bus at the Pandit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Officials of the Road Transport Authority (RTA) in Andhra Pradesh have cracked the whip on erring private bus operators who fleeced the passengers taking undue advantage of the … Read more

Vizag police appeal to citizens to be wary of cyber fraudsters

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Vizag police appeal to citizens to be wary of cyber fraudsters

The Visakhapatnam Police on October 3 (Thursday) asked the citizens to be wary of cybercriminals committing frauds by making phone calls in the name of TRAI and FedEx courier. The fraudsters are scaring people by claiming that their phone numbers were used in illegal activities and duping them of money, the cyber police said. Modus … Read more

Union Minister Pemmasani stresses need for modernisation of drainage system in Guntur

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Union Minister Pemmasani stresses need for modernisation of drainage system in Guntur

Union Minister Pemmasani Chandrasekhar at a review meeting with Collector S. Nagalakshmi and other officials in Guntur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: T. Vijay Kumar In an effort to address the persistent flooding problems faced by farmers due to poor maintenance of drainage systems, Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandrasekhar … Read more

Mahila Sangala Ikya Vedika alleges BJP’s hand in ‘foisting false case’ upon actress Kadambari Jethwani

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Mahila Sangala Ikya Vedika alleges BJP’s hand in ‘foisting false case’ upon actress Kadambari Jethwani

Mahila Sanghala Ikya Vedika members and actress Kadambari Jethwani addressing the media in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Leaders of the Mahila Sanghala Ikya Vedika have alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is behind the “conspiracy” in filing a false case against Bollywood actress Kadambari Jethwani and her family members in … Read more

Startup ecosystem is key to creating sustainable employment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Minister P. Chandrasekhar

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Startup ecosystem is key to creating sustainable employment opportunities in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Minister P. Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications P. Chandrasekhar and KLU Chancellor K. Satyanarayana felicitating ISF founder J.A. Chowdary at the curtain-raiser event for the ‘Rural Ankura Yatra’, at the Vaddeswaram campus of the university in Guntur district on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Union Minister of State for Rural Development and … Read more

A.P. Governor hosts Independence Day ‘At Home’ with CM, others

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A.P. Governor hosts Independence Day ‘At Home’ with CM, others

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

Girl dies at madrasa in Vijayawada, parents suspect foul play

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Girl dies at madrasa in Vijayawada, parents suspect foul play

The police collecting details of the students of the Madarasa at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The death of a 13-year-old girl, identified as Karishma, at a madrasa at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada sparked a row, with her parents suspecting a foul play. The parents alleged that … Read more