Ganja, heroin and cocaine, anything is available in ‘Udta Andhra Pradesh’, says Y.S. Sharmila. | Photo Credit: File Photo Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila on March 23 (Saturday) said that the State had provided foodgrains to the country in the past, but today it transformed into drug capital of India. Reacting sharply to … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao All measures will be taken to ensure free and fair elections in the district, said Krishna Collector P. Rajababu at a press conference in Machilipatnam following the election schedule announcement on Saturday. Giving the details of voters and polling centrEs in the district, the … Read more
Pelicans and painted storks sitting on a mound in Atapaka Bird Sanctuary, also known as Pelicanry, in Kolleru Lake. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri In recent times, nature lovers, bird watchers, students and many tourists have been having an enjoyable time at Atapaka Bird Sanctuary with thousands of migratory birds arriving at Kolleru Lake. Mounds, … Read more
TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh. File. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Telugu Desam Pary (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh has said that the meeting planned by the TDP, Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Chilakaluripet on March 17 will lay the foundation for a new era in Andhra … Read more
Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit on March 2 held in-depth discussions on the knotty issue of whether or not to tie up with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) combine for the forthcoming elections. While the party continues to weigh pros and cons of an electoral alliance, … Read more
Chickens at a poultry farm in Vijayawada on Sunday. There has been a drop in chicken sales due to the bird flu scare in the last two days, according to traders. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Officials sounded an alert over the presence of Avian Influenza A(H5N1), also known as bird flu, in Nellore district. … Read more
The wildlife task force during the raid on illegal aquaculture ponds in the 5th contour of Kolleru Lake in Eluru district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh State Wildlife Management authorities have identified that illegal aquaculture activities are going on in a stretch of more than 1,700 acres falling under the … Read more
Two contables of the Andhra Pradesh police were caught smuggling marijuana by the Balanagar Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Cyberabad. Officials seized 22 kilograms of the contraband from the men on Friday morning. Officials said that Sagar Patnaik and Srinivas were working as constables in Kakinada in the 3rd Battalion of the Andhra Pradesh Special … Read more
Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan. Fissures in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance came to fore on January 26 with JSP chief Pawan Kalyan announcing that his party would contest from Rajanagaram and Razole constituencies in an apparent move to counter the TDP’s “unilateral announcement” of candidates for the Araku and … Read more
Raghu Ramakrishna Raju. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy submitted a preliminary counter affidavit in the High Court (HC) on January 23 praying for the removal of his name from the array of respondents to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Narasapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju … Read more