SP Tushar Dudi felicitating constable Raghuraman, who received national recognition for his exemplary work in crime investigation from Delhi police, in Chittoor on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Police constable Raghuraman from Chittoor district won national recognition for his exemplary work in crime investigation at the All India Crime Meeting organised by the National … Read more
Chittoor district Superintendent of Police VN Manikanta Chandolu performing puja to the newly launched “Mini Falcon” policing vehicle at AR Parade Grounds in Chittoor on Thursday (September 04). | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT To strengthen law and order at the grassroots level, the Chittoor district police launched the ‘Mini Falcon’ on Wednesday — a compact, state-of-the-art … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a tragic incident, farmer Ramakrishna Raju (55) was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Kothuru village in Somala mandal in the early hours of Sunday (July 27, 2025), which led to panic in the vicinity of several villages. … Read more
YSRCP leader T.J.R. SudhakarBabu The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the TDP-led coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, accusing it of deliberately attempting to sabotage Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s tour to Chittoor district, where he intended to interact with distressed mango farmers. YSRCP leaders, including former … Read more
The police personnel with the accused and the seized liquor bottles, at Palamaner on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chittoor Superintendent of Police P. Joshua said that the Palamaner police on February 27 (Tuesday) night arrested K. Prakash Naidu (57), sarpanch of Gollapalle panchayat of Bangarupalem mandal, in the ‘Cattle Faram’ area on the … Read more
A road laid in the reserve forest area in Gangadhara Nellore Assembly constituency. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The decades-long ordeal of the residents of Vanadurgapuram to take 18-km detour that includes a stretch in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu to reach their nearest mandal headquarters of Palasamudram, just 3 km away from their habitation, appears … Read more
Chittoor Collector M. Hari Narayanan receiving the Best Election Officer Award from Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan at 13th National Voters Day celebrations in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chittoor Collector M. Hari Narayanan has been adjudged the Best District Election Officer in Andhra Pradesh as the district stood first in the State … Read more
The second tranche of funds amounting to ₹1 crore has been sanctioned to 18 panchayats in Chittoor that unanimously elected their Sarpanches, said District Panchayat Officer Lakshmi. Speaking to the media here, the official said previously the Andhra Pradesh government had given ₹135 crore to the Sarpanches who were unanimously selected in the 2021 elections. … Read more
Forest officials offering pujas to trained elephants (kumkis) at Naniyala Elephant Camp near Kuppam in Chittoor district on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT While the mention of Kanuma festival usually conjures up in one the images of domestic cattle getting worshipped, this time the forest officials in Chittoor district extended the honour to elephants … Read more
Chittoor District Collector M. Hari Narayanan speaking to The Hindu on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Chittoor district holds potential for massive industrial growth on a par with Sri City, thanks to its good road connectivity to major national highways and six-lane express-ways connecting the region to Chennai and Bengaluru, said Collector M. Hari … Read more