A.P. High Court directs Eluru Collector to submit report on sexual assault of minor girl

A.P. High Court directs Eluru Collector to submit report on sexual assault of minor girl

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

Two fishermen feared drowned near Polavaram spillway after boat capsizes

Two fishermen feared drowned near Polavaram spillway after boat capsizes

One fisherman has drowned and another is missing after a traditional fishing boat capsized near a spillway at the Polavaram irrigation project in Eluru district. The incident occurred at around 5 p.m on December 4 (Sunday). Three others who were on the same boat managed to swim to the shore and survived.  The deceased have … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Eluru police hand over 105 stolen mobile phones to owners

Andhra Pradesh: Eluru police hand over 105 stolen mobile phones to owners

The Eluru district police on Friday handed over 105 stolen mobile phones, all worth ₹22 lakh, to the owners in the town. The Eluru police set up a special cell, headed by Deputy SP G. Pydeswara Rao, in August to receive complaints regarding theft of phones. By the first week of October, the police have … Read more

City in one of richest districts of Andhra grapples with mystery illness

City in one of richest districts of Andhra grapples with mystery illness

As of now, 602 people have been affected with symptoms that include seizures and giddiness. (AP file photo) Eluru is a city in one of the richest districts of Andhra Pradesh with one of the highest per capita income levels in the state. It also gets water from Krishna and Godavari, the two major rivers … Read more

Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru grapples with ‘mystery’ illness; patients’ blood samples show nickel, lead

Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru grapples with ‘mystery’ illness; patients’ blood samples show nickel, lead

The Andhra authorities are still not clear if this mystery illness is water-borne or has some element of food poisoning. (AP Photo) As the nation battles with the coronavirus, Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru is waging a war against an unknown enemy. What began as a handful people complaining about nausea in some areas of this town … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Unidentified illness Eluru not spreading from one person to another, one dead

Andhra Pradesh: Unidentified illness Eluru not spreading from one person to another, one dead

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday visited the hospital in Eluru where these people have been admitted. Image: ANI One day after Andhra Pradesh Dy CM and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna made a statement that the condition of people affected by an unidentified illness in Eluru is stable, more people have now … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Unknown disease strikes Eluru in West Godavari district, 227 people taken ill – details here

Andhra Pradesh: Unknown disease strikes Eluru in West Godavari district, 227 people taken ill – details here

District health officials have also started a door to door survey of the affected areas and are checking for water contamination. Image: ANI In West Godavari district’s Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, as many as 227 people including young children have fallen sick due to an unknown disease. Officials are suspecting a possible case of water … Read more