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
With all nine taluks in Mysuru district declared drought-affected, the authorities are in the process of ensuring sufficient availability of fodder for the livestock until the next monsoon. Given the possibility of fodder scarcity in the coming weeks, the Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry, Mysuru has stated in a press release here that the Deputy … Read more
Ongole Deputy Superintendent of Police U. Nagaraju and police personnel with the seized ganja, in Ongole on Friday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Prakasam police busted a ganja smuggling racket with the seizure of contraband worth ₹16.50 lakh from eight peddlers, including three from Tamil Nadu and two from Kerala, near Tangutur in Prakasam district … Read more