Four pilgrims from Nellore killed in road accident near Tirupati

Four pilgrims from Nellore killed in road accident near Tirupati

Four people died on the spot and two sustained grievous injuries when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a culvert wall near Kongaravaripalle village in Chandragiri mandal, 15 km from Tirupati, on the Tirupati-Bengaluru National Highway in the early hours of May 27 (Sunday).  The deceased hailing from Narasapuram in Indukurupeta mandal of … Read more

10% population of Tirupati district prone to cancer, says Collector

10% population of Tirupati district prone to cancer, says Collector

Collector K. Venkataramana Reddy speaking at a cancer awareness and training programme at SVIMS University in Tirupati on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Collector K. Venkataramana Reddy, while quoting the preliminary estimates prepared by the medical and health department, has said that nearly 10% of the population of the district is prone to cancer. … Read more

Santanu Bhattacharya takes charge as IISER Director

Santanu Bhattacharya takes charge as IISER Director

Santanu Bhattacharya assuming the office of the Director of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), in Tirupati on Wednesday. His predecessor K.N. Ganesh is also seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Santanu Bhattacharya, a professor of organic chemistry at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, took charge as Director of Indian Institute of … Read more