The police collecting details of the students of the Madarasa at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The death of a 13-year-old girl, identified as Karishma, at a madrasa at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijayawada sparked a row, with her parents suspecting a foul play. The parents alleged that … Read more
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana and Vijayawada (East) MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao inspecting the quality of drinking water at Patamata Relli Colony, in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana visited Rellis Colony on Pantakaluva Road in Vijayawada on June 24 … Read more
Complaints could also be made through the C-Vigil, the 1950 Complaints, the NGS Portal Complaints, the ESMS, and other platforms, says official. | Photo Credit: File Photo Election observers will receive complaints and representations from political parties, candidates in the fray, and the general public regarding election violations on all days between 2 p.m. and … Read more
The K.L. Deemed to be University (KLU), in collaboration with a United States (US)-based organisation Early Autism Service (EAS), established a Child Autism Care Centre and a Child Psychiatry Centre on campus. In a statement released on Wednesday, KLU vice-president Koneru Raja Harin said that the objective was to provide solutions to learning and developmental … 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
Noted Avadhani and poet Madugula Naga Phani Sarma performing at Sri Durga Soundarya Lahari Mahasatha Avadhaanam in Vijayawada on Monday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri A five-day âSri Durga Soundarya Lahari Maha Sathaavadhanamâ began here on Monday. Noted Avadhanam expert and poet Madugula Nagaphani Sarma performed the âAvadhanamâ while the speakers praised him for his … Read more
At a round table conference on ‘Violence Against Dalit Adivasi Women and Girl Children’ organised by the Dalit Sthree Sakthi, in Vijayawada on February 24 (Saturday), cases of 29 victims were represented before a jury of retired district judges Jay Raju and Jesu Ratna Kumar, A.P. State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) Chairman … 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
Sadineni Yamini Sarma | Photo Credit: The Hindu : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is weighing its options of fielding Sadineni Yamini Sarma from the Vijayawada Central Assembly constituency. The proposal assumes significance in the wake of YSRCP’s decision to field Velampalli Srinivas instead of Malladi Vishnu, sitting MLA. Mr. Vishnu and Ms. Yamini Sarma … Read more
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind members releasing posters of their campaign against drug abuse, in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has planned to run a State-level campaign against drug abuse and other vices. Representative of the organisation Abdul Sattar, on Saturday, said that about 98 lakh people, including minors, were addicted … Read more