A nine member committee of elders of the Tokalapalli village in Andhra Pradesh have prohibited women from wearing nighties from 7 AM to 7 PM and if someone is found not following the ‘rule’, a fine of Rs 2000 will be imposed on her. Furthermore, a ‘prize’ of Rs 1000 has been[Read More…]
Tag: Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu inducts two ministers in cabinet
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expanded his cabinet with the induction of two ministers. Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to NMD Farooq and Kidari Sravan at a ceremony attended by Naidu, his other cabinet colleagues and senior officials. Farooq, a[Read More…]
Motto is to defeat BJP, says Rahul Gandhi along with Chandrababu Naidu
Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met in New Delhi to prepare roadmap for 2019 Lok Sabha elections and announced to join hands with each other in the fight against the ruling BJP. “We have decided to put the past behind. The[Read More…]
Chandrababu Naidu meets Sharad Pawar & Farooq Abdullah, formation of grand alliance triggers
Ahead of Telangana elections 2018 and Lok Sabha elections 2019, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu, who is seeking to build an alliance of all non-BJP parties, will meet Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday in New Delhi. According to sources, Naidu will take forward the talks of an[Read More…]
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to discuss opposition unity with Rahul Gandhi
Amaravati: Intensifying his efforts to build opposition alliance to take on the BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu will meet Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. In his second visit to New Delhi in less than a week, Naidu will call on Gandhi as part[Read More…]
Telangana to get separate bar council soon
After four and a half years of the creation of Telangana, the state is going to receive a separate bar council by bifurcating with erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (AP) Bar Council under AP Reorganization Act, 2014. Following which Telangana and Andhra Pradesh state governments have issued a gazette notification declaring two bar[Read More…]
Tollywood comes forward to help rebuild Andhra after cyclone Titli disaster
Tollywood actors and directors have come forward to help rebuild Andhra Pradesh after cyclone Titli disaster. The actors and directors have made generous donations to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister relief fund and are providing relief aid to the affected people in Andhra. Hashtags including #IStandWithAP and #SaveSrikakulam are trending[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh: Six of family killed in road accident
Vijayawada: Six members of a family were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district early on Wednesday, police said. The passengers traveling in an auto trolley which was hit by a truck from behind near Peddahutur village. The family was on their way[Read More…]
12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district. The incident occurred in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block when the[Read More…]
Cyclone Titli: Centre deploys 21 NDRF teams in Odisha, Andhra and West Bengal
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday deployed 21 NDRF teams in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and put Army, Navy and Coast Guard on standby in view of impending cyclonic storm Titli that is likely to cross coastal areas of the three states on October 11 morning. National Disaster[Read More…]
Retired Andhra Pradesh judge, wife commit suicide, bodies found on railway tracks
In a shocking incident, Andhra Pradesh retired district judge and his wife committed suicide by coming under a train. The bodies were found on the railway tracks near Chadalavada Engineering College in Renigunta, 10 km from Tirupati, police said. The deceased were a resident of Tirupati and has been identified[Read More…]
Believe it or not! Andhra Pradesh sweeper get Rs 1.47 lakh salary per month
A message has been going viral on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook about a sweeper’s salary slip. A sweeper from Andhra Pradesh named Venkata Ramanamma Kola is apparently earning Rs 1,47,222 per month. She works as a sweeper cum gardener at Eastern Power Distribution Company in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Venkata[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh announces Rs 2 cut in tax on petrol, diesel
As fuel prices continued the upward spiral, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday announced a reduction of tax on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 a litre. Making the announcement in the state assembly, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the Centre earned a huge sum by hiking levies on fuel but[Read More…]
Former Andhra Pradesh CM NTR’s son, ex-MP Harikrishna dies in road accident
TDP founder NTR’s son and actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road accident in Telangana’s Nalgonda district early on Wednesday, doctors said. He was 61. Harikrishna, a former Rajya Sabha member and a former Andhra Pradesh minister, sustained critical head injuries when the car in which he was travelling along[Read More…]
BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao car hit two women, one killed
Guntur: Bhartiya Janta Party Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao’s car hit two women in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The senior BJP leader was sleeping in the backseat when the accident took place. His car hit two women. While one woman died on the spot, another woman was taken to the[Read More…]
MIM looks forward to Telangana Rashtra Samithi support in Assembly elections
The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) seems to be trying to strengthen relations with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) with an eye at the Assembly seats for the other parts of the Hyderabad. MIM shares a cordial relation with the TRS Party in Andhra Pradesh. It is said that the leaders of both[Read More…]
Having great experience shooting for NTR’s biopic: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan says she is having a great time shooting the biopic on legendary actor-politician and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N.T. Rama Rao as the cast and crew are really good and professional. Vidya was interacting with the media on her becoming the brand ambassador of Malta India Film Festival 2018, when she spoke about her forthcoming[Read More…]
RS Deputy Chairman election: YSR Congress to vote against NDA candidate
Hyderabad: The YSR Congress party on Tuesday decided to vote against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s election. Party leader and Rajya Sabha member V. Vijaysai Reddy announced that the party will vote against Janta Dal-United (JD-U) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, who is[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
Gearing up for 2019 polls, TDP announces unemployment allowance in Andhra Pradesh
There are months to go for 2019 state election in Andhra Pradesh and the political parties are already geared up for the battle. Keeping in view the same, The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has announced to assist unemployed youths of Andhra with an allowance of Rs 1,000[Read More…]
Sunil Deodhar relieved as BJP’s Tripura in-charge, shifted to Andhra
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ‘pracharak’ Sunil Deodhar, who was credited with being one the architects of the BJP’s victory in Tripura, was on Monday shifted to Andhra Pradesh as party’s co-incharge. Deodhar, the BJP’s in-charge of Tripura, has also been appointed as party’s national Secretary. He will assist[Read More…]
Missing railway wagon from Andhra Pradesh reaches its destination after 3 years
A wagon of goods train, numbered 107462, which had started its trek in November 2014 from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh reached its destination in Uttar Pradesh after three years, highlighting the careless attitude of Indian Railways. Wagon was booked in November 2014 by a company called Indian Potash Limited to send[Read More…]
BJP violated political morality, friendship, accuses TDP
New Delhi: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Union Minister Y.S. Chowdary on Tuesday accused its former ally BJP of violating the principles of friendship and political morality and trying to expand in Andhra Pradesh at the expense of his party. Initiating a short duration discussion on Andhra Pradesh[Read More…]
TDP MPs dressed fancy outside Parliament, demands special status to Andhra Pradesh
Telugu Desam Party PMs staged protest outside Parliament premises on Monday morning, July 23, demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh. The parliamentarians protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue, dressed up in fancy attires, roaring slogans and not letting the parliament function. TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dresses up as Annamayya,[Read More…]
It’s a ‘dharmayudh’ between Modi regime and Andhra Pradesh: TDP
TDP MP Jayadev Galla said, “Non-implementation of an active Parliament is an issue. It is wrong to say that the issues of Andhra Pradesh are not a national issue. It is not a war between BJP and TDP; it is a war between majority and morality, between Modi regime and[Read More…]