Andhra Pradesh , Nov 2 : A 3-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her uncle in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati on Friday. The 22-year-old accused lured the girl on the pretext of buying chocolate and took her to a nearby field. He then raped her and buried her body after killing her. The accused, who […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH, OCT 1 : The Andhra Pradesh government has paused the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged adulteration of ghee used to make Tirupati laddus until the next Supreme Court hearing on October 3. The development comes a day after the Supreme Court pulled up the Andhra Pradesh government for going […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH,SEPT 21 : Amid a massive row over the laddoos offered as prasad at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple, the Karnataka government has ordered all the temples in the state to use only home-grown Nandini ghee to make prasad. There are over 35,000 temples in the state, which have now been ordered to mandatorily use […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH, SEPT 20 : At the heart of the massive row over the presence of animal fat in Tirupati laddoos is the quality of ghee used to make the prasadam. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s claim, citing a lab report, that fish oil and beef tallow were found in the ghee procured during […]Continue Reading
Telangana,/Andhra Pradesh, Sept 2 : At least 25 people were killed as heavy rains wrecked havoc in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the past two days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, assuring them of all […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH, AUG 22 : A major fire and explosion ripped through a pharma unit on Wednesday leaving 17 people dead and more than 30 injured. The damage could have been worse but due to lunchtime fewer workers were in the plant when the accident occurred. Harrowing scenes unfolded with injured workers — their skin […]Continue Reading
ANDHRA PRADESH, AUG 21 : At least two people have been killed and several injured after a reactor exploded at a pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle district, according to media reports. The explosion took place at the Escientia Company situated in the Achutapuram Special Economic Zone. The blast took place reportedly during lunchtime, when […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 23 : The Opposition on Tuesday slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech for not focusing on uplifting the poor and prioritising NDA allies like Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at the cost of other states. Leading the charge against the NDA government, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi termed it a “kursi […]Continue Reading
Andhra Pradesh, Jun 12 : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, marking his fourth term in the post. Jana Sena Party chief and ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister. With his swearing-in as Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister, […]Continue Reading
Andhra Pradesh, May 11 : In yet another pre-poll cash haul in Andhra Pradesh, police in East Godavari seized Indian currency valued at Rs 7 crore, stuffed in seven boxes from a commercial vehicle. The seizure was made after the vehicle the cash was being ferried from overturned as it was hit by a lorry […]Continue Reading