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Seven devotees killed as wall collapses at Simhachalam Temple during Chandanotsavam

By Odisha News Online Apr 30, 2025 203

VISAKHAPATNAM, APR 30 : Seven devotees lost their lives and few others sustained injuries after an under-construction wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam on Wednesday early morning. The incident occurred during the annual Chandanotsavam festival while the devotees were waiting in the Rs 300 queue line. Visakhapatnam has witnessed Continue Reading

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Amazon employee dies of heart attack while giving gift at friend’s wedding in Andhra

By Odisha News Online Nov 22, 2024 262

Andhra Pradesh,Nov 22 :  A wedding celebration turned tragic in Andhra Pradesh Kurnool’s district when a man died of a heart attack after he collapsed on stage while presenting his gift to his friend. A video of the incident shows Vamsi, an Amazon employee from Bengaluru, greeting the couple on the stage and handing them […]Continue Reading

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Andhra man lures 3-year-old niece with chocolate, rapes, then murders her

By Odisha News Online Nov 2, 2024 281

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

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Tirupati laddu row: Andhra pauses SIT probe ,,until Supreme Court hearing

By Odisha News Online Oct 1, 2024 268

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

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Karnataka temples asked to use only Nandini ghee amid Tirupati laddoo row

By Odisha News Online Sep 21, 2024 265

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

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Changed ghee brand behind ‘animal fat in Tirupati laddoo’ controversy?

By Odisha News Online Sep 20, 2024 209

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

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Telangana, Andhra Pradesh rains claim 25 lives amid severe damage due to flood; PM assures help

By Odisha News Online Sep 2, 2024 318

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

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Andhra pharma unit blast: Death toll reaches 17, Chandrababu Naidu to visit spot

By Odisha News Online Aug 22, 2024 192

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

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Two killed, several injured in explosion at Andhra Pradesh pharma company

By Odisha News Online Aug 21, 2024 223

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

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Kursi Bachao Budget: Opposition’s jab over sops to Bihar, Andhra Pradesh

By Odisha News Online Jul 23, 2024 295

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