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Six Maoists killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitaramaraju district

By Odisha News Online Nov 18, 2025 80

ANDHRA PRADESH/MAREDUMILLI, NOV 18 : Six Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitaramaraju district on Tuesday, said a police official. Alluri Sitaramaraju district superintendent of police (SP) Amit Bardar said the encounter was carried out between 6.30 am and 7 am in the forested area of Maredumilli mandal. […]Continue Reading

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At least nine devotees killed in stampede at temple in Andhra’s Kasibugga; CM orders probe

By Odisha News Online Nov 1, 2025 98

SRIKAKULAM , NOV 1 : At least nine devotees were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, on Saturday. The incident occurred during ‘Ekadashi’ in the holy month of Karthikamasam, when an unexpectedly large number of devotees arrived for darshan. Initial reports indicate that […]Continue Reading

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Biker killed in Andhra bus fire was drunk, case against him for reckless driving

By Odisha News Online Oct 26, 2025 137

ANDHRA PRADESH, OCT 26 : In the Kurnool bus fire accident that claimed 20 lives, the police have registered a case against Shivashankar, the biker who died moments before the tragic fire for reckless driving. The case was filed based on a complaint by Erriswami, who was travelling with Shivashankar at the time of the […]Continue Reading

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Seven devotees killed as wall collapses at Simhachalam Temple during Chandanotsavam

By Odisha News Online Apr 30, 2025 538

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 479

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 534

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 502

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 522

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 479

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 511

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