anantapur district

Trust says it respects Sai Baba’s will


September 3rd, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) A day after the will of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba surfaced, the trust managing his vast empire said it would respect its provisions and would ... Read more...

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One of worst train disasters in Andhra


May 22nd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tuesday's train disaster at Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is one of the worst train tragedies in the state in the last two decades. Following are the major train disasters ... Read more...

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Roy visits train accident site


May 22nd, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mukul Roy Tuesday visited the scene of the train disaster in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.He reviewed the rescue and relief operations at Penukonda, where ... Read more...

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25 dead as Hampi Express rams into goods train in Andhra (Second Lead)


May 22nd, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 25 people, including four children, were killed in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district early Tuesday when the Banglore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods ... Read more...

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15 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra (Lead)


May 22nd, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...

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15 dead in Andhra train accident


May 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...

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Sai Baba devotees offer prayers on first death anniversary


April 24th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 24 (IANS) The first death anniversary of godman Sathya Sai Baba was observed in this pilgrim town of Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Tuesday with hundreds of ... Read more...

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Puttaparthi readies for Sai Baba’s death anniversary


April 12th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 12 (IANS) Puttaparthi town in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district is gearing up for the first anniversary of the passing away of Sathya Sai Baba, who had millions of ... Read more...

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CBI files additional chargesheet in Obulapuram case


March 30th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed an additional chargesheet in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case, naming Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y. ... Read more...

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Lepakshi Knowledge Hub to set up textile park


February 29th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Lepakshi Knowledge Hub (LKH) will develop a state-of-the-art textile park in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district with an investment of Rs.120 crore.LKH has received the nod from ... Read more...

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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea dismissed yet again


January 31st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A city court has once again dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal ... Read more...

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CBI charge sheets Reddy in illegal mining case


December 3rd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday formally filed charges in illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) and its owner former Karnataka minister G. ... Read more...

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CBI arrests OMC director in illegal mining case


December 2nd, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) director B. Rajasekhar in an illegal mining case.A CBI official said the investigating agency ... Read more...

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Sathya Sai Trust releases financial report


November 23rd, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 23 (IANS) For the first time since its inception 39 years ago, the Sathya Sai Central Trust, which runs the massive spiritual empire of late Sathya ... Read more...

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Two railway officials attacked by eunuchs


November 18th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Two railway officials were injured in an attack by eunuchs aboard the Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prasanti Express Friday.The railway police said a group of eunuchs attacked the ticket ... Read more...

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Sai Baba’s birth anniversary celebrations begin


November 18th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The 86th birth anniversary celebrations of the late spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba began Friday at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.Devotees from various parts ... Read more...

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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea rejected again


November 17th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) A special court Thursday once again dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining ... Read more...

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Top Andhra official appears before CBI


November 17th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) A top bureaucrat of the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) amid speculation that she may be arrested in the ... Read more...

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Janardhana Reddy’s judicial custody extended till Nov 14


October 31st, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (IANS) A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Nov 14 in an ... Read more...

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Now CBI focuses on iron ore exports by Janardhana Reddy


October 27th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing illegal mining by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, is now focusing its attention on the export of iron ... Read more...

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Janardhana Reddy’s custody extended till Oct 31


October 17th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in ... Read more...

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Court again declines bail to Janardhana Reddy


September 30th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 30 (IANS) A special court here Friday once again dismissed bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal mining ... Read more...

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Hearing on plea for Janardhana Reddy’s CBI custody put off


September 23rd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The Telangana lawyers' continuing protest Friday again forced the adjournment of hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) petition for further custody of ... Read more...

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Hearing on Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea after a week (Lead)


September 22nd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy will have to spend another week in jail in an illegal mining case as ... Read more...

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Cash, jewellery seized from Reddy kin’s bank lockers, driver


September 17th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka)/Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Cash, documents and gold jewellery were Saturday found in several bank lockers of B. Srinivasa Reddy, managing director of arrested mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy's ... Read more...

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CBI takes Janardhana Reddy’s kin to Bellary


September 17th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) managing director B.V. Srinivasa Reddy, who is under CBI custody, was Saturday taken from Hyderabad to Karnataka's Bellary for probe in connection ... Read more...

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Two people arrested with Rs.4.9 crore sent to jail


September 17th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Friday sent two people arrested with Rs.4.9 crore cash seized from a truck to judicial custody for two weeks ... Read more...

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CBI grills Reddys in illegal mining case


September 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) interrogated former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy for the fourth consecutive day while the mining ... Read more...

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Three TDP workers hacked to death in Anantapur


September 15th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers, all from the same family, were murdered Thursday in what appears to be another incident of factional violence in Andhra ... Read more...

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CBI continues questioning Janardhana Reddy


September 14th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued questioning former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy for the second day Wednesday in an ... Read more...

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CBI grills Janardhana Reddy for more than five hours


September 13th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday questioned for more than five hours former Karnataka minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinavasa ... Read more...

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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea to be heard Thursday


September 7th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 7 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday adjourned till Thursday the hearing of the bail petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa ... Read more...

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Illegal mining: CBI to probe officials’ involvement


September 6th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) After arresting ex-Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy, the CBI will now probe the role of government officials in the illegal mining ... Read more...

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Mining baron Janardhana Reddy arrested, jailed


September 5th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his relative B. Srinivasa Reddy were sent to a jail here Monday evening after a ... Read more...

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Life term for eight in Andhra ex-minister’s murder


August 25th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh Thursday sentenced eight accused to life imprisonment in the 2005 murder of former minister and Telugu Desam Pary (TDP) leader Paritala ... Read more...

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