80 percent turnout in Andhra by-polls (Night Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) An average of 80 percent voters cast their ballots Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Congress intensifies attack on Jagan in by-poll campaign
June 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) With the YSR Congress Party trying to cash in on the sympathy wave in the wake of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Hundreds march in Hyderabad for Anna Hazare
August 16th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of people led by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu marched in Hyderabad Tuesday to protest Anna Hazare's arrest in Delhi while rallies ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi, Andhra schools are ‘greenest’
July 15th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Schools from the national capital and Andhra Pradesh were Friday declared as the country's "greenest" as they bagged the green school awards organised by the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Two killed, crops damaged as rains lash Andhra
December 7th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Two people were killed in incidents of wall collapse as widespread rains lashed many parts of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday under the influence of a deep depression in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cyclone may hit Tamil Nadu, Andhra
November 4th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 4 (IANS) An atmospheric depression over southeast Bay of Bengal, centred around 1,250 km from here, is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross between Chennai and Ongole ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Special trains for Ajmer Sharif pilgrims
June 13th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Indian Railways will run special trains to Ajmer from various parts of the country for devotees travelling to the the Rajasthan city for the 798th Urs ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Laila weakening as it inches closer to Andhra coast
May 20th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh coast may escape severe battering by cyclonic storm Laila that is showing signs of weakening before hitting the seashore. However, heavy rains with gales, which ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Cyclone Laila’ cripples life in coastal Andhra, Tamil Nadu
May 19th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad / Chennai, May 19 (ANI): Heavy to very heavy rains have devastated large coastal stretches of north Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.Cyclone "Laila" may have brought respite to the people ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Heavy rains lash coastal Andhra as Cyclone Laila nears the shore
May 19th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Heavy rains with strong gales lashed coastal Andhra region as authorities began evacuation of people from low-lying areas with cyclonic storm Laila intensifying further and heading towards ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Andhra Pradesh faces threat of cyclone Laila
May 19th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), May 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh is facing the threat of the cyclonic storm Laila, as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify.The current ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Andhra calls in rescue teams as cyclone threat grows (Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) The administration in Andhra Pradesh's coastal region Tuesday went on high alert and National Disaster Response Force was called in for rescue operations as the cyclonic storm Laila ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
20 feared killed in Andhra quarry mishap
February 26th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) At least 20 workers were feared killed in a landslip in a granite quarry in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district, police said Friday.
Police said two bodies were recovered late ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘United Andhra’ protests, shutdowns continue for eighth day
December 18th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Protests and shutdowns continued for the eighth consecutive day Friday in the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions against the proposed separate statehood to Telangana region.
Protests for "united ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Sye Aata’ in final schedule
August 22nd, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
The final schedule of "Sye Aata' directed by KRK Pavan and produced by Nalluri Rajasekhar under the banner of Frames Entertainments is presently being shot in Ongole and its surrounding areas.
Producer says, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Andhra high court’s verdict in Congress MP’s murder upheld
July 28th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court has upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict, which convicted one of the two accused while acquitting the other for their alleged roles in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Technical education council official arrested for bribery
July 16th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday arrested an official of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and a middleman for taking a bribe of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Cyclone warning for coastal Andhra Pradesh
November 15th, 2008 - 11:13 pm ICT by ANI
Vishakapatnam, Nov 15 (ANI): The cyclonic storm, Khai Muk over west central Bay of Bengal moved westwards and lay centered at 0830 a.m. today near latitude 14.50 N and longitude 82.50 ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Andhra on alert as cyclone threatens coast
November 15th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 15 (IANS) An alert was sounded in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh as cyclone Khai Muk over Bay of Bengal threatened to hit the coast Saturday evening, officials said.The ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
TDP to move no-confidence motion against speaker
August 27th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Wednesday decided to move a no-confidence motion against assembly Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy.N. Janardhan Reddy, TDP deputy leader in the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi in political arclight (Profile)
August 16th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Aug 16 (IANS) From a remote village in coastal Andhra to stardom and now to the centrestage of Andhra Pradesh politics, Chiranjeevi has come a long way. As ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sonia to launch community health insurance scheme in Andhra
June 17th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi would formally launch Rajiv Aarogyasri, a community health insurance scheme, in five more districts of Andhra Pradesh July 17. She will ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pleasant days continue in north India (All India Weather Roundup)
May 9th, 2008 - 7:33 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The reprieve from scorching summer continued Thursday in Delhi and most of the north Indian states, as the maximum temperature remained two to three degrees Celsius below ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Cyclone Nargis triggers fears in Tamil Nadu
April 28th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The weather bureau Monday predicted rain in Tamil Nadu following the development of cyclonic storm Nargis 700 km southeast of here in the Bay of Bengal, leaving many ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |