KURNOOL: The explosion of a consignment of 234 smartphones in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, killing 19 passengers, may have aggravated the blaze, indicated the preliminary investigation by the Andhra Pradesh Police.

HYDERABAD: The ghastly bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district snuffed out young lives and shattered many families.

HYDERABAD: Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have expressed shock over the horrific bus fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district that resulted in 11 people being burnt alive.

ANDHRA PRADESH: As many as 11 people were charred to death when a private bus caught fire after hitting a two-wheeler in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool in the early hours of Friday. As many as 19 people jumped to safety from the burning bus by breaking a window.

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Friday expressed deep grief over the tragic bus fire in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, which claimed 11 lives. Both leaders termed the incident “deeply unfortunate” and extended condolences to the bereaved families.

AMARAVATI: With heavy rain lashing parts of South Coastal Andhra and Rayalseema under the impact of low-pressure in the Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday reviewed the situation from Dubai.

AMARAVATI: In a dramatic twist to the case related to a "sexual assault" on a minor girl in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district, the accused, Narayan Rao, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake while he was being taken to court by police.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that the state government will not compromise on law and order as peace and social order is a prerequisite for attracting investments.

VIJAYAWADA: The ACB Special Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer N. Sanjay in the case registered against him for alleged misuse of government funds.

AMARAVATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation several development projects worth around Rs 13,430 crore in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.

TIRUPATI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday, began a probe into the Parakamani theft case at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala.

NEW DELHI: The Government of India has released Rs 1091.47 crore as the first instalment of untied grants under the Fifteenth Finance Commission for rural local bodies in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Thursday.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on entering 25th year of serving as the head of government.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Heavy rainfall under the impact of the cyclonic storm, which crossed the Odisha coast early Friday, triggered floods in the Vamsadhara and Nagavali Rivers in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, inundating low-lying areas.

ANDHRA PRADESH: Two persons were killed and more than 100 were injured in the traditional fight with sticks during the Dussehra celebrations in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district.

TIRUPATI: Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday, inaugurated a new pilgrims amenities centre at Tirumala in Tirupati district.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly witnessed uproar on Thursday when ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) members took strong exception to a member of YSR Congress Party calling Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ‘Kuppam MLA’.

VIJAYAWADA: Two police constables in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district were suspended on Tuesday after a notorious criminal escaped from police custody.

AMARAVATI: Opposition YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Tuesday raised the issue of fee reimbursement dues and demanded the TDP-led coalition government to release the same immediately.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh government is installing automatic sirens at village secretariats to protect citizens from lightning and floods, a top official said on Tuesday.

AMARAVATI: The government of Andhra Pradesh has identified 187 people from the state stranded in violence-hit Nepal and initiated measures to rescue them.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, Information Technology, and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, seeking greater Central support for investment promotion and developmental initiatives in the state.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar Yadav on Thursday reviewed the situation in Turakapalem village in Guntur district, where a series of unexplained deaths during the last couple of months have triggered panic.

VIJAYAWADA: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) continued questioning senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer N. Sanjay in the case registered against him for alleged misuse of government funds.

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government has asserted its support for next-generation GST reforms proposed by the Centre.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Friday and sought financial assistance from the Centre for several developmental initiatives being undertaken in the state.

AMARAVATI: A gas leak from an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s pipeline in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district triggered panic among people in a nearby village in the early hours of Friday, which was later brought under control.

AMARAVATI: A student was found dead at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) at Idupulapaya in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district on Thursday.

VIJAYAWADA: Day 5 of the Yuva Andhra Championship 2025, a feeder into the Telugu Kabaddi League, produced a mix of thrillers and dominant performances at the Chennupati Ramakotaiah Municipal Corporation Indoor Stadium.

AMARAVATI: Union Minister for Health, Fertilisers, and Chemicals, JP Nadda, on Monday assured Andhra Pradesh that 29,000 metric tonnes of urea would be allocated to the state by August 21 to address the shortage.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Heavy rain lashed parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday under the impact of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, paralysing normal life and disrupting vehicular traffic.

AMARAVATI: Taking serious note of alleged ragging and assault on two students by a group of seniors and their friends at a government hostel in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district, the officials on Monday dismissed the hostel warden and expelled two students involved in the incident.

AMARAVATI: A woman and her two young daughters were found brutally murdered in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Sunday.

VIJAYAWADA: In a new twist to the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered Rs 11 crore cash from a guesthouse near Hyderabad.

AMARAVTAI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the state is proud to contribute to the country’s defence ecosystem.

VIJAYWADA: Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday arrested scores of teachers heading towards Amaravati and Vijayawada to foil their planned protest at the chief minister's official residence to demand repeal of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).

NEW DELHI: In yet another tragic incident involving an electric two-wheeler, a 40-year-old man has died after a blast occurred in an e-scooter belonging to Boom Motors while being charged at home.

AMARVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday inaugurated Grasim Industries Ltd's Chlor-Alkali manufacturing unit at BB Puram in East Godavari district.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has sought an action taken report from a joint committee on a plea against unscientific dumping of marble slurry on agricultural land near Harischandrapuram Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district.

VISAKHAPATNAM: With 'noose' around their neck, some tribal women farmers in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district staged a protest over the plans to hand over their cashew plantations to a mining company

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and urged him to extend support to the Visakhapatnam-Bhogapuram beach corridor project for providing better connectivity and boosting tourism.

AMARAVATI: Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Tammineni Seetaram, adjourned the House sine die after passing the Appropriation Bill 2022 and Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2022 by voice vote here on Friday.

AMARAVATI: The menace of ragging continues to haunt students in some institutions in Telugu states as in the latest case in Andhra Pradesh, 18 students of JNTU Anantapur have been suspended for ragging juniors.

AMARAVATI:A day after the roaring success of Andhra Pradesh government employees' 'Chalo Vijayawada' despite police denying them permission, Director General of Police Gautam Sawang on Friday met Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Abide by Indian law or pack up: Andhra HC to Twitter

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged the Prime Minister to reconsider proposed changes in the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 and retain the existing process of requiring the state NOC to officers going on Central deputation.

VIJAYAWADA; A city court has directed former Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Kanna Lakshminarayana, his wife and son to pay Rs 1 crore compensation to his daughter-in-law in a domestic violence case.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed discontent over delay in payment of compensation to families of those who succumbed to Covid-19, and ordered personal appearance of chief secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar at 2 p.m.

NEW DELHI:The government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has received complaints against 18 NGOs for their alleged involvement in conversion into Christianity by inducements, allurement and misrepresentation since 2018.

AMARAVATI:Passengers of a private bus had a narrow escape when the vehicle caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district early Thursday.

BENGALURU: The mortal remains of Lance Naik B. Sai Teja were on Sunday sent to his hometown Madanapalle from Bengaluru Command Hospital to be handed over to the family members.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia for the family of Lance Naik B. Sai Teja, who lost his life in the December 8 chopper crash.

AMARAVATI:A gang of burglars looted Rs 17 lakh from an ATM in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa town by using gas cutters, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on the outskirts of the town on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. According to police, the burglary was committed at an ATM of State Bank of India (SBI) near the KSRM Engineering College.

HYDERABAD:Actor Prabhas has donated a huge amount of Rs 1 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Relief Fund. After the recent floods which caused devastation in some areas of the state, the 'Baahubali' actor has donated the money.

HYDERBAD: Tributes are pouring in from all corners of the Telugu states, for former chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh, K. Rosaiah who passed away on Saturday.

HYDERABAD: Former chief minister of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah passed away on Saturday. Following a drop in pulse rate, Rosaiah was rushed to a hospital by family members, but did not respond to treatment, and was declared dead, sources said.

DHARAMSALA:Concerned about the heavy rains in several districts of Andhra Pradesh that have caused loss of life and damage to property, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to offer his condolences to him and to the families who have lost loved ones

VIJAWADA: Mohammed Karimunnisa, a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, belonging to ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) died of cardiac arrest here late on Friday night. She was 56.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said his government is paying compensation to farmers affected by natural disasters in the same season.

AMARAVATI:Constantly facing flak from the opposition parties over the sorry state of roads in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government is preparing to repair as many as 46,000 km of roads, on a war footing. Repairs of 8,268 km of damaged roads are set to begin soon after completion of the tender processes, by the end of this month.

AMARAVATI: The CBI on Thursday filed six more charge sheets against the accused in connection with derogatory social media posts against Judges and Judiciary of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

VISAKHAPATNAM:A man died after he was hit by escort vehicle of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister Avanthi Srinivasa Rao's convoy here on Wednesday, police said.

AMARAVATI: Seven people, including five women, were killed in two separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Friday, police said.

NEW DELHI:  C.V. Raju, a grassroots innovator from Andhra Pradesh, is preserving the traditional method of making 'Etikoppaka' toys, a proud heritage rooted in his village, by making vegetative dyes and developing technologies for increasing the shelf life of the dyes for the wooden toys.

VIJAYWADA:  Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday night arrested Telugu Desam Party (TDP) spokesman K. Pattabhi Ram for allegedly using abusive words against Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

HYDERABAD:Three months after leaving the BJP, former minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh Mothkupalli Narasimhulu on Monday joined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

AMARAVATI:  Dozens of people were injured in the violence during traditional fight with sticks during Dasara celebrations in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district.

HYDERABAD:  A temple in Andhra Pradesh has been decorated with currency notes of over Rs 5 crore as part of the ongoing Dasara celebrations.

CHANDIGARH: Andhra CA and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association qualified from Elite Group A for the knock-out stage of the Inter-State Vinoo Mankad Under-19 Tournament being hosted by Punjab Cricket Association. The knockout tournament will be hosted by Ahmedabad. Andhra CA got 20 points and UPCA got 16 points

AMARAVATI:Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday alleged that all investments, jobs and development have been leaving the state over the past two years

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported 4,458 new Covid cases, pushing the tally to over 18.7 lakh, even as the state's active caseload dropped to 47,790.As many as 6,313 more persons have recovered in the past 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to over 18.1 lakh, health officials said.

AMARAVATI: Starting Monday, all people above 18 years of age are eligible for vaccination in Andhra Pradesh as the government has made arrangements for the same.

VIJAWADA: A 75-year-old Covid survivor woman in Andhra Pradesh returned home to that find her family had cremated another person by mistake. The incident occurred at Jaggaiahpet town in Krishna district on Wednesday.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday virtually laid the foundation stones for the construction of 14 medical colleges in the state.

AMARAVATI: While Odisha and West Bengal are expected to bear the brunt of the severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' around May 26, Andhra Pradesh is also preparing itself for its impact.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took stock of preparedness with Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to deal with cyclonic storm Yaas (pronounced as 'Yass') in the Bay of Bengal.

MUMBAI: Actor Sonu Sood took to social media on Saturday to announce that he would be setting up a couple of oxygen plants in Andhra Pradesh in June.Very happy to announce that the first set of my oxygen plants will be set up at Kurnool Government Hospital and one at District Hospital, Atmakur, Nellore, AP in the month of June! This would be followed by setting more plants in the other needy states! Time to support rural India," Sonu Sood tweeted.

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh Police tracked a missing oxygen tanker and ensured its delivery on time, thus saving the lives of nearly 400 patients on Friday.

AMARAVATI: A day after registering its highest single day Covid tally, Andhra Pradesh reported a marginal dip in the numbers on Monday.
State health authorities said that 18,972 Covid cases were detected in the 24 hours ending 10 am on Monday.

AMARAVATI:There seems to be no respite for Andhra Pradesh from the Covid onslaught, as the state registered its highest ever single-day tally of 14,792 fresh cases on Thursday.

AMARAVATI:The Andhra Pradesh government will launch CLAP (Clean Andhra Pradesh) programme on July 8, to commemorate the birth anniversary of late Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy.

AMARAVATI:Andhra Pradesh's daily Covid tally hit a record high of 14,669 new cases on Wednesday, while the death toll also mounted to a new high of 71 fatalities.
The state's previous highest daily tally of 12,634 new cases and 69 deaths was reported on Sunday.

HYDERABAD: A CBI court has issued notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in the case filed by rebel YSR Congress Party MP K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju seeking cancellation of his bail in the quid pro quo case.

AMARAVATI: In an apparent indication of his views on lockdown, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Tuesday that public would lose four times the losses incurred by the government if lockdown is reimplemented.

AMARAVATI/NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday congratulated Justice N.V. Ramana on becoming the new Chief Justice of India (CJI).

AMARAVATI:Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to impose night curfew starting from Saturday.At a high level review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday, it was decided to clamp curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. across the state, observing closure of shops, restaurants and public places, with the exception of emergency services.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 9,716 new Covid-19 cases, raising the state's overall tally beyond 9.86 lakh, while the state's active caseload breached the 60,000-mark to reach 60,208.

CHITTOOR(Andhra Pradesh):Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district police has arrested four bootleggers for illegally transporting and attempting to sell Karnataka liquor.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Wednesday extended Sri Ramanavami greetings to all the people in the state.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday reported 8,987 new Covid-19 cases, raising the overall tally beyond 9.76 lakh, while the state's active cases breached the 50,000-mark to reach 53,889.

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government issued a notice to suspended IPS officer A.B. Venkateshwara Rao to submit a written statement in his defence and communicate if he wishes to be heard in person within 30 days for alleged misconduct.

AMARAVATI:Skyrocketing fuel prices across the country over the last several months are impacting people relying on fields as diverse as aquaculture and insurance, including the fishermen who go into the sea for their catch in Andhra Pradesh.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh reported 7,224 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the overall tally over 9.55 lakh, while the state's active cases breached the 40,000-mark to reach 40,469, the health officials said on Saturday.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy paid tributes to B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution of India, on this birth anniversary.

AMARAVATI/TIRUPATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has cancelled his election meeting in Tirupati on April 14 to campaign for the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's (YSRCP) candidate for the Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll, amid a raging second wave of coronavirus.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has stressed on the need to tackle the menace of human trafficking with a victim-centred approach.

AMARAVATI:Manthena Anantha Varma, former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA from Bapatla joined the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office

AMARAVATI: Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Andhra Pradesh as the state reported 1,288 new cases on Friday taking the total tally above 9.04 lakh while the active cases now stand at 8,815, the health bulletin said.

AMARAVATI: At a time when several villages in Andhra Pradesh are facing major issues such as lack of potable water, among others, Panchayat Raj principal secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi has said that the state has won 13 national panchayat awards under various categories in 2021.

AMARAVATI: Six new members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council were on Thursday sworn in as MLCs by Chairman A. M. Shareef.
He officiated the oaths of office to Karimunnisa, Duvvada Srinivas Rao, Sheik Mohammed Iqbal, Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy, C. Ramachandraiah, and Sheikh Sabji.

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy disbursed Rs 254 crore to 12,039 eligible families under the YSR Bima scheme (insurance).

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), custodian of the Tirupati Temple, has commenced plans to perform Sri Kalyanamastu programme at every Assembly constituency, following coronavirus guidelines.

AMARAVATI: The Bharat Bandh called by the agitating farmers on Friday
took off in Andhra Pradesh with most political parties coming in support including the state government.

AMARAVATI: Newly-elected MLCs, Pothula Sunitha and Challa Bagheedhara Reddy, took oath as legislators on Wednesday in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.