Nine other states want special status, but it is no panacea: Venkaiah Naidu
PoliticsThe nine states supported Andhra Pradesh's request in ParliamentPTIPTINine other states have demanded the "Special Category State" status from the Centre and supported Andhra Pradesh's request...
View ArticleAndhra anti-liquor campaigner Dubagunta Rosamma dies
Death Rosamma hit the headlines in 1991 when she initiated a mass agitation demanding implementation of prohibition in the state.TNM StaffYouTube ScreenshotV Rosamma, known popularly as Dubagunta...
View ArticleResidents divided over 17-day meat ban in Vijayawada for Krishna Pushkaram
Meat ban The meat ban begins on August 9 and will end on August 25Harsha SaiThe Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has imposed a 17-day meat ban in the city from August 9 to August 25.The ban has been...
View ArticleHope Andhra's special status issue will be sorted soon: Arun Jaitley
PoliticsThe issue was raised by YSR Congress member M. Rajamohan Reddy during Zero Hour.IANSFile photo: Facebook Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the central government is in...
View ArticleTwo Dalit men, auto driver tied to tree, beaten for skinning dead cow in...
Cow Vigilantism"How can someone attack our family members when they have not made any mistake?” asked the son of one victim.Anusha PuppalaPTI/Image for representational purposes onlyJust days after...
View ArticleAndhra sanctions Rs 30 crore for marketing and promotion of Krishna Pushkaralu
NewsThe TDP government has already earmarked Rs 1080 crore for the festival.TNM StaffFile photoThe Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 30 crore for the upcoming river festival of Krishna...
View ArticlePolitical flip-flop: Is Rahul Gandhi’s AP padayatra opportunistic opposition...
PoliticsLocal politicians allege that the major parties take up the mining issue only when they are in the oppositionHarsha SaiOn August 17, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will be leading a...
View ArticlePolice arrest seven for beating up three Dalits who were skinning a cow in...
CrimeCases have already been registered against the accused.TNM StaffImage for representationThe Andhra Pradesh police on Wednesday arrested seven of the eight suspects allegedly involved in thrashing...
View ArticleKrishna Pushkaralu begins in Andhra, Naidu flags off festival in Vijayawada
FestivalThe festival will be held till August 24.PTIImage: Facebook/Andhra Pradesh CMThe Krishna Pushkaralu in Andhra was off to an official start in the early hours of Friday morning after chief...
View Article3-year-old girl falls into borewell in Andhra, rescue operations underway
NewsThe borewell was 27-feet deep.TNM StaffImage for representationIn a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl fell into a freshly dug borewell in Andhra's Nellore district on Thursday.The incident...
View ArticleFive kids die in separate incidents in Andhra
DeathsIn the Guntur district incident, four children drowned in a village pond at Obulanayudupalem. PTIFour children met with a watery grave at Guntur district while a toddler died after falling into a...
View ArticleDay one of Krishna Pushkaralu in Andhra: Two die during festivity
FestivalThough the government expected 15 lakh pilgrims in Vijayawada on day one, only six lakh turned up.PTIFile photo: Facebook/Andhra Pradesh CMA moderate crowd turned out to take a holy dip in...
View ArticleIAF AN-32 plane: Vizag man caught between dream college and missing father
NewsAshutosh Singh was to fly to Canada, but with no news of his father, he is in a dilemma.Anusha PuppalaFile photo: Bhupendra Singh, who was aboard the missing planeThe son of one of the passengers...
View ArticleDay two of Andhra's Krishna Pushkaralu: Eight lakh pilgrims take holy dip
FestivalThe pushkar ghat at Amaravati alone witnessed over one lakh pilgrims on Saturday.TNM StaffFile photo: Umika PAfter a moderate crowd turned out on the first day to take a holy dip in river...
View ArticleUnable to bear costs, Andhra couple seek euthanasia for son with bone cancer
Mercy KillingThe parents claim that they were driven to helplessness and poverty.TNM StaffImage for representationAn Andhra man submitted a petition in a local court in Chittoor on Saturday seeking...
View ArticleNaidu asks Centre to fulfill all promises made to Andhra
I-DayNaidu said he had set a goal of making Andhra Pradesh one of the three developed states in the country by 2022IANSPTI/file photoAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said it...
View ArticleYSR chief Jagan assets case: CBI names IAS officer in additional chargesheet
NewsThe CBI has filed 11 charge sheets in the case and the trial is going on before a local CBI court. TNM StaffFile photoIAS officer Y Srilakshmi was reportedly named as accused number 15 in the...
View ArticleKrishna Pushkaralu: Pilgrims waste free food at ghats as eateries fleece...
FestivalMany complained that hotels along the ghats were charging exorbitant amounts of money for meals.TNM StaffFile photo: Facebook/TDPThe fourth day of the Krishna Pushkaralu in Andhra saw many...
View ArticleFive students drown in Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh
AccidentTwo bodies have been recoveredIANSTwo bodies were recovered from the Krishna river at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.Five college students reportedly drowned in the river at Gidugu village...
View ArticleStop demolition of religious structures, AIMIM delegation tells Andhra CM
NewsThe memorandum said that authorities were resorting to demolition of mosques, dargahs and graveyards. IANSFile photo: Facebook/Asaduddin OwaisiAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has...
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