These tribal communities in Andhra built their own schools because the govt...
Education Villagers of Venam and Rolugunta in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh were earlier unable to send their young children to faraway schools in the hilly forest region.Jahnavi ReddyChildren of...
View ArticlePolice arrest 4 men for sexually assaulting a minor girl in East Godavari...
The complainant has alleged that the men also took photos and videos of the incident to blackmail her. Police are yet to investigate the case. TNM StaffThe Kakinada III Town police arrested four men on...
View ArticleCentre rejects Andhra's demand for Special Status, claims category no longer...
Lok Sabha The YSRCP has called this response by the BJP led NDA government a violation of the Indian Constitution.TNM StaffIn a political setback for the ruling YSRCP on their home turf, the ruling NDA...
View ArticleInherited crippled finances from TDP, says YSRCP govt in Andhra
PoliticsFinance Minister B. Rajendranath said that the debt of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh was a whopping Rs 2,58,928 crore as of 2018-19.IANSThe YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh on...
View ArticleVizag Metro Rail in limbo again? Korean bank backs out of extending loan
ControversyFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman advised the state government to award the project to another agency, or even bilateral or multilateral agencies if required.TNM StaffImage: RK Beach...
View ArticleAndhra govt to pay ex-gratia of Rs 7 lakh to farmers who killed themselves:...
Farm DistressWhile announcing the compensation, Jagan said that 1,513 farmers had committed suicide in last five years but only 391 received an ex-gratia.TNM StaffIn a major move, the Andhra Pradesh...
View ArticleRow over Kaleshwaram project in AP Assembly: Naidu and Jagan trade barbs
PoliticsNaidu pointed out that despite staunchly opposing the project when he was in the opposition, Jagan went and attended it's inauguration in Telangana.TNM StaffThe Andhra Pradesh Assembly on...
View Article'Jagan lied on the floor of Assembly': TDP to move privilege motion against...
Politics“Jagan and his team are only focused on humiliating the opposition instead of learning the nuances of running the government," Chandrababu Naidu told reporters.TNM StaffThe Telugu Desam Party...
View ArticleAbducted TRS leader killed in Chhattisgarh, Maoists claim responsibility
CrimeCPI (Maoists) claimed that Srinivas was working as a police informer, and hence killed him.Charan Teja Forty five-year-old Nalluri Srinivas, a TRS leader from Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, was...
View ArticleWelfare schemes, sops for farmers feature in YSRCP's first budget for Andhra...
BudgetThe YSRCPs welfare-oriented budget outlays a total amount of Rs 2,27,974 crore.TNM StaffWith just Rs 500 crore allotted for the development of Andhra Pradesh’s capital city, the state's budget...
View ArticleExplainer: War of words between CM Jagan and Naidu over zero interest farm...
Andhra CM Jagan challenged former CM Naidu to resign if the former proved that the TDP government had not spent a single rupee on zero-interest farm loans.TNM StaffThe YSRCP and TDP row over...
View ArticleUnidentified body found in Andhra Pradesh, cops suspect human sacrifice
CrimeWhile exhuming the body police found the head separated from the body.TNM StaffAn unidentified body exhumed near Narasimha temple in Nallamala forest, Kurnool on Saturday, is suspected to be a...
View ArticleVIP darshans at Tirupati temple to end soon? TTD Board willing to end system
TempleThe statement comes as the Andhra HC is hearing a plea seeking that the system be scrapped since it is discriminatory.TNM StaffThe VIP darshan system that gave preferential treatment to the...
View ArticleChandrababu Naidu slams meagre budget allocation for Andhra capital Amaravati
PoliticsNaidu wondered what Jagan will build with an allocation of Rs 500 crore for the capital.TNM StaffAndhra Pradesh's Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Y S...
View ArticleAP budget 2019-20: Is YSRCP too optimistic about aid from Centre?
The budget has been designed with a presupposition of receiving grants of Rs 61,071 crore from the Centre, but analysts say this is highly impractical. Jahnavi ReddyThe Andhra Pradesh state budget for...
View ArticleAyesha Meera case: CBI seeks to exhume body for re-post-mortem after 11 years
CrimeAs forensic evidence and medical records in the case were reportedly tampered with, the CBI does not want to miss any opportunity to gather evidence.Nitin B.In a new development in the Ayesha...
View ArticlePresident Ramnath Kovind offers prayers at Tirupati temple in Andhra
NewsHe was greeted by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan who accompanied him during the 'darshan'.IANSPresident Ram Nath Kovind offered prayers at temple of Lord Venkateswara atop...
View Article'Chandrababu Naidu will go to jail for corruption': BJP leaders hold meet in...
PoliticsBJP General Secretary Ram Madhav said the party would be strengthened in Andhra Pradesh and emerge as an alternative.IANSBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary and co-incharge of...
View ArticleMining near Andhra's Kalyanapulova dam: Govt didn't meet us during probe, say...
EnvironmentOfficials visited the quarries and told mining workers to remove any minor obstructions to water streams, but didn't consult the locals. Jahnavi ReddyIn spite of sustained protests by...
View ArticleRift within TDP? MP Kesineni Nani and MLC Buddha Venkanna spar on Twitter
PoliticsIt all began after reports suggested that Vijayawada TDP city president and MLC Buddha Venkanna met with YSRCP MP V Vijayasai Reddy in Hyderabad recently. TNM StaffIn apparent signs of a rift...
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