World Bank drops $300 million loan for Amaravati as India withdrew request,...
Development Exclusive: YSRCP tells TNM that World Bank dropped loan as India did not want a probe by world agency on alleged irregularities by Naidu govt.Mithun MKConfusion arose in Andhra Pradesh when...
View ArticleJagan attack case: Andhra HC cancels bail of accused after NIA plea
CrimeJagan, who was then the Leader of Opposition, was attacked with a knife at the Visakhapatnam airport while he was waiting to board a flight to Hyderabad.TNM StaffIn a fresh development, the Andhra...
View ArticleAndhra govt to give 50% of nominated posts to SCs, STs, BCs, minorities
With this, SCs, STs, BCs and minorities will be provided 50 percent of the posts in government corporations, boards, societies, trusts and market yards. IANSThe Andhra Pradesh government on Friday...
View ArticleFarmers who gave land for pooling worried as World Bank drops funding for...
AmaravatiWhile the concerns vary among the farmers who had to give up their land for pooling, most of them are now pinning all their hopes on the YSRCP government.Jahnavi ReddyImage: Facebook/Auro...
View Article'YSRCP has stalled Amaravati': Naidu hits out at Jagan after World Bank drops...
ControversyNaidu also lashed out at Jagan for not discussing the World Bank's decision in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.TNM StaffTelugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu lashed out at Chief...
View ArticleTTD mulls new plan for queues at Tirupati temple, may link VIP tickets to...
ReligionThe TTD is contemplating if it should grant a certain number of VIP break darshan tickets to those who donate over Rs 10,000 to the Sri Venkateswara Alaya Nirmanam (Srivani) Trust.TNM StaffFile...
View ArticleAndhra may take over sale of alcohol in the state, but will it lead to...
Prohibition The AP Beverages Corporation, which is the sole agency in the state involved in the wholesale of liquor, may now also take over the retail aspect of the business.Nitin B.Image for...
View ArticleAndhra government mulls downscaling, shelving Amaravati projects
Administration Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Botcha Sathyanarayana said that most remaining work in Amaravati has seen less than 1% progress. TNM StaffOf the total 68...
View ArticleExplainer: Why farmers and activists have opposed the Amaravati project
ControversyThe decision to drop the $300 million loan for the Amaravati project was celebrated by those who strongly opposed the capital region project ever since it was announced.Balakrishna...
View ArticleBaby elephant electrocuted to death in Andhra’s Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
WildlifeThis is the third elephant to have died in the limits of the sanctuary in July. Charan TejaImage: By arrangementA two-year-old baby elephant died of an electric shock near Palamaner in Andhra...
View ArticleWorld Bank to release ‘Amaravati funds’ for other urban projects in Andhra?
Amaravati The state government is likely to propose projects focused on improving health and education infrastructure in urban areas of the state, sources told TNM.TNM StaffAmaravati.gov.in After...
View ArticleAfter dropping Amaravati loan, World Bank assures they will continue to...
PoliticsMeanwhile, the Chief Minister’s office, in a press release, alleged that irregularities in the tender process prompted the World Bank to drop the Amaravati project. TNM StaffThe Andhra Pradesh...
View ArticleRow over Andhra HC Chief Justice pick, Centre asks SC collegium to reconsider...
LawIt was on April 8, that the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had recommended the name of Justice Vikram Nath, for elevation as the chief justice of the AP High Court.TNM...
View ArticleAndhra teen, who ran away to Delhi after mother scolded her, reunited with...
She boarded a train at her home town Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh, and arrived in New Delhi without any money. IANSImage for representationObsessed with video games, an 18-year-old girl ran away from...
View ArticleChandrababu Naidu blames YSRCP for World Bank dropping Amaravati project
Chandrababu Naidu said that YSRCP had magnified ‘non-existent’ issues and that the state govt did not stop the Indian government from cancelling the loan. TNM StaffFormer Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister...
View Article3 workers killed as lift collapses at MLA quarters construction site in Andhra
The three workers from Bihar were inside a temporary lift when it collapsed from the fourth floor of the construction site near Amaravati.TNM StaffImage for representation Three workers were killed in...
View ArticleHow a 24-yr-old from Vijayawada became an international food blogger
FoodSeema Gurnani of Panda Reviewz started the blog in 2016, before Swiggy and Zomato had arrived in Vijayawada.Priyanka RichiSeema lives the life many of us aspire to - travelling to places, tasting...
View Article3 TDP MLAs suspended from AP Assembly after row over YSRCP’s manifesto promises
Politics The three MLAs were suspended following an uproar over playing a video of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s campaign promises.TNM StaffImage: Twitter/Ashi_IndiaToday Chaos erupted in the...
View ArticleAfter World Bank, China-based AIIB drops $200 million loan for Amaravati
With the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank withdrawing from the project in Amaravati, uncertainty over works in the capital continues. TNM StaffAfter the World Bank withdrew an expected loan of $300...
View ArticleSix landmines unearthed in Donubai forest in Andhra
CrimePolice said that the mines had been traced during routine combing operations and were successfully defused. TNM Staff In an incident that triggered mild tension in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam...
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