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In a first, Andhra to tackle trafficking by criminalising sex buyers
TraffickingCampaigners say that anti-trafficking efforts will not work as long as police fail to target brothel 'customers'.Image for representationBy Roli Srivastava Andhra Pradesh will become the...
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Should Andhra’s new HC be located in Rayalaseema? Debate rages on
BifurcationThere is discontentment brewing in Andhra Pradesh, as the state gets ready to decide on a location for its own High Court.Nitin B.After the state's bifurcation in 2014 for the creation of...
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‘Large scale corruption in Polavaram project’: Centre asks Andhra govt to...
Polavaram projectThe Polavaram irrigation project has been a point of contention since the beginning, and the Centre’s missive has added fuel to the allegations.Charan TejaFile Image:I&PR (Andhra...
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Irked with Governor, Andhra BJP chief asks Centre to replace Narasimhan
Politics“There is a strong feeling to have a Governor exclusively for Andhra," the BJP leader wrote. TNM StaffJoining a growing chorus in Andhra Pradesh, BJP State president and Visakhapatnam MP K...
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Cockfights in Andhra: Police arrest nearly 2,000 organisers in 4 districts
CrimeThe accused have been charged under the AP Gaming act, and cash, knives and birds have been seized.TNM StaffAfter a heavy crackdown on cockfights being organised across Andhra Pradesh, the state...
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‘Telangana TDP should merge with TRS’: Senior leader triggers controversy
PoliticsThe comments come at a time when the TDP is severely battered in the state with the exit of Revanth Reddy.TNM StaffSenior TDP leader Motkupalli Narasimhulu triggered a controversy on Thursday...
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Massive solar plant to be set up in Andhra by Chinese conglomerate
BusinessAn MoU has been signed with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB).IANSCETC Renewable Energy Technology Company, an ancillary of China Electronics Technology Group, will set up a...
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A decade after murder, Ayesha Meera case to be reinvestigated by SIT
CrimeAyesha Meera, a 17-year-old pharmacy student from Vijayawada, was brutally attacked, raped and killed in December 2007.TNM StaffOver a decade after the murder, a division bench of the Hyderabad...
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Andhra CM Naidu threatens to drag Centre to court over unfulfilled promises
Politics"We are not asking for any extra favours. We are demanding what is due to us," Naidu said.TNM StaffFile photo: PTIAmid a perceived strain in ties with the BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N....
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Kathi Mahesh attack: Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena asks fans to ignore criticism
ControversyPawan Kalyan added that a knee-jerk reaction to criticism would harm the interests of the party.TNM StaffA day after eggs were hurled at Telugu film critic Kathi Mahesh on Thursday night,...
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Advocates boycott courts in Andhra's Kurnool district, demand HC in Rayalaseema
ControversyMeanwhile, the Allagadda Bar Association filed a writ petition in the High Court on the issue.TNM StaffThe row over the location of Andhra Pradesh’s new High Court refuses to die down, as...
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Polavaram project: Rehabilitate affected tribal people, says National ST...
IrrigationOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had sought the intervention of the commission. IANSNational Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) chairman Nand Kumar Sai on Friday said arrangements for...
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Andhra Dalits face social boycott for using thoroughfare and ‘polluting’ deity
Caste DiscriminationDalit children were not allowed to go to school, while adults were refused work.Balakrishna GaneshanCasteism has reared its ugly head once again. This time in Andhra’s Prakasam...
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Director Raghavendra Rao to be new TTD chairman? Andhra govt to decide
ReligionThe official announcement is expected to be made soon, as the state has sought his detailed profile.TNM StaffImage: Facebook/K Raghavendra RaoVeteran film director K Raghavendra Rao has...
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Women protest against RGV's 'God, Sex and Truth' in Vizag, burn effigy
ControversyThe women demanded that the film must be banned, and RGV must be arrested.TNM StaffImage: Twitter/ANIRam Gopal Varma’s upcoming short film God, Sex and Truth drew the ire of several women...
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No word on alliances, but Pawan Kalyan to begin 'political yatra' from...
PoliticsThe yatra would begin from the famous Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple located in Karimnagar district.TNM StaffImage: Facebook/Jana Sena PartyActor-politician Pawan Kalyan is all set to embark...
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Fearing exam failure, class 10 girl kills herself in Andhra
SuicideThe girl was reportedly poor at studies and feared failing in the board exams.TNM StaffImage for representationAllegedly worried over failing in the upcoming Board examinations, a class 10...
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Theft at YSRCP MLA Roja's house in Hyderabad, police complaint lodged
Crime"The needle of suspicion points to the persons working at Roja's house," the police said.TNM StaffFile photo: PTIUnidentified miscreants broke into the house of actor-turned-politician K Roja, at...
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Jana Sena Party will practice constructive politics, says Pawan Kalyan
PoliticsThe actor will launch his 'praja yatra' in Andhra on January 27 from Anantapur. TNM StaffImage: Facebook/Jana Sena PartyActor-politician Pawan Kalyan, who launched his 'praja yatra' in...
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Will support BJP if Andhra gets special status, says YSRCP chief Jagan
Politics“Our stand has been very clear. We have been insisting on Special Status," Jagan said.TNM StaffFile photo: PTITriggering off speculation in the state, the Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh...
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