andhra pradesh

Amaravati, March 31 The Andhra Pradesh government will provide free electricity to weavers starting Wednesday, with 200 units for handlooms and 500 units for powerlooms, at an estimated annual cost of ₹150 crore.According to a press release, the initiative aims to reduce the burden of power...

New Delhi, March 31 The government is likely to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to recognize Amaravati as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh, fulfilling a vital aspiration of key NDA ally TDP and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.The legislation would effectively...

Sanand, March 31 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that global crises in recent years have led to disruptions in supply chains, emphasizing the need for secure and resilient systems in critical sectors such as semiconductors, energy, and minerals.Addressing the gathering after the...

New Delhi, March 31 Approximately 40% of India's districts lack government-operated air quality monitoring stations, leaving millions without reliable, real-time information about the air they breathe, a study released on Tuesday said.The analysis, "Air Quality Data Accessibility in India...

Amaravati, March 31 – A bill to grant Amaravati the status of the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, will be...

Challapalli (Andhra Pradesh), March 31 Six police personnel were injured in an explosion at a police station here in Krishna district on Tuesday while moving seized firecrackers for disposal as per court orders, a police official said.The police had conducted a special drive against...

Tirupati, March 31 Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer visited the Sri Venkateswara temple here on Tuesday, accompanied by his family members.The temple priests gave him a traditional welcome and performed religious rituals, according to a press release from the Tirumala Tirupati...

Amaravati, March 31 A roundtable on AQV, attended by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday, resolved to transform the state into one of the top five global quantum computing hubs by 2030.The roundtable finalized an action plan to achieve this target, according to a press...

Vijayawada, March 31 – Four police officers were injured in a firecracker explosion at a police station in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday.The incident occurred at the Challapalli Police Station when firecrackers stored at the premises exploded.Four personnel, including a...

Nalanda, March 31 – A stampede broke out during prayers at the Madhda Sheetla Temple in Nalanda, Bihar, on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of seven people and one seriously injured, police confirmed.The incident occurred at the Madhda Sheetla Temple in the Deepnagar police station area.Upon...

New Delhi, March 31 The Congress on Tuesday criticized Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he accomplished a remarkable feat in the Lok Sabha when he "rallied and harangued for 90 minutes" without once using his favorite abusive word.The opposition party's criticism came a day after Shah declared...

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), March 31 Within a week after 14 people were killed in a bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, another private AC bus caught fire in Vijayawada, but there were no casualties or injuries, a police official said on Monday.The bus, travelling from Visakhapatnam to...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Kerala, Mahe, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal today. The weather agency has also forecast thunderstorms with hail over Delhi, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Odisha for...

Tirupati, March 30 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that over one lakh donors, known as "Margadarsis," have come forward to adopt more than 10 lakh families as part of the "poverty alleviation" program called P4, over the past year.Naidu launched the 'P4 Margadarsi -...

New Delhi, March 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech in the Lok Sabha on the Naxal problem was outstanding.Earlier in the day, Shah delivered a speech in response to the debate in the Lok Sabha on 'Efforts to free the country from...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the country has been freed from Naxalism with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated...

The CSIR - National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Science City of Andhra Pradesh. The Ministry of Science and Technology stated that the MoU was signed to strengthen science communication and promote...

Thane, March 30 A man was arrested in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for allegedly murdering a woman in the Mira Road area of Thane district, a police official said on Monday.Ashish Madan Meshram (37), originally from West Bengal, was apprehended by the Crime Branch Unit 1 of the Mira...

Amaravati, March 30 Nine Maoists, including senior leader C Narayana Rao, have surrendered to the police, Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta said on Monday.He also claimed that "Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has come to an end in the state".The DGP observed that the central government...

Amaravati, March 30 – A doctor and his wife died by suicide after injecting a toxic substance to kill their three-year-old daughter, who had mental and physical disabilities.K. Gopi, an anesthetist, was working at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, and his wife...