Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to establishment of NIT Andhra Pradesh
May 26, 2016, at 01:40 am
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wedsnesday granted ex-post facto approval for establishment of NIT, Andhra Pradesh which has been registered as a Society under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 with effect from Aug 20, 2015.
Cyclone Roanu to touch Bengal's coastal areas tonight
May 21, 2016, at 05:33 am
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS): The Kolkata regional centre of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday confirmed that cyclonic storm Roanu, which has been created due to a depression on the Bay of Bengal, is moving at a speed of 40 km/hour towards the coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
PM Modi reviews drought situation at high level meeting with Andhra CM
May 18, 2016, at 01:48 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting on the drought and water scarcity situation in parts of Andhra Pradesh.
PM Modi greets N Chandrababu Naidu on his birthday
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:33 pm
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on his birthday.
Andhra Pradesh MLAs seek salary hike to Rs. 2 lakh
Mar 28, 2016, at 08:08 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) Following the footsteps of Telangana, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly has proposed a salary hike for MLAs to at least Rs 2 lakh a month, reports said.
Andhra Pradesh engineering student found hanging
Jan 25, 2016, at 05:16 pm
Vijaywada, Jan 25 (IBNS) A 22-year-old engineering student was found hanging at his home in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada on Saturday, reports said.
AP, Microsoft sign MoU, to provide technical knowledge to Andhra people
Dec 28, 2015, at 06:32 pm
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IBNS) In an effort to digitalise Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu signed an MoU with software giant Microsoft, here on Monday.
Rajnath Singh to chair the 26th Meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Vijayawada
Dec 11, 2015, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 26th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council to be held in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, according to a release by his department.
Convict in TCS techie Esther Anhya rape and murder case sentenced to death
Oct 30, 2015, at 06:52 pm
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IBNS) A special women's court in Mumbai on Friday sentenced to death Chandrabhan Sanap for the murder of Andhra Pradesh software professional Esther Anuhya.
Jagan Reddy, on fast for a week, taken to hospital as health deteriorates
Oct 13, 2015, at 04:14 pm
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Oct 13 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh politician Jaganmohan Reddy, who had been on a fast demanding special category status for the state, was bodily lifted by police from a platform and taken to hospital on Tuesday after his health deteriorated, reports said.
Maoists arrest three TDP leaders in Andhra Pradesh
Oct 06, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IBNS) Maoists have allegedly kidnapped three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, media reports said on Tuesday.
IT Madras student found hanging in hostel room
Sep 22, 2015, at 07:12 pm
Chennai, Sept 22 (IBNS) A student of IIT Madras was found hanging in his hostel room on Monday, reports said.
Sonia, Rahul mourn loss of lives in Andhra Pradesh train mishap
Aug 24, 2015, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday mourned the loss of lives in Andhra Pradesh where five people died as a truck rammed into Bangalore-Nanded Express at Anantapur district in the state.
Child marriage scenario still worrying in Bihar: Report
Jul 11, 2015, at 10:03 pm
Patna, July 11 (IBNS): Despite an overall decline in the rate of child marriage among young girls across India, Bihar continues to have high percentage of marriage before reaching the legally prescribed age of 18 years. According to the available data of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), the state accounts for 69% of child marriages, where the girls are married before they reach 18 years.
Andhra Pradesh road mishap kills 22
Jun 13, 2015, at 09:00 pm
Hyderabad, June 13 (IBNS): A van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh which killed at least 22 people on Saturday, reports said.
21 die in Andhra Pradesh as van falls into barrage
Jun 13, 2015, at 04:47 pm
Hyderabad, June 13 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including children and women, died after a van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning, said officials.
Heat wave toll rises to 1,800 in the country
May 29, 2015, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) The sweltering heat wave sweeping through a large swathe of the country has killed more than 1,800 people with Telengana and Andhra pradesh alone accounting for more than 1,700.
1100 dead in heat wave in Andhra and Telengana
May 27, 2015, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS) The scorching heat wave sweeping through major part of the country has left 1,100 people dead in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the last 10 days.
Youth arrested in Tirupati for creating facebook page for paedophiles
May 12, 2015, at 05:47 pm
Chennai, May 12 (IBNS) A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly posting peadophilic content on Facebook.
14 students of Andhra Pradesh stopped en route to Syria and Iraq
May 06, 2015, at 06:00 pm
Hyderabad, May 6 (IBNS) In a significant development, 14 students, who left home for Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State (IS), were stopped at Hyderabad airport.
Maoists kill two tribals in Andhra Pradesh
May 04, 2015, at 09:24 pm
Hyederabad, May 4 (IBNS) Maoists have shot dead two more tribals in Andhra Pradesh suspecting them to be police informers.
School girl allegedly raped by hostel warden in Guntur
Dec 19, 2014, at 04:39 pm
Guntur, Dec 19 (IBNS): A school girl of class-VIII was allegedly raped by her hostel warden in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district, media reports said.
Class-V student injured in his genitals by teacher
Nov 14, 2014, at 04:12 pm
Rajahmundry, Nov 14 (IBNS): A 10-year-old student of a private school in Andhra Pradesh was allegedly injured in his genitals by a teacher, media reports said. The boy had to get stitches after the incident.
Cyclone Hudhud heading towards Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Oct 11, 2014, at 04:07 pm
Ganjam, Oct 11 (IBNS): The cyclone Hudhud is expected to make landfall around Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday before noon, Met department sources said.
'eCabinet' puts Chandrababu Naidu into history
Sep 15, 2014, at 10:07 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 15 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday created history when he held the first "eCabinet" meeting with his state's council of Ministers, a first of its kind not only in Andhra, but in whole India.
Vijayawada will be Andhra Pradesh capital: Reports
Sep 04, 2014, at 05:48 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IBNS): While Hyderabad is the capital of both the new state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh now, the new capital of Andhra will be in Vijayawada as Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will announce it soon, said a report by NDTV quoting sources.
Chandrababu Naidu, KCR meet to discuss disputed issues
Aug 18, 2014, at 03:21 am
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IBNS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao met on Sunday.
Forces will retaliate to Maoists: Rajnath Singh
Jun 27, 2014, at 08:47 pm
New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the security personnel will retaliate to any attack by the Maoists and take a balanced approach on the menace.
Himachal tragedy: Five bodies recovered
Jun 09, 2014, at 09:02 pm
Manali, June 9 (IBNS) Rescuers on Monday recovered five bodies from Pandoh dam, a day after at least 24 students from the Hyderabad city of Andhra Pradesh were washed away in Beas river close to Himachal Pradesh's Mandi city on Sunday.