NEW DELHI: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday expelled Nagakurnool MP M. Jagannath from the party for defying the TDP whip and voting in favour of the United Progressive Alliance government “for monetary ...

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has decided to go ahead with the conduct of the Group-I Mains examinations, slated to begin from August 7, as per schedule. At an emergency meeting convened to discuss the ...

Doordarshan will telecast a special interview of Kakatiya University Vice-Chancellor N. Linga Murthy on Friday at 12 noon in ‘Kakatiya Darshini’. It will be telecast again at 10 p.m. the same ...

With the markets buzzing with discounts and special offers, this is the right time to go on a shopping spree. Started as a marketing gimmick to allure customers during the lean season, the concept of Aashadam discounts has caught up quite ...

Chittoor: TDP State council member B. N. Rajasimhulu, former Rajya Sabha member Durga Rama Krishna and Mahila Prachara State secretary Y. V. Rajeswari condemned TDP MP Adikesavulu for supporting UPA government in the no confidence motion held ...

Chittoor: A one-day training programme for veterinary officers about setting up microchips on milch animals under the Pasu Kranthi Patakam programme was held here on Wednesday. Ramachandram Project Director Atma said 6,000 microchips will be ...

Kakinada: The district administration has made arrangements to receive applications for post-metric scholarship through the website www.sbms.ap.gov.in from August 1 to 15. The students have been ...

Kakinada: The district police are hosting a two-day Police Duty Meet of Eluru range at the police parade grounds here from July 24, according to a press release by Superintendent of Police Y Nagi Reddy. DIG Md. Hasan Reza is participating as ...

Creating awareness on benefits of the crop stressed

Drive on against mosquito menace

VIZIANAGARAM: TDP district president Y. Ramana Murty on Wednesday said that “palle nidra” programme of the party would begin on August 5 in all the nine Assembly constituencies in the district. Addressing party men after ...

ADILABAD: Adilabad MLA C. Ramchander Reddy on Wednesday led a rally of Congressmen to celebrate the party’s success during Tuesday’s confidence motion in the Lok Sabha. The procession started from his residence and wound its way ...

GUDIVADA (Krishna dist.): A village sarpanch was brutally killed in broad daylight at Moturu village of Gudivada rural mandal on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Immadi Veera Venkata Narasimha Brahma Prakash alias Narasimha Rao, ...

The special offer will be on up to October 31

Courses offered by ANGRAU such as B.SC (CA and BM), B. Tech (Food Scince) and B. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) will be filled through EAMCET engineering counselling, said a release from the Controller of Examination, ...

‘Garments Fair Hyderabad-2008’ will be held at Classic Gardens on July 26 and 27. It is being organised by the Garments Manufacturer and Wholesalers’ Association, according to a ...

130 candidates appear for counselling

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) has extended its last date for admission into its B.A, B.Com and B.Sc programmes from July 24 to August 20, and with late fee up to September 10. These dates are applicable to candidates those who ...

To mark the 33rd death anniversary of atheist leader and freedom fighter Gora, the Atheist Centre will conduct a seminar on ‘significance of positive atheism’ in the city on July 26. The programme will be held at Atheist ...

SICA is organising a Telugu mythological padya natakam “Sri Satya Harishchandra” on Monday at Ravindra Bharathi from 6.30 p.m. ...

A workshop on emerging technologies in digital photography, videography and editing will be held at the S.C. Corporation conference hall in Guntur on July 27. The workshop was being organised by Photographic and Allied Trades Welfare ...

Sree Venkata Annamaacharya Sevaa Trust in the city will conduct a two-day Sri Vekateswara Sankeertana Kalyanam and Annamacharya Sankeertana Aradhanotsavam at Viswapriya Function Hall on the beach road on Saturday and Sunday. General ...

The credentials of a foreigner, who allegedly overstayed in the city, are being verified by the city police. The man from New Zealand reportedly came to the city on a tourist visa and was allegedly working for some company. When his ...

The Southern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (SPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director P. Gopal Reddy has called upon the people to save power in view of power shortage looming across the State. Mr. Reddy said that there was a ...

City-based Cygmax Institute of Management Studies arranged a guest lecture on career opportunities for MBA students at its office here on Wednesday. Nirahul Rao of Reliance Communications explained various job opportunities available for those ...

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams: Ashtothara Satakundatmaka Mahavaruna Yagam, Exhibition Grounds, M.J. Road, Nampally. Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Mandiram: 60th Anniversary Bonalu Festival, Haribowli, ...

‘Land Protection Cell’ will be headed by a Deputy Collector

HYDERABAD: All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will participate in a meeting of the APCC executive committee meeting here on July 27. Mr. Gandhi will be here mainly to participate in the valedictory ...

HYDERABAD: The A.P. NREGS Contract Employees’ Union on Wednesday appealed to Rural Development Minister G. Chinna Reddy to increase the wages/allowance of 3,300 technical assistants and 1,500 computer operators. In a representation, ...

HYDERABAD: The Government on Tuesday issued orders, providing for setting up as many as 21 new degree colleges in the State with effect from this academic year and 300 hostels for girls/boys belonging to Backward Classes. Another order has ...

HYDERABAD: Lok Satta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan in a statement on Wednesday decried the hold of money power in politics and called upon the educated/enlightened to ‘stop standing on sidelines and plunge into politics’ to ...

Hyderabad: The arguments in High Court in the cases pertaining to constitutional validity of the action of the State government providing for reservation to many sects of Muslim community in the fields of employment and education were ...

Telugu Desam MP says he voted according to his conscience; may join Congress

HYDERABAD: As rain continues to elude several parts of the State, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to perform Maha Varuna Yagam to ‘please the rain god to open up the skies’. The three-day

HYDERABAD: The BJP State unit has demanded that Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee expel the MPs who indulged in cross voting in the trust vote in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The UPA coalition lost the vote on moral grounds and several ...

Great danger to nation avoided, says Botsa Satyanarayana

HYDERABAD: Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district received a rainfall of 6 cm on Wednesday, even as a moderate wet spell continued over the State. An official of the State Met Office said there would light to moderate rains over the State on ...

Three-day international convention held in New York

HYDERABAD: The 63rd travel and tourism fair, a one-stop opportunity for potential tourists to firm up their travel plans to destinations within the country and abroad, will begin at the Yousufguda Indoor Stadium from July 25. Giving ...

Hyderabad: Ever felt that the grab handles in city buses are not user-friendly? Situation would now change with the RTC planning to introduce a new model of grab handles that could help the standing passengers. These handles would also help ...

HYDERABAD: Nervous students and anxious parents, this was the scene outside the EAMCET counselling centre in Secunderabad. However, due to its low visibility, the venue caters to 150-odd students a day compared to its counterpart at ...

Sewage continues to be dumped into the water body

HYDERABAD: There will be no power supply in the following areas on Thursday. From 12 noon to 4 p.m.: NBT Nagar Banjara Hills Road no. 13 GS Plaza, Sufi ...

HYDERABAD: Noted liver transplant specialist Mohd. Rela has underlined the need for educating people on going in for liver functioning check-up during routine medical tests. Liver disorders are common among people because of Hepatitis B ...

Stakeholders of BC welfare schemes involved in the exercise

HYDERABAD: Film actor Chiranjeevi’s brother Nagendra Babu said that his sibling took a leaf out of B.R. Ambedkar which was an enlightenment to people to work for members of their society. Mr. Nagendra Babu recalled ...

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission has decided to go ahead with the conduct of the Group-I Mains examinations, slated to begin from August 7, as per schedule. An emergency meeting was convened to discuss the ...

1:50 ratio: Supreme Court to be approached for quick resolution of issue

Welder fails to notice sparks that fell on the sponge seats

HYDERABAD: A police officer, who locked himself in his house for more than two days with the body of his wife, was detained for questioning by the Uppal police on Wednesday. The decomposed body of the woman, Neelavathi, presumed to have ...

HYDERABAD: Two persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing an unemployed youth. The accused Mohd. Shafi-ur-Rahman alias Rizwan bore a grudge against the youth Shiva Krishna for allegedly harassing his girlfriend, the police ...

HYDERABAD: The city police on Wednesday arrested M. Christopher, retired deputy secretary of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, who allegedly tried to collect money from youths assuring them to provide government jobs. In a sting ...

HYDERABAD: The Pahadisharieff police on Wednesday unravelled the mystery behind the murder of an automobile shop employee, Laxman (36), with the arrest of six hired killers. A scrap dealer, Anjaiah, who allegedly masterminded the ...

HYDERABAD: Four persons were arrested by the police on Wednesday for the murder of one A. Srikanth at Afzalgunj 12 days ago. Srikanth was reportedly killed by a grocery shop owner’s son P. Raghavendra (24) and three of his ...

HYDERABAD: An unidentified woman in her mid 30s was found murdered off the Kompally-Gundlapochampally railway track under Petbasheerabad police station area on Wednesday. The victim was clad in a green sari and same coloured blouse. The ...

HYDERABAD: Even as the monsoon turned active after a long gap, noted gastroenterologist D. Nageshwar Reddy cautioned people to take precautions as an epidemic of jaundice hits the city almost every year in rainy season. Jaundice is ...

HYDERABAD: Covering 11 institutions, including government schools and universities in the city, as part of ‘The Human Linkage Programme’, Adapa Karthik, Civil Services topper, said that the second phase of the programme would be ...

HYDERABAD: Rattled by the increasing number of thefts of mobile phones in the twin cities and their inability to prevent them, police have hit upon a novel method to check at least the sale of the stolen mobile phones. And the effort ...

ANANTAPUR: A British woman, Betty Carat Jack (73), was found dead in her room in Prashanti Nilayam at Puttaparthi in the district on Tuesday. Her body was found in a sleeping bag. According to a suicide note found by the police in her room, ...

ANANTAPUR: The powerful and influential in society were enjoying a devilish joy by creating problems for the weak and the poor due to the lack of respect for human, Satya Saibaba said in Puttaparthi on Tuesday. Citing an example he said ...

Relatives stage dharna in front of a private hospital

GUNTUR: Mahatma Gandhi College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Prist University, Tanjavore in Tamil Nadu to offer eight specialised applied management courses on its campuses in Guntur from the current academic year. The pact was ...

GMC removes debris and encroachments on side drains in Guntur

GUNTUR: A day-long seminar on the ‘Art of Suturing’ will be held at the seminar hall of Government General Hospital on Wednesday. Noted general surgeon, Yogi Ram will be delivering the key note address, which would be attended by ...

‘Utsava vigrahams’ to be brought to Guntur

GUNTUR: A head constable died and four others were seriously injured, when two buses collided a little away from the Manipuram Road Over Bridge at Mangaldas Nagar in the city on Wednesday. A remand prisoner from Rajahmundry Radhakrishna ...

KADAPA: Congress functionaries celebrated the UPA winning the vote of confidence in Parliament by cutting a cake, bursting crackers and sprinkling colours on each other in the party office here on Wednesday. The victory vindicated Prime ...

ICDS organises educational programme for adolescent girls in Karimnagar

KARIMNAGAR: CPI floor leader in the Assembly Chada Venkat Reddy has termed the UPA government’s victory in the vote of confidence ‘unethical and immoral’. Terming the trust vote victory as a ‘black day’ in ...

KHAMMAM: Some 132 ashram schools and tribal welfare hostels, being run by the ITDA in the sub-plan area of the district, will soon be provided with coin box phones enabling the inmates as well as the members of self governing panels of the ...

KHAMMAM: Offloading of more fertilizer dispatches, particularly DAP and complex, was expected by the week end and all-out efforts are being made to streamline the supply, according to District Collector Shashi Bhushan Kumar. Addressing a ...

KHAMMAM: The Human Rights Forum Khammam district unit on Wednesday alleged that Bhutam Veeraiah, district secretary of the Ryothu Coolie Sangham ( Pratighatana ) was arrested by the police in the town. Condemning the arrest, S. K. Khader Babu, ...

KHAMMAM: The district administration has set up a help desk as a part of the measures to monitor the supply and distribution of fertilizers in the district. The desk will function from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. It could be contacted for seeking ...

KURNOOL: President of Mana Party Kasani Jnaneswar owed to strive for the empowerment of the down-trodden in the State. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Mr. Jnaneswar said his party was launched with the sole objective of securing power ...

KURNOOL: Chilakam Ramachandra Reddy, Chairman of Rayalaseema Problems Study Committee, a non-political outfit sponsored by the BJP, said an awareness campaign will be launched in Rayalaseema districts with the demand of “water for every ...

NIZAMABAD: The Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture sanctioned artiste pension to Chindula Neelamma, an artiste of Chindu Yakshaganam under the scheme of financial assistance to persons distinguished in letters, arts and such other works of ...

NIZAMABAD: Fearing that the police may not do justice to his complaint, a 25-year-old man Pamula Ramesh, attempted to immolate himself by dousing petrol in front of the District Police Office, here on Wednesday. The police on security ...

NIZAMABAD: Written test for those who qualified the physical tests conducted for recruiting stipendiary constables will be held at Nirmala Hruday Girls’ Convent High School on July 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, according to Superintendent ...

NIZAMABAD: Construction workers under the banner of Bhavana Nirmana Rangala Karmika Sangham (BNRKS), here on Wednesday, observed bandh and took out a rally to the Collectorate urging the government to solve their charter of 14 ...

Online information provides clues

Rajahmundry: BJP local unit burnt effigies of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, Congress leaders Ahmed Patel and others for allegedly making an attempt to bribe BJP MPs in Parliament during the trust vote. BJP leaders Potluri Mohana Rao, ...

44 medical teams deployed

Sri Thyagaraja Trust: 66th annual festival of music and dance; Vocal by A.Srinivasa Raja Rao, 5pm; Gayatri Girish, 6.30pm; Sanjay Subramaniam, 8 ...

‘Where else can they go? They have no other alternative’