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Brawl over biscuit packet in AP: One dead, eight injured

Tirupati: In the Konakanamitla Mandal of Prakasam District, a 22-year-old was killed and eight were injured in a brawl over a packet of biscuits. The brawl was kickstarted when a motorcycle driver…
AP: Two flights diverted due to heavy fog at Vizag airport

Visakhapatnam: Dense fog around Visakhapatnam airport affected flight operations on Saturday morning. Flights coming from Bangalore and Delhi were diverted to Hyderabad due to poor visibility because of heavy fog at the…

Sankranti witnesses homecoming; public transport, toll plazas crowded

Hyderabad: Whenever there is a festival around people hear the jingle of “Coming Home”. The great excitement to reach home also brings about hustle and bustle around. With lakhs of people packing…
Andhra Pradesh CM, wife participate in Sankranti celebrations

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his wife Y. S. Bharati Reddy celebrated Sankranti at the chief minister’s official residence here on Saturday amidst rural ambience and…
Secunderabad-Vishakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express reservations begin Sunday

Hyderabad: Bookings for the Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad to Vishakhapatnam will begin on Sunday with its virtual flagging off virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the train will be open…
Sankranti celebrations kick off with ‘Bhogi’ in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam: Sankranti celebrations began across Andhra Pradesh on Saturday with ‘Bhogi’ or burning of old and unwanted items like old clothes, mats and broomsticks in the belief that new things will usher…
Sankranti begins with Bhogi in Telugu states

Amaravati: Sankranti celebrations began amid usual pomp and gaiety across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Saturday with Bhogi. Villages and towns in both the Telugu states came alive with traditional celebrations to…

Chandrababu burns copies of ‘controversial’ GO in Bhogi fire

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday burnt copies of “controversial” Government Order (GO) in Bhogi fire. During Sankranti celebrations in his…
YSRCP hits back at Pawan Kalyan for vitriolic against Jagan

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh ministers and other leaders of ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Friday hit back at actor and Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan for the “vitriolic” attack on Chief…
Andhra Pradesh: BJP finds itself on a sticky wicket with Pawan working closely with Naidu

By Surya Kumar Visakhapatnam: Bharatiya Janata Party, which under its ‘Operation Mission South’ wants to contest 80 Lok Sabha seats in the Southern States has found itself in a fix with its alliance…
Sankranti rush leads to traffic jam on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway

Hyderabad: Railway and bus stations in Hyderabad were packed with passengers while Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway saw traffic jams on Friday as thousands of families were heading to their native places in Telangana and…
KCR, Chandrababu condole death of Sharad Yadav

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has condoled the death of former union minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Sharad Yadav. Chief minister KCR remembered Sharad Yadav’s support to the…
Andhra HC suspends GO banning meetings on roads

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday suspended, till January 23, an order issued by the state government prohibiting public meetings on roads. Hearing a petition challenging the ban, a division…
Jagan cheated dairy farmers by robbing properties worth Rs 6,000 crore to Amul: TDP leader

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former state minister Nakka Ananda Babu came down heavily on chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy accusing him of allegedly cheating the dairy farmers and robbing…
AP: Former TTD Chairman slams hike in room rents for pilgrims

Amaravati: The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) trust board’s former Chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav on Thursday lashed out at YSRCP government for revising room rents for pilgrims. Yadav, who is also a leader…