Ananatpur division

  • AP: Son hacks father to death in Anantapur 09 Dec 2019 15:17
  • Kia Motors’ Anantapur plant to hit full capacity by 2021, says senior VP 05 Dec 2019 19:07
  • CM Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates fully operational Kia Manufacturing Unit in Anantapur district 05 Dec 2019 13:34 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday inaugurated the fully functional Kia Motors Production Facility at Erramanchi village Penukonda mandal, Anantapur district and assured the company of government support. …
  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to inaugurate Kia factory in Anantapur today 05 Dec 2019 07:56 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the manufacturing unit of Kia Motors India factory at Erramanchi in Anantapur district on Thursday. According to an official release, the KIA project will generate 4, …
  • Bengaluru man robbed of Rs 50000, pushed out of train in Anantapur 25 Nov 2019 04:27 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: A 50-year-old man, identified as Govinda Setty from Bengaluru, was robbed of Rs 50,000 and thrown out of the Nanded Express in Anantapur district in the early hours of Sunday by unidentified miscreants. The injured man …
  • Concept cities in Vizag, Tirupati, Anantapur 21 Nov 2019 06:25
  • Andhra Pradesh man’s plum juice business in Anantapur loses fizz after raids 20 Nov 2019 23:48 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR : Excise officials conducted a raid and seized 9,120 litres of fermented black plum extract worth Rs 45.6 lakh at Uddehal village in Bommanahal mandal on Wednesday. Excise deputy commissioner Vijay Sekhar said that his …
  • NHRC sends notice to A.P. Chief Secretary on bonded labourers in Anantapur 20 Nov 2019 07:24 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), taking suo motu cognisance of a report published in The Hindu on 32 bonded labourers, including 12 children, seeking liberation from drudgery at Sagar brick kiln in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, has …
  • With natural mulching, Anantapur farmers avoid air pollution 15 Nov 2019 03:04 Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has pushed air pollution to high levels not only there and Delhi, but even spread over distant Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as wind flow brought the smog to even Anantapur, taking PPM 2.5 to dangerous levels. Farmers …
  • Anantapur: Woman slits lover’s wife’s throat 10 Nov 2019 20:09 Anantapur: In a bizarre incident, a woman attacked her lover's wife and slit her throat, at Erranela Kottala in Anantapur on Sunday. The victim, B Maheswari, has a one-year-old son and is five months pregnant with another child. She was badly injured …
  • Anantapur: TikTok love affair turns sour for girls 08 Nov 2019 21:16 Anantapur: In a bizarre development, two Telangana state girls went from Hyderabad to a distant village 600 kms away on the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border to marry two boys whom they had interacted with on the messaging app TikTok. The girls came from …
  • RTC bus plunges into stream in Anantapur 08 Nov 2019 06:34 Forty-three persons had a narrow escape when an APSRTC ‘Palle Velugu; bus jumped off the culvert and plunged into a small stream on Thursday. The incident occurred at 10.30 a.m. at Donekal in Vidapanakal mandal in Anantapur district. Two persons sustained …
  • Demerger: APSPDCL gets Anantapur, Kurnool regions 25 Oct 2019 05:04 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The State government formally approved the demerger of the APCPDCL (now Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited) and transferred Anantapur and Kurnool regions, which were with APCPDCL, to APSPDCL. …
  • Chauffeur steals Rs 6 lakh from former MP Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy, taken into custody 15 Oct 2019 03:22 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Satyanarayanapuram police arrested the chauffeur of former Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy for stealing Rs 6 lakh. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP-Crime) D Koteswara Rao, on the basis of a complaint lodged …
  • Anantapur: 6 injured as bus hits divider, turns turtle 10 Oct 2019 10:51 Anantapur: A private bus carrying 36 passengers met with an accident near Pamurayi village in Anantapuram rural Mandal of Anantapuram district in the wee hours of Thursday. The Hyderabad bound bus overturned at around 3 am after hitting the divider while …
  • Heavy damage to crop as rain batters Anantapur district 08 Oct 2019 02:37 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR/KURNOOL: Heavy rains battered parts of Anantapur district cutting off road connectivity to several villages in Tadipatri, Rayadurg, Madakasira and other Assembly constituencies. Police quarters in D Hirehal Mandal and …
  • Five persons die in two road accidents in Anantapur 05 Oct 2019 07:03 Five persons died in two different accidents on National Highway No.44 in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday - three persons at Gooty and two persons close to RTA Checkpost near Penukonda. Incidentally both happened in a …
  • Anantapur Police nab four culprits in minor kidnap case 24 Sep 2019 02:47 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: The police on Monday arrested four persons, including a notorious criminal, in the minor girl kidnap case. Disclosing the case details to the media, Deputy superintendent of police Veera Raghava Reddy said that a minor …
  • Anantapur district farmers elated as tanks get copious inflows 23 Sep 2019 05:34 Heavy rainfall, with a district average of 13.2 cm, brought relief to farmers in all mandals with each and every mandal receiving rain between 4.5 mm and 132 mm on Saturday night and early hours of Sunday. Several colonies in Anantapur city and looms of …
  • Garuda idol displaced in Anantapur's ancient Venkateswara temple 21 Sep 2019 03:51 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Suspected treasure hunters removed a Garuda idol at the ancient Venkateswara temple in Kundurpi mandal headquarters of Anantapur district on Thursday night.  According to Kalyanadurgam rural Circle Inspector Shiva Shankar …
  • Tomato prices slump to Rs 3 per kilo in Anantapur market 10 Sep 2019 09:23 Express News Service ANANTAPUR: The fall in tomato prices, which some times touch even Rs 1 a kg, has once again started to worry the farmers. In Anantapur market, tomatoes are not fetching a price of even Rs 3 a kg, forcing the farmers to leave the …
  • Anantapur: Man arrested for molesting 3 daughters 06 Sep 2019 21:43  Based on the statement of the victims, district child welfare committee chairperson Nallani Rajeswari sought action against the father. The victims were provided shelter at a home in Anantapur. (Representational Image) ANANTAPUR: Anantapur III-Town police …
  • Anantapur farmer dies of heart attack in queue for seeds 30 Aug 2019 03:48 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: A farmer died of cardiac arrest in the queue for contingency seed distribution at the agriculture market yard in Uravakonda Mandal of the district on Thursday. With the main crop groundnut failing due to unfavourable …
  • Andhra Pradesh: Dalit minor girl beaten up for eloping with cousin, two held in Anantapur 18 Aug 2019 19:58 The officer said following a complaint by the girl’s parents, her cousin was booked in a case of kidnapping and under the provisions of POCSO Act. (Representational Image)  Two panchayat members of a village have been arrested on the charge of thrashing up …
  • Kia rolls out its 1st ‘Made in India’ car at Anantapur 09 Aug 2019 00:44
  • Kia Seltos’ first production model rolls out from Anantapur plant: India launch on 22 August 08 Aug 2019 14:51 Kia Seltos, the first car to be introduced in India by Kia Motors, finally had its first production model roll out from the South Korean car manufacturer’s facility in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Kia Motors Anantpur facility, which is spread in an area of …
  • CM Jagan Mohan Reddy invited to Kia Seltos’ launch in Anantapur 06 Aug 2019 04:15 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA:   Representatives of Kia Motors invited Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to participate in the launch of its new car Kia Seltos on August 8. The event will be organised at Kia Motors plant at Penugonda in Anantapur …
  • Kharif sown area drops to 18% in Anantapur 29 Jul 2019 03:58 Sowing operations in Anantapur district have been badly hit during the current kharif season as the southwest monsoon failed yet again in the first two months recording (-) 43.7% deficit rainfall from June 1 to July 27. The sowing of various crops in the …
  • Why crops failed in Anantapur dist.? Skewed water supply is the cause 20 Jul 2019 07:06 The inequitable distribution of irrigation and drinking water in Anantapur district has led to a crisis. Now the district administration is struggling to provide even drinking water, leave alone saving the crops or facilitating sowing of seeds for the …
  • Sacrificed? 3 found killed in Anantapur temple 16 Jul 2019 03:18
  • Anantapur: Treasure hunters kill 3, give bloodbath to lingam 16 Jul 2019 02:33 Anantapur: A family of three elderly persons was allegedly sacrificed and their blood offered to a Shiva lingam at Korthikota village under Tanakal manal in Anantapur district early on Monday. The victims were identified as Shivarami Reddy, retired …
  • 3 found killed in suspected human sacrifice in Anantapur 16 Jul 2019 01:01
  • Despite uproar for seeds, Anantapur dist. sees few sowings 09 Jul 2019 04:06 There has been a hue and cry over non-distribution of subsidised groundnut seeds on time in Anantapur district for the past 15 days, but ironically out of the 5.5 lakh hectares targeted for sowing, only 17,000 hectares has been sown so far. The situation …
  • Anantapur: Drunk man rapes 5-year-old, arrested 04 Jul 2019 22:17 ANANTAPUR: In another sordid incident, a 40-year-old man raped a five-year-old girl child at Erranela Kottala in Anatnapur on Wednesday night. The incident came to light on Thursday after the parents approached III-Town Police to register a complaint. …
  • Anantapur: Doctors blamed for death of infant 21 Jun 2019 02:31 Anantapur: Mild tension prevailed for some time at the labour ward of the general hospital here on Thursday when the relatives of a pregnant woman alleged that negligence of the doctors led to the death of the infant. They staged a protest against the …
  • Four killed after lorry hits two-wheeler in Anantapur district 12 Jun 2019 16:15 Four persons were killed after three tyres of a coal-laden lorry burst, causing the lorry to fall on a two-wheeler at Maddalapalli village in Anantapur district on Wednesday afternoon. The lorry, coming at a great speed from Tadipatri to Anantapur, hit the …
  • Anantapur district drought: CPM seeks government action 21 May 2019 04:49 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Anantapur district is in grip of drought and the situation in Mukundapuram of Garladinne mandal amply reflects it, said CPM State secretary P Madhu on Monday. In a letter written to Chief Secretary LV Subramanyam, he …
  • Anantapur hospital gets nod to test drug-resistent TB samples 17 May 2019 06:43 The Ministry of Health’s TB division has accredited the Anantapur Rural Development Trust (RDT) Hospital’s laboratory at Bhattalapalli in Anantapur district to test multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)samples. It is now the second such facility in …
  • Youths vie for money pot during Ramanavami fete in Anantapur 15 Apr 2019 17:43 Ramanavami was celebrated with gaiety in the district at several temples with the devout offering special prayers on Sunday. Being a public holiday, most of the temples witnessed heavy inflow of devotees right from morning as they ventured out early to …
  • Four die as ambulance rams lorry near Anantapur 20 Mar 2019 04:37 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: In a ghastly road accident, four persons were killed and two others were injured, one of them critically, when the ambulance in which they were travelling, rammed a stationary lorry at Pedavaduguru village on NH 44 in the …
  • Anantapur: Four killed as ambulance rams lorry 20 Mar 2019 01:53 Anantapur: Four persons were killed and one suffered serious injuries when an ambulance carrying passengers rammed a stalled lorry near Gooty under Peddavadugur police station limits on NH-44 in the district in the wee hours on Tuesday. The victims were …
  • Kia Motors commences trial production at Anantapur plant in Andhra Pradesh 16 Mar 2019 23:04
  • Anantapur: Two kill man over loan, given life 15 Mar 2019 14:05 Anantapur: Hindupur second additional district judge on Wednesday sentenced life term imprisonment to two persons for killing a person to evade repayment of loan at Pamudurthi in Kotha-cheruvu police limits in the district. Sources said E. Krishna of …
  • Anantapur Income Tax officer caught taking Rs 25,000 bribe 15 Mar 2019 07:34 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau caught an income tax official red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a complainant at Anantapur on Thursday.  According to ACB officials, the accused is A …
  • Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh tops in water table recharge 26 Feb 2019 08:17 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh bagged the third place in the country in the National Water Awards 2018. Maharashtra and Gujarat stood first and second. Further, AP got awards in six different categories.   Anantapur was adjudged the …
  • Kia Motors plant set to transform backward Anantapur district 24 Feb 2019 09:48 Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) South Korean automobile giant Kia Motors’ plant is set to transform Anantapur, one of the country’s most backward districts. The sprawling plant, which has come up over 536 acres of land in Erramanchi village in a …
  • Raghuveera applies for Kalyandurg seat in Anantapur 08 Feb 2019 04:25 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The candidate selection process in the Congress state unit for the upcoming Assembly and general elections has commenced on Thursday with receipt of applications from ticket aspirants. On the first day, 204 applications …
  • Kidnapped girl traced in Anantapur, reunited with kin 03 Feb 2019 04:51 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: A police constable attached to the Patamata police station, allegedly kidnapped a minor girl after luring her in the name of love.  Following a complaint by the girl’s parents, a case of kidnap and sections under POCSO …
  • Kia Motors Commences Trial Production At Its Anantapur Plant In Andhra Pradesh 30 Jan 2019 19:04 Jan 25 (Reuters) - Kia Motors Corp ::SAYS Q4 NET PROFIT 94 BILLION WON ($83.39 million) VERSUS CONSENSUS FORECAST OF 431 BILLION WON ($382.36 million) NET PROFIT.SAYS Q4 OPERATING PROFIT 382 BILLION WON ($338.89 million).  Full Article Jan 25 (Reuters) - …
  • Kia Motors commences trial production at Anantapur plant 29 Jan 2019 10:18 Kia Motors, the eighth largest automaker, has commenced trial production at its greenfield  manufacturing facility in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. This is Kia's 15th. Plant and signifies the completed construction of the new 536-acre manufacturing …
  • Kia to kick off trial production at Anantapur plant today 28 Jan 2019 18:34
  • Anantapur makes strides in renewable energy 20 Jan 2019 02:40 Anantapur district is making rapid strides in renewable energy production and utilisation, and is among the top districts in Andhra Pradesh on this front with several projects being proposed in solar and wind energy both by the government as well as by …
  • Rs 1,020 crore arms  factory to come up in Anantapur 01 Jan 2019 05:26 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: In a major boost to the industrial development in the State, Stumpp Schuele Casings (SSC) Private Limited has decided to set up an ammunition manufacturing unit in Anantapur with an investment of Rs 1,020 crore. The …
  • Mob kills leopard in Anantapur district 25 Dec 2018 02:27 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: The residents of Kambaduru village on Monday chased a leopard and beat it with sticks after it mauled a few locals while they were going to their agriculture fields. According to the residents, the leopard had been …
  • Kia Motors to make EVs in Anantapur 06 Dec 2018 18:43
  • Travel for Take a bus from Hyderabad to Anantapur 04 Dec 2018 10:01 Travel for Take a bus from Hyderabad to Anantapur The city of Anantapur is located within the westernmost part of the state of Andhra Pradesh. This place is believed to be very famous among vacationers because the entire district of Anantapur is noted for …
  • Big boost to horticulture in Anantapur dt.: CM 25 Nov 2018 05:43 The farmers in Anantapur district should take to horticulture crops using drip and sprinkler irrigation as availability of water was very low and the Krishna water being given to the district was slowly changing the face of the district, observed Chief …
  • N Chandrababu Naidu raps JC Diwakar Reddy, Anantapur TDP leaders over groupism  25 Nov 2018 01:50 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is apparently not happy with the situation in the party in Anantapur district, which is considered a TDP bastion. He is learned to have taken serious view of the …
  • Anantapur road overbridge racing towards completion 24 Nov 2018 03:58 The Ram Nagar level crossing in the city is a major bottleneck with the gate being closed at frequent intervals to facilitate passage of passenger and goods trains on the busy Guntakal - Bengaluru section of the South Central Railway. In February 2014, the …
  • Man escapes death after coming under goods train at Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur station 19 Nov 2018 14:08 Andhra Pradesh: Man escapes death as goods train passes over him A man escaped miraculously after coming under a train while crossing railway tracks instead of using the foot overbridge at Anantapur railway station in Andhra Pradesh. The incident came to …
  • Anantapur: Six of family dead as lorry rams vehicle 17 Oct 2018 22:32 Anantpur: Six members of a family were killed when a speeding lorry rammed into the mini-truck they were travelling in near Pedda Hothur in Alur mandal of Kurnool district early on Wednesday. The victims were identified as Sheik Khaja, Sheik Hussain, …
  • Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy invites Kadiri CI Gorantla Madhav for showdown, complains against him in PS 22 Sep 2018 01:27 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Following a sharp retort from the District Police Officers’ Association on Thursday to his adverse comments against them the other day during violence in Chinnapolamada, Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy once again lashed out …
  • Arson case: Andhra police start probe into Anantapur ashram activities 21 Sep 2018 00:35 One villager died and at least 45 others received serious injuries in the attack by the ashram’s inmates Five days after violence and arson broke out in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district, with the followers of Swamy Prabodhananda ashram and locals …
  • Villagers oppose tank land allotment to factory in Anantapur 28 Aug 2018 02:02 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Tension prevailed at Utukur village in Parigi mandal in the district on Monday when  police tried to disrupt a meeting organised by villagers with the help of CPM protesting the construction of a factory in the village …
  • Three of a family from JP Nagar killed in Anantapur district 06 Aug 2018 16:12 By Express News Service BENGALURU:A family of three died on the spot after their speeding car crashed into a truck in Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Sunday morning. The kin of the deceased alleged that the police did not file a case …
  • Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy JC toes party line after CM’s call 20 Jul 2018 02:28 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Anantapur MP JC Diwakar Reddy, who has created a flutter by announcing that he will stay away from the monsoon session of Parliament, on Thursday decided to toe the party line after the intervention of TDP supremo and …
  • Union Cabinet okays Bill, clears way for Central university in Anantapur 19 Jul 2018 02:32 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Just a couple of days before facing the no-trust vote in the Lok Sabha, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill which will facilitate the establishment of a Central University in …
  • Bengaluru proximity adds investor appeal to Anantapur IT city plan 29 Jun 2018 01:08 Express News Service VIJAYAWADA:  To realise its vision of creating one lakh jobs in the IT sector in Andhra Pradesh by 2019, the government is planning to promote the proposed IT city in Anantapur district among potential investors as ‘Bengaluru Plus’, …
  • Andhra CM reviews automobile project in Anantapur 12 Jun 2018 18:54 [India], June 12 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today met with officials from Kia Motors India, who informed him that by January 2019, the first 'made in India' car will be ready. The officials of Kia Motors India …
  • 10-year-old girl killed in giant wheel mishap in Anantapur 28 May 2018 12:48 A 10-year-old girl was killed on the spot, and six others, including three children, were seriously injured, when a cabin or the car of a giant wheel came crashing down while moving, during a public exhibition at Anantapur on Sunday night. The cabin got …
  • 10-year-old killed, 6 injured after trolley of giant wheel crashes in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur 28 May 2018 07:09 In a video aired by local media, the trolley crashed immediately after the bolt came off, throwing all the people in it on to the ground. (Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshini/Representational) A 10-year-old girl was killed and six others were injured …
  • Woman attempts suicide with six children in Anantapur 20 May 2018 16:05
  • AP seeks to extend hyperloop transportation system to Visakhapatnam, Anantapur 05 May 2018 01:56 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The state government, which has planned for a hyperloop transportation system between Vijayawada and Amaravati, wants to extend it to other cities as well. In this regard, the AP Capital Region Development Authority ( …
  • Kia Motors to roll out first car from Anantapur plant by 2019 24 Feb 2018 16:50 The Kia Motors plant spread will have a capacity to produce 3 lakh car annually and employ around 3,000 when fully operational. Photo: Reuters Vishakhapatnam: South Korean auto maker Kia Motors on Saturday said it will roll out first car models from its …
  • South Korean automobile giant doubles Anantapur investment to $2 billion 23 Feb 2018 01:16 ANANTAPUR: South Korean automobile giant Kia Motors on Thursday said it would raise its total investment on the manufacturing unit coming up in Anantapur district to $2 billion by 2021 — almost double its initial budget of $1.1 billion. The venture will …
  • Andhra Pradesh: South Korean automobile giant doubles Anantapur investment to $2 billion 23 Feb 2018 00:20 ANANTAPUR: South Korean automobile giant Kia Motors on Thursday said it would raise its total investment on the manufacturing unit coming up in Anantapur district to $2 billion by 2021 — almost double its initial budget of $1.1 billion. The venture will …
  • Anantapur turns into a canvas 22 Feb 2018 20:22 Anantapur and its surrounding areas, in Andhra Pradesh, are filled with a flurry of activity. 14 Spanish artists are painting the town red, literally. A mural by the river, a photo installation at the Rural Development Trust (RDT) Hospital in Bathalapalli, …
  • Work on Kia Motors plant in Anantapur apace 21 Feb 2018 18:11 Andhra Pradesh is all set to emerge as a major automobile hub as South Korea’s Kia Motors is setting up a mega manufacturing plant at Yerramanchi village at Penugonda mandal of Anantapur district. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will be participating as …
  • Power Star to begin 3-day Anantapur tour today to study drought situation 27 Jan 2018 07:30 Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan is all set to begin his three-day tour of Anantapur district starting Saturday as part his ‘Chalo re...Chalo re...Chal’ campaign. The objective of the tour is to study drought conditions …
  • A Korean ‘township’ coming up in Anantapur 06 Jan 2018 05:46 A “mini South Korean township” is coming up in Anantapur town, about 60 km from the under-construction automobile manufacturing facility of South Korean car major, KIA Motors, near Penukonda. With the work on the KIA factory on the outskirts of Penukonda …
  • Anantapur leg of Jagan yatra ends 28 Dec 2017 04:26
  • A Bus Journey from Anantapur to Hyderabad for Holidays 22 Nov 2017 13:44 A Bus Journey from Anantapur to Hyderabad for Holidays The road distance from Hyderabad to Anantapur is estimated to be 356kms and takes around eight hours to complete the journey by bus. I opted for an AC sleeper bus, as they are secure for lengthy night …
  • Anantapur receives heaviest single day rain in decades 13 Oct 2017 05:07 For the 12th day on the trot, the district received rainfall in excess of 100 mm even as some parts received the heaviest single day rainfall ever in the last few decades. Gooty especially and the mandal as a whole received 139 mm since midnight Wednesday …
  • No negligence at Anantapur Government Hospital, deceased were too old: Kamineni Srinivas 29 Sep 2017 03:55 Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas (right), MP Maganti Venkateswara Rao, MLA Badeti Kota Ramarao, MLC Ramu Surya Rao and others participate in the Swachhata hi Seva programme in Eluru on Thursday | Express ANANTAPUR/ELURU: The death toll at the Acute …
  • Nine die in Anantapur government hospital within 24 hours 29 Sep 2017 01:20 ANANTAPUR: As many as nine patients died within a span of 24 hours creating panic at Anantapur government hospital on Wednesday. The patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) started to die one after the other from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. …
  • Nine die in a single night at Anantapur hospital 28 Sep 2017 06:02 ANANTAPUR: Nine patients died in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at Anantapur Government Hospital. Relatives of the victims allege they would have survived had they been given better medical attention. Eight of the deaths occurred at the …
  • Ten patients die in AP's Anantapur hospital in 15 hours 27 Sep 2017 16:35 JBS Umanadh,Hyderabad, DH News Service Sep 27 2017, 21:34 IST The first death was reported around 1 am. And, the trend continued till Wednesday afternoon. DH File Photo for representation. In a span of 15 hours at least 10 patients died at the government …
  • Batrepalli waterfalls an oasis in drought-hit Anantapur 27 Sep 2017 02:14 ANANTAPUR: Despite there being a deficit rainfall, Batrepalli waterfalls — the only falls in the drought-hit district of Anantapur — have become a tourist attraction. The falls are located in the midst of several large hills, in a reserved forest. The …
  • Bharat yatra enters Anantapur dist 19 Sep 2017 03:53 Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi taking part in Bharat Yatra at Chilamathur mandal in Anantapur district on Monday | Express ANANTAPUR:“Let the darkness of fear, perversion and vulgarity, which have not only become a crime but a moral epidemic in the form …
  • A Journey from Hyderabad to Anantapur by Bus for Holiday 18 Sep 2017 07:05 A Journey from Hyderabad to Anantapur by Bus for Holiday A Journey from Hyderabad to Anantapur by Bus The city of Anantapur is located within the westernmost part of the state of Andhra Pradesh. This place is believed to be very famous among vacationers …
  • Chittoor, Anantapur selected for Neeranchal National Watershed project 08 Sep 2017 03:35 TIRUPATI: The Andhra Pradesh government received a major fillip in their efforts for improving watershed management in the rural and rain fed areas as Anantapur and Chittoor were selected for Neeranchal National Watershed project, Y R S Rao, scientist and …
  • Andhra Pradesh: Medical student ends life in Anantapur 17 Aug 2017 16:24 G Yeshwant Mahendra Kumar (Express photo) ANANTAPUR: A 19-year-old student pursuing MBBS at Anantapur Medical College took his own life by jumping before a train in the wee hours of Thursday. G Yeshwant Mahendra Kumar, in the suicide note left behind, …
  • Rs 1 crore demonetised notes seized in Anantapur, 11 arrested 30 Jul 2017 06:10 The demonetised notes and cell phones seized from Anantapur on Saturday | Express ANANTAPUR: The Anantapur Police seized `1 crore in demonetised notes and arrested 11 persons in connection with the case in Srinivasanagar here on Saturday. The police …
  • AISF vows to cleanse communal elements from the country – Waliullah’s address in Anantapur during padyatra 29 Jul 2017 04:03 Anantapur: Every effort to convert the country into a Hindu State would be foiled. The country of Ambedkar’s dreams will never be allowed to convert into the country of Golwalkar’s India. These thoughts were express by various speakers while addressing the …
  • Use rain guns to save crops in Anantapur: Chief Minister to officials 25 Jul 2017 05:38 Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu | File Photo VIJAYAWADA: With dry spell prevailing in as many as 18 mandals of the drought-hit Anantapur district, the State government has decided to make use of rain guns for irrigating fields to protect standing …
  • Anantapur farmers leaving agriculture in droves 23 Jul 2017 07:30 Farmers in the Anantapur district continue to leave agriculture at an alarming rate with minor exceptions in the last decade, if the statistics of groundnut seed distribution is anything to go by. The district was once the highest producer of groundnut …
  • Governor to visit Anantapur today 21 May 2017 18:09 Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan will visit Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on 22nd and 23rd May. Releasing the details of the Governor’s visit, Anantapur DRO Malleshwari Devi informed that Narasimhan will reach Anantapur by road on May 22 at 7.45 PM and …
  • Over 14 dead as country boat capsizes in Anantapur 29 Apr 2017 02:36 ANANTAPUR : At least 14 people, including four women and 10 children belonging to the same family, were killed when a country boat capsized in a lake near Yerratimmaraju Cheruvu village in Guntakal mandal of Anantapur district on Friday. While one boy is …
  • 13 die in boat accident in Andhra's Anantapur 28 Apr 2017 16:43 ANANTAPUR: Thirteen members of a family died and two others are missing after their boat capsized in the Erratimma Raju lake in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on Friday. The victims, which include seven women and six children, were taking a joy …
  • The ghost towns of Anantapur by the looming drought 28 Apr 2017 01:44 ANANTAPUR: “Has my father come?” asks Divakar, hope flickering in his tender eyes as he runs into his house straight from school. “Ledura (no), he will come next month and bring you lots of toys from Bengaluru,” replies his uncle Eswarayya. The 12-year-old …
  • Karagiri brings the Heritage collection 10 Jan 2020 06:48 An ode to the timeless glamour of our Indian Heritage. An exquisite collection of intricately handcrafted designer pieces, conceived and crafted as an ode to the Indian Handloom Industry – brimmed with its characteristic graphic form lush colour, rich …
  • Unable to bear harassment by FB friend, three girls attempt suicide 10 Jan 2020 04:27 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Three girl students, all in their early 20s, who were unable to bear harassment by a friend from whom they had borrowed money, attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills late on Wednesday night. The locals, who found …
  • Jagan launches scheme for handloom weavers 22 Dec 2019 08:19 Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched ‘Nethanna Nestham’ at Dharmavaram of Anantapur district. The scheme aims to extending an aid of ₹24,000 every year for each handloom weaver family that is currently running a loom. Speaking at a …
  • Andhra CM Jagan launches YSR Nethanna Nestham to benefit 85k weavers 22 Dec 2019 03:46 By Express News Service DHARMAVARAM (ANANTAPUR DISTRICT): Keeping his promise made to the handloom weavers during his 3,648 km Praja Sankalpa Yatra, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Nethanna Nestham scheme here on Saturday.  Addressing …
  • Frustrated weavers in Telangana plan 'Chalo Delhi' seeking ban on mill-made handlooms 05 Dec 2019 08:06 By Express News Service HYDERABAD:  Frustrated by the government’s failure to curb mill-made “handlooms”, the members of Weavers United Joint Action Committee have decided to launch the “Chalo Delhi” programme, to take up the issue with Union Minister for …
  • Ruckus at Guntur village: Stones pelted at police  18 Nov 2019 03:17 By Express News Service GUNTUR: The locals and the police engaged in a scuffle at Dharmavaram of Durgi mandal on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.  The Jana Sena workers allegedly organised a social play ‘Konidena Kodama Simhalu’ at Dharmavaram …
  • With natural mulching, Anantapur farmers avoid air pollution 15 Nov 2019 03:04 Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana has pushed air pollution to high levels not only there and Delhi, but even spread over distant Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as wind flow brought the smog to even Anantapur, taking PPM 2.5 to dangerous levels. Farmers …
  • Antique Jain Tirthankara idol unearthed in Prakasam 13 Oct 2019 04:04 A seventh century stone idol of Parswanatha, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara, has been found in the fields close to the Bhimeswara temple at Dharmavaram village, near Addanki in Prakasam district. E. Siva Nagi Reddy, CEO, The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada & …
  • SWR launches special trains to clear Deepavali rush 11 Oct 2019 03:00 By Express News Service BENGALURU: To clear the extra rush of passengers for the upcoming Deepavali festival, the South Western Railway has decided to run the following pair of Suvidha Special trains: Train between Yelahanka and Bidar Yelahanka-Bidar …
  • Anantapur district farmers elated as tanks get copious inflows 23 Sep 2019 05:34 Heavy rainfall, with a district average of 13.2 cm, brought relief to farmers in all mandals with each and every mandal receiving rain between 4.5 mm and 132 mm on Saturday night and early hours of Sunday. Several colonies in Anantapur city and looms of …
  • 3 dead, 8 injured in road accident in Andhra Pradesh 18 Aug 2019 15:30 East Godavari: Three people died and eight were injured as an auto carrying them crashed into a halted lorry, a police official said on Sunday. This incident took place near Dharmavaram village in Prathipadu Mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra …
  • ‘Development not in common man’s perspective’, says Former Union Secretary EAS Sarma 13 Aug 2019 03:13 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Former Union Secretary EAS Sarma has said development in the State is being conceptualised in the perspective of the elite group of the population, which is a minority, rather than from the perspective of the common man. …
  • Kharif sown area drops to 18% in Anantapur 29 Jul 2019 03:58 Sowing operations in Anantapur district have been badly hit during the current kharif season as the southwest monsoon failed yet again in the first two months recording (-) 43.7% deficit rainfall from June 1 to July 27. The sowing of various crops in the …
  • Aashadam sale at APCO showrooms begins 27 Jun 2019 07:28 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The much anticipated Aashadam sale started at selected APCO showrooms in Vijayawada division from Wednesday. It will go on till July 20.  A total of eight showrooms in the districts of Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari …
  • Hyderabad: TV Serial actress goes missing from SR Nagar 26 Jun 2019 17:48 Hyderabad: A female television artist was reported missing from her hostel room in SR Nagar since last week. The incident came to light on Wednesday, after her family approached the police and lodged a complaint. The woman, identified as Lalitha, a native …
  • Rajamahendravaram Central jail sets up Rs 4 crore petrol pump 10 Jun 2019 03:47 By Express News Service RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM:A Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) petrol pump set up by Rajamahendravaram Central Jail was inaugurated by Srinivasa Rao, DIG, prisons, here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that this was …
  • Andhra Pradesh: 1 killed over construction of Anganwadi building 01 Jun 2019 18:55 Category: Andhra Pradesh Posted by Shameen Published: Jun 01, 2019, 3:52 pm IST Updated: Jun 01, 2019, 3:52 pm IST Anantapuram: One person was killed and five others were injured on Saturday after a minor scuffle over land turned violent in the Anantapuram …
  • 1 dead, 4 injured in clashes between TDP, YSRCP workers in Andhra 01 Jun 2019 16:55 The police have registered an FIR under Sections 302 and 307 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Anantapuram: One dead and four others got injured in clashes between YSRCP and TDP workers in Bathalapalli Mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on …
  • YSRCP writes to EC, seeks free and fair counting of votes 18 May 2019 14:36 [India], May 18 (ANI): YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Saturday shot off a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking support to ensure free and fair counting of votes in the state. YSRCP national general secretary V Vijayasai Reddy, in the …
  • Unscheduled track work delays trains from Bengaluru 12 May 2019 02:18 Express News Service BENGALURU: After an hour’s block was announced on railway tracks to carry out maintenance work along the Bengaluru-Dharmavaram section, the blockage was extended by an additional two hours, upsetting train schedules along the route.  …
  • Online Kanchipuram silk sarees in contrast borders at kanjivaramsilks.com 06 May 2019 17:51 May 06, 2019 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- The contrast borders kanchipuram silk sarees are weaved by 2 weavers to make this saree. According to the ceo of kanjivaram silks. “The kanchipuram silk sarees in contrast borders are most preferred sarees …
  • After train delay ends in NEET debacle, students worried about missing a year 06 May 2019 12:20 Hundreds of panicked students scrambled out of Hampi Express (train no. 16591) when it finally pulled into Yeshwantpur Junction station after a delay of nearly seven hours on Sunday. The train, which runs from Hampi to Bengaluru via Mysuru, was filled with …
  • 8 hours behind schedule, train leaves 400 NEET examinees stranded 06 May 2019 10:53 BENGALURU: Over 400 students from North Karnataka could not appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 here on Sunday after Hampi Express they had boarded to reach Bengaluru where they had to right the exam reached the city eight …
  • Cyclone Fani to ‘weaken further’ in next 6 hours, lay centred over Bangladesh: IMD 04 May 2019 09:23 Fani weakened into a deep depression and lay centred over Bangladesh (IMD/Twitter) New Delhi: The cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that wreak havoc in Odisha on Friday and West Bengal on Saturday, has now weakened into a deep depression and lay centred over …
  • Problems aplenty for TDP in its stronghold 29 Mar 2019 04:47 Express News Service ANANTAPUR: One of the most backward districts in the country, Anantapur is still reeling under drought and the situation has not improved in the last one decade. The farming community is peeved over non-payment of input subsidies. …
  • Anantapur: Two kill man over loan, given life 15 Mar 2019 14:05 Anantapur: Hindupur second additional district judge on Wednesday sentenced life term imprisonment to two persons for killing a person to evade repayment of loan at Pamudurthi in Kotha-cheruvu police limits in the district. Sources said E. Krishna of …
  • Jana Sena releases the first list of candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies 14 Mar 2019 14:54 Jana Sena Party (JSP) has released the first list of candidates for four Lok Sabha (LS) and 32 Assembly constituencies a few hours before the party's formation day celebrations began at Rajahmundry on Thursday. ONGC former executive director D.M.R. …
  • Janasena MLA Candidate List 2019 14 Mar 2019 13:09 VIJAYAWADA: Actor-turned-politician and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan released party's first list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha and Andhra assembly elections. Pawan released the list of four parliamentary and 32 assembly constituencies on the …
  • AP: Jana Sena Party releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 14 Mar 2019 09:27 [India], March 14 (ANI): Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates contesting from Jana Sena Party (JSP) for upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. JSP is the first party to announce the list of candidates for Lok …
  • Jana Sena Candidate List 2019 14 Mar 2019 05:58 VIJAYAWADA: Actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan released the first list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha and Andhra assembly elections. Janasena chief released the list of four parliamentary and 32 assembly constituencies on its formation day. The …
  • Woman delivers baby on train , with others' help 05 Mar 2019 07:44 KALABURAGI: It takes a village to raise a child, goes the saying, but Manamma found out it takes an entire train to deliver a baby safely. Little did the 24-year-old know that passengers of the Yeswantpur-Bidar Express would become her saviours overnight …
  • Dharmavaram MLA objects to deletion of 15,000 votes 24 Feb 2019 04:48 Dharmavaram MLA Gonuguntla Suryanarayana has taken objection to the repeated complaints being made by YSR Congress Party convener and former MLA Kethireddy Venkata Rami Reddy to the Election Commission seeking deletion of fake votes or names of non- …
  • Vice-President calls upon political parties to unite for national security 22 Feb 2019 03:47 Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called on political parties to set aside their differences and stand united on matters regarding national security. Mr. Naidu said the Centre and State governments should work as a team for the country’s …
  • AP: Lorry drags bike for 3km, 3 students killed 13 Feb 2019 04:09 VISAKHAPATNAM: Three teenagers riding a motorbike faced a horrific death on Tuesday when a cement-laden lorry dragged their bike for 3-km after knocking them down at Dharmavaram Agraharam junction in the city. Police, who confirmed that lorry driver Sheik …
  • Reputed agencies to build R&R colony for Kovvada oustees 19 Jan 2019 03:20 By Express News Service SRIKAKULAM:  Nuclear Power Corporation of India limited (NPCIL), has come forward to construct the rehabilitation colony for the evacuees, under Kovvada Atomic Power Project at a cost of Rs 10.5 lakh for each structure on an area of …
  • SCR improves railway connectivity, introduces new trains 03 Jan 2019 04:31 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: For the benefit of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) has introduced new trains, provided stoppages and extended train services. In a press release issued here, the SCR officials highlighted the initiatives …
  • Over 1.28 lakh bogus voters removed from rolls 22 Dec 2018 01:26 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Acting on the complaint lodged by YSRC party about the presence of bogus/duplicate votes in electoral rolls of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh RP Sisodia initiated action and after a lengthy …
  • Pregnant woman pushed off from a moving train: Andra Pradesh 19 Dec 2018 05:32 Posted by Zain Khan on Dec 19, 2018, 11:00 AM IST India News ANANTAPUR: An unidentified attacker pushed a seven-month pregnant woman named Karnati Divya out of a moving train by near Dharmavaram in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. …
  • Trains cancelled for interlocking work 12 Dec 2018 07:19 By Express News Service BENGALURU: The following trains will be cancelled from Wednesday due to interlocking work undertaken at Thondebhavi station on the Yelahanka-Dharmavaram section of Bengaluru Division. An official release specified these train names …
  • YS Jagan Mohan Reddy promises 75 per cent quota in private companies 07 Dec 2018 05:43 By Express News Service SRIKAKULAM: Opposition Leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has promised to formulate an Act to provide 75 per cent reservation to local people in private companies and industries in the State if YSRC is elected to power.  Speaking at a …
  • Family of five, four Jana Sena men die in mishaps 03 Dec 2018 03:58 By Express News Service TIRUPATI/KURNOOL: Five members of a family from CK Dinne mandal in Kadapa district died in a ghastly road mishap at Mamandur under Renigunta police station limits in the wee hours of Sunday. In a separate road mishap on the …
  • Rail track-doubling work on three sections faces hurdles 26 Nov 2018 12:31 BENGALURU: South Western Railway’s track-doubling work in three sections appears to have run into several problems. While doubling work on Toranagallu-Ranjitpura (22.9km) is awaiting the railway board’s sanction, the Birur-Shivamogga (60km) section has …
  • Farmers dump tomatoes as price crashes 04 Oct 2018 02:08 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Though the government has promised to develop the district as horticulture hub, the farmers are not getting profits for their crops due to lack of required marketing facilities. Tomato and chilli farmers are incurring …
  • RITES share price jumps 5% after big order win from Ministry of Railways 10 Sep 2018 13:42 RITES share price: shares jumps 5% after big order win from Ministry of Railways RITES share price: Shares of RITES Ltd jumped over 5% on the domestic bourses on Monday after the firm announced that it has secured an additional work of Rs 294.67 crore from …
  • RITES Ltd secures major Turnkey Railway Contract of Rs. 294.67 Crore 07 Sep 2018 12:11 RITES has secured an additional work of Rs. 294.67 Crores from Ministry of Railways for doubling of Dharmavaram Penukunda rail lines (41.5 Kms) in South Western Railways. Earlier, RITES was awarded doubling work for 90.2 Kms of Dharmavaram Penukunda rail …
  • Man climbs cell tower demanding Special status for AP 19 Aug 2018 10:56 AP: A man in Andhra Pradesh caused panic among others after he climbed a cell tower on Saturday demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh. The man was identified as P Vijay Bhaskar who reportedly climbed a cell tower at Dharmavaram in Anantapur …
  • Amazon’s Kala Haat weaves magic for India’s textile traditions 14 Aug 2018 17:27 Amazon India’s Kala Haat programme, launched in late 2016, has helped to revive dying art and textile traditions like ‘Lippan Kaam’, the craft of Mudwork made using camel dung, practised by a handful of individuals from the Rabari nomadic tribes of Gujarat …
  • E-ticket touts give railway police the slip 30 Jul 2018 10:19 BENGALURU: With touts going online, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is having a torrid time. Earlier, they would collude with railway counter clerks to sell paper tickets in black at a premium rate, but now they seem to have switched to e-touting, …
  • Nava Bharat in talks with firms to co-develop logistics project near Andhra 16 Jul 2018 13:47 Nava Bharat Ventures Limited (NBVL) is in talks with potential partners for developing a new-age logistics and warehousing project in 200 acres of company-owned land near Kakinada in the upcoming Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC). The flagship …
  • Srivari Kalyanotsavam in EG from June 19 to 22 03 Jun 2018 01:52 By Express News Service RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is going to organise Sri Venkateswara Swamy Kalyanotsavam at four different places in East Godavari district from June 19 to 22, said TTD Dharma Prachara Parishad member G …
  • SWR may suspend more suburban trains due to poor ridership 30 May 2018 19:56 Bengaluru: After suspending two suburban trains plying between Banaswadi and Hosur for five months, the South Western Railway (SWR) is now thinking of cutting down a few more suburban services citing poor ridership. “Currently we are operating such 120 …
  • In 2 years, over 1,200 killed on tracks in Bengaluru division 28 May 2018 20:14 Bengaluru: A total of 1,253 people were killed on tracks in South Western Railways’ Bengaluru division over the past two years, data compiled by the government railway police (GRP) show. The division includes areas such as Dharmavaram, Mandya, Kuppam, …
  • Railway station beautification: Official delighted after Secundrabad bags 3rd prize 27 May 2018 09:54 [India] May 27(ANI): Leaving behind 'paan' stained walls and stinking platforms, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Secundrabad railway station has expressed happiness on winning the third prize for the beautification of station premises. …
  • It’s milk and honey situation for farmers in Nellore district 27 May 2018 03:48 Medium-sized milk dairies with capacity reaching 10,000 litres per day are coming up in rural areas by forging tie-ups with major dairies to stabilise and enhance livelihoods involved in cattle rearing and milk production in villages. The Kamadhenu Milk …
  • Summer drive-aways for the last-minute non-planner 16 May 2018 12:53   Chennai – Tharangambadi, in a convertible Tharangambadi (earlier Tranquebar), the quaint little coastal town about 280 kilometres from Chennai, is worth exploring for Dutch East India Company colonial past. The road is a brilliant stretch of tarmac which …
  • Study shows crimes against women are taken lightly by the Indian system 23 Apr 2018 11:03 Srinagar: Amid simmering anger over recent so many rape cases that shook the entire nation, including Kathua rape and murder and Unnao case, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) in a recent report observed that BJP has …
  • Maharashtra has 12 lawmakers with cases of crimes on women 21 Apr 2018 06:54 CHENNAI/MUMBAI: There are 48 MPs and MLAs in the country who have declared in their poll affidavit that they faced cases related to crimes against women, including rape. At 12, Maharashtra had the most number of lawmakers accused of crimes against …
  • Jagan hails sacrifices of fasting MPs 11 Apr 2018 03:43 YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday hailed the sacrifices of the five party MPs, who have been on an indefinite fast. After the Praja Sankalpa Yatra at Mangalagiri, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, in a video conference, spoke to Y. …
  • South Coast Railway could be the new railway zone for AP 12 Feb 2018 04:00 South Coast Railway (SCoR) is likely to become a reality soon with the Central Government and the Railway Ministry bowing to the pressure exerted by Andhra Pradesh Government and public representatives to form the new railway zone. Although not officially …
  • All rail lines in SCR to be electrified soon 07 Feb 2018 04:47 All lines in the South Central Railway (SCR) will be electrified with the latest budgetary allocations of ₹1,171 crore this year (2018-19) as was presented in the ‘Pink Book’ presented in Parliament on Tuesday. “In three years we will be able to speed up …
  • 161-km suburban route for city gets railway nod 07 Feb 2018 01:01 BENGALURU: The over two-decade-old demand for a suburban railway network for the city has finally been met by the Railways with the project and amount approved for it in the Railway budget 2018-2019. Meanwhile, a 142-km corridor costing Rs 12,061 crore has …
  • Centre has extended adequate help to Andhra: BJP 04 Feb 2018 14:30 [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Visakhapatnam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, K. Hari Babu on Sunday asserted that the Centre had extended adequate help to Andhra Pradesh. Hailing the Union Budget, Hari Babu said, "Central Govt. has extended all the help that …
  • Mr Jaitley, show us the money 31 Jan 2018 23:27 Experts hope that the Centre will give Bengaluru a chance to revive its flailing attempts at infrastructural growth. The run up the Union Budget has India awaiting a nail-biting finish from the NDA government, with finance minister Arun Jaitley set to …
  • Pawan Kalyan all praise for Sathya Sai trust 30 Jan 2018 05:26 Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan on Monday demanded that the State government consider a proposal of making the spiritual town Puttaparthi as district headquarters. Mr. Pawan Kalyan, who stayed at Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam on Sunday night and …
  • Power Star to begin 3-day Anantapur tour today to study drought situation 27 Jan 2018 07:30 Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan is all set to begin his three-day tour of Anantapur district starting Saturday as part his ‘Chalo re...Chalo re...Chal’ campaign. The objective of the tour is to study drought conditions …
  • APCO handloom expo inaugurated 20 Jan 2018 03:34 VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, Atchannaidu Kinjarapu inaugurated the APCO Amaravati handloom expo, here in the city on Friday. He said that the new swanky showroom of APCO would soon be selling jewellery, along with designer and handloom …
  • Naidu  promises to solve Rayalaseema water crisis 12 Jan 2018 03:36 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu participating in Jala Harathi programme in Anantapur district on Thursday | Express ANANTAPUR: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated his government’s commitment to provide better irrigation facility to drought …
  • Silk sarees from different States under one roof 02 Jan 2018 17:27 Women look at sarees at the 'Silk India' exhibition which began at Gujarat Bhavan at Deshpande Nagar in Hubballi on Tuesday. A wide range of silk sarees and clothes, with intricate designs unique to different regions, are available under one roof …
  • YSRCP banks on Jagan Mohan’s ‘yatra’ to take on TDP 01 Jan 2018 19:15 YSRCP chief Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy has completed 69 community meetings and 19 public meetings in 20 assembly constituencies he has walked across. Photo: Mint Hyderabad: With YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy having covered over 600 …
  • Chirala weavers go online to stay afloat 29 Dec 2017 03:34 Pushed to the brink, weavers of Chirala have reinvented themselves by going for a tie-up with a leading American electronic commerce and cloud computing company to improve the marketability for their eco-friendly handloom products, as the GST regime, which …
  • Can Karnataka catch up in railway electrification? 24 Dec 2017 05:42 The Railway Ministry faces a tough task if it is to fulfil Minister Piyush Goyal’s announcement on completely electrifying the 60,000-odd-km route of the rail network, at least in States such as Karnataka where the percentage of electrified routes is far …
  • Karnataka 3rd worst in rail electrification, trails behind other southern states 18 Dec 2017 06:46 BENGALURU: Karnataka is among the three worst states in the country with regard to electrification of railway lines, behind only Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. According to the railway ministry, only 19 of existing lines in Karnataka are electrified, while …
  • YSRCP MPs will raise SCS issue in Parliament 15 Dec 2017 04:44 YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy mingling with people during his padayatra in Anantapur on Thursday | Express ANANTAPUR : Reiterating that the Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh is right of the people, YSR Congress president YS Jagan …
  • Ethnic weaves on display at Cotton and Silk Fab of India 20 Nov 2017 09:12 Staff Reporter, Bhopal Artisans from all over the country have come to Bhopal for the first time to exhibit their ethnic weaves and traditional pure silk and cotton products on the start of the wedding and winter season, with the theme, ‘Cotton and Silk …
  • Keweenaw Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar set for Saturday 13 Nov 2017 16:22 Kali Katerberg/Daily Mining Gazette A christmas wreath made by long time bazaar participant Lynn Anderson. CALUMET — 24 years ago four women made a scheme over coffee for a Christmas bazaar that continued into the next generation. Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. …
  • 16 special trains to clear rush of passengers 24 Oct 2017 03:20 VIJAYAWADA: In order to clear extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) will operate 16 special trains on Kacheguda-Kakinada Port route and Kacheguda-Krishnarajapuram route from November 3, according to a press release issued here on Monday …
  • CM indifferent to weavers’ woes, says Jaganmohan Reddy 18 Oct 2017 05:49 YSRC chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy addressing a public meeting at Dharmavaram in Anantapur district on Tuesday | Express ANANTAPUR: Extending solidarity to the handloom weavers, who have been on a relay hunger strike for the past 37 days in Dharmavaram …
  • Diwali, Chhath Puja special trains: Here is the full list 17 Oct 2017 12:11 Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said last month that the Railways would operate 4,000 special trains during Diwali holiday season. (Express Photo) The holiday season is in full swing with Diwali as well as Chhath Puja around the corner and the …
  • Gooty-Dharmavaram rly  line restored for traffic 14 Oct 2017 06:40 VIJAYAWADA: Gooty-Dharmavaram railway line which was damaged at places due to incessant rains, was restored and normal train operations were resumed at 2 am on Friday, a South Central Railway press release said.With the damage to tracks in the section on …
  • Babu eats Rs 50 crore off Anganwadi meals, caught 05 Oct 2017 05:51 ANANTAPUR : ACB officials on Wednesday raided properties of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) senior assistant Kovuru Venkata Narayana Reddy in the district, unearthing assets worth Rs 50 crore and disproportionate to the known sources of the …
  • ACB discovers assets worth Rs 50 crore held by ICDS officer in Andhra Pradesh 04 Oct 2017 10:03 Image used for representational purpose only. ANANTAPUR: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials raided the properties of Integrated Child Development (ICDS) senior assistant Narayana Reddy in Anantapur, Penukonda and Nadimi Doddi in Narpala mandal on …
  • Those on Railway waitlist to get some relief 28 Sep 2017 05:23 HYDERABAD: There is good news for passengers who have booked railway tickets but without confirmed reservations. The South Central Railway (SCR) said that they will organize berths in AC II tier, AC III tier and sleeper class coaches on special fare for …
  • Indore: National Silk Expo Treasure trove of ethnic weaves as diverse as India 27 Sep 2017 05:16 Indore: Offering a perfect festive treat to stylish Indoreans, artisans from across the country have come under one roof with their vast and varied collections of ethnic weaves, especially traditional pure silk and cotton fabric at the National Silk Expo, …
  • Surabhi Nataka Mandali: The last of the Company Theatre troupes 04 Aug 2017 07:43 You are sitting in a packed auditorium, facing a stage masked by a shiny, colourful curtain. On the curtain you can see images of Tirupati Balaji and Alamelumanga. Below that, in Telugu, is written “Aade Bommalu Memu, Aadinche Sootramu Neevu”, meaning “we …
  • Bus platforms in MGBS changed 19 Jul 2017 15:29 Platform Number Destination of Buses Towards 1-5 Garuda, Garuda Plus, Vennela, Amaravati, Iraavat 6-7 Bengaluru (TSRTC) 8 Bengaluru (KSRTC) 9 Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Puttaparti 10-11 Khammam Bhadrachalam, Manuguru 12 Sattupalli, Rajamahendravaram, …
  • 52 special trains to clear passenger rush from June 30 21 Jun 2017 04:25 HYDERABAD: To clear the extra rush of passengers, 52 special trains will be run between Kacheguda-Kakinada Port and Kacheguda-Krishnarajapuram. Train 07425 Kacheguda-Kakinada Port special train will leave Kacheguda at 6:45 pm on June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 …
  • AP seeks rly zone; 10 rail projects launched 15 Jun 2017 18:13 Vijayawada, June 15:   Praising the efforts of Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in launching 10 railway projects on a single day here on Thursday, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu urged the Union Minister to intensify efforts to set up a railway zone …
  • The drought train to Raichur 09 Jun 2017 01:15 RAICHUR:The Link Express steams into Raichur’s main railway station at 9.30 am every day. Even as it slows down to stop, frantic men and women jump down from the compartments, lunch boxes in hand, and sprint to the exit. There are motorcycles waiting …
  • RITES record 18% rise in earnings, crosses Rs 1,500 crore benchmark 25 May 2017 14:47 RITES Ltd, a Railways PSU, has recorded 18 per cent increase in its total income in FY 2016- 17 compared to 2015-16, for the first time crossing the Rs 1,500 crore benchmark. Despite severe competition from domestic and foreign consultancy companies, RITES …
  • Cleanliness survey: Hyderabad at 22nd position, Indore cleanest city and Vizag ranks 3 04 May 2017 14:21 Vishakapatnam ranked 3rd and Hyderabad figured at 22nd position in the country in a cleanliness survey conducted by the Centre under Swachh Survekshan 2017. The survey was conducted among 434 cities, the report of which was released on Thursday. Hyderabad …
  • Swachh Survekshan-2017: Andhra Pradesh ranks third with 16 of top 100 cities 04 May 2017 11:55 Eight of the Andhra Pradesh's 32 urban local bodies (ULBs) that contested in Swachh Survekshan-2017 were ranked among the top 50 clean cities of the country. In the top 100 clean cities list, 16 A.P. ULBs find a place. This makes A.P. the third State …
  • Rajdhani Express to run on diverted route from July 19 Mar 2017 02:00 BENGALURU: The South Western Railway (SWR) on Saturday said that Train No.22693/22694 KSR Bengaluru-H Nizamuddin-KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Tri-Weekly Express will run as Train No. 22691/22692 KSR Bengaluru-H Nizamuddin-KSR Bengaluru Rajdhani Express …
  • ​Electric trains to start from Bengaluru to Mysuru in 3 months 09 Mar 2017 21:38 Chiranjeevi Kulkarni, March 10, 2017, Bengaluru, DHNS Trains between Chennai and Mysuru via Bengaluru will go green from June with electrification work between Mandya and Mysuru stations set to be completed in three months. Bengaluru Divisional Railway …
  • Calumet clerk criticized for multiple meeting no-shows 01 Mar 2017 17:36 Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette Calumet Village council members discuss the hiring of a new village manager at the regular monthly meeting last Tuesday. CALUMET — Village Clerk Rob Tarvis came under fire from Village Council members at last Tuesday …
  • CBI files cases against 21 educational institutions in Andhra, Telangana 27 Feb 2017 04:27 New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed criminal cases against 21 educational institutions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and many officials from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which is an autonomous body under …
  • Bengaluru police may get custody of ATM attack suspect after 2 weeks 05 Feb 2017 18:11 BENGALURU: The violent images of a machete-wielding man attacking a woman in an ATM kiosk, captured on CCTV camera, may have made the 2013 attack a global news event. But this does not mean the city police will get immediate custody of Madhukar Reddy, the …
  • Accused in attack on Bengaluru woman in an ATM kiosk arrested after three years 05 Feb 2017 15:29 In a major breakthrough, the Chittoor police arrested the accused in the sensational attack on a woman bank employee at an ATM kiosk in Bengaluru in November 2013. He was moving suspiciously along the cross roads on Madanapalle town outskirts in Chittoor …
  • ATM attacker held in AP 04 Feb 2017 21:31 A convict on the run was on Saturday arrested for the brutal attack on a woman at an ATM kiosk in Bengaluru in 2013. Madhukar Reddy, 35, a native of Nimmanapalli, had roamed around in Cubbon Park on November 19, 2013, before following bank employee Jyothi …
  • Man behind ATM attack in Bengaluru 3 years ago held 04 Feb 2017 21:00 CCTV footage of the incident had triggered outrage Police in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh claimed to have arrested the man behind the vicious machete attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Bengaluru three years ago, an incident that triggered …
  • Pawan assures handloom weavers of support 31 Jan 2017 20:14 Actor and founder of Jana Sena Party Pawan Kalyan has agreed to support the cause of handloom weavers from Mangalagiri, Dharmavaram and other places in Andhra Pradesh. A group of about two dozen representatives of weavers’ groups called on him on Tuesday …
  • Robbers steal Rs 38,000 from Andhra's Hindupur ATM 17 Jan 2020 03:55 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Unidentified miscreants broke open an ATM by using a gas cutter and decamped with Rs 38,000 in Hindupur on Thursday. They also made a vain bid to rob another ATM. Speaking to media, DSP Mehaboob Basha said around 2:20 am, …
  • Axis Bank ATM catches fire during theft attempt in Penukonda 16 Jan 2020 07:50 An Axis Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Telugu Thalli Centre in Penukonda town of Anantapur district got damaged following a theft attempt by some unknown miscreants at 3.20 a.m. on Thursday. According to Penukonda Circle Inspector Sree Hari, the …
  • Karnataka Bank opens its 848th Branch at Penukonda on 30-12-2019 30 Dec 2019 13:14 Karnataka Bank has opened its 848th Branch at Penukonda on 30-12-2019. Smt. Nishanthi T, IAS, Sub Collector & Sub - Divisional Magistrate, Penukonda, inaugurated the new branch. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion include Smt. A Shilpa, …
  • Wanted: Infra-suture! 16 Dec 2019 00:49 Express News Service For politicians and planners in the state, unfortunately, Karnataka is Bengaluru. That is probably because 59% revenue comes from Bengaluru (thanks to IT,industrial and research centres). But it is time the government looked at the …
  • 2020 travel goals: 5 budget-friendly backpacking trails 09 Dec 2019 05:22 For rushed millennials ravaged by the tugs and travails of work and life, balance is often restored through short holidays taken 2-3 times a year. The truncated vacation, stitched together from extended weekends and stolen weekdays, is not only simple to …
  • Andhra Pradesh CM launches Kia plant, assures government’s support 06 Dec 2019 05:23 By Express News Service VISAKHAPATNAM: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday inaugurated Kia Motors fully-functional production facility at Erramanchi in Penukonda mandal of Anantapur district and assured the company of the government’s support. …
  • CM Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates fully operational Kia Manufacturing Unit in Anantapur district 05 Dec 2019 13:34 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday inaugurated the fully functional Kia Motors Production Facility at Erramanchi village Penukonda mandal, Anantapur district and assured the company of government support. …
  • KIA Motors’ new Andhra plan: Hire locally and train youth for factory jobs 04 Dec 2019 23:18 After Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power, KIA found itself under scrutiny for the concessions extended by ex-CM N Chandrababu Naidu. KIA Motors, which was under pressure by the new Andhra Pradesh government over recruitment of local persons in its …
  • Kia Seltos Nov 2019 sales at 14k – Kia is now 4th largest car maker in India 02 Dec 2019 03:57 - Advertisement - Kia Seltos has managed to increase sales yet again. And in doing so, has posted its highest ever monthly sales in Nov 2019. Launched in August this year, sales of Seltos has only increased, month after month. - Advertisement - From …
  • Trains from Bengaluru Division chug off carrying cars 23 Nov 2019 09:01 Express News Service BENGALURU: In a breakthrough for the Railways on the commercial front, the South Western Railway (SWR) Bengaluru Division has begun transporting cars through its goods trains from Nagasamudram railway station in Andhra Pradesh which …
  • Heavy damage to crop as rain batters Anantapur district 08 Oct 2019 02:37 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR/KURNOOL: Heavy rains battered parts of Anantapur district cutting off road connectivity to several villages in Tadipatri, Rayadurg, Madakasira and other Assembly constituencies. Police quarters in D Hirehal Mandal and …
  • Five persons die in two road accidents in Anantapur 05 Oct 2019 07:03 Five persons died in two different accidents on National Highway No.44 in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday - three persons at Gooty and two persons close to RTA Checkpost near Penukonda. Incidentally both happened in a …
  • One dead, 2 injured in RTC bus accident 28 Sep 2019 04:52 An Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus driver P. Sayed Vali died on the spot when the bus travelling from Nandyal to Bengaluru hit a cement-laden lorry from behind on National Highway No.44 near Penukonda in Anantapur district in …
  • Seltos has over 23,000 pre-bookings in India: Kia Motors 09 Aug 2019 03:17 Anantapur (AP): Mid-sized SUV KiaSeltos has over 23,000 pre-bookings as of now, a senior official of the Korean automaker said on Thursday. The automaker rolled out the much touted vehicle manufactured at its state-of-the-art facility in Anantapur, Andhra …
  • Kia Motors to roll out first car from AP plant 06 Aug 2019 12:16 Kia Motors is making arrangements to roll out first "Made-in-India" car from its plant in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, and the company has invited Chief Minister Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy to be the chief guest at the function. The …
  • CM Jagan Mohan Reddy invited to Kia Seltos’ launch in Anantapur 06 Aug 2019 04:15 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA:   Representatives of Kia Motors invited Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to participate in the launch of its new car Kia Seltos on August 8. The event will be organised at Kia Motors plant at Penugonda in Anantapur …
  • AP govt to hold mega conference to attract investments 28 Jul 2019 04:25 Amaravati: In a bid to attract investments, the Andhra Pradesh government in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is organising a mega conference in Vijayawada on August 9. The conference will be attended by high-level representatives from …
  • KIA to launch its first 'Made in India' car on Aug 8, invites CM Jagan 28 Jul 2019 03:59 Korean auto major Kia Motors will launch its first 'Made in India' car on August 8, according to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers Office. "Kia is preparing to launch its car on August 8 and has invited Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy …
  • Kia Motors to launch first ‘Made in India’ car on Aug 8 27 Jul 2019 18:36 Amaravati, July 27 (IANS) South Korean auto major Kia Motors will launch first car from its India plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on August 8. The company has invited Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for the launch of its first ‘Made in …
  • SWR bags efficiency shield in civil engg  09 Jul 2019 03:52 By Express News Service HUBBALLI: The South Western Railway (SWR) has bagged ‘Efficiency Shield in civil engineering’ for 2018-19. The national level award is instituted by the Railway Board. The shield will be presented by Union Railway Minister Piyush …
  • ‘Tenders for completing HNSS canals will be floated soon’ 11 Jun 2019 04:06 Tenders for completing construction of distributary canals of the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) network in Anantapur district would be floated soon to ensure water in 10 lakh acres, said Rapthadu MLA-elect Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy. After a review …
  • Peace Fires – a new tradition unites people around the world 04 Jun 2019 07:05 3rd Annual Peace Fires Summer Solstice 26-Hour Global Event unites people of all faiths and backgrounds for world peace and healing LAYTONVILLE, Ca. — Peace Fires is calling people of all faiths and backgrounds to join together on the Summer Solstice in …
  • ‘Dead man’ returns home after two years; police role come under scanner 14 May 2019 17:21 Category: Andhra Pradesh Posted by Sameer Published: May 14, 2019, 9:25 pm IST Updated: May 14, 2019, 9:25 pm IST Anantapur: Police in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh have come under severe criticism when a man who was believed dead and cremated …
  • After train delay ends in NEET debacle, students worried about missing a year 06 May 2019 12:20 Hundreds of panicked students scrambled out of Hampi Express (train no. 16591) when it finally pulled into Yeshwantpur Junction station after a delay of nearly seven hours on Sunday. The train, which runs from Hampi to Bengaluru via Mysuru, was filled with …
  • 8 hours behind schedule, train leaves 400 NEET examinees stranded 06 May 2019 10:53 BENGALURU: Over 400 students from North Karnataka could not appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 here on Sunday after Hampi Express they had boarded to reach Bengaluru where they had to right the exam reached the city eight …
  • Kia SP SUV based on new Creta platform gets LED headlight, all 4 disc brakes – Spied 20 Mar 2019 10:53 Kia Motors had started the trial production of vehicles at its Penukonda plant recently. The first product planned for India happens to be a SUV based upon the SP Concept which was displayed earlier at the 2018 Auto Expo. Though the exact name of the SUV …
  • Khimji units enhance Duqm school facilities 17 Mar 2019 06:44 Eshraqa, the social development arm of Khimji Ramdas, and Khimji’s Sparkle Marine Services recently collaborated to enhance the building infrastructure at Bahr Al Arab School located within the Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm (Sezad). Under the …
  • Congress poll pitch: Only Rahul Gandhi as PM can give SCS to AP 20 Feb 2019 05:49 By Express News Service ANANTAPUR: The ‘Pratyeka Hoda Bharosa Praja Yatra’ of the Congress as a prelude to the party’s election campaign in the State commenced at Neelakantapuram of Madakasira in Anantapur district on Tuesday. The bus yatra will cover 13 …
  • Interim budget: Rs 1,828 crore set aside for railway projects in South Western Railway 02 Feb 2019 01:52 By Express News Service BENGALURU: The interim Union Budget presented on Friday has earmarked Rs 1,828 crore as budgetary grant for the South Western Railway (SWR) zone for 2019-2020, an increase of 20% over the sum provided for 2018-2019. No new project …
  • Kia Motors launches trial production 31 Jan 2019 00:59 The first-ever car made in Andhra Pradesh — Kia SP2i, an SUV based on the Kia SP Concept —rolled out onto the testing track here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Kia Motors Corporation CEO Han-Woo Park riding on the prototype entirely …
  • KIA launches programme to boost self-reliance among villagers 19 Jan 2019 08:05 South Korean students performed in a cultural show at the Industrial Training Institute(ITI) here at the launch of the KIA Green Light Project Initiative (India) on Friday. Incharge Collector S. Dilli Rao asked car-manufacturer KIA Motors to take lead in …
  • On New Year’s Eve send peace and light circling the globe 28 Dec 2018 22:29 LAYTONVILLE, Calif. — December 27, 2018: Peace Fires is bringing the ancient practice of gathering around a fire together with the modern technology of the internet in a call for world peace and healing on New Year’s Eve. Peace Fires is connecting people …
  • Kia Motors India gifts Niro EV, Niro Hybrid, and Niro Plug-in Hybrid to Andhra Pradesh government 07 Dec 2018 13:04 KIA Motors India, Ananthpur Plant Tour Kia Motors India has gifted one of each Niro model–Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and EV–to the Andhra Pradesh government. Kia Motors India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state of Andhra Pradesh to …
  • Kia Motors to begin production in Andhra Pradesh mid-2019 06 Dec 2018 13:44 Kia would partner with the government to develop local electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, including vehicle-charging stations. Photo: AFP Amaravati: Korean carmaker Kia Motors Thursday said production of its made-in-India cars would begin in the second …
  • Rail track-doubling work on three sections faces hurdles 26 Nov 2018 12:31 BENGALURU: South Western Railway’s track-doubling work in three sections appears to have run into several problems. While doubling work on Toranagallu-Ranjitpura (22.9km) is awaiting the railway board’s sanction, the Birur-Shivamogga (60km) section has …
  • Families enjoy freedom brunch 04 Sep 2018 15:08 The Freedom Buffet that was held at Le Meridien in Bangalore was a heartwarming family affair. On offer at the lunch and dinner buffet was a rich spread of the best Indian dishes, which many people were seen relishing with their families. 01 / 7 / …
  • Three of a family from JP Nagar killed in Anantapur district 06 Aug 2018 16:12 By Express News Service BENGALURU:A family of three died on the spot after their speeding car crashed into a truck in Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Sunday morning. The kin of the deceased alleged that the police did not file a case …
  • Two Kailash pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh die of heart attack 04 Jul 2018 02:36 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: Two pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh who were stranded in Nepal due to bad weather conditions died of cardiac arrest triggered by altitude sickness. Grandhi Subba Rao from Kakinada died after suffering a heart attack at …
  • 2,000 to undergo skill training at Kia Motors 21 Jun 2018 00:49 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA/ANANTAPUR: Kia Motors, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), has selected 2,000 candidates for skill training workshop. These candidates were shortlisted from over 4,000 …
  • Kapil Dev to spruce up two golf courses in State 06 Mar 2018 05:46 Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev has agreed to play a crucial role in the promotion of golf in Andhra Pradesh and soon he will be preparing two golf courses, spruced up keeping in mind the foreign investors and tourists. The ace cricket all-rounder is …
  • Naidu reiterates demand for SCS 23 Feb 2018 05:47 Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday demanded that the Centre fulfil its promise of according Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh as the same was also being extended to other States. Addressing a public meeting after attending the …
  • ‘Why Andhra Pradesh is being denied Special Category Status when some enjoy it?’ 22 Feb 2018 22:33 VIJAYAWADA: Yet again raising the issue of Special Category Status, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has demanded to know why the Central Government is denying it to Andhra Pradesh when it has accorded the same to other States. Addressing a public …
  • Bandh: Mixed response in Chittoor, TDP joins protest 09 Feb 2018 03:35 The State bandh call given by the Opposition parties, demanding justice to A.P. as per the provisions of the State Reorganisation Act, evoked mixed response in Chittoor district while it was near total in Anantapur district. In Tirupati, the shutdown was …
  • 161-km suburban route for city gets railway nod 07 Feb 2018 01:01 BENGALURU: The over two-decade-old demand for a suburban railway network for the city has finally been met by the Railways with the project and amount approved for it in the Railway budget 2018-2019. Meanwhile, a 142-km corridor costing Rs 12,061 crore has …
  • Activists submit wish list to railways 30 Jan 2018 15:17 DH News Service, Bengaluru, Jan 30 2018, 18:56 IST File photo for representation. A 170 km suburban rail network for Bengaluru, electrification of major lines and completion of new lines in Gadag, Bagalkot and Raichur sections are some of the demands …
  • HC directs CB-CID to re-investigate case against Satya Sai Central Trust member 19 Jan 2018 05:31 HYDERABAD: The High Court has recently directed the CB-CID of Andhra Pradesh to re-investigate and to file a final report in the case registered by the Puttaparthy police against Satya Sai Central Trust member RJ Ratnakar based on the complaint filed by …
  • A Korean ‘township’ coming up in Anantapur 06 Jan 2018 05:46 A “mini South Korean township” is coming up in Anantapur town, about 60 km from the under-construction automobile manufacturing facility of South Korean car major, KIA Motors, near Penukonda. With the work on the KIA factory on the outskirts of Penukonda …
  • Manipal hospitals may buy Hyderabad's Star Hospitals 28 Dec 2017 11:00 By Baiju Kalesh & CR Sukumar HYDERABAD | MUMBAI: Backed by the investments from global private equity giants, Manipal Hospitals, which has been looking to expand its presence both in India and abroad, is in advanced talks to buy Hyderabad's …
  • Now, ‘Descendant’ of Owk rulers lays claim to Chennampalli Fort 25 Dec 2017 02:54 The 16th century Chennampalli Fort. Workers at the excavation site in Kurnool district | Express KURNOOL: The mystery over ‘mineral exploration’ at the 16th century Chennampalli Fort in Tuggali mandal is deepening day by day. On Sunday, a person claiming …
  • Karnataka 3rd worst in rail electrification, trails behind other southern states 18 Dec 2017 06:46 BENGALURU: Karnataka is among the three worst states in the country with regard to electrification of railway lines, behind only Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. According to the railway ministry, only 19 of existing lines in Karnataka are electrified, while …
  • Naidu’s building a new Andhra Pradesh 28 Nov 2017 16:17 A range of foreign investors are flocking to the State, thanks to the Chief Minister’s initiative November 28, 2017:   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s a man in a tearing hurry. He’s determined to turn his truncated Andhra Pradesh into …
  • Kia Motors appoints Manohar Bhatt as sales head for India operations 26 Nov 2017 17:06 Kia will set up its first manufacturing facility in India in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of $1 billion. Photo: AFP New Delhi: Kia Motors Co., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co., has appointed Manohar Bhatt as its …
  • 16 special trains to clear rush of passengers 24 Oct 2017 03:20 VIJAYAWADA: In order to clear extra rush of passengers, the South Central Railway (SCR) will operate 16 special trains on Kacheguda-Kakinada Port route and Kacheguda-Krishnarajapuram route from November 3, according to a press release issued here on Monday …
  • Revanth Reddy looks set to join Congress 18 Oct 2017 15:30 Hyderabad: Speculation of Telangana Telugu Desam Working President A Revanth Reddy joining Congress party has intensified with his open attack on senior ministers of TDP government in Andhra Pradesh. In a clear indication the leader from Telangana had …
  • Babu eats Rs 50 crore off Anganwadi meals, caught 05 Oct 2017 05:51 ANANTAPUR : ACB officials on Wednesday raided properties of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) senior assistant Kovuru Venkata Narayana Reddy in the district, unearthing assets worth Rs 50 crore and disproportionate to the known sources of the …
  • ACB discovers assets worth Rs 50 crore held by ICDS officer in Andhra Pradesh 04 Oct 2017 10:03 Image used for representational purpose only. ANANTAPUR: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials raided the properties of Integrated Child Development (ICDS) senior assistant Narayana Reddy in Anantapur, Penukonda and Nadimi Doddi in Narpala mandal on …
  • 52 special trains to clear passenger rush from June 30 21 Jun 2017 04:25 HYDERABAD: To clear the extra rush of passengers, 52 special trains will be run between Kacheguda-Kakinada Port and Kacheguda-Krishnarajapuram. Train 07425 Kacheguda-Kakinada Port special train will leave Kacheguda at 6:45 pm on June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 …
  • The drought train to Raichur 09 Jun 2017 01:15 RAICHUR:The Link Express steams into Raichur’s main railway station at 9.30 am every day. Even as it slows down to stop, frantic men and women jump down from the compartments, lunch boxes in hand, and sprint to the exit. There are motorcycles waiting …
  • Kia to start India campaign in AP with $1.1-b plant 27 Apr 2017 17:54 Korean major to roll out sedan, SUV by 2019; boost for Chandrababu Naidu’s auto hub Hyderabad, April 27:   In a major boost to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s plans to develop an automotive hub, Korean company Kia Motors has decided to …
  • KIA to set up manufacturing plant in Anantapuramu district 27 Apr 2017 07:56 The company has signed MoU with Andhra Pradesh Government. Amaravati: The Seoul-based Kia Motors Corporation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh government for setting up a car manufacturing plant in Anantapuramu district. …
  • Kia in final stage of talks to build plant in India: official 19 Apr 2017 04:00 Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker by sales, is in the final stage of talks with India over the building of its first plant in the fast-growing automobile market, a company official said Wednesday. "We have searched for the …
  • Kia to ink pact with Andhra Pradesh govt for setting up manufacturing unit 17 Apr 2017 22:01 South Korea’s second largest carmaker, Kia Motors, will end its five-year evaluation on India entry when the company signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government later this month for setting up a factory. State …
  • Andhra govt starts acquisition of 600 acres for Kia Motors facility 15 Apr 2017 17:35 Hyundai Motor Company’s sister concern Kia Motors is all set to establish its first Indian manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh as the state government has initiated the process for acquisition of land meant for the company’s operations. Recent reports …
  • Andhra initiates acquisition of 600 acres for Kia Motors facility 14 Apr 2017 16:25 Hyundai Motor Company's sister concern Kia Motors is all set to establish its first Indian manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh as the state government has initiated the process for acquisition of land meant for the company's operations. …
  • Man brutally killed at Medchal 15 Jan 2017 07:36 Hyderabad: A man was brutally killed at Medchal. According to sources police recovered the body of 34-year-old, Saleem Pasha, a driver by occupation. On a tip-off police reached Penukonda and conducted panchnama. According to police sources, Saleem Pasha …
  • Cut red tape, graft at grassroots, Secretariat recruits told 01 Oct 2019 06:51 Decentralisation of administration is a boon and you all are becoming part of a historic occasion, said Anantapur Urban MLA Anantha Venkatarami Reddy at the launching of the Village and Ward Secretariats and formal handing over of appointment orders to …
  • Three bears attack farmer in Kalyandurg 28 Sep 2019 09:30 Three bears attacked a farmer at Duradakunta village in Kalyandurg mandal of Anantapur while he went there alone for farming work in the early hours of Saturday. The farmer Karenna Chowdary, 45, was alone at the field at the time of the incident and could …
  • Andhra Pradesh: 11 infant deaths in 12 days, govt orders inquiry 14 Jun 2019 11:00 Doctors said that out of the four babies who died on June 9-10, three were referred to from other hospitals while one was born at the hospital. (Representational) Days after the death of 11 infants at the Anantapur Government Hospital, the Andhra Pradesh …
  • Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Telugu parties all set for D-Day 22 May 2019 19:42 Hyderabad: Forty-two long days after the April 11 elections, all claims and counterclaims, speculation and expectation will be put to the final test when the EVMs start reeling out the numbers from 8 am on Thursday. While the TRS had sought a clean sweep …
  • Indian elections 2019: Stage... 10 Apr 2019 08:19 The polling will be held in 7 phases across the country. The stage is set for polling in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories on Thursday in the first of seven-phased polls to elect a new government at the Centre. Voting for …
  • Indian elections 2019: Stage set for polling... 10 Apr 2019 05:52 The polling will be held in 7 phases across the country. The stage is set for polling in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories on Thursday in the first of seven-phased polls to elect a new government at the Centre. Voting for …
  • Stage set for polling in 91 LS seats, 4 Assemblies 10 Apr 2019 05:07 New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The stage is set for polling in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories on Thursday in the first of seven-phased polls to elect a new government at the Centre. Voting for Assembly polls will also be …
  • Total recall: Twists and turns in the electrifying campaign 10 Apr 2019 03:06 By Express News Service The acerbic campaigning for high stakes simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assembly ended on Tuesday. The electioneering had been anything but decent, with leaders of TDP and YSRC often hurling choicest expletives at each …
  • Rahul Gandhi to address poll rallies in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka today 01 Apr 2019 12:58 Category: Andhra Pradesh, News Posted by Neha Published: Mar 31, 2019, 8:59 am IST Updated: Mar 31, 2019, 8:59 am IST Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday sound the poll bugle by addressing two election rallies in …
  • Raghuveera applies for Kalyandurg seat in Anantapur 08 Feb 2019 04:25 By Express News Service VIJAYAWADA: The candidate selection process in the Congress state unit for the upcoming Assembly and general elections has commenced on Thursday with receipt of applications from ticket aspirants. On the first day, 204 applications …
  • Interim budget: Rs 1,828 crore set aside for railway projects in South Western Railway 02 Feb 2019 01:52 By Express News Service BENGALURU: The interim Union Budget presented on Friday has earmarked Rs 1,828 crore as budgetary grant for the South Western Railway (SWR) zone for 2019-2020, an increase of 20% over the sum provided for 2018-2019. No new project …
  • Will play kingmaker ifpeople bless us: Naidu 11 Oct 2018 14:41 “Having a Prime Minister of our choice is important to protect the interests of Andhra Pradesh and the Telugu Desam Party will be in a position to play a key role if people send all our candidates to the Lok Sabha in the coming elections,” said Chief …
  • Out On the Town: D.C. arts & entertainment highlights — September 27-October 3 28 Sep 2018 17:49 Manmade LOVE, GILDA Back in the ’70s, when Saturday Night Live was in its infancy — and still fresh — Gilda Radner stood out as one of the show’s most vibrant lights. Her most iconic characters — Emily Litella, Lisa Loopner, and Roseanne Roseannadanna — …
  • Critic's Notebook: An Enchanted Evening of Indian Dance Under a Turner Sky 16 Aug 2017 19:28 Monday’s event closed with Parul Shah’s display of contemporary Kathak, in which the virtuosically rhythmic turns of the traditional genre alternated with an entirely modern, often expressionist, use of the torso and limbs. Her solo, superbly married to …
  • No proper food or medication, say students 07 Aug 2017 03:54 ANANTAPUR: Why are ACB sleuths conducting raids on the social welfare hostels in Anantapur is one question that is bothering people of the district. The answer of the ACB officials is simple, the number of officials of these hostels indulging in corrupt …
  • TDP leader killed over property dispute? 04 Aug 2017 06:08 Valmiki Federation Corporation Director Boya Badanna ANANTAPUR: Valmiki Federation Corporation Director Boya Badanna (66) was brutally murdered by miscreants at Golla village in Kalyandurg mandal, while he was going for a morning walk on Thursday.  …
  • Mother and son gather supporters for extreme hopscotch 21 Jul 2017 20:07 Parking spaces were turned into colorful chalk hopscotch grids at the Recess Olympics, the first Hopping 4 A Cure for multiple sclerosis fundraiser. "We just hopped into Boca," said Marla Jaffe with her son David Nassau, 23, who turned the …
  • Med student walked 3 miles on hands, seeking world record, charity funds 26 Jun 2017 21:35 June 26 (UPI) -- A Florida man walked more than 3 miles on his hands in hopes of breaking a world record and raising funds for charity. Ashwin Kalyandurg, 22, walked 3.17 miles on his hands, surpassing a 2002 Guinness World Record by 100 meters, during an …
  • Handwalker breaks Guinness Book of World Records in Boca Raton 26 Jun 2017 16:40 Ashwin Kalyandurg, a 22-year-old medical student at Nova Southeastern University, lent a helping hand to four charities last week. Two hands, in fact. He surpassed the Guinness Book of World Records’ record for handwalking by walking 5.1 kilometers (3.2 …
  • Five killed in lightning strike in Andhra Pradesh 15 May 2017 02:42 ANANTAPUR: Five people taking shelter from thunder storm in Kalugodu village of Gummagatta mandal in Anantapur district were killed when lightning struck the small shed they had gathered in. Boya Obanna, a 25-year-old from the village along with two others …
  • 18 diverting reasons to leave the house this week 25 Jan 2017 10:13 Thursday, 1/26 Rich the Kid @ The Crofoot Rich the Kid may only be 24 years old, but he’s done a whole lot with those years. In addition to his 16 mixtapes, he’s also started his own record label, Rich Forever, and has collaborated with the likes of …