AC buses are RTC’s ‘white elephants’
With temperatures soaring, a few more commuters are opting for the cool comfort of air-conditioned low-floor buses operated by APSRTC in the city. While the average occupancy rate of these buses is 55
High-flying rail officer grounded
K.V. Brahmananda Reddy, the Indian Railway Accounts Service official who was arrested on Tuesday, was a “yes man” of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. He served as special secretary in the infrastructure departm
Colleges accused of selling NRI seats
A fresh controversy is brewing over seats under the NRI quota in the state's engineering colleges, with the association of college managements seeking a CBI probe into the largesse allegedly offered t
Babu bypasses mantri
Miffed by agriculture commissioner V. Usha Rani ignoring his directive to put the tenders for procurement of bio-pesticides on hold, agriculture minister Kanna Lakshminarayana has lodged a protest wit
EC: Tirupati MP, TD candidate violated code
The Election Commission has found Tirupati MP Chinta Mohan violating the model code of conduct during his campaign for Tirupati bypoll. Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal on Monday told mediapersons
BJP sidelines TJAC, to enter Parkal fray
In a clear rebuff to TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao's appeal to let his party contest the byelection for the Parkal Assembly seat, the BJP on Monday decided to field its own candidate. The BJP core co
Justice Ghose new acting CJ for state HC
Justice P. C. Ghose, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, will soon be head of the Andhra Pradesh High Court as acting Chief Justice. According to sources, Justice Ghose will be transferred from Calcut
ED joins Jagan’s assets case trail
More trouble seems to be brewing for Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, main accused in the assets case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Enforcement Directorate has filed a pe
Man sets bikes on fire to cure ‘depression’
A man was arrested on Monday for burning parked vehicles in Asad Baba Nagar, Kishanbagh and Rajenderanagar to “overcome his depression”. ahadurpura police said that the accused Mohammed Jaffer Ali,
AP seeks royalty for Brahma bull
The Andhra Pradesh biodiversity board wants to claim royalty for the Brahma or Brahman bull, a species taken from Ongole and bred widely in Brazil, the United States and Australia for over 100 years.