Increase in suicide by farmers haunts state
Despite a series of measures initiated by the state government, there seems to be no end to suicides by farmers in the state. Unable to bear huge financial losses due to poor crop, mounting debts and
ASI considering proposal on Tirupati as a protected monument
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is considering a proposal to recommend recognition of the famous Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati as a monument of national importance in view of its archa
Police traces abducted girl
Police on Tuesday traced the five-year-old girl, Akshita, who was abducted from Mallikarjuna Nagar, Amberpet, on Monday morning. Akshita, a UKG student at Rose Buds High School, Mallikarjuna Nagar, w
Jagan's firms move court for defreezing A/C
A day after their bank accounts were frozen on CBI direction, Kadapa MP Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's three companies, including Sakshi TV, on Wednesday moved court seeking defreezing of their accounts to
People for metered tankers
Citizens are demanding mini-water tankers to solve the summer woes. Since many residents own small-sized sumps, they consider a 5,000-litre tanker large enough. They want the Water Board to introduce
AP’s superhero foods to save the world
Researchers have identified five superhero foods that will save the world, and incidentally all of them have strong links to the state. Green gram, disease-resistant bananas, drought-tolerant maize, s
CBI chargesheet links Ramky to Jagathi
The chargesheet filed by the CBI against YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy says that former chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy would have been tried under the Prevention of Corruption Act for h
Apex Court refuses to lift stay on sand mining
The Supreme Court has refused to vacate the stay granted by the AP High Court on sand mining in the state. While dealing with a batch of Special Leave Petitions moved by the state government and other
Drunk man drowns in swimming pool
A 28-year-old man drowned in the swimming pool of a resort in an inebriated condition at Moinabad on Sunday. Police said that the deceased K. Raj Kumar, a resident of Mansurabad in LB Nagar, left home
Change of guard may not be too easy
The aftermath of the June bypolls is the subject of discussion in political circles. Leaders of all the main parties — Congress, Telugu Desam, BJP and YSR Congress — have started predicting the fall o