The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Andhra Pradesh police stepped up its investigation into the alleged land scam in Amaravati during the Telugu Desam Party regime in the past.
Senior IPS officer Madireddy Pratap, who was one of the hot favourite officers of former Andhra Pradesh CM late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, seems to be upset with his sudden transfer from the post of APSRTC Corporation chairman.
YSRCP MP Vijay Sai Reddy has once again come up with a comment on a big scam that took place in TDP government.
Even as the resolution adopted by the Andhra Pradesh state assembly seeking to abolish legislative council is pending with the Union home ministry for approval through a Constitutional amendment bill
Notwithstanding the claims being made by the Andhra Pradesh government on the steps being taken to contain the Coronavirus spread, the state continues to report huge number of positive cases and fatalities due to the dreaded virus.
Knowing fully well that his days in the YSRCP are numbered, party MP from Narasapuram parliamentary constituency Kanumuru Raghurama Krishnam Raju continues to throw tantrums at the party.
Massive fire broke out at a company's plant in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Parwada on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam late on Monday night.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been ringing danger bells in Andhra Pradesh as the number of Covid-19 positive cases and deaths has been increasing sharply with every passing day.
Whether anybody agrees or not, it is a fact that Amaravati, the hitherto capital region of Andhra Pradesh had virtually become a real estate venture during the Chandrababu Naidu regime.
If the reports coming from the power corridors of Tadepalli are to be believed, the Jagan government is most likely to take a call on Wednesday on the date of shifting of administrative capital from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam.
In a sudden decision, former minister and Kapu strongman from East Godavari district Mudgada Padmanabham on Monday announced withdrawal of his agitation for reservations to Kapu community under Backward Classes quota.
A fight over face mask claimed the life of a 19-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, police said.
Andhra Pradesh reported yet another all-time high of 1,813 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour cycle ending 9 am on Saturday, the fourth time this week that a record high has been breached. On the positive side, the day also witnessed a high of 1,168 patients cured of Covid-19 and discharged.
On Friday, the state had recorded 1,608 positive cases, 1,555 on Thursday and 1,322 on Monday.
The new cases include 38 returnees from outside Andhra Pradesh, health officials said.
Andhra Pradesh's total corona cases crossed the 27K-mark to touch 27,235 cases on Saturday.
The new cases were reported from all 13 districts in the state. Anantapur district topped with 311 cases, followed by Chittoor with 300, Kurnool with 229, Srikakulam with 204, East Godavari with 143, and Krishna with 123 cases.
Andhra Pradesh conducted 20,590 more tests, as against 21,020 samples tested in the 24-hour cycle ending Friday morning.
As many as 1,168 more persons were discharged from hospitals and Covid treatment centres in the state. The cured patients now total 14,393.
As of Saturday, 12,533 coronavirus patients are admitted in hospitals and designated Covid treatment centres in the state.
A total of 17 deaths were reported from the state -- Kurnool four, Guntur and Vizianagaram three each, Krishna and Nellore two each, and Kadapa, Anantapur and Visakhapatnam one death each. The total corona death toll in Andhra Pradesh was 309 on Saturday morning.
The number of coronavirus cases among returnees from other states rose by two. Returnees from Telangana continue to dominate this category, with 22 of the 34 cases returnees from the neighbouring Telugu state. There were also four positive cases from among Odisha returnees. Similarly, three returnees each from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and one each from Delhi and Karnataka are among corona positive patients.
As of Saturday, 2,385 state returnees have so far tested positive while there are 690 active cases in this category. As many as 1,695 persons have recovered till date.
On Saturday morning, four new cases were reported from among foreign returnees -- two returnees from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia and one from the USA.
The total tally in this category is 428, with 299 patients cured and discharged. As of Saturday, 129 patients in this category are under treatment in hospitals.
Putting to rest all the rumours that have been floated in the social media and part of the mainstream media, TRS president and CM KCR returned to his official bungalow Pragati Bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.
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