RAJANNA SIRCILLA In a hit-and-run incident, two persons, including a nine-year-old girl, were killed after an unknown vehicle hit the motorcycle they were travelling on, near a private function hall on the outskirts of Sircilla town on Thursday. The victims were identified as Azariah, 37, a mason of Chandurthi, originally from Andhra Pradesh, and Sanvitha,... Read More

Madurai City Police have arrested two persons who had made video clippings of dangerously handling crackers during Deepavali and posting the clippings in social media. The accused were identified as P. Lokesh Chandru, 27, of Sellur and G. Muthumani, 26, of Arasaradi. The police have charged them with creating fear among the public, causing hindrance... Read More

Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) has set a new national benchmark in organ transplantation by becoming the first government hospital in India to perform three major organ transplants on the same day. According to an official statement, the MCH is also the first government hospital after All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in... Read More

Motorists finding their way through a water-logged road in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI The Government of Andhra Pradesh has established special control rooms in all district collectorates to monitor and manage the situation arising from the cyclone, which has caused heavy rains and disruptions across several parts of the State.  ... Read More

Urging the Stalin-led Tamil Nadu Government to establish the Civil Engineers’ Council, the Tirunelveli District Civil Engineers’ Association has appealed to the Central and the State Governments to take effective steps for controlling the prices of construction materials such as cement, steel etc. Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, president of the Association C. Muthukumar... Read More

Minister for Information and Publicity M. P. Saminathan participated in the foundation laying ceremony of water pipeline for the Government Medical College and Hospital in Udhagamandalam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M. Minister of Information and Publicity M.P. Saminathan inaugurated a project to provide drinking water to the Government Medical College and Hospital in... Read More

A model of Gaganyaan launch vehicle which was unveiled at B.M. Birla Science Centre, in Hyderabad, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G RAMAKRISHNA A 65 ft. tall model of Gaganyaan launch vehicle (HLMV-III – Human rated Launch Vehicle Mark-III), was unveiled at B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, on Thursday. The model, scaled down to one-third... Read More

As many as 24 school buildings in K.R. Pet taluk and nearly 74 houses across the district were damaged over the past 23 days due to continuous rainfall in Mandya district, said Deputy Commissioner Kumar. With rains lashing the district over the past two days and the Meteorological Department forecasting more showers over the next... Read More

YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a scathing attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu accusing him of ‘’running a spurious liquor racket, misleading the public with blatant lies, and attempting to hijack credit for the State’s data... Read More

A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Friday (October 24, 2025), triggering another round of rain across the State. Another well-marked low-pressure area that developed over the Bay of Bengal has now weakened into a low-pressure area, and is now over south interior Karnataka and neighbourhood on Thursday.... Read More