Tag: Guntur

Guntur: Odisha athletes continue to shine at the 57th Inter State National Athletics Championships underway in Guntur with Purnima Hembram clinching a gold medal and Jauna Murmu grabbing a silver today. Odisha has overall won three gold medals and two silver medals so far at the event. Purnima won the 100 m women’s hurdles clocking […]

Vijayawada: A youth’s attempt to rape a minor girl sparked violent protests in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur town on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. Tension prevailed in the old Guntur town after a mob attacked a police station, demanding that the accused be handed over to them. The mob also damaged police vehicles and set […]

Vijayawada: India’s first Olympic swimmer Shamsher Khan passed away in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district on Sunday, following prolonged illness. He was 87 and survived by three daughters and two sons. Khan, who had represented India in 1956 Melbourne Olympics, breathed his last at his house in Islampur, a small village near Repalle in Guntur. According […]

With an aim to bring efficiency and transparency in the system the Ministry of Railways has introduced E-office system in South Central Railways headquarters and Guntur division. Under the system introduced by the RailTel, E-office will replace manual filing system for day to day activities. The Indian Railways, one of the largest employers in the […]

Malkangiri: In a robbery straight out of a movie script, a youth allegedly looted gold ornaments worth Rs 35 lakh and cash of Rs 2 lakh from a house by feeding the house owner and his family members sweets laced with intoxicants at Bibiguda colony in the district headquarters town on Monday night. The house […]