Tag: Andhra Pradesh

India would be launching its 100th satellite into the space on Friday along with 30 other satellites, including 28 from six other countries from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, said a top space agency official on Tuesday.

Vijayawada: A court in Andhra Pradesh on Monday ordered seizure of Kurnool District Collector’s car over non-payment of compensation to families of workers killed in an accident nearly 25 years ago. The First Additional District court in Kurnool passed these orders on petitions of the relatives of three deceased workers, who were not fully paid […]

Bengaluru: India aims to have at least one rocket launch every month in 2018 from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to deploy satellites in orbit, informed a top space official on Tuesday. “We are planning to have at least one launch mission a month in 2018 to deploy satellites in the earth’s orbit […]

New Delhi: First edition of the Hot Air Balloon Festival is all set to kick off at Araku valley near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Scheduled to start from Tuesday, the three daylong event will experience participation of 13 countries that include the US, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan. The Hot Air Balloon festival is being […]

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 […]

Vishakhapatnam: Thomson Reuters, a multinational mass media and information firm, on Monday launched two strategic initiatives to foster digital development in Andhra Pradesh. The company collaborated with the Andhra Pradesh government and GITAM University to launch a FinTech lab called Innovation AppStudio. Innovation AppStudio will be hosted at the GITAM University campus in this coastal […]

Visakhapatnam: The first car out of South Korean auto major Kia Motors’ plant in Andhra Pradesh will roll out in January 2019, Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh said on Monday. The plant, Kia’s first in India, is coming up in Penugonda in Anantapur district. Lokesh told reporters here that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is […]

Vijayawada:  Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday laid the foundation stones for six national highway projects and an inland waterway in Andhra Pradesh. He also dedicated seven other national highway projects. The total cost of all 13 highway projects is Rs 4,153 crore. Naidu also laid the foundation stone for development of an inland […]

Chennai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Tuesday released the first look poster of his upcoming Telugu film “Lakshmi’s NTR”, on the life of legendary actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR). In July, Varma announced his desire to make a biopic on NTR. In an emotional voice note shared […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked a British architectural firm to take inputs from well-known Telugu filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli in finalising designs for some key government buildings in upcoming state capital Amaravati. Naidu suggested that Rajamouli, famous for his blockbusters ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ be flown to London in […]

New Delhi: As reports surfaced of a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 smartphone catching fire in Andhra Pradesh, injuring its user, the Chinese smartphone maker on Friday said “extreme external force” was applied to the device which may have caused the incident. Bhavana Suryakiran sustained minor burn injuries on his thigh as the Redmi Note 4 he […]

Vijayawada: A section of computers of Andhra Pradesh’s police departments were affected by a global cyber attack on Saturday, authorities said. Computers in 18 police units in Chittoor, Krishna, Guntur, Visakhatpatnam and Srikakulam districts were affected. However, officials said the day-to-day functioning was not hampered. Director General of Police N. Sambasiva Rao said some standalone […]

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday inducted his son Nara Lokesh and 10 others in the Cabinet while dropping five ministers. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at a ceremony here. Three members of opposition YSR Congress party, who had crossed over to […]

Vijayawada: Five workers died due to suspected inhaling of toxic gas in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred when they were cleaning a chemical tank at an aqua food processing plant at Mogalthur. The officials said investigations were on to find out if they died due to inhaling of any […]

Hyderabad/Vijayawada: Over five lakh trucks went off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as part of an indefinite strike by transporters which began on Thursday in the two states. The lorry owners’ associations in both states said the members suspended transportation services from 6 a.m. in accordance with the decision taken by the South Zone […]