Tag: Andhra Pradesh

Kolkata: Around 1,500 security personnel from four neighbouring states like Assam, Odisha, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh will be arriving to West Bengal for the panchayat elections scheduled on Monday, a senior official said on Friday. While ten companies (each company comprising of 80 personnel) of forces will be arriving from Andhra Pradesh while the North-Eastern […]

Amaravati: Appreciating the rapid strides made by Andhra Pradesh in the energy sector, Union Minister of State for Power R K Singh today asked the state to prepare a comprehensive report that could be showcased to other states for replication of the best practises. State Power Minister K Kala Venkat Rao and Principal Secretary (Energy) […]

Amaravati: Although the Andhra Pradesh government had promised to complete the Polavaram multipurpose project by June 2018, its timeline has now been reset and it is likely to be completed only by mid-2019. Union Water Resources minister Nitin Gadkari, who inspected the Polavaram works last evening, ruled out the possibility of finishing the project by […]

Koraput: Tragedy revisited 40-year-old Jashoda as she lost her two teenaged children in the derailment of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express exactly a year after losing her husband. Jashoda was travelling in the train that derailed on January 21 in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. Her 16-year-old daughter and 18-year-old son were among the 39 people killed in […]

New Delhi: With Railway suspecting sabotage in derailment of Hirakhand Express in Andhra Pradesh, the Home Ministry may ask the NIA to include the incident in its ongoing probe into possible role of Pakistan spy agency ISI in Indore-Patna Express mishap last year. “The Home Ministry may ask the NIA to see if the derailment […]

New Delhi: The CPI(M) today criticised Centre over Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailment, which has claimed over 35 lives, saying the Railway Ministry has “totally failed” in providing elementary safety for passengers. Averring such accidents are taking place with “distressing frequency”, party Politburo also rued it was “unfortunate” that none at the highest levels in the government, […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said a team of doctors has been rushed to Andhra Pradesh where Hirakhand Express derailed last night and he is in touch with authorities to ensure speedy delivery of relief to injured and stranded passengers. Condoling the death of passengers of the ill-fated train which derailed in […]

New Delhi: Nearly 100 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force have reached the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailment site in Andhra Pradesh to assist in rescue and relief operations. Official sources said NDRF personnel will help railway authorities and the local administration in the rescue and relief operations. “NDRD team has already reached the spot to […]

Hyderabad: As many as 140 minors, including girls, who were working at a brick kiln on the city outskirts, have been rescued today, police said. All the children belong to Odisha, they said. The minors, all below 18 years of age and some even aged between 7 and 8, were working in a brick manufacturing […]

New Delhi: The multi-purpose Polavaram project is the “lifeline” of Andhra Pradesh and it is not going to affect any other state, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said here today. Addressing an event, in which NABARD issued a cheque of Rs 1,981 crore to Andhra Pradesh as assistance for the project, Naidu said “misgivings or fears”, […]

Bhubaneswar: Scientists and researchers working on climate change and analysing natural disasters must step forward to guide policy makers as to how to tackle such issues and chalk out a plan for the future, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. “People are concerned about climate change and scientists and researchers need to contribute by advising […]

Hyderabad: CPI today demanded a judicial inquiry into the encounter in which 28 Maoists were gunned down by a joint team of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha police and deplored the action as “highhanded” killings. In the same breathe, CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy also condemned the threat issued to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N […]

Bhubaneswar: While the killing of at least 24 Maoists, including seven of their top leaders, dealt a major psychological blow to the outlawed CPI(Maoist) in Odisha, it has boosted the morale of the security personnel as the Maoists have lost their “safe home” in Malkangiri district. The killings took place during a joint operation by […]

Malkangiri: At least 24 Maoists, including their top leaders, were gunned down in a fierce gun-battle with security forces in Malkangiri district on the border with Andhra Pradesh, giving a major blow to the ultras. A senior commando of the elite anti-Naxal force, Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh was also killed, while another commando was injured […]

Bhubaneswar: With the south west monsoon active over the state, rain soaked Odisha is likely to receive further downpour at many places during the next 24 hours due to a well marked low pressure area, IMD said. The system created over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Chattisgarh and Telangana now lies over […]