Tag: Andhra Pradesh

Gajapati: Worried over rising COVID-19 cases, Gajapati district administration on Friday clamped a complete restriction on the movement of people from the district to Ganjam and Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. Informing about the development, Gajapati Collector Anupam Saha informed that apart from essential services, no other person will be allowed to move to Ganjam […]

Amaravati: The Met department forecast mid-summer thunderstorms in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema, accompanied by lightning for the next three days. “Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…

Amaravati: Unable to get liquor due to the Covid induced lockdown in place, nine people died after consuming sanitizer in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday. While three people died on Thursday, six succumbed on Friday. The incident occurred in Kurichedu mandal headquarters in Prakasam district. As the liquor shops in town […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for several places in Odisha, Andhra, Telangana and Karnataka under the impact of a low-pressure area (LOPAR) likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining East-central Bay of Bengal on October 9 (tomorrow). As per Met prediction, the LOPAR […]

Bhubaneswar: The Depression over West-central Bay of Bengal has intensified in to a Deep Depression, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. At present, it lay centered some 250 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 290 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 330 km east-southeast of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh). “It is very likely to move west-north-westwards […]

Amaravati: Acclaimed Kuchipudi danseuse, Sobha Naidu, passed away on Wednesday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. The 64-year-old dancer was undergoing treatment for brain haemorrhage. She was born in Anakapalle in Andhra Pradesh and went to become an exponent of the Kuchipudi dance form, under the tutelage of Vempati Chinna Satyam. Naidu worked as the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday mutually agreed to cooperate and launch joint operations in border areas to counter Left Wing Extremism, officials said. The director general of police of both the states held discussions over video conferencing to discuss the issues relating to growing maoist activities in the border areas of Odisha […]

Koraput: A day after OTV telecast a report on the alleged encroachment of Andhra Pradesh into Odisha in the bordering areas of Narayanpatra block, the district Collector along with other senior officials have conducted a joint survey and held discussions with people of the area. It is being claimed that Andhra Pradesh has issued land […]

Jeypore: The border dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha continues to raise its ugly head with a fresh row erupting on Sunday after some leaders and locals of the neighbouring State sneaked into Odisha territory and staged a demonstration. According to sources, residents of the neighbouring State waved placards and raised slogan at Sambai village […]

Koraput: The simmering tension between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is likely to snowball into a major face off if no urgent measures are taken to resolve the disputes over border demarcation, experts opine. Amidst the stand-off, Koraput Collector, Madhusudan Mishra on Monday categorically said that the on-going land measurement works by the Andhra Pradesh government […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the on-going border dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Minister Sudam Marndi on Tuesday sought to make it clear that Odisha will not give away even an inch of its’ territory to any of the neighbouring states. “The Odisha government is aware of the situation and is taking all possible measures to […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shot off a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking urgent measures to resolve the on-going border disputes with neighbouring states, Odisha Revenue Minister Sudam Marndi on Friday said administrative-level discussions with Andhra Pradesh are currently underway to resolve the issue. The minister said he was […]

Koraput: Two days after talks were held between officials from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to diffuse the long-drawn tension between two border villages, a fresh row has erupted after unofficial demarcation marks and flags were cited in one of the disputed areas on Saturday. Odisha’s Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Southern Division on Saturday visited Sambai […]

Koraput: The panchayat polls conducted by the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) at Kotia cluster of villages, over which both Odisha and the neighbouring state claim to be their…

Amaravati: The Met department on Monday forecast thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rainfall in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema for the next five days, and advised them to immediately complete harvest works. The alert comes at a time when paddy farmers have started harvesting their fields in Andhra Pradesh. “Crop harvest ready […]