Tag: Andhra Pradesh

Koraput: In a new twist to the ongoing border dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, residents of Badlammida village under Dumuriguda block in Visakhapatnam district alleged that the residents of Sambai Panchayat in Koraput district have destroyed around three acres of coffee plantations in their area on Monday. Badlammida villagers further alleged that the coffee […]

Bhubaneswar: The depression over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) intensified into a deep depression over southwest BoB and then further into a cyclonic storm ‘Nivar’ Tuesday morning. At 0830 hours today, it lay centred over southwest BoB about 410km east-southeast of Puducherry and 450km southeast of Chennai. Reports suggest that the cyclonic […]

Amaravati: In the light of severe cyclonic storm Nivar poised to strike Tamil Nadu and parts of his state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy sounded an alert on Tuesday and instructed the state machinery to be prepared. In a review meeting with District Collectors and Superintendents of Police, he asked them to […]

Chennai: Severe cyclone ‘Nivar’ would intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and it is likely to cross the coast between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry before dawn on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said. Chief Minister K Palaniswami, meanwhile, declared Thursday a public holiday for 13 districts including Chennai, Vellore, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Nagapattinam,Tiruvarur, Chengelpet and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday demanded that the State Government should constitute an all-party committee to sort out the border disputes with Andra Pradesh and West Bengal. Responding to the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi’s statement in the Assembly regarding the border disputes with the neighbouring States, the Deputy Leader […]

Amaravati: The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar weakened into a well-marked, low-pressure area  by Friday morning, over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal. “The associated cyclonic circulation now extends up to 4.5 km above the mean sea level,” a Met official said, adding that it was very likely to move […]

Koraput: In a welcome development that promises to diffuse the month-long tension between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the authorities from districts of the two neighbouring states held talks at the border post to demarcate boundaries. A team from Visakhapatnam administration represented Andhra Pradesh while Koraput ditrict administration was representing Odisha in the meeting. Apart from […]

Paralakhemundi: At a time when the authorities of Odisha and Andhra claim to have taken urgent measures to resolve the ongoing border disputes, seems a recent flare-up in the Gajapati district may prolong the tension between the two neighbouring States. Allegedly, farmers of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh have illegally occupied acres of land in the bordering […]

Amaravati: Amid a peaceful ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Andhra Pradesh, state BJP President Somu Veerraju on Tuesday supported the new central farm laws, even as his party colleagues tried to explain their finer points through explanatory videos and slides. “I am with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I will not give support to Bharat Bandh,” said Veerraju. […]

Paralakhemundi: Amid the ongoing border dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha government, the curious case of Manikpatana under Rayagad block of Gajapati district has now caught the attention of the administration as reports suggest that despite being under the revenue map of Odisha, the village is de facto governed by the neighbouring AP government. What’s […]

Bolangir: Despite the tall claims of the State government on strict enforcement of laws to curb the trafficking of people to and from Odisha to work as migrant labourers, the illegal activities continue unabated in the district. In another such case, as many as 29 migrant workers including eight children and 11 women were rescued […]

Bolangir: A middleman from Kantabanji area in the district has been detained by the police for allegedly beating up two minor boys mercilessly at a brick kiln in Andrha Pradesh…

Pulla (Andhra Pradesh): Bringing back memories of December’s mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru in West Godavari district, Pulla village has seen 24 such cases of convulsions till 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulla is 30 km north east of Eluru town where the mysterious illness cases are being reported from Monday. “Total cases reported so […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing tussle with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh over claims on jurisdiction of some bordering villages in the Kotia region of Koraput district, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday unveiled a slew of developmental projects for the region. The move comes days after Andhra Pradesh announced panchayat elections in villages of Kotia panchayat […]

Bhubaneswar: The Andhra Pradesh government has not only made efforts to cement its control over Kotia Gram Panchayat in Koraput district but also some other bordering villages in Ganjam and Gajapati districts. As per sources, the district administration of Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh has distributed ration cards to people in as many as six villages […]