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Dismembered parts of a woman’s body found in canal on Vijayawada outskirts

September 19, 2026 admin

In a gruesome murder case, miscreants killed a woman, dismembered her, and dumped her body parts in VTPS cooling canal at Ibrahimpatnam, in West Zone in NTR Police Commissionerate limits. “Police on Saturday (September 19, 2026) recovered the torso and limbs in the canal, and are searching for other missing parts,” said West Zone Assistant…

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A.P. launches free online single-window system for Ganesh Pandal permissions

September 3, 2026 admin

Harish Kumar Gupta. File. | Photo Credit: RAO GN The Andhra Pradesh police have launched a single window system to issue permissions for setting up Ganesh pandals across the State, with no fee charged for permissions, said Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta on Wednesday. The initiative aims to simplify the process, maintain…

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AP-Genco honours Indian cricketer Sree Charani for her international achievements

July 22, 2026 admin

AP-Genco Managing Director S. Nagalakshmi and other senior officials felicitating Indian international cricketer Sree Charani at Vidyut Soudha in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (AP-Genco) Managing Director S. Nagalakshmi and other officials felicitated Indian international cricketer Nallapureddy Sree Charani, the daughter of Chandrasekhar Reddy, an employee of…

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Shrimp farmers shift to local sales amid price drops, export disruptions

June 27, 2026 admin

A woman, K. Kondalamma, displays tiger shrimp being sold by the roadside on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Saturday. Tiger shrimp, which normally fetch strong demand in overseas markets, are now being sold directly to consumers. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO With the shrimp prices falling in the market due to the impact of US-Israel-Iran…

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Educators urged to inspire critical thinking in students

June 15, 2026 admin

Educators should move beyond merely imparting knowledge and become mentors who inspire students to think critically, act ethically, and serve society, said Fr. Francis P. Xavier, former Rector of Loyola College, Chennai, and former Provincial of the Jesuit Madurai Province. Participating in the staff orientation programme organised by Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada on Monday,…

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SSC public exam hall tickets to be released on Thursday

March 4, 2026 admin

The Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday informed that hall tickets for the SSC Public Examinations, scheduled to commence from March 16, 2026, will be officially released on March 5, 2026 (Thursday) at 11 a.m. In a statement, Director of Government Examinations K.S. Reddy said students can download their hall tickets either from…

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A.P. women’s panel chief calls for multi-stakeholder approach to address teenage pregnancies

March 4, 2026 admin

A.P. Women Commission chairperson Rayapati Sailaja during a consultation on strategies to prevent teenage pregnancies in Andhra Pradesh, in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission Chairperson Rayapati Sailaja on Wednesday said concerted efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies were crucial, requiring a multi-stakeholder approach to address the health, social, and economic…

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Vizag woman dies after illegal kidney removal; senior govt. doctor among seven booked

November 12, 2025 admin

The Madanapalle police of Annamayya district on Wednesday (November 12) booked seven persons, including a senior government doctor and two government hospital technicians, on the charge of illegally removing the kidney of a 29-year-old woman from Visakhapatnam, who died after the procedure. According to the police, the incident took place at Global Multi-Speciality Hospital in…

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Dramatic Video Of Vijayawada Street Flooding, 4 Feet Of Water In 3 Hours

September 10, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Dramatic time-lapse footage of floodwaters taking over a street in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada were shared Tuesday, underlining the scale of the emergency facing authorities after heavy rain in coastal districts killed nearly 50 people, a majority in the city, and affected over 10 lakh. CCTV footage from Vijayawada’s Ajit Singh Nagar – submerged…

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SHAR expo at Andhra Loyola College on August 29

August 28, 2024 admin

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) will organise a ‘Science Fair and Exhibition on Wheels’ at the Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College (ALC) on August 29 (Thursday). The event, being organised by SHAR, the primary spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and located in Sriharikota, will showcase models of rockets, including GSLV and PSLV,…

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