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Eight fishermen go missing at sea, Coast Guard launches probe

Eight fishermen go missing at sea, Coast Guard launches probe

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Eight fishermen from Andhra Pradesh’s B R Ambedkar Konaseema district have gone missing after setting out into the Bay of Bengal on August 3. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to intensify the search and maintain contact with their families Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

India Post offers international Rakhi delivery service

India Post offers international Rakhi delivery service

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India Post is offering International Speed Post (EMS) and International Parcel services to enable customers to send Rakhis and gifts to relatives residing abroad, ahead of Raksha Bandhan on August 28. N.V.S.N. Raju, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Visakhapatnam Division, said the facility was available at all post offices across Visakhapatnam. He advised the public to book consignments early to ensure the timely delivery of Rakhis to overseas destinations. Mr. Raju also urged Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), small businesses, artisans, and self-help groups to make use of India Post’s Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra (DNK) service to export their products to international destinations at affordable rates. For further details, customers may contact their nearest post office. Published – August 17, 2026 11:45 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

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AP-Genco prioritises 24×7 power supply for agri farmers

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VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh-Power Generation Corporation Limited (AP-Genco) Managing Director S. Nagalakshmi called upon officials, engineers, employees and staff of the power utilities to work collectively with dedication to further strengthen the State’s power sector and said providing daytime power supply to around 22.50 lakh agricultural consumers, ensuring uninterrupted supply to domestic, industrial and commercial consumers, was the government’s top priority. Peak power demand Participating as the chief guest in the 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Vidyut Soudha in Vijayawada on Saturday, Ms. Nagalakshmi said as the power demand was rising rapidly, the government took various steps to augment generation capacity and sustain power supply in the years ahead, while pointing out that the State recorded a peak power demand of 15,016 MW earlier this year on May 21, along with peak daily energy consumption of 288.92 million units. Power generation increased from 77,640.55 Million Units (MU) in 2024-25 to 79,684.96 MU in 2025-26, while generation in the current financial year stood at 15,970.11 MU (till June). AP-Genco achieved a record generation of 6,009 MW …

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SBI loan fraud case: man who escaped police custody in 2025 held in Hyderabad

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Rajamahendravaram police has arrested a bank loan fraud case accused, who escaped police custody in 2025, in Hyderabad, CID Region Officer A. Farheen stated in a release. A local court on Friday sent the accused, Kavala Venkata Narasimham, to Rajamahendravaram Central Prison on judicial remand. The accused has been arrested in connection with the case registered in Kovvuru Town police station. The case pertains to the loan fraud to the tune of ₹6.7 crore in the three branches of the State Bank of India in Kovvur mandal in East Godavari district. Between 2018-20, Mr. Venkata Narasimham with the support of SBI employees various branches in Kovvur mandal, including SBI Kovvur Main Branch, Prakkilanka and Kovvur Bazaar branch, obtained various loans including MUDRA loans by producing fake documents of several people in the ₹6.7 crore loan fraud, stated Ms. Farheen. All these loans have been sanctioned under the Agri-Asset Backed Loan and MUDRA loan. In the same case, Venkata Narasimham had escaped from the CID-Andhra Pradesh police while he was being brought back to Rajamahendravaram from …

Document writers’ association asks government withdraw RSK proposal

Document writers’ association asks government withdraw RSK proposal

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Document writers staging a protest in Vizianagaram, opposing establishment of Registration Seva Kendras in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Correspondent The Andhra Pradesh State Document Writers Association staged a protest demanding the government to withdraw the proposal of establishing of Registration Seva Kendras (RSKs), which, it claimed, would lead to complications during registration of properties as the youngsters appointed in RSKs might not have experience in document presentations. Establishing of the RSKs would have an impact on the livelihood of nearly three lakh document writers, DTP operators and supporting staff in their offices, the association’s State president Penumaka Venkata Subba Rao on Thursday said, adding that property documents needed to be verified carefully before the registration and fill in the blanks type of registrations might lead to many legal complications for the property buyers as well as sellers. ”RSKs might provide livelihood to nearly 18,000 people across the State but take way the livelihood of nearly three lakh people. Moreover, RSK system is not suitable since the youngsters to be appointed may not have …

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Gram Panchayats receive 44 e-autos for solid waste collection in East Godavari

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Minister for Tourism and Culture Kandula Durgesh on Monday handed over 44 e-autos to the 37 Gram Panchayats for solid waste collection across the East Godavari district. As many as 12 e-autos have been sanctioned to Rajamahendravaram Rural Assembly constituency alone. Published – July 27, 2026 10:49 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

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Shining Stars Awards honour toppers in Alluri, Anakapalli districts

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The School Education Department on Monday felicitated meritorious students who excelled in the 2026 SSC and Intermediate Public Examinations at separate Shining Stars-2026 award ceremonies held in Alluri Sitarama Raju and Anakapalli districts. In ASR district, the programme was held at the S.R. Sankaran Auditorium in Kummariputtu, Paderu. Joint Collector Tirumani Sri Pooja inaugurated the event along with former Paderu MLA Giddi Eswari and other officials. Addressing students, Ms. Sri Pooja said sustained hard work, dedication and proper planning were the keys to success, while speakers urged students to remain consistent, develop alternative career plans and pursue emerging opportunities. Students from several mandals, including Paderu, Araku Valley, Chintapalli, G.K. Veedhi, Pedabayalu, Ananthagiri, Dumbriguda, G. Madugula, Koyyuru and Munchingiputtu, were honoured for securing top ranks. In Anakapalli, the awards were presented at Pentakota Convention Hall in the presence of district in-charge Minister Kollu Ravindra, Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, Collector Vijaya Krishnan and legislators. Mr. Ravindra said the State government had allocated ₹8.5 crore towards cash incentives and awards for meritorious SSC and Intermediate students across …

Stone laid for road development works worth ₹3.02 crore in Vijayawada

Stone laid for road development works worth ₹3.02 crore in Vijayawada

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Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, MP Kesineni Chinni and MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao during the stone-laying for the road development projects in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu on Saturday laid the foundation stone for end-to-end road development works worth ₹3.02 crore in Bharathi Nagar and Guru Nanak Colony, as part of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) Air Quality Improvement Programme. The projects, funded under the 15th Finance Commission’s Air Quality Improvement Programme, are aimed at improving urban infrastructure while reducing dust pollution and enhancing the city’s air quality. The Minister was accompanied by Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath, East Assembly constituency MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao, VMC in-charge Commissioner D. Chandrasekhar, civic officials and local leaders. Mr. Ram Mohan said the Centre was committed to creating high-quality urban infrastructure across the country and that these projects would provide better roads, safer pedestrian facilities and contribute to reducing dust pollution in Vijayawada. As part of the works, a 650-metre-long, 14-metre-wide hot-mix BT road will be …

Three Andhra Pradesh tourists among 15 Indians killed in Vietnam boat tragedy

Three Andhra Pradesh tourists among 15 Indians killed in Vietnam boat tragedy

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Government officials with the family members of Mudiyam Sridhar, a victim of boat tragedy in Vietnam, at their house in Kadapa on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Three tourists from Andhra Pradesh were among the 15 Indians killed after a tourist speedboat capsized off Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam on Saturday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed grief over the tragedy and directed officials to provide all possible assistance to the bereaved families and ensure the safe return of the survivors to the State. The deceased from Andhra Pradesh were identified as Nallapeta Adiseshaiah Ravi Teja, Mudium Sreedhar of Kadapa and Gelli Jaya Lakshmi of Machilipatnam. The respective district administrations have contacted the victims’ families and are extending all necessary assistance. Sources from Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi said that according to the Embassy of India in Vietnam, the tourist speedboat, operated by Ocean Pearl Island Company, capsized off Hon May Rut Ngoai near An Thoi on Phu Quoc Island while returning to An Thoi Port. The vessel was carrying 36 people, including …

APCC demands judicial probe into Ayodhya Ram temple donation case

APCC demands judicial probe into Ayodhya Ram temple donation case

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APCC vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji questions the silence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM K. Pawan Kalyan over the Ram temple donation case. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday questioned the silence of the NDA leaders in the State, including Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, over the alleged financial irregularities involving donations to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, despite their earlier strong stand on Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)-related issues. At a press conference, APCC vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji asked why political parties were not demanding action against those allegedly responsible for diverting devotees’ contributions and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a judicial inquiry headed by a sitting judge. Citing judicial oversight in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Puri Jagannath temple, and Sabarimala temple, the Congress leader said similar intervention was needed to ensure transparency and protect the temple assets. Alleging that the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had betrayed the faith of millions through irregularities involving hundreds of …