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Election Commission extends SIR timeline for Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

Election Commission extends SIR timeline for Andhra Pradesh, Haryana

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The Election Commission on Tuesday extended the deadline for various activities under the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh and Haryana. The poll authority wrote separate letters to the chief electoral officers of the two states. In both Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, the house-to-house visits by the booth level officers will continue till July 24, while the earlier deadline was July 14. The draft rolls in the two states were earlier scheduled to be published on July 21. Now, they will be published on July 31. The two states are part of phase 3 of the SIR rolled out on May 14. Once phase 3 is completed, the entire country, except for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, will be covered under the SIR rollout. Due to a variety of reasons, SIR has seen frequent tweaking in schedules. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right …

Pawan Kalyan health update: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu visits him in hospital after successful shoulder surgery

Pawan Kalyan health update: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu visits him in hospital after successful shoulder surgery

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Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan is on the road to recovery after undergoing shoulder surgery at a Mumbai hospital on Saturday. The Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister underwent a three-and-a-half-hour operation on his right shoulder after being diagnosed with severe rotator cuff injuries in both shoulders. The Jana Sena Party said the surgery was successful and that he is recovering under the supervision of doctors. A day later, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu visited the hospital to meet Pawan Kalyan and enquire about his health. Pawan Kalyan recovering after 3.5-hour shoulder surgery; Chandrababu Naidu visits hospital. Chandrababu Naidu visits Pawan Kalyan in hospital On Sunday, the Jana Sena Party shared an update on X about Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu’s visit after the surgery. Sharing a photo of Pawan Kalyan from the hospital, where he is wearing a bandage and seated next to the CM. The party wrote, “Honorable Chief Minister Sri @ncbn visited Deputy Chief Minister Sri @PawanKalyan, who underwent right shoulder surgery in Mumbai. A short while ago, Sri Chandrababu Naidu reached the hospital, spoke …

Moderate quake of magnitude 4.5 recorded in Bay of Bengal, off Andhra Pradesh coast

Moderate quake of magnitude 4.5 recorded in Bay of Bengal, off Andhra Pradesh coast

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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Sunday (July 12, 2026), according to data from the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake originated at 05:05:46 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at 16.805° N, 84.381° E, the NCS said. The event has since been classified as “Reviewed” by the agency. The epicentre was located about 227 km east of Kakinada and 275 km east of Rajahmundry, both in Andhra Pradesh, placing the quake well offshore in the Bay of Bengal. It was also recorded at distances of 282 km south of Berhampur and 367 km south-southwest of Puri, both in Odisha, and 355 km southeast of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. Residents in Visakhapatnam, southwest of the epicentre, took to social media platforms including X and Reddit shortly after the quake, with several users confirming they had felt mild tremors around the time of the event. Tremors were reported in areas …

Vietnam boat capsize: Two people from Andhra killed, 3 others hospitalised

Vietnam boat capsize: Two people from Andhra killed, 3 others hospitalised

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Two people from Andhra Pradesh were killed and three others from the state were hospitalised in Vietnam following a tourist boat capsize near Phu Quoc Island, sources in the Andhra Pradesh government said. The tour was organised by Vietnam-based Threeland Travel through local coordinating vendor Sai Vietnam. (Vietnam News Agency) The tourist speedboat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members capsized near Phu Quoc Island while returning to An Thoi Port, the sources further said. The accident claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists, while 21 others were rescued. Of the survivors, 17 were passengers, and four were crew members. Two remained in critical condition, and all 36 persons on board have been accounted for. “Preliminary information indicates that two persons from Machilipatnam are among the deceased. We are coordinating with the Indian Embassy and the Vietnamese authorities, and further details will be shared after official confirmation,” Andhra Pradesh sources told PTI. Three other people from the state were hospitalised following the boat capsize, the sources added. Also Read | ‘Extremely saddened’: PM Modi …

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 …

Andhra Pradesh police being misused to target critics, alleges YSRCP’s Lakshmi Parvathi

Andhra Pradesh police being misused to target critics, alleges YSRCP’s Lakshmi Parvathi

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YSRCP leader N. Lakshmi Parvathi. File | Photo Credit: Special Arranagement YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary N. Lakshmi Parvathi has alleged that the law and order situation in Andhra Pradesh has deteriorated under the coalition government, claiming that people across all sections are facing increasing hardship. Addressing the media at the party’s central office in Tadepalli on Thursday (July 9, 2026), she accused the TDP-led NDA government of misusing the police machinery to target political opponents. She alleged that those questioning the government were being falsely implicated in criminal cases, while ruling party leaders and workers escaped action despite serious allegations against them. Ms. Parvathi claimed the police had become a political tool to suppress dissent, alleging that fabricated evidence was being used to book critics under serious charges and send them to judicial remand. Referring to the recent incident in Anantapur, as well as the cases of Gade Sai Krishna, Kranti Kumar, Gangamma, Tiruputamma and Kalavati, she said these reflected the declining law and order situation in the State. She also accused the …

Lawyers cannot be held liable for ‘deficiency in service’: Andhra Pradesh High Court | Legal News

Lawyers cannot be held liable for ‘deficiency in service’: Andhra Pradesh High Court | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiJul 8, 2026 12:00 PM IST The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea alleging deficiency in providing legal services against an advocate, observing that a lawyer’s service is not covered under the Consumer Protection Act. A bench of Justices Ravi Nath Tilhari and Subhendu Samanta upheld orders of the Visakhapatnam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, the Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, all of which had rejected the complaint filed by the petitioner against his advocate. “We are of view that the complaint filed by the writ petitioner against the lawyer/advocate under the Consumer Protection Act was not maintainable. The same has rightly been dismissed,” the court held in its order dated June 24. It relied upon the Supreme Court’s ruling in a case where it had held that a complaint alleging deficiency in service against advocates practicing the legal profession would not be maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Justices Ravi Nath Tilhari and Subhendu Samanta dismissed the plea. Allegations …

Stranded Andhra fishermen rescued, search continues for six missing

Stranded Andhra fishermen rescued, search continues for six missing

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Andhra Pradesh Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has said all the fishermen stranded off the Paradip coast in Odisha have safely reached Paradip Harbour and will arrive in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The fishermen were rescued after their fishing boat developed engine trouble and drifted into deeper waters due to adverse weather conditions off the Odisha coast. “All the stranded fishermen are safe and have reached Paradip Harbour. They are scheduled to arrive in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday,” Atchannaidu said in a press release issued on Monday.Medical examinations conducted at Paradip Harbour confirmed that all the fishermen are in good health, said the Minister.Personnel from the Ichchapuram Police have reached Paradip Harbour on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh government and are overseeing the necessary arrangements for the fishermen, he said. “The safety of the fishermen is the government’s highest priority. We have been coordinating with the concerned officials at every stage and have taken all necessary measures for their well-being. It is a matter of great relief that all of them are safe,” the minister said. …

Fishermen warned off Andhra Pradesh coast as heavy rain, strong winds forecast

Fishermen warned off Andhra Pradesh coast as heavy rain, strong winds forecast

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A Doppler weather radar image from Visakhapatnam at 11.30 a.m. on Friday shows light to moderate rain clouds over parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining Bay of Bengal. | Photo Credit: IMD The India Meteorological Department’s Cyclone Warning Centre in Visakhapatnam has forecast heavy rainfall and squally winds across North Coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next few days, attributing the spell to a low-pressure area formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coasts. The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and is tilting southwestwards with height. The system is likely to become more marked over the next two to three days, the Centre said in a bulletin issued on Thursday (July 2, 2026). Heavy rainfall has been forecast at isolated places in Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts, with the warning extended to Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Eluru districts on Friday. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely at many places over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam …

VB-G RAM G scheme launched in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur

VB-G RAM G scheme launched in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur

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Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday rolled out the VB-G RAM G scheme in Andhra Pradesh with the formal launch in Tirupati district. Naidu and Chouhan handed over VB G RAM G cards to beneficiaries. Rolling out the scheme in Bihar, Minister for Rural Development Shrawon Kumar said that it will help reduce outmigration and improve the working condition of labourers in the state. Manipur CM Y Khemchand Singh also rolled out the VB G-RAM-G scheme in the state. The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, came into force across India on Wednesday. The law will provide beneficiaries a statutory entitlement to 125 days of wage employment. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or …