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First snow turns Valley into 'winter wonderland'
AFTER enduring intense cold wave conditions, with night temperatures plunging several degrees below freezing point, Srinagar and other plains of the Valley experienced their first snowfall of the season on Friday.
BJP MP fires salvo, opposes Gujarat party decision over leadership pick
INTERNAL disputes clog the Gujarat BJP over appointments of Mandal, City, District, and Taluka presidents by state BJP chief CR Patil.
Katra shutdown against ropeway project extended
6 protesters on hunger strike, Vaishno Devi pilgrims face tough time
18 days & counting, Beed sarpanch murder mastermind still on the run
THE Opposition in Maharashtra charges the home minister with being weak for the failure to arrest Walmik Karad, a close aide of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde and the alleged mastermind of Massajog village Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, even 18 days after the incident.
13 BHU students held for trying to burn copies of Manusmriti on campus
AMID massive commotion between students and the Proctorial Board of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), over a dozen (13) students, including three girls, associated with Bhagat Singh Chhatra Morcha were arrested by Lanka police for their alleged plans to burn copies of Manusmriti on the campus on the Christmas day.
Punctual and proud owner of Maruti 800
FORMER IPS officer and social welfare minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, Asim Arun, on Friday recalled Manmohan Singh as a courteous, humble and extremely punctual leader who had a particular fondness for his Maruti 800.
Return of the native and 'City Beautiful'
PUNJAB was Manmohan Singh's first love. He had a special place in his heart for Amritsar, where he spent his initial years.
Cong Picked ‘Assam Resident’ Singh Over Pranab For RS Seat
FORMER Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao chose Manmohan Singh over Pranab Mukherjee to be a Rajya Sabha member from Assam in 1991.
The Demise of the College Lecture Foretold
AI tools will soon be able to replace human lectures in several subjects. Academia should use the opportunity to make quality higher education cheaply available and shift towards research
TIME TO STRIKE NEW-AGE NOTES IN CARNATIC MUSIC
T is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.
TG HC extends KTR's protection from arrest till Dec 31
ACB argued that KTR's petition was an attempt to obstruct a legitimate probe into the Formula One Race case at its preliminary stage
Two Kurnool Mandals Earn Ranks in NITI Aayog's ABP
CHIPPAGIRI and Maddikera mandals in Kurnool district have earned accolades under NITI Aayog's Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) for their remarkable development.
Anantapur police seize 4.2 kg of ganja, arrest 10
ANANTAPUR district police have arrested a ten-member gang and seized 4.2 kg of ganja, along with ten mobile phones, on Friday.
Revenue meetings will continue until all grievances are resolved, asserts Chief Secy
EMPHASISING that special revenue meetings will continue until all revenue-related issues in the State are completely resolved, Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) RP Sisodia said that 1.35 lakh petitions have been received through these meetings so far.
Loan agents arrested for harassing woman
TIRUPATI district police arrested two employees of Finnable Technologies Private Limited for allegedly threatening and harassing a Bengaluru-based software professional over a delayed loan repayment.
YSRCP Holds Protests Against Power Tariff Hike
THE YSRCP leaders and activists across the state organised protests against the steep power tariffs, criticizing Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for failing to fulfil his electoral promises.
YSRCP leader Imtiaz resigns from politics
YSR Congress Party leader and former IAS officer A Md Imtiaz announced his resignation from politics on Friday.
Naidu hails Manmohan's economic policies for growth
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu called the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a great loss to the nation.
JC Prabhakar Reddy apologises over flyash issue
TADIPATRI Municipal Chairman JC Prabhakar Reddy has publicly apologised to Ultratech Cement management over the recent flyash controversy.
Nepal and APTDC enter tourism pact
IN a landmark development, The Embassy of Nepal, led by Nepal's Ambassador to India, Dr Surendra Thapa, and the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), headed by Chairman Dr Nukasani Balaji, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen ties between tourism sectors of Nepal and Andhra Pradesh.
WG Police Crack 'Body in Parcel' Case, Arrest Three
Key accused, his wife & live-in partner hatched plan to grab land
Skill Development Initiatives Transforming State
THE State government, under the leadership of IT and HRD Minister N Lokesh, is making significant strides in addressing unemployment and skill gaps through a series of innovative programmes aimed at creating 20 lakh jobs.
IIITDM Signs PPA for 500 KW Solar Power
INDIAN Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kurnool has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with GH2 Solar to establish a 500 KW rooftop solar plant on its campus.
Positioning Vizag as the financial capital of Andhra
In line with the State government's aim to position Visakhapatnam as the financial capital of Andhra Pradesh, 2024 saw major announcements for the City of Destiny.
Gottipati blames YS Jagan for tariff hike in State and power sector woes
ENERGY Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar has fiercely countered the YSRCP's statewide protests over power tariff hikes, holding former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy responsible for the crisis in the State's power sector.
Ambitious plans chalked out for Kuppam
In Chittoor, the administration has chalked out an ambitious plan to transform Kuppam, the constituency that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu won for the eighth straight time.
RUSHIKONDA
A year of revelations and public scrutiny
Rural, urban consumption gap narrows
The gap between urban and rural consumption narrowed as the average monthly per capita consumption expenditure grew 9% in nominal terms in rural areas and 8% in urban areas in 2023-24, the latest household consumption data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed.
Growth on the horizon for Kurnool dist
The undivided Kurnool district has witnessed a mix of devastating events and significant progress this year.
Cremation today amid party's push for separate resting place
Funeral at 11.45 am at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, says home ministry