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Complete road & rail projects by Dec 2026: Min

Roads and Buildings (R&B), Investments and Infrastructure Minister BC Janardhan Reddy has directed the officials to initiate steps to resolve pending issues related to the projects of National Highways and Railways for completion by December 2026.

HC, iconic towers get CRDA approval

THE Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) approved projects worth ₹24,276 crore for the development of trunk roads, construction of the High Court Complex, Assembly and iconic buildings in Amaravati during the 43rd CRDA meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat on Monday.

AP to adopt innovative healthcare initiatives inspired by Tata DiNC

HRD and IT Minister N Lokesh visited Kolar in Karnataka to study the transformative impact of the Tata Digital Nerve Centre (DiNC) on healthcare.

Need for disaster preparedness stressed

HOME Minister Vangalapudi Anitha participated in a three-day disaster management training session at the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) campus in Gannavaram on Monday.

Bommasamudram Panchayat wins national award

THE Bommasamudram Panchayat of Irala mandal in Chittoor district has secured the top position as the 'Best Health Panchayat' at the national level under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar.

Railway tribunal set to conduct 3-day Lok Adalat

THE Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT), Amaravati Bench, will organise a Lok Adalat from December 16 to 19 to expedite settlements for railway-related claims.

Minor girl escapes from kidnappers

A minor girl from Guntur's Vengalrao Nagar escaped from her kidnappers near Pandit Nehru Bus Stand (PNBS) in Vijayawada on Monday.

SCR GM honours two employees with safety award

SOUTH Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Arun Kumar Jain presented the 'Man of the Month' Safety Awards to two Vijayawada Division employees for their alertness and timely action in averting unsafe conditions.

Plots in hometowns for R5 beneficiaries

REITERATING that the State government will implement the Amaravati Master Plan as designed earlier, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister Ponguru Narayana said those who were given house site pattas in Amaravati's R-5 Zone will be allotted plots in their native villages in Krishna and Guntur districts.

11-yr-old & bus cleaner drown

AN 11-year-old boy and a bus cleaner drowned in a pond near Gurazala in Palnadu district on Monday.

Expedite reservoir works: VMC chief

VIJAYAWADA Municipal Corporation (VMC) Commissioner HM Dhyanachandra has directed officials to expedite the construction of a 1,500-kilolitre tank in the 40th division in Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada.

SPEAKING HANDS FALL SILENT

When he was born on March 9, 1951, Zakir Hussain was considered an unlucky child.

Sitharaman, Kharge exchange barbs in RS

Cong head rebuts charges of constitutional changes for 'one family'

PK, CM 'discuss' portfolio for Naga Babu

DEPUTY Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan, along with officials of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the State Secretariat on Monday.

Will not allow Lankan territory to be used against India, says Dissanayake

SRI Lanka will not allow its territory to be used against India's national security interests, Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Record gold imports widen trade deficit

IN what could put pressure on the economy, India's trade deficit—the difference between imports and exports—widened to a record $37.8 billion in November, showing a 4.8% drop in exports and a record increase in imports driven by massive gold demand.

WPL auction: Unsold last season, Simran costliest this time

SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours.

Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith

FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.

Erigaisi lauds Gukesh, recounts own incredible journey

IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.

LONE RANGER BUMRAH

Pacer claims second five-wicket haul of the tour but India let Australia off the

United pile on City's misery

MANCHESTER United struck twice in the dying minutes to earn a dramatic 2-1 win at Manchester City on Sunday, deepening the pain of City boss Pep Guardiola.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?

When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.

Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time

Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage

WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025

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FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec

AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.

Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power

MEMBERS of Venezuela's political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their country.

Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax

SENATE Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should \"steer clear\" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: B'desh commission

AN inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance.

Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez

SOUTH Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the \"suffering of the people\" after his short-lived martial law decree.

Blinken says US in contact with Syrian rebels

Secy of State refuses to divulge details but says he has conveyed the message to HTS that it is being watched