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Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.

Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

IPS officer to head SIT for probing Tirupati laddu case

The Andhra Pradesh government appointed senior IPS officer Sarvashresth Tripathi as the head of the SIT on Tuesday

On Sunday, Naidu ordered a probe by the SIT into the alleged irregularities at the TTD to be headed by a high-ranking officer (PTI)
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 08:18 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Another YSRCP MP Krishnaiah quits Rajya Sabha membership

Krishnaiah said that he took the decision to resign from his Rajya Sabha membership, after discussing with the various OBC groups

In yet another setback to the YSR Congress Party, the party’s Rajya Sabha member Ryaga Krishnaiah resigned from his membership in the Upper House on Tuesday (ANI)
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 08:14 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Revanth moots multi-purpose digital cards for families

The Telangana government will introduce multi-purpose digital cards soon for every family in the state, seeking to provide the benefits of various welfare schemes

The proposal for the digital cards came up for discussion during a review meeting conducted by chief minister A Revanth Reddy at his residence on Monday evening (PTI)
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 08:04 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

2 PILs seek SC panel to probe laddu row

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted two separate PILs seeking investigation by a court-monitored committee into the alleged adulteration of ghee for the preparation of the prasad

A priest performs the purification ritual 'Shanti Homam Panchagavya Prokshana' to undo the alleged desecrations that occurred at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple during YSRCP government, at Tirumala in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 08:20 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Slugfest over ongoing demolitions in Telangana

The demolition of alleged illegal constructions that came up on government lands and water bodies by the HYDRAA’s has sparked controversy as many have accused it of selective targeting

On Monday, the Telangana high court issued interim directions to HYDRAA to stop demolitions around the Durgam Cheruvu lake, where high profile people, including chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s brother Tirupathi Reddy owns a bungalow (PTI)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 08:18 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

3 medical students swept away in flash floods in Andhra

Two medical students were swept away in the flash floods of a waterfall and search is on for another student who went missing in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Sunday

14 medical students pursuing second year MBBS course at Asram Medical College in Eluru had gone on a picnic to Maredumilli forests in the Eastern Ghats on Sunday (File photo)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 08:16 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Abandoned buildings in Amaravati declared safe by IIT experts

Experts from IIT-Hyderabad and IIT-Madras declared several under-constructed multi-storeyed buildings in Amaravati during the previous YSRCP government to be restored.

The IIT experts’ opinion was announced by state municipal and urban development minister Ponguru Narayana on Monday (HT Photo)
Published on Sep 18, 2024 07:45 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Telangana marks people’s rule day, Centre holds Hyderabad liberation day

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said his government was focussing on rebuilding the state.

CM Revanth Reddy pays tribute at the State Martyrs Memorial on the occasion of the People's Governance Day at Gun Park in Hyderabad on Tuesday. (ANI)
Published on Sep 18, 2024 07:44 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Revanth unveils Rajiv Gandhi’s statue, BRS protests

BRS has termed the installation of Rajiv Gandhi statues as an insult to the self-respect of Telangana and called for state-wide protests on Tuesday

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy along with his cabinet colleagues at the unveiling of the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in front of the Secretariat, in Hyderabad, on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:34 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Telangana woman found dead in hotel room, police suspect suicide

The woman’s father has filed a complaint with the Gachibowli police suspecting that his daughter might have been raped and murdered

Telangana woman found dead in hotel room, police suspect suicide
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:32 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Lack of river management a key reason for floods in Krishna: Expert

The immediate cause for the latest floods was a lower pressure built up over the Bay of Bengal, besides a land-based cyclone, which drew moisture from both Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal: IMD

At least 75 people died and over 59,000 people were displaced due to floods in Andhra Pradesh. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 07:48 AM IST

Telangana government to recruit transgenders as volunteers for traffic regulation

The Telangana government has decided to rope in transgenders as volunteers to regulate traffic in Hyderabad.

Telangana government to recruit transgenders as volunteers for traffic regulation
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 06:26 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Attempt to murder case filed against BRS MLA for attacking party leader

The Cyberabad police in Hyderabad registered a case against legislator Arekapudi Gandhi for allegedly trying to murder another BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy on Thursday.

Arekapudi Gandhi, who recently joined ruling Congress in Telangana but continues to be a member of the assembly from BRS, along with others, trespassed into house of Kaushik Reddy on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 06:14 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Senior BRS leaders under house arrest

Several lawmakers and senior party leaders of BRS, including former minister T Harish Rao, were kept under house arrest by the Telangana police

The BRS told party leaders to storm Gandhi’s house in retaliation to his attack on party MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy’s residence and his followers on Thursday (File photo)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:52 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Eight killed, 33 injured as two trucks hit bus in Chittoor distt

A bus accident in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, killed 8 pilgrims and injured 33 when it collided with two trucks. Rescue efforts are underway.

A police official who wished to say anonymous said that the identity of the victims is yet to be ascertained. (Representational image)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:36 AM IST

‘Naidu’s previous experience helped him tackle floods in Vijayawada and neighbouring areas’

AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu led flood relief efforts in Vijayawada, leveraging past experience and technology, while facing criticism from opposition.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu inspects a flood-hit area in Vijayawada on September 2. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:32 AM IST

PAC chairman’s appointment in Telangana triggers political row

The appointment of a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator as the chairman of the public accounts committee (PAC) of the state legislative assembly triggered a political row on Thursday.

Serilingampally MLA Arekapudi Gandhi had joined the Congress in the presence of Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on July 12. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 06:58 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Andhra to rope in expert divers to free boats stuck near Prakasam barrage

Despite several attempts using heavy cranes to remove the wooden boats each weighing around 40-50 tonnes, the team couldn’t find any success

Five boats had rammed into the barrage at gates 67, 69 and 70 on the night of September 1 when all 70 gates were opened to release the flood water downstream (ANI)
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 08:56 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Godavari in spate, second flood warning issued in Andhra

175 gates of Dowleswaram barrage near Rajahmundry on the Godavari river were opened to release 14.40 lakh cusecs of water to the downstream.

The traffic between Bhadrachalam and Koonavaram, where Sabari joins the Godavari river, was completely suspended as the bridge connecting Koonavaram and other villages like V R Puram, Sriramagiri and Pochavaram overflowed . (HT photo)
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 08:54 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

7 labourers killed after mini truck overturns in Andhra Pradesh; 2 injured: Police

As the truck was approaching Chilakavaripakalu village, the driver apparently lost control over steering and the vehicle veered off the road and overturned

The incident happened at Chilakavaripakalu village on the Aripatidibbalu-Chinnaigudem road at around 2am. (Representative file photo)
Published on Sep 11, 2024 11:47 AM IST

Andhra bans Conocarpus trees citing adverse impact on environment and health, activists challenge govt move

In July, deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, who holds the environment and forests portfolio, announced the ban on Conocarpus trees

Conocarpus tree (HT photo)
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 07:58 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Three women held for killing, robbing 4: Cops

Three women have been arrested in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh for allegedly killing four people by giving them cyanide-laced drinks in past two years and then robbing them of valuables

The mother and daughter committed the murders by lacing the drinks of their victims with cyanide. They would then rob valuables and cash from the deceased (File photo)
Updated on Sep 08, 2024 06:54 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Mahesh Goud is new PCC chief of Telangana

Goud, who is presently the PCC working president (organisation), has been the front runner for the PCC president post for a long time

There has been a tradition in the party that if the chief minister is from southern Telangana, the PCC chief post has to go to a leader from northern Telangana to maintain regional balance (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:32 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Central team visits flood-hit areas in Andhra, to visit Telangana today

On Friday, the Union minister will visit the flood-affected Khammam district and other areas of Telangana and interact with the people and also the farmers to assess crop damage

Union minister of rural development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacts with locals during a visit to flood-affected areas at Jakkampudi on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:42 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

TDP MLA suspended over sexual assault

TDP state unit president Palla Srinivas Rao announced the suspension hours after the woman released video clippings of a sting operation done by her while he was sexually abusing her

The woman alleged that she was sexually assaulted thrice by the MLA in July, who had blackmailed her stating that she and her family members would be killed if she revealed it to anyone (File photo)
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:44 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Except Hyderabad, no other city is prepared to promote AI: Revanth

The chief minister announced the launch of the Telangana AI Mission (TAIM) in partnership with NASSCOM, which will assist the government in implementing the AI framework in the state

Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy with State Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu and other delegates at the inauguration of the AI Global Summit, at the HICC Convention Centre, in Hyderabad on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:36 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

6 Maoists killed in Telangana gunfight, 2 jawans injured

Six Maoist were killed after an exchange of fire between Communist Party of India (Maoist) and security forces in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized following the encounter in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Telangana: Six Maoists gunned down in first major encounter since 2018

This incident follows a major encounter on Tuesday in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh where nine Maoists were gunned down by security forces.

Paramilitary forces in Maoist-infested areas of Eastern Ghats. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:21 PM IST

Telangana: Man lynched, two women thrashed over suspicions of doing black magic

The incident took place at Gollagudem village under Tekmal gram panchayat and the police registered the case based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s son.

Representational image.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 04:50 PM IST

Telangana, Andhra relief operations intensify as water recedes

Several parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana started returning to normal and relief operations picked up momentum on Tuesday, as the fury subsided and floods receded to a considerable extent

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu interacts with affected people during his visit to the flood-affected areas, in Vijayawada. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 08:46 AM IST
By, Hyderabad
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