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The town also faces a drinking water problem. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Water shortage looms large in AP as levels in major reservoirs fall

The level of Srisailam reservoir has touched 808 ft against full reservoir level of 885 ft

18 April 2021 7:21 AM IST

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JNTUK to proceed with first semester engineering exams despite surge...

Nearly 50,000 students from eight districts are going to attend the exams at 241 affiliated colleges

18 April 2021 1:11 AM IST

Jagan said the government is also introducing computer literacy courses from Class 8 to allow poor students to compete with the children from the affluent families. (DC Photo)

Let's resolve all water issues, Jagan tells Patnaik

Jagan reminded Patnaik that construction of Neradi Barrage across the Vamsadhara along with necessary ancillary...

18 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

The state election commission issued a notification here on Thursday to resume the election process for these entities and released the schedule for the polls. (Photo: AP)

Several villages boycott Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll

Though officials made all arrangements for polling and appealed to voters that they exercise their franchise, none came...

17 April 2021 11:59 PM IST

With just two days left for the polling, the high court issued a stay order and abruptly stopped the poll process on Monday afternoon. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Tirupati By-election: Assistant polling officer dies of heart attack

The attack came when the official was making arrangements for polling in the Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election on Saturday

17 April 2021 11:50 PM IST

The risk of death due to coronavirus infection is 17 times higher in doctors and 15 times more in healthcare workers, according to the Indian Medical Association. (AFP)

Andhra Pradesh doctors seek home quarantine after week's Covid duty

Doctors also expressed displeasure that kin of only six of 10 doctors who died due to Covid-19 have been paid insurance...

17 April 2021 2:19 AM IST

The temple authorities said the number of devotees visiting the temple has increased and proportionately the positive cases were also going up. (DC file photo)

Temples, monuments shut down in Kurnool district

The monuments closed in Kurnool district include Abdul Wahab Khan tomb, Kondareddy buruju, yaganti Temple, Yaganti,...

17 April 2021 1:34 AM IST

The CM said the Amul Palavelluva Project was started on December 2 and arrangements have been made for collection of milk from 400 villages in Chittoor, YSR Kadapa and Prakasam districts. DC Image

Palavelluva project to help women in Andhra Pradesh: Jagan

Andhra Pradesh Amul Project launched in Guntur district

17 April 2021 12:23 AM IST

There are nearly 1,074 major temples in the state including the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams located in Tirupati, as also about 2,000 medium temples and hundreds of small temples. (DC file photo)

AP plans closure of all temples to curb spread of Covid-19

The state government plans to close all archaeologically significant museums, forts and monuments shortly

17 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

The Chief Minister wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, highlighting the successful conduct of the Tika Utsav in AP. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

CM Jagan seeks supply of 60 lakh doses of Covid vaccine

Under Tika Utsav 6,28,961 persons were vaccinated in the state on April 14

17 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

The High Court made it clear that as protection of public health and conduct of polls were both important, it directed the SEC to conduct gram panchayat polls without causing any hardships to others and also suggested to both the state government and the SEC to coordinate each other to conduct the polls. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Andhra Pradesh High Court serves notices on Centre on disinvestment of...

A division bench heard a petition filed by a retired IPS officer, V.V. Lakshmi Narayana, challenging the Union Cabinet's...

16 April 2021 12:26 AM IST

AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. (DC Image:Narayana Rao)

CM Jagan orders Covid-19 testing in PHCs, measures for availability of...

Jagan praised the officials for administering 6.21 lakh doses of Coronavirus vaccine in one day

16 April 2021 12:26 AM IST