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The YSRC won at least 63 gram panchayat sarpanch posts as against a total (Photo: ANI)70 seats in Dharmavaram assembly segment where Paritala Ravindras son Paritala Sriram was acting as the in-charge for TD.

Jolt to TD after 3 decades; YSRC sweeps GP polls in Anantapur

The Telugu Desam couldn't retain its hold even at Ramagiri, the native mandal of the Paritala Ravindra family

15 Feb 2021 4:37 AM IST

Although, doctors gave February 15 as the possible date of delivery, Battu Leela Kanaka Durga, despite the advanced stage of pregnancy, went about door-to-door canvassing. (Photo: By arrangement)

Hours after delivering a daughter, woman gets elected as sarpanch in...

On the February 13 polling date, Battu Leela Kanaka Durga was the first to cast her vote

15 Feb 2021 4:25 AM IST

The contest was tough in many GPs in Dwarapudi, Anaparti, Bikkavolu and Rajanagaram and candidates reportedly spent crores of rupees to win the polls. (Representational Photo: DC/ Narayana Rao)

YSRC-supported candidates bag majority of GPs

In this phase, elections were held to 235 grama panachayats, of which YSRC-supporters bagged 167 GPs

15 Feb 2021 4:17 AM IST

Botsa Satyanarayana (Photo: DC/File)

YSRC-backed candidates sweep Phase 2 polls: Botsa Satyanarayana

TDP won 536 panchayats, Jana Sena 36, BJP 6, and 108 went to others

15 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Civil supplies minister Kodali Sri Venkateshwara Rao (Twitter@IPR_AP)

AP High Court seeks footage, transcripts of Kodali's remarks

SEC counsel N. Ashwani Kumar suggested the court examine to learn the Minister's remarks

15 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

The lorry was proceeding from Warangal to Tadipatri when the minibus, coming from the opposite direction, lost control and jumped the road divider and hit the lorry. (Photo:PTI)

Lorry driver first to rescue survivors in the Kurnool road accident

Farooq said that he was in total shock and raised an alarm immediately after recovering from the shock after the...

15 Feb 2021 4:08 AM IST

Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver of the bus apparently lost control. (Image credit : Twitter/ANI)

Fourteen killed, 4 injured as mini bus hits lorry in Kurnool district

The incident took place at around 4 am when a group of people hailing from Chittoor district were travelling in the bus...

14 Feb 2021 10:32 AM IST

The civil supplies minister has also filed a privilege notice against the state election commissioner with assembly speaker Thammineni Seetharam for issuing a gag order against him. (Photo: DC)

SEC directs Krishna SP to file case against minister Kodali Sri...

The case against the minister is to be filed under sections 504, 505 (1) and 506 of IPC for threatening the SEC and...

14 Feb 2021 4:59 AM IST

The voters were seen in a long queue in the morning to cast their votes even after efforts by Potangi block development officer (BDO) and tehsildar to convince the villagers not to participate in the electoral process.

Andhra Pradesh holds panchayat polls in disputed Kotia region

In presence of Andhra electoral officials, the voting began at 6.00 AM in five villages of Kotia clusters and continued...

14 Feb 2021 4:45 AM IST

Tirumala Tirupati temple. (TTD website)

Nationwide Sri Kalyanamastu weddings soon, says TTD chairman

Upon the directive of CM Jagan, TTD will soon re-launch Sri Kalyanamastu mass marriages for poor in a big way across...

14 Feb 2021 4:17 AM IST

The SEC said 11,732 ward members were elected unanimously, out of 31,516 positions notified to go for polls in 160 mandals (DC Image)

579 sarpanches elected unanimously for AP's phase-3 gram panchayat...

20,156 nominations were filed for sarpanch elections for the Phase IV polls on February 21

14 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Polling was held for 2,786 sarpanch and 20,817 ward members posts against total 3,328 sarpanch and 33,570 ward member seats, as some of them were either elected unanimously or no nominations were filed at certain places. (Photo: DC/ Narayana Rao)

81.67% vote in AP Phase 2 panchayat elections

Prakasam district registered the highest poll percentage of 86.60 while Srikakulam district the lowest 72.87 percent

14 Feb 2021 4:09 AM IST