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Women Commission chairperson Nannapaneni Rajakumari enquires about a destitute woman with five children in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

Paucity of funds hits women commission

Shortage of staff also hindering functioning of the panel.

20 July 2017 7:12 AM IST

Drug addiction had been identified as a major risk factor for suicide. (Representational image)

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh in grip of drug-tied deaths

Maharashtra had the highest number of drug-related suicides in 2015 with over 1,270 deaths and in 2014 with 1,372...

20 July 2017 2:03 AM IST

A Dalit minor girl was allegedly raped by a home guard after being confined to a room in Mandapeta of East Godavari district for some time to force her into prostitution.

Rajahmundry: Minor girl raped by home guard

Two women offered to allow the minor girl to stay the night with them. The home guard then raped the girl.

19 July 2017 7:53 AM IST

Fasting a part of faith

Chaturmasa Vratham kicks off with fervour, deeksha

Chaturmasa Vratham, which is observed during the rainy season, has kicked off with great fervour across the nation.

19 July 2017 7:48 AM IST

The sale and consumption of drugs are rampant in the districts of Rayalaseema.

Rayalaseema home to illicit drug trade

Temple towns of Srisailam, Tirupati not spared.

19 July 2017 7:44 AM IST

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal would likely improve acreage of groundnut sowing in the region.

Anantapur: Farmers keep fingers crossed

Poor rainfall has apparently impacted the sowing of groundnuts.

19 July 2017 7:41 AM IST

Chittoor district on Tuesday police nabbed a 10-member gang that had abducted an elderly couple in the intervening night of June 27 and 28 in connection with their search for hidden treasures.

Tirupati: Gang of kidnappers nabbed, couple rescued

The son-in-law of the elderly couple had taken money from the kidnappers misguiding them saying his in-laws had hidden...

19 July 2017 7:30 AM IST

The TTD has adopted a new token system that is aimed to ensure transparency in booking rooms.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam: Room allotment tightened

TTD to adopt a special eye watch' on allotment of rooms at Tirumala.

19 July 2017 7:27 AM IST

Sand mafia did not even care about warnings from the Minister for Irrigation Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao.

AP: Sand mafia files cases against farmers

The end customer would pay Rs 15,000 per lorry.

19 July 2017 6:47 AM IST

Illegal sand mining (Representational Image)

Farmers unable to excavate sand in AP

The issue came up for discussion in a meeting with the Chief Minister and majority of MLAs did not have any idea about...

19 July 2017 6:43 AM IST

Marooned: Fields submerged due to incessant rains at Vajrapakotturu in Srikakulam district on Tuesday.

Nagavali, Vamsadhara inflows recede; flash floods threat looms

The inflow had reached around 1 lakh cusecs on last Sunday and Monday.

19 July 2017 6:39 AM IST

Indian Coast Guard Ships Abheek and Interceptor Boat, C-423 deployed to rescue the Fishing boat Pachivalliamman following a fire mishap in the middle of the sea on Tuesday. Around nine fishermen were saved by the Coast guard personnel. (Photo: DC)

ICG rescues 9 fishermen at Mayapadu beach

ICGS-Krishnapatnam dispatched interceptor boat icgs c-423 to investigate and provide necessary assistance.

19 July 2017 6:36 AM IST