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District collector Pravin Kumar inspects the distribution of polling material at Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. (Photo: DC)

MLC elections: 1.5 lakh graduates gear up for voting

Poll material has been dispatched to the polling booths in the three districts of north Andhra.

9 March 2017 7:07 AM IST

The closure of liquor shops on Wednesday and Thursday for the North Andhra Graduates MLC election has forced tipplers in the city to pay extra money for the liquor from the black market.

Election code makes liquor costlier in Visakhapatnam

It is said that they are being charged 30 per cent extra for beer and hard liquor on the city's outskirts.

9 March 2017 7:04 AM IST

Ganja smugglers are using women from financially-weak families of south Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for transportation of the contraband from parts of Vizag Agency.

Women used to smuggle ganja from Visakhapatnam Agency

Posing as tourists, the women have been smuggling the contraband in cars from the remote areas.

9 March 2017 7:00 AM IST

A customer keys in her debit card PIN to complete a purchase at the 30th Hyderabad National Book Fair at NTR Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. While some merchants have PoS machines, the have-nots requested the government to introduce a system of tokens at the book fair to address the cash crunch. (Photo: S. Surender Reddy)

Digital transactions are on decline in the country

There were 100 million fewer transactions in February 2017 compared to December 2016 at point of sale (PoS) counters...

9 March 2017 2:20 AM IST

Nara Lokesh elected MLC unanimously

The Assembly authorities scrutinised the nominations found all of them to be in order.

9 March 2017 12:50 AM IST

AP has the shameful distinction of being ranked second among the states in India from which the most number of humans are trafficked. (Representational image: AFP)

AP 2nd in child trafficking; Vijayawada one of the main transit hubs

The report noted that 80 per cent of the trafficked persons are women and girls and over 60 per cent are minors.

9 March 2017 12:47 AM IST

Elaborate arrangements are being made for the smooth conduct of MLC election in East Rayalaseema segment, scheduled for Thursday.

Nellore: Stage set for MLC polls tomorrow

2,18,356 graduates and 20,121 teachers to exercise vote.

8 March 2017 7:22 AM IST

Minister P. Narayana, MLC Beeda Ravichandra (right) and former legislator Parasa Rathnam introduce some YSRC local body members after they joined the party on Tuesday. (Photo: DC)

Kurnool: MLC candidates woo teachers with sops

Teachers are in high demand as MLC candidates are chasing them with all sorts of incentives to vote in their favour.

8 March 2017 7:19 AM IST

Pendurty Nagaratnam, 70, ended her life by jumping into Bandar canal from a bridge on Tuesday, a day before International Womens Day. (Representational image)

Vijayawada: Deserted by child, woman ends life

She ended her life by jumping into Bandar canal from a bridge on Tuesday.

8 March 2017 7:12 AM IST

Anjibabu committed suicide at his house by hanging himself to the fan. (Representational image)

Vijayawada: Man attacks mother with knife, commits suicide

A man attacked his mother with a knife for refusing to give him money on Tuesday evening and committed suicide out of...

8 March 2017 7:09 AM IST

The crimes against women were found to be on the rise according to the police data in the year 2016.

Missing women cases on rise in Vijayawada

Vijayawada city continues to be unsafe for women.

8 March 2017 7:05 AM IST

Vijayawada city police have taken up a programme of felicitating more than 100 women in the city who did extensive work in various fields.

Vijayawada police to felicitate woman achievers today

Vijayawada city police have taken up a programme of felicitating more than 100 women in the city who did extensive work...

8 March 2017 7:01 AM IST