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Gadders lifting and erecting completed on Polavaram Spillway. The project-affected people from Gubhalampalem complained that there were no facilities like drinking water, toilets, roads, drains, streetlights at the rehabilitation colonies given to them at Kumbhalampalem of Devipatnam mandal. (DC Image)

Andhra Pradesh permits construction of new lift system at Polavaram at...

The permit to construct a new lift system at a time when the whole project is supposed to be completed by 2021, raises...

20 April 2021 6:02 AM IST

At a programme held at CMs camp office here on Monday, the Chief Minister stated that the main objective in coming up with Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme was to make education accessible to the poor students. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

CM Jagan releases Rs 671 cr, to benefit students pursue higher studies

The CM said that under Jagananna Vidya Deevena scheme, so far, an amount of Rs 4,879 crore was spent on 10.88 lakh...

20 April 2021 12:01 AM IST

All of the students have been shifted to the Covid Care Centre on outskirts of the town. (Photo: PTi)

12 girl students of IIIT in Srikakulam test Covid positive

All hostels of the IIT, which had been reopened in February, have been disinfected

20 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

These decisions have been taken at a review meeting Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy held with top health officials on intensification of Coronavirus cases in the state. (Photo: DC)

AP to close schools from today due to surge in Coronavirus

CM Jagan has asked officials to ensure that alternate seats in film theatres and convention centres are left vacant

20 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

The decision to increase Covid-19 bed strength in government hospitals comes in the wake of increasing complaints from people on the lack of bed availability for treating Covid-19 patients. (DC file photo)

45,000 beds to be ready for corona patients in Andhra Pradesh

Officials are trying to trace people showing corona symptoms within three hours of receiving a call on 104 toll free...

19 April 2021 11:44 PM IST

Ignoring all evidence available on record, the CTD gave a clean chit to Ashok Babu in a Lokayukta case. (DC file Photo)

AP tax staff helping Telugu Desam MLC P. Ashok Babu

State GST commissioner Peeyush Kumar wrote to its registrar to drop further action on a complaint filed against the TD...

19 April 2021 1:50 AM IST

AP has geared up vaccinate almost half a million healthcare and frontline workers against Coronavirus. (Photo: DC/Narasimha Murthy)

Drive to vaccinate five lakh healthcare, frontline workers from today...

AP Covid nodal officer Dr. Srikanth said CM Jagan has ordered that vaccination of all healthcare and frontline workers...

19 April 2021 12:17 AM IST

A. B. Venkateswara Rao. (DC File Image)

Andhra Pradesh government initiates disciplinary proceedings against...

GO directed Venkateswara Rao to submit a written statement within 30 days of his defence and state whether he desires to...

19 April 2021 12:09 AM IST

The Centre has purchased 11 million doses of Covishield vaccine for the ongoing inoculation drive. (Photo: AP)

Andhra Pradesh gets two lakh Covishield doses

The state has eight lakh vaccine doses and from Monday the vaccination doses will be administered to beneficiaries...

18 April 2021 11:30 PM IST

Government of India had approved the use of Covaxin as part of the vaccination drive as one under a clinical trial mode . This, it was learnt, was causing concern among potential recipients of this particular vaccine among some healthcare personnel in the state. (Representational Photo)

Andhra Pradesh gets 6 lakh doses of vaccine

Five lakh doses of Covishield and one lakh doses of Covaxin were distributed to the districts as per requirement on...

18 April 2021 7:56 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 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