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Students perform cultural programmes as part of R-Day celebrations in Nizamabad.

Khammam to top others in irrigation and agriculture sector

The Mission Bhagiratha scheme will provide safe drinking water to all the people in district, district collector said.

27 Jan 2017 6:58 AM IST

Police personnel barricade a road to prevent people from going to R.K. Beach to take part in a silent protest seeking the special category status for Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: DC)

Andhra Pradesh: Protesters demanding special status arrested

Some of them were detained while taking part in protests as well as in candle light rallies on Thursday night.

27 Jan 2017 6:46 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu

Migrants' to TD aim to gain vacant MLC seat

Term of the sitting member set to end in March.

27 Jan 2017 6:33 AM IST

In a separate incident, 11-year-old girl Aamina Javed died after a live power transmission wire fell on her in Plan area of northern Bandipore district. (Represengtational image)

Heavy snowfall throws life out of gear in Jammu and Kashmir

Nearly 30 structures were damaged due to heavy snowfall in Budgam and Ganderbal districts in the last 24 hours.

27 Jan 2017 6:33 AM IST

A lot of drivers were attracted by the Rs 3,000-5,000 incentives, per day. However, they have set an impossible target of 20 trips in 24 hours for those incentives, which is inhumane: Kiran Gowda

Karnataka cabbies on warpath against Ola, Uber

In a video grab circulated by the taxi unions, an Ola staff is seen manhandling an agitated driver, who had gone to...

27 Jan 2017 4:23 AM IST

State Home Minister Dr. G Parameshwar and Karnataka DG (Prisons) H.N.Satyanarayan Rao during a function to hand over the release documents to prisoners, at Parappana Agrahara Prisons in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo: R. Samuel)

Karnataka: Freedom at last for 144 life convicts

Now 59-year-old Ramachandrappa, is planning to conduct tuition and lead a happy life.

27 Jan 2017 3:16 AM IST