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Andhra: Mother seeks euthanasia for engineer-son

Poverty coupled with helplessness has forced an elderly woman in Andhra Pradesh to file a petition in a court seeking euthanasia for her 36-year-old son, who became invalid after an accident 15 years ago.

After kickbacks row, AP proceeds to review excise policy

The Andhra Pradesh government has started an exercise to review its Excise Policy after the liquor syndicate-politicians-officials nexus left the entire system shaken.

Two PRP legislators inducted in AP ministry

The Andhra Pradesh ministry was today expanded with the induction of two Praja Rajyam Party legislators, raising the strength of the state Council of Ministers to 39.

3 Coast Guard ships will be decommissioned

Three ships of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will be decommissioned in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.

AP minister's son among four detained at Hyderabad airport

Four persons, including the son of an Andhra Pradesh minister, were detained by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials at the city airport on Wednesday for allegedly carrying foreign liquor, watches and electronic goods worth over Rs 35 lakh without customs clearance.

BJP's Telangana yatra commences tomorrow

The Andhra Pradesh unit of BJP today appealed people to make success the 22-long yatra being launched by the party in support of separate statehood for Telangana, from tomorrow.

CID to probe against three Hyderabad-based software companies

Andhra Pradesh government on Monday asked the Crime Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the activities of three Hyderabad-based software companies accused of duping gullible youths by promising them jobs.

Give us one good reason why these gentlemen should not be taken to task

Views on clothes may well be subjective, but public comments purportedly justifying crimes against women could attract section 505 of IPC. Satya Prakash writes. Women, crime and earlier statements by public figures

NIA busts major counterfeit currency racket with Pak links

National Investigation Agency today claimed to have busted a gang which circulated Pakistan-made fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth crores of rupees, with the arrest of 11 people.

Only mentioned a "social study", says AP top cop after "flimsy and fashionable" remark

Andhra Pradesh DGP V Dinesh Reddy, who landed in a controversy for his remarks linking women's fashionable dresses to increase in rape cases, today said he did not mean to degrade women and had only mentioned a "social study".

Illegal mining case: AP High Court cancels IAS officer's bail

Andhra Pradesh High Court today cancelled the bail of senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, one of the accused in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case.

Illicit liquor tragedy: Death toll rises to 16 in Andhra

About 50 tribals, belonging to the Banjara community, from Porata Nagar and its surrounding hamlets had consumed the brew on Saturday.

Skimpy dressing results in rapes: Andhra top cop

Rape victims are often offenders – this is the official line of the Andhra Pradesh police. However, Union home minister P Chidambaram forcefully disagrees with this theory.

Andhra on alert as cyclone 'Thane' threatens coast

An alert was sounded along the Andhra coast as a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify and hit the coast between north Tamil Nadu and south coastal Andhra on Dec 30, the weather office said today.

Five lose vision in Kurnool after free surgery

At least five persons in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh have lost vision and nine others are battling complications after they underwent cataract surgery at a free eye camp organised by a private hospital on Wednesday.

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