Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.
Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
KCR praises Brahmins, doubles honorarium of Vedic pundits
KCR announced that the assistance being given to the priests of varoius temples under Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam programme would be increased from ₹6,000 to ₹10,000.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Telangana high court grants anticipatory bail to YSCRP MP in Vivekananda Reddy murder case
The judge also ruled that the MP shall not leave the country without the prior permission from the CBI, till the investigation is completed.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:45 AM IST
SIT begins probe; TSPSC to debar held candidates
The SIT has so far arrested 49 people in the case who had allegedly written the AEE and DAO exams with the help of ChatGPT and electronic devices
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:37 AM IST
K’taka verdict drives Telangana parties to change poll strategy
For the last one year, the BRS led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, which had virtually decimated the Congress reducing it to a single digit in the 119-member state assembly
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Jagan pushes for welfare work with an eye on Andhra elections
With a comfortable majority of 151 seats in the 175-member assembly, the YSRCP has so far had a smooth sail over the last four years, seeing no major threat from rival political parties
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra govt orders CID to attach assets of Margadarsi Chit Fund
CID had earlier registered seven first information reports against Ramoji Rao, who is the chairman of Margadarsi and his daughter-in-law Sailaja Kiran, the managing director of the company
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:41 AM IST
7-point manifesto: TDP chief promises free bus ride, 3 gas cylinders to women
Naming the manifesto as “Bhavishyathuku Guarantee” (Guarantee to a bright future), TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu said it was first of the two-part manifesto
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
NTR's birth centenary celebrations show his enduring appeal in southern states
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, or NTR, achieved a demi-god status among Telugu people first as a movie star and later, as TDP founder and chief minister.
Updated on May 28, 2023 04:06 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh polls a Kurukshetra war: TDP’s Naidu
Observing that the Late NT Rama Rao (NTR), the founder of the TDP, brought global recognition for the Telugu society, the party’s national president said, “We are descendants of such a great leader”
Updated on May 28, 2023 12:40 AM IST
CBI opposes bail to Avinash Reddy, seeks his custody
The CBI, in its supplementary counter affidavit filed before the high court, said there were several issues which need to be found out by questioning Avinash Reddy.
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Andhra CM allots housing plots in Amaravati; farmers’ stir continues
Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said the government will spend ₹2,000 crore for the construction of houses and provide infrastructure in 25 layouts benefiting a total of 50,793 poor beneficiaries
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
KCR releases ₹105 crore for 21-day event to mark formation of T’gana
KCR directed that the finance department release the amount to all the 33 district collectors in the state to conduct the 21-day-long celebrations in a big way, an official release said.
Updated on May 26, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Toddler sleeping in parking lot crushed to death by car in Hyderabad
A video grab from the closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) showing the gory incident of the car running over the sleeping girl went viral.
Updated on May 26, 2023 06:51 AM IST
SUV drives over 3-yr-old girl sleeping in Hyderabad complex’s parking area: Police
The child’s mother was working on an under-construction building adjacent to the Balaji Arcade apartment complex and put her child to sleep in the apartment’s parking lot so that her child could sleep in the shade
Updated on May 25, 2023 09:03 PM IST
Telangana govt to mark state’s formation with 21-day festivities
The schedule of the 21-day long celebrations was finalized at a meeting held by the chief minister on Tuesday. Earlier, KCR unveiled the logo for the Telangana formation day celebrations
Updated on May 25, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Amaravati farmers protest house sites to poor, many held
The development took place a day before chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is scheduled to distribute house site pattas to over 50,000 poor families for construction of weaker section houses
Updated on May 25, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Jagan says his party will attend new Parliament building inauguration
YSRCP president and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on dedicating the new Parliament complex to the nation
Updated on May 25, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Hyd cops resolve murder mystery
In 2018, Anuradha had given a loan of ₹7 lakh to Chandramohan, but the latter had not returned the amount despite her repeated requests. He hatched a plan to kill her
Updated on May 25, 2023 12:59 AM IST
‘Not true spirit of democracy’: Jagan Mohan pans Oppn for Parliament event boycott
Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said all political parties should attend the glorious event setting aside all political differences
Updated on May 24, 2023 09:58 PM IST
2019 minister’s murder: CBI seeks CRPF’s help to arrest Andhra MP
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday sought the help of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to arrest Andhra Pradesh lawmaker YS Avinash Reddy in connection with its probe into the murder of former minister YS Vivekananda Reddy, citing lack of cooperation from the local police, people familiar with the matter said
Updated on May 23, 2023 01:08 AM IST
Vivekananda Reddy murder case: CBI reaches Kurnool after Avinash rejects summons
YSR Congress workers gathered at Kurnool's Vishwa Bharati Hospital on Monday to prevent MP YS Avinash Reddy's arrest.
Published on May 22, 2023 08:31 AM IST
Vivekananda murder case
The MP was supposed to be quizzed by the central agency on Friday, but he skipped the interrogation at the eleventh hour on the grounds that his mother had suddenly fallen ill at his hometown
Updated on May 21, 2023 12:28 AM IST
YSRCP MP evades CBI interrogation again
The SC on Wednesday refused to entertain the MP’s plea seeking a direction to the Telangana high court to grant him anticipatory bail
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:59 AM IST
SC order on Amaravati’s weaker section plots may benefit Jagan govt
The SC directed APCRDA to not take up any constructions in the pattas distributed among the poor till the court dismisses the case
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Come back to Congress: Revanth calls upon leaders who joined BJP
A Revanth Reddy said these leaders had joined the BJP not because they had any faith in the saffron ideology, but due to their own reasons
Updated on May 19, 2023 12:47 AM IST
4 more held in T’gana paper leak case: Cops
With the latest arrests, the total number of people arrested in the Telangana Public Service Commission question paper leak case has touched 35
Updated on May 19, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
BRS will score a hat-trick in assembly polls: KCR
KCR asked all the elected representatives and chief functionaries of the party to swing into action to galvanize the cadres to take 10 years of Telangana’s success story to the people
Updated on May 18, 2023 12:44 AM IST
SC refuses to entertain YSRCP MP’s plea for urgent hearing on bail
When Avinash’s counsel made a mention before the Supreme Court for taking up the petition for an urgent hearing, the SC asked him to give it in writing why he wants an urgent hearing
Updated on May 18, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Rumblings in Telangana BJP as leaders seek state chief change
For the last few days, the BJP’s Telangana unit has been facing internal wrangling with some senior leaders raising a banner of revolt against state party president Bandi Sanjay
Updated on May 18, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Ex-MP murder case: MP skips summons by CBI, seeks more time
Avinash replied to the CBI on Tuesday, stating that he cannot appear before the agency at such a short notice because of his pre-scheduled engagements at Pulivendula in Kadapa
Updated on May 17, 2023 01:10 AM IST
