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.
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Revanth unveils Rajiv Gandhi’s statue, BRS protests
BRS has termed the installation of Rajiv Gandhi statues as an insult to the self-respect of Telangana and called for state-wide protests on Tuesday
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana woman found dead in hotel room, police suspect suicide
The woman’s father has filed a complaint with the Gachibowli police suspecting that his daughter might have been raped and murdered
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:32 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Lack of river management a key reason for floods in Krishna: Expert
The immediate cause for the latest floods was a lower pressure built up over the Bay of Bengal, besides a land-based cyclone, which drew moisture from both Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal: IMD
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Telangana government to recruit transgenders as volunteers for traffic regulation
The Telangana government has decided to rope in transgenders as volunteers to regulate traffic in Hyderabad.
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Attempt to murder case filed against BRS MLA for attacking party leader
The Cyberabad police in Hyderabad registered a case against legislator Arekapudi Gandhi for allegedly trying to murder another BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy on Thursday.
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Senior BRS leaders under house arrest
Several lawmakers and senior party leaders of BRS, including former minister T Harish Rao, were kept under house arrest by the Telangana police
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:52 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Eight killed, 33 injured as two trucks hit bus in Chittoor distt
A bus accident in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, killed 8 pilgrims and injured 33 when it collided with two trucks. Rescue efforts are underway.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:36 AM IST
‘Naidu’s previous experience helped him tackle floods in Vijayawada and neighbouring areas’
AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu led flood relief efforts in Vijayawada, leveraging past experience and technology, while facing criticism from opposition.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 08:32 AM IST
PAC chairman’s appointment in Telangana triggers political row
The appointment of a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator as the chairman of the public accounts committee (PAC) of the state legislative assembly triggered a political row on Thursday.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 06:58 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra to rope in expert divers to free boats stuck near Prakasam barrage
Despite several attempts using heavy cranes to remove the wooden boats each weighing around 40-50 tonnes, the team couldn’t find any success
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Godavari in spate, second flood warning issued in Andhra
175 gates of Dowleswaram barrage near Rajahmundry on the Godavari river were opened to release 14.40 lakh cusecs of water to the downstream.
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
7 labourers killed after mini truck overturns in Andhra Pradesh; 2 injured: Police
As the truck was approaching Chilakavaripakalu village, the driver apparently lost control over steering and the vehicle veered off the road and overturned
Published on Sep 11, 2024 11:47 AM IST
Andhra bans Conocarpus trees citing adverse impact on environment and health, activists challenge govt move
In July, deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, who holds the environment and forests portfolio, announced the ban on Conocarpus trees
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Three women held for killing, robbing 4: Cops
Three women have been arrested in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh for allegedly killing four people by giving them cyanide-laced drinks in past two years and then robbing them of valuables
Updated on Sep 08, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Mahesh Goud is new PCC chief of Telangana
Goud, who is presently the PCC working president (organisation), has been the front runner for the PCC president post for a long time
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Central team visits flood-hit areas in Andhra, to visit Telangana today
On Friday, the Union minister will visit the flood-affected Khammam district and other areas of Telangana and interact with the people and also the farmers to assess crop damage
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:42 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
TDP MLA suspended over sexual assault
TDP state unit president Palla Srinivas Rao announced the suspension hours after the woman released video clippings of a sting operation done by her while he was sexually abusing her
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Except Hyderabad, no other city is prepared to promote AI: Revanth
The chief minister announced the launch of the Telangana AI Mission (TAIM) in partnership with NASSCOM, which will assist the government in implementing the AI framework in the state
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
6 Maoists killed in Telangana gunfight, 2 jawans injured
Six Maoist were killed after an exchange of fire between Communist Party of India (Maoist) and security forces in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana: Six Maoists gunned down in first major encounter since 2018
This incident follows a major encounter on Tuesday in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh where nine Maoists were gunned down by security forces.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:21 PM IST
Telangana: Man lynched, two women thrashed over suspicions of doing black magic
The incident took place at Gollagudem village under Tekmal gram panchayat and the police registered the case based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s son.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 04:50 PM IST
Telangana, Andhra relief operations intensify as water recedes
Several parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana started returning to normal and relief operations picked up momentum on Tuesday, as the fury subsided and floods receded to a considerable extent
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
16 killed as torrential rains lash Telangana
The torrential rains that have been lashing different parts of Telangana claimed at least 16 lives and another five people reported missing
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 10:22 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
1.18 million cusecs of water released from barrage inundates parts of Vijaywada
With the release of water, large number of residential colonies in the low-lying areas of the city and several villages downstream of the river in Krishna district faced flood-like situation.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 10:18 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
35 killed in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh as rains continue to wreak havoc
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall in some parts of both the states on Tuesday.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 08:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
60 hospitalised after food poisoning in Andhra tribal hostel
Around 60 girls of a tribal welfare residential school in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district were hospitalised on Saturday allegedly due to food poisoning
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
5 killed in landslides, 3 swept away in Guntur amid heavy rainfall in Andhra
The landslide took place at Sunnapubatti centre of Moghulrajapuram Colony abutting a hillock in the heart of Vijayawada at around 7.15 am.
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana decides against razing iconic Osmania hospital building
The Telangana government has decided against demolishing the century-old edifice of Osmania General Hospital situated on the banks of the Musi river in the old city of Hyderabad
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 08:48 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
‘Hidden camera’ in Andhra college hostel restroom sparks uproar
The chief minister, who is reviewing the situation hourly, also instructed police to investigate the incident from all angles and bring the culprits to book.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 04:58 AM IST
Hidden cam found in girls’ hostel washroom in Andhra college; CM orders probe
Hundreds of girl students staged a night-long dharna at Gudlavalleru College of Engineering at Gudivada after an alert from one of the students that a hidden camera was placed in a washroom of the girls’ hostel
Published on Aug 30, 2024 01:10 PM IST