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Cyclone Nivar: 1 electrocuted, another washed away as heavy rain batters south coastal Andhra
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 05:07 PM IST
The authorities declared holidays for all educational institutions in Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa and Anantapur districts till Monday.
Andhra adds 1,813 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths take state’s toll to 309
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 06:36 PM IST
On Friday, the Andhra Pradesh government ordered a probe after a video of three Covid-19 bodies being buried with the help of an earthmoving machine went viral in Nellore district.
Earthmover dumps 3 bodies in Nellore, investigation on
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 11:47 PM IST
A video, shot late in the evening by a person crossing the highway adjacent to the river, showed some people in personal protective equipment (PPE) taking out three bodies from an ambulance and dumping them in the earth mover.
Nellore municipal staff use earthmover for mass burial of Covid-19 victims, govt orders probe
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 07:58 PM IST
In a video, the earthmover was seen carrying the bodies to a grave a few metres away and dumping all of them into the pit which had already been dug.
6-year-old girl made to mop floor in Andhra; DGP orders probe
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by: Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON MAY 19, 2020 08:42 AM IST
The girl is seen struggling to clean the floor in the video clip as two policemen on duty are heard directing her to do the job. Her father, who was engaged in some other work, is understood to have entrusted her with the mopping duty.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Covid-19 positive cases rise as migrants return
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2020 06:07 PM IST
Out of 440 Covid-19 positive cases registered in AP since May 5, 150 were that of Telugu-speaking migrants from various states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and Karnataka, said an official bulletin released by the state nodal officer for Covid-19, Arja Sreekanth, on Friday.
At 31, Andhra Pradesh reports most Covid-19 deaths in southern India
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2020 06:18 PM IST
At 25, Krishna district reported the maximum number of cases, Kurnool closely followed it with 14 cases, Anantapur with 5 cases, Kadapa and Nellore with four cases each.
Telangana, Andhra together register over 100 positive Covid-19 cases in a single day
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON APR 17, 2020 11:51 PM IST
There were 66 new positive cases in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh reported 38 new cases. The total number of cases in Telangana went up to 766 and in Andhra Pradesh to 572. There were no new deaths from any part of the Telugu states – the toll continues to remain at 18 in Telangana and 14 in Andhra.
With 267 cases, Hyderabad is now a Covid-19 hotspot; KCR steps up surveillance
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2020 10:15 PM IST
The chief minister instructed that Hyderabad could be divided into 17 units and appointed a team of officials for each unit, comprising a special medical officer, municipal officer, a police officer and a revenue officer.
Woman, 50, rides 1,400 km on scooty to bring back son stranded in Andhra
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON APR 10, 2020 01:10 PM IST
Razia Begum, a government teacher in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district, started her journey for Nellore, 700 km away in Andhra Pradesh Monday morning and returned home Wednesday evening.
New Year revelry claims three lives in Andhra’s Nellore
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2020 06:42 PM IST
Four youngsters from Jeevakonda village near Tirupati had arrived at Tupilipalem, about 150 km away from home, on Tuesday night to celebrate the New Year on the beachside. Three of them were swept away by huge waves when they went swimming in the sea in the early hours of Wednesday. Locals saved the fourth youth.
Andhra govt deals fresh blow to Navayuga, cancels allotment of land for Krishnapatnam SEZ
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2019 06:52 PM IST
Earlier, the YSRC government had terminated the contract with Navayuga for the Polavaram irrigation project as well as a hydro-power project. It also cancelled the agreement with Navayuga on the development of the Machilipatnam port and withdrew the land allotment.
YSR Congress MLA booked for assaulting a journalist in Andhra’s Nellore
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindusatan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2019 07:04 PM IST
According to the police the case was booked against Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy following a complaint from Dolendra Prasad, editor of Zameen Rythu, a popular vernacular weekly magazine in Nellore.
Sri Lankan boat found abandoned near Nellore coast in Andhra
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2019 04:39 PM IST
The boat’s location is about 10-15 km away from the Krishnapatnam port and 50 km north of Sriharikota. It was fitted with a Yamaha engine and contained two oil cans of 20-litre capacity with a Sri Lankan sticker on it, an empty water bottle of five-litre capacity, a blanket and a few burnt cigarettes and beedis.
After Cyclone Fani, Andhra clocks abnormal rise in temperatures
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON MAY 04, 2019 03:37 PM IST
According to meteorological department authorities, the impact of the cyclone will be huge in Andhra Pradesh in terms of sudden shooting up of temperatures and severe heat wave conditions for the next 72 hours, starting Saturday.
Lok Sabha election 2019: In Andhra’s Nellore constituency, YRSCP fields ex-TDP man to retain seat
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2019 02:05 PM IST
ISRO defers satellite launch by 12 hours due to cyclone Gaja
By Gali Nagaraja | Hindustan Times, Vijayawada
UPDATED ON NOV 13, 2018 08:17 PM IST
Forecasts indicate cyclonic storm Gaja will make landfall between Sriharikota and Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu on November 15
Two months after resignation, fate of five YSR Cong MPs still hangs in balance
PUBLISHED ON JUN 08, 2018 04:47 PM IST
A party leader said although speaker Sumitra Mahajan was expected to accept the resignations before leaving on a 10-day trip to Latvia and Belarus on Friday afternoon, it did not happen.
Andhra Pradesh transport office peon caught with assets worth Rs 90 crore
By HT Correspondent | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad, Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON MAY 02, 2018 11:40 PM IST
Raids revealed he owns 18 flats in Nellore, besides 50.36 acres of agricultural land bought in the name of family members and gold ornaments weighing nearly 2kg, besides huge quantity of silver idols and utensils weighing 7kg.
