Tirupati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced compensation of Rs.25 lakh each to the families of the six devotees who died in the stampede on Wednesday night during distribution of tickets for a sacred event at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple. Revenue minister A. Satyaprasad made the announcement after a ministerial team called on the…
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao said on Thursday that he was ready to face a thousand cases like the one registered against him in connection with Formula-E race. Talking to reporters while leaving his residence to appear before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), he denied allegations of corruption and made it…
Assam: A shocking incident is being reported in Kaziranga National Park (NP), Assam. Social media is now talking about it. The national park, popular for its one-horned rhinos, witnessed a nerve-wracking encounter for a mother-daughter duo while on jeep safari. This scene was recorded on a viral video when a rhino was slowly walking behind…
A 52-year-old swimmer from Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh has hit the headlines for achieving an impossible feat. Shyamala Goli has swam across 150 km in the open sea from Visakhapatnam to Kakinada on January 4. She has created history by swimming for nearly five days. Embarking on the journey, she swam around 30 km…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the individuals who lost their lives in a tragic stampede that occurred near Vishnu Nivasam in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati. PM Modi stated that the state government is providing all possible assistance to the victims of the incident. In a social…
Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundations for projects worth over Rs 2 lakh crore here on Wednesday evening. The Prime Minister, who will be arriving on his first visit to Andhra Pradesh after the TDP-led NDA formed the government in the state, will conduct a roadshow and address a public meeting, where…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled next month, the Congress party on Wednesday promised ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, a health insurance scheme promising Rs 25 lakh coverage for all residents of the national capital. ‘Jeevan Raksha Yojana’, Congress’ second poll pledge announcement came at a press conference held at the Congress headquarters by senior…
Bengaluru: Six Maoists operating in the coastal and hilly regions of Karnataka came out of the forests in the Chikkamagaluru district on Wednesday, and headed to Bengaluru to surrender before Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Maoists are likely to reach Bengaluru at 3 p.m. and are scheduled to meet CM Siddaramaiah at his home office, Krishna, in…
New Delhi: First meeting of Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation, One Election to be held today at 11amam in New Delhi. The Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Dept) oficials will brief the Committee. It was called by JPC Chairman PP Chaudhary. The Union Cabinet on December 12 approved the One Nation, One Election bill…
Jammu: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer allegedly shot himself dead on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Officials said that Rajnath Prasad (55), CRPF assistant sub-inspector (ASI), a resident of Bihar, allegedly shot himself in the chest inside a makeshift CRPF picket along the Tarakote route leading to Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine…
