Anika Kumar

South Coastal Andhra Pradesh reported 613 new COVID infections, 81 more than yesterday, in the last 24 hours that ended at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Prakasam registered 307 new cases while Nellore District registered 306 cases. This increased the cumulative balance in the region to more than 2.44 lakh. In the SPSR Nellore and Prakasam … Read more

Foundation Minister V. Srinivas Rao held a bhumi puja and a foundation stone laying ceremony on Wednesday for the reconstruction of the Kanipakam temple near Chittoor. It is the third prominent temple in the Chittoor district after Tirumala and Srikalahasti. The minister said that the reconstruction of the temple of Vinayaka Chathurthi would be completed … Read more

Four members of a family are said to have committed suicide here in the early hours of Wednesday by consuming poison in the village of Khadak Pura. One Town Police said the deceased were identified as Pratap, 42, a television mechanic, his wife Hemalatha, 36, son Jayanth, 17, and daughter Rishitha, 13. Police suspect that … Read more

The city’s Sarat Chandra IAS Academy will offer deserving students free intermediate level with IAS coaching (five-year integrated course) and a degree in IAS coaching (three-year integrated course), said Coaching Institute’s executive director T. Sarat Chandra on Tuesday here. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Sarat Chandra said that the beneficiaries of this free coaching … Read more

The positivity rate in Anantapur District, which was about 5% for the past 10 days, rose to 7.21% with 396 samples out of a total of 5,494 samples collected that tested positive on Saturday. Kurnool District reported the lowest number of COVID-19 cases during the second wave since March 1, with just 127 cases in … Read more

The state hit a new milestone when more than a fifth of the population received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine when a record 13 lakh doses were given on Sunday. Across the country, only 28:34,204 doses were given by 8 p.m., and 47% of those were in Andhra Pradesh alone, according to … Read more

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Somu Veerraju said it was a matter of pride for the country that people from different parts of the world attend the International Yoga Day celebrations. He was the main guest in the festivities held here at the Lawson’s Bay Colony office on Monday. On that occasion, Mr. Veerraju paid … Read more