Anika Kumar

East Godavari Joint Collector (Revenue) G. Lakshmisha said that 2.14 lakh tons of rice were procured in the 2020-21 Rabi season. The total rice yield in the season in the district is 13 lakh tons. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, he said, “Farmers don’t have to worry about the cloudy weather and rains … Read more

Prime Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gave instructions on Monday to extend the partial curfew to the end of May in view of the current situation and to ensure a faster completion of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. During a review meeting on COVID-19 at the warehouse office here on Monday, he said the curfew should … Read more

The district, which has reported more than 2,000 cases in the past ten days, saw a slight decrease on Monday to 1,621 cases. While this is not uncommon on weekends due to reduced testing and fewer staff in the test centers, the positivity rate in the district over the past three days was 32%. On … Read more

The health department will declare mucormycosis (black fungus) as a reported disease to identify and track emerging cases in the state, said Anil Kumar Singhal, chief secretary for health, medicine and family welfare. The state has reported nine such cases so far, he said. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Mr Singhal said that … Read more

The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of SRM University-AP has launched its first venture cohort with 36 selected start-up companies. The Head of Co-Innovation and Public Relations at IIIT-Hyderabad and former Chief Innovation Officer of the Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC), Prof. Ramesh Loganathan, gave insights into the scope and future of entrepreneurship in the country … Read more

Narsapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju was transferred from Guntur County Jail to the Secunderabad Army Hospital on Monday evening. A Supreme Court division chief ordered Mr. Ramakrishna Raju to be transferred to the Army Hospital, where medical tests would be carried out according to the court’s instructions. Mr. Raju was picked up in a … Read more

Last week, Nachagunta, one of the five islands in Diviseema in the district, reported the islands’ first death from COVID. The victim’s family had to perform the final rites on the mainland after residents forbade them to bring the body to the island. The five islands of Nachugunta, Eelachetladibba, Edurumondi, Brahamayyagarimoola and Yesupuram, nestled between … Read more

The AP High Court on Sunday ordered the CID to limit the order of Narsapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who was arrested on May 14 for allegedly promoting discontent against the government and making hate speech against the VI. Additional Junior Civil Judge for his (the MPs) medical examination at Ramesh Hospital in Guntur … Read more