Category: Regional

Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP strongly condemned Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for his irresponsible and ill-informed comments regarding the term “carpet bombing” and his repeated attempts to undermine India’s armed forces while campaigning for the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election. State BJP Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge N.V. Subash denounced the Chief Minister’s “ignorance of…

Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy’s cabinet on Friday. In a simple function held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Jishnu Dev Verma administered the oaths to the former Indian skipper in the presence of important leaders, including the CM. Talking to reporters after…

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said a congregation of 15 people stuck in a local church in Bapatla district were saved by locals and rescue teams during the recent severe cyclonic storm Montha. In a post on X on Wednesday, the chief minister said, “Locals and rescue teams saved 15…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed the entire state administration to remain on high alert following heavy rains triggered by Cyclone ‘Montha’. Reviewing the cyclone’s impact, particularly on paddy harvesting, he instructed the authorities to take necessary precautions to minimise losses, an official release said. He ordered special arrangements at the…

Hyderabad: Rains lashed different districts of Telangana on Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm Montha, which crossed the coast in neighboring Andhra Pradesh overnight. In Telangana, Warangal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Mahabubabad, Suryapet, and Nalgonda were among the districts that witnessed a downpour, with rain also lashing Hyderabad. Kalleda in Warangal and Addagudur in Yadadri…

Hyderabad: Veteran journalist Cherukuri Rangaiah Naidu, who served with several leading Telugu dailies during a distinguished career, passed away at the age of  73. Former Andhra Bhoomi reporter T. Surender shared the news of his demise in a media WhatsApp group. Surender informed that Naidu, a native of Chittoor district, had spent much of his journalistic life in Tirupati…

Amaravati:  Severe cyclonic storm Montha is likely to maintain the intensity for a period of six hours after its landfall over interior Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining areas, including south Odisha, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The Met Department forecast very likely light to moderate rainfall at most places in Andhra Pradesh and Yanam…

Amaravati:  Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 17 km per hour in the past six hours and lay centered over the same region by 2.30 am on Tuesday, about 310 km south-southeast of Kakinada, said the India Meteorological Department. It is likely to intensify into a…

Amaravati/Bhubaneshwar: With Cyclone ‘Montha’ set to make landfall on October 28, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha went on the alert on Monday, prompting evacuations and post-landfall preparedness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised all possible support to AP. Thai name ‘Montha’ means fragrant flower. Cyclone ‘Montha’, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has…

Amaravati: Authorities across eastern India have been put on high alert as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm, likely to make landfall near the Andhra Pradesh coast on the evening of October 28, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD, in its latest bulletin issued…