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AP: Rains, floods batter AP districts, crops in thousands of acres inundated

Vijayawada, Aug 14 (UNI) Heavy rains and floods have battered coastal Andhra districts, crops in thousands acres were marooned and road connectivity to many villages remained cut off.

The floods, followed by heavy rains, wreaked havoc in the coastal Andhra districts causing huge damage to the crops and roads at many places. The vehicular traffic was badly disrupted on national and state highways as flood waters overflowed on the roads at many places. Road connectivity was disrupted to several villages as roads washed away at Reddy Ganapavaram on the Jeelugumilli-Pattiseema road in Eluru district.
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AP chemists and druggists organise protests against online medicine sales, e-pharmacy

21 May 2026 | 1:19 AM

Vijayawada, May 20 (UNI) A large number of chemists and druggists organised a protest dharna here on Wednesday against online medicine sales and e-pharmacy.

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AP: State TDP president pushes for IT-led transformation of Gajuwaka

21 May 2026 | 1:14 AM

Visakhapatnam, May 20 (UNI) In a concerted push to reposition Gajuwaka as a future-ready hub for information technology and industrial growth, Telugu Desam Party state president and Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao on Wednesday conducted an extensive review meeting with senior district officials.

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Hyd: Bowenpally SI, Constable caught by ACB while accepting bribe

21 May 2026 | 12:56 AM

Hyderabad, May 20 (UNI) Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday evening caught a Sub-Inspector of Police and a Police Constable attached to Bowenpally Police Station while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a complainant for extending official favours in a criminal case.

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Hyderabad Police launch 'Operation Octopus 3 0' against Ghost SIM cyber fraud network

21 May 2026 | 12:54 AM

Hyderabad, May 20 (UNI) The Hyderabad City Police and Cyber Crime Police Station have launched "Operation Octopus 3.0", a nationwide crackdown targeting the "Ghost SIM" network allegedly enabling organised cyber fraud across the country.

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Telangana Governor condoles demise of former Uttarakhand CM B C Khanduri

20 May 2026 | 11:19 PM

Hyderabad, May 20 (UNI) Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday expressed deep shock over the demise of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and former union Minister Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.

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