Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday that his government is striving hard to transform the education sector by implementing various schemes. He said the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has already spent a whopping Rs 54,908 crore...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday released Rs 2,096 crore towards the second tranche of financial assistance to farmers under the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme.By pressing the button, he transferred the amount. It will...

Three students drowned and two others went missing at the beach in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Suryalanka beach when a group of intermediate students from Vijayawada were taking bath.Seven of the students went missing...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday blamed the previous Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government headed by Chandrababu Naidu for the delay in completing the prestigious Polavaram project across Godavari river.Speaking in the Assembly,...

With Andhra Pradesh registering a significant increase in expenditure on cancer treatments over the last seven years, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the health department to set up an oncology department in all medical colleges of the...

Two workers were killed and nine injured in an explosion in a sugar factory near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.The incident occurred at Parry Sugar Refinery in Vakalapudi industrial area on the outskirts of Kakinada.The blast took place apparently...

Four farm workers were killed and three others injured due to a lightning struck in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district.The incident occurred in Bhogole village on Tuesday.The victims were working in an eucalyptus farm and had been resting in a tent in the field.They...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the state is rapidly progressing towards industrialisation with major corporates looking towards it.In the last three years, 98 mega industries were established with an investment of...

Five persons were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the early hours of Monday.A car rammed into a truck from rear near Cumbam in Prakasam district. All five occupants of the car died on the spot.The accident occured on Amaravati-Anantapur...

An eight-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur was found with suspected symptoms of monkeypox.Health officials said on Sunday that his samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.The boy has been admitted to the isolation...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said that his government is fighting with the Centre to get funds for the relief and rehabilitation package under the Polavaram project.He claimed that he is making all "efforts to get the funds...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday visited the flood-affected areas in B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.Accompanied by ministers, local MLAs and other leaders, he called on those affected by the Godavari floods.The chief minister...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday claimed that the 'Jagananna Amma Vodi' scheme and other revolutionary measures taken by the government has improved enrolment in government schools during the last three years.The number of students...

Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) retained Atmakur Assembly seat by a huge majority of over 82,000 votes.In the one-sided bypoll, YSRCP's M. Vikram Reddy defeated his nearest rival G. Bharat Kumar of the BJP by 82,742 votes. Bharat Kumar and...

Seven persons were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Palnadu district, police said on Monday. According to the police, a minivan rammed into a stationary truck near Rentachintala late Sunday night. Six persons died on the...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Monday that the state effectively handled Covid-19 pandemic with the lowest mortality rate in the country despite the handicap of lacking strong tertiary care. Speaking at a panel discussion on 'future-proofing...

In a shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district, a minor Dalit girl was repeatedly gang-raped by a youth and his friends, impregnating her. The minor was making a living by begging near a place of worship in Proddatur town after the death of...

A 25-year-old woman was gang raped by three men after thrashing her husband at the Repalle Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Sunday.A migrant labourer, who was asleep at the railway station along with her husband, was sexually assaulted...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has called for a national policy on natural farming.Addressing the NITI Aayog virtual meet on Natural Farming on Monday, Reddy said that while there has been a quantitative increase in the production of food...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has reconstituted his Cabinet with all 25 ministers taking oath on Monday.Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office and secrecy to members of the revamped Cabinet at a ceremony held...