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Officials told to take action against SC, ST Atrocity accused
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Officials told to take action against SC, ST Atrocity accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Ambedkar Konaseema district collector R. Mahesh Kumar stressed the need for stringent action against the accused under the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act. Addressing the SC/ST Vigilance and Monitoring Committee district-level meeting held at Amalapuram on Thursday, he urged revenue and police officials to conduct thorough field-level investigations and expedite inquiries. He advised committee members to ensure justice for victims and …

Demand revived to include Mandapeta in EG district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Demand revived to include Mandapeta in EG district

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The demand to include Mandapeta assembly constituency in East Godavari district has been revived again with the NDA alliance government coming back to power. People of Mandapeta, which falls within the Amalapuram Lok Sabha, have been culturally involved with Rajamahendravaram city in East Godavari district for decades, including for their business and shopping needs. However, then Mandapeta MLA Thota …

Constituency Mla District Include Konaseema District Mandapeta East Godavari District
Demand revived to include Mandapeta in EG district
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Demand revived to include Mandapeta in EG district

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada:The demand to include Mandapeta assembly constituency in East Godavari district has been revived again with the NDA alliance government coming back to power. While campaigning in the Mandapeta constituency during the 2024 general elections, Vegulla Jogeswara Rao of TD promised to people of the constituency that he will include the constituency in East Godavari district. Having been elected as …

Constituency Mla District Include Konaseema District Mandapeta East Godavari District
LiDAR Survey to Assess Coastal Inundation in Konaseema
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LiDAR Survey to Assess Coastal Inundation in Konaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar announced that a LiDAR survey will be conducted across the coastal areas of Konaseema District to assess drainage waters and inundation levels. Dr. Mahesh Kumar noted that similar surveys were conducted in Bangladesh, and that the findings from that survey would be incorporated into the Konaseema assessment. He suggested that Survey of India …

Survey Konaseema
Pinepe Viswaroop's Son Srikanth Arrested in Connection to Murder Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pinepe Viswaroop's Son Srikanth Arrested in Connection to Murder Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Former Minister Pinepe Viswaroop's son, Srikanth, has been arrested in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He was charged with the murder of Dalit youth Janupalli Durga Prasad. Viswaroop strongly denied any involvement, claiming that his son had no connection to the case. The police have confirmed that they may return to the district on Tuesday as the investigation continues.

Kakinada
90 Villages Marooned in Konaseema
3 months, 4 weeks ago

90 Villages Marooned in Konaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Nearly ninety villages in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema District were marooned during the second wave of floods. The Konaseema district collector Mahesh Kumar said 11 villages in four mandals were affected by the floods in the district and seven rehabilitation centres were arranged for the victims. A sum of `4.38 lakh has been proposed as the cost for covering …

Floods Water Villages District Konaseema
Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district
4 months ago

Flood threat continues in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district

The Hindu  

The threat of floods loomed large in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district as inflows into the Godavari exceeded 10 lakh cusecs as of Friday evening at the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at Dowleswaram. The first Godavari flood warning remained in force at Dowleswaram, where 10.46 lakh cusecs of water was being discharged. In Chintoor Agency in Alluri Sitharama Raju district …

Flood Godavari Chintoor Dowleswaram
10 Teams Search for Kidnappers of Fish Trader
4 months, 1 week ago

10 Teams Search for Kidnappers of Fish Trader

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada:Ten teams are currently searching for the individuals who kidnapped fish trader Sujay Kalasi from Odisha on Wednesday near Central Jail in Rajamahendravaram. According to the One Town Police of Rajamahendravaram, Sujay Kalasi, who is involved in the fish trade, would buy fish from aqua farmers and fish growers in areas such as Tuni, Annavaram, Konaseema, Uppalagupatam, and Annavaram. In …

Farmers Konaseema Search Teams Town Police
Farmers Want 2026 Declared As Coconut Year
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers Want 2026 Declared As Coconut Year

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Coconut Farmers Forum has demanded that central and state governments declare the year 2026 as the Coconut Year to create awareness among people about coconut products and the healthy nutrients the nut contains. The demand emerged at the All India Coconut Farmers’ Conference organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Konaseema branch, at Amalapuram in Dr. B.R. Apart from other …

Farmers Coconut Konaseema 2026 Declared Bks
Pichukalanka to be developed as tourism spot
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pichukalanka to be developed as tourism spot

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Tourism minister Kandula Durgesh said that Pichukalanka village in Atreyapuram mandal of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district would be developed as a beautiful tourism spot as there is vast natural beauty of wealth in the islet. Oberoi company representatives headed by its vice-chairman R. Sankar visited Pichukalanka on Monday along with Durgesh, Rajamahendravaram rural MLA Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdary, Kothapeta …

Tourism Temple Godavari Konaseema Konaseema District Tourism Spot Pichukalanka
Floods in Godavari Submerge Villages, Relief Efforts Underway
5 months, 1 week ago

Floods in Godavari Submerge Villages, Relief Efforts Underway

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Though floods in River Godavari have started receding, many villages in Velerupadu and Kukkunuru mandals of Eluru district and Dr. B.R. People of various villages in Kukkunuru mandal have been accommodated at shelters in Polavaram project rehabilitation colonies at Rayakunta, Kivvaka and Marripadu. People of Kukkunuru said while compensation has been paid to victims of floods who have taken …

Villages Godavari Konaseema Konaseema District Kukkunuru
IT minister Lokesh promises to help Andhra man stuck in Saudi
5 months, 3 weeks ago

IT minister Lokesh promises to help Andhra man stuck in Saudi

New Indian Express  

AMALAPURAM: Human Resource Development and IT Minister Nara Lokesh has responded to the selfie video posted by a man from Ambedkar Konaseema district, who stuck in Saudi Arabia, on social media, highlighting his plight, and assured him of all possible help. Sarella Veerendra Kumar of Isukapudi village in Ambajipeta mandal of Ambedkar Konaseema district went to Qatar on July 10 …

Saudi Kumar Lokesh
Andhra Pradesh may witness above-normal rainfall in July, says IMD
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh may witness above-normal rainfall in July, says IMD

The Hindu  

Having recorded an excess rainfall of 62% in June, Andhra Pradesh is likely to receive an above-normal rainfall in July as well, according to the Amaravati branch of the India Meteorological Department. “It is going to be normal-to-above normal rainfall across Rayalaseema, while it is above-normal for all coastal Andhra Pradesh,” said S. Karunasagar, senior scientist at IMD, Amaravati. Meanwhile, …

Normal Rainfall State Imd Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh: Pilgrims throng Kundaleswaram temple in Konaseema
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Pilgrims throng Kundaleswaram temple in Konaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: An ancient Shiva temple at Kundaleswaram, a tiny village with a population of 2,000 in Katrenikona mandal of Dr B.R. “We have come to Kundaleswaram for the darshan of Shiva after hearing Koteswara Rao,” said Arka Subba Lakshmi, who visited the temple from Hyderabad along with her family members and relatives. Temple executive officer K. Gangadhar told Deccan Chronicle …

Varanasi Temple Priest Shiva Kameswara Sarma Kundaleswaram Koteswara Rao
Konaseema: Bridge named after Collector who sanctioned Rs 1 Cr for its construction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Konaseema: Bridge named after Collector who sanctioned Rs 1 Cr for its construction

Deccan Chronicle  

The vital infrastructure project will benefit the habitations of Lutukurru, Komarada, Makannapalem, Adurru, Madakapalli and Gogannamatham under Pasarlapudi Lanka Village Panchayat of Mamidikuduru mandal. The Pasarlapudi Lanka panchayat members have unanimously passed a resolution to name the bridge after Himanshu Shukla, the collector, who made “tireless efforts” to complete the project at a cost of `1.01 crore. The people of …

Collector Himanshu Shukla Pasarlapudi
Will bring railway line to Konaseema to fulfil my father’s dream, says G.M.C. Balayogi’s son
8 months ago

Will bring railway line to Konaseema to fulfil my father’s dream, says G.M.C. Balayogi’s son

The Hindu  

Ganti Harish Madhur, the Telugu Desam Party’s candidate for the Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency, has big shoes to fill. It was my father’s dream as well as an aspiration of the people of Konaseema,” Mr. Harish says. In 2024, my goal will remain unchanged as our region needs to be connected by the rail network to the rest of India …

Water Railway Lok Sabha Constituency Project Line Ysrcp
Cure eludes prolonged illness of Konaseema’s ‘eldest son’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cure eludes prolonged illness of Konaseema’s ‘eldest son’

The Hindu  

All political parties, including the ruling YSRCP, have diagnosed the prolonged illness of the ‘eldest son of Konaseema’—the sacred coconut tree. However, none of them succeeded in finding a permanent cure for the illness that is plaguing the coconut tree and the farmers of the Godavari Delta in Andhra Pradesh. In the same campaign, TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu …

Farmers Coconut Pradesh Delta Andhra Konaseema
Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has promised that a separate declaration for SCs, STs, and Muslims will be made by his party on the lines of the BC Declaration, and it would aim at improving the living conditions of these people. Naidu participated in the Prajagalam programme along with the Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan at Ambajipeta in …

Naidu Chandrababu Naidu Konaseema Telugu Desam Jana Sena
Naidu sounds confident of TD-JS-BJP win
9 months, 1 week ago

Naidu sounds confident of TD-JS-BJP win

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has sounded confident that the TD-JS-BJP alliance would win power in the Assembly polls. In a sharp reaction to Jagan Mohan Reddy calling Naidu ‘Pasupathi’, Naidu acknowledged it by saying he was like Lord Shiva who could keep poison in his throat in order to protect the world. Referring to the assurance of …

Power Reddy Chief Naidu Jagan Mohan Reddy Konaseema
Lord Ram Rooted In Diversity
10 months ago

Lord Ram Rooted In Diversity

Deccan Chronicle  

The story of Lord Ram is deeply entrenched in the socio-cultural fabric of not only India but across South Asia. In the Konaseema village of Andhra Pradesh, locals worship Lord Ram by placing a banana trunk in the ground and performing a big puja on it assuming it is Lord Rama. One needs to be inclusive and willing to respect …

Tradition India Nepal Unique Lord Ram Rama
A catch in Andhra Pradesh’s aquaculture success story
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A catch in Andhra Pradesh’s aquaculture success story

The Hindu  

January 26, 2024 08:27 am | Updated February 08, 2024 03:36 pm IST There is water everywhere, as far as the eye can see — in the fields, in the sea, in the canals and in the ponds. There are several illegal ponds, converted from agricultural lands, where people mix fresh water with sea water,” Rajesh says. “We see people …

Water Farmers Aquaculture State Babu District Areas
Andhra: Prabhala Utsav inaugurated by MLA Chirla Jaggireddy marks centre of Sankranti festival in Konaseema
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra: Prabhala Utsav inaugurated by MLA Chirla Jaggireddy marks centre of Sankranti festival in Konaseema

Hindustan Times  

Konaseema, January 16 : YSR Congress MLA Chirla Jaggireddy inaugurated the grand Prabhala Utsav held at Kothapeta Junior College ground to mark the joyous occasion of Makar Sankranti. HT Image Jagannathota Prabhala Theertham celebrated in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, on Kanuma, the 3rd day of Sankranti The streets of Kothapeta were teeming with attendees from both the districts of …

Festival Konaseema Makar Sankranti Kothapeta Mla Chirla Sankranti Marks
Differences within BC leaders of YSRC in Konaseema
1 year, 1 month ago

Differences within BC leaders of YSRC in Konaseema

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Though ruling YSRC is trying to woo backward classes in the state ahead of fast-approaching assembly elections, there are differences within leaders of Settibalija community, which is prominent among BCs in Godavari districts. Coincidentally, Draksharama police arrived at the house of a second-rung YSRC leader Rongala Sridhar in Draksharama of Ramachandrapuram mandal for taking him into custody. Sridhar immediately …

Leader Ysrc Sridhar Draksharama
Cyclone: Four lakh populations in eight districts affected in AP
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyclone: Four lakh populations in eight districts affected in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Michaung cyclone had a huge impact on a nearly four lakh population in the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh since Tuesday. The state administration said some 3,97,376 people were affected, of which the highest number of 3,69,663 was in Konaseema district, followed by 11,926 in Krishna district, 6,077 in Nellore district, 5,113 in West Godavari district, 3,386 in …

Cyclone West Prakasam Villages District Damaged Nellore