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Gulte
April 26, 2018
Notwithstanding the fact that TDP has a strong foothold in Anantapur district, the battle between Kadiri MLA Attar Chand Basha and Kandikunta Venkata Prasad is irking Naidu. YSRCP's Chand Basha who won over Venkata Prasad had won with a tender margin of only 1000 votes in 2014 polls andÃâà...
The Hans India
April 25, 2018
The sun is getting hotter and the temperatures are soaring to sweltering levels. Oppressive heat conditions are hitting the standing crops in the perennially drought-prone Anantapur district. To protect their crops, the farmers are implementing innovative ideas. The district has already touched 42 degreesÃâà...
Deccan Herald
April 24, 2018
The ongoing struggle for special category status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh reached a crescendo on Tuesday with the people's representatives in Anantapur district stopping the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day. The telecast from MadhyaÃâà...
The Hindu
April 24, 2018
Floriculture is new trend that is catching up in Anantapur district, one of the backward districts in the State and which also experiences high temperatures and low rainfall. The farmers are apparently betting big on floriculture in view of growing demand for cut flowers in the country and abroad. The farmersÃâà...
The Hans India
April 12, 2018
Pawan to tour Anantapur district. Film star and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan is all set to make a key announcement on staging a major protest on the issue of special status to Andhra Pradesh. On Thursday, he met leaders from various districts and also held discussions with the Left Party leaders. PawanÃâà...
The Hindu
April 10, 2018
A prototype exhibited at the district and zonal-level expos bagged the first prize early in January, and now the concept is going to be adopted for a dam coming up near Kadiri in Anantapur district. Five civil engineering students — D.R. Diwakar, Adbul Ashfaq, M. Sai Priya, P. Neelima and Shalini — of theÃâà...
The New Indian Express
April 3, 2018
ANANTAPUR: Two persons were electrocuted, when they came in contact with a live electric wire at Arakatavemula village in Putlur mandal on Tuesday. With two electrocution deaths, the rain-related death toll has gone up to six in the district as four persons died when lightning struck on Monday.
Telangana Today
April 3, 2018
Amaravati: Krishna river water will reach Lepakshi in the drought-prone Anantapur district on Wednesday morning with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu fulfilling the dream of late NT Rama Rao. Giving details of Handri-Neeva project in AP Assembly on Tuesday, Minister for Water Resources DevineniÃâà...
The Hindu
March 31, 2018
Y.T. Venkata Siva Reddy (49), a village level leader of Kandukur village of Raptadu Assembly constituency of Anantapur district, represented by Women and Child Welfare Minister Paritala Sunita, was allegedly stabbed with hunting sickles while he was on his way to Kandukur village from ItukalapalliÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 30, 2018
According to the revenue (disaster management) department, of the 23 drought-hit mandals , 15 are from Kadapa district and eight in Anantapur district. “After examining the reports furnished by the collectors of Kadapa and Anantapur, the government hereby declares 23 additional mandals -- 15 in KadapaÃâà...
The Hans India
March 23, 2018
... Bhimavaram (West Godavari district), Nanidigama (Krishna district), Bapatla (Guntur district), Marturu, Darsi (Prakasam district), Srikalahasti, Kuppam (Chittoor district), Badvel (Kadapa district), Pattikonda, Atmakuru (Kurnool district), Guntakal (Anantapur district) are in the proposed new revenue divisionsÃâà...
The Hans India
March 23, 2018
Hyderabad: Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (SSSSO TS &AP), is celebrating golden jubilee this year. Headquartered at Prasanthi Nilayam in Puttaparthi, Anantapur district, the multi-cultural spiritual service organisation on Thursday announced that the 50th year of SriÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 23, 2018
... district, Chodavaram and Chintapalli in Visakhapatnam district, Bheemavaram in West Godavari, Nandigama in Krishna, Bapatla in Guntur, Martur and Darshi in Prakasam, Srikalahasti and Kuppam in Chittoor, Badvel in Kadapa, Pathikonda and Atmakur in Kurnool and Guntakal in Anantapur district.
Deccan Chronicle
March 22, 2018
The workshop underlined the need for the media take a more serious approach to child trafficking and observed that the nexus between the police and politicians only aggravated the situation Also present was Mrs. Ramadevi, a survivor - turned social worker/ activist from the Anantapur district of AndhraÃâà...
Worldcrunch
March 11, 2018
... they helped arrest more than 200 traffickers in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, many of whom were trafficking girls as young as 10 years old. To protect such rescued girls, the sex workers help get them admitted into residential schools being run by the state government across Andhra Pradesh.
Deccan Herald
March 11, 2018
A huge banyan tree. Interesting legends. Cool, cool breeze. And a sea of people. Well, that sums up my recent visit to Thimmamma Marrimanu in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is nothing but a big, big banyan tree, as 'marri' means banyan and 'manu' means tree in Telugu. Estimated to beÃâà...
The Hans India
March 10, 2018
Anantapur: In a tragic incident, two youngsters died due to severe health complications hours after consuming soft drinks here in Hindupur town in Anantapur district on Friday. Another youngster, who also drank the drink, is said to be in critical condition due to health complications. According to the police,Ãâà...
The Hindu
March 9, 2018
The lives of seventy-odd families of Nimmalakunta Village in Anantapur District, which eke out a living, performing and promoting the traditional art - Tholu Bommalata - are gradually witnessing a transformation. With the modern youth's access to different kinds of entertainment through electronic gadgets;Ãâà...
The Hindu
March 8, 2018
He said Tholu Bommalata had two divisions - Sutram Bommalata (string puppets) and the Koyya Bommalata (wooden puppets). “Along with Nimmalakunta in Anantapur district, places like Narasaraopet in Guntur district and Madhavapatnam, near Kakinada have families still performing the ancient art.”Ãâà...
The Hindu
March 8, 2018
Similar cup marks are found elsewhere in the State such as Ubbaramadugu (Chittoor District) and Mulakanur (Anantapur District), he says, adding that probably people had a strong belief in astronomy. The archaeologist found some other disturbed stone alignments just adjacent to the site. A dilapidatedÃâà...
News18
February 23, 2018
Demanding Special Status for Andhra Pradesh, Naidu Hits Out at Centre for Not Granting Financial Package. At a public meeting in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said pecial status is our right and now I am demanding special status for the state. Sakshi KhannaÃâà...
The News Minute
February 21, 2018
"As part of the agitation for the HC, the Rayalaseema High Court Sadhana Samithi had given a call to stage a dharna at Yerramanchi village in Penugonda mandal of Anantapur district, where South Korean automobile major Kia Motors is setting up a massive factory," Jayaraju told TNM. The advocate wasÃâà...
The Indian Express
February 21, 2018
Kia Motors will start frame installation at its factory in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. The South Korean automobile manufacturer expects to roll out its first car in March 2019. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will participate in the frame installation programme Thursday at the plantÃâà...
United News of India
December 31, 1999
... till 0830 hours on Saturday indicated that very heavy rain occurred at isolated places in Prakasam district of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Anantapur district of Rayalaseema and Heavy rain occurred at a few places in the district of Kadapa and isolated places in the district of Anantapur of Rayalaseema.
The Wire
December 31, 1999
Their success in this endeavour can be gauged from the fact that in 2017, they helped arrest over 200 traffickers in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Many of these traffickers were trafficking young girls of about ten or 12. In order to ensure these rescued girls do not come to harm, the sex workersÃâà...
