Local elections begin in Andhra Pradesh VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh is gearing up for a major electoral contest as the State Election Commission has announced a phased schedule for municipal corporations, municipalities, mandal and zilla parishads, and gram panchayats, beginning October 28 and continuing through December 2. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced the election schedule in Vijayawada on Wednesday, October 14, bringing the Model Code of Conduct

Depression in Andhra Pradesh AMARAVATI: Another depression has formed over the Bay of Bengal between Myanmar and the Andaman region, according to the Meteorological Department. The system is expected to intensify into a deep depression within the next 12 hours. At present, it is located about 580 km east-northeast of Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is moving in a north-northwesterly direction, according to the weather authorities. The system is likely to mov

Prakasham Barrage Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has revived plans to build two additional barrages on the Krishna River, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directing officials to revisit earlier proposals and forward them to the Centre for consideration. The proposed barrages are intended to help the state capture and store more water flowing through the Krishna, particularly during periods when heavy local rainfall sends water from streams and tributaries in

Srisailam dam Srisailam: The Srisailam reservoir on the Krishna River is receiving little to no fresh inflow, raising concerns over water availability for irrigation and power generation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to reservoir officials, the water level at Srisailam was around 864.60 feet, with storage estimated at approximately 120.95 TMC. The reservoir has a gross storage capacity of about 215.8 TMC when full. The situation has been closely watched because S

Telugu ranks as the fourteenth most spoken native language worldwide and stands as the most widely spoken Dravidian tongue.

Ganesh Chaturthi related clay-idol workshops are scheduled in Georgia and New York on September 12 and larger community celebrations planned in California on September 19.

New infrastructure at Moosarambagh and Chanchalguda-Santosh Nagar is beginning to remove long-standing choke points, while construction around KBR Park, Gachibowli, Khajaguda and Uppal is simultaneously making some other commutes more difficult.

Thirty-three passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Hyderabad escaped unhurt after their private bus caught fire and was completely gutted on National Highway 44 in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district early Friday, September 4.

The new Vijayawada terminal is designed to transform the passenger experience at Gannavaram Airport.