2+ min ago (126+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:08 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Rifle Association of Andhra Pradesh (RAAP) distributed prizes to the winners of XXV Andhra Pradesh State Shooting Championships-2025 in Guntur, on Sunday. The nine-day competition, held at SATS Shooting Range, Gachibowli, in Hyderabad, included competitions in 10m Air Pistol, 25m Pistol, 50m Pistol, 10m Air Rifle/Open Sight Rifle, 50m Rifle, 50m Open Sight, Open Sight 3P, and 50m 3P categories for both men and women. More than 520 athletes from across Andhra Pradesh took part in the competition. M. Mallikarjuna Nayak, Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, attended the event as chief guest. He said that the championship reflects the State's growing commitment to nurturing sporting excellence. Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad...

3+ min ago (191+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:07 pm IST - PUTTAPARTHI The Sri Sathya Sai district police on Sunday (November 30, 2035) conducted a series of counselling sessions for repeat offenders and rowdy-sheeters as per the police records at all circles and police station limits. Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar said that orders were being issued to enforce stringent monitoring of individuals involved in harassment, assault, kidnapping, and other offences targeting women and girls. He said that as part of the intensive crackdown on crimes against women, police officers summoned known offenders to the area police stations and counselled them to reform and maintain good behaviour. The SP warned that stalking of college and school girls, indecent conduct, and any form of sexual harassment will invite immediate and strict action. He said police units will maintain close surveillance on habitual offenders,…...

7+ min ago (206+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:03 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the party's MPs to strongly raise the most urgent public issues of Andhra Pradesh in the Parliament sessions beginning on Monday." "The fight in Parliament must centre around the severe distress facing farmers due to cyclone damage and the collapse of Minimum Support Price across major crops, which has pushed the agriculture sector into a crisis," he said. ''The MSP has fallen sharply across major crops, including paddy, maize, black gram, cotton, red gram, banana, mirchi and mango, pushing farmers into extreme hardship,'' he said, adding that the MPs must insist on emergency relief funds and immediate restoration of assured MSP procurement. Alleging that 18.63 lakh MGNREGA job cards had been removed, depriving rural families of livelihood security,…...

14+ min ago (216+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 07:56 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA APJAC Amaravati leaders, led by its chairman Bopparaju Venkateswarlu, submitting a memorandum to Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Sunday. On Sunday, JAC chairman Bopparaju Venkateswarlu and others highlighted the need for transparency and timely settlement of dues. They requested that all dues be clearly mentioned in the payslips to enable the employees to track the amounts owed to them. The JAC leaders stressed the need for urgent clearance of pending bills, particularly those pertaining to the deceased employees and retirees, and medical reimbursements. They stressed that transparent accounting would improve accountability in payments related to DA, PRC, surrender leave, earned leave, retirement benefits, and medical claims. On surrender leave of the police personnel, the JAC highlighted the Chief Minister's instructions that half the dues be paid by the end of November and the balance by…...

16+ min ago (379+ words) Updated - December 01, 2025 12:59 am IST - KOCHI Young people and students are infusing much-needed enthusiasm into the electoral politics of the district. When 21-year-old Muhammed Rafi learned that Krishna Ramachandran, his best friend, was contesting the local body elections, he rushed to congratulate her and wished her success. Ms. Krishna is contesting as an LDF candidate, while Mr. Rafi is an ardent UDF supporter. Despite their differing political ideologies, their friendship remains unaffected. The very next day, following the announcement of Ms. Krishna's candidature, Mr. Rafi received an even greater surprise when he was chosen as the UDF candidate from his ward. "I was overjoyed. Although we had no inkling of this, I was not surprised because he has always been active in politics and has done so much" says Ms. Krishna, a final-year student seeking a popular mandate in ward 10 of…...

18+ min ago (197+ words) NTR Bharosa pensions will be delivered at homes in Eluru on December 1, with additional disbursements on December 3 for others. Eluru District Collector K Vetri Selvi said that as part of NTR Bharosa pension distribution for the month of December, health pensions under CKDu programme will be delivered directly to the houses of beneficiaries in Gopinathapatnam Secretariat, Unguturu mandal, on Monday (December 1) Following the pension distribution, a public outreach programme will be held at Nallamadu.The NTR Bharosa pension scheme, a flagship initiative of the State government, will see the payments begin at 7 a.m In Eluru district, a total of 2,59,688 beneficiaries are set to receive pensions amounting to "113.63 crore The authorities have made arrangements to ensure 100 per cent distribution on the first day Beneficiaries who are unable to receive pension on December 1 will have their payments disbursed on December 3 (Wednesday).The…...

20+ min ago (165+ words) Updated - November 30, 2025 07:53 pm IST - MYSURU Four tiger cubs belonging to the tigress captured in Gowdanakatte village in Hanagodu range at Hunsur around midnight on November 27 were successfully secured in the same area during an operation by the Forest Department on November 30. A statement from the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Hunsur division, said the cubs were shifted to Koorgalli Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru and reunited with their mother. After receiving information about their presence in the same area, the offices and staff of the Forest Department divided themselves into different teams to trace the cubs. During the search, one tiger cub was spotted at 10.49 a.m. in the farmland of one Ravikumar in Gowdanakatte village. Subsequently, as the search continued around the same area, three more cubs were found at 11.35 a.m. "Thus, a total of four tiger cubs were safely captured," stated the Deputy…...

23+ min ago (305+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 07:47 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM A book documenting rock art in Karikiyoor in Kil Kotagiri will be released soon by the State Archaeology Department, said Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu in the Nilgiris on Saturday (November 29, 2025). Mr. Thennarasu was taking part in an event to release the book "The Nilgiris Archaeology, curated by Yaakai Heritage Trust, which includes documentation of rock art, burial sites, dolmens, hero stones and inscriptions, as well as the history of the region's indigenous tribes. "Efforts have been undertaken to document rock paintings across Tamil Nadu, and the collected data will be published. As a first step, the documentation on the Karikiyoor rock paintings will soon be released. The four-year project is nearing completion, he said. He also added that the government was conducting research and scientifically documenting heritage sites across the State. Archaeological studies continue, and…...

23+ min ago (503+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 07:47 pm IST - NELLORE The districts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh witnessed very heavy rainfall accompanied with light thunderstorm, lightning, gusty winds speed reaching 30-40 kmph due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. The Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC), Visakhapatnam, has issued a red alert for this region along with adjoining North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts. According to the CWC, cyclonic storm Ditwah over south-west Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts moved northwards with a speed of five kmph during Sunday morning (November 30, 2025) and lay centred over the same region. The minimum distance of the centre of the cyclone from north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts is about 80 km. Due to the possibility of widespread heavy rains in the region, a holiday has been declared for all government, private, aided, and Anganwadi schools, as well as all government, private, and junior…...

29+ min ago (304+ words) Focusing heavily on housing, healthcare, and social inclusion, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has released its election manifesto for the Kollam district panchayat. Among the promises are guaranteed housing for all, strengthened health services through Family Health Centres, women's empowerment initiatives, and expanded educational opportunities. Focusing heavily on housing, healthcare, and social inclusion, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has released its election manifesto for the Kollam district panchayat Among the promises are guaranteed housing for all, strengthened health services through Family Health Centres, women's empowerment initiatives, and expanded educational opportunities As per the manifesto, all households in the district will be ensured housing within five years through various schemes, prioritizing comfortable homes for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and differently-abled individuals The LDF aims to guarantee excellent health services via Family Health Centres, which includes strengthening mental health services, lifestyle disease…...