Bhopal: Senior BJP leader and state minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has triggered a political row when he declared a reward of Rs 25 lakh to the polling booth where not a single vote for Congress is cast. Mr Vijayvargiya made the announcement while addressing the party workers at Mhow in Dhar district late on Thursday night. He was campaigning for Savitri Thakur of BJP, who is seeking elections in Dhar Lok Sabha constituency. Mr Vijayvargiya said that he would sanction development projects worth R

ADILABAD: The BJP and the Congress have intensified their election campaign in the Adilabad Parliament constituency. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address public meetings in Nirmal and Kagaznagar respectively on May 5. BJPs Peddapalli LS polls coordinator Ch. Suhasini Reddy said BJP national president JP Nadda will address a public meeting in Peddapalli at 11am on May 6. Party state leaders are making arrangements for the public meetings. On the other hand,

Visakhapatnam: YSRC MLC Varudu Kalyani criticised TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan for being envious of the growing support for Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's preparatory meetings across the state. Addressing a press conference in Visakhapatnam, she accused Pawan Kalyan's party of resorting to personal insults against Jagan due to their failing manifesto. She suggested that it would be more beneficial for Pawan Kalyan to discuss his contributions during his time in the governme

VIJAYAWADA: Guntur collector Venugopal Reddy supervised the EVM allocation; webcasting in 1309 booths, Home Voting for Elderly and Disabled for the Guntur Parliament Elections at a meeting held at the VC meeting hall in the Collectorate on Friday. District Election Officer M Venugopal Reddy informed the candidates that ballot units, control units, and VVPAT units allocated for the Guntur Parliament Elections were distributed through the first randomization. Out of 1915 polling booths in the dist

Mumbai : Kolkata Knight Riders bowling unit performed in unison to win a battle of attrition against five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in an IPL match here on Friday. If KKR batters were guilty of not working out their game plan on the go in the first half to be bowled out for just 169 with Venkatesh Iyer contributing 70, Mumbai Indians' underperforming batters stood no chance on a tricky wicket which demanded both application and patience. They were all-out for 145 in 18.5 overs and

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police on Friday arrested VBJ Capstone Builders Pvt Ltd owners Kandula Venkata Prasad Gupta and his wife Anuradha for cheating a customer in a real estate deal. The police were acting on a complaint from Mopidevi Mahalakshmi of Lakeview Residency, Sainikpuri, alleging that VBJ Capstone Builders sold a plot at a lower price at Laxmi Nagar Colony Welfare Society in Kapra village but gave her fabricated ownership papers. The accused collected Rs.

Hyderabad : In a shocking incident that was caught on camera, a Chatrinaka constable was seen verbally abusing a minor accused of stealing petrol from a motorcycle. In the video shot by the complainant, the constable is seen using abusive language against the minor boy. According to the police, the boy was a regular offender. The kid used to be brought to the station every 10 days after getting caught in petty cases, said Chatrinaka SHO Srinivas Reddy. He always fought with his parents and never

Hyderabad : A 24 year-old man was run over by a vehicle carrying a generator at Boduppal on Friday which ran amok during BRS Malkajgiri Lok Sabha candidate Ragidi Laxma Reddys election campaign. The deceased, Shravan, was a resident of Kalyanpuri. The vehicle carrying the generator went out of control and rammed in BRS activists participating in the poll campaign. According to police, BRS candidate Laxma Reddy along with former minister Ch Malla Reddy was participated in the campaign.

Nizamabad: Former IAS officer Akunuri Murali encountered a challenging situation in Nizamabad on Friday, as his speech criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi was disrupted by a group of individuals present at the event. Addressing a meeting organised by the Telangana State Democratic Forum (TSDF) at the ITI grounds under the Jago Telangana programme, Murali voiced his concerns over the policies of the BJP government at the Centre and specifically targeted PM Modi. Murali accused the Modi gove

Hyderabad : The state is currently experiencing severe heat wave conditions, with at least 18 districts recording temperatures exceeding 46C on Friday. This alarming weather phenomenon has prompted the India Meteorological Department to issue heat wave alerts across various districts. Peddapalli, Suryapet, Jagitial, and Khammam are bearing the brunt of the scorching heat, each recording a peak temperature of 46.7C. Close behind were Mancherial and Nalgonda at 46.6C, and Karimnagar at 46.5C. Othe

Kakinada: Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Friday said that any attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union home minister Amit Shah to arrest Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over Amit Shah's morphed video would result in a sweeping victory for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Telangana state. Speaking to the media alongside former Union minister M.M. Pallam Raju, contesting as a candidate for the Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, Rao criticised the BJP for engaging in vindi

Hyderabad: The fourth edition of the World Literature Workshop, dedicated to aficionados of Latin American literature, will start on May 11 and run till July 27. It will offer a profound dive into the diverse worlds of short stories, novels, and plays from Latin America, and is tailored for individuals over the age of 18. The workshop promises 12 face-to-face sessions held every Saturday from 6.30 pm to 8 pm. Registration is open till 5 pm on May 5, and the workshop is priced at Rs.7,500. Detail

Picture used for representation purpose. Photo: PTI Picture used for representation purpose. Photo: PTI Visakhapatnam: The police in Alluri Sitarama Raju and Parvathipuram districts are focusing on Maoist-influenced polling stations for conducting the elections in a smooth manner on May 13. Cops in the two districts have identified 651 LWE sensitive and 238 law and order problem polling stations. A police official in ASR district said that they have identified 610 Left Wing Extremist sensitive

Hyderabad : A hardware engineer was electrocuted after accidentally coming in contact with a streetlight pole at Krishnanagar in Yousufguda. The victim, Thumma Bhavana Rishi, 35, was walking towards work, when he came in contact with the streetlight. Following the incident, Rishi's family accused the GHMC of negligence. Local residents are worried about the condition of streetlights. Mallikarjun, a grocery store owner in Krishnanagar, said: My shop is beside a streetlight, and I am scared to eve

Hyderabad : Cyberabad traffic police said they had filed 239 FIRs against motorists driving on the wrong side of the road, and urged motorists to desist from the practice. Cyberabad joint commissioner of police, traffic, Joel Davis, emphasised the importance of using designated lanes and avoiding shortcuts or driving against traffic flow. Police announced enforcement of stricter penalties for offenders and increased surveillance. They asked motorists to follow rules.

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday arrested four persons for smuggling 5.9 kg gold, worth Rs.4.31 crore, in a sports car at Pantangi toll plaza of Choutuppal. The gold was concealed in a secret cavity inside the vehicle. The gold along with the vehicle were seized. The car coming from Kolkata was being tracked on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway.

Hyderabad : City police commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy and GHMC commissioner D. Ronald Rose inaugurated the a child care centre at Central Crime Station, Detective Department, in Basheerbagh on Friday. It will accommodate children of police personnel who are out at work. The centre has play areas, toys and learning tools.

Hyderabad : The LB Nagar special operations team and LB Nagar police arrested four persons for betting on cricket matches, and seized property and cash worth of Rs.23.8 lakh. The arrested individuals were identified as sub-bookie Thondalapally Karthik Reddy and three punters. The main bookies, Manjo and Sandeep Reddy, from Rajasthan, are absconding.

Hyderabad: Syed Raziuddin, a 96-year-old resident of Qazipura in Shalibanda, could keep his unique record of voting in all elections since Independence intact, thanks to the vote from home facility extended to senior citizens by the Election Commission. He cast his vote from the comfort of his home. The senior citizen had minor issues related to eyes but could comfortably hear and understand. Everyone should cast his vote, he said to those present in his house. Similarly, the 92-year-old Kamala

Hyderabad : Forest officials captured a leopard that lost its way to the Shamshabad airport nearly a week ago, after the big cat put up a fierce fight. The leopard is a three-year-old male and is very healthy. It tore the metal sheet of the cage to escape, resulting in blood marks on its face, said an official of the forest department. The officials tied a goat in the cage to trap the leopard. Hearing the sound of the goat, it came near the cage and got trapped. As the portion of the cage where

Kurnool : Finance minister Buggana Rajendranath has questioned opposition parties' criticism of YSRCs Amma Vodi scheme. If that is the case, why have you announced a similar scheme called Ammaku Vandanam, he asked while campaigning in Dhone on Friday. On the day, Rajendranath visited several areas including Bethamcherla Circle, Anjaneyaswamy Konda Peta, Venkatachalam Street and Janda Katta Street. He contended that people of the state can differentiate between false promises and manifestos that

Hyderabad : Gaddam Sita Reddy, the wife of Congress' Chevella candidate G. Ranjith Reddy, held a door-to-door campaign in his support at Sriramnagar in Vikarabad on Friday. Sita Reddy said that if the Congress won the Lok Sabha elections, the poor would get Six Guarantees and appealed to the voters to elect Ranjith Reddy with a big majority. Ranjith Reddy took part in a booth-level party workers meeting in Rajendranagar. He called upon party workers to reach out to every voter and every househol

Ranjit Majhi, a champion of implementing Forest Rights Act (FRA), was on Friday awarded with the prestigious Shambhavi Puraskar 2024, instituted by the Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF). Majhi empowered people of 112 villages in Odishas Sundargarh district with the Forest Land Rights and also worked towards environment protection and revival. At a grand event held today to mark the 11th edition of the Shambhavi Puraskar, Majhi was awarded with a cash award of Rs 2.5 lakh. My village is i

Mumbai : The State Branch of Election Commission of India (ECI) has seized drugs worth Rs 220.65 crore and 49.95 crore in cash from various parts of the state. Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S. Chockalingam on Friday informed that the state machinery has also seized 46.76 lakh litres of liquor. Beside this, 1,595 illegal weapons have been seized and they have also canceled the licenses of 1,110 arms and seized them. Preventive actions have been taken against 1,11,878 individuals acros

Chennai: Placing the blame for the entire set of water woes in the State on the DMK government, BJP State president K Annamalai urged the government to act now, during the summer months, to desilt dams, drainage systems and other water bodies, beside removing encroachments, and not to enact dramas after floods cause devastations during the monsoon season. In a statement on Friday, Annamalai accused the State government of only being concerned about advertising itself without bothering to lay eve

Hyderabad: Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy, Congress candidate from Malkajgiri, said that the people of the Lok Sabha constituency were convinced that only the ruling party in the state ensure all-round development of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. The people wanted to elect Congress for the second consecutive term, she said. Sunitha Reddy said that she noticed people's desire to elect the Congress during her interaction with voters while campaigning in the constituency. Amidst rising temperatures,

Vijayawada: On day 1 of the Jagan Kosam Siddham election campaign, the YSRCs army of 2.5 lakh foot soldiers spread across all 47,000 booths, hit the streets with unparalleled enthusiasm, carrying forward the message and vision of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to every nook and corner of the state. Furthermore, an astonishing 9 lakh commoners, who have directly benefited from CM Jagan's schemes, have volunteered to be star campaigners, showcasing their unwavering support for Jagan Reddy, YSRC leaders clai

Hours after the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered for shifting of Odisha Mission Shakti secretary Sujata Pandian to a non-people department, the state government on Friday transferred her to the finance department as special secretary. The ECI order to transfer came late on Thursday night following the Bharatiya Janata Partys allegations of misuse of public office. The ECI had Thursday night asked the state government for transfer of Sujata Pandian who is the wife of Odisha Chief Minist

Nizamabad: Nizamabad MP, BJP MP candidate Arvind Dharmapuri, criticised the recent allocation of Rs 43 crore by the Congress government for the reopening of Nizam Sugar Factory, labelling it as an election stunt. In a statement to reporters at the BJP district office on Friday, Arvind accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of lacking genuine interest in resolving the issues faced by Nizam Sugars. Arvind pointed out that the Congress government had previously constituted a committee headed by Da

Delhi Court ruled that the victim has been subject to cruelty and mental torture. (Photo: Pixabay, Representational Image) Delhi Court ruled that the victim has been subject to cruelty and mental torture. (Photo: Pixabay, Representational Image) Hyderabad: A wife tortured her husband by chaining him over their property in Ambedkarnagar, Ghatkesar police said on Friday. The couple, Patti Krishna, 50, and his wife Bharti, 45, owned a house and 115 square yards of land in Budaga Jangala Colony, Gha

Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (TSSEZL) and HHP Five Private Limited (Hygenco) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a green hydrogen and green ammonia project at TSSEZLs Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP) in Odishas Ganjam district. Under this definitive agreement, Hygenco will acquire land in GIP, located in Odishas Ganjam district, to set up its green hydrogen, green ammonia, and derivatives unit. Hygenco, a pioneer in producing low-cost green hydrogen, aims

Vijayawada: The YSRC leaders, led by MLA Malladi Vishnu, lodged three complaints with the Election Commission on Friday against Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena founder Pawan Kalyan for abusing Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy personally by using objectionable words like psycho, among others. Vishnu stated that Naidu used the objectionable words against Jagan Mohan Reddy at a public meeting in Rayachoti on Thursday. He further said that Pawan Kalyan made inappropriate

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Vijayawada : As many as 28,591 voters aged over 85 years and specially-abled so far availed the home voting facility that began in AP on May 2. The process would conclude on May 8. As the Election Commission of India announced the phased poll schedule on April 16 and introduced the home voting concept for the first time for certain category of people, teams of officials visited the voters aged over 85 years and also specially-abled persons up to April 22 and collected 12D forms from them. Accord

The Pune-based Bajaj Auto on Friday introduced the biggest Pulsar - the NS400Z, positioned as a performance-focused motorcycle priced at Rs 1.85 lakh at the Delhi showroom. Bookings are now open with a down payment of Rs 5,000 and deliveries will start in the first week of June. The middleweight Pulsar will compete with the likes of the Triumph Speed 400, KTM 390 Duke and the upcoming Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450. Pulsar started the shift in the culture towards sports motorcycles in India, said R

New Delhi: Noting that the arguments on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwals plea challenging his arrest may take time, the Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to him in the excise policy scam in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The apex court asked additional solicitor-general S.V. Raju to take instructions (from the Centre) on what conditions should be imposed in case it decides to grant interim bail and adjourned the matter till Tuesday. A bench of Just

BJP national president J P Nadda late on Thursday night reviewed measures undertaken by the party here to improve polling percentage in the final two rounds of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, scheduled to be held on May seven and May 13. Mr Nadda who had made an unscheduled visit to Bhopal after addressing a poll rally in Sironj falling under Sagar Lok Sabha constituency in the state on Thursday night here discussions with the senior leaders of the party here on the poll preparations in the r

Visakhapatnam: There are reports of Jana Sena MLA candidate Sundavarapu Vijaya Kumars personal assistant allegedly attacking a Telugu Desam Party activist in a lodge room at Elamanchili in Anakapalli district. The incident occurred after the NDA alliance organised a meeting of Yadava community at a lodge in Atchutapuram on Friday. Apparently, while having lunch, there had been a minor altercation between TD youth leader Golagani Naidu and a Jana Sena party worker. This led to Vijaya Kumar's PA p

Vijayawada: AP chief secretary Dr. K.S. Jawahar Reddy has directed officials of panchayat raj, rural development and municipal departments to ensure that there is no drinking water problem anywhere in the state. Reviewing with officials the drinking water situation in rural and urban areas, he ordered that water be supplied through tankers, wherever there is difficulty in supplying water through other means. The chief secretary underlined that officials take necessary approvals from the chief el

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Vijayawada: Vijayawada division of South Central Railway has earned the highest-ever 7.96 crore through ticket checking during April 2024. This is against the .7.36 crore earned during March 2024 Vijayawada divisional railway manager Narendra A. Patil explained that during April 2024, they booked 44,249 cases of ticketless travel and levied a penalty of 4.25 crore. Further, 51,271 cases of irregular travel had been recorded and 2.79 crore collected. They also booked other cases against passenger

Vijayawada: During their joint election campaign in Machavaram area of Vijayawada Central constituency, CPM candidate Ch. Babu Rao and Congress leader V. Gurunadham cautioned voters about dangers posed by BJP, YSRC or Telugu Desam once they come to power. Addressing meetings in the constituency, they said these parties favour big corporates like Ambani and Adani. They are not bothered about common people, including those residing along canal bunds. Babu Rao pointed out that these parties are lea

TIRUPATI : Telugu Desam (TD) chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has launched a blistering attack on the controversial Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Act, accusing Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of a sinister plan to usurp lands in the name of digitalising land records. Addressing public meetings in Podili and Nellore during his Prajagalam campaign on Friday, the principal opposition leader vowed to rescind the contentious Act if his party is voted to power. He alleged that the Act will pave way fo

Vijayawada: Mangalagiri assembly constituency returning officer and joint collector Rajakumari Gania has appointed 15 teams to facilitate voting from home in Mangalagiri assembly constituency. According to her, Mangalagiri has 212 voters who are over the age of 85 and 240 voters with disabilities exceeding 40%. These 452 persons have opted for voting from home. For the purpose, 15 polling teams have been appointed, each team consisting of a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, one

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Vijayawada: Principal secretary (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Shashi Bhushan Kumar on Friday said 97.91 per cent of social security pensions have already been distributed in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. He said the government has released 1,945.39 crores for disbursement of social welfare pensions to 65,49,864 pensioners in the state. The pension distribution started on May 1. As on date, 64,13,200 pensions (97.91 per cent) have been disbursed. Shashi Bhushan said under door to door disburs

A controversial case of sexual harassment following a complaint lodged by a female contract staffer of the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata has come at a most sensitive time in the affairs of West Bengal when the state is going through a multi-phase Lok Sabha election. The legal implications are hard to fathom as a governor, as functioning head of state in a high constitutional post, enjoys immunity from criminal proceedings. But it is not as if governors have not been caught in compromising situations or

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Vijayawada : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has cautioned the people that if the TD-led alliance wins power in the present polls, it would withdraw all the ongoing welfare schemes including the social security pensions in the state. Addressing the people at three locations of Narasapuram, Narasaraopeta and Kanigiri as part of his YSRCs electioneering on Friday, he said, The upcoming elections are not just to elect the MPs and MLAs. They are so important to decide whether to

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