Nod For Machilipatnam-Kurnool Tri-Weekly Train
Railways has approved a new tri-weekly Machilipatnam-Kurnool City Express via Vijayawada, covering 499 km and improving connectivity across Andhra Pradesh.
Vijayawada Utsav-2 From October 11 to 20
Vijayawada Utsav-1 was held successfully last year and assured that all efforts would be made to organise Vijayawada Utsav-2 in a grand manner: Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath
T.N. Sports Minister inaugurates 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship in Vijayawada
Over 25 lakh devotees expected to visit Kanaka Durga Temple for Dasara festivities in Vijayawada
Maxivision opens second eye hospital in Vijayawada
Two-day Andhra Vignana Sammelanam-2026 begins at SPA-Vijayawada
The programme aims to promote scientific and technological knowledge through Telugu and to connect traditional Indian knowledge systems with contemporary scientific thought
YSRCP leader seeks action over lathi-charge on protesting employees in Vijayawada
Anantha Venkatarami Reddy claims vendetta politics being pursued against leaders of employee unions raising their voice against the government
YSRCP leader seeks action over lathi-charge on protesting employees in Vijayawada
Anantha Venkatarami Reddy claims vendetta politics being pursued against leaders of employee unions raising their voice against the government
372 House-site Pattas Distributed In Mangalagiri
The government had already provided rights over property worth Rs 2,000 crore by distributing pattas to 5,636 people in two phases, he said. The programme will be extended to Visakha and Vijayawada, and then to the entire state
Vijayawada: CI Dies of Heart Attack During Secretariat Staff Protest
Circle Inspector deployed on bandobast duty died after suffering a heart attack during a protest at Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada on Sunday.
CM Naidu to Hand Over House-site Pattas to 24,057 Vijayawada Families
The distribution will be taken up under the Pedalaku Pattabhishekam programme and this would hopefully bring a permanent solution to a long-pending issue, particularly for residents of hill areas in the three Vijayawada assembly constituencies.
Digital Desk | Vijayawada, Sep 28 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has condemned the police cane charge on the village and ward secretariat employees protesting here in support of their demands. Taking to his official X account on Sunday, Jagan Mohan Reddy said that brutal assault by the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government on village and ward secretariat employees is 'utterly inhuman'. He urged Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to immediately order a judicial inquiry into the cane charge, apologise to the employees and unconditionally revoke all the suspensions imposed on them. The police cane-charge on government employees is an extremely serious matter. When the government is unwilling to hold talks with them over their demands, how can raising their voices through a democratic protest be treated as a crime? Will you beat them with lathis merely for speaking out? Will you show no consideration even for women employees, injure them and drag them away? Who gave you the right to attack peaceful protesters? Will you intercept employees travelling to participate in the dharna, detain them in police stations and subject them to torment? Is it not atrocious to indiscriminately suspend a large number of employees simply to prevent them from participating in the protest? Jagan Mohan Reddy asked. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu Garu, is this democracy? Your authoritarianism is growing with each passing day. How can you assume that you can get away with anything merely because you are in power? Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, from the very first day you assumed office, you have pursued a vendetta against the village and ward secretariats that our government introduced as a revolutionary administrative reform unparalleled anywhere in the country. You have relentlessly targeted the village and ward secretariatswhich are our brainchild and delivered more than 540 services at the grassrootsas well as the volunteer system, with the clear objective of dismantling them. You have continuously conspired to erase the very spirit of Gram Swaraj, the YSRCP Chief said. He claimed that a single notification, YSRCP government had created 1.34 lakh permanent jobsan unprecedented initiative in the country's historyalong with another 2.6 lakh positions under the volunteer system to ensure transparent governance at the village and ward levels. However, under the pretext of rationalisation, your (Telugu Desam Party-led state) government has placed nearly 30,000 permanent jobs at risk. You also made false promises that the Rs 5,000 honorarium paid to volunteers by our (previous YSRCP) government would be increased to Rs 10,000, only to betray them after coming to power. You have now shifted the services previously delivered by volunteers onto secretariat employees, burdening them with an unbearable workload. In the process, you have brought transparency and doorstep delivery of governance to an end. Unable to withstand the hardships, harassment and pressure imposed by your atrocious administration, nearly 100 employees have lost their lives over the past two-and-a-half yearssome due to severe stress and others by suicide. When they are enduring such immense hardship and your government has no intention of listening to their grievances, how can it be wrong for them to raise their voices through a peaceful protest, Mr Chandrababu Naidu? Jagan Mohan Reddy asked. The former Chief Minister told CM Chandrababu Naidu that it is not only village and ward secretariat employees who are taking to the streets. Employees from every section are protesting because you made promises to them in your manifesto and betrayed them after coming to power. You promised Interim Relief (IR) and a Pay Revision Commission (PRC) immediately upon assuming office. But there is neither IR nor PRC. You removed the PRC Chairman appointed by our (previous YSRCP) government. Five Dearness Allowance (DA) instalments that employees are rightfully entitled to remain pending. It was only after employees took to the streets that you (CM Chandrababu Naidu) announced the release of two DA instalments, and even then, you deferred payment of the arrears. Surrender-leave payments also remain pending. Your (Telugu Desam Party) government owes employees nearly Rs 40,000 crore. In addition to all this, you are now victimising village and ward secretariat employees and imposing an unbearable workload on them, Jagan Mohan Reddy added.
Vijayawada: September 28 Deadline for Voter Lists Objections
Citizens can verify their names, caste and other particulars and submit objections at a special counter at the VMC headquarters between 10.30 am and 5 pm on September 28.
Clash Erupts in Vijayawada as Employees Demand Promotions and Pay Hikes
Employees in Vijayawada protest for promotions and pay raises, clashing with police amid rising tensions. Clash Erupts in Vijayawada as Employees Demand Promotions and Pay Hikes
Vijayawada Gears Up for Dasara Cultural Spectacle
The MP said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had directed officials to coordinate arrangements for transport, security, sanitation and drinking water.
APCC to protest today in Vijayawada over irregularities in electoral rolls
2k run marks National Ayurveda Day in Vijayawada
2k run marks National Ayurveda Day in Vijayawada
Preparations begin for Vijayawada Utsav and Saras Mela, says MP
Kesineni Sivanath announces Vijayawada Utsav will be held from October 11 to 20 and the Saras Mela from October 8 to 23; events will be held mainly at the 18-acre Punnami Ghat, with several programmes also planned at the Makineni Basavapunnaiah Stadium
Preparations begin for Vijayawada Utsav and Saras Mela, says MP
Kesineni Sivanath announces Vijayawada Utsav will be held from October 11 to 20 and the Saras Mela from October 8 to 23; events will be held mainly at the 18-acre Punnami Ghat, with several programmes also planned at the Makineni Basavapunnaiah Stadium
Central team to study Krishna River Water Metro connecting Vijayawada and Amaravati
It offers a safe and eco-friendly transit option designed to alleviate pressure on the existing road network and enhance regional mobility, says official
Sachivalayam employees organise Chalo Vijayawada, stage protest at Dharna Chowk
Police took a few protestors into preventive custody at bus stops and railway stations and tried to prevent the agitators from gathering, the protestors said
Sachivalayam staff plan to organise Chalo Vijayawada on September 27
Police say there is no permission for the protest, warn of stern action against those violating Section 30 of the Police Act
Food Safety department shuts down 25 eateries for violations
Simultaneous inspections cover 70 hotels, restaurants and other eateries in all 28 districts; finds several serious violations, including unhygienic kitchens, improper storage of food, use of unauthorised artificial colours and flavour enhancers, and prolonged storage of cooked food in poorly maintained freezers
Chinni Backs MSME Park, Seeks Support For Vijayawada Utsav
Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath backed an MSME park in NTR district and urged industry and cultural groups to support Vijayawada Utsav.
YSRC Leaders Warn Of Statewide Stir Over Alleged False Cases
Leaders from Krishna and Guntur districts visited the Vijayawada police commissioners office: Reports
Ministers call for specialised police training to curb crime
CM to distribute house regularisation pattas to 24,057 families in Vijayawada on September 30
The initiative under the Pedalaku Pattabhishekam programme confers full ownership rights over land valued at 9,800 crore, benefiting families across eight Assembly constituencies and 15 mandals in NTR and Krishna districts
CM to distribute house regularisation pattas to 24,057 families in Vijayawada on September 30
The initiative under the Pedalaku Pattabhishekam programme confers full ownership rights over land valued at 9,800 crore, benefiting families across eight Assembly constituencies and 15 mandals in NTR and Krishna districts
Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Trust calls for protection of rivers
The trust will undertake a Pada Yatra in Prakasam district from October 11 to 20 to create awareness among the local people about safeguarding the Gundlakamma river from pollution, encroachments, sand mining and ecological degradation
NCC cadets of Maris Stella College stage anti-drug street play at Vijayawada railway station
SC to directly monitor probe into Sai Krishna custodial death
Amaravati: The Supreme Court has decided to directly oversee the investigation into the alleged custodial torture and death of Gade Sai Krishna by the Andhra Pradesh Police in Vijayawada. A three-judge Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih, and Sandeep Mehta heard a petition on Wednesday, September 23, by Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
AP Govt. Aim Is To Promote Women Entrepreneurship: Pemmasani
This is the first time that National Saras event is being held in Vijayawada. Arrangements are being made for the programe, scheduled to be held during Dasara festival. Minister Kondapalli Srinivas inspected the arrangements
A three-judge Bench also asks about the delay in the FIR and the missing CCTV footage from the Krishnalanka police station in Vijayawada, and says it will step in if needed once the High Court disposes of the pending petitions
Boulders crash onto Indrakeeladri Ghat Road in Vijayawada after two days of rain
The road had been shut for three days for repairs; Collector G. Lakshmisha orders the debris cleared on a war footing and the hill checked for other loose rocks
6 Hours For 4 Km: The Man Driving Khairatabad Ganeshs Tusker
This year,Mandadi Venkat Reddy, a native of Mukkududevulapalli village in Atmakur (S) mandal, is the man behind the wheel of the tusker. Venkat Reddy has been working as a driver with Vijayawada STC Transport for the past 26 years.
IndiGo cancels both legs of its Vijayawada-Bhogapuram service, while Air India Express cancells both legs of its Hyderabad-Bhogapuram service, indicates flight-tracking data
The Air India Express flight from Vijayawada circled near the airport before landing in Nagpur more than two hours late on the night the deep depression approached the coast
Lokesh Visits 72-Foot Doondi Ganesh Idol
Minister Nara Lokesh visited the 72-foot eco-friendly clay Ganesh idol at Bhavanipuram in Vijayawada and offered special prayers during Navaratri festivities.
Vijayawada receives first prolonged spell of rain this year
Tiruvuru records 97.2 mm rainfall; NTR district under yellow alert as isolated moderate to heavy rain is likely on Thursday
Narsapur-Chennai Vande Bharat Express delayed by four hours at Vijayawada
Hot axle detected in C4 coach after smoke was noticed at Vijayawada railway station; passengers shifted to an alternative train
Vijayawada: Durga Temple Hundial Collections Cross 2.08 Crore in Fortnight
The hundials yielded 203 grams of gold and 2.674 kg of silver during the 14-day period.
Chandavaram Buddhist Stupa to be developed as international tourist destination in Prakasam district
District Collector P. Raja Babu says DPR for restoration and development will be ready in three weeks; road connectivity, basic infrastructure and a spiritual tourism circuit are also planned
Nellore to host MSME workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs on September 24
District Collector says the workshop will create awareness on various topics for the benefit of aspiring entrepreneurs, representatives of MSMEs, and members of self-help groups (SHGs)
Nellore to host MSME workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs on September 24
District Collector says the workshop will create awareness on various topics for the benefit of aspiring entrepreneurs, representatives of MSMEs, and members of self-help groups (SHGs)
CPI(M) seeks railway underbridge at Vambay Colony in Vijayawada
Party alleges project has remained pending for nearly two decades; demands funds and immediate commencement of works
YSRCP accuses Andhra coalition govt of unleashing reign of terror
Digital Desk | Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has accused the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh of unleashing what it called a reign of terror to silence the voices questioning it. It alleged that the false cases filed against opposition leaders and cadre show how democracy is being undermined in the state. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP Central office here on Wednesday, Party Legal Cell President Manohar Reddy alleged that there is a jungle raj in the state, with TDP goons attacking unemployed youth and YSRCP leaders at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office and the task force conducting raids and terrorising family members. It is appalling that old cases are reopened against MLC Thalasila Raghuram and Devineni Avinash, which shows the vindictive intent of the government, he said. All this is being done with the conspiracy to deny YSRCP leaders the opportunity to contest the ensuing local body elections, with rowdy sheets being opened at their whim, and unmindful of the fact that there are numerous cases against Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and Education Minister Lokesh. All those involved in the vindictive politics of filing false cases against the Opposition will have to face the consequences in the coming days, he said. The remarks of Chandrababu Naidu at the Kuppam meeting, even before the friction began at the SAAP office, show the conspiracy angle to the orchestrated attack on YSRCP activists, unemployed youth, which includes differently-abled people. The state should focus on investigating the irregularities in the DSC and how the sports quota was manipulated instead of targeting the Opposition, he said, adding that as the coalition has no answer to the pointed questions raised, it is resorting to false cases and using police to silence the voice of dissent. YSRCP has been demanding the resignation of Education Minister Lokesh and a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers. The Opposition party on September 21 organised a protest at the office of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada to press for its demands.
Scan, pay, collect: Kanaka Durga temple installs Andhra Pradeshs first laddu ATM
The pilot laddu ATM machine at the foot of Indrakeeladri takes UPI payments; the Endowments Commissioner warns devotees against fake puja tickets and touts ahead of Dasara
Vijayawadas 72-foot eco-friendly Ganesh will be washed away where it sits on September 24
Built on Sitara Grounds in 60 days by about 200 artisans from other States, the clay, jute and coir idol will be dissolved by fire tenders on the last day of the utsavams
Stakeholders from eight districts will showcase local industrial potential; NTR Collector G. Lakshmisha urges entrepreneurs to use the regional summit to sign MoUs
Nellore teenager gets 10 years jail for rape of 98-year-old woman
Nine years after the offence, the Eighth Additional District and Sessions Court convicts Valluru Penchalayya and orders his two sentences to run concurrently
Technical Issue Delays Bengaluru-Vijayawada Flight, AP Minister On Board
The flight developed a technical issue after take-off, following which it returned to the Bengaluru airport.
Police identify 260 persons in alleged attack on PETs at SAAP office in Vijayawada
Ethanol company sues Andhra farmer over pollution claims, seeks 1 crore compensation
Sentini BioProducts Pvt. Ltd. has sued farmer M. Muralidhar Reddy of Gandepalli village, near Keesara in the NTR district, requesting that he be directed to issue a public apology and perpetual injunction restraining the farmer from making any misleading and malicious statements in the future
Four AP Cities Feature In Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026
Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Nellore and Vijayawada have featured among the worlds top 1,000 cities in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026.
VMC Holds Public Toilet Awareness Programme For Students
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation conducted a sanitation awareness programme for school students under the Swachhta Hi Seva campaign.
Naidu virtually lays foundation stones for development projects worth 380 crore in Nellore district
Naidu virtually lays foundation stones for development projects worth 380 crore in Nellore district
Andhra Pradesh revives Nandi awards to honour film and TV talent
The Nandi Film Awards and National Film Awards will be presented at a ceremony proposed to be held either in Amaravati or Vijayawada, while the Nandi Television Awards will be held in Tirupati
Minister assures financial aid to drought-affected farmers through banks
Inaugurating modernised PDCCB headquarters in Ongole, K. Atchannaidu says government is gathering comprehensive reports regarding the situation in drought-affected areas from all districts
Vijayawada Draft Electoral Rolls Released For 86 Wards
VMC released draft photo electoral rolls for all 86 wards, urging residents to verify voter details ahead of the municipal elections.
Amaravati Regional Conference To Showcase Industrial Opportunities
Vijayawada will host the Amaravati Regional Conference on October 16, highlighting investment, MSMEs, local industries and industrial opportunities.
CPI(M) protests milk price hike at Vijaya Dairy in Vijayawada
Student dies after drowning in Eluru canal; friend still missing
AP Govt. Gives Nod To Nandi Awards
The Nandi awards and National Film Awards for 2012-2016 would be given away in Vijayawada in November 2026. The government also issued orders for constituting jury committees on Nandi Awards for 2017-2014 and 2025. At the same time, it was also ordered that the list of winners for 2017-2024, 2025 should be announced at the event
Woman falls into boiling sambar pot at Ganesh Chaturthi event in Vijayawada, dies | VIDEO
In a tragic incident, a 46-year-old woman died after accidentally falling into a large vessel filled with boiling sambar while preparing food for an Annadanam event during Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The tragic incident took place in the L Rao Nagar area under Vijayawada's One Town police station limits. The woman, identified as Sujatha, was helping organisers prepare food for the community meal on Sunday morning. According to police and local residents, she accidentally fell into the vessel while sambar was being carried during the preparations.
Six Cases Registered For Attack On Teachers At Vijayawada SAAP Office
The Vijayawada Police have registered six cases across the Suryaraopet, Machavaram, and Krishnalanka police stations.
Monkey kicks and kills elderly woman outside home in Karnataka; incident captured on CCTV
A 91-year-old woman tragically passed away in Karnataka following an attack by a monkey. In a separate incident, a woman in Vijayawada died after falling into boiling sambar during a Ganesh Chaturthi annadanam programme. Authorities are conducting thorough investigations to determine the circumstances leading to these unfortunate accidents.
Vijayawada Woman Dies After Falling Into Boiling Sambar
According to reports, Sujatha accidentally fell into the vessel of boiling sambar while trying to remove it from the flame. She suffered severe burn injuries to her face and other parts of her body.
Protest over DSC scam to continue in Andhra till Lokesh resigns, says Jagan
Digital Desk | Amaravati, Sep 21 (IANS) YSR Congress Party chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Monday that his party would continue its protest across Andhra Pradesh till the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh and a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers. The former Chief Minister condemned the police highhandedness against YSRCP leaders and cadres staging a protest at the office of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) in Vijayawada. He alleged that TDP goons, disguised as teachers, attacked the protestors. Chandrababu Naidu Garu, why are you so afraid and agitated when we demand a CBI inquiry into the DSC scam? Can you and your son, Education Minister Nara Lokesh, simply certify your own recruitment process as transparent? What value does a self-issued certificate from those accused of committing the scam carry? Stop making empty claims. If you have the courage, agree to a CBI inquiry, the YSRCP president said in a post on X. The incidents in Vijayawada today show how far your government has fallen. Our party leaders, along with students and unemployed youth, attempted to conduct a peaceful rally demanding a CBI inquiry. But the police blocked them, subjected them to a lathi-charge and allowed your goons, disguised as teachers, to attack them, he said. YS Jagan asked if the Opposition does not even have the democratic right to hold a peaceful rally. Mr Chandrababu Naidu? You are resorting to such desperate measures because serious irregularities have occurred in the DSC recruitment and because you and your son are unable to answer the questions being raised. Whenever you are caught in a scam, creating diversions to escape accountability has become your standard practice. What are we demanding? We are seeking an impartial CBI investigation into irregularities in a recruitment process connected to the futures of lakhs of candidates. If you are so confident that nothing improper happened, why are you afraid of an investigation, particularly when so much evidence has emerged? the former Chief Minister asked. He stated that lakhs of young people study for years and spend substantial amounts of money preparing for teacher recruitment examinations. They must have confidence that their hard work and merit will receive justice through a fair government recruitment system. Because of the alleged irregularities committed under your government and Education Minister Lokesh, unemployed youth and job aspirants have lost that confidence. Can police barricades, lathi-charges, arrests and stage-managed counter-protests restore this lost trust? Only an impartial CBI investigation can restore public confidence in the recruitment process. You cannot hide a scam by using the police as a shield. You cannot suppress the Oppositions voice and conceal the facts. DSC candidates must receive justice, and government recruitment must be transparent. That is why we are fighting. Nara Lokesh must accept responsibility for the DSC irregularities and resign as Education Minister. The government must order a CBI inquiry. Until these demands are met, our voice will continue to resonate across the State, YS Jagan added.
Cultural performances mark Mahakavi Gurajadas 164th birth anniversary in Vijayawada
Special Investigation Team Files Charges in Vijayawada Custodial Death Case
A special investigation team in Vijayawada has filed charges against police officers in a case of alleged custodial death of Sai Krishna. Special Investigation Team Files Charges in Vijayawada Custodial Death Case
SIT files chargesheet in Vijayawada custodial death case
Digital Desk | Vijayawada, Sep 21 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday filed the chargesheet in a court here in the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna. The chargesheet has been filed against then Krishnalanka police station Circle Inspector (Station House Officer) S.S.V.V. Nagaraju, who is Accused No.1 in the case, and six other accused. The SIT submitted evidence of the arrest of Sai Krishna (25), his physical torture in custody resulting in his death and the cremation of the body by the accused to destroy evidence. Head constables Ashok Kumar and Nani, Nagarajus associate Gulivindala Suresh, constables Babu Rao and Sambaiah, and home guard Venkat are the other accused. Sai Krishna had disappeared after he was picked up by the police on May 6. His family alleged that he was beaten to death in the lockup and his body was disposed of at a crematorium. A case was registered on June 19 under sections 127 (4), 127 (6), 103 (1) and 238 of Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on a complaint by Sai Krishnas mother, Vijaya Lakshmi, who alleged that her son was tortured and beaten to death in custody. After she filed a habeas corpus petition in the High Court, the state government constituted an SIT to probe the case. The SIT, headed by Inspector General (Law and Order) M. Ravi Prakash, arrested the suspended SHO on June 21. The chargesheet has been filed four days after Suresh surrendered in court. According to the SIT, Suresh confessed that he had seen Sai Krishna in the police station during interrogation, and later at a private house at Ranigari Thota, where he reportedly died on May 12. Suresh told SIT that Nagaraju, head constables Ashok Kumar and Nani cremated the body to destroy the evidence. The investigations revealed that the NTR Commissionerates Task Force police, along with the Krishnalanka police, went to Markapuram on May 5, 2026, and picked up Sai Krishna, against whom two Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) were pending. He was handed over to Krishnalanka police on the next day. Suresh told SIT that when he went to the police station on May 12, Nagaraju took him to a private vacant building, located at Ranigari Thota, where Sai Krishna was seen in pathetic condition on May 12. The victim reportedly told Suresh that he was being beaten severely every day since he was brought to the police station. Suresh told the investigating officials that Sai Krishna collapsed while he was talking to him. The two head constables checked the pulse of the victim and confirmed that he had died. On Nagarajus direction, the head constables shifted the body after wrapping it with a blanket on a two-wheeler to Swargapuri crematorium, around midnight on the same day, and Suresh followed them on a bike. The trio cremated the body. Nagaraju and Suresh visited the crematorium on May 18 to verify the place where Sai Krishnas body was cremated and checked if any remains of the victim were left. The investigation also revealed that Nagaraju met Sai Krishnas maternal uncles, Mullapudi Navarang and Nageswara Rao and tried to reach a compromise by offering money, but they refused.
YSRCP condemns attack on workers during Mega DSC protest in Vijayawada
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Tensions Rise in Vijayawada Over Teacher Recruitment Controversy
Tensions erupted in Vijayawada as YSR Congress protests against teacher recruitment irregularities clashed with newly appointed educators. Tensions Rise in Vijayawada Over Teacher Recruitment Controversy
YSRCP protest, teachers counter-protest at SAAP office spark tension
Digital Desk | Vijayawada, Sep 21 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party protest at the SAAP office here on Monday, demanding the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh over alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers, triggered tension as newly recruited teachers resorted to a counter-protest. The opposition party had called for a protest at the office of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) to highlight alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers under the sports quota and to demand Lokesh's resignation and a thorough CBI probe into Mega DSC. Teachers appointed under the sports quota also reached the SAAP office to counter what they called false propaganda against them and to submit a memorandum to the SAAP authorities. Both the groups raised slogans against each other and nearly came to blows. The area remained tense for nearly two hours. The teachers were inside the SAAP complex while YSRCP leaders staged a protest outside the gate. Police intervened to avert a clash by locking the gate. It detained several leaders and cadres of YSRCP. The opposition party alleged that workers of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), masquerading as teachers, attacked its cadres. Police erected barricades and prevented protesters from reaching the SAAP office, leading to tense scenes at Labbipet. Police resorted to a lathi-charge while dispersing YSRCP protesters, and several leaders and activists were detained, it said. YSRCP leaders said the protest was peaceful and questioned why the government was using police force instead of ordering an independent investigation into the recruitment process. Party PAC member and former Vinukonda MLA Bolla Brahmanaidu joined the protest and demanded a comprehensive CBI probe to establish the facts and ensure justice to deserving DSC candidates. The party said persons linked to the TDP entered the SAAP premises posing as teachers and attacked YSRCP activists and student-wing leaders with sticks, leaving several injured. YSRCP charged that police failed to prevent the clashes and instead used force against its workers. Police also stopped YSRCP leaders travelling to Vijayawada from different districts. Former minister Ambati Rambabu, Vanama Bala Vajrababu, Ambati Muralikrishna, Noori Fatima and others were intercepted near Kaza Toll Plaza and taken to Pedakakani Police Station. Jakkampudi Raja, Perni Krishna Murthy, Nagarjuna Yadav, and others were detained at Krishnalanka Police Station after participating in the DSC protest. YSRCP spokesperson Konda Rajiv said that instead of answering questions of aspirants, the coalition government misused police force to detain party leaders and cadres We would like to ask Chandrababu Naidu if Andhra Pradesh is under democratic rule or dictatorial Red Book rule. He alleged that the coalition government was following the agenda of evading evidence, intimidating dissenters and resorting to violence. Such repression cant bury the truth. We will intensify protest and fight hard in a better way until justice is delivered to each and every eligible and meritorious candidate and until and unless every culprit candidate is held accountable, he said.
YSRCP dharna meets PETs counter-dharna at SAAP office in Vijayawada over DSC sports quota jobs
Tension At Vijayawada SAAP Office As Mega DSC Teachers, YSRCP Leaders Protest
The situation escalated as the Mega DSC teachers and YSRC leaders raised slogans against each other at the venue.
Medical camp organised in Vijayawada
Ganesh Utsavam boosts livelihoods for thousands in Vijayawada
Police Deny Permission For YSRC Protests In Vijayawada
NTR district police denied permission for YSRC protests over alleged DSC recruitment irregularities, citing prohibitory orders, law and order concerns and traffic management.
CPI(M) launches protest in Vijayawada, demands house sites for poor
Private bus rammed into canal in Vijayawada, passengers safe
All the passengers came out of the bus and escaped from the mishap, the locals said
SCoR, Vijayawada division, loads first rake of wood pulp to Maharashtra
Wood pulp is expected to generate around 1.5 lakh tonnes of additional loading, and estimated annual freight revenue is about 20 crore on the new commodity, the Railway officials said
SCoR, Vijayawada division, loads first rake of wood pulp to Maharashtra
Wood pulp is expected to generate around 1.5 lakh tonnes of additional loading, and estimated annual freight revenue is about 20 crore on the new commodity, the Railway officials said
Wood Pulp Moves From Road To Rail With First-Ever Loading At Kakinada
South Coast Railways Vijayawada Division recorded its first-ever wood pulp loading at Kakinada, shifting a commodity transported by road for over 15 years to rail.
Vijayawada: Polling Station Lists Published for MPTC, ZPTC Elections
State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said on Saturday that the lists were finalized as per the schedule notified by the commission on September 9 for the second ordinary elections to MPTCs and ZPTCs.
Dismembered parts of a womans body found in canal on Vijayawada outskirts
Dismembered parts of a womans body found in canal on Vijayawada outskirts
NIA files charge sheet against nine accused in Vijayawada radicalisation case
