Soil mafia attacks woman tahsildar
Members of a mafia involved in quarrying and transportation of red soil attacked a government tahsildar officer while she was on way to stop the illegal activity in Maharajapet village on Tuesday morn
Task Force busts gang of dacoits
Just a day after a 7-member dacoit gang was arrested, the Commissioner’s Task Force, North Zone team on Tuesday busted another gang of dacoits by arresting five members, and seized a motorcycle, liqui
IAF pilot, family die; kid survives mishap
In a tragic road accident, a pilot of Indian Air Force, Sqn Ldr Amit Kathuria died along with his wife and an infant. The accident occurred on national highway near Sastapur village in Basavakalyan to
Fire breaks out at hotel in Abids, no casualties
A fire broke out in a hotel building at Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, on Tuesday. The entire fourth floor of SG Comforts Hotel was gutted. However, no causality has been reported as the hotel was evacuated
Insulin not more effective than oral tablets
About 90 years after using insulin on millions of patients across the globe, doctors have now found that insulin works no better than other anti-glycaemic medicine taken orally. Contrary to popular me
Clash, stone pelting witnessed in AP bypolls
50 per cent polling was reported till 1pm in the by-elections to one Lok Sabha constituency and 18 Assembly segments in Andhra Pradesh amidst stray incidents of violence in some areas including Kadapa
Rs 5L stolen in bank fraud
The chief executive officer of a private company filed a complaint with the police that his SBI account was hacked and an amount of Rs 5 lakh transferred to an ICICI account. Interestingly, his pho
Heavy, peaceful turnout in Andhra Pradesh by-polls
About 65 to 70 per cent voters cast their ballots on Tuesday in by-elections held amid tight security in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.
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ACB arrests 4, scribes to be issued notices
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths arrested four liquor syndicate leaders in connection with the benami transactions using white ration card holders. Earlier, on June 6 this year, the ACB had arre
‘Daytime’ burglar stole to fund betting habit
Sanjeevareddynagar police nabbed a horse racing addict who used to commit thefts to earn money so that he could bet on horse races. Police said the accused, Kamepalli Krishna Mohan, a resident of Mall