Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.
Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra, Telangana chief secretaries meet to discuss inter-state disputes
The meeting to discuss pending unresolved issues stemming from the bifurcation of the combined Andhra Pradesh state made no headway
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Truck runs over vegetable sellers in Telangana, four dead, 10 injured
Four roadside vegetable vendors were killed and 10 others sustained serious injuries when a speeding truck ran over them on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway in Telangana’s Rangareddy district
Updated on Dec 03, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Key Maoist leader among 7 killed in Telangana encounter
Seven CPI (Maoist) members, including a ₹20 lakh bounty leader, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu district.
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 04:53 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Don’t let Oppn leaders disrupt development, Revanth urges people
The CM promised to ensure fair compensation to those who will losing land for the industrial corridor
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Hyderabad hosts two-day workshop for global cardiac surgeons
Cardiac surgeons in India should adopt technological advances and best practices from across the globe: Experts
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 05:42 AM IST
A year after losing power, BRS makes efforts to regain confidence of people
BRS that ruled Telangana for two successive terms since the formation of the new state faced defeat in the assembly polls held on November 30, 2023 by winning 39 seats in 119-member assembly
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 05:38 AM IST
Row erupts after tiger mauls 21-year-old tribal woman to death
The villagers carried the woman’s body to the forest office in Kagaznagar where they staged a sit-in, demanding justice for the deceased’s family
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Substandard food items, lack of hygiene lead to mid-day meal poisoning: Experts
On Thursday, state chief secretary Shanti Kumari issued an order constituting a task force committee for ensuring food safety and developing an institutional mechanism to provide quality food to students
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Telangana govt withdraws land acquisition proposal for pharma city project
Telangana withdrew its land acquisition proposal for a pharma city project after protests from villagers fearing loss of fertile land and livelihoods.
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 07:26 AM IST
London architects to design Amaravati towers
Norman Foster and Partners secured a contract to design a new government complex in Amaravati, as the capital city project is revived with significant funding.
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 07:52 AM IST
92% houses covered in Telangana caste survey: CM
Survey was completed in 1,088,975 houses out of the total number of 1,1758,491 houses identified: Data
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Police looking filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma over posts against CM Naidu, allies
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma was booked for allegedly derogatory social media posts against chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his deputy Pawan Kalyan
Published on Nov 26, 2024 09:36 AM IST
T’gana rejects Adani’s ₹100-cr donation for skills university project
Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy declined a ₹100 crore donation from the Adani Group for a skills university amid ongoing controversies surrounding the firm.
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra CM planning public interaction on lines of PM’s monthly Mann Ki Baat
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu plans a public interaction program similar to Modi's Mann Ki Baat, starting January 14, to engage with citizens.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Pawan Kalyan emerges a brand ambassador of BJP: Experts
Political analyst Ramu Suravajjula said that the election results in Maharashtra positioned Pawan Kalyan as a prominent advocate for implementing the BJP’s ideological vision
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 06:20 AM IST
Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications
The division bench refused to impose any time frame on the speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 06:26 AM IST
NDA bags all posts as YSRCP boycotts Andhra public accounts committee polls
The voting took place in the assembly committee hall through a preferential voting system, with MLAs casting their votes using ballot papers
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Maoists kill two on suspicion of being police informers in T’gana: Cops
Maoists allegedly hacked to death two men in Mulug district of Telangana over suspicions that they working as police informers, police said on Friday.
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Jana Sena MLA likely to be Andhra’s PAC chief
Jana Sena lawmaker Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu is set to be elected chairman of Andhra Pradesh's public accounts committee amid opposition from YSRCP.
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 08:38 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra assembly adopts resolution on establishment of HC bench in Kurnool
The Andhra Pradesh state assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution seeking to establish a high court bench at Kurnool, which has been a long pending demand of the people of Rayalaseema region
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra cabinet approves ₹85K-cr investments in industry sector
The first meeting of the SIPB was held in Amaravati on Tuesday to finalise the investments for which MoUs were signed with various companies in the last five months
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Five-storey building in Hyderabad demolished after it tilted
Excavation work to erect two pillars in the plot is likely to have affected the foundation of the building, an official of the GHMC said
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Congress slams Naidu for accusing YSR of neglecting Polavaram project
The Congress leader pointed out that YSR was instrumental in getting all permissions, including the crucial environmental clearance, for the project during his regime
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Privatisation of rural roads in Andhra in works, says CM Naidu
The proposal was mooted by Naidu during a brief discussion in the state assembly and all the MLAs endorsed it.
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Andhra achieves 10.44% growth in GSDP in 2023-24, shows economic survey report
The GSDP for 2023-24 was estimated at ₹1,439,674 crore at current prices, which is higher than the revised estimate of ₹1,303,524 crore for the year 2022-23
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu/, Hyderabad
Will take a call on Rushikonda bungalows after HC judgment: Tourism minister
The Andhra Pradesh high court is hearing a batch of petitions filed by local activists who questioned large-scale destruction of forest cover on Rushikonda hills in violation of environment and forest laws
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Telangana to have second airport at Mamnoor, AAI gives nod to project
Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy said that the new airport will bring about a major transformation in the development of Warangal, about 160 km away from Hyderabad
Updated on Nov 20, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Farmers approach NHRC against forcible land acquisition for pharma cluster by T’gana govt
Former minister and BRS legislative council member Satyavathi Rathod, who accompanied the farmers to the NHRC, accused the government of filing illegal cases against 52 farmers
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Will remove non-Hindus working in Tirumala temple administration: TTD
The decision was taken at a meeting of the newly constituted TTD trust board, headed by chairman BR Naidu, held at Annamayya Bhavan in Tirumala
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 03:00 AM IST
Andhra passes laws to remove two-child norm for local body elections
In May 1994, the Congress-led government in combined Andhra imposed two-child norm by amending AP Panchayat Raj Act, AP Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 and Municipalities Act, 1965
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 03:00 AM IST