The Latest Breaking News from Anantapur

Villagers of Nituru, Anantapur stoned to death a mentally ill man for murdering two of his distant relatives. Prasad, 35, attacked Balaraju, 53, and Sunkulakka, 47, while they were asleep. Neighbours caught Prasad and he was stoned to death. Police shifted bodies to hospital and registered a case.

Peaceful State bandh in Anantapur/Kurnool districts due to TDP protest against arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu. Tension in Venkatapuram village; police arrested Paritala Sunitha and her supporters. In Dharmavaram, Paritala Sriram arrested. In Uttehal, TDP cadres staged rasta roko. In Tadipatri, J.C. Prabhakar Reddy offered prayers and protested. In Kurnool,…

APSFTVDC announces Nandi Natakam awards schedule. 39 applications out of 118 selected. Experienced judges appointed. Tours to start from Sept. 8-18 in Kurnool, Pithapuram, Anantapur, Visakhapatnam. Final list of eligible dramas/plays to be announced on Sept. 19.

Steps were initiated to immediately undertake corrective measures at all the 39 black spots identified on various highways to make Anantapur district accident-free, says Collector M. Gowthami. Addressing the district-level road safety committee meeting here on Friday, the district Collector said that the top priority was addressing the black spot…

Mild tension prevailed after the family members of a middle-aged woman reportedly ransacked an IVF centre in Anantapur where she died while undergoing treatment. Moideen Bi (32) was reportedly undergoing In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment at the clinic. Married for seven years to Vannur Saheb, a CRPF constable, the woman had…

Superintendent of Police K. Srinivasa Rao on Sunday said that the activities of the rowdy-sheeters in the district were under the police scanner, and none could escape from the law. He organised a counselling session for about 300 ‘A-Category’ rowdy sheeters at the police parade grounds here on Sunday. Mr.…

Meanwhile, the officials made special arrangements to provide drinking water to the affected villages as the striking workers stopped the water supply at the pump houses.

The allegation by a Dalit woman about the sexual exploitation she had faced for a year in the form of gang-rape, blackmail, physical abuse and harassment came to light in Anantapur district on August 15

In Andhra Pradesh, richer districts did not top most socio-economic metrics. In most lists, they featured at the bottom or in the bottom half. Krishna, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari were the richest, while Srikakulam, Kurnool, Vizianagaram and Anantapur were the poorest.