The Latest Breaking News from Eluru

Sigh of relief in Andhra Pradesh as flood begins to recede in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam

Godavari region in AP relieved as flood inflow into river recedes at Bhadrachalam in Telangana. 9.64 lakh cusecs released into Bay of Bengal from Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage. 85 villages asked to be ready for evacuation in Konaseema, 16 tribal pockets in Eluru cut off, 200 families evacuated from Chintoor…

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: Officials sound alert in Konaseema, Eluru districts as flood level in the Godavari rises

Officials in Eluru, Konaseema & West Godavari districts cancel leave & direct staff to report for emergency duties. Collectors monitoring situation & instructing staff to set up relief centres & take measures to prevent human loss. Volunteers asked to monitor flood situation & strengthen bunds. Relief camps set up &…

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023

Child rights panel orders probe into sexual abuse of two minor girls by stepfather in Eluru district

SCPCR orders probe into sexual abuse of two minor girls by stepfather in Eluru; WD&CW, Medical & Health Dept staff failed to notice inhuman act. ANM issued fake birth certificate; Anganwadi ayahs failed to identify pregnant woman. SCPCR directs officers to inquire into irregularities.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023

Villagers in Eluru district fight back as aqua farm threatens to pollute drinking water

Residents of the SC colony of Kanukollu village do not get tap water even today; their only source of drinking water is well, which too faces threat of salinisation

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Andhra Pradesh Mahila Commission serves notice to JSP president Pawan Kalyan over his ‘women trafficking’ comments

The JSP leader, at a meeting in Eluru, alleged that 30,000 women were missing in the State and that village, ward volunteers and some bigwigs were behind the ‘trafficking’, says Mahila Commission Chairperson Vasireddy Padma.

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Pawan Kalyan’s second phase of Varahi Yatra to begin at Eluru on July 9

Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan will begin the second phase of his Varahi Yatra with a public meeting in Eluru town on July 9. He finalised the programme along with the party’s political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar on July 6.

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023

Kidney racket case: All legal procedures for transplantation followed, says hospital

Dr. Sarath’s Institute of Nephrology and Urology (SINU) consultant nephrologist Dr. G. Sarath Babu has said that all the legal procedures required for harvesting a kidney from Yarramsetti Anuradha were followed. Ms. Anuradha hailing from Eluru complained to the police a few days ago that she was cheated by a…

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023

Suspects taken into custody in Vijayawada kidney racket

The Eluru One Town police investigating allegations of a kidney transplant racket have picked up several people suspecting their involvement in the case on Monday

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023

Police acted swiftly in Visakhapatnam kidnap, Eluru acid attack cases, says DGP

Director-General of Police (DGP) K.V. Rajendranath Reddy on Friday said the Visakhapatnam police acted swiftly and rescued the family members of Lok Sabha Member M.V.V. Satyanarayana and his auditor

The Hindu · Jun 17, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: Woman sustained burns in ‘acid attack’ in Eluru on June 13

The government is providing the acid attack victim necessary medical care in a Vijayawada-based hospital, says Home Minister Vanita

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023