Guntur civic chief orders strict vigil against contamination of drinking water

Officials told to conduct special audit of drinking water pipelines near the drainage channels and ensure proper documentation of quality test results

Plan to turn Chinnaganjam beaches into tourism hubs, says Bapatla District Collector

Vinod Kumar says says beaches in the mandal will be modelled on Suryalanka and Chirala to boost tourism, revenue generation and local livelihoods

GGHs in A.P. told to submit reports on biomedical waste management

The instructions come after a dog fled with an amputated limb from the Government General Hospital premises in Vijayawada

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announces incentives for third and fourth children under new population management policy

He says a one-time incentive of ₹30,000 for the third child and ₹40,000 for the fourth will be given to encourage population growth and hints at increasing Thalliki Vandanam aid too

Bamboo collection project begins in 15 villages of Polavaram dist.

The initiative enables Self Help Groups of 15 tribal villages to raising one lakh bamboo plants and collection; the State government to groom the tribals in manufacturing various products and marketing.

AP ICET-2026 records 91.41% pass rate; women outshine men

Over 21,000 qualify for MBA and MCA admissions; Andhra University region records higher success rate than SVU, while non-local candidates top with 95.03% pass percentage