As many as 3,000 students representing 65 universities offering agricultural and allied sciences like veterinary, horticulture, fisheries came to a single platform to participate in the 20th All India Inter-Agricultural Universities Sports and Games meet 2019-20. The meet, that began here on Sunday, is hosted by Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU). Indian Council of Agricultural … Read more
A Taiwanese national diagnosed with cold and fever was admitted to Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital (SVRRGGH), Tirupati, late on Saturday. The person, who reached here on an assignment in a private manufacturing company in Chittoor district, suddenly fell ill and was treated at the hospital’s medical centre. Taking his nationality into cognisance … Read more
An 18-month-old boy was killed on the spot and two others were injured when the ambulance carrying them hit a road divider and overturned on the busy Karakanbadi road in Tirupati on Sunday morning. Two pedestrians were also injured. Cattle come in the way According to information, a couple was taking their sick child in … Read more
Principal Secretary, IT, Electronics and Communication Kona Sasidhar has said the State government would develop IT concept cities in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Anantapur to bring investments and create job opportunities. He said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was keen on developing IT in a big way after inaugurating two-day annual conference of Computer Society … Read more
Visitors at the Twins Day celebrations held at Springdale Public School here on Thursday were amazed to see such a large number of identical siblings at the event. At 36 pairs of twins, this is the largest gathering of identical siblings from a single school ever reported in the region. The school boasts of having … Read more
Dressed as Lord Rama, the presiding deity of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara was taken in a huge procession on Hanumantha Vahanam on the sixth day of the annual Brahmotsavams at Srinivasa Mangapuram on Wednesday. Hanuman is celebrated as an icon of ‘Saranagati’, meaning total and unquestioned surrender to the Lord. Bringing together the virtues of both … Read more
Five smugglers were nabbed and 34 red sander logs seized in a pre-dawn operation at Karakambadi forest on the city’s outskirts on Wednesday. A constable was injured in the assault. Acting on a tip-off, Red Sanders Anti Smuggling Task Force (RSASTF) in-charge P. Ravishankar deputed a team led by Sub Inspectors Vasu, Krupanand and Lakshman … Read more