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Vexed social forestry planters in Prakasam district seek government intervention

Social forestry planters, who had been struggling to get a fair price for the subabul and eucalyptus logs for a long time, had a ray of hope when a noted integrated pulp, paper and paper board Mill from Erode in Tamil Nadu came to buy the logs for an attractive…

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

Naidu seeks impartial probe into ‘murder’ of Anganwadi worker in Andhra Pradesh

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on June 6 (Tuesday) wrote three separate letters to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), National Commission for Women (NCW) and National Commission for Scheduled Castes, urging them to inquire into the alleged murder of Anganwadi worker Savalam Hanumayamma in Ravivaripalem…

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

Focus on minimising risks, not maximising profits, environmentalist Suman Sahai tells farmers

Noted environmental activist and geneticist Suman Sahai has underscored the need to bank on the indigenous knowledge of farmers to make agriculture sustainable during the climate change era. Dr. Sahai participated in the farmers’ festival ‘Yervakka Pournami‘, organised by Samykta Kisan Morcha Prakasam district convenor Ch. Ranga Rao, to mark…

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Breakthrough in woman techie’s murder in Prakasam

During investigation, the police found that Mr. Mohan Reddy had taken an insurance policy of ₹1.50 crore in her name.

The Hindu · May 21, 2023

It is a rain of sorrows for salt farmers in Prakasam

The situation is akin to that in 2010 when cyclonic storm Laila struck the Prakasam coast, snatching away the just-scrapped salt from the pans

The Hindu · May 10, 2023

Beware of UPI frauds, says Prakasam SP

‘’As payments using UPI increase, so do cases of fraud,’‘ the SP observed after a review of cybercrimes in the district.

The Hindu · May 7, 2023

Health, land and lives lost. For what?

After taking severe damage to their health, the people living in villages around Ongole city in Prakasam district took up the fight to get a pesticide factory shifted from their locality, but in vain  

The Hindu · May 5, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: Miffed Balineni Srinivasa Reddy tells YSRCP leadership that he cannot continue as regional coordinator

During his meeting with Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSRCP senior leader Balinendi Srinivasa Reddy makes it clear that he is unable to do justice to the post of regional coordinator in the wake of dissidence gripping the party, and that he wants to restrict himself to undivided Prakasam district

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

Widespread rain to continue for three more days in Andhra Pradesh

Rain continued to lash many parts of Andhra Pradesh and, on Sunday, several mandals in Prakasam, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and Krishna districts received heavy to very heavy rainfall

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Beware of ‘bluebugging’, Andhra Pradesh police cautions smartphone users

Bluebugging is a form of hacking that lets the hackers access a device through its discoverable Bluetooth connection, listen to calls, read and send messages, and steal and modify contacts, cautions Prakasam Superintendent of Police Malika Garg

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023