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Kadapa: Eleven Jaganmohan Reddys and five Vijayalakshmis are in contest for the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula assembly bypolls for which the nominations ended late on Monday night. In all, there were 57 nominations for Kadapa and 31 for Pulivendula seats, for which the bypolls are due on May 8. According to sources, the fielding of candidates with the same …

KADAPA: Voters of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency will find five Jagan Mohan Reddys to choose from when they go in to vote in the byelection on May 8. Voters of Pulivendula Assembly constituency will find three Vijayalakshmis to vote for. The appearances of these namesakes of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother Y S Vijayalakshmi on ballot papers are …

KADAPA: The political scenario in Kadapa is gradually heating up as the the by-elections for the Pulivendula Assembly seat and Kadapa Lok Sabha seats is nearing. The ruling Congress, which is considering the Kadapa by-election as a matter of prestige, is marshalling all its resources and has deployed a quarter of its cabinet ministers in the district for campaigning to …

Kadapa: At least half of Andhra Pradesh council of ministers (read as 14 for now) will focus their energies for the next 25 days on one task  leaving adminstartion aside — defeating YS Jagan in the by-election to the Kadapa Loksabha seat.   While seven ministers have been made in-charge of one Assembly segment each under Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency, …

Kadapa: The stage is set for Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to prove to the Congress that he is the true inheritor of the YSR legacy with the Election Commission on Wednesday announcing May 8 as the date for the byelections to the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula assembly constituencies. The model code of conduct comes into effect in Kadapa (YSR) …

Kadapa: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took sweet revenge on his erstwhile party by trouncing its candidates in three MLC constituencies, which saw by-elections on March 21. The fledgling YSR Congress Party, which Jagan floated on March 11, opened its account by securing three — Chittoor, Kadapa and West Godavari — of the nine seats at stake. The Congress, which had …

KADAPA: Eligible graduates and teachers can cast their vote in the elections to Rayalaseema West Member of Legislative Council (MLC) constituency slated on March 13 by establishing their identity by producing any of the 13 documents specified by the Election Commission of India, District Collector Shashi Bhushan Kumar said on Wednesday. Valid proof The Election Commission has permitted 13 documents

KADAPA: Finding it difficult to finalise a suitable candidate for the Council elections from the Kadapa Local Authorities Constituency (LAC), the Congress is desperately trying to garner support from all possible quarters. Its desperation was evident when Housing Minister Kanna Lakshminarayana visited the Telugu Desam Party office in Rajampet town and held discussions with former MLA K. Madanmohan Reddy to …

Kadapa: Red sanders smuggling goes on unabated in YSR district as smugglers have changed routes to export the precious wood to Chennai and Bengaluru. Earlier, smugglers used to export red sanders from Kadapa to Chittoor district. But frequent raids by poli-ce and forest officials compelled the culprits to smuggle these through Kadiri. Smugglers are often transporting them under papayas, mangoes and …

 ప్రముఖ రచయిత ముళ్లపూడి వెంకట రమణ గురువారం ఉదయం చెన్నయ్ లో కన్ను మూశారు.ఆయన వయసు 78  సంవత్సరాలు.  ఆయన గత కొంత కాలంగా అనార్గ్యంతో (హృద్రోగంతో) బాధపడుతున్నారు.    ముళ్లపూడి వెంకట రమణ ‘బుడుగు’ సృష్టికర్తగా తెలుగు పాఠకులందరికీ సుపరిచితులే. తూర్పుగోదావరి జిల్లాకు చెందిన ఆయన పాత్రికేయునిగా, రచయితగా, నిర్మాతగా బహుముఖ పాత్రలను పోషించారు. ‘నా రాత అతని గీత మా సినిమా తీతకు పునాదులు వేశాయి’ అంటూ బాపుతో కలిసి తన సినీరంగ ప్రవేశం గురించి చెప్పే రమణ ఆరుసార్లు సినీ రచయితగా రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ …