Padmabhushan Dr. Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy, popularly known as ‘BN Reddy’ holds a special place in the history of Telugu Cinema. He is the director who balances artistic values and business needs in the right proportion. A commemorative postal stamp on  BN Reddy was released by the Department of Posts, Government of India on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of Dr. …

Kadapa district is endowed mainly with red and black soils ranging from poor to fertile soils. The soil of the district  has been classified into red ferruginous soil and black spoil. These two classes can be sub divided into clay, loam sand with finer distinctions.  Red soils occupy 53% of the cultivated area and are mostly situated in L. R. Palli, …

Rayachoti or Rayachoty (Telugu: రాయచోటి urdu: رائچوٹی) has a population of 72,196 (as per census 2001), is a municipality. The nearest railway station is Kalikiri on the Pakala-Dharmavaram line twenty-eight miles to the south. The distance to Kadapa on the north is thirty-three miles (48 KM), and Rajampet and Kadiri lie some thirty five miles east and west respectively. Rayachoti is …

Irrigation Projects – Kadapa District Irrigation in Kadapa district is through major, medium and minor irrigation projects. There are 4 major, 5 medium completed irrigation projects in the district. The major irrigation projects are 1) Kurnool-Kadapa canal 2) TBP HLC Stage-I, 3) TBP HLC Stage-II (Mylavaram) and 4) Pulivendula Branch canal with a total ayacut of 2,27,896 acres. The five …

KADAPA, Dec20: A tense situation prevailed on Sunday in Pulivendula and Kadapa where mobs protesting against the arrest and hospitalisation of Congress leader Y. S. Vivekandanda Reddy attacked public property on Saturday night causing a loss estimated by Inspector General of Police R. P. Thakur at Rs. 10 crore. Deploring the arrest of Mr. Reddy, younger brother of former Chief …

Kadapa, Dec. 20: A tense environment is prevailing in Kadapa district with MLC Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s arrest on Saturday evening. Irate protesters resorted to vandalism from Saturday night and this continued on Sunday. Public life was completely disturbed with the three-day bandh called by agitators protesting against Mr Vivekananda Reddy’s arrest. An ITI student Chandrashekar, upset with the arrest, committed …

Kadapa, 19th Dec’09: As part of efforts to intensify the ongoing united Andhra movement, an all-party committee comprising functionaries of Congress, TDP, Praja Rajyam, social organisations and students organised a day-long ‘rail roko’ in Kadapa district on Saturday.

KADAPA, 19th Dec’09: The five-day-old fast by Mr. Vivekananda Reddy, MLC, was foiled by the police who arrested and shifted him to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences where he announced his decision to continue the fast and warded off doctors who tried to treat him. Condemning Mr. Reddy’s arrest, an all-party committee spearheading the united Andhra movement called for …

KADAPA, 17th Dec’09: Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, Kadapa MLC and brother of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who continued his fast-unto-death before Kadapa Collectorate for the third day on Thursday, demanded that the Central government make a categorical announcement in favour of united Andhra Pradesh, without any dilly dallying. Mr. Reddy and Congress MLAs of Jammalamadugu and Rayachoti – Chadipiralla …

కడప: ప్రముఖ సినీ దర్శకుడు వి.వి. వినాయక్‌ కడపలోని అమీన్‌పీర్‌ దర్గాను మంగళవారం నగర మేయర్‌ రవీంద్రనాథ్‌రెడ్డితో కలిసి సందర్శించారు. తొలుత దర్గా పీఠాధిపతి హజ్రత్‌ సయ్యద్‌షా మహమ్మద్‌ మహమ్మదుల్‌ ఆరీఫుల్లా హుసేనీని కలుసుకుని దర్గా విశిష్టతలను తెలుసుకుని ఆశీర్వాదాలు పొందారు. తర్వాత దర్గాలోని పీరుల్లా మాలిక్‌ మజార్‌ను దర్శించుకుని పూలమాలలు సమర్పించి ఫాతెహా నిర్వహించారు. ఇతర గురువుల మజార్లను కూడా సందర్శించి ఫాతెహా చేశారు. అనంతరం విలేకరులతో మాట్లాడుతూ దర్గా సందర్శనతో మనసుకు ప్రశాంతత చేకూరిందన్నారు.