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IN KADAPA HISTORY
  • 17 February 1995 : AP Govt Approved 23 Power Purchase Agreements on a single night
  • 20 February 2010 : Death of Tollywood Comedian Padmanabham
  • 23 February 1979 : Birth of Akula Balaji (TV host & Dancer)
  • 27 February 2004 : Death of Producer B. Nagi Reddy
  • 6 March 2024 : YS Jagan inaugurated twin tunnels of the Veligonda irrigation/drinking water project benefitting 4.47 lakh acres in Kadapa region
  • 9 March 2006 : Yogi Vemana University Establishment Approved by AP Government (G.O.Ms.No.31)
  • 10 March 2024 : PM Modi & Dy CM AmjadBasha laid foundation stone for new terminal at Kadapa Airport
  • 11 March 2024 : YS Jagan inaugurated Dr YSR Mega Bus Terminal and Praja Darbar at Pulivendula
  • 11 March 2024 : YS Jagan inaugurated 861.84cr Pulivendula infrastructure: Govt Medical College & Hospital, banana pack-house, mini-secretariat, Gandhi Junction, lakefront, textiles unit, YSR Memorial Park
  • 15 March 2019 : Death of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
  • 21 March 2023 : UAE-based electronics brand Elista signs MoU with the AP Government to invest ₹250 crore to set up its first manufacturing plant in Kadapa
  • 28 March 1914 : Birth of Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu (poet)
  • 1 April 1901 : Proddatur was constituted as a third-grade municipality.
  • 8 April 1957 : Birth of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
  • 9 April 1919 : Birth of Avadhanam Sita Raman

Historic

The Agastyesv(w)ara Temple – Chilamkur

Agastyesvara Temple Chilamkur

Chilamkur, an ancient village in Kamalapuram taluk, lies between latitude 14° 39” N, and longitude 78° 28’ E. The village is located on the Kadapa – Tadparti road at a distance of 6 km from Yerraguntla railway station and 2 km to the south of the Kalamalla railway station, on the Madras-Bombay broad guage line. Chilamkur figures in many inscriptions …

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Gandikota Fort

Gandikota

Gandikota is a small village (Lat. 140 47? N. and Long. 780 16?S.) on the Right Bank of the river Pennar, in Jammalamadugu taluk of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. Here lies the famous fort of Gandikota, which acquired its name obviously due to the gorge, formed between the Erramalai range of hills, also known as Gandikota hills and the river …

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