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The district with 54 mandals has 57 ambulances, including 42 basic lift supporters, 13 advanced life supporters, and two neonatal equipment vehicles. DC file photo

Ambulance with patient catches fire in Prakasam district

TIRUPATI: An ambulance carrying a patient for dialysis caught fire in Raja Saheb Peta under Pamur mandal of Prakasam...

15 March 2023 1:08 AM IST

According to the Tobacco Board, under the first phase, the auctions are proceeding on four platforms Podili in the Southern Light Soil (SLS) region, Ongole-1, Kondepi, and Vellampalli in the Southern Black Soil (SBS) region. The tobacco farmers are realising an average of Rs 197.97 per kg of tobacco on all the platforms. ( Representational Image: Twitter)

Tobacco auctions fetch average price of Rs 197 per kg

Tirupati: The tobacco auctions initiated by the Tobacco Board for the current season are moving on a positive note at...

3 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Dr. C. Subramanyam, YSR Congress MLC candidate for Chittoor local bodies constituency election submitting nominations papers to returning officer in Chittoor. (Photo by arrangement)

Scrutiny completed for PNC teachers, graduates MLC seats

TIRUPATI: The process for scrutiny of nominations filed by candidates to contest as MLCs from Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor...

25 Feb 2023 8:02 AM IST

The sisters alleged lodged a police complaint, alleging that their father threw them out of their house at gunpoint and that instead of getting them married, he was looking for a bride for himself. (Representational image)

Brawl over a biscuit packet kills one, leaves eight injured

Tirupati: A 22-year-old was killed and eight people were injured in a brawl on Wednesday night in Konakanamitla mandal...

14 Jan 2023 12:11 AM IST

The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) must be below 35. Around 1,814 persons had BAC of between 30-100, and 1,059 persons had between 102 and 200 BAC.

47 jailed for drunk driving in Ongole

Tirupati: A local court in Ongole of Prakasam district has sentenced 47 persons to two-day imprisonment for drunken...

9 Jan 2023 10:24 AM IST

The tournament is to be held from Jan 10 to 13 at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. TTD JEO Sada Bhargavi congratulated Ramyasri and wished her the best. TTD DEO Bhaskar Reddy said students should shine equally well in studies and sports.

TTD school student selected for national fencing championship

Four students from Prakasam district qualify for national tournament

9 Jan 2023 12:11 AM IST

According to Prakasam district SP Malika Garg, Ongole I Town police received a complaint from one Venkata Krishnaiah, a resident of Devuducheruvu in Markapur, that the backdoor of his house had been broken and â‚¹52,70,000 cash taken away from the bedroom cupboard. Based on the report, they registered a complaint and started investigating. (Representational image)

Prakasam police seize â‚¹74 lakh in cash and gold, nab two

Tirupati: Prakasam police took into custody a civil contractor, who stole â‚¹52.70 lakh cash from a locked house, apart...

5 Jan 2023 6:16 PM IST

The fake currency got noticed first at Narasayapalem in Yerragondapalem mandal when a beneficiary of Scheduled Caste Colony went to a shop with the pension money he received from a volunteer. The shopkeeper discovered a fake note in it. (Representational image)

Pensioners in Prakasam district get fake notes

Tirupathi: Presence of counterfeit currency in social security pensions provided to beneficiaries in Prakasam district...

2 Jan 2023 3:16 PM IST

KCR praised the farm laws initially. He then took a U-turn and opposed them for his selfish political interests. There is a need to bring back farm laws to ensure remunerative prices to farmers for every crop and to enable them to sell their produce anywhere in the country, Raji Reddy said. Representational Image/DC

Rain continues to batter parts of coastal district for fourth day

TIRUPATI: Rain continued to lash SPSR Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor and Prakasam districts for the fourth consecutive day...

13 Dec 2022 12:25 AM IST

Rainfall continued in coastal districts of southern and Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh for the third consecutive day on Sunday due to the cyclone Mandous. (DC)

Rains continue in south coastal Andhra; massive damage to crops

The rain caused extensive damage to crops like paddy, cotton, peanut, red gram and black gram in hundreds of acres in...

12 Dec 2022 12:47 AM IST

People use umbrellas during a downpour in Nellore (DC)

Rains for Seema, south Andhra as Mandous to cross coast today

NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed to Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor and Prakasam districts

10 Dec 2022 1:08 AM IST

As the affected crops are vulnerable to pests and diseases, officials will instruct farmers on how to deal with the situation, like spraying. DC Image

Sagar water for crops from Aug.15 in Prakasam

NELLORE: Irrigation officials have been gearing up to distribute water for the crops being raised under the...

5 Aug 2022 11:26 PM IST