Amaravati
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Amaravati notified as capital of Andhra Pradesh after 12-year wait
India | Apr 07, 2026, 10:39 AM ISTAmaravati has been officially declared the capital of Andhra Pradesh, effective retrospectively from June 2, 2024, following the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026, ending a 12-year wait since the state’s bifurcation.
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Diarrhea outbreak hits AIIMS Mangalagiri hostel: 25 students and staff fall ill in Amaravati
India | Mar 09, 2026, 09:03 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh: Residents at AIIMS Mangalagiri's hostel first reported intense vomiting and diarrhea three days prior, sparking an immediate medical response to manage the escalating crisis.
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Andhra Pradesh allows Muslim government employees to leave office early during Ramzan
India | Feb 11, 2026, 02:26 PM ISTAccording to the government order, employees will be permitted to leave an hour before the usual closing time, except in emergency situations where their presence may be required.
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PM Modi lays foundation, inaugurates projects worth Rs 58,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh
India | May 02, 2025, 05:58 PM ISTPM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation for 94 projects, which included capital city institutions, national highways, railway upgrades and defence-related installations.
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Andhra Pradesh: Centre sanctions Rs 49 crore for modernisation of Gudur Junction railway station
India | Mar 14, 2025, 08:02 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh: The initiative aligns with the SCR Zone’s broader efforts to modernise key stations and enhance the passenger experience.
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Andhra Pradesh cabinet implements free gas cylinder scheme across state
India | Oct 30, 2024, 04:40 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh news: Under the 'Super Six' promises made by the coalition government before the elections, the state will bear the cost of three gas cylinders per year, the funds for which will be directly distributed to petroleum companies by CM Chandrababu Naidu, CMO added.
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Another YSRCP MP Ryaga Krishnaiah resigns from Rajya Sabha, party alleges joined hands with CM Naidu
India | Sep 25, 2024, 12:17 PM ISTRyaga Krishnaiah later said that he had quit the Rajya Sabha post to take forward his efforts in a political way.
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Andhra CM Swearing-in: Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as CM, Pawan Kalyan, others as ministers
India | Jun 12, 2024, 01:38 PM ISTChandrababu Naidu became Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for the first time in 1995. His second and third stint started in 1999 and 2014. In 2019, he lost to YSRCP's Jagan Mohan Reddy but returned to power with a brut majority in 2024 in alliance with JSP and BJP.
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Amaravati to be sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, says Chandrababu Naidu ahead of swearing-in as CM
India | Jun 11, 2024, 03:48 PM ISTAs stipulated by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, Hyderabad ceased to serve as the common capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from June 2. Effective from this date, Hyderabad will function solely as the capital city of Telangana.
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Andhra High Court asks police not to take action against YSRCP MLA in EVM vandalism case till June 5
India | May 24, 2024, 09:08 AM ISTEight police teams of Andhra have been searching for MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy for the last two days as the Election Commission has ordered his immediate arrest.
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP, BJP, JSP alliance releases poll manifesto, promises 20L jobs and skill census
India | May 28, 2024, 02:12 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh Assembly election 2024: Farmers to get financial assistance of Rs 20,000 each in a year. Protected drinking water and sewerage connection to every house is another promise made by the alliance.
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Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi shares stage with Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan at poll rally in Andhra
India | Mar 17, 2024, 06:32 PM ISTPM Modi in Andhra Pradesh: Pawan Kalyan's Janasena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 assembly seats. Naidu has announced the names of 128 candidates for the assembly polls while 16 more are due, which could be announced any day now.
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'Land given near burial grounds': Over 95K beneficiaries reject house sites given by Andhra govt
India | Jan 04, 2023, 02:44 PM ISTThe beneficiaries have been asking the state government to provide them sites at alternative locations as the layouts now proposed are either far away from human habitations or close to burial grounds.
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Udaipur, Amaravati killings: NIA chief meets Amit Shah, briefs Home Minister on investigation
India | Jul 04, 2022, 10:00 PM ISTThe beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur and the fatal stabbing of Umesh Kolhe in Amaravati were allegedly carried out by the people who wanted to take “revenge” on the victims for supporting now-removed BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma after her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed.
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COVID-19: All exams will be held as per schedule, says Andhra government
India | Apr 23, 2021, 11:34 PM ISTThe degree and engineering examinations too would be conducted, the govt said.
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Schools for classes 9-12 will resume from Nov 02 in Andhra Pradesh
News | Oct 31, 2020, 07:14 PM ISTAfter the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allowed to reopen the schools across the country in a graded manner amid COVID-19 pandemic, Andhra Pradesh Commissioner of School Education (CSE).
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Coronavirus in Maharahstra: Amaravati man who died on April 2 tests positive for COVID-19
India | Apr 04, 2020, 12:24 PM ISTA 45-year-old man who passed away on April 2 in Maharashtra's Amravati has tested positive for COVID-19, in his test report that came today, said Amravati District Collector Shelesh Nawal.
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3 cameramen film woman constable while changing clothes; booked
India | Jan 23, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh police booked three cameramen working for different news channels for allegedly filming a video of a woman constable while she was changing her clothes inside a room.
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Andhra Pradesh: Protests continue in Amaravati over 3 capital move
India | Jan 21, 2020, 06:48 PM ISTA day after the Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed two Bills to develop three state capitals, farmers continued their protest for 35th day on Tuesday, demanding that Amaravati be continued as the only capital. A shutdown was being observed in all 29 villages in Amaravati as farmers, who had given 33,000 acres of land to build the capital, staged a sit in and set afire the copies of the Bills.
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Andhra Pradesh 3-Capital row: Chandrababu Naidu detained while heading to a farmers protest rally
India | Jan 21, 2020, 03:06 PM ISTFormer Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu along with other TDP leaders were detained on Monday night and released later as they were trying to launch a protest march against the state government over three capital issue.