DEMAND FOR ACTION: Anger against the police was palpable on the streets at Rafiabad in northern Baramullah district on Saturday during a funeral procession of three civilians killed in an alleged fake encounter in Kupwara district. At least seven persons were injured when the police stalled a protest march in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla […]

Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas, popularly known as Alla Nani, died of cardiac arrest in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday (September 15, 2026). He was 56. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said in a post on X that […]

Candidates prepare for competitive examinations at a study circle in Visakhapatnam. The Andhra Pradesh government raised the upper age limit for non-uniform government jobs from 42 to 44 years, 20 days before applications open for the 892 posts notified by the APPSC. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak The Andhra Pradesh government has raised the upper […]

Candidates come out of an APPSC Group-I Mains examination centre in Vijayawada. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has issued notifications for recruitment to 892 posts across various departments and services in the State. In a statement on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), the Commission said online applications would […]

On Teachers’ Day, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced on X that teachers in the State can now use the prefix “Tr.” before their names – a mark of distinction, “to honour their invaluable contribution”. (Sign up for THEdge, The Hindu’s weekly education newsletter.) But not everyone sees it that way. Krishnaveni, a teacher with 46 years […]

The Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project (PSVP) gained significant momentum on August 31, 2026, when Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu released Krishna water into Nallamalasagar through the twin tunnels and feeder canal. The project is designed to draw 43.50 TMC of Krishna floodwater from the foreshore of the Srisailam Reservoir, through Kollam Vagu, and traversing across […]

More than 11,500 kilos of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets, known as ghost nets, were collected in the last three months from the Chennai coast, largely from the Neelankarai-to-Kovalam section. That is just the tip of the iceberg. Tonnes of them are yet to be retrieved from our long coastline, many entangled around marine […]

The story so far: The controversy over enhanced reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in Andhra Pradesh’s local body elections highlights the challenge of turning electoral promises into legally sustainable policies. The N. Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA government sought to raise BC reservations to 34% in rural local bodies and 33.33% in urban local bodies, to fulfil […]