25+ min ago   (208+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:47 pm IST - TIRUPATI In the wake of social media narratives suggesting a restriction on the number of vehicles to be allowed to Tirumala hills for the ensuing Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavams starting September 16, the district administration has made it…...

9+ min ago   (19+ words) Govt. intensifies efforts to combat rising vector and food-borne diseases through enhanced surveillance and preventive measures in Andhra Pradesh....

15+ min ago   (340+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:57 pm IST - Bengaluru After almost a two-year wait, grape growing farmers in Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Belagavi districts will be able to access raisin processing and a cold storage unit at Thoravi village in Vijayapura from November. Funded by…...

14+ min ago   (407+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:58 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA In a positive development, three days of rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system have brought down Andhra Pradesh’s overall rainfall deficit from 54.7% earlier this week to 51.7% as of Sunday (September 13). However, the rainfall has not…...

11+ min ago   (18+ words) YSRCP accuses Minister Narayana of a ₹1,200 crore garbage scam, raising questions ahead of local body polls....

34+ min ago   (399+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:38 pm IST - THOOTHUKUDI The prolonged scorching weather has left farmers in the northern part of Thoothukudi district increasingly worried about the prospects of cultivation as they are largely dependent on the northeast monsoon. Occasional showers in July and…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (443+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:58 pm IST - TIRUPATI Civic infrastructure being readied at the Siddhartha group of institutions campus in Puttur town of Tirupati district, which will host the nine-day ‘Bharatha Vishwaguru Sankalpa Siddhi Mahayagam’ from September 14. The sprawling campus of the Siddhartha…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (410+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:27 pm IST - MADURAI Built by Thirumalai Naicker, the seventh ruler of the Nayak dynasty who shifted the kingdom’s capital from Tiruchirappalli to Madurai, this iconic hall remains an enduring symbol of a golden era of art and devotion....

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (252+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 07:26 pm IST - MANGALURU Public installation of Ganesha idols for Ganesh Chaturthi will take place at 492 places in Udupi district and 174 places in Mangaluru city. Udupi Superintendent of Police (SP) Hariram Shankar said idols would be installed and immersed…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (339+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 07:07 pm IST - TIRUCHI Frequent machinery breakdown and inadequate maintenance at Micro Composting Centres (MCCs) across Tiruchi are hampering waste processing, with a portion of the city’s garbage being sent directly to the Ariyamangalam dumpyard. Tiruchi generates about 470 tonnes…...