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Guntur district recorded 145 Covid-19 positive cases in the past 24 hours, district medical and health department officials said in a statement on Saturday evening. Of the 76,895 total positive cases registered in the district so far, 75,789 patients have been discharged, while 431 are currently undergoing treatment. Officials advised people to remain cautious about the coronavirus and to step out of their homes only when necessary.
Police solved a series of house burglary cases in Luthergiri Colony, under Pedakakani police station limits, within 24 hours. On the SP's orders and under the supervision of the North DSP, the CI, SIs and staff analysed CCTV footage and technical evidence and arrested Kurapati Santosh Kumar and Kurapati Sarita. Gold and silver jewellery stolen in three cases was recovered. The investigation found the accused first stole house keys and used them to enter homes when nobody was inside.
Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday performed bhoomi puja at Burripalem in Guntur district's Tenali constituency for construction of 3 lakh houses statewide under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin. Under a pilot project of the Union Rural Development Ministry and the AP government, 175 houses — 100 at Burripalem and 75 at Obulanayudupalem — will be built with 3D concrete printing. Designs withstand earthquakes, extreme temperatures and cyclones. Another 4.20 lakh houses are targeted by March.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, performed the foundation ceremony for 3 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin 2.0 at Burripalem in Tenali constituency, Guntur district. They also launched a pilot project for 177 houses using 3D concrete printing technology in Burripalem and Obulanayudupalem at an estimated Rs 14 crore, to be implemented jointly by the Union Rural Development Ministry, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee and the state government. Officials said 5.50 lakh houses have been handed over and 4.20 lakh more are targeted by next March.
A private e-bus was gutted by fire at Pedakakani Y Junction in Guntur district early on Sunday. The bus had left Tirupati for Vijayawada and was proceeding onward after dropping passengers at Guntur when smoke began emerging from the engine. The alert driver stopped the vehicle on the roadside and brought the passengers out. Fire personnel reached the spot and doused the flames, but the bus was already completely burnt. Fourteen passengers were on board; no lives were lost.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the construction of three lakh houses across Andhra Pradesh under PMAY Gramin 2.0. At the event in Burripalem in Tenali constituency of Guntur district, they also launched house construction using 3D concrete printing technology. Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, ministers Nadendla Manohar and Parthasarathy, BJP AP president PVN Madhav, MLAs, MLCs and corporation chairmen attended. Chandrababu later addressed a public meeting.
Cyber fraudsters promising profits in online trading made a Mangalagiri resident transfer lakhs of rupees in instalments to accounts they specified. When he was told to deposit more money to withdraw the shown profits, he realised the fraud and complained immediately. Police froze the accounts and recovered 25% of the amount. The receiving account belonged to a laundry worker in Karnataka whose details a person from Odisha obtained for a payment. Police advised complaints to 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in.
About 35,147 students from nearly 170 government and private schools joined the 'Swachh Pathasala' programme held by the Mangalagiri–Tadepalli Municipal Corporation under the Union government's 'Swachhata Hi Seva–2026'. Officials said students brought dry waste from their homes to collection points at schools, yielding around 50,000 kg. Dr Ullaji Eliazar, joint secretary of World Book of Records, London–South Region, reviewed the event at LEAP ZP High School, Nidamarru, and handed a certificate to commissioner Sheikh Aleem Basha.
Minister Nara Lokesh said he had reached his present position because of the sacrifices and hardships of TDP leaders and workers. He spoke at the concluding session held after the oath-taking of the party's new national and state executive bodies at the TDP central office in Mangalagiri. He called his appointment as national working president of the 44-year-old party an honour. Citing pension hikes, free gas cylinders and job recruitment, he said Google, TCS and Reliance were investing in the state.
Several YSRCP leaders and workers in Mangalagiri constituency joined the TDP ahead of local body elections. At an event at Minister Nara Lokesh's residence in Undavalli, he draped yellow shawls on leaders from Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Undavalli, Nidamarru and Yerrabalem. They included former municipal vice-chairman Munagala Malleswara Rao, former MPTC Kallam Sanjeev Reddy, Jakkireddy Prabhakar Reddy, Kattepogu Baburao and Vemavarapu Narayana. Lokesh said Mangalagiri's development was his only slogan and that he would honour the trust of voters who gave him a 91,000 majority.
Guntur East MLA and Assembly Minorities Committee chairman Naseer said students' skills are the path to a bright future. Attending the 'Yuvatha Bhavitaku Bharosa' programme at the local government women's college on Monday as chief guest, he said the aim under Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is one entrepreneur per household. Alongside academics, communication skills training is being given, and over 16,000 jobs were provided through DSC, he said, promising more facilities at the college.
A job mela will be held on April 25 at the Amaravati Skill Hub near the CRDA office in Thullur, Guntur district. The event has been organised to provide employment to unemployed youth. Eleven private companies are taking part, offering hundreds of openings in security, insurance, life science, transport, electricals and motors. Simha Motors has 85 vacancies and the Life Science Sector Skill Council 75. Candidates may call 9963425999 for details.
Residents of Putlagudem village in Achampet mandal of Guntur district caught buffalo thieves on Wednesday and handed them to police. On Tuesday night, villagers who saw four buffaloes being moved in a mini-lorry chased the vehicle and stopped it at Challagariga. About 15 buffaloes went missing from Putlagudem in two months, and over 70 were stolen in villages around Achampet. Maramela Prasadarao, Marturi Narasimhaswamy and Chitteti Jansi filed complaints. SI Pattabhiramayya is investigating.
Ashrit Talluri, a student from a non-resident Telugu family, scored 1,600 out of 1,600 in the School Assessment Test (SAT) conducted in the United States, taking the exam at the age of 14. His parents, Taruni and Ramanaresh, are from Tenali in Guntur district and moved to the US in 2008, settling in Georgia. Ashrit also plays chess and taekwondo and is training to fly chartered aircraft. He said he studied without stress and would fulfil his grandfather Talluri Subbarao's wish that he become a neurosurgeon.
Tenali Double Horse, known for its urad dal-based food products, has received the 'Iconic Brand of the Year' award presented by ET Edge, part of the Times of India Group. Managing Director Munagala Mohana Shyam Prasad and directors Munagala Roja Harshavardhan and Munagala Lalitha received the award in Mumbai on Thursday. They said the firm stands alongside brands such as TCS, Infosys, ITC, Britannia, Reliance and Everest. General Manager P N V Krishna Prasad called it a trusted name in India's food and agriculture sector.
State Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar on Friday inaugurated a newly set up cath lab and cardiac ICU at Health Hospital on Prakasam Road in Tenali, Guntur district. He said timely treatment is crucial in heart-related cases and that local facilities must be strengthened so patients need not travel elsewhere. He congratulated hospital chairman Dr Nannapaneni Pratap and managing director Manne Harish, adding the cath lab would enable cardiac tests and interventional cardiology services.
Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Commissioner Shaik Aleem Basha said drainage desilting and sanitation works taken up on Minister Nara Lokesh's directions have significantly reduced obstructions to rainwater flow. He inspected Mangalagiri TIDCO, NRI Junction, Ratnala Cheruvu and Tadepalli Nulakapeta on Thursday. He advised residents of hill and low-lying areas to stay alert, avoid dilapidated buildings, and not dump waste in drains. A 24-hour control room is available on 7093912653 and 08645-295193.
TDP senior leader Kommareddy Chalama Reddy, from Palnadu district and former in-charge of the Macherla constituency, joined the YSRCP on Monday. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed him at the CM's camp office in Tadepalli by draping a party scarf on him. TDP leaders K. Srinivasa Reddy, K. Ramachandra Reddy, K. Venkateswara Reddy, K. Shanmukh Reddy and V. Shankar also joined. Government Whip and Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Pinnelli Venkatrami Reddy attended.
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