The Latest Breaking News from Anantapur

RPF team of 10 led by K. Benaiah completed 400km Cyclothon from Hyderabad to Guntakal in Anantapur district. Event flagged off by Aroma Singh Thakur, IG-PCSC, South Central Railway. Rally passed through Kothakota, Wanapathi district of Telangana and Dhone in Nandyal district. Two motorcycles used for piloting. Campaigns held at…

Anantapur district is preparing for Police Martyr's Commemoration Day celebrations, with inauguration on Sat. SP Anburajan said the events will honour martyred policemen, raise awareness of their role, and remember the CRPF jawans lost at the Indo-China border. Events include a Commemoration parade, village visits, debates, seminars, lectures, elocution, and…

Anantapur Superintendent of Police K.K.N. Anburajan on October 13 (Friday) issued orders for placing nine police personnel under Vacancy Reserve (VR) to facilitate a thorough probe into the alleged links of their close relatives with the organisers of matka and gambling.

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually launched industrial units in Tirupati & Sri City, providing employment to 1,050 & 250 persons respectively. He also inaugurated a Banana Processing Cluster in YSR district & laid foundation stones for 6 units in Anantapur, Sri Satya Sai, Bapatla, Srikakulam & East Godavari districts, providing…

The Anantapur police handed over 372 missing or stolen mobile phones that were recovered to their owners at a function held at the district police office here on October 2 (Monday). Superintendent of Police K.K.N. Anburajan said that the value of the recovered mobiles was ₹73 lakh.

The police conducted surprise checks at all lodges and dhabas in Anantapur district from September 30 (Saturday) night till the early hours of October 1 (Sunday) to prevent unlawful gatherings of persons and anti-social activities. Superintendent of Police K.K.N. Anburajan told the media here that the police teams thoroughly checked…

18 youths arrested in Anantapur for peddling 21kgs of ganja, 18 mobiles, 2 autorickshaws & 3 motorbikes. Police formed 2 teams to capture the peddlers. All accused in their 20s, 17 from Anantapur & 1 from Kakinada. Modus operandi was to buy from North Andhra & sell in Anantapur. Police…

Anantapur Collector M. Gauthami said 19 child marriages were reported in Sept. & steps taken to join girls in schools. Awareness programs & workshops held to prevent child marriages. Meetings held every Sat. in village secretariats & helpline number 1098 widely publicized. Chief Sec. congratulated Collector for efforts to curb…

PM Modi to virtually flag off 9 Vande Bharat trains, incl. 2 from SCR, on Sep 24. Trains to cover dist. in 7-8.5 hrs, have halts at Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Renigunta, Yesvantpur. Other trains to run b/w Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram, Ranchi-Howrah, Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai, Udaipur-Jaipur, Jamnagar-Ahmedabad, Rourkela-Bhubaneshwar-Puri & Patna-Howrah.

Tension prevailed at Dorigallu village in Sri Sathya Sai district, 70 km from Anantapur, on September 20 (Wednesday) morning after one person died and eight more sustained injuries in a clash between two groups during the Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations.

A farmer of Anantapur district lives in the form of his organs transplanted into three unknown persons, in spite of dying a tragic death in a road accident.