Srinivasa Rao is Senior Assistant Editor based out of Hyderabad covering developments in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana . He has over three decades of reporting experience.
Articles by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Naidu blames CM for Polavaram project delay
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday blamed on Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for the inordinate delay in the completion of Polavaram major irrigation project
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:22 AM IST
Senior journalist Zaheeruddin Khan dies of heart attack at Gaddar’s funeral
Senior journalist and managing editor of popular Hyderabad-based daily – The Siasat – Zaheeruddin Ali Khan died of heart attack, while participating in the last rites of balladeer Gaddar in Hyderabad on Monday evening
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:21 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh: Opposition slams Reddy’s appointment as TTD chief
The opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh on Monday criticised the appointment of senior YSR Congress party MLA from Tirupati Karunakar Reddy Bhumana as the new chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 01:16 AM IST
Revolutionary balladeer, Gummadi Vithal Rao, who was voice of the marginalised dies at 77
Gaddar, a popular revolutionary balladeer and former Maoist party ideologue, has died at the age of 77 in Hyderabad after a brief illness.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Popular balladeer and former Maoist ideologue Gaddar passes away
Gaddar was the founder of Jana Natya Mandali, the cultural outfit of the People’s War Group of Naxalites, which later transformed into the CPI (Maoist).
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:48 PM IST
Manipur violence state sponsored: BRS’s Kavitha hits out at Centre
Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Saturday blamed both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government and the Manipur government for the ongoing violence in NE state
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:36 AM IST
TSRTC workers protest against Telangana governor’s delay in clearing draft bill
Tamilisai did not give her consent to draft Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill, 2023, that was sent to the Raj Bhavan on Thursday
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
4 killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh
Four people were killed and one person sustained injuries in a car accident in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police officers familiar with the matter said
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Heavy rains killed 44 in Telangana, caused ₹4.5k cr damage: Government
The minister said the government had announced an ex gratia of ₹5 lakh to each of the families of the deceased, besides paying ₹10,000 to each family towards damage caused to the properties
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Hyderabad plots sold at record ₹100 cr per acre, fetch govt ₹3k crore
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said in a statement on Friday that the sale of lands at a whopping ₹100 per acre reflected the state’s prestige and the exemplary growth registered
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:53 AM IST
SC dismisses Andhra's plea to transfer chit fund fraud cases from Telangana HC
The bench advised the lawyers to approach the apex court only after the final orders were passed by the Telangana high court
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Telangana's IT exports reach ₹2.41 lakh cr, surpassing Andhra's 27-year record
During the fiscal year 2022-23, the state recorded IT exports to extent of ₹2.41 lakh cr, which was the highest annual rise of 31.4% over the previous year.
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Andhra high court stays construction of houses for the poor in Amaravati’s R-5 zone
A three-member bench of the high court had reserved its judgement on July 17, after a prolonged hearing on the petitions filed by the farmers’ welfare association of Amaravati
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Household data being used to identify beneficiaries: Andhra
The spokesperson said the information collected on the mobile applications would be sent to the State Data Center in real time and the volunteers would not have access to the information
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Telangana guv visits flood-hit areas; Oppn slams BRS for neglecting victims
The governor also donated to the Red Cross Society, Warangal, and asked them to provide support for immediate needs
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Hyderabad
Heritage or hospital: A conservation debate splits Hyderabad
Even as the case continues in the high court that has said that no demolition can take place until the PIL (public interest litigation) is adjudicated fully
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh:Jagan lays foundation stone of Inorbit Mall in Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday laid foundation stone for the ₹600 crore Inorbit Mall at Visakhapatnam, which he claimed would be the biggest shopping mall in the entire South India
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh: ED raids properties of former TDP MP, aides
Enforcement Directorate authorities on Tuesday conducted searches in the residences and offices of former MP and Telugu Desam Party leader Rayapati Sambasiva Rao and his associates in Transstroy (India) Private Limited
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Telangana:Central team to access flood damage
An inter-ministerial central team led by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) advisor Kunal Satyarthi landed in Hyderabad on Monday to visit the areas ravaged by heavy rains in Telangana and assess the damage caused to crops and properties
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Andhra: Opposition allegeVillage, ward workers of stealing data to help YSRCP
The 2.66 lakh-strong village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh are facing flak from the state Opposition for allegedly being used by the ruling YSRCP to steal the personal data of the people and use the same for the benefit of the Jagan-led YSRCP party
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Bandi Sanjay Kumar appointed BJP’s national general secretary
Sanjay’s appointment comes as a part of the reshuffle of the party and allocation of some crucial roles to senior leaders
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Red sand dunes on outskirts of Visakhapatnam face threat of disintegration due to rapid realty growth
Erra Matti Dibbalu holds a lot of significance geologically, as they are helpful for geologists to study global climatic changes, sea-level variations and monsoonal variability
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 12:17 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
11 killed as heavy rains trigger flash floods across Telangana
IMD said light to moderate rains and thundershowers are expected at many places in the state and heavy rain is likely in isolated places over northern Telangana
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 04:44 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Centre’s statement on missing women triggers row in Andhra
The statement comes weeks after popular actor and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan making an allegation that nearly 30,000 women had gone missing in Andhra Pradesh
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 84 tourists stranded in forests near waterfalls rescued, say police
A team of 50 personnel from the DRF, NDRF, and the police braved the darkness and the rising waters to reach out to the stranded tourists.
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 03:41 AM IST
Telangana records highest ever rainfall in a single day as state battles floods
Apart from Venkatapur, the second highest rainfall of 616.5 mm was recorded at Chityal in the adjacent Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 11:01 AM IST
BRS MLA seeks stay on high court order on his disqualification
Venkat Rao on Wednesday approached the state assembly secretariat and submitted the copy of the high court judgement which declared him as the Kothagudem MLA in place of Venkateshwara Rao
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Heavy rains lash parts of Telangana, IMD issues alert
Heavy rainfall also occurred at isolated places in Khammam, Karimnagar, Suryapet and Wanaparthy districts, an IMD report said on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 01:56 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Demolition or revamp: 114-yr-old Osmania hospital leaves Telangana in fix
The fate of the 114-year-old majestic building of Osmania General Hospital on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad hangs in the balance
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Telangana: BRS Kothagudem MLA’s election invalid, wrong affidavit filed, says HC
Telangana high court on Tuesday set aside the election of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Vanama Venkateshwar Rao from Kothagudem assembly constituency
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 01:10 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
