From Deccan Chronicle

  • Daughter condemns Mudragada’s challenge

    KAKINADA: B. Kranthi Bharathi, daughter of YSRC leader Mudragada Padmanabham, who recently pledged to defeat Jana Sena chief and film star Pawan Kalyan, has opposed her father’s statement on Friday.Kranthi Bharathi released a video saying there is nothing wrong on part of her father Mudragada to work for the victory of YSRC candidate Vanga Geetha in Pithapuram assembly constituency against Pawan Kalyan. However, she observed that her father’s challenge to change his name to “Padmanabha Reddy” if...

  • 7 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

    Narayanpur: Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the borders of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said. This is the second major strike on Naxalites by security forces in 15 days. The latest gunfight took place at around 6 am in the forest between Tekmeta and Kakur villages in Abhujmad area, considered as a stronghold of Naxalites, when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard...

  • Election Commission instructions to AP Government on pensions distributions

    Vijayawada: The Election Commission has issued directions to the AP government regarding the distribution of pensions.As the election code is in force, it is requested that the beneficiaries are not put to inconvenience. It has been told that the guidelines should be followed for cash transfer schemes including pension that was issued on March 30.CS Jawahar Reddy was told to think and implement those guidelines. The EC directed to use government employees as an alternative to volunteers for...