The war against mosquitoes is being proposed using optical sensors to capture their density, species and gender before moving in to exterminate them. Three cities in Andhra Pradesh — Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Tirupati — want to use modern technology to detect mosquito breeding before malaria and other vector-borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika become an epidemic. The Andhra […]
» Read moreAt least thirty students were injured when a private bus plunged into a rivulet at Pedda Allavalapadu in Prakasam district in the early hours of Thursday. The incident comes close on the heels of a tragedy at Mullapadu village in Penuganchiprolu mandal in Krishna district that left 11 people dead and 25 others injured. P.C. Palli Sub-Inspector B. Ramakrishna said […]
» Read moreSeven passengers died and 25 people suffered injuries when a private travels bus fell in a canal at Mullapadu village on the National Highway in Krishna district during the wee hours on Tuesday. According to villagers, Diwakar travels bus was proceeding from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad and met with an accident when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The bus […]
» Read moreFormer Union Minister P. Shiv Shankar passed away here on Monday morning after prolonged illness. He was 89 and is survived by wife Laxmi Bai, two sons and a daughter. The last rites would be performed at the Puranapul crematorium on Tuesday morning. The Telangana Government issued a statement this afternoon saying that the last rites would be performed with […]
» Read moreThe body of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, Indian engineer shot dead in Kansas on Wednesday, is expected to arrive in Hyderabad on Sunday evening. His wife and brother are accompanying the body. Kuchibhotla grew up in Hyderabad, where his parents live. He was killed in an apparent act of racial violence at a restaurant in Kansas City. A GoFundMe page created to […]
» Read moreOlympic 2016 silver medallist P.V. Sindhu has preferred Andhra Pradesh over Telangana to accept a government job offer. The star shuttler, who was born in Hyderabad, has accepted the job offer of Andhra Pradesh, the state her parents come from. Sindhu will soon be appointed as deputy collector in Andhra Pradesh. She has conveyed her willingness to accept the post […]
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