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Police arrest 31 Maoists in Vijayawada and Kakinada

Vijayawada, Nov 18 (UNI) The police arrested 27 Maoists, including 21 women, who were found taking shelter in a two-storey building at New Autonagar in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
In a separate operation, four more Maoists were arrested in Kakinada, bringing the total number of arrests to 31.
According to officials, 27 Maoists detained in Vijayawada consisted of 21 women and six men, all of whom had been hiding in a residential building in the New Autonagar area. The four individuals arrested in Kakinada were found in a house reportedly used as a temporary hideout.
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AP: Anganwadi workers stage dharna for higher wages

13 Dec 2025 | 2:41 AM

Kakinada, Dec12 (UNI) Anganwadi workers owing allegiance to the AP Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union, an affiliate of CITU, staged dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Friday in support of their demands, mainly increase of wages and reduction of Apps workload.

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AP: Motorcycle lifters gang held in Kakinada, 29 bikes seized

13 Dec 2025 | 2:12 AM

Kakinada, Dec 12 (UNI) The Kakinada city police have successfully nabbed a seven-member gang involved in lifting of motorcycles and recovered from them 29 motorcycles stolen from various places valued at Rs.14.50 lakhs.

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Telangana: Ordnance Factory Medak successfully completes annual Amphibious Trials of BMP-II Variants

13 Dec 2025 | 1:36 AM

Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) : Ordnance Factory Medak (OFM) conducted the annual flotation trials of Infantry Combat Vehicles (BMP-II and its variants), indigenously manufactured at its Yeddumailaram facility in Sangareddy. The trials were held at Malkapur Lake (Pedda Cheruvu) on Friday, under the supervision of S.S. Prasad, Chief General Manager, OF Medak, a defence release said here.

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BSNL launches 'Sanchar Mitra' app for faster mobile service onboarding

13 Dec 2025 | 1:33 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 12 (UNI) The BSNL Kerala Telecom Circle has rolled out 'Sanchar Mitra', a new, modern customer onboarding application aimed at providing faster and more seamless activation of BSNL mobile services across India.
The launch comes after the discontinuation of the earlier Sanchar Aadhaar app, developed by Intensetech, which BSNL had been using for Aadhaar-based e-KYC verification.

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AP CM asks officials to improve road connectivity in V’patnam Economic Region

13 Dec 2025 | 1:18 AM

Visakhapatnam, Dec 12 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here on Friday conducted an aerial survey to review the progress of various projects in the Uttarandhra region.

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