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Pulivendula fell too: alliance takes 473 of 611 ZPTC seats in Andhra
The TDP, Jana Sena and BJP won 473 of the 611 Zilla Parishad seats declared and 5,819 of 9,640 Mandal Parishad seats. The YSR Congress was left with 57 ZPTCs. In Kadapa, the party that ruled the district for two decades held two of 39.
Rs 344 crore and two lives: cyclone Murasu leaves Andhra counting as rain continues
Cyclone Murasu has killed two people in Andhra Pradesh and caused preliminary damage of Rs 344 crore, with crops over 52,459 hectares hit, 12,230 people in relief camps and 35 trains cancelled.
BJP, BJD and Congress bury differences over Kotia as Andhra polls loom on November 5
Ruling and opposition parties in Odisha agreed at an all-party meeting in Koraput to jointly resist Andhra Pradesh's rural local body elections in the disputed Kotia villages on November 5. Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS kick in from November 1, and the district administration has filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court.
Seven dead, 2.24 lakh hectares of crop gone: Cyclone Arnab leaves Andhra counting
Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Narsapur between 2 am and 8 am on Wednesday, with winds of 115-135 kmph. Seven people died. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs 5 lakh for each bereaved family and asked the Centre to send a damage assessment team.
Arnab is coming: 140 kmph winds, 5.7 lakh people to move, landfall on Wednesday
Cyclone Arnab intensified over the Bay of Bengal on Monday and is forecast to cross the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm by the forenoon of October 28. Andhra Pradesh has identified 5.7 lakh vulnerable people and will begin evacuating from Monday evening; Odisha has shut schools in five districts.
Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal; Andhra-Odisha coast put on alert
A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26 and move towards the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts around October 28, the IMD has forecast. Odisha has cancelled the leave of its officials.
Local body polls on hold as Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan huddle over rebels
After the Supreme Court order halted the election process for 100 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan met on Thursday. They discussed how to take the polls forward and the problem of rebel candidates.
Election process for all 100 urban local bodies halted
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission stopped the process for all 100 urban local bodies. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan met CM Chandrababu Naidu without a convoy. In Kadapa, YSRCP leaders were placed under house arrest as nominations began.
Poll violence 'will not stop us', says YSRCP; demands judge-led probe
YSRCP has demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into alleged police firing in Pulivendula during local body poll nominations. The party accused the ruling TDP government of blocking nominations to claim uncontested victories.
A neighbour's ballot paper reopens a 60-year border fight
Andhra Pradesh's election notification for three villages of Kotia has reopened Odisha's oldest border dispute. Odisha's minister accused Naveen Patnaik of covering past failures; the BJD chief asked why the BJP government is silent.
Poll notification in three disputed villages reopens Odisha-Andhra border row
Andhra Pradesh's announcement of panchayat elections in three villages of the disputed Kotia region has revived a decades-old border row with Odisha. The dispute is pending before the Supreme Court.
YSRCP moves Supreme Court, alleges nominees blocked in Andhra civic polls
The YSRCP has moved the Supreme Court, alleging that violence and intimidation kept its candidates from filing nominations for Andhra Pradesh's urban local body elections. A vacation bench will hear the plea on October 21, the last date for withdrawal of candidature, with polling due on October 28.
Panchayat poll notice for disputed Kotia draws Odisha minister's eye, BJD demands action
Andhra Pradesh's panchayat election notification covering villages in the disputed Kotia region has triggered a fresh row with Odisha, prompting the Odisha government to say it will deploy officials to monitor the neighbouring state's activities. The opposition BJD demanded action to protect the interests of Kotia residents.