Cartels slash procurement to Rs 7 per kg amid Panama disease ravaging crops on 3,710 acres, leaving ryots with Rs 40,000-per-acre losses and pleas for aid.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu mandates full digital rollout by mid-January, letting citizens skip offices for certificates, licenses, and more via apps and drones.
Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar greenlights extra grains for cardholders, easing diets with 16,000 tonnes ragi already flowing in coastal belts.
Statewide workshops and bazaars from December 8-14 spotlight artisan skills, with toolkits and training to fuel cultural exports and youth crafts jobs.
Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu kicks off a national workshop, pushing linguists to craft native words for tech and science amid Andhra's language revival.
From Andhra spices in Delhi to Hyderabad feasts in Bengaluru, top hotels launch in-house popups blending family recipes with global flair for authentic bites.
K. Penchalaiah, a CPI-M cultural worker, gunned down in broad daylight for his street plays against youth drug abuse, igniting resident fury and police raids in Andhra Pradesh's coastal hub.
Opposition party YSRCP reschedules statewide rallies to December 15, aiming to deliver one crore citizen signatures to the Governor amid fears over access to affordable medical education.
