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AP: ASHA workers lay siege to the DMHO’s office

Kakinada, June 23 (UNI) ASHA workers in large numbers laid siege to the District Medical Health Officer’s office here in Andhra Pradesh on Monday in support of their long pending demands.
Organised by the CITU, the Accredited Social Heath Activists (ASHA) raised slogans against the state government for cheating them by going back on its election eve promise to implement welfare schemes for them.
They demanded that Thalliki Vandanam scheme benefits be extended to them and also sanction of pensions for the elders and disabled in the family besides house sites and ration cards.
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Develop greenery for human survival: ex-DME

13 Jul 2025 | 10:17 PM

Kakinada, July 13 (UNI) Former Director of AP Medical Education, Dr Raghavendrarao, today said that plants which form the greenery were very much essential for the very survival of the humans.

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Vijay leads massive protest demanding justice for custodial death victims, hits out at Stalin

13 Jul 2025 | 9:09 PM

Chennai, July 13 (UNI) In his first ever public protest demanding justice for custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu under the ruling DMK headed by Chief Minister MK Stalin, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder president and actor Vijay today asked the Chief Minister why he was taking shelter under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which he termed as a handmaiden of the RSS and BJP.

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SCR GM Sanjay Kumar Srivastava inspects redevelopment works at Secunderabad railway station

13 Jul 2025 | 9:00 PM

Hyderabad, July 13 (UNI) Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, General Manager of South Central Railway (SCR), conducted a detailed inspection of the ongoing redevelopment works at Secunderabad Railway Station on Sunday.

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Engage all diplomatic channels to secure release of TN fishermen from SL custody: Stalin urges EAM

13 Jul 2025 | 7:49 PM

Chennai, July 13 (UNI) Terming as distressing the arrest of seven Tamil Nadu fishermen
by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalin today urged External Affairs Minister
(EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar to engage all diplomatic channels to secure their release and
their fishing vessels apprehended by the Sri Lankan authorities
In a Demi-official letter to EAM, he drew his attention to yet another distressing incident
of apprehension of seven Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.

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Pralhad Joshi alleges horse-trading, Cong hits back

13 Jul 2025 | 7:32 PM

Hubballi/Mangaluru, July 13 (UNI) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi today alleged that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar are indulging in "horse-trading" for political dominance, using financial muscle to consolidate support within their party.

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