Jan. 7: MLAs of Prakasam district objected to the laxity of Rural Water Supply (RWS) officials in providing drinking water facility in government schools. They demanded severe action against officials during the district-level vigilance and monitory committee meet here on Friday. MLAs, Messrs G.V. Seshu, A. Krishnamohan, K. Narayana Reddy, Y. Suresh and G.

Dec. 15: People living in the border villages of AP-Tamil Nadu in Kuppam mandal have been living with fear following movement of leopards close to their habitations from the nearby forest since last three weeks.

Moreover, forest range officer, Mr Mogileswar Rao, also confirmed about leopards prowling in the region.

Nellore, Dec.

Nellore, Dec. 7: District administration sounded high alert along the coast following forecast over the possibility of low pressure system crossing between Kavali and Bapatla. State government has deputed special officer Mr G.

Investments worth Rs 100 crore in silica sand mining and beneficiation in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh are in jeopardy due to the state government

he incessant rains and flash floods claimed five lives in different parts of Nellore even as authorities opened seven gates of the Somasila dam to release heavy inflows.

D. Ankaiah and his wife Kullamma drowned in the Buckinham canal near Dugarajupatnam when they went fishing into the canal on Wednesday night. The victims belong to Kondurupalem village in Vakadu mandal.

The cyclonic storm, Jal, heading towards Andhra Pradesh claimed five lives in different districts today, officials said. Of the five deaths, three were from Nellore district, officials in the Disaster Management Department said.

The cyclonic storm, Jal, heading towards Andhra Pradesh, claimed five lives in different districts on Sunday, officials said.

Of the five deaths, three were from Nellore district, officials in the Disaster Management Department told PTI.

The cyclonic storm, Jal, which was earlier declared as a

Oct. 7: As many as Rs 2 lakh worth fish stocks died in the village pond of Santaravuru of Chinaganjam mandal due to poisoning of water on Thursday. The Rajaka Sangham members, who took the pond on lease for Rs 13,000 per annum, came to the pond and found all the fish dead.

Oct. 7: The Union environment minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh, has been flooded with complaints and objections regarding

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