AMARAVATI/VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the demise of a well-known trade union leader from Visakhapatnam and BJP leader PV Chalapathi Rao (87). The Chief Minister directed officials to accord a state funeral for the senior leader who passed away on Sunday. Chalapathi Rao will be cremated on Monday evening. He died on Sunday
GUNTUR/VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam Party leader Vuyyuru Srinivas who was responsible for conducting a gift distribution programme at Guntur where three people were killed in a stampede on Sunday, was taken into custody by the Andhra Pradesh police at Eluru Road in Vijayawada on Monday. It is said that he was trying to flee to Hyderabad after the incident occurred. Three women