Memos Issued To Hospital Superintendents For Poor Services

The action follows feedback collected by the state government through the IVRS system to assess the quality of services provided to patients. Findings revealed that districts like Kurnool, Nandyal, Kadapa, Nellore and Ongole recorded only around 70 per cent positive response, falling short of expectations.
Expressing serious concern over the bad feedback, the health minister directed the inspectors concerned to appear before him at his office in Amaravati on Wednesday.
The issue of falling standards in public hospitals was also discussed extensively at a recent collectors’ conference. It was noted that public satisfaction levels remained low, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directing officials to ensure that positive feedback does not fall below 80 percent.
However, none of the hospitals in the Rayalaseema regions managed to cross even the 75 per cent mark, leading to the issuance of notices.
In a related development, a memo was also forwarded to Panduranga Prasad, director-in-charge of the Drug Control Administration, citing the poor performance of the department.

Srikakulam police recovered 518 lost mobile phones

In a major civic service initiative, Srikakulam district police recovered and handed over 518 lost and stolen mobile phones worth around Rs 1 crore to their rightful owners.
Addressing a press conference at the district police office on Tuesday, superintendent of police KV Maheswara Reddy said that the recovery was achieved through coordinated efforts of the Cyber ​​Crime and IT Cell using advanced technological tools and digital monitoring mechanisms.
The SP returned the recovered mobile phones to the victims and said that the ministry gives priority to protecting citizens’ mobile devices and preventing their misuse.
According to official data, since assuming office, the district police have seized a total of 2,200 mobile phones (622 in 2024, 1,060 in 2025 and 518 in 2026) with an estimated total value of Rs 3.70 crore. Police teams successfully tracked down the devices not only in the district but also in other districts and states.
The SP appealed to the public to immediately report lost or stolen phones to the nearest police station and register their complaints through the Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR) portal to block the devices and prevent misuse.

3 thieves were caught with goods worth 12.05 million

Markapuram district police on Tuesday arrested three persons involved in a series of house burglaries and recovered stolen gold ornaments and cash worth around Rs 12.05 lakh.
The arrests were made in connection with three theft cases registered at Ardhaveedu, Peddaraveedu and Markapur Town police stations of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused have been identified as Dudekula Khaseem Vali alias Chinna Khaseem Vali from Peddaraveedu, Eerla Ankamaraju from Markapuram and Kandula Shadrak alias Ashok from Tarlupadu mandal.
Police said the trio broke into a house in Gannepalli village in Ardhaveedu mandal after the family went to Srisailam for a housewarming party and stole around 120 grams of gold ornaments and ₹50,000 in cash.
Investigations also linked the main accused to two other theft cases in Peddaraveedu and Markapur Town limits.
Acting on the instructions of Markapuram SP V. Harshavardhan Raju, special teams arrested the trio near the Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple in Nagulavaram village on May 25.

2 dredging boats engaged in illegal sand mining were seized

Officials from the mines and geology, revenue and irrigation departments conducted joint raids on sand fields near Katheru in Rajamahendravaram Rural mandal on Tuesday and seized two dredging boats engaged in illegal sand mining activities.
District mines and geology officer D. Phani Bhushan Reddy said the boats were found upriver, about 1.5 km from Gammon Bridge and near the Gandiposamma temple.
During investigation, it was determined that the boats belonged to Karri Venkata Ratnam of Velpuru village in Tanuku mandal of West Godavari district and K. Ganga Jalam of P. Gannavaram.
The officer said the boats were seized for violating the provisions of the New Sand Policy-2024. He stated that as per the Supreme Court rules, the use of dredging boats for sand mining is prohibited.
The seized boats were handed over to the irrigation directorate for necessary procedures.
Phani Bhushan Reddy warned that strict action would be taken against illegal sand mining within 500 meters radius of the bridges.

ONUDA removes 25 illegal orders in Prakasam district

Special inspection teams of the Ongole Urban Development Authority (ONUDA) detected and removed 25 unauthorized residential schemes spread over 101.59 acres in various parts of Prakasam district on Tuesday.

The inspections were carried out on the instructions of Andhra Pradesh Town and Country Planning Department officials and ONUDA Vice President Kalpana Kumari as part of a crackdown on illegal residential schemes.

Ten teams inspected areas in Kothapatnam, Ongole, Singarayakonda, Kanigiri, Darsi, Vetapalem and Martur mandals. Officials said the schemes were repealed under the provisions of the APMRUDA Act, 2016.

Kalpana Kumari warned the public against purchasing land in unapproved settlement plans, stating that such properties will not be provided with construction permits, bank loans and infrastructure facilities.

He also warned that illegal constructions in unauthorized layouts would lead to legal action under the APMR&UDA Act, 2016 and advised people to purchase plots only in government-approved and APRERA registered layouts.

The Vice President noted that many landowners have failed to utilize the Layout Regularization Scheme (LRS) despite the government extending the opportunity until April 23, 2026.

AP extends IPS officer’s suspension by 6 months

The state government has extended the suspension of senior IPS officer N. Sanjay for another 180 days in connection with the ongoing investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) into allegations of financial irregularities and misappropriation of public funds.

According to GORt.No.1066 issued by the General Administration Department on Tuesday, the suspension will remain in force until November 22, 2026 or until further orders.

The 1996-batch IPS officer was first suspended in December 2024 under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969. The allegations relate to his tenure as Director General of AP State Disaster Response and Fire Services and Additional Director General of Police in AP CID.

The charges relate to alleged irregularities in the development and maintenance of the AGNI web portal and misappropriation of funds approved for awareness programs under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

A state-level investigation committee, which met on May 20, stated that the ACB investigation was still ongoing, with witness examination and forensic reports on electronic devices and documents still pending.

Life prisoner Sattenapalli escaped from open prison

The escape of a convict serving a life sentence from the open prison at Sattenapalli Sub Jail in Palnadu district led the police to launch a search operation.
Convict Srinivasa Rao was serving life imprisonment in a murder case registered in Guntur district. He was transferred from Nellore Central Jail to Sattenapalli open prison about three months ago.
Srinivasa Rao, who worked in an oil depot under an open prison rehabilitation program, ran away from his workplace on Monday evening and did not return, officials said.
Following the complaint of prison warden Venkataratnam, the police intensified searches in nearby areas and issued warnings.

Police arrest former YSRC MLA Topdurthi’s brother

Anantapur Rural police on Tuesday arrested Topdurthi Raja Reddy, brother of former Rapthadu MLA T. Prakash Reddy from YSRC, on a complaint regarding the suspicious death of a man from Topdurthi village a year ago.

Sources said 28-year-old T. Maheswar Reddy of Topdurthi village in Atmakur mandal was found dead on the railway track a year ago. Malla Reddy, father of the deceased, filed a complaint that his son was murdered by Topdurthi Raja Reddy and Topdurthi Chandrasekhar Reddy, brothers of the former YSRC MLA.

As there was no progress in the case, Malla Reddy approached Anantapur SP P. Jagadeesh for a proper investigation. He explained to SP that YSRC leaders cannot tolerate his son meeting TD leader Paritala Sriram.

Malla Reddy alleged that the former YSRC MP’s brothers threatened his son Maheswar Reddy with dire consequences. They then killed Maheswar Reddy a year ago and threw his body on the railway track, the father had accused in his complaint.

The Anantapur Rural police reportedly collected scientific evidence during the investigation about the alleged role of the former YSRC MLA’s brothers in the incident. They arrested Raja Reddy and his close aide Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday. The 2 people who were referred to the courthouse were referred to the courthouse.

Anantapur Rural DSP Srinivasulu said their investigation revealed that Maheshwar Reddy committed suicide after being threatened by Raja Reddy. Police teams collected audio and video files of Raja Reddy threatening Maheswar Reddy. Raja Reddy’s phone was seized and sent for forensic analysis.

YSRC leaders condemned the arrest of Raja Reddy and criticized the NDA alliance government for misusing the police to achieve its political aims.

CSMRS team carries out quality tests on Polavaram project

A team from the Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) on Tuesday conducted technical tests at the Polavaram Irrigation Project site as part of ongoing quality assessment and monitoring work.

The team, comprising Siddharth P. Hedavu, Sri Hari T. Nair and Gaurav Pandey, conducted seven tests in the Gap-I region to evaluate the quality of soil, rock and construction materials used in the project.

Officials said the tests confirmed that the materials used met the required quality standards. Each test takes approximately seven hours to complete, reflecting the detailed nature of the evaluation process.

The team will continue testing in the Gap-2 region on Wednesday.

Deputy engineers of the water resources department Srikanth and Vijay Kumar and representatives of the contracting agency were also present during the inspection.