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Exploring the cultural fabric of Andhra Pradesh and India through travel, food, fashion, and wellness.
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Manchala Ramayya, a 90-year-old farmer from Lalpuram, has donated Rs 10 lakh to modernize a teaching unit at Guntur Medical College, the latest in a string of healthcare gifts that began with artificial limbs for amputees.
A home-grown millet roti venture started by a woman in Kadapa has grown from local sales into shipments reaching the United States and Kuwait, riding India's broader millet revival and rising demand for traditional, fibre-rich foods among the diaspora.
Five government teaching hospitals across Andhra Pradesh will get dedicated units to manufacture and fit prosthetic limbs on-site, under a central scheme aimed at cutting wait times and costs for patients who currently travel out of state for artificial limbs.
A twist on the decades-old Pomodoro method is gaining traction online, swapping plain timers for anime episodes as the reward for staying focused.
Knee pain is one of the most common complaints doctors see, especially with age, but the right response depends on the cause. Here's what typically helps, and when home remedies aren't enough.
Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has constituted a specialist probe panel after a patient’s family at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College alleged that his post-surgery leg wound was infested with maggots.
A 15-year clinical study reveals that joint infections and fractures are increasingly forcing younger patients in India to undergo technically demanding revision hip replacement surgeries.
A breakthrough scientific study by AIIMS Delhi researchers reveals the exact cellular mechanisms through which fine particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) penetrates the placenta, restricting oxygen delivery and stunting foetal development.
A traditional 2,700-year-old 'Munivahana Seva' ritual was replicated near Tirupati to champion social harmony, featuring a prominent priest carrying a Dalit devotee into the temple.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to begin extensive preparations for the Godavari Pushkarams 2027, aiming to elevate the festival into a globally recognized spiritual and cultural milestone.
Andhra Pradesh will establish the Yoga Prachara Parishad with three regional offices to integrate the practice into daily life.
Cardiologists in Palnadu used an advanced scanning system to implant a dissolvable heart scaffold for an elderly patient.
Untreated sewage and chemical runoff enter the Godavari river, causing contamination and severe health issues for local residents.
A dramatic surge in cancer cases prompts immediate public health interventions and infrastructure upgrades in the temple town.
A team of epigraphists has documented stone inscriptions detailing centuries of regional history, royal donations, and cultural evolution.
The nine day annual temple festival ends as priests lower the sacred Garuda flag amid Vedic chants at the historic shrine.
A joint raid by police and health officials at an under-construction house in Bangarupalyam uncovered an illegal prenatal scanning network.
Breaking century-old socio-religious barriers, a group of transgender women are serving as trained Vedic priests at a prominent coastal Andhra temple.
Andhra Pradesh startup Bon Fiction wins top international awards and secures a spot in the global elite for artisanal chocolate.
Andhra Pradesh targets a massive turnout for International Yoga Day as the Chief Minister directs officials to mobilize ten million citizens.
Thousands of devotees filled the streets of Tirupati to pull the majestic wooden chariot during the traditional Rathotsavam festival.
A new five kilometer road winding up Indraleeladri hill will separate incoming and outgoing pilgrim traffic to the shrine.
Oncologists sound an alarm ahead of World No Tobacco Day as chewing tobacco and gutka drive a steep surge in oral malignancies.
The ritual marks the beginning of a two-day national matrimonial meet drawing prospective brides, grooms, and families to the temple town.
The upcoming transit facility will feature budget hotels, multi-level parking, and amenities to manage heavy tourist footfall to the hill shrine.
A specialized central team will document unrecorded ancient stone inscriptions and structural ruins hidden across the Andhra Pradesh core forest.
Health officials set up 24 hour medical desks at Renigunta to isolate international travelers arriving with viral symptoms.
A new evaluation backed by the World Bank aims to eliminate decades old medical cadres and fix chronic staff shortages exposed by pandemic pressures.
The Africa CDC has committed to delivering a vaccine and medicine for the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus by the end of 2026, as an outbreak surges in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spreads to Uganda.
Built at a cost of ₹127 crore, the 600-bed Dr. Kanuri–GMCANA Mother and Child Care Super Speciality Block at Guntur GGH has commenced operations, bringing corporate-level advanced treatment facilities for mothers and newborns under one roof.
On the sixth day of the annual Brahmotsavams, the processional deity of Lord Govindaraja Swamy enthralled devotees in Tirupati by riding the Hanumantha Vahanam and Gaja Vahanam.
India has dispatched a critical consignment of diagnostics, therapeutics, and infection control materials to support continental efforts in combating the escalating Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From T Nagar clothing stores to custom tailoring studios, we explore whether Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s black-and-white suit has inspired a new fashion trend in Tamil Nadu, and how much it costs to recreate his look.
Andhra Pradesh has positioned itself as a national leader in AI-driven healthcare under the MedTech Challenge, targeting the reduced burden of ten major diseases through low-cost, fast, and accurate diagnostic services.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is set to launch its annual conclave, Mahanadu, in a hybrid model. The digitally synchronized network will connect the party's grassroots machinery across 1,848 clusters in Andhra Pradesh with the central leadership in Amaravati.
The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Dr. Attaluri Vishnuvardhan as the new Director of Medical Education (DME) alongside announcing postings for 15 newly promoted Additional Directors, four medical college principals, and nine hospital superintendents.
In a groundbreaking feat of telesurgery, a robotic surgeon at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) in Hyderabad successfully operated on a patient over 4,000 km away from a medical console in Wuhan, China.