Live
- Women’s protest rally in Imphal against re-imposition of AFSPA in 6 police station areas
- Greater Nicobar Island project has all environmental clearances: Govt
- Fadnavis leaves for Delhi, expected to meet Amit Shah along with Shinde, Ajit Pawar
- HYDRA-Relocated Residents Struggling with Severe Maintenance Issues at New Dignity Housing Colony
- BGT 2024-25: Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best in the world, says Pat Cummins
- BIS to develop standards for 214 critical medical devices by 2025 end
- HM Amit Shah pens story of co-operatives revival, gets thumbs up from PM Modi
- Next BJP govt will give pension to all 10 lakh elderly in Delhi: Virendra Sachdeva
- Wipro appoints Omkar Nisal as CEO, Europe Strategic Market Unit
- UN chief warns of ongoing landmine threat as some parties renew use of anti-personnel mines
Former AP minister Gummadi Kuthuhalamma passes away in Tirupati
Former AP minister and deputy speaker Gummadi Kuthuhalamma
Former AP minister and deputy speaker Gummadi Kuthuhalamma (73) passed away after suffering from illness for some time at her residence in Tirupati on Wednesday morning.
Former AP minister and deputy speaker Gummadi Kuthuhalamma (73) passed away after suffering from illness for some time at her residence in Tirupati on Wednesday morning. Kutuhalamma, who is a doctor, Chittoor ZP chairperson started her political career in Congress and joined TDP in 2014. However, she resigned from TDP about a year and a half ago.
Kuthuhalamma contested as a Congress candidate from Vepanjeri (presently GD Nellore) constituency in 1985 and won as an MLA for the first time. She was elected to the Assembly from the same seat in 1989, 1999 and 2004 and served as the Minister of Health and Child Welfare during the late former CM Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy's regime. She served as Deputy speaker of AP Legislature in 2007 and worked as a speaker.
After being denied a Congress seat, she contested as an independent candidate and lost and won from GD Nellore as MLA on behalf of Congress. She joined TDP in 2014 after the bifurcation of the state and contested from GD Nellore and lost.
