A 60-year-old nun deposing as a witness in the sexual-abuse-case filed against former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal allegedly came under tremendous pressure to withdraw her police-statement until the court finally came to her aid on Tuesday. According to SOS, an umbrella organisation of several church-based reformation groups, nun was intimidated by superiors after being transferred to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh a few months ago.

In a unique gesture, sand artists in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam paid tribute to the 40 CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama terror attack by using their art. Telugu Desam Party MLA Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar and his supporters made soldiers' graves with sand art including photos and displayed their names at Rama Krishna beach in Visakhapatnam.

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to give free smartphones to all members of women's self-help groups in the state to enable them to avail various government services on digital platform. The state has around 1.4 crore members in Development of Women and Children in Rural Area (DWCRA) groups, popularly known as the women's self-help groups.