Ruling party emerges victorious in Tirupati, Kadapa, Nellore and Ongole; YSRCP, which swept across wards in 2021 Municipal polls in Kadapa and Nellore, won just one ward in each corporation
Several thatched houses collapsed and residents were stranded in Ongole; District Collectors informed Chief Minister Naidy that arrangements were being made for counting votes in the local body elections alongside cyclone relief operations.
The landfall is happening close to Ongole, with gale-force winds of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph; he same wind speed is likely to prevail till morning along and off the coast near the landfall point.
NDRF, SDRF teams deployed in districts likely to be affected
Very heavy rainfall is expected in Ongole Urban, Naguluppalapadu, Vetapalem, Tangutur, Singarayakonda, Ulavapadu, Maddipadu, Gudluru, Zarugumilli, Santhanuthalapadu and Kandukur mandals of the district
Having come closest to Chennai coast at about 200 km over the seas, Murasu appeared to have skirted the city and was now heading towards its likely landfall zone along the South Andhra coast
Having come closest to Chennai coast at about 200 km over the seas, Murasu appeared to have skirted the city and was now heading towards its likely landfall zone along the South Andhra coast.
Landfall point is projected between Nellore and Narsapur, to the south of Ongole, beginning late night today at 11.30 pm, and the process likely to be over by 0400 hrs early on tomorrow
Kakinada (Rural) mandal records 51.75 mm by noon; the storm is likely to cross the coast near Ongole tonight
Kakinada (Rural) mandal records 51.75 mm by noon; the storm is likely to cross the coast near Ongole tonight
The severe cyclonic storm Murasu is expected to cross the south Andhra coast near Ongole tonight
The cyclonic storm lay centred about 350 km east of Chennai, 400 km east-southeast of Nellore, 430 km southeast of Machilipatnam, 420 km east-southeast of Kavali, 450 km southeast of Ongole, and 520 km south of Visakhapatnam, according to IMD.
On September 11, 2026, around 800 members of the United Forum of Bank Unions staged a protest in Ongole demanding a five‑day work week and uniform performance incentives. The demonstration also called for better recruitment, restoration of the old pension scheme, and a uniform PLI policy for all bank staff.
The speakers criticised that no measures had been taken to resolve the public’s core issues except few initiatives such as painting flyovers and ring roads, planting saplings, and installing statues of leaders
Ongole and Kavali record 39.3°C each, the highest temperatures in Andhra Pradesh; isolated light to moderate rain is likely across all districts over the next seven days, suggests IMD weather forecast
