Hyderabad: A renowned story writer who unveiled life in vivid detail in his short stories and novels depicting the culture and ethos of the Rayalaseema region in the same dialect, Kethu Vishwanath Reddy passed away in Ongole of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Monday. He was 84.
Vishwanath Reddy had gone to his daughter’s house in Ongole where he passed away, according to reports.
Vishwanath Reddy was a recipient of the Central Sahitya Akademi Award and several other awards in the literary field. He was a well-known teacher and had retired as a director at the Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University. He hailed from Rangasaipuram village in Erraguntla mandal of YSR Kadapa district.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.