Visakhapatnam: Former Secretary to the Central Government EAS Sarma has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government drop the decision to permit the Adani Group to set up pumped storage hydroelectric projects in Parvathipuram-Manyam District in violation of the PESA and Forest Rights act (FRA). In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma here […]
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government on Monday declared a two-day state mourning following the sudden death of minister for Industries, Commerce, Information Technology Mekapati Gowtham Reddy. National flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings under the control of the state government on February 21 and 22. There will be no public entertainment during the […]
Visakhapatnam: BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to immediately address the issue of payment of compensation to chilli farmers as an emergency measure. Talking to media persons here on Thursday, he said he had already written a letter to Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on the issue on […]
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the state. The Omicron positive patient is a 39-year-old international traveller from Kenya. While speaking with ANI, Dr Hymavati, the Director of Andhra Pradesh’s Public Health Department, said, “A 39 years old foreign traveller came from Kenya to […]
Hyderabad: To facilitate IT, ITeS employees /employers and freelancers working from remote locations, Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy launched the State government’s Work from Hometown (W@HT) website. The government aims to provide proper infrastructures, such as high-speed internet, an uninterrupted power supply, and dedicated workspaces. Initially, W@HT pilot centres in 29 locations […]
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government is not inclined to affect any cut in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel due to its precarious financial condition, a top official said here on Friday. Two days ago, the Centre reduced the Excise Duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 a litre […]
Hyderabad: Former Minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy found fault with the State government for failing to raise the issue of unauthorised projects being taken up by the Andhra Pradesh Government during the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) meeting held recently. “Despite several appeals to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, he had not approached Supreme Court over […]
