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  • GVL urges AP to aid chilli farmers

    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 […]

  • COVID-19: Second Omicron case confirmed in Andhra

    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 […]

  • Work from home centres in Vizag, Tirupati, Kakinada soon

    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 […]

  • Andhra Pradesh not inclined to cut VAT on fuels

    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 […]

  • CM neglecting TS interests: Nagam

    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 […]

  • ‘Imprudent to sell AP stake in Gangavaram port to Adani Group’

    Visakhapatnam: Former Secretary to the Central Government, EAS Sarma, has called upon the Andhra Pradesh government to revoke its decision to sell away its equity in Gangavaram Port to the Adani Group in public interest. Expressing his serious concerns about the manner in which the state government had chosen to part with its equity share […]

  • Fake challan racket: Six sub-registrars suspended in Andhra Pradesh

    Criminal cases were registered against 10 persons in the scam

  • AP govt to set up IT research University in Visakhapatnam

    The proposed university aims to provide the students the necessary IT knowledge and skills through constant updates on the advancement of technologies

  • 30,000 acres acquired under housing for the poor in AP

    Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government has acquired 30,000 acres at a cost of Rs.12,000 crore to provide housing for the poor, according to Housing minister Ch. Srirnganadha Raju. Addressing a review meeting here on Thursday, he said that the land was now being developed as layouts and provided all the infrastructural facilities to give quality houses […]

  • Theatres in Hyderabad wait for Friday blockbusters

    Theatres await revision of ticket fares to make screenings financially more viable

  • State Scan: Noteworthy events took place in last week across India

    Here are the gist of a few news events with photographs

  • Telangana demands equal share in Krishna water

    Telangana has also decided to call for cancellation of the three-member meeting of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) on July 9 and instead, seek a meeting with entire board on July 20

  • AP sanctions Rs 17 lakhs for treatment of Kathi Mahesh

    Kathi Mahesh suffered injuries after the vehicle in which he was travelling in met with an accident at Chandrasekharapuram village in Kodavalur mandal of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

  • AP creating unnecessary disputes: Srinivas Goud

    Mahabubnagar: Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud on Thursday accused the Andhra Pradesh government of creating unnecessary disputes over Krishna water sharing and wanted the government to withdraw such moves. “If Andhra Pradesh government wants to ensure peace and harmony among the two Telugu States, then it should suspend the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme works. Works […]

  • Covid curfew: Relaxation timings extended in 8 AP districts

    Curfew will be relaxed from 6 am to 9 pm in Anantapur, Kurnool, Guntur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, YSR Kadapa, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore and Srikakulam districts

  • AP govt dispenses with interviews for future recruitments in govt service  

    It was on October 17, 2019 that Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, at a high-level meeting on recruitments, took the decision to do away with personal interviews for all recruitments through the AP Public Service Commission.

  • Speak up on RLIS now, Vemula to AP Ministers

    Says KRMB's directions to AP to stop RLIS works clears the air surrounding project's legality

  • Srinivas Goud warns AP against illegal construction of irrigation projects

    Srinivas Goud says the illegal construction will deny TS its rightful share of Krishna River water and turn the Palamuru region into a dessert

  • Telangana to go all out to protect water share

    Cabinet opposes illegal construction of Rayalaseema lift scheme and RDS by Andhra Pradesh govt

  • Andhra to relax Covid curfew hours till 6 p.m. from June 21

    "Curfew hours have been relaxed from morning 6 a.m. to evening 6 p.m.," said an official statement on Friday, following a Covid review meeting by Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

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