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Hyderabad: Cotton farmers have spent about Rs 500 crore buying herbicide-tolerant cotton seeds (HtBt). Cotton cultivation using HtBt seeds is considered illegal as the government has not yet approved its use. This year, the HtBt crop is likely to be about 20 per cent of the total extent (about 24 lakh hectares of 120 lakh […]
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Amaravati: Hotels, restaurants and eateries in Andhra Pradesh will be allowed to remain open till midnight from Tuesday and the state government has issued an order to this effect. Hitherto, restaurants were open till 10 p.m. due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The government has relaxed the timings in response to plea from the […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Joint Action Committee has given a call for a ‘Million March’ to protest against the reported anti Prophet comments of now suspended BJP party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Mohd Mushtaq Malik, convener of the T&AP JAC, said 35 Muslim and other secular organizations would come forward to organize the march […]
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Visakhapatnam: The rumours of possible mid-term election in Andhra Pradesh have been doing the rounds for some time now with of course, the ruling YSR Congress Party always ready to deny any such move every time the topic was broached. But political observers have an inkling that Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy may opt for […]
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Hyderabad: Goldi Solar, which deals with solar modules, said it plans to expand its 25 channel partners in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to strengthen its dealer and distributor network. The company has more than 90 distributors and dealers across the country. “The network expansion is aimed at serving the growing demand for solar in Andhra […]
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Karimnagar: A 30-member cooperative team of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) comprising of its chairmen and CEOs of the YSR (Kadapa) district in Andhra Pradesh state made an exposure visit to the Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) and PACS in Karimnagar district on Friday. The team was led by Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Training […]
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Hyderabad: UK Minister of State Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP visited the Indian School of Business (ISB) on Friday and sought to explore new areas of partnerships covering manufacturing, engineering, energy, tech sector, and climate change, among others. The Minister was accompanied by H.E Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India and Dr Andrew Fleming, […]
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Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Minister for Tourism and film actor R.K. Roja has lambasted the BJP national president JP Nadda for his remarks against the Jagan government in the state. Addressing a media conference here on Wednesday, she took strong exception to Nadda’s view that Modi’s health scheme Ayushman Bharat was being implemented in the name […]
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Chittoor: A 45-year-old has been arrested for allegedly raping his six-year-old neighbour in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The accused has been identified as 45-year-old Sreedhar Babu. As per the police, Babu is currently in custody and a case has been registered for the same. “The accused knew the girl as they are neighbours. […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday urged the union Ministry of Jal Shakti to convene a meeting of all stakeholders to take a decision on sharing of Krishna River waters based on the legitimate requirement of the State before the onset of monsoon. The decisions will be subject to pending settlement of the issue of […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted two weeks to the Telangana government to deposit the cost of Rs 2.5 lakh imposed on it while declaring the government order issued by the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh of providing 100 per cent reservation to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates for the post of teachers […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday urged the chairman of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to prevent Andhra Pradesh from illegally dumping tunnel waste in the Srisailam reservoir. It also requested the Board to obtain full details from AP duly inspecting the site urgently, to arrive at proper assessment and initiated immediate action in […]
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Kothagudem: With Mrigashira karte set to fall on Wednesday (June 8) the villagers and passersby in Burgampad mandal in the district have had a godsend load of fish at their disposal for free, following an accident. A lorry with a load of live fish overturned at Manugur cross roads in the mandal on Tuesday as […]
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Tirumala: Devotees from Tamil Nadu donated Rs.10 crore to Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple on Monday. This is a record for donations received on a single day in the history of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). Gopala Balakrishnan, a devotee from Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu, donated seven crore rupees for seven trusts of the TTD […]
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Hyderabad: Southern Region Power Committee (SRPC) Chairman and TS GENCO CMD D Prabhakar Rao stressed on the need for adopting latest automation techniques in Load- Generation Balance for effective economic operations and to avoid possible human errors. Bringing in newer technologies, process automation, innovation and creativity were essential for foolproof grid stability, he said while […]
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Amaravati: Jana Sena Party political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar on Saturday alleged that as many as 3,000 farmers had committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh and the government failed to address their issues. Addressing a meeting at the party office in Mangalagiri chaired by its president and film actor Pawan Kalyan, he said Chief Minister […]
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Amaravati: School education authorities in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday postponed declaration of results of class 10 due to a technical problem. The Board of Secondary Education postponed the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. Students who have been eagerly waiting for the results were disappointed due to postponement at the last minute. Officials said […]
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Hyderabad: Premier management institute Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and agri-land marketplace SFarmsIndia have launched the IIMA-SFarmsIndia Agri Land Price Index (ISALPI). The land price index will record and present data on prices of agricultural lands across the country. This index is important in terms of benchmarking land prices in rural and semi-urban areas […]
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Amaravati: As expected, the ruling YSR Congress Party made a clean sweep of all the four Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. YSRCP candidates V. Vijay Sai Reddy, Beeda Masthan Rao, R. Krishnaiah and Niranjan Reddy were declared unanimously elected in the absence of other contestants. Later, talking to media persons, the newly […]
