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Amaravati: The stage is set for the reorganisation of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Monday even as the suspense continued on who will be picked as the new ministers and who will retain their ministerial positions. Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan will administer oath to the new ministers at the Secretariat at 11.31 a.m. on Monday. […]
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Amaravati: Homes in darkness, patients suffering in government hospitals and industries coming to a grinding halt in Andhra Pradesh show the severity of the power crisis gripping the state. An incident in which a woman delivered a baby under a cellphone light at a government hospital in Narsipatnam and the visuals of patients having a […]
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Tirupati(AP): A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in a village close to the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border in the small hours of Saturday. The incident occurred when the victim was asleep under a tiny thatched shelter in his tomato farm, police said. Police and forest officials rushed to […]
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Visakhapatnam: A woman delivered a baby under the light of phones, torchlights and candles at a government hospital in Narsipatnam of Andhra Pradesh. With NTR Government Hospital plunging into darkness due to power cuts gripping the state and failure of the generator at the hospital premises, the staff asked the attendants of the woman to […]
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Visakhapatnam: With almost the entire cabinet of Andhra Pradesh set to be reconstituted with new faces, there are quite a few who are tipped for the coveted posts of ministers. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, keen on striking a balance in caste equations besides giving opportunity for senior and loyalists in the party, is likely […]
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Guntur: The canteen at the renowned Sri Malleswara Swamy Siva temple at Pedakakani in the district was closed on Friday in the wake of allegations that non-vegetarian food was cooked on the premises. Endowments department officials said that the canteen was seized and the licence of its organisers cancelled even while a probe was ordered […]
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Visakhapatnam: Maoists killed a militia member on suspicion of being a police informer in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district after the latter surrendered, said a police official on Friday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Korra Laxman. The incident was reported in the Bongajangi remote village of Peddabayalu Mandal in […]
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Amravati: Bracing up for the 2024 Assembly elections in the state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set for the Cabinet rejig with as many as 19 ministers are likely to be dropped. The Chief Minister is likely to induct new ministers into the state Cabinet in a matter of few […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said the Centre cannot settle water disputes through negotiations when any request under Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act-1956 was received from a State government. The Centre, under the Act, within a period not exceeding one year from the date of receipt of such request, […]
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Hyderabad: The city police reportedly took into custody a notorious drug peddler Laxmipathy who was supplying hash oil to various small drug syndicates in the city. According to sources, the police caught him in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and bringing him to city. Meanwhile, efforts are on to identify and nab a few more persons […]
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh cabinet reshuffle is likely on April 11. The State Cabinet will meet on April 7, where Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will inform his Cabinet colleagues about the reshuffle. He may take resignations of the ministers who are going to be dropped. He will assure them that their services will […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana State Education Common Entrance Test (TS EdCET) 2022 for admissions into two-year BEd courses in the colleges of education for the academic year 2022-23 has been released with registration commencing from April 7. The entrance test is scheduled for July 26 and 27 at 19 regional centres including 17 in Telangana and two […]
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Amaravati: In a major administrative overhaul aimed at decentralisation of governance and balanced development, Andhra Pradesh on Monday created 13 new districts taking the total number to 26. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the new districts in a virtual mode from his official residence here. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, district collectors and superintendents of […]
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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Member of Legislative Council (MLC) BT Naidu, with an official statement by the Andhra Pradesh TDP office on Sunday, objected to the government’s affidavit seeking a time of 60 months for the construction of Amaravati Capital City. “The latest affidavit once again exposed the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP/YCP) […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has made it clear that it would be impossible to construct the capital meeting the deadline set by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma submitted a 190-page affidavit to the high court with respect to its verdict on the Amaravati capital issue here on Saturday, as the […]
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Hyderabad: Power tariff in Telangana is nominal compared to half a dozen States including Andhra Pradesh in the country even as the revised charges came into effect from Friday. With nominal power charges, Telangana is ensuring uninterrupted power supply for all sectors after its formation in 2014 though it faced power holiday for industries and […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to conduct classes only in the forenoon from April 4 in schools all over the state. The decision was taken keeping in mind the health of children during the scorching summer, Education minister Adimoolapu Suresh said here on Friday. The classes would be held from 7.30 a.m. to […]
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Vijayawada: The notification on the 26 new districts in Andhra Pradesh will be issued in a couple of days and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will inaugurate the new districts on April 4, according to Planning Secretary Vijay Kumar. Talking to media persons here on Friday, he said that over 17,500 suggestions and objections were […]
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Amaravati: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday staged state-wide protests against hike in electricity tariff announced by the government. Main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Left parties staged dharnas, took out rallies and organised innovative protests demanding a roll back. The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday issued the Retail Tariff Order […]
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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday found eight IAS officers guilty of contempt of court and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for two weeks and pay fine. The court took serious view of their failing to comply with its orders for removing the village secretariats located in government school buildings. Though the orders […]