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  • Severe heat wave to prevail in 212 mandals of Andhra Pradesh today

    Severe heat wave to prevail in 212 mandals of Andhra Pradesh today

    The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority has predicted severe heatwaves in 212 mandals including Nellipaka, Chintur, Koonavaram, Vararamachandrapuram, Kukunoor and Velerupadu mandals of Eluru district. It said that the daytime temperatures would increase and advised the people to be vigilant.

    With the delay in the arrival of the southwest monsoon, the weather department predicted that the intensity of the sun will continue for two more days by recording 40 degrees to 45 degrees temperatures in most places.

    Meanwhile, heavy rain witnessed in the West Godavari district with trees and electricity poles were broken in many places. Due to this, the people faced hardships due to power cuts. The Meteorological Department has forecasted light to moderate rains in many districts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on Tuesday.

  • APPSC Group-1 Mains exam begins in Andhra Pradesh

    APPSC Group-1 Mains exam begins in Andhra Pradesh

    APPSC Group-1 Mains examinations begun across the state in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday a while ago. As many as 6,455 candidates will appear for this exam and they allowed to enter the examination centers from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM. The exam will be held from 10 am to 1 pm and continue till June 10.

    The APPSC has made all the arrangements for the smooth conduction of the examination and have taken steps to ensure that no malpractices are carried out. The officials have inspected the arrangements yesterday.

    The examination is conducted in ten districts at eleven centres with the implementation of biometric along with face recognition.

  • Two superfast railway lines to connect Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

    Two superfast railway lines to connect Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

    HYDERABAD: In welcome news for the railway passengers of the Telugu states, the Union government has approved the construction of two new superfast railway lines connecting Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Railway authorities have been instructed to conduct the necessary surveys to enhance connectivity between these regions.

    One of the proposed superfast railway lines will run between Shamshabad (Umdanagar Railway Station) and Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada. This line will prove highly beneficial as it will offer direct connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad for passengers travelling from different parts of Andhra Pradesh heading to the Middle East. This will be the first time that Umdanagar will have a direct superfast railway line.

    The other new railway line will connect Visakhapatnam and Kurnool via Kacheguda. There has been a significant demand for the introduction of more trains towards Mahbubnagar and Kurnool. The Railway Board has granted approval for the necessary survey to strengthen connectivity between the two States with the construction of these two new superfast railway lines.

    The Railway Board has communicated to the South Central Railway zone instructing them to conduct surveys for the first railway line between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada in AP as well as between Shamshabad and Visakhapatnam.

    A survey will also be carried out for the second railway line. The technical feasibility required for the implementation of the superfast railway project along these routes will be determined through these surveys. Once the surveys are completed, the project will move forward.

    Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has held multiple meetings with Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and submitted letters highlighting the benefits that these superfast railway lines will bring to the Telugu states.

    Taking this into consideration, the Railway Board has recently decided to conduct surveys for the superfast railway lines on these two routes.”The technical feasibility required to undertake the super-fast railway project on these routes will be determined through the survey. The survey will be completed in six months after which the project will be taken forward. Together, these two railway lines will account for a length of 942 km route (to travel at a maximum speed of 220 kmph),” according to a release by Minister Kishan’s office.

  • There are 408 criminal cases registered against YSRCP MLAs, MPs: Chandrababu Naidu

    There are 408 criminal cases registered against YSRCP MLAs, MPs: Chandrababu Naidu

    Amaravati (IANS) | Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that there are 408 criminal cases registered against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLAs and MPs. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president said 31 criminal cases were pending against Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alone. Of these, 11 are CBI and 9 are ED investigations.

    CM Chandrababu Naidu tweeted from his Twitter account that after YSRCP came to power, the government’s legal expenses have increased by 70 percent. The CM asked how can justice be expected from the criminals?

    Meanwhile, noted filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma reacted to Naidu’s statement. Verma reminded Naidu that the cases against Jagan Mohan Reddy were registered before he became the chief minister.

    Taking a jibe at the former CM, Verma said that despite these cases people gave Jagan a massive victory. And there is not a single case against you and no one wanted you as CM, right sir? what about that sir? He also challenged the TDP chief to a discussion on RGV Nizam channel.

    –IANS

  • Union Minister lauds the progress of housing construction in Andhra Pradesh

    Union Minister lauds the progress of housing construction in Andhra Pradesh

    Union minister of state for housing and urban development Koushal Kishore showered praise on state government for distributing 30 lakh house sites. Addressing a review meeting on progress of housing underPrime Ministers Awas Yojana, the Union minister stressed the need for completing the housing projects as per schedule.

    Addressing housing officials of various districts through video conference, he asked the officials to fulfill the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wish to provide housing to all by 2024. Stating that the Central government has been giving priority to Andhra Pradesh in allotment of houses, the Union minister assure release of funds.
    Minister for housing Jogi Ramesh appealed to the Union minister to extend cooperation to complete housing programme for the poor by releasing funds.

    Special chief secretary housing Ajay Jain explained to the Union minister the initiative taken by state government to provide housing to poor.

    He gave a power point presentation to Union minister on the progress of housing schemes in the state.
    Earlier, the Union minister of state inspected the housing layouts in Gajulapalle village of Ibrahimpatnam mandal. The officials said of the total 1,402 houses sanctioned, construction of 250 houses completed.

    Chairman of AP Housing Corporation D Dorababu welcomed the Union minister. Managing director Lakshmi Shah said that they are providing infrastructure in housing colonies. Navaratnalu implementation committee executive vice-chairman A Narayana Murthy, chief engineer G V Prasad were present.

  • BRS seeks public support for Telangana model in Andhra Pradesh

    BRS seeks public support for Telangana model in Andhra Pradesh

    Hyderabad: BRS Andhra Pradesh president Dr. Thota Chandrasekhar voiced concern over the neglect of the Kapu community who form a large percentage of population in both Telugu States. He expressed disappointment at the exploitation of the Kapu, Telaga, Balija and Ontari communities by political parties for their own selfish gains.

    Speaking at an event held at the BRS AP camp office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Chandrasekhar urged Kapus not to fall prey to vote bank politics and to support candidates who genuinely work for their welfare. He said both the TDP and the YSRCP reach out to the Kapu community only during the elections. He asserted that the social, economic, and political progress of all the communities could be achieved only through the BRS.

    Stating that the BRS would be contesting in all Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh during the upcoming elections, he called upon the people to rally behind BRS leadership in order to replicate the successful Telangana model in AP.

    Kapu Associations Welfare Samithi president Miriyala Chinna Raghavulu met with Thota Chandrasekhar and handed over a letter requesting cooperation from the Telangana government in providing five acres land for construction of Kapu Welfare Bhavan in Serlingampally, Rangareddy district. On the occasion, leaders from various districts, including Miriyala Chinna Raghavu from Machilipatnam, Mehbub Basha, Nur Khan, Ayyappa Reddy from Guntur, Jani from Ongole, and Chandrasekhar from Srikakulam, joined the BRS.

  • Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board organizes cycle rally in Tirupati

    Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board organizes cycle rally in Tirupati

    Tirupati : As part of implementing the action plan of mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), an India led global mass movement, AP Pollution Control Board Regional office, Tirupati organised a cycle rally in the city on Saturday. The movement was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP 26 in Glasgow on November 1, 2021 November 2021 for mindful and deliberate utilisation, instead of mindless and destructive consumption to protect and preserve the environment.

    It aims to nudge individuals and communities to practice a lifestyle that is synchronous with nature and designed with the objective to mobilise at least one billion Indians and other global citizens to take individual and collective action for protecting and conserving the environment in the period 2022-28. As part of it, a cycle rally was held from Tarakarama stadium to Nehru Municipal ground via town club junction in which students, V bike club representatives, representatives from industries and denizens took part to mark the World Environment Day on Saturday.

    It was flagged off by the Environmental Engineer A Narendra Babu while Vikas Singh of NARL, Gadanki took part as chief guest. Assistant Environmental Engineers V Madan Mohan Reddy, PV Kishore Reddy, M Sasikala, R Kumar and staff participated.

  • Andhra High Court sets aside government order to curb meetings

    Andhra High Court sets aside government order to curb meetings

    Amaravati (IANS) | The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday quashed the state government’s order banning public meetings on the roads in the state. Hearing a batch of petitions filed by leaders of various opposition parties, the High Court struck down the order. It was observed that the Government order can be detrimental to the fundamental rights.

    A division bench of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice DVS Somayajulu had reserved the order on January 24 and pronounced the verdict on Friday.

    On January 2, 2023, government order (GO) number one was issued, citing public safety, public meetings on the streets were banned.

    CPI state secretary Ramakrishna filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the GO. He alleged that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government issued the GO to suppress the voice of the opposition. He argued that such restrictions were not imposed even during the British rule.

    The High Court had issued an interim order on January 12 suspending the GO till January 23. It was found that the GO is prima facie in violation of Section 30 of the Police Act.

    However, the state government had moved the Supreme Court challenging the stay order passed by the vacation bench. It argued that the vacation bench cannot take up the PIL for hearing.

    The government clarified that the GO does not prohibit any public gathering, but only regulates such meetings by making prior permission mandatory in view of the recent stampede incidents.

    On April 24, the Supreme Court directed a division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to expedite the hearing on Geo. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had suggested that the High Court deliver the final verdict at the earliest.

    The mandate was issued in the wake of a stampede during TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s roadshow at Kandukur in Nellore district on December 28, 2022. Eight people including two women were killed in the incident.

    The directions were issued under the Police Act, 1861, which regulates the conduct of gatherings and processions on public roads and public streets.

    The government asked the concerned authorities to keep in mind the possibility of a repeat of the Kandukur incident, while considering any application under Section 30 of the Police Act, 1861, for holding public meetings in public roads and streets.

    –IANS

  • Four elephants got electrocuted in Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh

    Four elephants got electrocuted in Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh

    Visakhapatnam (IANS) | Four wild elephants died of electrocution in the early hours of Friday in Parvathipuram-Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh. The incident took place near Katragadda village in Bhamini mandal of the district near the Odisha border.

    The elephant was found lying dead near an electric transformer. The villagers told that they probably came in contact with the transformer, due to which they died.

    On the information of the villagers, police and forest department officials reached the village. The authorities took over the investigation. The power transformer was not secured from all sides.

    A herd of six elephants had recently entered the area from neighboring Odisha. Four of them died due to electrocution.

    The incident took place when the forest department was working on a plan to create an elephant zone for 14 elephants, of which eight were already present in the forest.

    Forest officials said they would take steps to protect the remaining 10 elephants. Animal rights activists have demanded immediate measures to set up elephant rehabilitation centres.

    They say that in the current summer season, elephants are being forced to come out of their habitats for food and water but are becoming victims of electric shock and other incidents.

    –IANS

  • Manipur violence: 70 students from Andhra Pradesh stranded at NIT Imphal

    Manipur violence: 70 students from Andhra Pradesh stranded at NIT Imphal

    Amaravati (IANS) | As many as 70 students from Andhra Pradesh are stranded at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Imphal and their families have urged the state government to send a special aircraft to evacuate them from violence-hit Manipur. Concerned about the safety of the students, their parents have requested the Andhra Pradesh government to make arrangements on the lines of the Telangana government, which is sending a special aircraft to evacuate its citizens.
    The Government of Andhra Pradesh has released a helpline number to provide any kind of assistance to the students of Andhra Pradesh in Manipur.
    The helpline numbers are 011-23384016 and 011-23387089.
    “We are in constant touch with the Manipur government and local administration to ensure all possible help,” an official release said. The following helpline numbers have been provided by the Government of Manipur to provide assistance to the people affected by the current law and order situation in the state.
    IRS MN Michael Ekom- 8399882392
    Joint Secretary (Home) Rehanuddin Chowdhary- 9436034077
    Joint Secretary (Home) Peter Salam- 7005257760
    Joint Secretary (Home) Dr. Charanjit Singh- 8794475406
    Deputy Secretary (Home) Dr. Myengbam Vito Singh- 8730931414
    DSP(Home)S Rudranarayan Singh- 7085517602
    The parents of the wards who are in Manipur can tell the helpline number to their wards along with the details of the helpline set up at AP Bhavan New Delhi, the statement said. We request the students to contact through helpline at Imphal or AP Bhawan, New Delhi.
    The Telangana government has sent an aircraft to evacuate its people stranded in Manipur.
    The state government said it was taking all measures to ensure the safety of Telangana students and people living in Manipur.
    A special cell has been opened to monitor the situation in the state of Manipur and to protect the interests of the people of Telangana in Manipur.
    As per available information, around 250 students belonging to Telangana are studying in various educational institutions in and around Imphal. Telangana government has decided to immediately airlift Telangana students from Imphal to Hyderabad. For this, a special flight has been arranged from Imphal to Hyderabad on Sunday.
    Telangana Chief Secretary has approached Manipur Chief Secretary to facilitate the safe transit of Telangana students from Imphal to Hyderabad.
    The Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, Telangana is in close touch with the Manipur State Government officials to ensure the safety and security of Telangana people/students in the State of Manipur.