More than 5,000 people from three villages in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district will start a hunger strike on Friday against an aqua food park. The villagers claimed that the park will destroy a fragile eco-system and ruin water bodies. The state government has nominated the owner of Godavari Mega[Read More…]
Tag: Andhra Pradesh
Social media posts against TDP, Naidu govt may land people in trouble in Andhra
Critical or negative remarks on social media against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) or the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh may result in serious action including imprisonment. TDP general secretary and state Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh, Naidu’s son, has asked his fellow leaders to initiate criminal action against[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh CM’s son Nara Lokesh sworn in as state cabinet minister
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh along with four MLAs of the opposition YSRC who switched loyalty to the ruling TDP-BJP coalition, and six others sworn in as incorporated on Sunday to the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet. The oath was administered by Governor ESL Narasimhan along with[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh: 10 killed, 30 injured after bus falls into a river
In an unfortunate incident, at least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus fell into a canal in a village of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. The Hyderabad-bound private bus fell in between two flyovers near Mullupadu village in Krishna district. Notably, there were 38[Read More…]
Chandra Babu Naidu’s son likely to contest MLC election
National Women’s Parliament begins in Andhra Pradesh
The 3-day National Women’s Parliament kicked-off on Friday in the state capital region Amaravati. The session is being organized by Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly with the theme of ‘Empowering Women – Strengthening Democracy.’ Along with Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, the inaugural event at Pavitra Sangamam was attended by Union[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh: Woman publicly thrashed by village ‘Sarpanch’
In another inhuman act, a woman was publically lambasted by village Sarpanch and his mate in Andhra Pradesh’s Kuderu village. The terrible episode took place on January 29. However, it came into the light when a video showing the ‘village head’ thrashing the woman went viral online on Thursday. Reportedly,[Read More…]
Cyclone Vardah leaves behind a trail of destruction: Here are 10 key developments
The city is restoring itself back as flights have been resumed and power has been restored in Chennai on Tuesday after Cyclone Vardah battered the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday. The natural disaster has killed around 10 people so far and forced thousands to flee their homes. Although the cyclone[Read More…]
Free mobiles to aid cashless transactions: AP govt
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has planned a move that he claims would help in this time of demonetisation chaos. The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to distribute free mobile phones to enable economically-backward people to undertake cashless transactions in the wake of the ongoing currency crisis. “Everybody[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana top ease of doing business list
In a list prepared by the World Bank with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the ease of doing business, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana jointly topped the rankings for 2015-16. Last year’s topper, Gujarat, slipped to third position. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the report[Read More…]