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Telangana polls: BRS' defeat is a loss of people of Telangana, says CM KCR

During his address, KCR highlighted the achievements of his government in the past nine years while comparing it with the sorry state of affairs when Telangana was part of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh govt to begin BC caste census around Nov 15: Minister

The Andhra Pradesh government will begin Backward Classes caste census around November 15, aimed at better serving the 139 communities which fall under this category, Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna said on Wednesday. The Backward Classes Welfare Minister noted the government will extensively deploy the village secretariat system for the caste census, along with the volunteer system. "From November 15, one week here and there, this caste census will begin. For the BC caste census, the village secretariat system will be used extensively, along with the volunteer system," said Krishna, addressing a press conference at the Secretariat. According to the Minister, there are about 139 BC castes in the state and the people from these communities are oblivious to their numerical strength. He highlighted that the backward classes communities also do not know the level of their representation in various fields and said the census will solve these riddles. Krishna said several ...

Cong appoints vice presidents, general secretaries in Andhra Pradesh unit

The Congress on Friday appointed 29 vice presidents and 64 general secretaries in its Andhra Pradesh unit. It also appointed new district presidents in Andhra Pradesh to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots level in the state which goes to polls next year. "The Congress president has approved the proposal for the appointment of state office bearers and presidents of various district and city Congress committees in the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, with immediate effect," an official communication from the party said. The new vice presidents who have been appointed include Sripathi Prakasham, N Surya Nayak, B Satyawati, Meesala Subbanna, Korivi Vinay Kumar, Dhanekula Murali, V Gurunatham, K Prabhakar, K Ramadevi and Kota Sathyanarayana, among others. The new general secretaries appointed by the Congress include Srirama Murthy Ruthula (Organisation), Buridi David, Ambati Krishna, Pydi Naga Bhushan, Dola Srinivas, Vajayapathi Srinivas Rao, Akula Venkata Ramana, Aithabath

AP PGECET Second Phase Seat Allotment Result to be out today, details here

Candidates can access their AP PGECET seat allocation 2023 result by entering their username and password on the official website at pgecet-sche.aptonline.in

Andhra shelves plan to frame law on legalising minimum support price

Fresh Draft may come up after proper consultation, sources said

SC defers hearing on Naidu's plea till Mon, asks AP govt to file documents

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till October 9 hearing on a plea by TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition to quash an FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Andhra Pradesh government, to place on record all materials which were produced before the high court in connection with the case. Rohatgi said Naidu's petition for quashing the FIR should be rejected as the question of section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not arise as the provision came in July 2018, while the inquiry into the case was started in 2017 by the CBI. Senior advocates Harish Salve, Abhisehk Singhvi and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, said all the allegations in the FIR pertains to the decisions, instructions or recommendations made by Naidu while being the chief minister of the state. "This

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AP polls Kurukshetra battle between pro-poor YSRC govt, scamsters: CM Reddy

The Chief Minister drew multiple analogies between the ruling YSRC and the Opposition parties

Chandrababu Naidu arrested: Understanding the skill development scam

Several other TDP leaders have also been put under house arrest following the arrest of Naidu

400 vehicles gutted in fire at two-wheeler showroom in Andhra Pradesh

As many as 400 vehicles were gutted in a fire at a two-wheeler showroom here early on Thursday morning, a police official said. The fire broke out around 5 am at the showroom located near the national highway (NH-16) and raged for about 90 minutes, the police official added. "The fire accident occurred when new vehicles were being unloaded from a truck which came from Chennai," Vijayawada Central ACP P Bhaskar Rao said and added that the loss could be around Rs 4 crore, as per preliminary estimates. Five fire engines were deployed to douse the blaze as a result of which as many as 200 vehicles could be saved, he sad. No police complaint has been lodged yet, he added. Police are yet to ascertain the cause of the accident, he said, adding there was no loss of life or injuries. Meanwhile, the situation is under control and the fire has been completely doused, Rao said, adding the owner of the showroom is estimating the loss. Police are yet to register an FIR as no complaint was lod

Andhra Pradesh, edX join together to make students globally ready

The Andhra Pradesh government and edX, a leading e-learning platform have entered into an agreement to evolve a roadmap for bolstering existing varsity courses to propel state students to be globally ready by learning modern technologies. edX will collaborate with AP higher education department (HED) to create a roadmap for enhancing its online courses designed by top global institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge and other universities. edX representatives met Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office today. "edX may work with Andhra Pradesh HED to explore training and learning needs, identify learning gaps and curate MOOCs (massive open online courses) from within edX's existing online campus subscription catalogue with respect to the requirement of the current curriculum of both professional and conventional degree programmes," said an official press release. Both the entities are expected to jointly launch technologies and pedagogies for teaching and

AP CM Reddy disburses Rs 561 crore under 'Jagananna Thodu' scheme

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday disbursed Rs 561 crore to 5.1 lakh small and marginal traders and artisans under the 'Jagananna Thodu' scheme, which also included Rs 11 crore interest subvention component. He disbursed these funds at his camp office for the fourth year at a stretch under the first tranche for this year. "Nowhere in the country a programme like this, which benefits lakhs of people is happening," said Reddy. 'Jagananna Thodu' aims to shield petty traders and traditional artisans from the clutches of loan sharks for their daily working capital needs, empowering them to avoid usurious interest rates. The scheme offers Rs 10,000 interest-free loan per annum and also rewards prompt repayments by adding another Rs 1,000 to the loan amount each year, which is capped at Rs 13,000. The Chief Minister highlighted that more than 4.5 lakh beneficiaries have repaid these loans on time. Out of the 5.1 lakh beneficiaries on Tuesday, the CM said 50,

AP govt approves building 47,000 houses for poor, graveyards for Dalits

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday announced decisions including conferring full rights to assigned land-owners and sanction for construction of graveyards for dalits in 1,966 villages among others. The state Cabinet meet presided over by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy sanctioned full rights on assigned lands (lands given to SCs) amounting to 63,192 acres for 66,111 persons. "In case of death of original beneficiaries, their legal heirs would get the full rights," the state government said in a press note shared on Wednesday. The Cabinet also approved the welfare calendar for July, including laying the foundation for 47,000 houses for the poor in 1,366 acres of land in the R5 zone of Capital Region Development Authority area (CRDA). Similarly, the Cabinet has permitted constructing burial grounds for scheduled castes in 1,966 villages. Talking to reporters, Information and Public Relations Minister Chelluboyina Srinivasa Krishna said 1,051 acres of land had been sancti

AP govt neck deep in graft, when will Centre initiate action: Naidu

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the YSRCP dispensation in Andhra Pradesh of being "neck-deep in corruption" and sought to know when will the Union government initiate action against Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Addressing a public meeting in his Assembly constituency of Kuppam, he claimed the BJP leaders were making mere statements castigating the YSRCP government for alleged corruption. "The Union ministers should announce when are they going to initiate action against this corrupt chief minister," Naidu said. He vowed that once TDP is back in power, he will make sure that all those who looted granite in Kuppam pay back. Naidu said that the TDP's mini-manifesto has promised justice for all sections of the society, including women, youths and farmers. Once assets are created, revenues will go up which will be equally distributed among the poor in the shape of welfare schemes, he added. Assembly elections in the state are slated to be

Andhra Pradesh CM constitutes working group to transform school curriculum

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has constituted a high-level working group involving executives from top tech companies and senior officials to transform government school students into worldclass products equipped with modern technology. The working group consisting of executives from Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Intel, Google, NASSCOM and Niti Aayog has been tasked to finalise the curriculum, infrastructure, resource deployment, content and labs needed at schools. "The working group was asked to submit its report by July 15...to be headed by school education principal secretary," said a press note shared by the state government on Sunday. School Infrastructure Commissioner has been appointed as the convenor of this group. Empowered by high-end technologies, the southern state wants public school students to acquire modern knowledge to bag best jobs at the international level. The working group is expected to recommend the steps needed to train students in

Odisha train tragedy: AP dispatches 20 ambulances, 21 funeral vehicles

The Andhra Pradesh government has dispatched 20 ambulances and 21 funeral vehicles to the train accident site at Bahanaga Bazaar in Odisha, said Health Minister Vidadala Rajini on Saturday. Expressing deep sorrow over the tragedy which claimed nearly 290 people and injured over a 1,000 more, she said more vehicles are on standby for dispatch if needed. "For better coordination of these vehicles, a committee of officials from the health, transport and police departments has been appointed," said the Health Minister in a press note shared by the state government today. Further, she said Srikakulam RIMS, Vizag King George Hospital and hospitals superintendents in Vizianagaram have been put on alert. Rajini said arrangements have been made to treat the injured and instructed medical personnel to be ready to go to the accident spot for administering treatment if needed. According to the Minister, all the hospitals and medical personnel in the vicinity of southern state's border with ..

Prepare action plan to hand over houses to poor in Amaravati: Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed officials to prepare an action plan for constructing houses and hand them over to beneficiaries after distributing pattas for the eligible poor in the Amaravati capital region. Reviewing the government housing programme, the Chief Minister instructed officials to give special attention on expediting construction for the poor to get their houses at the earliest. "The sooner the houses are constructed and handed over to the poor, the better it would be for their lives," Reddy said in a a release by the state government. Meanwhile, officials informed the Chief Minister that 5,024 Andhra Pradesh Township And Infrastructure Development Corporation (APTIDCO) houses are ready to be handed over while levelling works of land at R-5 zone, a designated place for eligible poor people in the capital area, have been completed and house pattas are ready to be distributed. According to officials, 3.7 lakh houses were complete

AP govt spending 7.3% of state budget on healthcare, says top official

As much as 7.3 per cent of Andhra Pradesh's state budget is being spent on healthcare compared to the average of 4 to 4.5 per cent overall in the country, a senior government official said on Thursday. Special Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, M T Krishna Babu said though the government is spending a lot in the sector, the level of public satisfaction over healthcare services is constantly being assessed. "We are continuously taking feedback from patients both out-patients (OP) and in-patients (IP)," Babu said at a two-day brainstorming session organised for all government medical college principals and hospital superintendents in Vijayawada. He said the conference was taken up to optimise the administrative setup of healthcare institutions with focus on improving healthcare services. Babu said efforts are underway to ensure all the 16 government medical colleges in the state are adhering to rules, regulations, proper work conditions, financial management, accounting amon

AP liabilities rose by 12.6% CAGR under YSRC to Rs 6.5 trn: Official

The total liabilities of YSRC-led government in Andhra Pradesh rose at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6 percent till March 2023 to Rs 6.5 lakh crore as against the 21.8 percent CAGR during the TDP regime, said Special Secretary (Finance & Economic Affairs) to Chief Minister, Duvvuri Krishna on Thursday. He said the total liabilities of the state, including non-guaranteed liabilities was Rs 1.53 lakh crore as on date of state bifurcation, which shot up to Rs 4.1 lakh crore by the end of May, 2019 when the TDP demitted office. The outstanding liabilities have increased by 169 percent during the five-year TDP period. This translates to a CAGR of liabilities of 21.8 percent during 2014-19, said Krishna in a statement shared by the state government. As against that, he said the outstanding liabilities have increased by only 58 per cent during the YSRC rule from 2019-23, translating to a CAGR of only 12.6 percent. Interpreting these financial metrics, the special secretary

Andhra govt steps up efforts to bring back stranded students from Manipur

The Andhra Pradesh Government on Sunday stepped up its efforts to bring the Telugu students stranded due to the riots in Manipur to their native places safely