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YSRCP launches protests against privatisation of medical colleges in Andhra

The YSRCP on Wednesday launched statewide protests opposing the Andhra Pradesh government's alleged move to privatise government medical colleges. The opposition party said that rallies are held across all 175 Assembly constituencies, with people participating in the one-crore signature campaign, demanding the withdrawal of the decision to allegedly privatise medical colleges. The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party alleged that the decision threatens affordable medical education for poor students and deprives the underprivileged of multi-specialty healthcare access under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. We have launched statewide protests today opposing the NDA coalition government's disastrous move to privatise government medical colleges, which threatens affordable education and public healthcare, said YSRCP in a release. It further said that former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy established 17 medical colleges, of which five were inaugurated with admissions, while ...

How an Uttarakhand dairy supplied fake ghee worth ₹250 cr to Tirupati temple

The Bhole Baba Organic Dairy allegedly never procured a drop of milk or butter from anywhere, yet managed to supply 6.8 million kg of ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

Andhra govt to float tenders worth ₹1,000 cr for road development

Andhra Pradesh Roads and Buildings Minister B C Janardhan Reddy on Sunday said tenders for road development works worth over Rs 1,000 crore will be invited soon. He said the NDA coalition government has already taken up road repair works worth Rs 2,500 crore since coming to power, as part of its mission to make Andhra Pradesh pothole-free and ensure smooth travel for the public. Tenders for road development works worth over Rs 1,000 crore will be called shortly as part of our mission to make Andhra Pradesh a pothole-free state, Reddy said in a press release. The minister said that within five months of assuming office, the TDP-led NDA government had sanctioned major road repair and maintenance projects to restore road infrastructure across the state. Reddy alleged that the previous YSRCP government had neglected road maintenance between 2019 and 2024, leaving thousands of kilometres of roads in "poor condition". He added that the government was exploring the Public-Private Partner

Barcode sander logs, track them in real-time: Pawan Kalyan to officials

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday directed officials to barcode every red sander log with the government and track them in real time. Kalyan, who has forest portfolio with him, visited red sanders warehouses belonging to the forest department at Mangalam village in Tirupati Urban mandal today, and instructed officials that not even a single log should be missing from the time of its seizure to sale. "Set up unique bar coding and live tracking for every red sanders log. Not even a single log should be missing from the time of its seizure to sale," Kalyan was quoted in a press release as saying. The Deputy CM checked out the precious wood stored in eight godowns, categorised into a, b, c and non-grade categories. He also visited Mamanduru forest area in Tirupati district. Back in May, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had directed all revenue-generating departments, including the forest department, to explore possibilities of increasing revenues for the

ReNew secures $331 mn funding from ADB for Andhra renewable energy project

ReNew had, in April 2025, announced a $2.5 billion investment to develop a 2.8 GW hybrid renewable energy complex in Andhra Pradesh - one of India's largest projects at a single location

Brookfield's Andhra Pradesh project gets ₹7,500 crore REC funding

Brookfield is one of the world's largest investors in renewable power, with about 46 GW of installed capacity and a development pipeline of approximately 200 GW

Cyclone Montha to hit Andhra Pradesh coast tomorrow: What we know so far

Montha is expected to make landfall somewhere between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, near Kakinada on the Andhra Pradesh coast, in the evening or night of October 28

Cyclone Montha: Andhra govt prepares plan for relief, essential supplies

The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. State Civil Supplies Minister N Manohar said the action plan covers stock positioning of Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities, fuel inventory management, paddy procurement steps, food supply to relief shelters and post-cyclone relief distribution. "The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action taken report detailing the pre-cyclone preparedness measures for Cyclone Montha, ensuring readiness before landfall," Manohar said in an official release late on Saturday. The supply of food grains to all fair price shops in coastal areas shall be completed by October 26 and sufficient stock is already placed at Mandal Level Stock Points, he said. According to officials, 40 per cent stock movement has been completed in coastal districts, and Global Positioning System (GPS) exemption has been granted for second-stage food grain movement base

Kurnool bus fire: Forensic team reaches site, admin sets up control rooms

The forensic team began a detailed inspection of the vehicle and experts are collecting evidence to determine the exact cause of the fire

World Bank to release another $200 mn for Amaravati capital project by Dec

The World Bank, which has pledged USD 800 million for the Amaravati Capital Phase-I development, is expected to disburse the second tranche of USD 200 million by the end of this year, a senior official of the Andhra Pradesh government said on Thursday. The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have each committed to fund USD 800 million, totalling 1600 million (Rs 13,600 crore), for Amaravati capital city phase-I development. Additionally, the Centre will fund Rs 1400 crore, out of the Rs 15,000 crore committed by it for Phase-I of the development. As part of its commitment, the World Bank has already released USD 207 million, of which nearly 50 per cent was spent on various works, S Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary ( Municipal Administration and Urban Development) said. Almost about, I think around Rs 1800 crore or something they have released already. So out of that I think we have, I think only about less than 50 per cent only we have spent till now. I think before Decembe

Andhra CM on 3-day tour of UAE to invite investors for Partnership Summit

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu began a three-day tour of UAE on Wednesday to woo investments and invite industrialists to the forthcoming CII Partnership Summit in Vizag on November 14 and 15, an official source said. Chief minister left Amaravati for Hyderabad on Wednesday morning and took off for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from there. "The Chief Minister embarked on a three-day visit to UAE," said a press release. The southern state is inviting industrialists overseas and foreign government officials for the summit. As part of this effort, CM is visiting UAE for three days to meet a number of industrialists and invite them for the summit, the release added. Naidu is expected to meet the representatives of five organisations on Wednesday, followed by a roadshow for the summit. CM will also visit Dubai Future Museum. On the first day of his tour, Naidu is scheduled to meet industry leaders, including PNC Menon of Sobha Group, Sharafuddin Sharaf (Saharaf), an

Andhra employees to get Diwali DA and benefits, including childcare leave

Andhra Pradesh government employees get festival boost with DA, earned leave payout, promotions and childcare leave as part of Diwali bonanza

Andhra's $15 bn Google deal sparks competition among southern states

Last Wednesday, the Andhra Pradesh government announced that it had approved two major investments by the Raymond group, worth ₹940 crore, in aerospace and automotive manufacturing

PM Modi to visit Andhra Pradesh to inaugurate projects worth ₹13,430 crore

PM Modi will begin his visit at around 11.15 am with pooja and darshan at Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam in Srisailam, Nandyal district

Creating quantum computing ecosystem is next big thing: Nara Lokesh

The Andhra Pradesh government will sign a pact with Google to set up a one gigawatt hyperscale data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, anchoring the $10 billion 'AI City Vizag' project

Andhra govt to sign Google deal for AI hub, 1-GW data centre in Vizag

Andhra Pradesh inks pact with Google for a ₹80,000-crore 1GW AI data centre in Vizag, expected to create 1.8 lakh jobs and anchor India's first AI City project

Andhra allots 6,000 acres to BPCL for ₹1 trn greenfield refinery project

Andhra Pradesh Government has issued orders allotting 6,000 acres of land situated near Ramayyapatnam Port in Nellore District on a cost basis, to BPCL Ltd for setting up 9 to 12 MMTPA Greenfield Refinery cum Petrochemical Complex, which envisages an investment of about Rs 1 lakh crore. The state government order gave in-principle approval of total financial incentives to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, up to 75 per cent of the capital expenditure over a period of 20 years from the commencement of project activities, for the ultra-mega project of more than 96,000 crore under tailor-made incentives provisions. The BPCL is expected to invest Rs 4,843 crore during the current financial year and Rs 9,686 crore next year. It will be investing Rs 14,529 crore in 2027-28, Rs 29,059 crore in 2028-29 and Rs 38,745 crore in FY30, totalling Rs 96,862 crore investment, according to the government order. The public sector enterprise will get a capital subsidy of 43.5 per cent in 15 ...

Andhra clears $10-bn Google data centre in Vizag, 188k jobs likely

Chandrababu Naidu-led SIPB clears ₹1.14-trn investments, including Google's ₹87,520-cr data centre in Visakhapatnam, to position the city as 'AI City Vizag'

When states compete on policy depth and delivery excellence, India wins

In those early years, our government embarked on several landmark projects to get AP on the growth path

Andhra extends deadline for Kharif 2025 E-Crop digital survey registrations

The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the deadline for land and crop registration under the E-Crop Digital Survey for Kharif 2025 till the end of October. Agriculture Director Dilli Rao said the extension was necessary as registrations had not progressed as expected due to several field-level challenges. Out of 290 lakh land parcels, only 88 lakh, accounting for 36 percent, have been registered so far. The deadline for land and crop registration under the E-Crop Digital Survey for Kharif 2025 has been extended till October-end, said Rao in a press release. The government is determined to achieve 100 percent coverage of land parcels under the E-Crop Digital Survey this season, he said. Rap noted that the last date for registration has now been fixed as October 25, while social audit, corrections, and modifications can be carried out till October 30. The final list will be displayed on October 31. According to him, factors such as rationalisation and transfers of Rythu Seva Ke