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3 Andhra capitals announced to create enmity between people, says TDP

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) criticised the decision of three capitals in the state at a round table meeting of state TDP leaders on Saturday.

Major rail infra project commissioned; boost to AP coastal economy

: The South Central Railway (SCR) has completed and commissioned a major 221-km rail line doubling and electrification project that could give a boost to agro and aqua economies in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. Electrification of the final 32.8-km stretch of rail line between Aravalli and Nidadavolu has been commissioned on October 13, marking the completion of the decade-old project. The vital Vijayawada-Gudivada-Bhimavaram-Narsapuram electrification, Gudivada-Machilipatnam and Narsapuram-Nidadavolu doubling and electrification project was sanctioned in 2011-12 at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore. The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited executed the project in five phases. The doubling and electrification would now enable operation of train services with electric traction on end-to-end basis on these routes. Calling it a super critical project, SCR general manager (in charge) Arun Kumar Jain noted that its completion marked yet another milestone in rail development in the coastal region of

Loan Apps menace: Bankers too will be taken to task, warns AP DGP

: Bankers, along with others, would be made liable for extortion and abetment to suicide in instances involving death by suicide of borrowers (from loan apps), Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police K V Rajendranath Reddy has said. Telecom service providers, PlayStore\AppStore hosts, besides the apps developers would also be taken to task, the DGP told a press conference here on Friday. He said the AP Police have drawn up an action plan to curb the loan apps menace and also to educate gullible people against falling prey. In the last few months six people committed suicide in the state due to harassment by the loan apps operators. We have registered 75 cases and arrested 71 people involved in the nefarious operations, Rajendranath said. Also, 173 apps were banned so far and a sum of Rs 10.2 crore was frozen in the bank accounts. We are first identifying the developers of these loan apps. Most of them are based in China. They are entering into an agreement with PlayStore\AppStor

Rahul Gandhi briefly touches AP border villages during 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday evening passed through a few villages in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh during the course of his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. AP Congress president Sake Sailajanath, working president N Tulasi Reddy, former minister N Raghuveera Reddy and other senior leaders accorded a rousing reception to Rahul as he entered Kanukuppa village under D Hirehal mandal from neighbouring Karnataka. Scores of Congress workers and villagers lined up to greet Rahul as he walked about 12-km through Jajarakallu, Madenahalli, Lakshmipuram, D Hirehal and Obulapuram villages that fall in AP on the borders of Karnataka. From Obulapuram checkpost, Rahul returned to Bellary in Karnataka for a night halt. The Congress leader will once again enter Andhra Pradesh in Kurnool on the 18th. According to Tulasi Reddy, the Bharat Jodo Yatra would continue in AP till the 21st as per the current schedule. Rahul would then enter neighbouring Telangana.

Bridge across Krishna to meet long-pending demand of Telangana, AP people

The iconic cable-stayed cum suspension bridge approved by the Centre across the Krishna river will meet a long pending demand of the people of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi lead Cong's Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Andhra Pradesh

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi will enter Andhra Pradesh on Friday. Flanked by former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and top leaders of the party, Gandhi resumed the march from Rampura here in the morning after a night halt. The former Congress president will have a brief stay at Obalapuram in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, party workers said. "Another remarkable day at hand! Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka - wherever the #BharatJodoYatra goes, love follows. Join us as we briefly step into Andhra Pradesh for another action-packed day," the Bharat Jodo Yatra team posted on its Twitter handle. After a brief stay in Andhra Pradesh, Gandhi would return to Karnataka later in the day. According to Congress office bearers, Rahul Gandhi would enter Andhra Pradesh through the Jajirakallu toll plaza, where he would halt till 4.30 pm and then resume onwards. The Congress leader will also halt for a while in Obalapuram village in the evening. After returning to

Showcasing 'alternative to BJP' main agenda at CPI's national congress

The 24th national congress of the Communist Party of India (CPI) begins on Friday in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh with a call to dislodge the (Narendra) Modi government and save the country by showcasing an alternative to the BJP. Given their dominance in the current political scenario, the CPI wants the regional parties to come onto a single platform and defeat the BJP. "Presenting an alternative to the BJP will be the main agenda of our discussions at the party congress. We need to save the country from the BJP and unless we dislodge the Modi regime, there is no salvation," CPI general secretary D Raja remarked on the eve of the congress. It is after a gap of about three decades that Vijayawada once a bastion of the Left parties is playing host to the 97-year-old party's national congress. The five-day congress will begin with a mass rally and meeting on October 14, followed by the national executive and the national council meetings, according to the time table released by the .

APIIC seeks to raise Rs 1,000 crore via monetising 400 acres of land

: The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) is seeking to raise about Rs 1,000 crore through monetisation of over 400 acres of its land parcels at different places in the state. While 333 acres of high-in-demand' land will be offered for outright sale, about 45 acres will be given for development of commercial complexes, housing and warehousing projects in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. As per the revenue augmentation plan drawn up by the APIIC, these two ventures are expected to garner Rs 900 crore to the corporation. The APIIC Board has approved the plan. We have now submitted the plan to the state government. Once the government approves it, we will go ahead with the auction of land parcels and also take up PPP projects, a top official of APIIC told PTI. With its operational revenue dipping from Rs 566 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 275 crore in 2021-22, the financial position of APIIC appears shaky. On the other hand, it has many projects lined up for .

French mineral firm Imerys plans to ramp up Vizag plant production

Will increase calcium aluminates capacity by 2030 to about 50,000 tonnes from 30,000 tonnes currently in line with India's target of achieving a 300 million tonne crude steel capacity

AP govt to raise taxes on vehicles to collect Rs 200 cr additional revenue

The Andhra Pradesh government is all set to enhance the quarterly tax on transport vehicles to raise an additional revenue of Rs 200 crore. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, at a recent meeting on resource mobilisation, gave the clearance to the quarterly tax hike proposal, official sources said here. Accordingly, the Transport Department prepared the plan to enhance the quarterly tax by 20-25 per cent on transport vehicles like taxis, trucks and buses, the sources said. In December last year, the state government increased the life tax on two- and four-wheelers and also the green tax to generate an extra revenue of Rs 400 crore per year. The life tax hike resulted in a 38.88 per cent jump in revenue to Rs 1,215.51 crore in the first six months of the 2022-23 financial year, as against Rs 875.20 crore in the corresponding period last year. Even before the proposed enhancement, quarterly tax on transport vehicles also saw a jump of 31.57 per cent to Rs 529.86 crore in the first

CCI okays equity and CCD allotment of five highway SPVs by Indinfravit

The five SPVs are engaged in operating and maintaining highways in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra

Adani Ports receives NCLT approval to acquire 58.1% in Gangavaram Port

Deal to be a share swap, with issuance of 47.7 million APSEZ shares to the erstwhile GPL promoters; post-transaction, GPL will become a fully-owned subsidiary of APSEZ

AP's revenue collection around Rs 26,000 cr in first half of 2022-23: CMO

Andhra Pradesh government's revenue has touched Rs 25,928 crore in the first half of financial year 2022-23, the Chief Minister's Office said. This was 94.47 per cent of the targeted Rs 27,445 crore for the first half of the year, the CMO said in a release on Thursday, citing officials who took part in a review by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on revenue earning departments. The release said Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the state was 28.79 per cent in the April-September period as against the national average of 27.8 per cent. It also quoted the officials as informing the Chief Minister that the state's revenue was "on track" and that they were taking steps to "plug the leaks". A couple of days ago, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) released the state accounts for the first five months of 2022-23, putting AP's tax revenue at Rs 43,499.73 crore. This was Rs 6,448.94 crore excess as compared to the first five months in the previous fiscal. Betw

Parties in Andhra Pradesh express diverse views on KCR launching BRS

The ruling YSR Congress sought to play it safe and the principal opposition Telugu Desam Party chose to remain silent while the BJP attacked the transformation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi into Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). Asked about the emergence of BRS, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu merely smiled, and remained mum. K Chandrasekhara Rao, who decided to convert his regional party TRS into BRS with ambitions to play a role in national politics, was once a member of the TDP and worked under Chandrababu Naidu. For the past few days since KCR started working on his new plans, there has been talk that he might seek to draw some of his erstwhile colleagues in the TDP into the BRS-fold to make a presence in Andhra Pradesh. It will, however, be interesting to see if KCR succeeds to make any impact in Andhra Pradesh on which he only spews venom. Interestingly, KCR, who nurtured national ambitions even in 2018, tried to befriend YSRC president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, as part of forging a f

Over 70 injured in Andhra Pradesh's traditional stick-fight during Dussehra

More than 70 people were injured in the traditional fight with sticks during Dussehra celebrations in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district

Personality test mandatory for Group-1 job aspirants in Andhra Pradesh

Job aspirants, particularly those seeking to get into executive cadre posts, will have to undergo a personality test as the Andhra Pradesh government rescinded its previous order dispensing with personal interviews. In June 2021, the state government issued an order dispensing with personal interviews for recruitment of staff, calling it a "historic decision" aimed at maintaining "utmost transparency" and ensuring "complete trust" in the recruitment process for government jobs. Recruitment for all categories of government posts was supposed to be done only based on a written examination. But it has now reversed its policy, to do away with the transparent process and bring back the old system, albeit with a new nomenclature called 'personality test.' "The government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby restores the personality test for higher level posts of Group-1 services for recruiting suitable and meritorious candidates for effective and efficient delivery of publi

Direct flight from Vijayawada to Dubai to start from Oct 29: AAC

A direct flight from Vijayawada to Dubai will be started from October 29, officials announced in the Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) meeting held on Saturday. The meeting was held at Gannavaram Airport in Krishna district. The panel also discussed several key issues that were affecting passengers, such as baggage delivery. The committee chairman and Machilipatnam MP Bala Showri V reviewed aspects like the ongoing development work at airports, including the modernisation of the new terminal, passenger facilities, and a new proposal for constructing a community hall. The committee decided to commence a direct flight from Vijayawada to Dubai, which will be started October 29 onwards. The flight will operate twice a week. Flights from Vijayawada to Mumbai, and from Vijayawada to Varanasi, already in operation, will be reconsidered. An additional flight from Vijayawada to Delhi will also be started soon, it was decided in the meeting. Ranjith Basha, Krishna district Collector, P Ja

AP TET results 2022 declared on aptet.apcfss.in; check details here

AP TET results 2022 declared by the Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra CM calls for promotion of organic milk, boosting veterinary services

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday called for the promotion of organic milk and strengthening of services in veterinary hospitals in the state

TDP leader accuses Andhra CM of 'wasting' public money on personal cases

TDP politburo member Bonda Umamaheswara Rao lashed out at the Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and accused him of "wasting" public money on paying advocates to fight his personal cases