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Andhra Pradesh gave NDA onus to set state right: CM Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the people of the state have given the NDA alliance the responsibility to set the house in order and highlighted the key areas the state government will focus on in the next five years. Addressing the 16th Legislative Assembly, Naidu said, "Building a capital city, completion of Polavaram project, interlinking of rivers, attracting investments are some of the issues that the government needs to focus more on in the next five years." Targetting the previous YSRCP dispensation, he alleged that it had allegedly turned the House into a disrespectful assembly. In the last five years, the holy Assembly was turned into a place for evil politics, personal attacks, stage for character assassinationthere were abuses, mocking, gagging without giving the mike (microphone) to speak... there were many problems, he claimed. He recalled the alleged objectionable comments against his family by YSRCP legislators and how he vowed to .

YSRCP's under construction office demolished despite court orders: Jagan

YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said the Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA state government has demolished the under construction central office of the opposition party at Tadepalli in Guntur district. Reddy alleged that the demolition was carried out disregarding high court orders. "Chandrababu took vendetta politics to the next level. Like a dictator, he got YSRCP's central office demolished with excavators and bulldozers, which was almost complete," said Reddy in a post on 'X'. According to a YSRCP statement, the demolition commenced around 5.30 am on Saturday. "The demolition proceeded even though the YSRCP had approached the High Court the previous day (Friday), challenging the preliminary actions of the CRDA (Capital Region Development Authority)," said the statement. YSRCP noted that the court had ordered a halt to any demolition activity, which was conveyed to the CRDA commissioner by a party lawyer, but the authority still went ahead and demolished the ...

Andhra assembly session begins, 1st after TDP-led coalition comes to power

The maiden session of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Friday with the oath-taking process of the newly-elected MLAs. TDP MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary presided over the proceedings as the Pro-tem Speaker. The session commenced at 9:45 am in the Assembly Hall located at Velagapudi, Amravati. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attended the session after more than two and half years. Actor-Politician and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan entered the House for the first time in his 16-year-old political career as Pithapuram MLA and Deputy Chief Minister. The session will witness the election of a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker. According to TDP sources, senior party leader and Narsipatnam MLA C Ayyannapatrudu is likely to be elected as the Speaker. CM and Kuppam MLA Chandrababu Naidu was the first to take oath followed by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. After taking oath, Naidu went to the Pro-tem's Speaker's chair and exchanged pleasantries. The NDA alliance swept the 2024 And

YSRCP govt left Polavaram Project in complicated state, says CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday alleged that the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government had complicated the Polavaram Project and got it entangled in a chaotic situation. The Chief Minister asserted that he was studying the national project after five years of YSRCP rule to make sense of it and what to do next. "They (YSRCP govt) had complicated the project and entangled it in difficulties, making it a chaos. We are still studyingI am studying as to what to do now," said Naidu, addressing a press conference near the project site. Visiting the project site for the 31st time and the first time in 2024 after taking charge as the CM for the fourth time, he alleged that due to the policies of the YSRCP government, the diaphragm wall suffered breaches at four places during the 2019 and 2020 floods. Following a review with officials on the current state of the project, Naidu highlighted that the upper and lower cofferdams are not existing while the guide bun

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu takes charge of office at secretariat

Amid Vedic chants at the secretariat here Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday assumed office in his chamber in the first block. Naidu was sworn-in as the Chief Minister on Wednesday at Kesarapalle. Before arriving at the secretariat, the CM visited two temples, Tirupati and Vijayawada Durga. Enroute to the secretariat, Amaravati farmers showered flower petals on the CM and chanted Jai Babu' as the convoy traversed through the city. Several banners and posters were erected in the capital to welcome Naidu. Naidu flashed the victory sign at his supporters. Some of them followed his convoy on two-wheelers. As the CM entered the secretariat, accompanied by his wife N Bhuvaneswari, Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad and other officials accorded him a rousing reception.

TDP MP Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu takes charge of civil aviation ministry

Telugu Desam Party MP Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Thursday assumed the charge of Civil Aviation Minister, succeeding Jyotiraditya Scindia in the new Narendra Modi-led NDA government. The 36-year-old three-time MP is the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Modi 3.0 government. "I am feeling extremely happy to be given this responsibility of leading a very important ministry, not only in the country but also in the entire world. First of all, I would like to thank TDP (Telugu Desam Party) chief and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu for giving me the opportunity to join the Cabinet and PM Modi for assigning me this ministry," he said. Naidu further said that one of the most important priorities will be to create an "ease of flying" scenario in civil aviation as air travel is becoming more and more approachable to the common man, and that has always been the motto of this government. "...we will make civil aviation or the air travel in this country more approachable to the common man of

Chandrababu Naidu sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh for fourth time

Of 24 ministers in TDP supremo Naidu's Cabinet, 17 are newcomers

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Stocks of businesses in Andhra emerge surprise winners in post-poll rally

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Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in today; Pawan Kalyan to be deputy CM?

Chandrababu Naidu will assume the office of chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time today. PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are among key guests set to attend the swearing-in ceremony

Chandrababu Naidu to be sworn in as Andhra CM today, PM Modi to be present

Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, marking his fourth term in the post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Ministers J P Nadda and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and several other leaders are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony. The TDP chief is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am near Gannavaram Airport in Kesarapalli on the outskirts of Vijayawada. Along with Naidu, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, the TDP supremo's son Nara Lokesh and 22 others are also expected to take the oath. According to NDA sources, Pawan Kalyan has been offered the Deputy chief minister's post. Janasena is being offered three cabinet berths and the BJP one. In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister. In separate meetings on Tuesday, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader. Addressing the .

At dawn of Chandrababu Naidu govt, Amaravati comes to life, again

On Tuesday, hours before his swearing-in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Naidu declared Amaravati as the only capital of the state, putting to rest Reddy's three-capital plan

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu elected NDA's CM candidate in Andhra Pradesh

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu was on Tuesday elected as NDA leader in the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly. In a meeting of Telugu Desam Party, Janasena and BJP legislators, held in Vijayawada, the MLAs elected Naidu unanimously after Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan proposed him as the leader, who was also backed by state BJP chief D Purandeswari. Consequently, Naidu emerged as the chief ministerial candidate. Earlier in the morning, Naidu was unanimously elected as TDP legislative party leader, TDP leader K Atchen Naidu said. Similarly, Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan was elected as the party's floor leader in the assembly. Addressing the meeting, Naidu said, "With all your cooperation, I am swearing in tomorrow (as the CM) and I would like to thank you all for that. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming for the swearing-in ceremony." Announcing that he will take charge as the CM for the fourth time, Naidu said he had asked for the Central government's cooperation for the souther

How Chandrababu Naidu convinced Bill Gates for Microsoft's Hyderabad office

After becoming the CM of the undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1995, Chandrababu Naidu met Bill Gates, resulting in the establishment of Microsoft India Development Centre in Hyderabad

Naidu, Nitish 'dissatisfied souls' after portfolio allocation, claims Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that BJP allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu were "dissatisfied souls" following the allocation of portfolios in the Union cabinet. Talking to reporters here, he also latched onto the term "bhatakti aatma" used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, and said this 'wandering restless soul' will not rest until the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra were dislodged. If RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat thought that the NDA government at the Centre was not in the interest of the country, he should pull it down, the Rajya Sabha member said. "There are two 'atrupta aatmas' (dissatisfied souls) in the Centre -- (Bihar Chief Minister) Nitish Kumar and (TDP chief) Chandrababu Naidu. You (BJP) should satisfy these two atrupta aatma. The way portfolios have been allocated, it seems all souls are dissatisfied, especially the NDA allies," Raut said. In the portfolio allocation on Wednesday, Lalan Sing

Coffers dry, task cut out for TDP supremo Naidu to deliver on promises

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take the reins of power in Andhra Pradesh shortly will have the daunting task of making bleak coffers ring to fulfill the "Super Six" that his party promised during the run-up to the recently concluded Assembly polls. Naidu is scheduled to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 12. As a precursor to his journey of financial challenges, Naidu needs over Rs 4,500 crore to disburse social pensions to about 65 lakh beneficiaries by July 1. As part of his "Super Six", Naidu promised to hike the monthly pension to Rs 4,000 from the existing Rs 3,000 along with a backlog of Rs 3,000 (Rs 1,000 for April, May and June) from July. All together it would cost the exchequer Rs 4,500 crore in July, besides salaries to employees and pensioners which is pegged at another Rs 6,000 crore. The new TDP government will have to mop up over Rs 10,000 crore to fulfill the financial requirements for July, a retired senior bureaucrat ...

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Heritage Foods shares soar; Naidu's family wealth rises by Rs 1,200 cr

Heritage Foods Ltd's shares: TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu's wife, Bhuvaneswari Nara, and son, Nara Lokesh, hold 24.37% and 10.82% stakes in the company

Oath ceremony highlights: Modi sworn in as PM; TDP, JD(U), LJP, HAM, JD(S) get Cabinet berths

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