Lokeswara Rao

Andhra Pradesh inks land survey pact with Survey of India

December 10, 2020

HYDERABAD: The government of Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with the Survey of India to embark on the initiative of comprehensive resurvey of the land in Andhra Pradesh. A first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, it will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on 21 December. Aiming...

64 ENVOYS VISIT PHARMA UNITS IN HYDERABAD TO CHECK ON COVID-19 VACCINE PROGRESS

December 10, 2020

HYDERABAD: Envoys of 64 countries visited the Genome Valley of Hyderabad’s Biological E Limited and Bharat Biotech limited, the two premier industrial units at the forefront of vaccine manufacturing in India. The visit was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, to familiarise the foreign ambassadors and...

CONGRESS WONDERS IF TELANGANA COPS WILL ARREST TRS LEADERS

December 8, 2020

Hyderabad: AICC spokesperson Dr Sravan Dasoju has questioned the Telangana police, especially the DGP, whether they are ready to take into preventive custody or house arrest the TRS ministers, MLAs and other leaders who will be protesting against the Central government’s farm laws on Tuesday. It is known that the...

MYSTERY DISEASE KILLS ONE IN ANDHRA TOWN, OVER 400 HOSPITALISED

December 8, 2020

Amaravati: At least one person has died from a mystery disease and over 400 people have been hospitalised, in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru town. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy visited the Eluru government hospital where patients who contracted the mysterious disease are admitted. He sat by their bedside and...

CONGRESS GETS ANOTHER JOLT IN TELANGANA, VIJAYASHANTI TO JOIN BJP TODAY

December 7, 2020

HYDERABAD: Actress and former MP Vijayashanti resigned from the Congress and would join the BJP on Monday in the presence of national president J.P. Nadda around 11 am in Delhi. Vijayashanti left for Delhi on Sunday evening and met Amit Shah. The actress who ventured into politics through BJP and...

Andhra Assembly passes Disha, land titling bills

December 4, 2020

HYDERABAD: The state Assembly has passed the “Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts For Specified Offences Against Women And Children) Bill, 2020”, and the Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Bill, 2020 by voice vote. Explaining the silent features of the Bill, Home Minister Mekathoi Sucharitha, who tabled the Disha Bill, said the...

Record low voter turnout in Hyderabad polls, BJP sees red

December 2, 2020

Despite appeals by the political bigwigs to the people to vote in big numbers in order to “strengthen democracy”, people in Hyderabad did not seem to pay any heed to them. Asaduddin Owaisi, Kishan Reddy and KTR voted by 7:30 am themselves and gave a call to the people to...

CHANDRABABU NAIDU, TDP MLAS SUSPENDED FROM ANDHRA ASSEMBLY

December 1, 2020

HYDERABAD Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy accuses Chandrababu Naidu of indulging in rowdy behaviour. TDP president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other TDP MLAs were on Monday suspended for a day from the state Assembly. The suspensions came after the TDP MLAs led by Naidu...

Ballot papers, not EVM machines, to be used in GHMC polls

December 1, 2020

Tight security arrangements have been made for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, with the polling to happen on ballot papers and not on EVM machines. Over 40,000 police personnel have been deployed in Hyderabad. Police commissioner Anjani Kumar said that police pickets will be set up at 293...

I am Laila of Indian politics, so many Majnus running after me: Owaisi

December 1, 2020

The high-decibel political campaign in Hyderabad has ended, but its ramifications are being felt across the spectrum. Both the BJP and TRS have targeted AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for divisive politics, saying it’s the B-team of other parties. Owaisi reacted strongly to the parties’ allegations, saying: “I am Laila of...

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