TDP HAILS HIGH COURT STAY ORDER ON CID CASE

March 20, 2021

TDP Politburo member Varla Ramaiah welcomed the stay order issued by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on the CID probe into the case relating to alleged irregularities committed by former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and former minister P. Narayana. Mr. Ramaiah asserted that the court stayed the CID...

JAGAN HOLDS MEETING TO REVIEW TIRUPATI BYPOLL PREPARATIONS

March 20, 2021

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy held a review meeting on the Tirupati by-election and introduced a candidate Dr M. Gurumoorthy to the party leaders. During the review meeting held at the camp office here on Friday, the Chief Minister directed the party leaders to take the development and...

Andhra Assembly Privileges panel summons SEC

March 19, 2021

The fight between the Andhra Pradesh government and the state Election Commission has intensified with the AP Assembly Privileges Committee directing the Assembly Secretary to write to SEC Nimmagadda Ramesh, asking him to be available to appear before the panel. SEC Nimmagadda Ramesh is due for retirement on 31 March,...

Boost for women, weaker sections in YSRCP list of mayors, chairpersons

March 19, 2021

The YSRCP led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has declared its candidates for the posts of mayors and chairpersons, allocating 60.47% of the posts to women. This means that out of 86 posts, 52 posts are held by women. Also, to “ensure the welfare of the SC/ST/BC/minority...

JUSTICE SEETHARAMA MURTHY IS THE NEW APHRC CHAIRPERSON

March 18, 2021

Hyderabad: The State Human Rights Committee chaired by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has recommended retired High Court judge Justice M. Seetharama Murthy as the chairperson and retired District Judge Dande Subramanyam (Judicial) and advocate Dr G. Srinivasa Rao (Non-Judicial) as the members of the Human Rights Commission....

CID ISSUES NOTICES TO NAIDU OVER ‘LAND IRREGULARITIES’

March 18, 2021

The YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh has been tightening the noose around TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the Amaravati land scam. The Crime Investigation Department of CID has issued notices to Naidu for alleged capital land irregularities. The CID officers reached Chandrababu’s residence...

Andhra CM launches ‘Temple Management’ system in state

March 16, 2021

Aiming to contain corruption in temples that are under the government, the Andhra Pradesh administration has launched the ‘Temple Management’ system. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy inaugurated ‘Temple Management System’ at the Camp Office here on Monday, bringing all temples under Endowments Department into one system. Speaking on...

Landslide victory for YSRCP in municipal, corporation elections

March 15, 2021

Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Sunday scored a landslide victory in the urban local body elections by winning in 11 municipal corporations and 73 municipalities. The ruling party, which captured Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in all the districts, won the majority of the divisions. Barring a couple...

Telangana Congress seeks immediate action against TRS for poll violations

March 15, 2021

The Telangana Congress condemned the widespread election violations by the ruling TRS party during two MLC polls across the state and demanded immediate action against the violators including Home Minister Mahmood Ali, who openly divulged the name of the candidate he voted for. A senior Congress party leader found faults...

JAGAN SEEKS BHARAT RATNA FOR MAN WHO DESIGNED NATIONAL FLAG, GRANTS RS 75L TO HIS FAMILY

March 13, 2021

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to confer Bharat Ratna to Pingali Venkaiah, who had designed the National Flag. The Chief Minister began state’s 75th Independence Day celebrations by felicitating the family members of Pingali Venkaiah...