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16 people injured as TDP, YSRCP workers clash in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
ANI, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 08:03 AM IST
Sub Inspector of Srikakulam Police M Ahmad said, "A clash erupted between workers of TDP and YSRCP in Mettavalasa village of Srikakulam allegedly over social media post related to recent local body polls."
Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat polls: Over 81% polling recorded in final phase
PTI, Amaravati
PUBLISHED ON FEB 21, 2021 08:54 PM IST
Police made lathi charge at a couple of places in Guntur district to quell clashing mobs while polling agents of candidates were allegedly beaten up in some places.
Odisha opposition boycotts Guv's speech on AP holding polls in state's villages
By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2021 08:55 PM IST
- Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Pradipta Naik said it was a matter of great concern that Andhra Pradesh attacked the sovereignty of Odisha by forcibly conducting panchayat polls.
Odisha says Andhra ‘invading’ its territory, seeks contempt action
By Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 12, 2021 02:05 AM IST
- The Naveen Patnaik government moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday, accusing Andhra Pradesh of “invading” into its territory.
Andhra Pradesh Class 10 board exams will be held from June 7-16
PTI, Amaravati
PUBLISHED ON FEB 04, 2021 09:46 AM IST
Schools, which remained closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, began functioning from February 1 and would continue till June 5 for classes 1 to 10, he told a press conference.
AP state election commissioner issues notice to TDP on YSRCP's compliant
ANI, Amaravati
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 11:58 PM IST
The notice said that a complaint was received from YSR Congress Party with regard to the Panchayat Elections manifesto released by TDP.
Andhra couple, who killed daughters to appease supernatural powers, sent to jail
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 09:20 PM IST
- The killings took place on Sunday and the police have been grilling the couple for the last two days to find out the actual reason for the murder.
ASHA worker's death sparks protests in Andhra; coworkers, kin suspect AEFI
PTI, Amaravati
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 02:43 PM IST
Guntur district Collector Samuel Anand said the exact cause of the ASHA worker's death would be revealed only after a post-mortem but maintained that not a single Adverse Event Following Immunisation was reported in the district.
Jagan, state poll panel tussle over local elections escalates
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 04:40 AM IST
State chief secretary Adiyanath Das, director general of police Gautam Sawang, panchayat raj principal secretary Gopala Krishna Dwivedi and panchayat raj commissioner Girija Shankar stayed away from a video conference held by Kumar discuss the state’s preparedness for elections, which were notified in the morning.
Jagan govt boycotts panchayat election process after poll panel's notification
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:58 PM IST
- The district collectors, superintendents of police, district panchayat officers and other field-level officials also boycotted the video conference.
Notification issued for gram panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:18 PM IST
In the first phase, gram panchayats under 146 revenue mandals in 11 districts will go to polls, according to the notification issued by State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar.
Local Body elections: Andhra govt, state poll panel at loggerheads
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 07:26 AM IST
In the morning, the Supreme Court rejected a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the state government challenging the Thursday’s state high court order giving a green signal to the SEC to go ahead with the local body elections.
AP govt moves HC against SEC's decision to hold gram panchayat polls
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 09:38 PM IST
State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar announced the schedule late on Friday night, overruling the state governments objections against the conduct of the elections, saying the polls to gram panchayats would be held in four phases in February.
Telangana gets additional borrowing permission of Rs 2,508 crore
By Asian News International | Posted by Mallika Soni | Hyderabad
PUBLISHED ON JAN 07, 2021 07:21 PM IST
In May last year, the government had enhanced borrowing limit of the states by 2 per cent of their gross state domestic product (GSDP) to meet the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic.
Amid bird flu scare, poultry from southern states banned in MP, control rooms set up in districts
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 01:30 AM IST
The decision to ban the supply of poultry from southern states was taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday. Officials of the Animal Husbandry and Health departments attended the meeting.
Election Commission announces dates for legislative council by-polls in 3 states
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 04:08 PM IST
These elections will be held on January 28 held between 9am to 4pm and the counting of votes will take place on the same day at 5pm, according to the election commission.
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By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:57 PM IST
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Justice Goswami takes over as new chief justice of Andhra Pradesh
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:34 PM IST
Justice Goswami, who was transferred from Sikkim, replaces justice J K Maheshwari, who has been moved to Sikkim.
Andhra BJP president arrested, several under house arrest on way to ‘Dharma Yatra’
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 06:31 PM IST
Veerraju was taken into custody as he arrived at Ramatirtham in the morning to take out a rally of party workers to the temple in protest against desecration of Lord Rama idol by some unknown miscreants last week.
Andhra cop salutes daughter on duty, viral photo wins hearts
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 01:51 PM IST
“We often see such scenes in films, but not in real life. I am happy to see father and daughter in uniform doing their duty at the police meet,” said Tirupati (Urban) SP A Ramesh Reddy.
Political row erupts over TDP leader’s murder
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Andhra Pradesh
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 12:58 AM IST
According to police, Ankulu’s body was found late Sunday night at an under-construction site in Dachepalli town with multiple stab wounds and a slit throat. Ankulu is the second TDP leader to be murdered in a week.
States gear up for 1st phase of vaccination, await Centre nod
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 04:21 AM IST
Here’s a quick look at the level of preparedness ahead of the vaccination drive across states
Andhra administration likely to operate from Visakhapatnam from April 13, hints minister
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 06:33 PM IST
State minister for municipal administration and urban development Botsa Satyanarayana told reporters in Visakhapatnam that the state administration would start operating from the port city from April 13, coinciding with Ugadi festival.
TDP leader hacked to death in Andhra, second such incident in a week
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 05:51 PM IST
TDP leaders and activists assembled at the incident spot and raised slogans against the YSR Congress party government in the state for perpetrating the murder of political rivals
Year 2020: Andhra witnesses confrontation between Executive and Judiciary
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Amaravati
PUBLISHED ON JAN 04, 2021 11:39 AM IST
The year started with the people’s agitation for a capital city for the state. The local bodies election fever then gripped Andhra Pradesh, but it abruptly abated.
Under fire for desecration of temples in Andhra, Jagan blames TDP for vandalism
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 09:43 AM IST
The TDP president, Chandrababu Naidu suggested the recent incidents of attacks on Temples and Hindu gods showed the Jagan government’s desire to convert Hindus.
96,000 vaccinators trained till now, says health minister as day 1 of nationwide dry run ends
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 10:22 AM IST
“The vaccination drive has been based on election process planned down to the booth level. Over 57,000 participants across 719 districts have completed training. 96,000 vaccinators have been trained so far,” Vardhan said, according to news agency ANI.
Jagan govt extends term of special officers in Andhra local bodies
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hyderabad, Hindutan Times
PUBLISHED ON JAN 02, 2021 04:46 PM IST
The present term of special officers in mandal parishads and in zilla parishads comes to an end on Sunday and Monday respectively. They would now continue till July 3 and 4 respectively, or till the elections are held for the local bodies, whichever is earlier
Govt committed to delivering on promise of housing for all: PM Modi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 03:23 AM IST
“People were losing hope of owning a house even after putting in everything that they had saved. Houses remained on paper… People had also lost faith whether the law of the land will help them if they got into a dispute with the builder,” he said.
YSR Congress MLC Challa Ramakrishna Reddy dies of Covid-19
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 07:23 PM IST
Challa Ramakrishna Reddy, who has been elected as an MLC only recently, is the second YSRCP leader to succumb to Covid-19.
