Lokeswara Rao

Jagan govt revises alcohol prices to curb liquor smuggling from Karnataka, Telangana

September 5, 2020

After hiking liquor prices by 75%, the Andhra Pradesh government has now revised the alcohol prices and reduced the low-cost liquor prices due to a major increase in liquor smuggling into the state from neighbouring states like Karnataka and Telangana. Jagan’s government on Friday has reduced the rates by Rs...

Telangana HC raises doubt over Covid-19 death tally, slams KCR govt

September 5, 2020

The Telangana High Court has come down heavily on the state government for hiding Covid-19 details from the public domain. The HC lashed out at the Telangana government by saying “how come deaths are only in single digit, it looks like you are underreporting deaths.” The court asked the government...

‘Red alert’ in Telangana: Maoist killed in police encounter, pistol recovered

September 4, 2020

A 25-year old Maoist was killed in an encounter by the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana. The slain man is said to be the guard of top Maoist leader Haribhushan. It is said that several Naxals have fled the spot and the police forces are continuing their operations...

CAG to audit TTD accounts as AP govt gives green signal

September 4, 2020

HYDERABAD: In a move aimed to increase transparency in the system, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust board has recommended the Andhra Pradesh government to entrust the auditing of TTD accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The CAG will audit the TTD accounts from the year 2014...

SC refuses to stay HC order against compulsory English medium in Andhra govt schools

September 4, 2020

The Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to introduce English medium compulsorily in all the state-run schools from 2020-21 academic year received a setback with Supreme Court on Thursday refusing to grant stay on the state high court’s verdict in this regard. The bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and...

Political row erupts over Jagan govt’s free power policy to farmers in state

September 4, 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday made some alterations in his flagship programme that provides free power to farmers for the agricultural pump. The government introduced direct benefit transfer (DBT) in case of the subsidy being extended to agricultural power consumers in the form of free power....

Hyderabad police issue summons to TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

September 3, 2020

TDP Chief and opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday was issued summons by the Hyderabad Police to appear before them with evidence. His son Lokesh Nara and another leader Varla Ramaiah were also served notices for raising the same issues on social media platforms. Naidu and his son were constantly...

Vijayawada fire case: Jagan govt all set to move SC

September 3, 2020

Hyderabad: The Jagan government on Wednesday decided to move the Supreme Court on orders of the High Court over the Vijayawada fire accident, which has claimed 10 lives and left 20 injured. Previously, Andhra High Court stayed further proceedings against Ramesh Hospitals’ Managing Director Ramesh Babu and Chairman Seeta Rama...

Jagan govt to set up 30 skill development colleges in state

September 2, 2020

In a move aimed at skill development and strengthening the industrial sector during the time of Covid-19, Andhra Pradesh government has planned to build 30 Skill Development colleges in the state. The government is deciding to open one college in each parliamentary constituency in the state. These colleges would play...

Ganesh idols immersion passes off peacefully in Hyderabad

September 2, 2020

The 11-day Ganesh festival concluded peacefully in Hyderabad with less crowd and smaller statues of Lord Vinayaka. People were seen wearing masks and following Covid-19 guidelines. Even though the police denied permission to the famous Khairatabad Ganesh ‘Shobha Yatra’ (Ganesh immersion), it happened with all precautions. The picturesque Hussain Sagar...

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