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ANDHRA PRADESH 20% increase in bigamy cases in state Bigamy cases in the state have witnessed a 20.3 per cent increase in 2017. Bigamy is a cognizable and non-bailable offence which involves a person marrying someone else with divorcing the spouse. According to the police, 90 per cent of Section 494 of IPC (bigamy) offences were … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna emerges top in brackish water aquaculture Registering above 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of brackish water shrimp production in 2017 (January-November), Krishna district became the largest shrimp producing district in the country. In the financial year 2016-17, the turnover of the shrimp exceeded ₹3,300 crore by producing 1.02 lakh metric … Read more
Provisions of SC/ST Atricities act, The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Act is popularly known as POA, the SC/ST Act, the Prevention of Atrocities Act, or simply the Atrocities Act. Article 17 … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH CM promises stress-free environment for staff Addressing the valedictory of the 20th APNGOs Association council meeting here, Mr. Naidu explained the series of measures taken for the welfare of the employees. “We are planning to offer two months maternity leave to outsourcing employees and increase the retirement age for Class … Read more
Eradication of Social and religious wrongs Social and Religious Issues Social issues (also social problem, social evil, and social conflict) refers to any undesirable condition that is opposed either by the whole society or by a section of the society. It is an unwanted social condition, often objectionable, the continuance of which is harmful for … Read more
National and state minority commission Constitution of India doesn’t define the word ‘Minority’ but has used the word minorities considering two attributes religion or language of a person. For minorities Constitution of India has envisaged a number of rights and safeguards. To provide enough equality and to dwindled the discrimination, makers have spelt out various … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh gets time to form security panels The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday gave four months to Andhra Pradesh to set up the State Security Commission and district-level Police Complaints Authority at all districts. The state said that it felt aggrieved by the order of a single judge directing it to … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Post free sand policy, focus shifts to alternative revenue sources Andhra Pradesh is the first State to supply sand free of cost to the people. The policy, which was announced one year ago, has its impact on the revenue front. The government has, therefore, turned its attention to alternative sources … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Pilot scheme on biodiversity index to take off from Tirupati Keeping in view the steady increase of population in urban areas and changing patterns of city growth, the Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (APSBDB) will be embarking on a pilot project to determine the ‘City Biodiversity Index’ of major cities across the State. … Read more
The Vedas for all – The Casteless society The Sanatana Dharma during Vedic era had never endorsed caste system. Thus restoration of true Sanatana Dharma alone would create a casteless society in India. The caste is always a British invention which enumerated based on occupation. But true definition of ‘Jaati’ as per Veda is completely … Read more