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ANDHRA PRADESH 12th Tirupati Book Festival begins The much awaited annual event – ‘12th Tirupati Book Festival’, organised for nine-days by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) – Tirupati Kendra, began on a grand note with procession of holy scriptures from Mahati auditorium to its venue at S.V. High School grounds. As a part of the … 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 Lift irrigation schemes willget a major boost Work will begin soon on seven lift irrigations schemes in Anantapur, Guntur and Krishna districts to create an additional ayacut of 34,209 acres and stabilise 22,323 acres at an estimated cost of ₹1,824 crore. Water is lifted from the Srisailam foreshore to the … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna stands 3rd in basic vaccination Seventy-four per cent of children in the age group of 12-23 months in Krishna district have received vaccination against major childhood illnesses. Most children are at least partially vaccinated, according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 4 (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16. The first NFHS after bifurcation says … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Sister-state agreement with Zurich canton The State government has entered into a sister-state agreement with the Canton of Zurich. The Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and Zurich Councillor and Head of the Department for Economic Affairs Carmen Walker Späh in the presence of Chief Minister … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Andhraites contribute 50% tax revenue to Telangana: Niti Aayog Making a startling revelation, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said people of Andhra Pradeshcontribute 50 per cent tax revenue to Telangana. AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu was often quoted as saying that Andhra people had played a big part in the development of Hyderabad and Telangana. The Niti … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Four ‘Cyberabads’ will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, vows CM Naidu Cyberabad is a district adjacent to Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, that has emerged as a major IT hub in southern India, and is home to software companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Google and Facebook. Naidu, who is credited with building Cyberabad, … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Sankranti gift: Andhra Pradesh to provide 15 lakh new farm pumpsets In yet another farmer-friendly initiative, the state government has decided to replace 15 lakh obsolete and low-quality agriculture pumpsets with energy-efficient ones spending a whopping Rs 6,000 crore in a phased manner. Describing the decision as a Sankranti gift to … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Polavaram dam project cost soars to Rs 58,319 cr Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said fresh tenders called for the Polavaram project would continue and if anyone came with the same price, they would be given an opportunity to execute the tenders. As per the revised estimates, the total cost of the project would … Read more
ANDHRA PRADESH Now, Hyd gears up to play host to Olympics of ICT industry After having successfully wrapped up the prestigious Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 in November end, the IT city of Hyderabad is gearing up to host yet another high profile global summit — the World Congress on InformationTechnology (WCIT) 2018 from … Read more