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Drugs menace inherited from previous ‘corrupt and criminal’ regime, says A.P. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan  

Tagging his post on X to the office of the Union Home Minister, Pawan Kalyan calls for a special focus to check drug mafia, ganja cultivation, and related criminal activities in the State




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MP meets Governor, seeks permission to develop cricket grounds




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Minister Narayana assures completion of repair works, desilting of all irrigation canals in Nellore district

The state government is planning to launch a special drive for the removal of encroachments along the irrigation canals in the district




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Drone pilot training to be launched at Vikarama Simhapuri University in Nellore

A consortium of five companies will sign an MoU with the university to co-create a certification programme in Drone Engineering




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IG orders departmental inquiry into ‘preferential treatment’ to Borugadda Anil Kumar

The events came to light after a video clip went viral on social media on Saturday, in which police can be seen offering him a table, bed sheet and allowing him to sleep outside the lock up, but within the station




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MLA kicks off State-level handball tournament in Vijayawada




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Fervour marks annual ‘Pushpa Yagam’ at Tirumala

The festivities begin with ‘Snapana Thirumanjanam’ to the deities of Lord Malayappa and his two consorts




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2,500 online courses in two years, a record feat by 51-year-old Srikakulam man

He wanted to highlight the need for students to acquire more knowledge and the availability of abundant free resources, says M.V.V.S. Sastry




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Cost of flood management works in Amaravati pegged at ₹2,063 crore

World Bank, ADB express satisfaction over the plan, being taken up after a gap of five years, at enhanced rates due to cost overrun caused by the delay




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Industrial, jewellery parks coming up in Machilipatnam, says Minister

Kollu Ravindra appeals to youngsters to grab the opportunities coming their way to set up various industrial units in the district




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Undeclared emergency prevailing in A.P., says former AAG Sudhakar Reddy 

Sudhakar Reddy alleged that the State had also been crushing the Opposition by getting the police into the act against all norms




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Five arrested in attack case; police deny political angle in attack on YSRC activist

The attacker was a tenant of the victim and had a grudge as he had been asked to vacate the by the victim, the police said




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‘Karthika Masa Laksha Deepotsavam’ concludes on a grand note in Nellore

501 couples participate in the ‘Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam’ organised on the occasion




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Syed Iftekhar Jamal named for Urdu Academy award

Mr. Jamal has been writing Urdu poetry since 1987, many of his works were published in Urdu dailies and magazines like Saalar, Siyasat, Etemaad and Dabistan




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Srisailam temple witnesses high devotee influx amid Karthika Masam

Devotees are allowed darshan from 4.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 11 p.m.




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Podalakur Road will be developed on the lines of Trunk Road in Nellore, says Nellore Rural MLA

‘Median works will be completed within the next two months to remove traffic hassles for the road users’




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IT Minister Lokesh promises all support to weavers in Andhra Pradesh

He lays foundation stone for Padmasali Bhavan to be constructed by Padmasali International Welfare Association at Kolanukonda




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Boatmen’s associations reluctant to collect sand from Godavari’s banks over lack of remuneration

Permissions of 89 associations revoked by govt.; officials assure direct payments to workers’ bank accounts from Monday in order to prevent a shortage of sand




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Engineering workers in Vijayawada demand increase in honorarium, compassionate recruitment

In the event of death of a serving employee, ex gratia should be increased from ₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh, vacant posts should be filled immediately, and the kin of family should be considered for employment in cases where a worker dies, the municipal workers say in their list of demands




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Andhra Pradesh Government presents Budget with an outlay ₹2.94 lakh crore

The fiscal deficit will be around 4.19% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), whereas the revenue deficit will be around 2.12% of the GSDP; ₹11,855 crore allocated for agriculture and allied sectors




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Nandyal collector asks officials to complete land acquisition




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Andhra Pradesh poised for growth under visionary leadership, asserts Lanka Dinakar

The annual budget balances welfare and development commendably, says chairman of the 20-Point Programme Committee




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Leopard killed in road accident in Sri Sathya Sai district




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Endowments Secretary and Commissioner takes oath as ex-officio member of TTD Trust Board




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Govt. is focused on creating conducive environment for industrial growth in Andhra Pradesh, says Finance Minister Keshav

A sum of ₹3,127 crore has been allocated to the sector in the 2024-25 Budget, he says, adding that the government has been able to rekindle interest among investors to make Andhra Pradesh their investment destination of choice




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Awareness programme on SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act organised in Srikakulam district




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Need to create awareness on Budget preparation among new MLAs, says Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker

‘It will equip them to express their opinion and they are also supposed to know the allocations made to 39 departments’




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Allocations to Rayalaseema: Andhra govt. aims to develop Tirupati and Kurnool




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Man arrested and 20 stolen motorcycles worth ₹15 lakh recovered in Nandyal




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Jagan Mohan Reddy pays tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad




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Teachers important in making Andhra Pradesh a knowledge hub, says Naidu




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Andhra Pradesh govt.. to deploy ‘kisan drones’ in agriculture sector this year

The drones would be mainly helpful in spraying fertilizer and pesticides, and said all villages in the State are targeted to be covered in three years, says Minister Atchannaidu




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Film director Ram Gopal Varma booked for making objectionable comments on A.P. CM Chandrababu Naidu

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma made objectionable comments against Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and his family members during the promotional activity of his film ‘Vyuham’, a few months ago.




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Andhra Pradesh Budget: CM Chandrababu Naidu thanked for prioritising water resource projects

The Chairman of the 20-Point Programme, Lanka Dinakar feels ₹16,075 crores allocated to irrigation projects in the Andhra Pradesh Budget will fulfill the agricultural, drinking water, and industrial needs of the State.




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Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu encourages lawmakers to drive meaningful Assembly debates

Stressing public accountability, Mr. Naidu urged legislators to address the people’s issues in a responsible manner




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Fire in hospital in Koyyyalagudem in A.P., patients safe




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Four from Kurnool selected for national gymnastic competition in Kolkata




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CPI(M) seeks more time to file objections and opinions on FPPCA

The 2023-24 true-up charge proposals are unacceptable to the public as the present government had promised that no burden would be imposed on electricity consumers, says the party in a letter to the APERC




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Kurnool district students excel in belt grading competitions

Out of the total 28 participating students, 14 children participated in Yellow category, 13 in Yellow-1 category and one child in Green-1 category




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Konaseema to have wider roads, bridges for movement of ONGC vehicles




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Good potential for cosmetic, textile, food processing sectors in Andhra Pradesh: South Korean diplomat

South Koreans are familiar with Andhra Pradesh and since Kia Motors is here, more Korean companies may wish to come too, says Sangwoo Lim




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Praja Darbar in every Panchayat of Kuppam constituency from November 13




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The U.K. and ‘leaving lessons’ from the Indian Ocean

In its decolonisation in the Indian Ocean, the U.K. must ensure that all island nations agree to maintain the fully protected environmental status of the Chagos archipelago




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In Jammu and Kashmir, it was a vote for strengthening the democratic process

While Statehood seems to be the main ground of convergence, party choices sharply bring to the fore the divergences between the Jammu region and Kashmir Valley



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The way to solve the ‘Kashmir problem’

The people expect the political class to resolve the Kashmir issue through political dialogue and democratic deliberations



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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections: Backing Omar Abdullah’s leadership

The Lokniti-CSDS survey seeks to understand how leadership and party preference influenced voting decisions.



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Methodology of the Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey in Jammu and Kashmir



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The end of the bell lap for Kolkata’s tramway

Rather than ending India’s last remaining passenger tram network, attempts should have been made to revitalise and modernise it




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A strike, and Tamil Nadu’s challenge

The State government cannot afford to neglect the interests of workers




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Ensuring a proper social safety net for the gig worker

Defining ‘employment relation’ in gig work is the key