Visakhapatnam, July 23 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Thursday sent former minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Seediri Appalaraju to judicial custody for 14 days in a case registered against him for allegedly tampering with evidence in a hit‑and‑run case involving his son. The YSRCP leader, who was arrested from his residence in Kasibugga, was produced before a court in Palasa. After the court remanded him to judicial custody, he was shifted to Ampolu …
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested two persons following the seizure of detonators and other incriminating materials during searches in Koderma district of Jharkhand. The searches, conducted at four locations in connection with a 2024 motorcycle blast that took place in the Saltora area, led the NIA teams to the arrest of accused Mahesh Mehta and Shankar Yadav, said an official statement.The duo was found actively involved in a criminal conspir…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The government’s Gati Shakti Multi‑Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) policy has mobilised private investment of approximately Rs 10,000 crore. So far, 142 GCTs have been commissioned with a rail freight handling capacity of 224 million tonnes per annum, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.In addition, in‑principle approvals have been granted for the development of another 310 GCTs. The location of the GCTs is decided on the basis of deman…
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) A police head constable posted at the office of Telangana Director General of Police allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon on Thursday.The constable, who was on night duty, shot himself inside a washroom at the DGO office around 5:30 a.m.According to police, the constable, identified as Swamy, left behind a handwritten suicide note, stating that he alone was responsible for his extreme step. He requested his parents and brothers not to…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A total of 10,389 km of National High-Speed Corridors and Greenfield Expressways have been awarded across the country, of which 4,809 km have been completed while 5,580 km are under implementation, the government has informed Parliament.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said the government has established a framework for regular review of all ongoing National Highway projects at the project, state and cen…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) YSR Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP and Parliamentary Party Leader, Y.V. Subba Reddy, and Tirupati MP Maddila Gurumoorthy on Thursday moved motions in both Houses of Parliament seeking an urgent discussion on the Mega District Selection Committee-2025 recruitment process for over 16,000 teacher posts in Andhra Pradesh.Gurumoorthy submitted an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, while Y.V. Subba Reddy gave notice under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, stating that the irregul…
Visakhapatnam, July 22 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district arrested former minister and YSR Congress Party leader Seediri Appalaraju on Wednesday for allegedly tampering with evidence in a hit-and-run case involving his son Police arrested the YSRCP leader from his residence in Kasibugga and shifted him to the local police station. Police were recording his statement.He is likely to be taken to a government hospital for medical examination before producing him to a magistrate…
Amaravati, July 22 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the coalition government has failed to procure even 10 per cent of the total tobacco output, leaving enough scope for the middlemen and syndicates to exploit the farmers He assured the tobacco farmers that the party will stand by them and fight for their cause at all times. Jagan also announced that he will tour West Godavari and other places very soon to…
Amaravati, July 22 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and invited him for the inauguration of Bhogapuram International Airport. Accompanied by Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu and TDP parliamentary party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, the Chief Minister called on the Prime Minister at Parliament House.“Honoured to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji in New Delhi today. I had the privi…
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) The impact of El Nino is likely to be severe in the southern states, especially the Telugu-speaking states, Telangana’s Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said on Tuesday. He stated that rainfall is likely to be significantly below normal this year due to the El Nino effect. He said while El Nino is affecting many states across the country, the impact of the rainfall deficit is likely to be particularly severe in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Srinivas Reddy, who…