Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Telangana’s famous Gnana Saraswati temple is to get a big facelift as Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday laid the foundation for the temple’s expansion and development works to be undertaken at a cost of Rs 225 crore. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and some other ministers, the Chief Minister performed Bhoomi Puja at the temple in Basara town of Nirmal district. Before performing Bhoomi Puja, the Chief Minister, along with his fa…
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Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The government of Telangana has urged the Centre to pass a Bill in the Parliament to restore five villages that were merged with Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging him to table a bill during the current session of the Parliament to re-merge five villages with Telangana.The state minister, who comes from Khammam district, demanded that the five villages near Bhadrachalam be rest…
Amaravati, March 20 (IANS) Five engineering students drowned in the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram district on Friday, police said. The bodies of three students have been recovered while the search was on for two others. The tragedy occurred near Purshottapatnam in Etapaka mandal.According to police, a group of seven students from SRM Engineering College, Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, entered the river to take a bath.The students, who apparently had no idea of the depth of the wat…
Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) The Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL), on Friday, unveiled the proposed plan for the first phase of Musi Riverfront Development Project, aimed at turning the 55-km stretch into an economic powerhouse on the lines of the rivers in cities like Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and London. As per the presentation made at a programme titled ‘Musi invites’ in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy here, the first phase will cover 21 km with tentat…
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday dismissed the allegations of BRS President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T. Harish Rao that he is supporting Andhra Pradesh to divert river waters and made it clear that there will be no compromise on the state’s water rights. He urged the BRS leaders not to politicise issues related to people and water by making cheap allegations.In his remarks at a meeting to review the Devadula …
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday withdrew its writ petition against Polavaram-Banakacherla/Nallamalasagar Link Project (PBLP/PNLP) proposed by Andhra Pradesh after the Supreme Court termed it “prima facie not maintainable”.The apex court observed that the dispute was more appropriately adjudicated through a suit involving all affected states.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted liberty to Telangana to avail of any…
Amaravati, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid the ongoing dispute with Telangana over the sharing of river waters, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday defended the proposed Polavaram-Nallamalla Sagar link project, saying it will not harm anyone.He wondered what was wrong with using water released from upstream in the Godavari River and diverting it at Polavaram to Nallamalla Sagar.“I never objected when Telangana built its projects. Both Telugu states can efficiently utilise the Godav…
Amaravati, Jan 11 (IANS) With Telangana’s petition challenging the proposed Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar link project scheduled to come up for hearing in the Supreme Court on January 12, Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Sunday directed the legal team to present strong arguments in support of the project. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is arguing the case on behalf of Andhra Pradesh in the Supreme Court.During a video conference, the minister ordered the senior irrigatio…
Amaravati, Jan 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday, asked why should there be disputes between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the utilisation of water flowing waste into the sea. He said that there was no meaning in disputes between the two southern states over utilising the surplus water of Godavari flowing into sea.The Chief Minister was speaking at a public meeting after distributing ‘pattadar’ passbooks among farmers at the Rayavaram village in East Goda…
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Amid the ongoing row between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on sharing of river waters, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that the state prefers water over disputes.He called for rising above politics to find a solution to the disputes between the two Telugu states over the sharing of Krishna and Godavari River waters.“If you ask whether Telangana state needs a dispute or water, I will choose water. If asked whether we want conflict or a solution, I will choo…