Amaravati, June 19 (IANS) Seven members of two families, including five minors, died in two separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh, with domestic problems said to be the cause, police said on Friday.A man killed his three children before hanging himself, while a woman, along with two children, flung themselves under a train. The incidents occurred in Prakasam and Srikakulam districts, respectively.A man killed his three minor daughters before killing himself in Agraharam village in Chimakurthy man…
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Amaravati, June 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday resolved the aqua feed price hike crisis by bringing together aqua farmers and feed manufacturers at the State Secretariat. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed that feed prices be reduced by Rs 4 per kilogram to ease the financial burden on aqua farmers.According to an official release, both feed manufacturers and farmers agreed to the proposal. As a result, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of aqua…
Visakhapatnam, June 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to formulate an action plan to transform Visakhapatnam into a world-class Bay City.Addressing a review meeting on Visakha Economic Region (VER) attended by Collectors of nine districts, public representatives and officials, the Chief Minister outlined a roadmap for tourism, infrastructure and economic development across the region.The Chief Minister instructed officials to develop the Bay City Proj…
Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to prepare an action plan for utilisation of Godavari waters once the Polavaram Project is completed.He emphasised that water from the right and left main canals should be efficiently distributed to reservoirs and tanks to meet irrigation and other needs.During a review meeting held at his officials with Water Resources department officials, the Chief Minister assessed the progress o…
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) arrested four drug peddlers and seized contraband substances during raids at three places, a top official said on Tuesday. HNEW conducted joint raids in coordination with Chilkalguda, Sanath Nagar, and Adibatla Police Stations. During the operations, they apprehended one interstate drug peddler, one local drug peddler and three sub-peddlers and seized various contraband substances, vehicles, mobile phones, and cash, all colle…
Amaravati, March 26 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday, alleged that the state has become a ‘Jungle Raj’ where police exist only on paper, vanishing when tribals, women, and the poor cry for help. “Emergency lines go silent, predators roam free, and innocent lives are lost while those in power focus on corruption, power politics and publicity stunts instead of protecting people,” Jagan Mohan Reddy posted on social medi…
Amaravati, March 10 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government will soon launch Andhra Pradesh Titanium and Strategic Materials Mission (AP-TSMM).Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday stated that the mission would attract large-scale investments and create thousands of employment opportunities, which would significantly boost the industrial development of the state.During a review meeting of the Mining Department at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister discussed with officials the pr…
Amaravati, Feb 25 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday suspended the Municipal Commissioner of Srikakulam following a diarrhoea outbreak in the town that has left one person dead and dozens hospitalised.Municipal Commissioner Kurma Rao was suspended on charges of negligence in connection with the outbreak, officials said.Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Suresh Kumar, issued orders suspending the Municipal Commissioner.Cases of diarrhoea have been reported from various …
Amaravati, Feb 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to give top priority to public health. At a meeting with officials of Medical and Health Department, he reviewed the situation relating to outbreak of diarrhoea in Srikakulam and milk adulteration incident in Rajahmundry.The Chief Minister directed officials not to neglect public health. He said that various departments should work in coordination to prevent such incidents from recurri…
Amaravati, Feb 25 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the outbreak of diarrhea in Srikakulam. He criticised the government for negligence and said public health was being compromised due to administrative failure.The YSRCP chief stated that poor road repair work and a lack of proper precautions in the drinking water supply had led to the present situation, and added that failure to protect public healt…