Hyderabad, Jul 12 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has condemned the brutal and high-handed actions of the N. Chandrababu Naidu-led state government against farmers in Undavalli under the guise of developing Amaravati as the state capital. The YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday on his X account that despite farmers clearly and unequivocally expressing their unwillingness to part with their lands — which are their sole source of livelihood — the government has refused to list…
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Amaravati, July 10 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved the establishment of a special court in Visakhapatnam to try cases registered under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the State Secretariat.Minister for Law and Minority Welfare NMD Farooq told the media that the Cabinet approved two key proposals concerning the Law Department.According to him, the Registrar (Admin…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with police and central security forces, is conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations across Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and West Bengal in connection with a terror conspiracy case, officials said on Wednesday.These raids are being carried out in connection with the NIA’s investigation into a terror-linked radicalisation case registered at the Visakh…
Vijayawada, July 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids are underway in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada in connection with a terror links case, officials said on Wednesday. The NIA officials began searches in the Vinchipeta area. The case, which was recently transferred to the NIA, pertains to alleged terror links, according to the investigators. Earlier in April, Mohammad Rahamatullah Sharif, 23, Md. Danish, 27, and Mirza Sohail Baig, 23, all residents of Vijayawada; Sayeeda Begum, …
Amaravati, July 3 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government provided financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to 333 Hajj pilgrims who departed from the Vijayawada embarkation point. State Hajj Committee Chairman Haji Shaik Hasan Basha on Friday expressed happiness that all Hajj pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh had returned home safely.He told a press conference that approximately 2,000 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh travelled to the holy city of Mecca via embarkation points in Vijayawada, Bengaluru, and Hyd…
Vijayawada, July 2 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday visited the residence of Kranthi Kumar, a Dalit youth who recently died by suicide due to alleged police harassment. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured the bereaved family that the YSR Congress Party would stand firmly by them and fight until justice is delivered.Kranthi Kumar, who died by suicide after recording a selfie video detailing months of police harassment and naming f…
Vijayawada, June 30 (IANS) Speakers at a round-table conference here on Tuesday expressed concern over the complete collapse of law and order in Andhra Pradesh under the coalition government.The speakers felt that democratic values, constitutional rights and the rule of law were under unprecedented assault. They highlighted rising attacks on women, political violence, false cases against victims, custodial deaths and the shrinking space for democratic dissent.The round table on “Police Functioni…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Terror groups operating in India have adopted a two-pronged strategy, using both radicalisation and financial incentives to recruit and lure young people into their networks.Officials say there is a clear regional divide in the way these groups operate. While Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has largely focused on facilitating terror operations in northern India, the southern states have increasingly emerged as centres for radicalisation, where recruitment a…
Amaravati, June 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday called upon farmers to overcome the challenges posed by El Nino, a phenomenon which disrupts normal rainfall.The Chief Minister greeted farmers on the occasion of Eruvaka Pournami, which marks the beginning of the new farming season. Agriculture minister K. Atchannaidu also urged the farmers to face the El Nino phenomenon with courage.In a message, the Chief Minister noted that on Jyeshtha Shuddha Pournami, fa…
Amaravati, June 25 (IANS) Director Koratala Siva’s eagerly awaited action entertainer, tentatively being referred to as #NBK112 and featuring Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead, on Thursday went on floors with a grand pooja ceremony. Backed jointly by producers Sudhakar Cherukuri and Sudhakar Mikkilineni under the banners of SLV Cinemas and Yuvasudha Arts, the film was officially launched with a traditional pooja ceremony at Amaravati.Andhra Pradesh Ministers Nara Lokesh and Kandula D…