Amaravati, June 11 (IANS) All four candidates of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. Three candidates of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one candidate of Jana Sena Party (JSP) were declared elected by the returning officer on Thursday after the period for withdrawal of nominations came to an end.As no other nomination was received and four candidates for four seats remained in the fray after the withdrawal window closed on …
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Amaravati, June 11 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged large-scale irregularities in the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) exam and recruitment process and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that all the facts coming to light regarding the Mega DSC for recruitment of teachers are extremely shocking. He alleged that Chief Minister Chandrababu …
Vijayawada, June 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Kesireddy Rajasekhara Reddy, aka Raj Kesireddy, the main accused in the multi-crore liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh.The arrest was made after the Central agency conducted searches at multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as part of the investigation into the liquor transportation scam linked to the alleged liquor scam during YSR Congress Party rule. The ED officials conducted searches at premises linked t…
Visakhapatnam, June 10 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday demanded an additional ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore for the kin of those killed in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant mishap. He said the families of the deceased should receive an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore, over and above what is due, along with a job.He also demanded that the Assembly pass a resolution opposing the privatisation of VSP.Jagan Mohan Reddy was speaki…
Amaravati, June 8 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party’s three candidates for Rajya Sabha elections filed their nominations on Monday. Sana Satish, Bashyam Ramakrishna, and Chintakayala Vijay filed their papers before the returning officer at the State Legislative Assembly. They were accompanied by TDP leaders and workers. Before filing nominations, they visited TDP’s central office and paid tributes to party founder and Late Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.The TDP on Saturday announced its candidates fo…
Amaravati, June 5 (IANS) Jana Sena Party has announced Lingamaneni Ramesh as its candidate for Rajya Sabha elections. Jana Sena President and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday approved the name of Ramesh as the party candidate.He will file his nomination on Saturday, Jana Sena said in a statement.Ramesh has been associated with Jana Sena and Pawan Kalyan since 2015. According to the statement, Ramesh was attracted by Pawan Kalyan’s vision that the state can develop only…
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) Cyberabad Police have arrested former MLA from Andhra Pradesh, Bolla Brahma Naidu, in a case relating to the alleged conspiracy to grab prime government land worth about Rs 1,000 crore.The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader, the main accused in the case who was allegedly absconding, has been arrested in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.It came a day after the Telangana High Court rejected Naidu’s petition seeking anticipatory bail.According to police, the case concerns an all…
Hyderabad, June 3 (IANS) Telangana sentiment is suddenly back at the centre stage of the state’s politics with Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s comments stirring a row, drawing widespread condemnation from political parties and Telangana activists. The Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader’s press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday was intended to clear the air after his party was denied permission to hold a public meeting earlier in the day to mark Telangana Formation Day and the de…
Amaravati, June 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday accused Opposition YSR Congress Party of what he called ‘hatching conspiracies’ to create unrest and derail good governance.Alleging that YSRCP on seeing the state’s development is growing frustrated, he alleged the party was trying to incite hatred.The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting at Chamavaram village in Kakinada district after participating in ‘NTR Bharosa pension distribution’ prog…
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) The Cyberabad Police in Telangana have arrested two more accused in the case relating to an alleged conspiracy to illegally encroach valuable government land by creating fake Government Orders and false official recordsThe police on Sunday announced the arrest of Veladi Radhakrishna and his driver Gyara Praveen Kumar, named as accused numbers nine and 10, respectively.Police on May 29 claimed to have busted a Rs 1,000 crore land scam with the arrest of three persons.The …