Category: Regional

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has renamed half a dozen welfare schemes, some of which were named after former chief minister and YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, with yesteryear stalwarts who championed education. As part of the new nomenclature, ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’, a scheme which used to offer financial help to mothers educating their…

Hyderabad: In a sharp rebuke, Irrigation Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy criticized the BRS party for spreading false information about the Kaleshwaram project. Speaking at a press conference at Jal Soudha, Reddy dismissed the demands made by BRS Working President K. Tarakarama Rao (KTR) to fill the Kaleshwaram reservoirs by starting pumping operations at…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said his government has filled up 30,000 job vacancies within 90 days after assuming office and is in the process of recruiting another 30,000 youth within its first year. Speaking at the passing-out parade of the new batch of firemen here, he said the government has handed…

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday compared YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar as he slammed the state of law and order and alleged drug menace in the past five years. Releasing a white paper on law and order and ganja (marijuana) prevalence, Naidu claimed that…

New Delhi: The government has no plans to privatise Singareni Collieries Company in Telangana and efforts will be made to further strengthen it, Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday. The coal mining company is jointly owned by the Telangana government and the Union government, and its reserves stretch across 350 kilometres…

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has sharply criticized the Union Budget 2024-25, labeling it a ‘Kurchi Bachao Budget.’ He accused the Modi government of allocating funds to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar solely to appease its allies, TDP and JDU. Expressing his discontent, Revanth Reddy condemned the perceived vendetta against Telangana, questioning why the state…

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (AP Chambers) on Tuesday welcomed the 2024-25 Union Budget allocations for the state but noted that it lacked financial specifics. Tabling the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 15,000 crore as special financial support for the development of capital city Amaravati, and also…

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, saying he quit the NDA in 2018 due to the failure to grant special category status to the state and six years later when the government is reliant on his MPs, all he has managed to get is a “special…