Source:-newindianexpress VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to discuss issues related to the State, including the recent political developments. The meeting comes close on the heels of Jagan’s meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 22 and 23, when the Chief
Source – hindustantimes.com Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday gave a green signal to the state government to begin construction on Polavaram irrigation project and its associated hydro-power project on the Godavari River in the state’s West Godavari district. The high court dismissed a petition filed by Navayuga Engineering Company Limited challenging the decision of YSR Congress party government headed by
Source: mercomindia.com In a much-needed relief for the renewable developers, the Andhra High Court has quashed the state government’s order and letter issued to renewable developers to reduce their quoted tariffs. Considering the health of the distribution companies (DISCOMs) in the state, and that fact that developers need liquidity to keep the projects in operation,
Source: deccanchronicle.com KURNOOL: The demand for shifting the capital city and AP High court from Amaravati to Kurnool has been gathering momentum with protest marches and hunger strikes on the rise. Kurnool Bar Association which had been in the forefront of securing establishment of the AP High Court at Kurnool has passed a resolution in the
Source: thenewsminute.com Retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Justice P Lakshmana Reddy was appointed as the state’s new Lokayukta on Monday and will be holding the position for the next five years. He is the first Lokayukta to take charge in Andhra since the state’s bifurcation in 2014. Hailing from Kadapa district, Justice Lakshmana Reddy
Source: The Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) constituted by the Union Jal Shakti ministry found fault with YSRCP government for appointing an experts committee to probe the allegations of corruption. The PPA has submitted a 18 pages report to the concerned ministry on the progress and other aspects of the project. PPA in its report mentioned
Source: newindianexpress.com ONGOLE: As many as 86 village volunteers filed petitions in the High Court, alleging that the authorities did not allow them to attend training classes despite them having been selected for the job. Majority of these petitioners belong to the villages in the Chirala and Vetapalem mandals. Meanwhile, around 17,964 village volunteers were ready
Source: timesnownews.com Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to restore the security of former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu with 97 police personnel. A division bench of the high court bench headed by Justice Durga Prasada Rao pronounced the orders on a petition by Naidu, challenging the scaling down of the
Source: deccanchronicle.com Vijayawada: The Jagan Mohan Reddy government has issued fresh guidelines on the Centre’s sop of providing 10 per cent reservation to the economically weak among the open category castes, reversing the N. Chandrababu Naidu government’s decision splitting the 10 per cent between Kapus and other open category castes. While the fresh decision may irk
Source: livemint.com Mumbai: Public sector oil marketer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has joined ranks with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in turning down the Andhra Pradesh’s request for a tariff revision in wind power supplied to the state. In letter last week to the Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution
