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Monsoon session of AP assembly starts Sep 15; House to discuss 3 capitals

The monsoon session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Council will commence from Thursday and the state government is likely to hold an elaborate discussion on the importance of establishing three capitals- executive, legislature and judicial spread across three regions in the state. According to government sources, the session is expected to be held for five days, though it is yet to be confirmed in the Business Advisory Committee. The Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government had earlier introduced the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020, and the AP Capital Region Development Authority (Repeal) Bill, 2020, for creating three capitals, but withdrew it in November 2021. After repealing the contentious Bill, the Chief Minister had told the Assembly that his government would bring a "comprehensive, complete and better" Decentralisation Bill. There will be an elaborate discussion on the importance of three capitals in the state. And also we (sta

Andhra Pradesh owes Rs 17,828 cr electricity dues to Telangana, says KCR

The Chief Minister questioned the silence of the Centre over Telangana's request to order Andhra Pradesh to pay power dues

AP EAPCET 2022 Counselling: Web entry option date out; check schedule here

The web option entry date of AP EAMCET/ EAPCET will start from September 13, Tuesday

Rivers Krishna, Penna in Andhra continue to overflow amid continuing rain

Rivers Krishna and Penna continued their full flow in Andhra Pradesh as rains have not stopped, keeping the official machinery on its toes. The flood touched 4.43-lakh cusecs mark at Prakasam Barrage on river Krishna at Vijayawada on Saturday afternoon, but remained steady, with the first warning signal in place. The Somasila reservoir on river Penna in SPS Nellore district, too, received bountiful water, filling it up to 91.40 per cent of full reservoir-level. While the inflow was recorded at 44,493 cusecs, the outflow was 50,745, according to Water Resources Information Management System data. The discharge from Gandikota reservoir in YSR Kadapa district crossed 35,000 cusecs and from Mylavaram 37,556 cusecs. According to the State Disaster Management Authority, the flood flow was less at Srisailam reservoir on river Krishna with reduced inflows from upstream. With a discharge of 4.50 lakh cusecs at Srisailam, the flow into the downstream Nagarjuna Sagar increased to 3.93 lakh .

Krishna river flood level slowly rising in AP, first warning signal issued

Flood flow has slowly increased at Prakasam Barrage on river Krishna at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh even as the first warning signal continued on Friday. The instant inflow and outflow at the barrage rose to 4.23 lakh cusecs at 8 pm today. The discharge at Dr K L Rao Sagar Pulichintala upstream the Prakasam Barrage was 4.20 lakh cusecs. From Srisailam reservoir, 4.41 lakh cusecs (cubic feet of water flow per second) has been discharged, while at Nagarjuna Sagar downstream 3.93 lakh cusecs was released, according to the Water Resources Information Management System data. Krishna District Collector P Ranjit Basha directed the government machinery to be on high alert in view of the rising flood levels. He asked people not to go near the river course. Meanwhile, river Penna also continued to be in spate with increasing inflows due to continuing rains in the upper catchment areas in neighbouring Karnataka. The outflow at Somasila reservoir in SPS Nellore district touched 19,034 cusec

First warning at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada as Krishna level rises

The first warning signal has been raised at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada as the flood flow in river Krishna touched four lakh cusecs on Friday morning. The flood is only rising as over 4.25 lakh cusecs (cubic feet of water flow per second) has been discharged at Dr K L Rao Sagar Pulichintala, upstream the Prakasam Barrage, according to Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director B R Ambedkar. Krishna district Collector P Ranjit Basha directed the government machinery to be on high alert in view of the rising flood. He asked people not to go near the river course. Meanwhile, river Penna also continued to be in spate with increasing inflows. The inflow at Somasila reservoir in SPS Nellore district touched 30,000 cusecs on Friday. The Gandikota reservoir in YSR Kadapa district too got about 30,000 cusecs of water. From here, the floodwater is being released into the Mylavaram reservoir, where the outflow has increased to 24,957 cusecs, according to the Wate

Polavaram project: SC suggests Centre to call for meeting of stakeholders

The Supreme Court Tuesday suggested the Centre call for a meeting of all the stakeholders to discuss and resolve the issues concerning the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The apex court observed it would be in the "fitness of thing" if the Centre takes an initiative in calling all the stakeholders so that the project could move forward and the concerns are addressed. A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul noted that there are concerns expressed by the states of Odisha, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh regarding the impact of the project in as much as it may result in flooding of certain areas. The bench, also comprising Justice A S Oka and Vikram Nath, also noted that it has been submitted that the project, as envisaged, has been expanded to a much larger extent and there are issues concerning environmental clearances as well on account of its expansion. The top court suggested that a "pioneering role must be played by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and a meeting be called of all the ...

Andhra clears Rs 1.26-trn investment proposals to create direct employment

: The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB), headed by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Monday approved various investment proposals worth Rs 1,26,748 crore that would create 40,330 direct employment over the next seven years. Of the total, Rs 81,000 crore would be invested on green energy projects that would generate 17,930 MW of power, the Chief Minister's Office said in a release. Besides, two other solar power plants with a total capacity of 60 GW are also proposed. According to the release, the SIPB approved a proposal from Causis E-Mobility for an investment of Rs 386.23 crore on an electric bus-manufacturing unit at Kopparthy in YSR district. The venture would create over 1,200 jobs. The release said Lyfius Pharma would invest Rs 1,900 crore on its drug manufacturing unit in the Kakinada SEZ. For this, the State government allotted 236.37 acres of land. The unit would be ready by April 2024, providing employment to 2,000 people. Inosol Solar Privat

SC provides relief to Adani Ports in connection with bidding process

Sector experts feel the court has cleared the air on an issue which saw multiple stands from high courts across the country

AP ECET counselling 2022 schedule released; check important dates here

AP ECET counselling 2022 schedule released. Eligible candidates have been narrowed down for the counselling schedule on the basis of AP ECET 2022 result

Telangana govt to legally challenge Centre's order on power dues

The Telangana government has decided to wage a legal battle against the Centre's direction to pay Rs 6,757 crore power dues to Andhra Pradesh

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Over 70% unorganised workers registered in year since e-Shram portal launch

National labour conference being held today to discuss providing social welfare schemes to card holders

Amit Shah-Junior NTR meet sparks off buzz in Telangana political circles

BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is learnt to have asked popular actor Junior NTR to take the political plunge, a move that if fructified could alter the political equations both in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to senior BJP leaders, Shah categorically asked Jr NTR to take a political plunge and asked the latter to "think it over". The national party, which is keen on emerging as a potent force in the two Telugu states, wants to use Jr NTR as its trump card given the actor's charisma and stardom. Son of former MP late Nandamuri Harikrishna, Jr NTR is the grandson of Telugu movie legend and Telugu Desam Party founder-president Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. He was once active in the TDP but subsequently fell out after the advent of Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh on the political scene. BJP sources here revealed that the meeting between Shah and NTR Jr was "strategically planned" with politics as the main agenda. Jr NTR has immense clout, a massive fan base

Andhra CM meets PM, seeks approval of Polavaram project's cost estimate

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought early approval of the revised cost estimate of the Polavaram irrigation project on Godavari river. Later, the chief minister paid a courtesy visit to President Droupadi Murmu. In his 40-minute long meeting with Modi, the chief minister discussed the Polavaram project and also demanded approval of the proposed Bhogapuram airport in Vizianagaram district, setting up of medical colleges and release of funds under different central schemes to the state government, official sources said. The chief minister has been demanding approval of the revised cost estimate of Rs 55,548 crore of the irrigation project as the state government is unable to take the rehabilitation and resettlement works forward as it involves a huge cost. Earlier, the estimated cost was Rs 35,000 crore for the Polavaram irrigation project which aims to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares, generate 960 megawatt of ..

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to meet President, PM, VP in Delhi

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will spend a busy day in the national capital on Monday meeting President Draupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others. The first and significant item on his itinerary is a meeting with the Prime Minister where he will discuss all state-related issues. Speculation is once again rife that the issue of the YSR Congress joining the NDA government at the Centre could be on their meeting agenda, though the party leaders have also been maintaining a silence on this. The YSRC has been maintaining a "very friendly" relationship with the BJP at the Centre since the former came to power in May 2019. Now that the NDA is said to be looking for new alliance partners following the exit of the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), it is speculated that the YSRC may be offered berths in the Union Cabinet. This may suit YSRC's game plan of ensuring that the BJP does not re-align with the Telugu Desam Party. If t

Kerala, UP lag as GSDP of 19 states exceed pre-Covid levels in FY22: Report

The economies of 19 states and UTs in FY22 exceeded their pre-coronavirus levels, as they recorded double-digit growth in the last fiscal year

Cybercriminals hack retired teacher's bank account, withdraw Rs 21 lakh

Cybercriminals allegedly hacked the bank account of a retired school teacher in Annamayya via WhatsApp link and stole Rs 21 lakh

AP govt impleads itself in 'freebies' case, calls them 'social investment'

While the TRS government in Telangana is taking on BJP politically over the current row on freebies, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh is keen to wage a legal battle.

CRISIL downgrades Andhra Pradesh Capital Region's Rs 2,000 cr bonds

The ratings agency CRISIL has downgraded the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority's bonds worth Rs 2,000 crore, to 'CRISIL A-(CE)' from 'CRISIL A+(CE)'