Paddy in 543 hectares damaged in Nallajerla mandal

Rajamahendravaram: East Godavari District CollectorP Prasanthi directed the officials that flood relief works should be undertaken with responsibility. Hot drinking water and hot food should be provided to the flood victims at the rehabilitation centres. On Monday, she held a teleconference with district, division, mandal officers and special officers for the implementation of flood relief … Read more

Efforts on to bring Harika’s body to Tenali: Lokesh

Guntur: Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh expressed shock over the death of veterinary doctor Jetti Harika in a car accident in Oklahoma State in US. He conveyed his sympathy to her parents residing in Tenali. Responding to their request posted on the X, he said the TDP NRI wing was trying to bring … Read more

50 lakh saplings to be planted in Guntur dist

Guntur: District Collector S Nagalakshmi felt that there is a need to take massive tree plantation for achieving ecological balance. She opined that there is a necessity to plant at least 50 lakh saplings in the district. Speaking at a meeting, the Collector said she appointed DRDA, DWMA, horticulture, Social Welfare and Forest department officials … Read more

Economy on a strong wicket

The Economic Survey highlights the prevailing strengths of our economy and also showcases the outcomes of the various reforms our government has brought. It also identifies areas for further growth and progress as we move towards building a Viksit Bharat’- Modi New Delhi: The Central government’s pre-Budget Economic Survey on Monday set a conservative growth … Read more

Farm sector gets boost as Agri fund mobilises Rs 73,194 cr

New Delhi: The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) launched by the Union government to spur growth in the farm sector has succeeded in mobilising an investment of Rs 73,194 crore, according to the Economic Survey. In addition, the government has been implementing the Agriculture Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) to improve the extent of storage infrastructure. As of … Read more

Best infra to attract FDI in renewables,telecom: Survey

New Delhi: India has a well-established infrastructure to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in sectors like greenfield projects such as renewables, digital services such as telecommunications, software and hardware, and consultancy services, the Economic Survey said on Monday. Over the medium term, India is focusing on integrating its value chain with that of the West, … Read more

YSRCP will sweep in standing committee polls: Dy Mayors

Visakhapatnam: YSRCP Deputy Mayor and floor leader of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) said that the corporators who exited from the YSRCP to join TDP and Jana Sena will soon return to their party. Speaking to the media here on Monday, Deputy Mayor Jiyyani Sridhar said that the YSRCP corporators would not get due recognition … Read more

India’s GDP growth will surpass Survey’s forecast: CII

New Delhi: The Economic Survey 2023-2024 is positive about the India growth story, and India’s GDP growth for FY25 will surpass the forecast and has the potential to reach 8 per cent, Sanjiv Puri, President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), said on Monday. The Economic Survey, tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, … Read more

Undemocratic attempt made to throttle my voice: PM

New Delhi: Asserting that Parliament is not for ‘dal’ but for ‘desh’, PM Modi on Monday hit out at the opposition, saying that some parties have practised “negative politics” and “misused” Parliament to hide their political failures. Speaking with the media ahead of the start of Parliament session, Modi said the Budget will set the … Read more

SC stays Kanwar Yatra directives on eateries

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on the controversial Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand related to eateries, prompting the opposition parties to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restrain BJP chief ministers from taking “unconstitutional” decisions. The apex court ordered an interim stay on the directives by … Read more

‘Cherry picked view’: Congress jabs Modi govt over Economic Survey

New Delhi: The Congress called the Eco Survey 2024 tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a ‘cherry-picked view’ of the Indian economy. “India is in its most precarious and difficult economic situation in many years. The Economic Survey 2023-24 presents a cherry-picked view of the economy, but we hope that tomorrow’s Budget faces up … Read more

Alliance govt to focus on unearthing assigned lands scam

Visakhapatnam: The alliance government is laying its focus on the alleged assigned lands scam in Visakhapatnam. It is alleged that about Rs2,000 crore worth of assigned lands in North Andhra have changed hands ownership during the YSRCP government. Along with former chief secretary to Andhra Pradesh KS Jawahar Reddy, it is reported that some of … Read more