Amaravati Unstoppable

Vijayawada : “An environmentally sustainable, Greenfield capital city as originally designed by Singapore will be developed in a phased manner. It will be developed as one of the top five capital cities in the world,” Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday. Releasing the white paper on Amaravati, Naidu said that the capital was … Read more

Destructive mindset destroyed capital

Vijayawada : The task ahead is not an easy one thanks to the irresponsible act of the previous government with its vindictive attitude that ruined the Amaravati capital region. It had become a victim of the destructive mindset of the previous government. With a total project cost of Rs 51,687 crore, Naidu said the TDP … Read more

Govt carries out major IAS reshuffle

Vijayawada: The state government transferred several IAS officials in a major reshuffle on Tuesday. As per the orders issued by chief secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad, M N Harendhira Prasad, additional Chief Electoral Officer is transferred and posted as collector of Visakhapatnam district. Harendhira Prasad will hand over the charge of additional CEO to P Koteswara … Read more

Gudivada MLA seeks funds for road development

Vijayawada: Gudivada MLA Venigandla Ramu has requested the R&B minister BC Janardhan Reddy to sanction funds for the development of roads in Gudivada Assembly constituency. The MLA met the minister at the AP secretariat on Tuesday and explained the condition of roads in the constituency. The MLA requested the minister to sanction a special package … Read more

Lakshmi Parthasarathy takes charge as ADC CMD

Guntur: D Lakshmi Parthasarathy took over charge as Amaravati Development Corporation (ADC) Chairperson-cum-Managing Director at ADC head office in Vijayawada on Monday. Earlier also she worked as ADC CMD from January 2016 to July 2019. As soon as she took charge, the officials of the various departments in the ADC met her, gave flower bouquets … Read more

Social family drama ‘Kanakapushya Ragam’ mesmerises audience

Vijayawada: Drusya Vedika Samskrutika Seva Samstha organised a yesteryear social family drama titled ‘Kanakapushya Ragam’ at Velidandla Hanumantharaya Grandhalayam here on Sunday. Sixty years back this play was staged for the first time in Vijayawada, which was directed by late K Venkateswara Rao. As part of Venkateswara Rao’s centenary celebrations, Drusya Vedika members presented ‘Kanakapusya … Read more

10-day training classes begin for teachers

Vijayawada: NTR district educational officer (DEO)VV Subbarao has said the Teacher Classroom Observations Training classes which commenced at the MK Baig VMC High School in Ajit Singh Nagar here on Monday will be very useful to the teachers and the students. He said the education department has taken up the training classes to make teaching … Read more

I love Araku coffee: PM

Vijayawada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks forward for another cup of Araku coffee soon. Admiring the speciality of this coffee during his 111th episode of ‘Maan Ki Baat’ programme on Sunday, Modi said, I’ve been an admirer of coffee from Araku. He said he had his first sip of Araku coffee in 2016 at Visakhapatnam … Read more

Experts from US, Canada visit Polavaram project

Vijayawada: A team of irrigation experts from the US and Canada have been roped in by the Union government to study the damage caused to the Polavaram multipurpose irrigation project due to the criminal negligence of the previous YSRCP government. The team consisting of David B Paul and Gias Franco de Cisco of the US … Read more

Thank you, PM Modi

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for endorsing Araku coffee — “a truly Made-in-AP product” — during his Mann Ki Baat episode earlier in the day. Naidu highlighted how the GI-tagged Araku coffee is empowering tribals and strengthening brand India globally. He said, “The Araku coffee … Read more

Greivances Redressal By CM: TDP sets up toll-free number

Vijayawada: The newly elected TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao said a toll-free number 7306299999 was arranged for the convenience of public who are planning to attend grievance programme to air their grievances to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing the media at the party office in Mangalagiri on Sunday, Srinivasa Rao said priority will be … Read more

Ambedkar multipurpose community hall to be built

Vijayawada: Minister for Excise, Mines & Geology Kollu Ravindra on Sunday informed that Multipurpose Community Hall will be built in the place of Dr BR Ambedkar Bhavan, which is in dilapidated condition. The minister inspected the 25-year-old BR Ambedkar Bhavan in Machilipatnam. Later, briefing media he said he will try to get funds from the … Read more