Thousands of farmers who gave away their lands for the construction of Andhra Pradesh capital city at Amaravati and were allotted residential and commercial plots in return, have at last found some value for their plots.
In a significant development in the case related to the murder of former minister of combined Andhra Pradesh Y S Vivekananda Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation, which has been probing the case, declared that the investigation has been completed.
Venkatesh Naidu, an accused in the liquor scam case, has recently gained media attention.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has been alleging that the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government headed by N Chandrababu Naidu has failed to provide him adequate security during his district tours, has finally decided to have his own private security.
The Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, is preparing to launch the free bus travel scheme for women starting August 15. However, the initiative has come under pressure from multiple quarters.
The Pulivendula ZPTC by-election is shaping up to be a fierce political battle.
The Congress high command is contemplating sacking Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y S Sharmila from her post in the wake of criticism against her style of functioning, according to sources.
In a significant development in the alleged illegal liquor case, the ACB court in Vijayawada on Saturday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Andhra police probing the case to preserve Rs 11 crore seized from a farmhouse in Hyderabad three days ago.
A joint fact-finding team from the Human Rights Forum (HRF) and Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV), which visited several villages in the Palnadu district, has raised alarm over the rising number of farmer suicides in the region.
The YSR Congress Party has requested the ACB Special Court in Vijayawada to restrict media access to courtroom proceedings related to the ongoing liquor scam case, which allegedly took place during the previous Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
Senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao has sparked controversy within the TDP-led alliance in Andhra Pradesh by making explosive allegations against Jana Sena Party (JSP) MLA Chirribabu Balaraju from Polavaram.
A senior journalist, Patri Vasudevan, has been dismissed from Telugu news channel 99TV after claiming that assassination squads were operating in Andhra Pradesh with the intent to eliminate YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The Andhra Pradesh government has prohibited display of political symbols or materials and banned entry of unauthorised persons in school premises.
Over the past few months, YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been touring various parts of the state
If reports circulating in Andhra Pradesh political circles are to be believed, yet another loyalist of YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is contemplating leaving the party in the near future.
