
The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to give 50 per cent of the nominated posts and 50 per cent of the contracts on nomination basis to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and minorities.

The sudden decision of the World Bank to drop the proposal to lend US $ 300 million (approximately Rs 2100 crore) for the infrastructure development in Amaravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh has surprised many.

The World Bank Friday said it 'dropped' the USD 300-million loan proposal for the Amaravati development project as the central government withdrew the financing request, triggering a blame game between the ruling YSRC and opposition TDP in Andhra Pradesh.

Not long ago, Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu was considered a tough task master in the party.

The Ministers of Andhra Pradesh have started preparing ground for the Municipal and other local body elections that are pending in the state.

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that ever since YSR Congress Party came to power in the state, the system in state capital Amaravati has collapsed and real estate market has crashed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi single-handedly steering BJP to a grand victory in recent Lok Sabha polls has been acknowledged and appreciated world-over.

Bharatiya Janata Party has found fault with Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s decision to allot prime lands in every district headquarters to his party for the construction of party offices.

In a shocking development, the World Bank has decided not to fund construction of AP new capital city Amaravathi.

YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has rewarded yet another loyalist of the party with a key post in the government.

Senior journalist Kondubhatla Ramachandra Murthy, popularly known as K R Murthy in media circles, on Thursday resigned as editorial director of Sakshi group of media promoted by YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The leaders of Telugu Desam Party are not even fighting YSR Congress Party as they did in the past.

The humiliating defeat faced by the Telugu Desam Party in the just concluded assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh seems to have cast its shadow on the performance of Heritage Foods, the family enterprise of TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

The President of India has appointed Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as the governor of Andhra Pradesh replacing Mr ESL Narasimhan.

Actor Akhil Akkineni has finally begin the shooting for his next under the direction of ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar.