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TDP leader Lokesh promises to establish Islamic bank in Andhra

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Tirupati: TDP national General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Tuesday promised to establish an Islamic bank once the party forms the government in Andhra Pradesh again.
After a two-day pause, Lokesh began his pada yatra ‘Yuva Galam’ and interacted with the representatives of the Muslim community at Sri Kalahasthi of Tirupati district.
“I am promising you that once the TDP forms the government again this Islamic bank will be established,” he said, noting how Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, during his padyatra, had promised to set up Islamic bank but he did not keep his word.
Lokesh recalled the formation of the Minorities Corporation by N. T. Rama Rao, the founder of the TDP. “Despite the change in the government for the past several years, the corporation continued but after Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy became the Chief Minister, he discontinued it,” he said.
He assured the minority community that the corporation would be revived once his TDP is back in power.
He alleged that Jagan Mohan Reddy discontinued all the welfare schemes launched by Chandrababu Naidu during the TDP regime and promised to revive all the schemes.
As the ‘Yuva Galam’ completed 300 km at Thondamanupuram panchayat in Srikalahasti Assembly segment, Lokesh assured the villagers to provide safe drinking water within 100 days of coming back to power.
Later, at Thindamanadu village, he said that the cheap liquor is now working as pesticide and the farmers instead of the pesticides can use the cheap liquor. He also interacted with women who came to collect their gas cylinders. He said that the subsidy on gas cylinders is not being paid to the consumers.

He also promised to do justice to communities like Gandla, Telikula and Deva Telikula once the TDP is back into the government.
During his padyatra, Lokesh met the groundnut farmers who narrated their problems to him. Farmer, Venkat Reddy, said that for the past three years they have been incurring heavy losses in agriculture and the state government is not coming to their rescue.
Another farmer told Lokesh that due to spurious seeds and fertilisers, the farming community in the district has been facing several problems. They also said that there is no MSP for the farm products due to which they are incurring huge losses in agriculture.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 21, 2023
Andhra rolls out red carpet to investors

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Mumbai: Andhra Pradesh, which has been topping the ease of doing business index for the last four consecutive years, has assured prospective investors the fastest single-window clearances, usable coastlines, multiple seaports, quality power supply, abundant land bank, and modern infrastructure.
Addressing an investor roadshow on Monday ahead of the global investor summit slated for March 3-4 in Visakhapatnam, state industries & commerce minister Gudivada Amarnath rolled out the red carpet to India Inc if they are ready to invest in his state.
The state is home to a diversified portfolio of industries such as automobiles, chemicals, aerospace, defence, pharma, textiles etc), and world-class infrastructure in seaports roads, startups and tourism.
On top of it, he said the state, which has the second largest coastline of over 974 km has two major ports and over 40 minor ports, and also boasts of the highest per capita income of USD 3,800 in the country in FY22.
As many as 89 large projects are under active implementation with a total investment of Rs 2.2 lakh crore, with the potential to create 20,000 jobs, he added.
When it comes to project clearance, he said Andhra has been the champion state in ease of doing business for the past consecutive four years.
The state has over 48,000 acres of industrial land banks and is home to 530 industrial estates, 293 industrial parks, 31 MSME parks, six special economic zones, three information technology SEZs, and three of the 11 industrial corridors. All this makes Andhra a competitive investment destination on the East Coast, he said.
State finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy said the state is taking big strides as evident from its economic growth at 11.43 per cent GSDP growth in FY22, the state had the highest growth rate all major states. In the past three years, its exports have increased growing 9.3 per cent annually.

Over the past few years, our government has undertaken several reform initiatives to strengthen governance, business environment, policy stability, competitiveness, enhance transparency, to boost the investment climate, said Rajendranath.
Urban development minister Audimulapu Suresh said Visakhapatnam, which is the biggest urban agglomeration of the state with 20 million residents or 5.8 million households.
This vibrant coastal city is a hub for industrial, educational, and tourist activities attracting investments from public and private companies that include oil refinery, zinc, fertilizers, steel, dredging, heavy engineering, ship-building and power generation, he said.
None of the ministers offered any investment targets from the forthcoming summit, though.
Various states have been holding global investor summits and claiming to have sewed up investments worth billions of dollars. At the recently held one such summit in Lucknow, the UP administration has claimed to inked investment MoUs worth over Rs 33.5 lakh crore, while Karnataka’s held in November had claimed close to Rs 10 lakh crore of investment commitments.
Maharashtra and Gujarat, which lead in industrialisation and foreign direct investments, have not held their summits since the pandemic. Many analysts say vast majority of such MoUs die naturally as the average conversion of such commitments into actual investments are only in high single-digit across the states.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 20, 2023
Mild tremors in parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

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Hyderabad: Mild tremors were felt in parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded as 3 on the Richter scale. There was no loss of life or damage to houses due to the quake.
The epicentre of the quake was close to the Pulichintala reservoir.
Tremors were felt in several villages of Chintalapalem and Mellacheruvu mandals (blocks) of Suryapet district of Telangana at around 7.25 a.m. The tremors felt for about 10 seconds.
Scientists at National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) have asked people not to panic as it was not a major earthquake.
Tremors were also felt in villages surrounding the Pulichintala project in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh.
People in Madipadu, Challagariga, Ginjupalli in Achampet mandal said they heard a loud explosion.
The tremors sent panic among people in the villages around the project.

The region had also experienced an earthquake of 4.7 magnitude on January 26, 2020.
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February 19, 2023
Andhra HC stays show-cause notice issued to employees’ body

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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted stay on the show-cause notice issued by the state government to leaders of the Government Employees Association (APGEA) for meeting state governor to seek his intervention to ensure payment of salaries and pensions on time.
Hearing a petition filed by APGEA leaders challenging the show-cause notice, Justice Ravinath Tilahari granted a stay and directed the government to file a counter.
A delegation of APGEA leaders led by its president K. R. Suryanarayana had met Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on January 19 and submitted a memorandum to him on the problems faced by the employees.
The delegation requested the governor to issue necessary advice to the government as he is competent authority as per the Article 309 of the Constitution to intervene in the affairs of the government employees.
After the meeting, APGEA leaders told media persons that they were compelled to meet the governor as all their efforts to resolve the grievances through the state government had failed.
However, taking a serious note of the action of APGEA leaders, the government had issued a show-cause notice on January 23 asking them to explain why their association should not be derecognized.
Suryanarayana had challenged the show-cause notice in the high court. The court on January 31 directed the government not to take action against the APGEA.
During the previous hearing, the judge had posed several questions to the government. He wanted to know if the rights guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution are not applicable for APGEA. He asked the government if it mentioned in the show-cause notice what rules the APGEA violated while speaking to the media.

Petitioner’s counsel Ravi Prasad told the court that according to the 1990 Financial Code, salaries to government employees should be paid on the last working day of every month but employees are not getting current month salaries till 15th of next month.
Suryanarayana alleged that the state government is not honouring the commitment to pay the salaries and pensions on the first of every month. The AGEA leader said the government also withdrew the GPF amount of Rs.415 crore from the accounts of over 90,000 employees without their permission. He termed this a “serious” financial fraud.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 15, 2023
Andhra offers 48,352 acres of land bank for industrial development

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Bengaluru: Andhra Pradesh has showcased its rich natural resources, large investments in infrastructure, land bank, and intensive reforms in rules and regulations at the investors’ meeting held on Tuesday in Bengaluru.
The event is one of many such meets being organised in the run-up to the Global Investors Summit on March 3-4 in Visakhapatnam, a statement noted.
Andhra Pradesh’s Investors Meet in Bengaluru, held ahead of its “Global Investors Summit 2023,” offers 48,352 acres of land bank for industrial development, as well as ready-built infrastructure to shorten the time required to set up new facilities, according to a release.
Speaking on the occasion, Gudivada Amarnath, Minister for Industries, Infrastructure, Investment and Commerce, IT, Handlooms and Textiles highlighted the export potential of Andhra Pradesh.
The Minister said: “According to the LEADS Report 2022, the state’s exports increased by 15.31 per cent from the previous year in 2021-2022, classifying it as ‘Achievers’ in the coastal states. With the completion of new ports and also further development of infrastructure for last-mile connectivity, the state’s share in exports can reach up to 10 per cent of India’s total exports.”
Addressing the investors, Buggana Rajendranath, Minister for Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes, Skill Development, Training and Legislative Affairs, assured the investors of the fast-paced implementation of projects in the state.
“We strongly believe reducing the time to start a business will have a significant impact on the manufacturer’s profitability. The state is building numerous plug-and-play facilities which will have ready-built factory sheds with quality power and water supply and help speed up the setting up of manufacturing units,” said the minister.
Amarnath added that in the last three-and-a-half years, the state has approved investments to the tune of Rs 1.9 lakh crore.

“That would go on to create employment for around 90,000 people in the state in the future,” he said.
Key functionaries from various departments, ministries, and state government institutions had open interaction with the investing community in Bengaluru.
Manufacturing, food processing, ports, IT and Electronics, handlooms, and textiles sectors attracted significant interest at the event.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 15, 2023
Youth arrested for killing blind girl in Andhra

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Amaravati: The police in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday arrested a youth for allegedly killing a visually impaired minor girl, an official said.
Th victim identified as — Rani, 17, was stabbed to death by one K. Raju, when she was alone at her house on Monday, a police officer said.
The incident occurred in Guntur district in Tadepalli, in a locality near the official residence of the Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
District incharge, S.P. Vakul Jindal said: “The accused developed a grudge against the girl after she complained to her mother over his misbehavior. The victim’s mother and aunt had pulled up Raju for misbehaving with her.”
Police said: The accused identified as — Raju, 30, was not under the influence of ganja at the time of the attack. It also clarified that there was no rowdy sheet against him but now a rowdy sheet would be opened.
Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the victim’s family.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Thaneti Vanitha condemned the murder of the minor girl. She reiterated the government’s commitment to punish the culprit.
She said that police acted swiftly to arrest the accused within an hour after the incident. She made it clear that any wrongdoers, no matter who they are, would not be spared.

“It is unfortunate to witness a murder of a minor girl. The police department responded within no time and nabbed the accused. On behalf of the government, we will leave no stone unturned to punish the culprit so that such an incident is never repeated,” she said.
Vanitha slammed the Opposition for trying to take political mileage from the incident. “It is not just inhumane but shameful how the TDP is trying to get political mileage out of this tragedy. Misinformation about the incident is being spread to paint the government in a bad light. Personal rivalries are being given a different twist. I urge Chandrababu Naidu not to stoop this low,” she said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 14, 2023
Twenty tourist police stations launched in Andhra Pradesh

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Amaravati: In a move aimed at ensuring safety of tourists, the Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday launched 20 tourist police stations.
Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the police stations at 20 important religious and tourist places in various districts.
Launching the police stations virtually from his official residence here, he said the security kiosks would work as additional police stations and attend to complaints from tourists.
The newly launched tourist police stations would now start functioning at the RK Beach at Visakhapatnam, Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple at Vontimitta in YSR district, Kukkuteswara Swamy temple at Pithapuram in Kakinada district, Pushkar Ghat at Rajahmundry, Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Dwaraka Tirumala in Eluru district, Manginapudi Beach and Mopidevi Temple in Krishna district, Indrakeeladri Temple and Bhavani Island in NTR district, Mypadu Beach and Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple at Penchalakona in SPSR Nellore district, Mahanandi and Ahobilam temples in Nandyal district, Raghavendra Swamy temple at Mantralayam in Kurnool district, Horsley Hills in Annamayya district and Lepakshi temple in Satya Sai district.
The chief minister revealed that the tourist police stations would be run by specially trained police personnel and headed by a Sub-Inspector or Assistant Sub-Inspector rank officer. Linked with local police stations, each tourist police station would have six police personnel including women constables.
Interacting with the police officials virtually on the occasion, he suggested that the contact phone number of the responsible police officials should be prominently displayed at all tourist police Stations. He hoped that the enhanced tourism security would help boost up the traffic of tourists in the state.
He said several reforms were introduced in the police department after YSRCP came to power and the downloading of Disha App by about 1.20 crore women indicates the extent of support being extended to womenfolk in the state by the police.
Unlike in the TDP rule, police services are now available to people through village and ward secretariats and the government has also introduced zero-FIR system in police stations where receptionists would talk to the complainants first.

Home Minister Taneti Vanita, DGP K.V. Rajendranath Reddy, Special CS (Tourism) Rajat Bhargava and senior police officials were present.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 14, 2023
BJP announces candidates for 4 MLC seats in Andhra, Telangana

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Amaravati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced candidates for four graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and Telangana Legislative Council scheduled to be held on March 13.
The party has named candidates for three graduates’ seats in Andhra Pradesh and one teachers’ seat in Telangana. Sannareddy Dayakar Reddy will be the BJP candidate for Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor constituency.
The saffron party has fielded Nagaruru Raghavendra for Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool and P.V.N. Madhav for Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam constituency.
In Telangana, the BJP has announced candidature of A. Venkata Narayana Reddy for Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy-Hyderabad teachers’ seat.
Candidates for other MLC seats in both the Telugu states will be announced later.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) last week announced the schedule for biennial elections to 15 MLC seats – 13 in Andhra Pradesh and two in Telangana.
The elections will be held on March 13 for eight local authorities’ constituencies, three graduates’ and two teachers’ constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. Polling will also be held for one teachers’ constituency and one local authorities’ constituency in Telangana.
The ECI announced that notifications for these elections will be issued on February 16. The last date for filing of nominations will be February 23. The nominations will be taken up for scrutiny the next day. The last date for withdrawal of nominations will be February 27.

Polling will be held on March 13. The counting of votes will be taken up on March 16.
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February 14, 2023
Andhra Pradesh to witness huge spike in investments next month: Minister

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Velagapudi: Minister Chelluboina Venugopala Krishna praised chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for creating industrial-friendly policies and succeeding in attracting investors to the state.
He was speaking to reporters during the investor summit in Visakhapatnam. He said, “Andhra Pradesh is the fastest-growing state in the country with a GSDP of 11.43% in 2021-22, which is 2.73% higher than the national growth rate. Even in covid times, when the Centre’s growth rate was declining at -6.6%, Andhra Pradesh recorded a positive growth rate of 0.08%. Another remarkable statistic is that Andhra Pradesh’s per capita income is 38.5% higher than the rest of the nation.”
He further said that ever since Jagan donned the chief minister’s hat, AP is ranked number one in the country in ease of doing business for four consecutive years.
“We are proud of what Andhra Pradesh has achieved despite what happened to us during bifurcation. We are a shining example of development despite the debts we are still paying off taking by the previous TDP regime,” he said.
Elaborating on CM Jagan’s extended support to the MSME (medium and small medium enterprises) sector, the minister said, “Andhra Pradesh is the only state to give wide market preference to MSMEs in all government procurements. CM Jagan government has extended a restart package to MSMEs to overcome the financial crisis that kicked off during the COVID-19 crisis.”
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February 13, 2023
Two killed in truck-car collision in Andhra Pradesh

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Vijayawada: Two persons were killed and one injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district on Sunday.
A speeding truck rammed into a car coming from the opposite direction near Adduroadu village in Visannapeta mandal, police said.
Two of the three persons travelling in the car died on the spot. The third was injured. The deceased were identified as Guptalal, 45, and Sunitha, 35.
The condition of Sunitha’s husband Rambabu is stated to be critical. He has been admitted to a hospital in Vijayawada
The accident occurred when they were returning from a wedding at Tenali.
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February 12, 2023