Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday lashed out at his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren for his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jagan took exception to a tweet by Soren in which the latter took a dig at the Prime Minister saying he only spoke “Mann ki Baat” and that … Read more
The agriculture ministry is coordinating with the state governments to facilitate and ensure that harvesting and allied activities are not disrupted due to the pandemic, a senior official told ET. “Harvesting is in full swing. Out of the total wheat sown in 31.58 million hectares, 55% has already been harvested in the country, with Rajasthan … Read more
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic will hit India’s health infra and we are already seeing the signs. After Centre’s warning, what will states do? (Photos: Reuters/PTI/Indian Express) 2021 Coronavirus Cases in India Live Updates: As India prepares to go for the third phase of the Covid vaccination drive from tomorrow i.e April 1st, … Read more
A health worker prepares a Covid jab at a vaccination centre in Delhi. (Express Photograph by Tashi Tobgyal) Covid-19 Lockdown in India Live News: Will full lockdown return? India has been struggling with this question amid the constant rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country. While the Centre has made it clear … Read more
A woman receives a dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Indonesia’s Bali. Despite some reluctance in Europe, Asian nations including India are using Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jabs for inoculating people. (Reuters photo) Lockdown news today Coronavirus Lockdown 2021 Live News: India is experiencing not only a forceful second wave of the coronavirus but also seeing alarming … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami urged the Centre to declare the Godavari-Cauvery river link initiative as a national project and said if it was done, it would benefit people in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Speaking during the virtual meeting of the NITI Aayog being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Palaniswami noted … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday asked Andhra Pradesh to file its response on a plea filed by Odisha seeking contempt action against senior officials of the southern state, for notifying panchayat polls in three ‘disputed area’ villages of the petitioner state. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Aniruddha Bose said it will not pass … Read more
Amaravati: Union Minister Amit Shah will chair the 29th Southern Zonal Council meet scheduled to be held in the temple town of Tirupati on March 4. “Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of 8 States/UTs in the Southern Zone will participate along with their respective Chief Secretaries, Advisers and other senior officers in keeping with important agenda … Read more
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government’s gross debt burden has increased to Rs 3,73,140 crore by the end of November 2020. CAG’s latest accounts revealed that from April to November 2020 alone Rs 73,811.85 crore was borrowed from different sources as against the annual target of Rs 48,295.59 crore for the whole year. In the month … Read more
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years. The total project cost is Rs 200 crore of which the World Bank will … Read more