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Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao has announced that as many as 12,750 posts in the Health department would be filled up shortly and the notification would be issued soon. He said that the notification was already issued for 1,326 posts. Participating in a Doctors’ Day programme at Siddipet town on Friday night, Mr. Rao recalled the services rendered by Dr. B.C. Roy as the Chief Minister of West Bengal and paid rich tributes to him. The Minister said that the government has been taking steps to improve the infrastructure in hospitals and now, it was the turn of doctors to create confidence among people so that they come to government hospitals for treatment. “Let us join hands in improving the health sector in the State and help it reach the top. Government hospitals are being developed on a par with private hospitals. About 36% patients are coming to government hospitals, and 843 varieties of drugs are being made available at hospitals,” said Mr. Rao, adding that PG … [Read more...] about 12,750 posts to be filled up in Health dept.: Harish Rao

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has appealed to the electors of the Presidential election, scheduled to be held on July 18, to vote as per their conscience after weighing the two candidates in the fray, and not based on their political affiliation. Addressing a meeting of TRS MPs, MLAs, MLCs, its State executive committee members and other senior leaders of the party convened in support of Yashwant Sinha, the candidate fielded by the Opposition, here on Saturday, the Telangana Chief Minister said Mr. Sinha’s candidature outweighs that of his rival’s as he was a towering personality. “He (Mr. Sinha) is an honest politician and an able administrator who handled the key portfolios of finance and external affairs in the Union Cabinet in the A.B. Vajpayee Government,” Mr. Rao said. In an appeal to all Parliamentarians in the country, the TRS chief said that there was a democratic practice in the country of voting as per conscience on some occasions and … [Read more...] about Telangana: KCR asks TRS legislators to vote as per conscience during Presidential poll

A 20-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons at Old Gajuwaka area here. The incident came to light after Gajuwaka police registered a case following a complaint from the family members of the victim late on Friday night. According to reports, the three accused are said to be employees of a two-wheeler showroom-cum-service centre. Apparently, the girl’s father is also an employee at the same office. All the persons reside in the quarters given by the office, in the same building. Police said that the victim girl stays in the house alone, as her parents leave for work and her sister goes to a college. Police suspect that three persons have allegedly raped the girl with the support of another woman, who stays nearby her house. The suspected persons were picked up for questioning. Inspector of Gajuwaka Police Station, Malleswara Rao, said that based on the complaint, they have registered a case and are ascertaining facts for further investigation, … [Read more...] about Mentally challenged girl ‘gang-raped’ at Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam

JNTU University (Gurajada-Vizianagaram) is gearing to improve infrastructure and introduce new courses to ensure good careers for students, according to its principal R. Rajeswara Rao. He said the government had given priority for the the development of the new university by sanctioning additional funds which were required for providing more classrooms, hostels, laboratories and other facilities. “We are planning to introduce new self-finance courses such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and other courses. Many students who are joining private universities for those courses will get an opportunity to pursue them in Vizianagaram itself.  We sought permission from the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education for introducing these courses in 2022-23,” said Mr. Rao. “As advised by University Registrar G. Swami Naidu, we are focussing on the mandatory internship programme for all the students from first year itself. The university is trying to have Memorandum of … [Read more...] about JNTU University, Vizianagaram, to introduce new courses

Workers of the Telugu Desam Party and Left parties staged separate demonstrations in front of the RTC bus station here on Saturday in protest against the “hefty” hike in bus fares effected by the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. The TDP activists led by its Ongole unit vice-president K. Srinivasa Rao raised slogans against the Jagan Mohan Reddy government for imposing over ₹2,000 crore burden on the common people, who mainly depended upon the APSRTC for transport. The hike, third in a series effected by the RTC, came close on the heels of the hike in electricity charges and property tax and imposition of a new garbage tax, said TDP city president K. Nageswara Rao. TDP women activists travelled by RTC buses for some distance and enlightened the travelling public about a series of hikes by distributing pamphlets. Meanwhile, activists of Left parties demanded immediate withdrawal of the hike, which made travel even by the ordinary ''Palle Velugu'' bus … [Read more...] about Andhra Pradesh: TDP, Left parties demand withdrawal of bus fare hike

Andhra Pradesh Contributory Pension Scheme Employees’ Association is planning to hold a massive meeting in Srikakulam on July 24 and a Million March on September 1 in Vijayawada to step up pressure on the government for the restoration of old pension system which was implemented till the Year 2003. Association leaders Ganta Srinivasa Rao, R. Siva Kumar, Sailada Appala Naidu, K. Dhanunjaya and others have been visiting all government offices to garner the support of CPS employees for the public meeting to be held on July 24 in the name of 'Dharma Porata Sabha'. "We visited nearly 50 government offices in the last few days in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram and other places to explain the action plan and seek the support of each and every employee. The response is good,.” said Mr. Srinivasa Rao. He said that around two lakh employees would not have any social security after their retirement since they would get a meager pension under CPS. “The government is dilly … [Read more...] about APCPS employees planning a Million March on September 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a public meeting titled as ‘Vijay Sankalpa Sabha’ at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad here on July 3. As the title of the meeting suggests, PM Modi may sound the poll bugle for the 2023 Assembly polls in Telangana to prepare the BJP cadre for the electoral contest. Modi, who landed here on Saturday to attend the BJP’s two-day National Executive Committee meeting, will address the rally on Sunday evening. During his last visit to the city on May 26, Modi, indirectly referring to TRS party, lashed out at family politics saying ‘parivaarvadi’ is democracy’s “greatest enemy”. He had expressed confidence that the BJP would storm to power in the state in the next assembly elections. According to political pundits, Modi is expected to continue his tirade against Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and the ruling TRS. Rao, popularly known as KCR, on Saturday in a party meeting in support of opposition parties’ presidential candidate Yashwant … [Read more...] about PM Modi to Address Public Meeting in Hyderabad on July 3

The Andhra Pradesh Thermoformers Association appealed to the State and Central governments to exempt disposable or plastic glasses from the ban imposed on July 1. In a press conference here on Saturday, Association president D. Srinivasa Rao said that the State government had banned disposable glasses and permitted the use of certain single-use plastics having over 75 microns of plastic but the disposable glasses being manufactured now have more than 100 microns of plastic. Considering this, the governments should exempt such glasses from the ban, he said. “Disposable glasses are mostly used at function halls where they are disposed of properly and can be fully recycled. It is unfortunate that disposable glasses are banned even as the packaging of a wide range of food items continues to be plastic,” Mr. Srinivasa Rao said. He said that the government should lift the ban on disposable glasses for at least two years or permit the manufacturing of glasses with more than 100 microns … [Read more...] about Andhra Pradesh: Exempt disposable glasses from plastic ban, govt. urged

International badminton medallist Kidambi Srikanth, along with NTR District Collector S. Dilli Rao, inaugurated the SAAP Badminton League organised by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh at Chennupati Ramakotaiah Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Mr. Srikanth, Mr. Dilli Rao and YSRCP east constituency in-charge Devineni Avinash played a friendly match to inaugurate the league. Addressing the gathering later, Mr. Srikanth said he used to go to places like Chennai and Bengaluru to compete in such tourneys and for training, and it was good to know that players from other States were coming to Andhra Pradesh. He asked the young players to make use of the facilities being provided by the SAAP and the State government for conducting competitions to bring out talent. Mr. Dilli Rao stressed the need to focus on talent in the rural areas of the State. He said the State government had established Jagananna Sports Clubs to recognise talent at the village, mandal and district levels. … [Read more...] about Andhra Pradesh: Srikanth inaugurates SAAP Badminton League in Vijayawada

BJP State general secretary S. Vishnuvardhan Reddy has said that leaders of all political parties have been invited to the programme being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bhimavaram on July 4 as it is an official event being organised under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Addressing the media here on Saturday, Mr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy said that Mr. Modi would reach the Gannavaram airport from Begumpet in Hyderabad at 10.10 a.m. and leave for Bhimavaram by a helicopter to participate in the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of freedom fighter Alluri Sitharama Raju. He would unveil a bronze statue of the revolutionary freedom fighter at 11 a.m. and address the gathering. Mr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy said invitations were extended to poets, artistes, and singers as well. N. Chandrababu Naidu was invited not as TDP president but as Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Similarly, Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy … [Read more...] about Andhra Pradesh: Leaders of all parties invited to PM’s programme, says BJP leader