Polavaram water only by next year
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday ruled out supplying water by gravity this year from the partially complete Polavaram project. Also, he has revised the project completion deadline to June 2020 against December 2019 as was promised earlier. “Unless there is a massive flood (in river Godavari) of 15-16 lakh cusecs, […]
Narendra Modi did not follow raj dharma in Andhra Pradesh’s case, will teach him lesson
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched into a tirade against the BJP-led central government on Monday, alleging Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not following ‘raj dharma’ by denying the state special status. Naidu, who began a day-long fast at Andhra Bhavan demanding that the Centre fulfil all promises made during AP’s […]
Voltas to invest over Rs 500 crore to set up air conditioner plant in Andhra Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Tata group firm Voltas on Sunday said it will invest over Rs 500 crore to set up a manufacturing facility in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. “This facility will initially manufacture and assemble air conditioners and related cooling products with a total capacity of more than 1 million units to start with,” the company said […]
Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Adani Group
NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an ambitious memorandum of understanding with the Adani group to build data centre parks in port city Visakhapatnam with a staggering investment of Rs 70,000 crore. With this, the integrated infrastructure conglomerate will make its foray into the digital infrastructure sector. The data centre parks, which will […]
Amaravati Development Partners commences development of the Welcome Gallery
NEW DELHI: Amaravati Development Partners (ADP), the joint venture between Singapore Amaravati Investment Holdings (SAIH) and Amaravati Development Corporation, have announced that it will commence development of an exhibition-cum-community centre called the “Welcome Gallery” within the Amaravati Capital City Start-Up Area in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. SAIH is a wholly-owned joint venture company […]
Andhra Pradesh gets new high court, to function from 1 January
NEW DELHI: President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday issued orders for the creation of a separate high court for Andhra Pradesh which will start functioning from 1 January 2019 from Amravati. After the creation of Telangana, the high court of the two states was functioning from Hyderabad. With the creation of the new […]
Farmers who win Nobel prize in natural farming to get Rs 100 crore: Chandrababu Naidu
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said farmers from the state would be rewarded with Rs 100 crore if they won Nobel prize in natural farming. He said the government has set a goal of achieving 100 per cent zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) across the state by 2024. Addressing a training […]
TCL Electronics sets up a manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh
NEW DELHI: TCL Electronics, a global top-three television brand and a leading consumer electronics company, has partnered with the Andhra Pradesh government to set up a brand-new manufacturing facility in Tirupati. An agreement regarding the partnership was signed last week in China between the respective representatives of the State IT & Electronics department and TCL. […]
Chandrababu Naidu holds Video Conference with Secretaries, HODs and Collectors
Aandhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s introductory remarks: This Video Conference is held every 15 days to set certain achievable targets for all the departments. This year 33% more funds have been received from the central government, compared to the last 2 years We are performing well in so many aspects because of our […]
Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with The Fishin
NEW DELHI: The Fishin, an America based company, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Andhra Pradesh regarding the cage cultivation of fish in water bodies in the presence of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday. Officials of the Fisheries department entered into the MoU with the company at the Chief […]
IAF plans to make Andhra Pradesh strategic base
AMRAVATI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has come up with major plans for Andhra Pradesh to make it a ‘strategic base’. Prime among them are IAF’s plans to set up a major helicopter training facility at Donakonda in Prakasam district. The other plans put forth before the AP government are establishing a drone manufacturing facility […]
Supreme Court of India vacates order staying constructions in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday vacated its order staying construction activities in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh for not framing a policy under the Solid Waste Management Rules. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta passed the order after the counsel appearing for Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh […]
After Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh announces Rs 2 cut in VAT on petrol & diesel
AMRAVATI: After poll-bound Rajasthan, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday announced a Rs 2 cut in VAT on petrol and diesel to check the mounting prices of these fuels. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the reduction in Value Added Tax in the state assembly. He said the state government was currently levying Rs 4 per […]