POLITICS
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Jan- 2025 -19 January
Deadline passes without Gaza ceasefire as Hamas fails to provide names of first hostages to be freed
Hamas blamed the delay on ‘technical field reasons.’ It said that it is committed to the ceasefire deal announced last week. The planned ceasefire, agreed after a year of intensive mediation by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, is the first step in a long and fragile process aimed at winding down the 15-month war Gaza Strip: The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to release later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners. The list had not been handed over when the deadline for the truce…
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18 January
Narayanpet: Govt official demands Rs 8 lakh bribe for issuing land acquisition compensation cheques
Farmers, who lost their lands under Sangambanda canal works, are allegedly being asked to shell out Rs 8 lakh to get Rs 28 lakh as compensation for their lands. Vexed over Ravinder Reddy’s harassment, the farmers raised the issue before media persons and the same was brought to the notice of Revenue officials Narayanpet: Farmers, who lost their lands under Sangambanda canal works, are allegedly being asked to shell out Rs 8 lakh to get Rs 28 lakh as compensation for their lands. Four farmers, including A Venkateshwar Reddy, Chinna Krishnaiah, Veeranna Goud and Nalla Hanumanthu, were natives of Lankala village under Narwah mandal. Among these, Hanumanthu had passed away. These farmers had lost 1.36 acres of land under acquisition for…
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18 January
Chitharamma Devi Jathara at Hyderabad: Follow these alternative routes to avoid traffic
The police advised commuters to use suitable alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion, from Yellammabanda towards Shapur Nagar main road will be diverted at Gajularamram village-Balaji Layout-HAL Kaman Roadamestry Nagar- Shapur Nagar Hyderabad: The traffic police issued the advisory in view of Sri Chitharamma Devi Jathara Swarnothsavalu at Gajularamaram village in Jeedimetla traffic police station limits from Saturday to Monday. The police advised commuters to use suitable alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion. Traffic coming from Yellammabanda towards Shapur Nagar main road will be diverted at Gajularamram village-Balaji Layout-HAL Kaman Roadamestry Nagar- Shapur Nagar. The traffic coming from Shapur Nagar (Gajularamaram T junction) towards Yellammabanda will be diverted at Agra Sweet House Chandragirinagar Bus Stop-Dwarakanagar-Malla Reddy Nagar – Mahadevapuram- Yellammabanda. Heavy vehicles will…
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18 January
Rare murder: Man kills brother by electrocution in Medak
Gopal and Shankar (28), who are brothers, had shared a room on Friday night. Early the next morning, Shankar’s cries startled the family, who hurried into the room. They saw Gopal fleeing the house and found Shankar dead, his leg connected to a live electric wire. Medak: In a shocking incident, a man killed his brother by electrocution when he was asleep at Nanu Thanda in Shivvampet mandal in the early hours of Saturday. The brothers Gopal and Shankar (28) had slept in the same room on Friday night. When Shankar cried out early in the morning, other family members rushed into the room and saw Gopal running out of the house. They found Shankar dead with his leg was connected…
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18 January
Adani Group’s Ambuja Cements expansion plans face stiff opposition in Nalgonda
Ambuja Cements aims to increase its production capacity to 140 million tonnes by 2027-28, and as part of, the company plans to expand the limestone mines at Adani Ambuja Cement factory in Sunnampahad area of erstwhile Nalgonda district Hyderabad/ Nalgonda: The expansion plans of Ambuja Cements, a subsidiary of the Adani Group, are facing stiff opposition in the erstwhile Nalgonda district. Several rural clusters in the region have already been bearing the brunt of pollution caused by the flourishing cement factories. Ambuja Cements aims to increase its production capacity to 140 million tonnes by 2027-28 in the country. As part of this move, the company sought to expand the limestone mines at the Adani Ambuja Cement Factory located in the Sunnampahad…
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18 January
Man dies in road accident in Karimnagar
The incident took place when a speeding car collided with the bike ridden by Chandra Reddy. A resident of Kothapalli, Chandra Reddy succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Karimnagar: A 55 year-old person, Goli Chandra Reddy, died in a road accident that took place at Kothapalli of Thimmapur mandal on Saturday. The incident occurred when a speeding car rammed into the bike on which Chandra Reddy was travelling. A resident of Kothapalli, Chandra Reddy died on the spot. Knowing about the incident, police visited the spot and began investigation by registering a case. The body was shifted to the district headquarter government hospital for postmortem.
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18 January
Uttam Kumar Reddy claims credit for progress in KWDT-II proceedings
Congress government intensified efforts to expedite water allocations through Brijesh Tribunal, says Irrigation Minister Hyderabad: Blaming the BRS regime for injustice meted out to Telangana in river water sharing, Minister for Irrigation N Uttam Kumar Reddy stated that ever since the Congress government came to power in the State, efforts were put in with more intensity to expedite water allocations through the Brijesh Tribunal by mounting pressure on the Union government. He pointed out that farmers in Mahbubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, and Khammam districts had borne the brunt of the State’s deprival of the due water entitlement. During the BRS regime, the Andhra Pradesh government indiscriminately transferred Krishna waters, increasing the capacity of Pothireddypadu by an additional 44,000 cusecs, he alleged. Without the approval…
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18 January
PM Modi says Vizag Steel Plant has special place for people of Andhra
This has been done understanding the importance of the steel sector in building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, says the Prime Minister Amaravati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has a special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister posted on X that during the Cabinet meeting, it was decided to provide equity support of over Rs 10,000 crore for the plant. “This has been done understanding the importance of the steel sector in building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” he said. Earlier, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Prime Minister approved a revival package worth Rs 11,440 crore for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. In the…
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18 January
Andhra IT Minister Lokesh to make strong pitch for investments at Davos
During the five-day summit, Lokesh will be holding meetings with ambassadors from over 50 countries, industrialists and several other top businessmen Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Education, Information Technology (IT) and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, will make a strong pitch for investments into the State during the World Economic Forum summit in Davos next week. Lokesh, who is also chairman of the Investments Task Force Committee, will be visiting Davos from January 20 to 24 as part of the State government delegation to be headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. During the five-day summit, Lokesh will be holding meetings with ambassadors from over 50 countries, industrialists and several other top businessmen. The IT and Electronics Minister in particular will be having a face-to-face…
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18 January
People Tech Enterprises to invest Rs 1,800 crore for 1,200 acre EV park in Andhra Pradesh
Dubbed as Orvakal Mobility Valley, the park aims to foster a complete EV ecosystem, providing state-of-the-art infrastructure for EV manufacturing and allied industries Amaravati: People Tech Enterprises Pvt Ltd inked an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government on Friday to set up a 1,200-acre electric vehicle (EV) park in Kurnool district, with an investment of Rs 1,800 crore. Dubbed as Orvakal Mobility Valley, the park aims to foster a complete EV ecosystem, providing state-of-the-art infrastructure for EV manufacturing and allied industries. “Once fully operational, the park is expected to attract an investment of $1.5 billion (Rs 13,000 crore) and generate employment opportunities for 25,000 people. As the anchor unit of the park, People Tech Enterprises will set up an electric two-wheeler…
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