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AP: Steel workers’ hunger strike continues for 367 days in a row
Hyderabad:The hunger strike by steel workers has continued for over a year as it entered the 367th day on Sunday. The workers are agitating against the Centre’s decision to privatise the Visakhapatnam…
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Video: Andhra police burn 2 lakh kg cannabis valued at Rs 500 cr
Visakhapatnam: In what is believed to be the biggest operation of its kind, Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday destroyed more than two lakh kilograms of ganja (cannabis) valued at Rs 500 crore.…
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AP police destroy 7552 acres of ganja cultivation in 3 months
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police destroyed at least 7552 acres of Ganja cultivation worth rupees 9251.32 crores in a span of three months under operation ‘Parivartana’. On February 12, the AP police destroyed…
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Union Budget, Andhra’s depleting funds and plight of MGNREGA workers
Hyderabad: Vegi Rupa, a resident of Munagapaka village in Visakhapatnam district is one among the many who is yet to receive her wages. Rupa has two daughters and a differently-abled husband who is…
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Nine killed after car-truck collision in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur: Nine people died after a collision between a car and a lorry at Budagavi village of Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. According to Venkata Swamy, Sub Inspector of police, Uravakonda Police Station,…
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AP: PRC Struggle Committee withdraws strike notice after discussions with govt
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Pay Revision Commission (PRC) Struggle Committee on Saturday withdrew their strike notice after the state government accepted their demands with regards to the 11th Pay Revision. The PRC Struggle…
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Andhra DGP meets CM after massive protest by employees
Amaravati: A day after the roaring success of Andhra Pradesh government employees’ ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ despite police denying them permission, Director General of Police Gautam Sawang on Friday met Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan…
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‘Can’t act contrary to public interest’: SC imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on AP discom
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said power distribution companies (discoms) cannot be permitted to change their decisions in connection with power purchase agreement at their whims and fancies, as it…
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Thousands of Andhra employees gather in Vijayawada for protest
Vijayawada: Tension prevailed here on Thursday as thousands of employees and teachers from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, defying police ban, descended on the city for ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ to press their demands…
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Andhra Pradesh extends night curfew by 2 weeks
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the night curfew for two more weeks, with effect from Tuesday. As per the fresh orders issued on Tuesday, the government has taken the decision after…
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RBI to set up office in Andhra after clarity over state capital
Amaravati: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that it will pursue the matter relating to setting up its office in Andhra Pradesh only after the state government finalises the location…
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AP: Ordinance issued to raise retirement age of govt workers to 62
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government on Monday promulgated an ordinance to raise the retirement age of government employees from 60 years to 62 years from January 1, 2022. Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan signed the…
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AP: CM directs officials to expedite MGNREGS works on priority basis
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to complete MGNREGS works on a priority basis and said to give priority to complete the construction of Village Secretariats,…
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AP: Girl dies by suicide, alleges harassment by TDP member
Vijayawada: A ninth-grade girl in Vijayawada died by suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of her residence in Bhavanipuram. In her suicide note, the girl stated that she was committing suicide…
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AP govt. advisor’s “immature” remark angers employees
Amaravati: The agitating employees of the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday took strong objection to an advisor calling their associations leaders “immature,” as they insisted on being paid their January salary according…
