Coronavirus: CM asks officials to stay alert

With the neighbouring Telangana registering its first case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the Andhra Pradesh government has gone into the alert mode, and reviewed the preventive measures required, the arrangements in place to identify persons with a history of travel to the affected countries/places, and create awareness among the people. The development in Telangana has … Read more

95% of Spandana pleas have been disposed of: officials

The district has cleared 95% of the total complaints received since the beginning of the weekly grievance redressal programme Spandana, said the officials. Over 1.32 lakh of the total 1.38 lakh applications have been disposed of, they said, adding that the district stood at second place this week for speedy disposal of the grievances. District … Read more

Jammu and Kashmir a safe tourist destination, say officials

Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Alliance (JKTA) have said that J&K has recorded ‘zero’ percent crime against women and it is a safe destination for tourists. As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), there was no crime against solo women travellers in the State, and Kashmir is a peaceful place, said JKTA … Read more

J&K is the best tourist destination, say Tourism officials

Officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Authority (JKTDA) and local tour operators opine that Jammu and Kashmir is the perfect place for nature lovers who can enjoy their visit to the region. Tourists can enjoy visit to mountains, rivers, temples, lakes and the historic places in the State and Jammu and Kashmir is … Read more

Create awareness on legal support, officials told

AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Member Krishna Kumar on Friday appealed to the officials to create awareness on the child rights, the Nirbhaya Act and the Disha bill during the one-day workshop on child rights in Nuzvid in the Krishna district. The Integrated Child Development Services authorities have conducted the workshop. Mr. … Read more

Shankar grilled for two hours by CBI officials

Shankar grilled for two hours by CBI officials The unfortunate incident that happened in the Indian-2 sets that took three lives shook the entire Indian film Industry. Going by the tweets, director Shankar, Kamal Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal, stylist Amritha Ram, and Seema Tabassum had a narrow escape from this accident as they were only a … Read more

Ensure peaceful atmosphere around factory, pharma company urges officials

Aurobindo Pharma Limited urged Srikakulam district administration to ensure peaceful work atmosphere in and around the factory located at Pydibhimavaram while alleging that the trade unions were trying to create industrial unrest in spite of payment of salaries and wages promptly with the directive of the Labour Department. In a press release on Monday, the … Read more

People’s effort to build road in Agency moves officials

Taking cognizance of the efforts put up by over 300 people from nine villages in Anantagiri mandal in Visakha Agency to build a 15-km road, the authorities concerned have now jumped into action. A report was published in The Hindu on February 12 under the headline ‘The ‘mountain men and women’ of Visakha agency’, which … Read more

Town Planning officials face action over function hall built sans plan approval

The Anti-Corruption Bureau Vizianagram wing on Thursday recommended stern action against the officials of the Town Planning department who reportedly allowed construction of a function hall in 1,355 square metres of land without any plan approval. The function hall on Ring Road was allowed to violate rules on the pretext of a court case over … Read more