HC to monitor ‘liquorgate’
The Andhra Pradesh High Court will monitor the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s ongoing probe into the liquor syndicate scam on a weekly basis. Acting Chief Justice P.C. Ghose on Wednesday informed the ACB’s
‘Feebee’ in Kiran’s court, stress on quality studies
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said that the suspense over fixing the engineering fees would end in a few days. While speaking to mediapersons, he remained noncommittal about the fee
State tops food inflation in South, clocks 10% increase
Food inflation in Andhra Pradesh was higher in the January-July period this year than in the three other southern states. Inflation stood at 8.84 per cent in the food, beverages and tobacco group of t
CM goes on ‘power’ drive
With the state facing its worst-ever energy crisis, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday announced several initiatives to help industry, especially the small-scale sector. These measures w
Centres will fix Aadhaar glitches
The Unique Identification Authority of India will soon set up permanent centres to rectify anomalies in Aadhaar cards, register change of address and inclusion or exclusion of the unique numbers from
Smuggling: Customs book 94 cases in city
Despite stringent security checks, attempts to smuggle goods continue unabated. The Customs department has registered 94 such cases pertaining to violation of Customs Act, 1962, since April 2011 at
Man arrested in molestation bid
An unemployed graduate was arrested from Vanasthalipuram on Tuesday for drugging a B.Tech student, trying to molest her and threatening to post her nude pictures on the Internet if she dared to lodge
China frees Raheja for father’s rites
Deepak Raheja, one of the Indian traders who had been stranded in China for the last eight months, finally reached home after the Chinese government allowed him to visit his family after his father’s
AP gets a double whammy on fee
The High Court, in two different cases, has directed the government to clear Rs 350-crore arrears to private college managements within two weeks and to justify fixing the common fee at Rs 35,000 by t
Kiran to go slow on Dharmana
Under pressure from his Cabinet colleagues, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has assured them that he won’t be hasty about accepting the resignation of roads and buildings minister Dharmana Prasada