AP undecided on cut in BCs quota to 23%
The state government is undecided over implementing the AP High Court’s timeframe for conducting the panchayati raj elections as well as curtailing reservation quota for BCs from 34 per cent to 23.45
HC limits quota in polls
The AP High Court on Tuesday ruled that the combined reservations for Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayat Raj local bodies should not exceed the upper ceiling of 5
CBI files Coalgate FIRs on city’s Navabharat, 4 firms
The CBI on Tuesday registered multiple FIRs against five companies for alleged criminal conspiracy to get coal blocks and initiated nationwide searches on their offices. The agency named 20 directors
ICICI Bank planning to allow transactions via Facebook
ICICI Bank on Wednesday said it is working towards allowing its customers to carry out transactions through social networking site Facebook.
The bank has close to 8 lakh Facebook likes and is the onl
HIV diagnosis in India not accurate
The low incidence of HIV-linked memory loss in India is due to under-diagnosis and inadequate medical facilities, according to experts. Human immunodeficiency virus causes memory loss or dementia. But
Power crunch tames kitchens
After poor rains were being blamed for a price rise in essential commodities like rice and pulses, it is now the state’s power crisis that is leading to hike in rates. Twenty-one out of the 22 items,
Nightmare for passengers as ten trains cancelled
Ten trains running on the Kazipet-Vijayawada section were cancelled and 27 others diverted, leaving thousands of passengers stranded through most of Monday night. The trains had to be cancelled due to
Monsoon brings mixed fortunes
North Andhra region experienced the season’s highest rainfall of above 7cm in few parts — which is also the highest in coastal Andhra — due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal in the last 24 hou
Tech convener quota seats witness sudden demand
There is a sudden rush for convener quota seats in private engineering colleges as hundreds of students who had already “bought” seats in the management quota are opting for the state-held counselling
Some demands met, doc stir still on
Blame game has started between the junior doctors, who have resorted to strike and boycotting of duties including emergency services, and the government over issues including compulsory rural service.