CM’s statement is an endorsement of TTD's action in February, when it barred 18 non-Hindus from employment at the temple. TDP-led NDA govt had pursued the matter in previous term, too.
The announcement came amid protests from seers, Hindu groups in the temple town. Naidu, however, indicated lands could be given to the hotel firms at a different location in Tirupati.
Married to TDP founder NT Rama Rao's daughters, N. Chandrababu Naidu & Daggubati Venkateswara Rao remained political rivals through the 1980s and ’90s.
The speech reflected growing trend in TDP to position Nara Lokesh as successor to his father & CM Chandrababu Naidu. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan got lone mention.
The state govt said it was correcting the blunders of the previous govt & had cleared Rs 23,556 crore in pending liabilities. It also said that AP’s economic growth was back on track.
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav in his budget speech Friday allocated Rs 9,407 crore for ‘Talliki Vandanam’ and Rs 6,300 crore for ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’ scheme.
Kalyan has publicly criticised govt functioning on a few occasions. TDP-JSP leaders also sparred over the succession question in January before the ministers' rankings created more discomfort.
The performance rankings, conducted by the Naidu govt from time to time, follow last month’s TDP-JSP clash over who would succeed him as chief minister.
CM Chandrababu Naidu calls it 'historic moment etched in steel'. Modi govt's earlier plans to privatise Vizag Steel Plant faced massive protests, especially during Andhra Pradesh polls.
Naidu has been vocally advocating population growth in AP, urging families to have more kids to sustain demographic dividend & maintain state’s competitive edge in industrial output.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
As a Hindu I can’t even enter Mecca; can anyone non Hindu take me there