Andhra Pradesh state election commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar sprang a surprise on all the political parties in the state by applying for leave to go on a holiday for week.
Surprising as it might sound, Y S Sharmila, daughter of former chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, is claiming that she was never associated with the YSR Congress party launched by her brother Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The ongoing agitation in Visakhapatnam steel plant took a serious turn on Thursday with the labour unions serving notice on the management stating that they would go on an indefinite strike from any day after March 25, in protest against the Central government’s decision to privatise the steel plant.
There are no takers to bet on the TDP's victory in any of the 12 Municipal Corporations in the state where polling was held on March 10.
The agitation by the workers of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, is getting massive support from various quarters.
The AP police have arrested TDP leader and former minister Kollu Ravindra at Machilipatnam on Thursday.The TDT leader was arrested for assaulting a police officer in the town during the municipal elections on the previous day.
Andhra Pradesh Municipal Elections are concluded today. Out of the total 75 Municipal seats, 4 seats were won by YSRCP unanimously.
Firebrand YSR Congress party leader and Nagari MLA R K Roja doesn’t hide her feelings in attacking her political rivals, irrespective of whether they are from the opposition Telugu Desam Party or her own YSR Congress party.
Even as the agitation by the workers of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant against its privatisation is gaining momentum, they got a surprising support from Telangana leaders.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday showered praises on YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, stating that he was immensely delighted to meet the young leader.
Elections to 12 Municipal Corporations and 71 Municipalities/Nagar Panchayats were held on Wednesday without any major glitches, much to the relief of state election commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar.
Known for his comments that would irritate his own party leadership, YSR Congress Party MP from Narasapuram parliamentary constituency Kanumuri Raghurama Krishnam Raju on Wednesday stoked yet another controversy.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subrahmanian Swamy on Wednesday filed a civil defamatory suit in Andhra Pradesh high court against a media house for Rs 100 crore for spreading canards against the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
Former Anakapalle MP Sabbam Hari is known for making political somersaults according to his convenience.
Elections for urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, involving 12 municipal corporations and up to 71 municipalities, took off in the 13 districts of the state on Wednesday in a largely peaceful manner.
