When Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu dropped his son and IT minister Nara Lokesh Babu from the list of delegates touring the US on official visit, it raised many an eyebrow.
Tata Trusts and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) have joined hands for the construction of a state-of-the-art cancer centre in this temple town in Andhra Pradesh.
Bharatiya Janata Party has come down heavily on Telangana Marketing Minister T Harish Rao over his criticism against the Centre for announcing minimum support price (MSP) to the red chilli farmers.
Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states E S L Narasimhan, who has been asked to continue in his post till further orders, is not sure that he would get an extension in either state.
The announcement of minimum support price for chillis made by the Centre, thanks to the initiative taken by Union minister for urban development and information and broadcasting M Venkaiah Naidu, seems to have failed to impress both Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Notwithstanding the attempts by Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to douse the rebel fire in the party by pacifying the disgruntled elements, there are some dissatisfied elements in the party that continue to irritate him.
Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao always compete with each other in several aspects.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described K. Viswanath as an "outstanding filmmaker" and congratulated him for winning the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema.
It is really amusing to see politicians queuing up one after the other at Andhra Jyothi office in Hyderabad and express concern.
Stung by the criticism from all quarters over the controversial comments made by AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh alleging that the Telangana police were trapping poor Muslims into ISIS net, the Telangana Congress leaders sought to control the damage to the party.
Notwithstanding the criticism from all quarters and rap from the courts, Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu finally favoured only Singapore consortium in the development of Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
With the agitation by red chilli farmers for remunerative price reaching its peak in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Centre has come forward to announced a minimum support price of Rs 5,000 per quintal of mirchi, besides a rebate of Rs 1,600 per quintal.
It appears to be so-near-yet-so-far situation for Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh.
Governor E S L Narasimhan, presently operating for two Telugu states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, managed to get extension for some more time, albeit temporarily. But it is certain that he would have to step down sooner or later, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds some time to decide on the new Governor.
He also said he was not aware of why a GO was issued in which it was mentioned that he would not be part of the US trip of the Chief Minister.
