Jagan clears uncertainty over Andhra capital to attract investors

Realising that the continuing ambiguity on the capital may hit the flow of investment, he made the key announcement before the captains of industry at an event organised as a curtain raiser for the global investors’ summit, scheduled to be held in Visakhapatnam on March 3-4. Political observers say this clarity was required to invite the investors to the state. Critics have been targetting the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy over lack of clarity on the state capital.

Though it was in 2019 that Jagan Mohan Reddy had mooted the idea of three state capitals in tune with his policy for decentralisation of development, the government could not make headway in developing Visakhapatnam as administrative capital due to legal hurdles and resistance from farmers of Amaravati region.

Ahead of the investors’ summit in Visakhapatnam, the Chief Minister sent a clear message to the investors that the port city will be the state capital.

“Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital, in the

TN government to appeal Madras HC order quashing gutkha ban

Talking to media persons, he said that the state government would move an appeal in the Supreme Court against the quashing of the ban after consultations with legal experts.

days to come. I myself would also be shifting over to Visakhapatnam in the months to come as well,” said Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is currently running the government from Amaravati. He did not mention three capitals, which sparked a debate in some quarters on whether he has given up the idea of trifurcation and will have only one capital. However, ruling party leaders say to avoid any confusion, the Chief Minister did not refer to three capitals. YSRCP leaders say the government remained committed to its policy of three capitals. Kurnool will be developed as the judicial capital while Amaravati will serve as the legislative capital. Since Visakhapatnam will be the nerve centre of the administration, Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke only about the port city.

Erode East bypoll: AIADMK likely to announce candidate on Feb 1

Chennai: (IANS) The AIADMK is likely to announce on Wednesday its candidate for the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly scheduled to be held on February 27, a party leader said on Tuesday. The by-election to the Erode East constituency was necessitated after the sitting legislator, E. Thirumahan Everaa, passed away on January 4. His father and senior leader of the Congress party, EVKS Elangovan, is the candidate for the Congress-DMK alliance. The last date of filing nominations is February 8 and the counting will be held on March 2. AIADMK leader and former minister, K.A. Sengottaiyan, on Tuesday said that there was no confusion in the party over the name of the candidate, adding that the ‘good news’ (name of the party nominee) would be announced on Wednesday.

TN extends deadline for linking Aadhaar to electricity consumer number

to link their Aadhaar card with the electricity consumer numbers to avail of subsidy for the first 100 units of power consumed.

Chennai: (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will file an appeal against the Madras High Court order quashing the ban on the manufacture and sale of tobacco products, including gutkha, state Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday.

Viral infections grip Hyderabad

He also said that the government would move an amendment to the legislation during the assembly session. To a question on the demand of the traders in the state to sell tobacco products in stores, the minister said that traders and their associations must understand the ill-effects of consuming tobacco.

The Madras High Court had quashed the 2018 notification issued by the state government prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and distribution of tobacco products including gutkha.

Chennai: (IANS) Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji on Tuesday said that the government has extended the last date for linking Aadhaar to electricity consumer to February 15 from the earlier deadline was January 31. The Tamil Nadu government has made it mandatory for consumers

Hyderabad: CV Anand inaugurates sports ground

Hyderabad: Fluctuating weather conditions during the last leg of this year’s winter season in Hyderabad and surrounding regions has led to a significant increase in cases of viral fevers.

Although not grievous in nature, the infections are causing a lot of morbidity with individuals taking at least a week to recover. The outpatient facilities at almost all the Government hospitals, nursing homes and clinics in Hyderabad are receiving large number of walk-in patients with dry cough, body pains and fevers. Almost all such patients are testing negative for Covid-19 and other bacterial and viral infections but have typical symptoms of the corona virus. Till last year, Covid positive cases were the dominant viral infection during the winter in Hyderabad and other parts of the State.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand inaugurated the Sports ground which was facilitated with five cricket nets, volleyball, basketball and other courts at the Sharada Vidyalaya as a part of their centenary celebrations on Tuesday.

State Youth Affairs, Tourism and Culture Department Principal Secretary Sandeep Sultania, former India Test cricketer Venkatapathy Raju, Sri Mayneni and others were present at the event. The sports ground was developed in 1.36 acres to promote sporting activities and physical fitness among the students.

The Centenary Celebration of Sharada

Vidyalaya, which is imparting quality education to thousands of students from KG to PG for the last 100 years, has started recently.

Sharada Vidyalaya Group was established in 1922 by Y Satyanarayana with a great determination to provide quality education to underprivileged students, especially girls. This Vidyalaya was inaugurated in 1922 by the then Prime Minister of Hyderabad Nizam Sir Mirza Ismail. Sharada Vidyalaya is the oldest non-profit educational institution offering affordable quality education to the under-served and under-privileged communities of the old city from KG to PG.

At a press conference after an interaction with top- officers of the Tamil Nadu electricity board, Balaji said that this would be the last extension of the deadline as only 9 per cent of consumers are to link Aadhaar cards with electricity consumer numbers.

He said that of the 2.67 crore electricity consumers in the state, 2.42 crore have already linked their Aadhaar number with the electricity number. The minister said that these consumers include domestic, huts, agricultural, handloom, and power loom weavers.

Mini golf course inaugurated at Kothaguda

Hyderabad: A mini golf course developed by Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Limited (TSFDC) at Botanical Gardens in Kothaguda was inaugurated on Monday.

The mini golf course will provide unique fun and entertainment, especially for families, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, TSFDC, Dr. G. Chandrashekar Reddy, after inaugurating the facility said.

The mini golf is played in groups of four or smaller with each mini hole in a unique position. “One has to analyse the layout of the hole by studying bumps, angles, and obstacles to determine the course of action,” officials said. Senior officials from TSFDC were present.