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Hans India
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- Hans India
Ministers take tough stance on road safety
Nalgonda: Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced that stricter actions will be taken, including cancellation of driving licenses if accidents are caused due to negligence. He said that a Government Order (GO) will be introduced to make it mandatory for vehicles to have reflector radi-um stickers at the rear. Plans are also underway to establish driving training centers. On Saturday, along with Roads & Buildings and Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Red-dy, he laid the foundation stone for an Automated Testing Station building at Dandampalli near Nalgonda, with a cost of Rs 8 crore. Ponnam emphasised that accidents often occur due to reckless driving or lack of vehicle fitness, and that automated testing stations (ATS) will help reduce such incidents.
New Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Minister S Savitha lauds Roots Health in Vijayawada for dedicated service to poor
VIJAYAWADA: Minister for BC Welfare, Handlooms, and Textiles S Savitha commended the Roots Health Foundation in Vijayawada for its dedicated service to the underprivileged and cancer patients over the past 12 years, describing it as an inspiration to society. Speaking at the Roots Health Service Awards-2025 held at PB Siddhartha College Auditorium, Moghalrajpuram, on Sunday to mark Doctors' Day, the Minister praised the Foundation's sustained efforts in providing quality medical services to a large number of people. She applauded the initiative of honouring 82 doctors who have rendered exceptional medical service during the past decade, calling the gesture a 'positive development' that would encourage further involvement in social service. The Minister recalled witnessing the Foundation's relief work during the Vijayawada floods. Highlighting the government's focus on healthcare, she noted that CM N Chandrababu Naidu has allocated Rs 20,000 crore in the state budget, reiterating his commitment to building an 'Aarogya Andhra' (Healthy Andhra).
The Hindu
06-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ponnam writes to BJP state president asking Centre's contribution to Telangana
HYDERABAD Making light of the BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao's letter to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy seeking implementation of all the poll promises, Minister for BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar asked him to explain the BJP's contribution to Telangana in the last 11 years. 'People who could not secure a few rupees to Telangana are advising us in governance,' the Minister said in an open letter to Mr. Ramchander Rao. 'Isn't it strange that you are writing letters to us when you cannot ensure justice from the Centre?' he asked. Mr. Prabhakar described Mr. Ramchander Rao's letter as 'laughable' and said those giving sermons should introspect the failures in their governance. 'From farmers to youth, women to backward communities, every section of society has been deceived,' he said in the letter, calling the BJP's unfulfilled promises a 'Ramayana of failures'. Citing the BJP's 2019 election manifesto, the Minister pointed out that the promised monthly pensions to small and marginal farmers above 60 years had not been implemented. He also questioned the unfulfilled assurance of increasing the Kisan Samman Nidhi amount and reminded the BJP of its failure to generate the 2 crore jobs annually as promised in 2014. 'You came to power shedding tears over price hikes. But under your rule, petrol rose from ₹70 to ₹110, diesel from ₹50 to ₹100, and LPG cylinders from ₹400 to ₹1,100,' he said accusing the Modi government of economic mismanagement and burdening the common man with unchecked inflation and rising cesses. The Minister went on to ask, 'What exactly have the eight BJP MPs and two Union Ministers from Telangana done for the State in the last 11 years.' The cancellation of the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project and the relocation of the proposed Kazipet coach factory to Gujarat are the gifts of BJP to Telangana.
Hans India
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Babus don't care about Babu's P4 mission
Penukonda: Officials appeared indifferent towards the P4 initiative, a prestigious programme launched by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, during the Constituency Vision Action Plan meeting held on Saturday at the Bhuvana Vijaya meeting hall, under the chairmanship of RDO Anand Kumar. The meeting was attended by State Minister for BC Welfare, Handlooms and Textiles minister Savitha, along with tahsildars, MPDOs, and municipal commissioners from five mandals of the constituency. While discussions were underway on the P4 Action Plan, several officials were seen engrossed in their mobile phones, ignoring the proceedings. Even as the Minister and RDO were actively engaging in talks on the plan, the inattentive behavior of officials, who appeared visibly distracted and unconcerned, became a topic of criticism. Their disregard for a key initiative prioritised by the Chief Minister has sparked concerns and debate over the seriousness with which the programme is being implemented at the local level.
Hans India
02-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Everyone must plant and protect saplings: Collector
Uravakonda: District Collector Dr Vinod Kumar emphasised the importance of environmental protection, stating that everyone should actively plant and care for saplings. He participated as the chief guest in a plantation and pension distribution drive in Veligonda village, Uravakonda mandal, as part of the Puttaparthi constituency initiatives. Accompanied by Special Deputy Collector and Constituency Officer Tippay Naik, BC Welfare Deputy Director Khushboo Katori, Tahsildar Mahboob Basha, and MPDO Ravi Prasad, the Collector first planted saplings under the MGNREGS scheme near the village. Later, he distributed pensions under the NTR Bharosa scheme for July 2025 to various beneficiaries including disability pensions to P Govindarajulu, G Siddappa, and D Bojjanulu, widow pension to P Veenamma, and old-age pensions to P Sunkamma and J Parvatamma. The Collector personally interacted with the recipients, inquired about their issues, and ensured immediate redressal. Upon learning about a severe drinking water issue in the village, he instructed the Rural Water Supply AE to take immediate action to address the problem.
