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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Will be accessible to workers in North Andhra: Nagababu
Visakhapatnam: Jana Sena Party activists should fight against the YSRCP's anti-people activities and atrocities, called out party general secretary and MLC K Nagababu. Speaking at a meeting held at the party office under the aegis of JSP Visakhapatnam urban president and south constituency MLA Ch Vamsi Krishna Srinivas, Nagababu expressed confidence that the YSRCP would not come to power for another 20 years. Keeping the needs of the people in view, the MLC stated that the coalition government is ruling the state. Speaking about his career future, the MLC made it clear that he has no hope for any higher posts and wishes to contribute as a worker to the party. Nagababu informed that he would visit North Andhra districts in the coming days and hold meetings with party cadre at regular intervals. He assured that he will be available to the party workers of Uttarandhra for five to ten days a month. Further, the MLC mentioned that JSP will get nominated posts proportionally and the party's membership enrolment exercise will commence in a few days. Speaking on the occasion, MLA Vamsi Krishna Srinivas mentioned that Nagababu was the main reason for him joining the Jana Sena Party by sacrificing his five years tenure of the MLC post. Rural president and Pendurthi MLA Panchakarla Ramesh Babu, District Cooperative Central Bank chairman Kona Tatarao, leaders Bolisetti Satyanarayana, corporator Kandula Nagaraju and activists participated in the programme.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
₹10 lakh crore investments flowing into State: Minister Anagani Satyaprasad
Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad announced that investments worth ₹10 lakh crore are now flowing into Andhra Pradesh. He further added that the State government is committed to transforming Vizag into a hub for IT companies on the lines of Hyderabad. Speaking to the press on Sunday at the district TDP office, the Minister alleged that the YSRCP leaders who sold cheap liquor during their tenure in power have no right to comment about the development in the State. Mr Satyaprasad said: 'The previous YSRCP government drove away investments from Visakhapatnam, the present government is putting every effort to bring in as much investment as they can..' He added, 'During the YSRCP tenure, the State incurred debts of ₹10 lakh crore, leaving behind nothing but mountains of garbage and mismanagement.' He asserted that the NDA government is focused on 'development and welfare, and a ministerial sub-committee is actively working to resolve revenue-related issues. 'Positive governance is being implemented and we are focusing on resolving land disputes,' he said, adding that a revenue meeting will be conducted at the Visakhapatnam Collector's office to address public grievances on Monday. Government Whip Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao, who was also present, stated that the coalition government was prioritising economic growth. Former Legislative Council member Duvvarapu Rama Rao said: 'The TDP has always given due importance to North Andhra leaders such as Yerram Naidu, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Ayyanna Patrudu, Kala Venkata Rao, and Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy.' He praised the elevation of young leader Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu to the position of Union Minister. District TDP president Gandi Babji along with others were present.
Hans India
16-07-2025
- Health
- Hans India
NDA govt sets intense focus on health sector
Visakhapatnam: State Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said that more than funds, hope and aspiration are required to develop all sectors across the state. Speaking after inaugurating buildings built at a cost of Rs 29.7 crore in the premises of the Government Hospital for Mental Care and the Ayushman Arogya Mandir built at a cost of Rs 1.38 crore here on Tuesday, he said that extensive steps are taken to strengthen the health sector in the Andhra Pradesh. 'Visakha Institute of Medical Science will be developed on a par with Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences,' he assured. Keeping long term goals in view, the Minister assured that or Diploma in Psychiatry and MPhil courses with 30 seats in Clinical Psychology will be introduced from the next academic year. Also, a decision will be made after considering the name change of the mental hospital in Visakhapatnam, which is meeting the health needs of the North Andhra districts. 'In the past five years, the previous government was not able to complete the building work even though there were funds. The NDA government is able to construct buildings with modern facilities by raising funds through centrally-sponsored schemes,' Satya Kumar informed, inaugurating the Centre for Excellence at Government Hospital for Mental Care. Further, the Minister expressed concern that 15 crore people in the country are suffering from mental illnesses and there number of psychiatrists available in the state is very less. He opined that there are only 25,000 psychiatrists in the country and there is a need to increase the number to 50,000 soon. Visakhapatnam MP M Sribharat, MLAs P Vishnu Kumar Raju and Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, MLC and Whip Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao, District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad, Mayor Peela Srinivasa Rao, and officials were infra Meanwhile, in a significant move to expand and enhance healthcare infrastructure, the GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research teaching hospital inaugurated a state-of-the-art 40-bedded emergency medicine department and an advanced operation theatre complex. The new facilities, aimed at catering to the increasing number of patients from neighbouring districts and states, was inaugurated by Satya Kumar Yadav in the presence of the MP, institution's Vice-Chancellor Prof. Eroll D'Souza and GIMSR Pro Vice-Chancellor among others. 'Apart from providing corporate-level healthcare facilities to the common man, the idea is to bring in all medical services under one umbrella to build a healthier society,' the MP underlined.
The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Hundreds from North Andhra to join ‘Chalo Delhi' protest for 50% political reservations
The newly appointed National Backward Classes Welfare Association's State secretary Nallana Venkata Krishna Giridhar announced on Tuesday that hundreds of delegates from the North Andhra districts will participate in the 'Chalo Delhi' programme scheduled for July 23 and 24. The initiative aims to intensify pressure on the Union government to ensure the implementation of over 50% political reservations for BCs across India. In a press release, Mr. Giridharsaid said that 50% reservation should begin at local body level and then extended to the Assembly and Parliament elections also. He met the Association's National president R. Krishnaiah and AP president Y. Nageswar Yadav in Hyderabad and submitted a memorandum outlining key issues of the BCs in Andhra Pradesh. He said that demand for the establishment of an exclusive ministry for backward classes caught the attention of all neglected sections in other States too. He thanked Yadav and AP-Incharge for providing him an opportunity as the State secretary to serve the BCs in AP. He said that preparatory meetings would be held in all the districts to mobilize maximum number of persons for Chalo Delhi programme.
The Print
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Party loyalist with RSS background, PVN Madhav is Andhra's new BJP chief, like his father 40 yrs ago
The BJP, in alliance with the TDP and the Jana Sena Party (JSP), is a partner in the Chandrababu Naidu-led state government. Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has picked P.V.N. Madhav, a party loyalist with roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as the next Andhra Pradesh unit chief to expand its footprint in the southern state where it has been struggling to gain ground on its own. After a unanimous election, Madhav took charge in a ceremony at Vijayawada on Tuesday. Like Telangana, though several popular leaders were in the fray for the top post, the BJP high command opted for a staunch party loyalist in Andhra Pradesh. Like Ramchander Rao, the new Telangana BJP chief, Madhav also served as an MLC and a BJP leader in the legislative council. Both were elected from the Graduates' constituencies in 2015 and 2017, respectively, in their respective states. Both were associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of the RSS, cutting their teeth in politics in their student days. While Rao is a Brahmin, Madhav is from an OBC community. Madhav's family has been associated with the Sangh for two generations. His father, P.V. Chalapathi Rao, was the president of the BJP in united Andhra Pradesh in the early 1980s. Madhav, 51, holds an MBA from Andhra University. Inheriting his father's legacy, Madhav served in various posts in the BJP. While Purandeswari, former chief minister Kiran Reddy and MLA Sujana Chowdary, among others, contended for the Andhra Pradesh BJP president post, sources said the high command honoured the Madhav family's active association and contributions to the RSS and BJP growth in the state by elevating him. 'I was born during the Emergency, and now, when that chapter completes 50 years, I have become the AP BJP chief. I am happy to assume the post in a year when the RSS is completing 100 years,' Madhav told party workers at his induction event in Vijayawada. Madhav said that under his predecessor, Purandeswari, the party achieved eight MLAs and three MP seats and it now aimed to double the numbers with the support of senior leaders. Later, after visiting the famous Kanaka Durga temple at Indrakeeladri hill on Krishna banks, Madhav said that 'he will resolve the minor differences within the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) in AP'. 'I will see that BJP gets more prominence in the alliance, by taking certain aspects to the notice of CM Naidu,' the new chief said, adding that the BJP will strive to bring more funds from the Centre to the state. In March 2023, a year before the TDP-BJP patch-up, Madhav lost the North Andhra graduate MLC seat to TDP's Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao. On Tuesday, both TDP chief Naidu and JSP supremo Pawan Kalyan congratulated Madhav on his appointment as the BJP state president. 'Madhav, in active politics since his student years, is a leader with nationalist spirit. Now as AP BJP President, I hope he carries forward the NDA's spirit,' Kalyan said in a party release. (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also Read: An ex-MLC & Brahmin leader with ABVP roots, Ramchander Rao is new chief of faction-ridden Telangana BJP
