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The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Foundation stone laid for Viral Research Diagnostic Lab in Kurnool
Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath on Saturday (July 5) said he was committed to developing the Kurnool Government General Hospital. The Minister was here to lay the foundation stone for a Viral Research Diagnostic Lab (VRDL) on the premises of Kurnool Medical College. He said both the GGH and the medical college are prestigious institutions that produced several eminent doctors. 'We are taking steps to develop the hospital on a par with corporate hospitals,' he said. He said the VRDL would help doctors get key tests done in the hospital. The lab is being constructed with Central funds, and the contractor has been asked to complete the construction within three months. 'We will also take steps to complete the construction of the out-patient section, which was halted mid-way after the previous government did not release funds,' he said, adding they recently began 120-slice CT scan provision in the hospital. Officials said with the setting up of VRDL, confirmatory tests for flu, dengue, malaria, COVID and other virus-related ailments could be conducted at the hospital itself. The Centre is spending ₹60 lakh to set up of the lab. Adoni MLA P.V. Pardhasarathi, medical college principal Chitti Narsamma and GGH superintendent Venkateswarlu were present.
The Hindu
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ministers, MLAs distribute pensions to elderly at doorstep
Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath on Tuesday distributed NTR Bharosa pensions to beneficiaries in Swamireddy Nagar in Kurnool city. The Minister said that the government will fulfil its another poll promise of free bus to women in August. He said that the pensions will be distributed to elderly and disabled people at their doorstep on the first of every month. 'If the first of any month falls on a government holiday, we will distribute the pension one day in advance', he said. He said that the government has re-introduced Anna Canteens to provide quality food at just ₹5 and is also giving Thalliki Vandanam to all the children in a family. In Anantapur, District Collector Dr Vinod Kumar V. participated in distribution of pensions and a plantation drive in Velugonda village of Uravakonda mandal. After giving away pensions to the elderly people, the Collector interacted with them and sought to know their problems. Villagers complained of lack of proper drinking water supply and the Collector assured to resolve the matter. He also laid foundation for construction of three additional tanks at the 'waste to wealth' plant and planted saplings there. The Collector found very few trees in the village and asked the locals to plant more trees as it would lead to rainfall and increase in groundwater levels. Raptadu MLA Paritala Sunitha distributed pensions to beneficiaries at their doorstep in Bukkacharla village. When the villagers told her that an electricity line is passing through a tank, Ms. Sunitha asked the electricity department officials to shift the line within a month. Minister for Roads and Building B.C. Janardhan Reddy distributed pensions in Gopal Nagar of Banaganapalle town while Minister for Minority Welfare N.M.D. Farooq distributed pensions in 36th ward of Nandyal town.
The Hindu
17-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Thematic yoga session held in Kurnool
A thematic yoga session was performed by sanitation workers, students and NCC cadets at the outdoor stadium in Kurnool city as part of the YogAndhra campaign on Tuesday. Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath, Kurnool MP Bastipati Nagaraju, District Collector P. Ranjith Basha and others participated in the event. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bharath said that the district topped with 11 lakh registrations for participation in the YogAndhra campaign. Highlighting the benefits of yoga, he asked students to practice yoga for a better physical and mental health. The Minister said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had initiated the month-long campaign to promote and create awareness about the benefits of yoga among all the sections of people to lead a healthy life. He expressed hope that the yoga session with five lakh participants in Visakhapatnam on June 21, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also participate, will find a place in Guinness Book of World Records. On the occasion, he said that they would take steps to develop the outdoor stadium and will provide facilities like walking track and others at the stadium.
The Hindu
17-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Minister Bharath lays foundation stone for stadium in Kurnool
Construction of a stadium will pave way for development of sports in the district, said Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath on Tuesday during the foundation laying ceremony for a cricket stadium and sports complex near Jagannadhagattu in Kurnool district. Mr. Bharath along with Collector P. Ranjith Basha, MLAs Gouru Charitha, K.E. Syam Babu and Kurnool Urban Development Authority (KUDA) chairperson Somisetty Venkateswarlu laid the stone for the stadium being constructed within six acres opposite the TIDCO houses in the city. The stadium and complex were being constructed with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds provided by the Greenko. Asserting that the upcoming cricket stadium will act as a catalyst for development of sports, Mr. Bharath said that they will also take steps for the construction of a stadium in the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) grounds besides the Bala Sai Baba school in Kodumur Assembly Constituency. The Minister thanked the Greenko Group for funding the construction of the cricket stadium and also for setting up pumped storage hydro power project, which is one of the biggest in the entire world, in the district. Mr. Bharath assured to bring more industries to the district which would generate more employment opportunities. 'We have promised 20 lakh jobs to the youth and unemployed in five years and we will fulfil the promise,' he said and added that they have chalked out plans to set up one MSME park in every Assembly constituency and are moving forward in that direction. He said efforts would be made for setting up a tomato processing unit in Pathikonda at the earliest. Collector Ranjith Basha said that as Tirupati, Kadapa and Anantapur in Rayalaseema region have good stadiums, the administration planned to construct one in Kurnool for the development of sports in the district. He said coaching will be given in basket ball and kabaddi apart from cricket and also for shuttle and swimming in the indoor stadium. 'Children till the age of 15 years will be given training by 40 coaches in various sports at the stadium,' he said.
The Hindu
09-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Minister Bharath exhorts students to adopt technology
Minister for Industries and Commerce T.G. Bharath exhorted the students to use the available technology and achieve their goals. Mr Bharath asked the students to think differently and emerge victorious in their life. The Minister on Monday gave away the Shining Stars awards to the students who excelled in the recently announced SSC and intermediate examination results, at an event organised at a private function hall in the city. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bharath said the State government had decided to give the awards and also a certificate and ₹20,000 cash to encourage students to further excel in academics. He said students are game changers and they can change the world with their innovative ideas. The Minister asked the parents to encourage their children to choose a career of their interest and not to force their ideas on the children. He said engineering and medicine are not the only careers for the students and there are several other sectors which can be explored by the students. Panyam MLA Gouru Charitha Reddy expressed happiness over students of government schools excelling on par with those from private schools. She said poverty should not come in the way of academics and the State government is providing many opportunities for the children to study. She said the NDA government had sanctioned ₹5 crore to KGBV schools in four mandals and another ₹3 crore for taking up repairs to BC and SC hostels in Panyam Assembly Constituency alone. Further, steps are being taken to develop the IIT Ambedkar NEET Academy at Chinna Tekur and ₹10 lakh has been sanctioned from CSR funds. Incharge Collector B. Navya said the State government is providing all facilities at the government schools on par with private schools. In Nandyal district, Minister for Minority Welfare N.. Md. Farooq gave away the awards to 182 SSC students and 35 intermediate students. He said the good performance of the students with a pass percentage of 82 in SSC has placed the Nandyal district on top among other districts of the State. District Collector Rajakumari Gania said the State government is not differentiating between government and private schools and had decided to encourage students of both the sectors by awarding the best performing students with Shining Stars awards. Meanwhile in Anantapur district, 184 SSC students and 35 intermediate students were given the Shining Stars awards by Collector Vinod Kumar V.
