State to call off leases, plans auction
The state government has decided to cancel all the existing sand mining leases and go in for a fresh auction. There are about 90 leases in vogue, all of which will be cancelled by the government follo
TTD fails to rein in errant chief priest
Ramana Dikshitulu, the chief priest of Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala, seems to have become a habitual violator of temple traditions and practices with the government taking no action against h
Officials say no conspiracy by Acharya, LV in Emaar
Sanction for prosecution of senior bureaucrats B.P. Acharya and L.V. Subrahmanyam, accused in the Emaar scam, has taken a curious turn with the top brass of the administration seeing no criminal consp
Acharya kin got property at low prices
The family of AP home secretary, Mr B.P. Acharya, prime accused in the Emaar Properties case, acquired prime commercial property at a very low price on the Khairatabad main road, according to document
State short of 92 babus, plans hit
The functioning of the government in two core sectors — rural development and tribal welfare — is badly hit due to a shortfall in the allotment of IAS officers to the state cadre. The state, according
Babus want state to face SC
Bureaucrats who have been asked to reply to Supreme Court notices on the controversial Government Orders in the assets case of Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy are in the mood to drag in the governmen
Rosaiah inaction: Rs 350-cr land lost
Grossly compromising the interests of the state, former chief minister and current Governor of Tamil Nadu K. Rosaiah, took a decision when he was CM that compelled the government to forego ownership o
Metro Rail delay will lead to cost overruns: Montek
The Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia cautioned Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy against delay in the execution of Hyderabad Metro Rail project. “The delay in the implement
PAC sees massive graft in Jalayagnam, begins probe
Though it comes a little late in the day, the Public Accounts Committee has decided to extensively probe the Jalayagnam irrigation projects after serious allegations of corruption during the YSR regim
Kakinada, Rawa port anchorage fee hiked
The state government has introduced a steep increase in the anchorage fee for ships entering Kakinada and Rawa ports. While Kakinada Anchorage Port primarily handles rice exports, Rawa serves as a cap