Poor yield to make sunflower oil dearer
In further bad news for kitchen budgets, officials said the price of sunflower oil marketed by the government might increase by Rs 5 to Rs 10 in the coming months. Krishna Das, manager, Andhra Prades
State to lease aircraft for Kiran
The state government has decided to engage a fixed-wing aircraft on ‘wet lease’ basis for use by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. Though it was earlier proposed to buy a new aircraft at a cost of
Illegal constructions along nala land
Encroachment and illegal constructions are rampant along a nala, which carries excess water from Erla Cheruvu, Madinaguda, Serilingampally. A private builder has reclaimed the 15-feet wide nala, reduc
Women students at Eflu complain of eve-teasing
There is lack of security on the campus of the English and Foreign Language University (Eflu), which has exposed women students living in the university’s hostels to unpleasant episodes of eve-teasing
Power cuts hit small hospitals
Dr I. Abhilash, a junior doctor at Gandhi Hospital, said, “Power fluctuation is a major problem. In the cardiology department on Monday, we could conduct just three angiograms and the others were post
HC seeks view on probing IMG Bharata deal
The AP High Court on Monday wanted to know the stand of the Centre and the state government on the plea to conduct a probe into the IMG Bharata land deal. A division bench comprising acting Chief Jus
Now, Eamcet fee panel goes to court
The legal tangle over the fee for engineering courses is likely to continue as the state government and some engineering colleges filed separate petitions in the AP High Court on the issue.
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To ease fee burden, pass it on
In an attempt to reduce the fee hike burden on engineering students, the state government has devised a formula wherein the hiked amount will be passed on to the juniors equally for the next three yea
State wings eye land of institutes
Government departments facing land crunch are now hunting for land in possession of other departments, especially those belonging to research and academic institutions around the city. After Univer
Naidu’s tours to hide cash, says Parvati
Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s family outing abroad has kicked up a row, with NTR Telugu Desam leader Lakshmi Parvati alleging that he makes “frequent” foreign trips, the latest being t