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Is Rajinikanth inseparable from controversies?

Is Rajinikanth inseparable from controversies? | Video Credit: Thamodharan Bharath Actor Rajinikanth and Tamil Nadu are inseparable. The magic spell that the actor cast on the screen 48 years ago remains largely intact. Yet, the actor has not been spared from sharp criticism for some of his actions and views. Why is Rajinikanth courting controversies?The superstar has courted trouble in the past too. The contradictory statements of Rajinikanth on demonetisation in 2016 and later, drew flak. An unverified remark made by Rajinikanth after the police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests in May 2018 led to the Justice Aruna Jegadeesan Commission, which probed the violence, indicted him stating actors of the stature of Rajinikanth are expected to act responsibly and with restraint. The supe...
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Soon, consumers will have to pay first and then use power in Andhra Pradesh

A smart metering system unit installed in a building in Puducherry. The Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. has decided to introduce, over the next two years, prepaid meters for domestic electricity consumption for its 55 lakh consumers. File photo used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Department is rolling out a smart and prepaid metering system for all consumers as part of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), a Central Government-sponsored initiative.J. Padma Janardhana Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (APCPDCL), told The Hindu that the deployment of prepaid meters would follow a phased approach, beginning with the gove...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lays foundation for three renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 5,314MW

File photo of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy. Launching renewable energy projects, Mr. Reddy said the State was keeping in step with the global shift from fossil-fuel-based power generation to green energy sources. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday (August 23) virtually laid the foundations for three Renewable Energy (RE) projects with a total capacity of 5,314 Megawatts (MW). These projects are being set up at Junuthala in Owk Mandal of Kurnool district (2,300MW solar park), Kandikayapalle village of Panyam Mandal in Nandyal district (700 MW solar and 314 MW wind) and Muddavaram in Bethamcherla Mandal of Nandyal district (1,000MW solar and 1,000MW wind) in collaboration with Greenko, ArcelorMittal Green En...
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Real development of Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram districts all thanks to YSRCP regime: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

Deputy Chief Minister Peedika Rajanna Dora reviewing arrangements for Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s public meeting to be held at Chinamedapalli village in Mentada mandal of Vizianagaram district on August 25. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Tribal Welfare Peedika Rajanna Dora said the real development of the Parvathipuram Manyam and Vizianagaram districts was taking place only due to the efforts of the regime of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was committed to putting the backward districts on the path of development. Mr. Rajanna Dora said the construction of the Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh was going to become a reality with the vision of Mr. Jagan, who would be laying the foundation stone for the construction of the national educational institut...
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Telangana CM KCR’s announcement of candidates for Assembly polls comes as shocker to Left parties

Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Kunamneni Sambashiva Rao along with State Deputy Secretary Palla Venkat Reddy (left) and former MP Aziz Pasha addressing a press conference at Makhdoom Bhavan in Hyderabad on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s announcement of party candidates for 115 out of the 119 Assembly constituencies in the State has come as a shocker to the two Left parties — the CPI and the CPI (Marxist).The two parties, which entered into an unconditional alliance with the ruling BRS in the Munugode by-elections, were harbouring hopes of securing a few seats in the forthcoming Assembly as part of the tie-up. The CPI has been eyeing the chance to field its candid...
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Defiant BRS MLA Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao to decide future course of action after talks with supporters

BRS MLA Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao | Photo Credit: Special ArrangementDr. Mynampalli Rohit, aspirant for Medak Assembly ticket | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Defiant BRS MLA from Malkajgiri Mynampally Hanumantha Rao has made it clear that his next course of action will be decided only after a meeting of his supporters from Malkajgiri and Medak assembly segments. A day after creating a storm over his controversial remarks on Finance Minister T. Harish Rao in Tirumala, Mr. Hanumantha Rao told reporters yet again on Tuesday that he would take a decision only after returning to Hyderabad and holding with his aides.Also read | BRS MLA Mynampalli Hanumantha Rao in piquant situation after verbal attack on Harish Rao “I had not made any personal accusation against the Chief Minister K. Chan...
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A peep into the history of the Naval Coast Battery-Visakhapatnam

The huts of fishermen line the road by the beach in Visakhapatnam, before the Second World War. The huts were relocated further south, and the Naval Coast Battery was established on this site. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Located midway between Kolkata and Chennai, Visakhapatnam assumed much significance during the Second World War as the coast became a transport route for wartime supplies to the British possessions in Hong Kong, Malaya (now Malaysia), Singapore and Burma.After World War II was declared in September 1939, a naval station was set up in Visakhapatnam. An office of the Senior Naval Officer In-Charge was opened in December 1939, its jurisdiction stretching from Port Baruva in the North to Port Vodarevu in the south.Army, Navy and Air Force personnel began to arrive in s...
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Krishna Basin irrigation projects in Telugu States may be hit hard by rainfall deficit

Back in August 2022, irrigation authorities were mulling raising the spillway gates of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam owing to a heavy floodwater discharge at the Srisailam dam upstream of the Krishna river. File photo used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Crops in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand to be hit hard, particularly under the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, due to rainfall deficit in the upper catchment areas of the Krishna Basin in Maharashtra and Karnataka.According to irrigation authorities, it is the first time since 2018 that the Srisailam reservoir has not acquired a surplus even in the third week of August. The Srisailam reservoir supplements water to the Nagarjuna Sagar, downstream projects, and a large number of lift irrigation/canal systems in the Telu...
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Alliance between parties key for ousting Jaganmohan Reddy, says JSP chief Pawan Kalyan

Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief K. Pawan Kalyan has opined that a reprisal of the 2014 alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Jana Sena Party (JSP), and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) would be essential for presenting an electoral challenge to Jagan Mohan Reddy, the incumbent Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and his party, the YSR Congress.In an exclusive chat with The Hindu, Mr. Pawan said his goal was to see Mr. Reddy removed from power, adding that the matter of alliance-formation would have to be dealt with by the top leaders of the BJP and TDP. Admitting that there might be differences of opinion, Mr. Pawan said such issues could be ironed out for “a larger good”. “Differences are bound to crop up, as at times ideologies do not match even between alliance partners. Even I am...
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Opposition MLAs allege attacks amid formation of gram panchayat boards in West Bengal

Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. | Photo Credit: ANI Two MLAs of Opposition parties in West Bengal on Thursday alleged that they were attacked amid efforts to form governing boards in gram panchayats in the State, which has been hit by violence since the notification for the three-tier panchayat polls was issued on June 8. Indian Secular Front MLA Nawsad Siddique alleged that stones were thrown at his residence at Furfura in Hooghly district during the formation of a panchayat board. His supporters blocked roads in Furfura, which falls under the Jangipara Assembly segment, and a large police contingent was deployed in the area to maintain law and order after stone pelting was reported. Tension was also reported in the Bhangar Assembly constituency, represented by Mr. Siddique, d...
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RLD chief to attend Opposition bloc INDIA’s third meeting in Mumbai

Rashtriya Lok Dal president Chaudhary Jayant Singh. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Thursday dismissed speculation about it joining the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said its president Chaudhary Jayant Singh will be participating in the third meeting of the Opposition bloc, the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. A delegation of RLD MLAs had met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday, setting off speculation that the party might join the BJP-led NDA. Mr. Singh had also skipped the voting in the Rajya Sabha on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which members of the INDIA alliance had opposed. ‘Far from the truth’ “Our leader ...
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Explore Inter-District Disparities in Andhra Pradesh: A Data Point Series by The Hindu Data Team

The Data Team of The Hindu has been exploring inter-district differences in southern States through a series of Data Points. District-wise variations in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana were discussed in the previous editions. This is the last story in the series which looks at the inter-district disparities in Andhra Pradesh.While uneven progress existed in all States analysed, there was a common denominator. In all States, in general, the richer districts performed well in most socio-economic metrics while the poorer districts suffered. This understandable pattern was recorded across all the four States analysed till now. However, Andhra Pradesh did not conform to this trend.In Andhra Pradesh, richer districts did not top most of the socio-economic parameters analysed. Interes...
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