Tag: Andhra Pradesh

Bhubaneswar: Seeking a halt to the construction of the controversial Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, the CPI(M) today urged Odisha Governor S C Jamir to take up the matter with the Centre and ensure a joint meeting among the affected states. The CPI(M)’s suggestion to the Governor came in the backdrop of a tripartite meeting […]

Rejecting neighbouring Andhra Pradesh's request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, the Odisha government today said it cannot go for such an exercise because the matter was sub-judice

The Odisha government today decided to set up two Odia language chairs in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

As a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud made landfall in Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha government today said about 1,56, 169 people have been evacuated and the state administration is prepared to face the eventuality.

Taking exception to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N. Manohar rejecting en masse resignations of MLAs from Telangana, TDP legislators from the region on Sunday said they are ready to put in their papers again.

Paradip: Seven fishermen, who were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday allegedly for fishing and poaching endangered species of sharks in the prohibited Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary area in Kendrapara district, were sent to judicial custody after court rejected their bail pleas today. According to a release of the ICG, a patrolling team […]

Rayagada: While several remote pockets of Odisha cry for roads and basic amenities, lack of bridge over Nagabali river is forcing the residents of Anija village located on the bordering areas of Rayagada to think of an alternative. Alleging apathy of the Odisha government, the Anija villagers have now threatened to shift to Andhra Pradesh. […]

Sundergarh: Their pursuit for livelihood has taken them far away from their homeland, but their travails have only earned them brutality and exploitation. Odisha labourers who have managed to escape from a brick kiln in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh have alleged that the kiln owner threw acid on a labourer and also chopped another’s finger […]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra has lambasted the BJD-led Odisha government alleging that it was never concerned to stop the construction of Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh and the barrages on the upper stream of Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh, which is why the government has failed to stop the projects. […]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) today cancelled at least six trains and suspended services between Khurda Road in Odisha and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh after several stations and tracks suffered damages in Cyclone ‘Titli’. The ECoR has also partially cancelled, rescheduled and diverted several trains passing through the State till further orders. Here’s the complete […]

The Vamsadhara Water Dispute Tribunal (VWDT) has allowed the Government of Andhra Pradesh to construct the barrage at Neredi over river Vamsadhara while directing the Odisha government to acquire land for the project.

Bhubaneswar: The Bansadhara Tribunal today directed Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments to set up a joint technical committee comprising engineers from both the States. Official sources said that the directions were issued by the Tribunal after hearing an application filed by Odisha and the Central Government under section 5(3) of Inter-State Water Disputes Act. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and subsequently into a Severe Cyclonic Storm in subsequent 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said in a bulletin. The system is likely to move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between […]

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Central government and Andhra Pradesh over environmental clearances pertaining to the Polavaram project. The apex court’s order came in response to the objections raised by the Odisha government on environment clearance granted to Polavaram While hearing the petition, the Supreme Court bench comprising […]

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao today indulged in a bitter war of words over an audio tape related to the cash-for-vote scam