Amaravati

April 26, 2020

'Bored' truck driver plays cards with friends, 24 test coronavirus positive

Failure to maintain physical distance was the sole cause for the transmission of the coronavirus in these cases.

April 20, 2020
Andhra's 16 cr masks programme helping women earn Rs 500 a day

The self-help groups are making the masks at the rate of Rs 3.5 per mask, with each of the 40,000 women tailors earning Rs 500 a day
February 24, 2020
How Andhra Pradesh's three-capital plan could spur equal growth

The government of Andhra Pradesh passed the Decentralisation and Equal Development of All Regions Bill to pave the way for three cities to be the executive, judicial and legislative centres, rather than build a new capital city.
February 02, 2020
AP sets in motion multi-capital move, orders shifting of offices

The ruling YSR Congress failed to get the two bills passed by the Legislative Council last month as they were referred to the select committee at the insistence of the opposition TDP-dominated Upper House.
January 20, 2020
Opposition leaders detained ahead of Andhra assembly session for capital shift

The police detained hundreds of TDP workers and protestors trying to reach Amaravati from Vijayawada, other parts of Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam and other districts in the state.
August 18, 2019
Why Jagan can't dump Amaravati as capital?

Analysts believe that Jagan Reddy might not dump Amaravati as the state capital is functioning from there for four years and that any move to shift the capital will prove counter-productive for him.
July 28, 2019
Amaravati plans hit a wall as both AIIB, World Bank pull out

Amaravati had attracted the attention of investors from countries like Australia, Japan, Germany, Singapore and Britain.

July 20, 2019
AP's Amaravati in twilight zone as World Bank backtracks on financing

The construction of the city, known as Amaravati, is the brainchild of the state's former chief minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, who lost power in elections in May.