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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
300 Angola detainees from AP
The Union minister for overseas affairs Vayalar Ravi has spoken to Angola’s ambassador in India for an early release of the workers who were arrested for protesting against a breach of contract Union minister for overseas affairs Vayalar Ravi today said that he spoke to Angola’s ambassador in India and is hopeful that 40 of [...]
Mantris on poll picnic, gala time for babus
We know of vacation for students and judicial officials. Ever heard of vacation for ministers? It’s true the ministers in the AP Secretariat seem to be taking the concept of a summer vacation too seriously.Of the 41 ministers, only one, minister for major industries Geeta Reddy, was present when Postnoon made a reality check yesterday. [...]
Robo sand to replace river sand
Minister for mines Galla Aruna Kumari said that earnest efforts were being taken to find solution to the serious shortage of river sand which is no more available. Besides, law forbids indiscriminate sand mining on river beds. On Wednesday the minister held discussions with robo sand (rock power) producers to explore the possibility of meeting [...]
Hi-tech state’s low-tech secretariat
The State secretariat is the poorest when it comes to security and CCTV cameras revealed a report Fourth largest state in area and fifth in population, Andhra Pradesh, is probably the poorest in tech-surveillance for secretariat security. The State has just six surveillance cameras to cover the massive blocks where thousands work whereas smaller states [...]
TJAC won’t wag its tail for TRS
The Lotus is now straining for a Mahbubnagar encore in Parakal and hope to piggyback the TJAC to success Like the Lucknowi Nawabs, known for their courtesy, used to tell visitors, “Pahle Aap,” the two main contestants for Parkala Assembly seats — TRS and BJP — have been waiting for each other to make the [...]
It was a test flight, no joyride
There was no breach of security or no friends were taken on a joy ride by Captain Barun Gupta in the CM’s chopper Agusta AW139, according to NV Ramana Reddy special secretary to the government (political and NRI affairs) and director of the protocol. Ramana is also managing director for Aviation Corporation. Talking to Postnoon [...]
CM to reign in price rise?
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy made a statement that despite all the hungama being created by the opposition about the governance and development; he is determined to take the State forward. Adding to this the PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayna said that there will be no change in the CM after the bypolls. The CM suggested [...]
Babus retreat from AP
The State is plagued by a shortage of IAS officers and those that are there are looking to be deputed outside AP after the recent hauling up of officers in the State IAS cadres who run the fulcrum of government machinery are making a beeline for deputations out of AP while the State is facing [...]
Smart Secretariat, a distant dream
It is now obvious that the 15-year-old dream of AP secretariat to go fully computerised is torpedoed from within as files suit functionaries better than machines which won’t obey unlawful orders Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer, would have swooned in disbelief if he had heard of the marathon efforts of the AP secretariat for [...]
Stench in secretariat, babus unmindful
If environment reflects the people’s behavioural pattern in and around, the State secretariat premises amply show it. Four canteens, the most popular rendezvous of the babus and visitors, on the southern part of the premises used to have a clean surrounding, seniors recall. The appetizing aroma of sambar, ginger tea and fried onion used to [...]
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