Top Andhra Pradesh news developments for today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Andhra Pradesh on February 18, 2021
Here are the key news developments in Andhra Pradesh to watch out for today:
1. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to inaugurate Akshaya Patra’s centralised kitchen at Atmakur and lay the foundation for ISKCON’s cultural pavilion project at Kolanukonda village, both in Guntur district.
2. Director General of Police D. Gautam Sawang, who has been transferred as Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission chairman is likely to resign from his service.
3. Protest against the privatization of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant continues as the plant is poised to celebrate its 40th Formation Day today.
4. Disha app evokes good response in Prakasam district thanks to the first-of-its-kind lucky draw introduced by Superintendent of Police Mallika Garg. The district is at the forefront of this women-friendly initiative with a sizable number of downloads of the versatile app launched to reach out to the women in distress.
5. Over 1.80 crore tourists visited Visakhapatnam district in the year 2021. Officials say that Agency areas had the most number of visitors compared to the city.
6. Anil Neerukonda Hospital is organising a workshop in Visakhapatnam on the correction of facial deformities.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.