Top Andhra Pradesh news developments of the day
The Hindu
Key news developments from Andhra Pradesh today
1. Union Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy and State Tourism Minister R.K. Roja will take part in a program conducted by Kshatriya Samajam in Visakhapatnam in connection with the death anniversary of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
2. Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu to hold a press conference today.
3. Chittoor farmers met Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi and appealed to him to take initiative for the establishment of a mango board.
4. Environmentalists and Left parties are holding a meeting on styrene gas leak incident that took place at LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam two years ago.
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“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”