Top Andhra Pradesh news developments of the day
The Hindu
Key news developments from Andhra Pradesh to look out for
1. V. Sriram, advisor to Jal Shakti Minister and Polavaram Project Authority CEO J. Chandrasekhar Iyer and others to inspect earth cum rock fill dam of the Polavaram project for two days.
2. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and officials visit to Davos is expected to forge some MoUs for investment in Andhra Pradesh.
3. Tension in Kakinada as family of dalit youth refuses to consent for post mortem, demanding the arrest of MLC Ananta Udaya Bhaskar.
4. Left parties to organise a round table on price rise and fixing of power meters to agricultural connections in Anantapur.
5. Groundnut seed distribution gets delayed due to lack of stock with Andhra Pradesh State Seeds Development Corporation.
6. Several petrol bunks are unable to ensure round the clock fuel supply. They are closing sales after 9 pm as a few oil marketing companies are reportedly reducing supplies to bunks.
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Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.
“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.