Top Andhra Pradesh news developments today
The Hindu
Key news developments from Andhra Pradesh on May 25, 2022
1. Police force from the entire Godavari region has been deployed in Konaseema to prevent further violence over renaming of the district after ‘Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’. Curfew is likely to be imposed to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control after violence erupted on May 23, 2022 when the houses of Minister P. Vishwaroop and MLA P. Satish Kumar were set ablaze by miscreants
2. Capital Region Development Authority commissioner Vivek Yadav press conference
3. Education Minister Botsa Satyanarayana’s interaction with representatives of AP Private Engineering Colleges Managements’ Association, who will also be meeting AP Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission chairman Justice V. Eswaraiah
4. Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan press conference
5. Press conference by BJP leaders Sunil Deodhar, G.V.L. Narasimha Rao and Y. Satya Kumar
6. BJP State president Somu Veerrarju press meet
7. A contingent of 160 athletes to represent Andhra Pradesh at the Khelo India Youth Games to be held between June 3 and 13 at Panchkula in Haryana. Sports Minister R.K. Roja to interact with athletes in the city today
“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.”