Andhra Pradesh  

Veteran playwright-actor Girish Karnad passed away in the early hours on Monday at his residence in Lavelle Road, Bengaluru. Days after 25 legislators were sworn-in as ministers in the Cabinet, Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy held his first Cabinet meeting on Monday, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

Days after 25 legislators were sworn-in as ministers in the Cabinet, Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy held his first cabinet meeting on Monday (June 10).

PM Modi paid a visit to Sri Lanka post the Easter bombings in the country. While returning to New Delhi, he stopped by in Andhra Pradesh and spent time at Tirupati Tirumala temple and offered his prayers to Lord Venkateshwara.

 

Before heading to New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a brief stop in Andhra Pradesh to seek blessings of Lord Venkateshwara and also addressed a massive gathering organised by BJP leaders in the state

The five deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh are K Narayana Swamy (SC), Pamula Pushpa Sreevani (ST), Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose (BC), Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas alias Nani (Kapu) and Amzath Basha (Muslim).

Jaganmohan Reddy gave Cabinet berths to seven legislators from the backward classes, five from the Scheduled Castes, one each from the Scheduled Tribes and Muslims, and four each from the Kapu and the Reddy communities

Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav promised that the grand alliance would offer the country up to five Prime Ministers if voted to power in the next general elections in 2024

Why does Jaganmohan Reddy's government in Andhra Pradesh need five deputy chief ministers, something unheard of in the annals of Indian political history?

The ruling YSR Congress Party overturned Chandrababu Naidu's order and has allowed the CBI to probe various cases in Andhra Pradesh. The then Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister N China Rajappa had said the reason to withdraw the consent was allegations against top officials of the country's premier investigation agency.

The deceased are identified as Vijaya Bharati (38), Prasanna (14), Chenna Kesava Reddy (12), Driver Prem Raju (35) and Ankayya (40), residents of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy of Friday (June 7), called for a 25-member Cabinet and decided to have five deputy chief ministers for Andhra Pradesh

Major decisions included the introduction of the 'Rythu Bharosa' scheme and creation of a Rs 3,000 crore Market Stabilisation Fund were taken by the Jaganmohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh
 

A bus belonging to 'Yellow Travels' caught fire while it was heading to Bengaluru from Hyderabad
 

When Prime Minister Modi visits Lord Venkateshwara in Tirupati on June 9, he will not only pay tribute to him but also the south Indian voters. The BJP is on a mission to establish its strong footprint across the south of Vindhya, beyond Karnataka

In Chandrababu Naidu's first official letter to Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, he requested that the 'Praja Vedika' in the state be declared as 'residence annex' of the leader of the opposition.