File photo of former Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu
HYDERABAD: Fighting to remain relevant in the shifting sands of Andhra Pradesh’s politics, the main opposition, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), has for the first time taken a visible Hindutava stand. Although it has aligned with the BJP in the past, its leaders have never openly attacked minorities. It seems to have decided to cross that red line now, even as the focus remains on the YSRC government.
TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, while addressing the party’s executive committee on Tuesday at Mangalagiri, alleged that chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was encouraging conversions to Christianity in the state.
V Vijayasai Reddy
VISAKHAPATNAM: Tension prevailed at Ramateerdham temple area in Vizianagaram district on Saturday when TDP and BJP workers attacked the vehicle of YSRC MP V Vijayasai Reddy and hurled bottles and chappals at him.
Vijayasai had come to the ancient temple to check the damage caused to the idol by unidentified miscreants earlier this week. The opposition parties cadre, who took objection to Vijayasai’s allegation that TDP was behind the vandalising incident, staged protests and damaged the window panes of his vehicle. TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and local BJP leaders too visited the temple on Saturday.
Visakhapatnam: The seizure of ganja in Visakhapatnam district nearly doubled in 2020 as compared to the previous year due to the combined drive undert.
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VISAKHAPATNAM: When the Covid-19 pandemic struck and IT companies decided on work from home (WFH), many thought the techies would continue to live in big cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad. They would simply set up their workstation at home. Instead, many of them decided to return to what they really considered home their native places even if it meant a village in Andhra Pradesh.
This has created a situation where many of India’s tech giants are now being run by professionals living in distant villages. For instance, about 40 IT professionals have left their rented apartments in the cities and are working out of KJ Puram village, a small village in Viskhapatnam. They work for IT giants in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.