Top Andhra Pradesh news developments on June 11
The Hindu
Key news developments from Andhra Pradesh on June 11, 2022
Here are the key news developments in Andhra Pradesh to watch out for today:
1. Andhra Pradesh registers gradual increase in COVID-19 cases. The State has reported 22 more fresh COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours ending Saturday morning.
2. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri to visit Visakhapatnam city.
3. TDP Politburo member Varla Ramaiah to address a press conference.
4. Congress Party ridicules the YSR CP’s much-hyped Samajika Nyaya Bheri calling it a damp squib. The party has also blamed the government for failing to address the growing unemployment in the State.
5. WHO Chief Scientist Sowmya Swaminathan to address students at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) convocation in Tirupati.
6. YSRCP farmers’ wing State president and Andhra Pradesh State Agriculture Mission vice-chairman MVS Nagireddy will address the media at the party’s central office in Tadepalli.
Amol Palekar advocates against pre-censorship in films and theatre, urging the government to protect artists' freedom of expression.
BJP legislators demand release of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, threatening protests and border blockade if demands not met.
Odisha loses 790 elephants in a decade, with electrocution as the leading cause of unnatural deaths.
ASI issues notice to halt construction at Arya Akshobhya Teertha Mutt near Rameshwara temple in Shivamogga.
Madurai High Court orders removal of encroachments along Madurai-Dindigul highway, Corporation and Highways Department officials conduct joint operation.
Maharashtra Congress chief initiates signature campaign for return of ballot papers, sparking nationwide debate on EVMs.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari on Wednesday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to undertake periodical maintenance of NH66 without giving room for complaints.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw updates Lok Sabha on Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. shareholding, Goa willing to relinquish.
One dies, eight hospitalised after inhaling HCL fumes at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. About 400 litres of HCL leaked from the reactor-cum-receiver tank at Unit-III of the company, which affected nine workers, says Collector. While the condition of six of them is stable, two are on ventilator support. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directs authorities to provide advanced treatment to the victims. Home Minister Anitha expresses anger over repeated such incidents.
Parents and social workers in Thoothukudi request new Anganwadi buildings due to unsafe conditions in current rental buildings.
Delta districts face heavy rainfall, prompting coordinated efforts to mitigate damages, with NDRF teams deployed for rescue operations.