Hyderabad, May 26th: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy’s adopted sister, Mrs. Sabita Indra Reddy was made the first home minister of Andhra Pradesh after Dr. Reddy allocated portfolios to his 35 ministers on Tuesday. Mrs. Sabita is the first women to hold this crucial portfolio. Dr. Reddy created a record by selecting six women to his cabinet. Sabita’s late husband P. Indra Reddy too was a home minister in the NT Rama Rao cabinet in 1994-95. Sabita was minister for mines and geology in the previous cabinet.
Mean while the ministers, Mr. K. Rosaiah, Mr. N. Raghuveera Reddy, Mr. D. Prasad Rao and Mr. Ponnala Lakshmaiah retained their old portfolios finance, agriculture, revenue and irrigation respectively. The other women ministers Mrs. Gita Reddy, Mrs. Galla Aruna Kumari, Mrs. Sunitha Laxma Reddy, Mrs. Konda Surekha and Mrs. D.K Aruna were assigned with Information and public relation and tourism, roads and building, minor irrigation, women and child welfare and small scale industries respectively.
Chief Minister kept the power department with him along with the cash rich excise and commercial taxes ministries. Dr. Reddy is likely to expand his cabinet in six months by inducting the PCC chief, Mr. D. Srinivas, Mr. K. Jana Reddy and Mr. J.C Diwakar Reddy whom he dropped from his cabinet. Sources said that Mr. Jana Reddy and Mr. Diwakar Reddy were kept on the sidelines to make them know that those who worked against the party will not be spared.
Kakinada, May 26th: As many as four ministers from both East and West Godavari districts were inducted into new cabinet by the chief minister Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy on Tuesday. The newly inducted ministers were happy with the allocation of important portfolios to them. They vow to work hard to the e...
Kakinada, May 26th: The investigations of the police in the kidnap of seven-year-old boy, Abhishek achieved no breakthrough on the second day on Tuesday. The kidnap took place when Abhishek was returning home after attending the summer training classes at Nagamallithota Junction of the city on Mond...
Kakinada, May 26th: The Hindu-Education Plus is going to organize counseling classes for successful Eamcet candidates at two places, Visakapatnam and Kakinada on June 3 at Kalabharathi Auditorium and on June 5 at Rangaraya Medical College Auditorium respectively. The session on engineering stream w...
Kakinada, May 26th: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is organizing mela today on Wednesday from 9am to 6pm in the town. According to the BSNL divisional engineer P.D Arun Kumar, the event is being planed to develop customer relations and to strengthen the company’s subscriber base. Revealing the ...
Kakinada, May 27th: East Godavari district stood tenth in state for SSC public examination results that were announced on Wednesday. Compared to last year the pass percentage was more this year. The pass percentage in 2008 was 77.40% and now it has reached to 80.82%. Previously district used ...
Hyderabad, May 27th: According to the notification issued by state Governor, Mr. N.D Tiwari, the first session of the newly elected house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly will be held on June 3. Governor will administer the oath to the Pro-term Speaker appointed by him on June 3. ...
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