Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 TOLLYWOOD 11 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL TIME TO TOLLYWOOD HAS TREATED ALONE RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR SEED THE WORLD ME LIKE A PRINCESS: ANAGHA LK WARRIOR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 1 Issue 277 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2019; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable DIA MIRZA-SAHIL PART WAYS { Page 9 } www.dailypioneer.com Panel on AP POLAVARAM PROJECT Reorganisation HC reserves verdict on plea for Act Govt serves exit notice on reconstituted full security to Chandrababu PNS n VIJAYAWADA VIJAYAWADA: The State gov- ernment has re-constituted The Andhra Pradesh High the Committee on AP Navayuga Engg Company Court reserved its verdict after ReorganisationAct-2014 on hearing the arguments on the n Thursday in order to monitor PNS AMARAVATI l petition seeking restoration of the pending State The water resources full. security to former Chief Reorganisation issues being The State government issued a department served the notice Minister N Chandrababu taken up by the general admin- pre-closure notice to an engi- on the Navayuga Engineering Naidu. The Advocate General istration (SR) department. neering company on Thursday Company under Section 89(3) argued that the State govern- The revised committee will and asked it to exit from the on the recommendation of an ment and the Special be headed by the Chief execution of the Polavaram expert committee, according Protection Group both had Secretary, Government of AP head works, a major develop- to sources been providing security as per as Chairman. Sajjala ment that could impact the l the norms. Ramakrishna Reddy, Advisor project's progress. The high-level body was He submitted the total list of (Public affairs), and Secretary, The notice comes against the constituted by the YS security officials and staff to Law, will be the members. L backdrop of allegations of Jaganmohan Reddy the High Court in writing Chandrababu Naidu on the removed from his convoy and Premachandra Reddy, a retired financial irregularities in the government to probe into where he stated that around 74 other hand, explained the laps- that he still had threats from IAS officer, will act as the Polavaram project by the pre- alleged irregularities in various members have been providing es in the security provided to Maoists, who had reportedly Member Convener. The com- vious Chandrababu Naidu infrastructure projects security to Naidu. him. They stated that even attacked him at Alipiri in mittee may meet as often as government. The water Advocates on behalf of jammer vehicles had been Tirumala earlier. required to discuss and take resources department served action on pending State Re- the notice on the Navayuga Polavaram works on a nomi- to ratify the State government's elections, Prime Minister organisation issues, according Engineering Company under nation basis in February last decision to remove the con- Narendra Modi had alleged to the GO issued by Chief Section 89(3) on the recom- year after the previous Telugu tractor since it is a national that the TDP was using Secretary LV Subrahmanyam. mendation of an expert com- Desam Party dispensation project, sources said. The Polavaram like an ATM to Differences crop up in mittee, according to sources. questioned the pace of the Polavaram project is expected draw money from the Centre The high-level body was con- project being carried out by the to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares, and was responsible for delays stituted by the YS Jaganmohan original contractor, Transtroy. generate 960 MW of power in the project. Naidu had hit President Reddy government to probe The Centre had subse- and fulfil the water needs of back, saying the Centre was yet Vizag urban TDP unit into alleged irregularities in quently approved the arrange- industries and 540 villages in to reimburse Rs 4,500 crore the gives assent various infrastructure projects. ment. In the case of the state. During campaigning State government had spent in The state government is Navayuga too, it has in the state for the Lok Sabha spite of the financial crisis. l MLAs ignore party president said to have offered to Triple Navayuga to compensate PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM controversy. Sources in the the loss, if any, through The government will go for reverse tendering immediately. We will ensure that party said the party head- GVL urges Talaq bill mutual consent for exit- there is no delay in execution of Polarvaram works. All required measures will be A press briefing organised by quarters lost control over the NEW DELHI: President Ram ing the project, sources taken for the early completion of Polavaram project and see that there is no gap between two TDP MLAs without party in the district after the Centre to build Nath Kovind on Thursday in the department said. informing the party president drubbing in the recent elec- gave his assent to the Triple Navayuga was award- tendering and grounding of works kicked up a row in the party tions. With party president N port at Talaq Bill, making the practice ed the over Rs 3,000 crore — ADITYANATH DAS, Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation) circles here on Thursday. Chandrababu Naidu on for- of giving instant triple talaq Visakhapatnam East MLA eign tour and Nara Lokesh orally a criminal offence with Velagapudi Ramakrishna confining himself to Ramayapatnam provisions of a jail term of up Babu and Visakhapatnam Amaravati or Hyderabad, PNS n NEW DELHI to three years. West MLA PVGR Naidu and none of the top leaders are in The Triple Talaq Bill or Jagan Government shuts former MLA of Gajuwaka touch with Vizag leaders. BJP MP in the Rajya Sabha Muslim Women (Protection of Palla Srinivas convened a "Only these four MLAs are GVL Narasimha Rao on Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 press conference in a calling shots in the party Thursday urged the Centre to which prohibits divorce by hotel deviating from as most of them were take initiative in the con- pronouncing "talaq" thrice in down Anna canteens the regular prac- defeated in the struction of Ramayampatnam one occasion by their hus- PNS n AMARAVATI tice of holding elections in the port in Andhra Pradesh as an bands was passed by both press meet in north Andhra alternative to Dugarajapatnam houses of Parliament. It was Anna Canteens, which provide GoM formed to the party office, region,'' said port to develop the backward passed by the Lok Sabha on meals at Rs 5 to the poor and located in the another leader Nellore and Prakasam dis- July 25 despite the opposition's the middle class, were shut review Tucker heart of the city. Meanwhile, tricts. Raising the issue in the demand for its scrutiny by a down across the state from Local leaders the MLAs in the floor of the Rajya Sabha, he Standing Committee. Thursday. Daily wage labour- Committee questioned the press briefing predicted that execution of the ers, beggars and poor folks, MLA for holding demanded that the port would attract investments who thronged the canteens report on CPS such briefing in a star government keep open to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore every day found the canteens hotel and ignoring the party Anna Canteens, which were to the region. Furthermore, he No power bill locked. With the outsourcing PNS n VIJAYAWADA president Dr SA Rehman. abruptly closed, and stream- said the AP Reorganisation agency stopping supplying of They said crores of rupees lining of the sand supply. Act facilitates building of the upto 200 units food following the State gov- The State government has were spent on the party office Velagapudi said the YSR gov- Ramayapatnam port. Since ernment's orders, all 204 can- constituted a Cabinet Sub- structure and yet the briefing ernment could remove the the Centre told the in Delhi teens downed their shutters. committee with a Group of was held in a star hotel. names of NT Rama Rao and Government of AP three years The YSRCP government, Ministers to review the report "Their intention is to avoid Chandrababu Naidu, but ago that Dugarajapatnam port NEW DELHI: Upto 200 however, has assured that this of the Expert Committee head- Rehman, a senior leader in continue with the canteens as was not feasible, he asked the units of electricity will be free shutdown is temporary and As the canteens were named after TDP founder ed by SP Tucker, former Chief the party,'' said a party work- it was serving the poor and Centre to build the port at in Delhi from today, Arvind that it would re-launch the and former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao, the Secretary to the government er. However, two other MLAs needy. Ramayapatnam instead of Kejriwal announced today. scheme with certain modifica- on Contributory Pension Ganta Srinivasa Rao from Former MLA of Gajuwaka Dugarajapatnam. Power consumed between tions. Working since July- YSRCP government plans to rename them. NTR, Scheme (CPS), and furnish its Visakhapatnam North and said the government should Therefore, he urged the 201 and 400 units will be at August, 2018, canteens were as the late leader was popularly known, was recommendations. Vasupalle Ganesh Kumar take steps to close the toll gate Centre to take initiative in the half price as the Delhi gov- proving a boon to the poor as also affectionately called ‘Anna’ (elder brother) In a GO issued on Thursday, from Visakhapatnam South, at Aganampudi, which issue and build port at ernment will provide 50 per they were getting breakfast, Chief Secretary LV skipped the meeting to avoid reopened recently. Ramayapatnam. cent subsidy, he added. lunch and dinner at Rs 5 each.