Andhra Pradesh government to ban private practice of govt. doctors

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to ban private practice by doctors working in government hospitals and increase their salaries as compensation in accordance with the recommendations made by the experts committee on reforms in the health sector headed by former Union Health Secretary K. Sujatha Rao. This is the second time that government doctors ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • India • Telangana movement • Telugu people

ECI appoints Special Central Police Observer for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Election Commission of India has appointed Sh K K Sharma (IPS 1982 Retd DG Border Security Force) as the Central Police Observer for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana instead. Sh K K Sharma was earlier nominated for the States of West Bengal and Jharkhand. He would oversee the deployment and other security related ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Border Security Force • Director general of police • Government • History of the Republic of India • Sh K K Sharma • Telangana • Telangana movement

T B Radhakrishnan takes charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan has taken charge as first Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath to him at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. The separate High Court for Telangana came into existence on 1st January 2, 2019 after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Later, Governor Narasimhan ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Andhra Pradesh High Court • Chagari Praveen Kumar • E. S. L. Narasimhan • Government of Andhra Pradesh • Government of India • Government of Telangana • State governments of India • States and union territories of India • Telangana • Telangana High Court • Telangana movement

Supreme Court gives nod for a for a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has recently given nod for a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh and it will start functioning from 1st January 2019. It will be the 25th high court in the country and will initially function from a temporary structure till the permanent building comes up in the ambitious Justice ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Amaravati • Andhra Pradesh • Andhra Pradesh High Court • Chagari Praveen Kumar • Government of Telangana • India • States and union territories of India • Telangana • Telangana High Court • Telangana movement

Andhra Pradesh government declares official symbols for state

The Andhra Pradesh government has recently declared official symbols for the state after the bifurcation. Neem and Black Buck (Krishna Jinka) have been declared as the state tree and animal respectively. Similarly, Rose-ringed parakeet will be the state bird while jasmine will be the state’s flower. The symbols were notified by the state government’s Department ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Azadirachta indica • India • Outline of Andhra Pradesh • Politics of Andhra Pradesh • Telangana movement