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Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Andhra minister urges caution amid rising Covid-19 cases
Nuzvid: Andhra Pradesh Information and Public Relations Minister K Parthasarathi on Sunday urged people to remain vigilant as Covid-19 cases are rising across the country once again. Parthasarathi advised people to avoid large gatherings and ensure social distancing norms are strictly followed at public places like railway stations, bus stands, and airports statewide. "Wearing masks must be made mandatory again in all crowded areas to prevent the spread (of Covid-19)," said Parthasarathi in an official press release, urging people not to become complacent about public safety. The minister said that senior citizens and pregnant women should avoid stepping out unnecessarily, and international passengers must undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing upon arrival in the state. Parthasarathi directed medical officers to keep PPE kits, masks, and related supplies readily available and to remain fully alert in both rural and urban healthcare facilities. He said the government machinery is prepared to handle any emergency, with special focus on government hospitals to ensure availability of necessary medical infrastructure. Officials were instructed to carry out extensive awareness campaigns at the village and mandal levels, ensuring that citizens adopt necessary preventive measures and understand the importance of health protocols, said the press release. PTI
Hans India
21-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
AP forms Cabinet panel to monitor agri prices
Vijayawada: The state Cabinet, which met here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, mainly discussed the problems of farmers, including the lack of minimum support price (MSP) for several agricultural crops. As farmers are enduring the lack of MSP for chillis, tobacco, aqua products, cocoa, sugarcane and mango crops, the Chief Minister formed a Cabinet sub-committee with six ministers and directed it to study the issue at the field level and take appropriate steps to protect the interests of the farmers. Disclosing the details of the Cabinet meeting to the media, Minister for Information and Public Relations K Parthasarathi said the Cabinet approved Rs 13,000 crore investments proposed during the recent meeting of the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB). He said the Cabinet decided to allot land for the Law University in Amaravati as per the request of the Bar Council of India which came forward to set up it in Amaravati. He said that the Cabinet also approved the allotment of land for Dr BR Ambedkar Open University near Eluru. He further said the Cabinet decided to set up Potti Sriramulu Telugu University's main office in Rajahmundry. Coming to the tourism sector, the minister said the Cabinet had re-alloted 500 acres of land to the GMR Group which is developing greenfield Bhogapuram airport near Visakhapatnam. He said the previous YSRCP government did not allot 500 acres of the total 2,703 acres allocated for the airport. He said the Cabinet also approved several projects in tourism sector as per the new tourism policy. The minister said the Cabinet also decided to create 2,260 new posts for special children as per the directions of the Supreme Court. According to him, the draft bill of the AP Transport Department to reduce green tax on vehicles. He said a decision was also taken to fill 245 vacant posts under various categories in AP High Court.
