Lower fuel taxes, requires CPI (M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) protested on Monday in front of gas stations in Kurnool against the steep rise in fuel prices. “The gasoline and diesel prices in our country are among the highest in the world, and one of the main reasons for this is the exorbitant taxes levied by central and state … Read more

YSRCP commits corruption in a legalized and centralized manner, claims TDP

Telugu Desam Party’s district parliamentary president Pasarla Prasad has claimed that corruption is “legalized and centralized” contrary to the YSR Congress Party’s clean governance claims. Speaking to a media conference here on Tuesday, Mr. Prasad claimed that while Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy claimed he had saved 8,000 crore by “reverse bidding” in the … Read more

Scientists and environmentalists raise concerns about water overflow from the UCIL tail pond

“The uranium-contaminated water penetrates into adjacent agricultural fields near Tummalapalli in the Kadapa district” Scientists and environmentalists expressed concern Monday about the water flowing from the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) rear pond in Tummalapalli, Kadapa district. In a webinar, former Energy Minister EAS Sarma said that due to rainfall in Kadapa, water from … Read more