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It is now Kadapa that is getting all the big projects and schemes. It is after all the home district of chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy. The centre proposed to set up a world class university in the state and zeroed in on the port city of Visakhapatnam. But chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy has decided to bring it to Kadapa. The excuse given by the government officials is that the required 700 acres of land is hard to get in Visakhapatnam and hence the university should be set up at Kadapa. Related StoriesGali’s-Aviation-University-and-airport-at-Kadapa The town of Kadapa happens to be the hometown of chief minister Y S Rajashekar Reddy. The town already boasts of an airport. The government has now gone ahead and accorded permission for the setting up of another airport. And the beneficiary is none other than Gali Janardhan Reddy of the controversial Obulapuram mining corporation. The government has already given him about 17,000 acres for mining. Not the government is about to hand him another 3,500 acres in the name of the airport. The airport will be a modern one with facilities like night landing. The airport will come up near Muddunur near Kadapa. The OBC has also expressed its interest to set up an aviation university at the place in addition to the airport. & more Jagan-to-contest-from-Kadapa  YS Jagan, son of chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy is likely to contest from Kadapa parliamentary constituency in the next general elections. The sitting MP from Kadapa, YS Vivekananda Reddy said that he would not contest the next elections and would be more than willing to give way to Jagan to stand from Kadapa. Jagan has been taking an active interest in the politics of Kadapa for the last couple of years and he has built up a solid party cadre staunchly loyal to him in the region. Observers say that Jagan would have an easy victory if he chooses to contest from Kadapa. &n more Second-airport-at-Kadapa Kadapa already boasts of an airport. But the state government plans to build another airport in Kadapa. The land for the new airport is being acquired by the government at a breakneck speed. The government plans to acquire bout 3,200 acres of land in Ambavaram near Jammalamadugu in Kadapa. Reports say that the contract for the construction of the airport is being awarded to G Janardhan Reddy of Brahmani steels. more Jagan-confirmed-from-Kadapa  YS Jagan, son of chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy is finally taking the plunge. As was widely expected, he is all set to fight to the Lok Sabha poll from Kadapa. His name has been cleared by the congress high command. It is well known that YS Vivekananda Reddy, the sitting MP from Kadapa and younger brother of YSR has announced that he is steeping aside to enable Jagn to contest from Kadapa. Meanwhile YSR’s brother-in-law Ravindranath Reddy has intensified his agitation for a party ticket from Kadapa. H more Brother-in-law-revolts-against-YSR  YS.Rajashekar Reddy brother-in-law and Kadapa Mayor Ravindranath Reddy revolts against YSR, as his seat for Kadapa constituency allocated for Prince YS.Jagan. Yesterday, the congress high command gave clearance for YS.Jagan to contest from Kadapa, which is being represented by Ravindranath Reddy. Ravindranath Reddy addressing the media at YSR guest house in Kadapa, said that, “I have worked for the party for the last 35 years, and supported the party candidates for their victory. In return, I have more Indian-film-maker-selects-Coventry-as-location-for-next-project--  India's noted film company Rajshri Productions has chosen the east Midlands city of Coventry as the location for shooting of their next untitled film. "The story looks at the acceptance of cultures in the western world. If we choose Coventry, half of the film will be set here. It's just a fantastic place and meets our requirements," film director Sooraj Barjatya told media here. Barjatya and producer Ashwani Chopra visited the town this week. They said that the locations, particularly around Coventry Univers more -Huge-turnout-at-YS-condolence-meet-in-Kadapa  A public condolence meet to pay tributes to the late chief minister YS Rajshekar Reddy is being held at the sprawling Municipal Stadium grounds in Kadapa today. People have turned up in large numbers to pay their tribute to the departed leader. Kadapa is the native district of YSR and the people here hold YSR very dearly to their heart. The turnout for the condolence meeting is huge. People have not only come from the towns and villages in Kadapa but also from as far as Bengaluru. Speaker after more BA-Music-from-Telugu-University  The Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University will soon start new courses. The University has decided to introduce a five-year integrated Literature course and BA Music course and a multimedia course. The BA Music course would be offered as a distance learning course and would commence from the next academic year. Noted writer Kalipatnam Ramarao is being conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Telugu University this year. &nb more YS-Vivekananda-held,-sent-to-Kadapa  YS Vivekananda Reddy brother of late YS Rajashekar Reddy was arrested and sent to Kadapa. Vivekananda was on a fast-unto-death for Samaikhya Andhra. He was fasting near the statue of Potti Sreeramulu in Hyderabad. The police arrested him and first took him to the Goshamahal stadium. He was later taken to Kadapa. Vivekananda said that he will continue with his fast wherever he was shifted. more French-Aviation-University-in-State  The state government is in talks with Edufrance, a government educational institution in France for the setting up of a University in rte state. The officials of Edufrance are keen to set up the university as part of their efforts to spread education across the globe. France is a specialist in the aviation sector and it is highly likely that they would start an aviation University in Andhra Pradesh. &nbs more |
