Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 28 December 2021

Cheers to the tipplers as all the shops serving liquor including restaurants, pubs, hotels will remain open til 12 am on December 31. Besides permitting the liquor shops to open until 12 am, the Telangana government also accorded permission to hold the events till 1 am. Accordingly, the orders have been passed by the Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar. Also, the excise department has provided temporary license to those who applied online for the conduct of events. However, the excise is going to charge Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh for conducting the events based on the number of people attending the event.Read More

Andhra Pradesh State Municipal and Urban Development Minister Botsa Satyanarayana said the BJP was holding a public meeting in Vijayawada to showcase its presence in the state. He said the BJP was in power in the country but there was no such party in the AP. Minister Botsa spoke to the media in Vijayawada and said that the BJP was holding a meeting today with the intention to state that the party is in Andhra Pradesh.Read more

The customs officials on Tuesday arrested two passengers arrived from Dubai at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad. The officials seized 412 grams of gold from the two passengers and arrested them. The worth of the seized gold is estimated to be of Rs 20.49 lakh. The passengers are being questioned by the officials.Read more

With the basti dawakhanas getting immense response from the people in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits, the government has decided to set up 288 new basti dawakhanas in municipalities across the state. The decision was taken during a meeting on extension of health care services to all the towns and cities across Telangana. Ministers KT Rama Rao and Harish Rao attended the meeting held at Dr. Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana.Read More

Tension grips at TDP MLA and Tollywood hero Nandamuri Balakrishna's house in Hindupur in Anantapur district after a dispute has started between the YSRCP and the TDP over the dumping yard. The YSRCP activists reacted to a post by a TDP leader on social media and tried to siege Balakrishna's house. Upon receiving the information the police intercepted the YSRCP ranks. Meanwhile, the TDP cadre was incensed over sieging the MLA's house for questioning on the development. On the other hand, YSRCP cadre has said that they have come to Balakrishna's house accepting the challenge posed by TDP over the development and alleged that TDP is provoking the ruling party with false social media posts. The TDP activists also reached there to compete with the YSRCP cadre, which led to the clash between YSRCP and TDP. The police arrested both the groups before the situation escalated. However, the situation had come to control.

Notices were issued to the actor Sai Dharam Tej in the bike accident case that took place on Durgam Cheruvu in Hyderabad in September and a case under the section 912 of CRPC was registered, said Cyberabad commissioner of police Stephen Ravindra while disclosing the crime report of Cyberabad on Monday. The CP said that the actor was asked to submit bike license, RC, insurance and pollution documents. "So far, we haven't received any response from the actor and a charge-sheet will be filed if there is no reaction from the actor," Stephen Ravindra said.Read more

The Andhra Pradesh government headed by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken a key decision on the issue of movie tickets prices in Andhra Pradesh and appointed a new committee to look into ticket prices. The orders have been issued to this effect. The committee will be chaired by the Home Secretary along with Chief Secretaries of Revenue, Finance and Municipality departments, the Commissioner of Information and the Secretary of Justice will also present. The committee will examine the ticket prices and submit a report to the government.Read more