Top And Trending News From AP & Telangana On July 8

1. SBI Cashier In Krishna Steals 2 Kg Gold, Rs 25 Lakh Cash From Bank, Held

A bank cashier was arrested on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district allegedly after the recovery of 2 kg gold and Rs 25 lakh in cash he had stolen from the branch.The cashier, G Srinivasa Rao, was posted at State Bank of India's Paritala branch in Kanchikacherla mandal, Krishna District Superintendent of Police M Ravindranath Babu said.

2. YS Jagan Aims To Put AP On The Top In Development: Avanthi Srinivas

Stating that education is the driver behind a developed society, Tourism Minister Avanthi Srinivas said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wanted to put Andhra Pradesh in the top position in the country with regard to education. He was speaking on the sidelines of a programme organised by Dwacra women to felicitate the Minister on his recent victory in the elections here on Sunday.

3. Chandrababu’s Arrogance Cost Him Politically: Kishan Reddy

Minister for State Home Affairs Kishan Reddy said that TDP faced a massive loss in the elections because of its chief Chandrababu Naidu's arrogance, who spoke beyond his brief and stature. Launching BJP's membership drive in Vijayawada on Sunday, Reddy sneered at Chandrababu: "While he went around the country promoting that Narendra Modi was losing, but towards the end it is Chandrababu and his party which lost the elections badly."

4. Vijayawada: Ongole native drowns in US

An Ongole native, Nune Suresh, reportedly fell into the Turner Falls at Oklahoma, US, and drowned on Friday. According to reports, he was holidaying with his family when the incident occurred at about 10 pm Indian time on Friday. He was rushed to a hospital but it was too late, reports said.

5. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu fishermen fight over Pulicat lake fishing

Tension prevails between fishermen of AP and Tamil Nadu after 12 fishermen belonging to AP were abducted by TN fishermen when they ventured into the TN side of Pulicat lake for fishing on Wednesday. The AP government is being blamed for the breaking out of tensions among fishermen of the two states at regular intervals as it has failed to address a long-pending demand to make Pulicat lake a free zone for fishing.

6. Opposition In Telangana To Intensify Stir Against New Secretariat, Assembly Buildings

Led by Congress and BJP, Opposition parties and civil society organisations in Telangana have decided to intensify and vehemently oppose the K Chandrashekar Rao government's decision to demolish existing Secretariat and shift Assembly to a new building.

7. Municipal Elections In Telangana On July 30

Municipalities that have completed their term will go to elections on July 30 in Telangana. A notification towards this effect will be released on July 15.

8. Contaminated water complaint from Nagaram

Residents of Sai Niwas Nagar, Nagaram, are concerned about water contamination in their locality. Some residents have complained that the water they are receiving from a borewell have a dark colour and a foul smell

9. No toll on Outer Ring Road if 20 vehicles queue up

Citing a number of complaints pertaining to traffic snarls at toll plazas on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Hyderabad Municipal Development Authority has decided to fix CCTV cameras and monitor them real-time, to move quickly and shorten the waiting time at toll plazas.

10. Prime UoH land again under landgrab threat

Authorities have allegedly illegally parted with 15 acres of University of Hyderabad land worth hundreds of crores and spent public money to lay a road for residents of private housing societies. This has led to outrage among students who went to the spot and stoped the work. The row dates back to 15 years ago.