Amended BharatNet to boost rural telecom infra across Andhra Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia

February 23, 2026 3:14 PM

Amended BharatNet to boost rural telecom infra across Andhra Pradesh: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Amended BharatNet is a $16.9 billion (Rs 139,000 crore) publicly-funded programme which will take OFC fibre and broadband to every single village of this country, including in Andhra Pradesh, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday. A memorandum of cooperation (MoC) has been signed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), the Department of Telecommunications, and Andhra Pradesh government for the expedited implementation of the Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in the state. “...

Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as minister in Andhra Pradesh government

June 12, 2024 1:27 PM

Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as minister in Andhra Pradesh government

Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Andhra Pradesh government. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as Chief Minister of the state. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah and JP Nadda, who is also BJP chief. Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath of office to the new ministers. Pawan Kalyan's elder brother and Telugu film superstar Konidela Chiranjeevi and Tamil actor Rajinikanth were also pres...