The Latest Breaking News from Markapur

MLA’s support to unabated land grabbing in Markapur, alleges expelled YSRCP leader

Ousted YSR Congress Party leader P. Suryaprakash Reddy threatens to expose land encroachments allegedly supported by Markapur MLA K. Nagarjuna Reddy. He claims online land records have been tampered with and large tracts of land taken from gullible people. SIT set up by Prakasam district admin to investigate land grabbing…

The Hindu · Nov 29, 2023

TDP will handover all TIDCO houses in 100 days of coming to power: Lokesh

TDP's Lokesh promises to handover TIDCO houses to beneficiaries if voted to power in 2024. He also pledges to complete Veligonda irrigation project in 3 months and carve out Markapur district. He alleges YSR Congress Party MLA is complicit in land grabbing. He vows to reduce royalty charges and power…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

Crisis grips YSRCP as Balineni decides to quit as party Regional Coordinator

Hurt by the ‘‘ill-treatment’‘ meted out to him during Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s recent visit to Markapur town in the district, the former Energy Minister had decided to step down from the post after consulting his close followers, according to sources. The move likely to be a setback…

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

‘Development of western Prakasam only possible with formation of new dist.’

Activists of the Markapur District Sadana Samiti(MDSS) held a novel stir for formation of a separate district with Markapur as the headquarters as their protest entered the 40th day on Monday.

The Hindu · Mar 7, 2022

A.P.: Activists for Markapur as HQ threaten indefinite fast

They set March 15 as deadline for CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to concede their demand

The Hindu · Mar 6, 2022

Demand for making Markapur a district grows louder

‘YSRCP MLAs from the region should join the movement’

The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

MLAs should resign to protest govt.’s district reorganisation plan: samiti

Protests continue in Prakasam against proposed division of the district

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022

Protest continues over proposed division of Prakasam

Activists cutting across partylines continued their protest against the way the State government proposed to divide Prakasam district formed five decades ago.

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022

Protesters demand new district with Markapur as headquarters

They accuse the ruling YSRCP MLAs of being ‘indifferent’ to their demand

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2022

Big ticket projects remain non-starter in Prakasam

We will launch protracted struggle if proposed projects do not take off: Markapur District Sadhana Samiti

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022