Hari Babu

Odisha's public universities are actively recruiting faculty members. This follows the recent appointment of regular vice-chancellors, ending years of administrative delays. Rama Devi, Fakir Mohan, and Berhampur universities have invited applications for professors, associate professors, and assistant professors. This initiative aims to fill over 1,400 vacant positions across state universities, enhancing academic and research activities.

Bhubaneswar's special assembly session on women's participation in democracy is set for Thursday under heavy security. The ruling BJP hails it as a women's empowerment initiative, while opposition BJD and Congress dismiss it as political propaganda. The session aims to strengthen women's roles in governance, though critics question its legislative purpose.

Following an alleged security lapse at Lok Bhawan, Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to discuss enhancing surveillance and security. The Governor expressed dissatisfaction with current arrangements, emphasizing the need for advanced technology and more personnel to ensure seamless operations at the high-security state facility.

Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers were allegedly evicted from Lok Bhavan and taken to a police station during a courtesy meeting with the governor. The incident, which involved accusations of inebriation later proven false, has prompted an inquiry by Lok Bhavan and the police.

Bhubaneswar celebrated its 78th Foundation Day with a state function, civilian march past, and a pledge for a cleaner, greener, and safer city. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati attended an evening event, conferring the Rajdhani Gourav samman on 13 individuals.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi rejected calls for the health minister's resignation over the SCB fire, stating he would not scapegoat individuals to enhance his image. He criticized the opposition for politicizing the tragedy and disrupting assembly proceedings, asserting that actions have been taken against responsible officials.

Odisha government has initiated the process to withdraw four Bills that proposed a three-fold hike in MLA salaries. These Bills, passed in December without discussion, had sparked widespread public outrage. Following backlash from both BJP and BJD MLAs, the government decided against seeking the Governor's assent, averting a significant increase in remuneration.

Hari Babu blamed it on bureaucratic delays for slow progress of some of the union government's projects in the state.

Senior BJP leader and former Vizag MP K Kambhampati Hari Babu has been appointed as Mizoram governor. President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed governors for eight states, including Hari Babu.

Police on Tuesday arrested P Hari Babu and Samrajyam, the couple who killed their software engineer daughter Deepthi two days ago for marrying outside the community.

HYDERABAD: BJP legislator K Hari Babu on Wednesday submitted his resignation from the party national executive as he had been elected as the leader of Bharatiya Janata Legislature Party (BJLP).

A man masquerading as a journalist and spreading false rumours against conservancy workers has been arrested in Avadi. Identified as Hari Babu, 37, told officials of Avadi municipal corporation that he was a reporter, and he ran a magazine called Samurai.

Two days after Visakhapatnam MP K Hari Babu and local MLAs walked out an event organised by AP police, the issue has snowballed into major controversy after DGP Jasti Ramudu's alleged remarks against the peoples' representatives as well as undue political interference in police affairs.

An attention diversion gang targeted an employee of a textile shop and stole Rs 1.5 lakh from the dickey of his scooter at Paradise in Secunderabad on Tuesday.

BJP’s Andhra Pradesh state president and member of parliament K Hari Babu on Tuesday said there is no ban on the slaughter of cattle. “There are only regulations on transportation and sale of cattle,” he said.

Police on Monday arrested one person in connection with the murder of a farmer, who was beaten to death on November 7 morning allegedly by his neighbour and his three aides following a dispute over tying of a buffalo at a vacant plot near their house in Chaubeypur area of the district.

Condemning reports about the Modi government's apathy in providing relief to AP, he said that as per his knowledge the Union government had already released Rs 750 crore as cyclone relief.

In a move seemingly to embarrass its ally, the BJP state committee on Wednesday cautioned the TDP not to concentrate the administration at one place.

Decentralised development is a must for the growth of Andhra Pradesh because in the past 58 years not a single major institution was established in coastal AP or Rayalaseema because of the policy of Hyderabad-focused development taken by various state governments and post bifurcation 11 prestigious institutions are coming to AP, said Visakhapatnam MP K Hari Babu on Tuesday.