Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh, a violent protest broke out in Konaseema and its headquartered region Amalapuram on May 24. The mass protestors demanded to retain the original name of Konaseema, which has been recently changed to Dr BR Ambedkar. The situation worsened after a group of people set ablaze the house of an AP Minister in the Konaseema region. Moreover, the police have registered six cases and detained 46 people.

YSRCP MLC Anantha Babu, an accused in the murder of his ex-driver V Subrahmanyam, confessed his crime before the AP police. He said, although he didn't plan to murder Subrahmanyam, he beat him to death. Notably, on May 19, V Subrahmanyam was found dead in Kakinada, following which a case was registered. After an initial investigation, Babu was produced before the court and is currently under 14-days of judicial-custody.

Andhra Pradesh Government has scheduled the first cabinet meeting after the recent Cabinet reshuffle, on May 12. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will chair the meeting, which has been preponed and is at 3 pm, with the newly inducted and reshuffled ministers. They will hold discussions about the growth of AP. The major discussions will be regarding the land encroachments and development of the agriculture and education sector in AP.

According to the Meteorological Department Cyclone 'Asani' is probably recurving, strong winds and rainfall can occur in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal on May 11. Wind speed can reach 96-105 gusting km per hour to 115 km per hour. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the deep sea area over the central parts of the Bay of Bengal on May 9-10, over Bay of Bengal from May 10-12.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone Asani is likely to recurve over the sea and drift away from the coast. On May 9, IMD stated that cyclone Asani will not cross Andhra Pradesh, Odisha or West Bengal. However, heavy to very heavy isolated rainfall has been predicted over the districts of North coastal Andhra Pradesh, including Vizag and Vijayawada. Cyclone Asani is situated around 500 km south of Vishakapatnam.