{
  "id": 3284656,
  "title": "Lorry owners seek permits for goods transport between A.P. and Telangana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lorry-owners-seek-permits-for-goods-transport-between-a-p-and",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T14:54:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lorry-owners-seek-permits-for-goods-transport-between-ap-and-telangana/article71389438.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Andhra Pradesh Lorry Owners Association has requested the government to issue counter-signature permits for goods transport vehicles traveling between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In a meeting with the Secretary of the Department of Transport and Roads and Buildings, Kona Sasidhar, the State general secretary of the association, Y.V. Eswara Rao, expressed that despite 12 years since the State's bifurcation, the problem of counter-signature permits for these vehicles has not been resolved. Rao claimed that the lack of permits forces lorry owners to pay extra taxes, leading to financial losses. The association called for urgent measures to issue these permits, allowing goods vehicles to move freely between the two states. N. Raja, the president of the Krishna District Lorry Owners Association, also attended the meeting.",
  "summary": "They submit a representation to Secretary of Department of Transport and Roads and Buildings, requesting a resolution to the issues, claim lorry owners were being forced to pay additional taxes, resulting in financial losses",
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra Pradesh Lorry Owners Association requests government permits.",
    "Counter-signature permits for goods transport vehicles between states not resolved.",
    "Association demands urgent issuance of permits to avoid financial losses."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}