HYDERABAD

Speed up balancing works on STPs, HMWSSB MD instructs officials

HMWSSB Managing Director, K Ashok Reddy inspected the ongoing work with the HMWSSB Executive Director, Mayank Mittal, at Amberpet and Attapur STPs Hyderabad: The HMWSSB Managing Director, K Ashok Reddy on Thursday instructed the officials to speed up the balancing works of the Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) and keep them ready for inauguration. He inspected the ongoing work with the HMWSSB Executive Director, Mayank Mittal, at Amberpet and Attapur STPs. “The balance civil works like internal roads, parks, gardening, painting and other beautification works should be completed on a war-foot and STP at Amberpet kept ready for inauguration,” said the water board official. Later, he also visited Attapur STP and was instructed to speed up the work.

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Hyderabad: Speeding food delivery boys a traffic menace

Wrong side driving, signal jumping, over speeding, zigzag driving and not wearing helmets are the most recorded traffic violations noticed among delivery boys and bike taxi riders Hyderabad: With quick delivery promotions of food and groceries, the delivery boys working for food aggregator companies and bike taxis are rushing to deliver the goods and in turn gaining notoriety for rash and negligent driving leading to problems for law-abiding motorists. Wrong side driving, signal jumping, over speeding, zigzag driving and not wearing helmets are the most recorded traffic violations noticed among the delivery boys and bike taxi riders. “In their hurry to deliver quickly, driving in the wrong direction is a big risk for the traffic moving in the right direction. With…

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Hyderabad: Plan to integrate RTA database with TGiCCC system

The real-time data synchronisation is expected to streamline enforcement workflows, reduce manual verification efforts, and ensure all challans are issued based on authenticated information from RTA database Hyderabad: A coordination meeting aimed at enhancing the real-time data accessibility for traffic enforcement was held at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC) in Banjara Hills on Wednesday. The objective of the discussions was to integrate the Road Transport Authority (RTA) database with the TGiCCC system. This integration will enable the automatic retrieval and display of crucial vehicle-related details, such as Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate validity, insurance status, and registration information, directly within the existing TGiCCC system at the time of challan generation. “This real-time data synchronisation is expected to streamline…

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Hyderabad: Historic Ramgopalpet Police Station gets makeover

The heritage structure, also known as James Street Police Station, completes 125 years this year Hyderabad: The two-storey building with a clock tower atop on MG Road in Secunderabad is now gearing up to resume duties for Ramgopalpet Police Station. A heritage structure, an example of Hyderabad’s Art Deco architecture, it completes 125 years this year. The building which houses Ramgopalpet Police Station, also known as James Street Police Station, which was in a dilapidated condition has been restored and given a heritage facelift. The police station meanwhile is functioning temporarily from a revenue building on the Minister Road near Begumpet. The exterior and interior of the building made of lime and mortar have been painted in cream colour. The second…

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Hyderabad: Tree relocated from Lothukunta Y-Junction to ITI College campus in Alwal to ease traffic flow

The tree was causing traffic congestion at the junction and its branches posed risk to commuters apart from obstructing high-clearance vehicles, say traffic police Hyderabad: A big tree that was causing traffic issues at the busy Lothukunta Y-Junction was successfully relocated to ITI College campus in Alwal. According to north zone traffic police, the tree in Trimulgherry traffic police limits was causing traffic congestion at the junction and branches of the tree posed risk to commuters apart from obstructing high-clearance vehicles. The police said that after obtaining necessary permissions from the authorities concerned, the tree was successfully relocated from Lothukunta Y Junction to ITI College campus in Alwal on Wednesday. Further efforts would continue to look after the re-growth of the…

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HYDRAA frees park land worth Rs 40 crore from land sharks in Hyderabad’s Chandanagar

Move follows complaint by residents of Mytrayee Nagar that the one-acre land has been encroached upon, converted into plots, and sold Hyderabad: Responding to a complaint received in Prajavani, HYDRAA authorities retained one-acre park land worth Rs 40 crore at Mytrayee Nagar in Chandanagar. Residents of Mytrayee Nagar had approached HYDRAA and complained that park land had been encroached upon, converted into plots, and sold. As the issue was under court litigation, the park land was filled with shrubs, resulting in poisonous snakes entering the colony. HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath on verification of the layout identified the one-acre land earmarked for the park and deployed men and machinery and retained the park land. In another instance, HYDRAA demolished an unauthorised structure…

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Upset over love failure budding dance master ends life in Hyderabad

Sagar, native of Uttar Pradesh, was visibly upset for the past one week and hanged from the ceiling fan in his room in the dance studio on Monday night Hyderabad: Upset over a love failure, a 17-year-old budding dance master died by suicide by hanging in a dance studio at Miyapur on Monday night. The victim was identified as Sagar, a native of Uttar Pradesh who was working in Deloitte Dance Studio in Miyapur and was staying in a room in the studio during night. According to the police, Sagar, was believed to be in love with a girl and recently shared about his love failure with the dance studio owner Paramesh. He was visibly upset for the past one week…

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Hyderabad: Minor boy ends life after parents scold him over mobile phone use

On Sunday, his mother scolded him for watching television and not studying. Even on Monday evening, his parents reprimanded him while playing video games. Allegedly upset over it, he died by suicide by hanging himself Hyderabad: Upset over his parents reprimanding him for excessive usage of mobile phone, a minor boy died by suicide by hanging in his house in Saidabad on Monday. The 16-year-old boy from Vinay Nagar Colony in IS Sadan had failed in one subject in the recent Secondary School Certificate examination. He was staying back at home and preparing for the Advanced Supplementary Examinations. As per available information, on Saturday, he borrowed the smart mobile phone from a friend and was playing video games in it. In…

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Hyderabad: Fatehnagar bridge staircase collapses, two injured

The incident occurred when the over 30-year-old pedestrian staircase which was already damaged, had suddenly collapsed when pedestrians were on it Hyderabad: Two people were injured when a portion of the Fatehnagar flyover bridge staircase collapsed at Sanathnagar on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the over 30-year-old pedestrian staircase which was already damaged, had suddenly collapsed when pedestrians were on it. Two persons who suffered injuries in the incident were immediately shifted to the nearby hospital for treatment. HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath inspected the heavily damaged steps of Fatehnagar Bridge on Tuesday. It is understood that while descending from the dilapidated bridge steps, they broke and fell in two, causing serious injuries. The local residents brought to the attention of the Commissioner that a weekly market is held in the area every…

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Hyderabad gang arrested for selling duplicate mobile accessories, property worth Rs 1.01 crore seized

They were selling duplicate accessories of Apple Brand by printing and affixing logos on the boxes in violation of the copyright act and cheating the public Hyderabad: A gang selling duplicate accessories of mobile phones was caught by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force team along with the Abids police on Monday. The police seized property worth Rs 1.01 crores from them. The arrested are Vikram Singh, (30) owner of Shree Mataji Mobiles, Suresh Kumar Rajpurohit (25), owner of R G Mobiles, Natharam Chowdhary (25), owner of Rajaram Mobiles and Mohammed Sarfaraz (24) owner of Sapna mobiles. According to the police, the gang was selling duplicate mobile accessories of Apple Brand by printing and affixing logos on the boxes in violation of…

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