HYDERABAD

Revanth demands JPC probe into Adani group

 TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy with students in Nizamabad. HYDERABAD: TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Gautam Adani affairs and strongly condemned the arrest of opposition MPs in New Delhi on Wednesday. During the UPA regime, JPC probed issues like coal mines, 2G and CommonWealth Games, he said. Speaking to reporters, the Lok Sabha member alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was adopting the East India Company model to loot the nation with his corporate friend Adani and reduce every Indian as a slave. He said while the global economy suffered because of Covid-19, the assets of Adani had risen by 819 percent during the period, he said. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had…

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XBB 1.16 variant likely behind surge of Covid infections in Telangana

A fast-spreading new recombinant variant XBB1.16 of SARS-CoV-2 is believed to have originated in Maharashtra Representational Image Hyderabad: A fast spreading new recombinant variant XBB1.16 of SARS-CoV-2, believed to have originated in Maharashtra and then reported elsewhere, is now behind the fresh surge of Covid infections in Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and other States. For the past few days, the Covid positivity rate in several States, including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, has increased, which has also coincided with the rise of the seasonal H3N2 influenza. In a single day, the Maharashtra health department on Tuesday reported 155 positive infections and two-related fatalities while Telangana recorded 52 positive infections on Tuesday and 54 on Wednesday. The genomic data of new SARS-CoV-2 variants in the last…

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Health and Tech: ‘Avoid heat strokes by taking precautions’

Directorate of Public Health is rolling out the summer action plan and taking measures to prepare government hospitals for the summer months in Telangana Hyderabad: The heat wave season in Hyderabad and in other parts of Telangana typically starts in March, peaks in May and tapers in June, and the crucial four months that puts a lot of pressure on public healthcare institutions, also requires a lot of effort on the part of general public to stay alert and be cautious. While the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) is rolling out the summer action plan and taking measures to prepare government hospitals for the summer months, health officials have urged people to take precautions and avoid heat strokes. “The extreme temperatures and resultant…

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Osmania Medical College launches first of its kind Skill Lab in Telangana

Inaugurated by Director of Medical Education, Dr K Ramesh Reddy, the skill lab is a prototype demo and learning facility for healthcare professionals to fine tune their clinical skills and caters to nearly 500 undergraduates and postgraduates and para-medical technicians every year. Hyderabad: A first of its kind Skill Lab, aimed at enabling young doctors fine tune their procedural skills before embarking on real life applications, was launched at Osmania Medical College (OMC) on Wednesday. Inaugurated by Director of Medical Education, Dr K Ramesh Reddy, the skill lab is a prototype demo and learning facility for healthcare professionals to fine tune their clinical skills and caters to nearly 500 undergraduates and postgraduates and para-medical technicians every year. “In recent times, we have seen…

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High Court tells Chiranjeevi to suspend construction works

  In a setback for actor Chiranjeevi, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday ordered him not to go ahead with construction works on a disputed 595-square yard plot. HYDERABAD: In a setback for actor Chiranjeevi, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday ordered him not to go ahead with construction works on a disputed 595-square yard plot in Survey No.s 102 and 120 in Hakimpet village. The plot was transferred to Chiranjeevi by the newly constituted Committee of Jubilee Hills Housing Co-operative Society in 2022, citing regularisation. The society chairman B. Ravindranath and treasurer Nagaraju, made parties to the case, are alleged to have transferred the stray plot located behind the actor’s palatial bungalow, by collecting ₹ 64,000 per square yard. A…

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Forest officials narrowly evade axe-wielding Guttikoya tribals

 The forest officials and staffers interact with the Guttikoyas who oppose trench works at Buddha Gadda forest area.  WARANGAL: Forest officials had a narrow escape on Tuesday, after being chased by axe-wielding tribals of the Guttikoya community while carrying out trenching work in the forests between Thadvai and Kothaguda mandals. There was no injury or property damage in the incident, but officials were angry over being sent into the forest without security cover. Forest range officer Md. Wazahath of Kothaguda had ordered officials in the Ootai forest area to visit Buddha Gadda and undertake trenching work on podu land which was being cultivated by the Guttikoyas. A team of officials reached the spot with a poclain machine and were about…

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Farm houses now under radar of Cyberabad police

Cyberabad Special Operations Teams along with the local police are conducting surprise checks at farm houses and booking cases against those found involved in illegal activities Hyderabad: With instances of unscrupulous elements utilizing farm houses for unsocial activities on the rise, the Cyberabad police have intensified efforts to check such establishments in city outskirts during weekends. The Cyberabad Special Operations Teams along with the local police are conducting surprise checks at farm houses and booking cases against those found involved in illegal activities. The decision to conduct special checks was taken after certain individuals were found to using farm houses to organize gambling, prostitution, illegal liquor parties, drugs and other unlawful activities. Surprise checks were conducted at the farm houses by joint teams…

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R&B ministry pocketed Rs 50 cr from Martyrs Memorial, alleges Revanth

 TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy. HYDERABAD: Alleging massive irregularities in the construction of the Martyrs Monument at Lumbini Park, TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy on Monday accused roads and buildings minister V. Prashanth Reddy of pocketing Rs 50 crore in commissions and demanded a high-level investigation into the dealings. Addressing a large crowd at a street corner meeting in Yergatla in Prashanth Reddy’s Balkonda Assembly constituency, Revanth Reddy accused the minister of receiving massive kickbacks in several construction projects, including the new Secretariat complex, the Telangana Martyrs Memorial, and the Ambedkar statue. The Martyrs Memorial cost tripled from Rs 62 crore to Rs 200 crore, demonstrating how the government wasted public money and how BRS leaders profited from the sacrifices of…

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TS Inter exams begin today, minister says no college can stop hall tickets

 Education minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy at a meeting of Intermediate Board officials in Hyderabad. HYDERABAD: Even as Intermediate public examinations are all set to commence on Tuesday, several corporate colleges have not issued hall tickets to their students for not paying the fee, despite clear orders from the Intermediate board against the practice. The board had issued a notice saying that students could directly download their hall tickets from the website of the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) and there was no need for the signature of their principal. However, students are not aware of the guideline. “SR College (earlier known as Gayatri College), Narayana, Chaitanya, Alphores Junior College and several other such commercial-minded corporate colleges trouble their…

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Half day schools in Telangana from March 15

Director of School Education announced half-day schools for primary, upper primary and high schools under government, government-aided and private managements from March 15 Hyderabad: The Director of School Education, Telangana on Monday announced half-day schools for primary, upper primary and high schools under government, government-aided and private managements from March 15 to last working day i.e. April 24, for the academic year 2022-23. In a circular to all Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District Educational Officers (DEOs) in Telangana, the Director of School Education said “The schools i.e. Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools under all managements shall function from 8 am to 12.30 pm and midday meals shall be provided at 12:30 pm”. The special classes for Class X students…

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