HYDERABAD

Telangana Congress to launch ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ padayatra today

 TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy would commence his ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ padayatra at Medaram. (File Photo: DC) Hyderabad: In line with AICC’s call to spread the message of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra to every house, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy would commence his ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ padayatra at Medaram in Mulugu mandal of Warangal district on Monday, after offering prayers to the tribal deities Sammakka and Saralamma at 11 am. Revanth Reddy would walk 20 to 25 km each day and interact with a cross-section of people along the padayatra route with an objective of covering 60, more than half, of the Assembly constituencies in the state in phases in the next two months.…

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Pakistan planned terror attacks in Hyderabad, sent hand grenades: NIA

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were planning terror attacks in Hyderabad, a First Information Report (FIR) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) revealed. As per the intel, Pakistan had made hand grenades available to their sympathisers and conspired with them to carry out ‘lone wolf’ attacks and blasts in Hyderabad. #Breaking: NIA intel sounds big terror alert in #Hyderabad in October India Today's @aajtakjitendra shares more details on this #ITVideo | @AishPaliwal pic.twitter.com/NCcfi657NK— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 5, 2023 The FIR, which was registered on January 25, against three Hyderabad residents also pointed out that the accused persons booked by the central agency were instructed to hurl hand grenades at public gatherings and processions in order to…

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Owaisi arrives at Lucknow for Muslim Personal Law board meeting

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday arrived at Lucknow for a meeting of the executive committee of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board . On being asked whether discussions will be held on the Uniform Civil Code, Owaisi said, “A press conference will be held after the meeting and the spokesperson of the board will be commenting on the matter.” The Lok Sabha MP also questioned the recent crackdown by the BJP-led government in Assam on child marriages. “The party has been in power in the state for six years. What have they done to stop child marriage all these years? It is a failure of the state government,” said Owaisi. “What will happen to those girls who…

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‘Several initiatives being taken up to streamline traffic flow’

Several new initiatives are being taken up by the Hyderabad Traffic Police to streamline the traffic flow in the city. G Sudheer Babu, who recently took charge as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Hyderabad, shares details on the various measures on traffic management and road safety, in an interaction with Asif Yar Khan. Q. Steps being taken to regulate traffic late in the nights and early hours: Ans. There is hectic traffic flow till midnight and early mornings these days. After a study, we have started two special shifts 10 pm to 12 midnight and 6 am to 8 am. This is apart from the two regular shifts between 8 am and 10 pm. Our personnel will be on the roads to…

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Telangana woman dies in Saudi Arabia

An 83-year-old woman, Sabira Begum of Nirmal, who had recently gone to her son, Aqeel Ahmed Khan, in Saudi Arabia to spend some time with him and also perform Umrah, died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday. Sabira Begum, a resident of Islampura street in Nirmal district, had fell unconscious in Al Khobar, and was rushed to King Fahad Specialty Hospital, where she died, according to family sources. The process to bring her body back to her home town has begun with the help of social worker Nass Shoukkat, relatives said. Source

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This park in Hyderabad seeks to teach concepts of science

 Not mere lung space and recreational facilities, this sprawling new park at Hitec City has more to offer to the visitors. Spread over three acres near Cyber Towers, the Interactive Science Park seeks to teach the concepts of science through different creatively setup infrastructure. If a swing bar is used to explain the concepts of gravity, then hammer, metals and other pieces build an understanding on sound and help children understand how sound waves traverse. And check around, there are specially designed equipment that makes comprehension of the laws of motion that much more easier. The facility which is gearing up to open for visitors soon also is equipped with Wifi and seating arrangements built dedicatedly to work on laptops and…

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BRS to hold public meet in Nanded on Sunday

With the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) all set to hold its first meeting outside Telangana at Nanded in Maharashtra on Sunday, there is a sense of excitement and curiosity among all sections in the region. Buoyed with the success of its first public meeting at Khammam on January 18, the BRS party has decked up all the roads leading to the venue in Nanded with party flags, ballons, banners and hoardings. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the public meeting where Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is expected to address different sections of the people. The Chief Minister will reach the Nanded airport by 12.30 pm. He will offer floral tributes to Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue near the venue and visit a…

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TS Governor, CM bury hatchet, Constitution wins

 Friday’s development was a follow-up to the truce worked out between the two camps a few days ago during the course of hearings at the Telangana High Court. (Photo: Twitter/ @DrTamilisaiGuv) HYDERABAD: Constitutional obligations were met with and legislative practices were followed by the two warring personalities – Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao — on the first day of the Assembly Budget Session on Friday. The Chief Minister facilitated the Governor’s address to the joint session of the Council and the Assembly after a year or so and Dr Soundararajan stuck to the custom of reading out the text furnished by the government that was loaded with praise of Chandrashekar Rao and the BRS government. Friday’s…

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Telangana’s Pharma exports during 2021-22 stood at $ 4,446.78 million

The exports of the country during the same period stood at $ 24,594.27 million, which is just $ 150 million more than fiscal year 2020-21. Representational image. Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that the pharmaceutical exports of Telangana during fiscal year 2021-22 stood at 4,446.78 million dollars, which is 800 million dollar more than 2020-21. Whereas, the pharmaceutical exports of the country during the same period stood at 24,594.27 million Dollar, which is just 150 million dollar more than fiscal year 2020-21. Replying to a question raised by BRS member B Parthasaradhi Reddy on the issue in the Rajya Sabha, Anupriya Patel stated that the pharmaceutical exports of the country during fiscal year…

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Hyderabad likely to face hotter summer this year

The El Nino climate pattern associated with extreme heat waves and weak monsoons is likely to emerge around this summer season, the latest global meteorological models have indicated. Representational Image. Hyderabad: In what could signal the early start to the summer season in the State capital, day temperatures are likely to touch 32 degrees Celsius next week, and weather experts analysing climatic trends forecast punishingly high temperatures. The El Nino climate pattern associated with extreme heat waves and weak monsoons is likely to emerge around this summer season, the latest global meteorological models have indicated. “From February 11, day temperatures will gradually begin rising in the city, thus marking the beginning of summer season. However, nights and early mornings will remain cool until February last…

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