HYDERABAD
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Jan- 2023 -13 January
GHMC razes Trinity Food Court after DC highlights encroachments
Hyderabad: Following a Deccan Chronicle report titled ‘GHMC ignores encroachment by food court’ published last year, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Thursday demolished Trinity Food Court in FCI Colony, Gachibowli. Special teams of the corporation, supported by the Cyberabad police, razed the illegal structures in the residential layout. Hoteliers urged the authorities to allow them to dismantle the prefab structures and took away expensive LED screens and kitchen equipment. A post on the official Instagram handle of the food court read: “Infinity food and entertainment village will be closed till further notice. We are moving to a new location very soon. Thanks.” The DC report highlighted that the illegal structures were encroaching plots as well as common roads in the FCI layout. The civic…
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13 January
Electric, non-electric toys selling without ISI mark will be seized: BIS-Hyderabad
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry had made BIS Certification (ISI Mark) for toys mandatory with effect from January 1, 2021, and designated the BIS as the enforcing authority. Hyderabad: Bureau of Indian Standards, Hyderabad branch, conducted a search and seizure operation at an outlet which was selling toys without BIS Standard Mark at Sarath City Capital Mall. The BIS-Hyderabad in a press release said electric and non-electric toys that were being sold without the BIS Standard Mark, which is a violation of the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020, were seized and action was being initiated under the BIS Act, 2016. Any person who contravenes the provision of section 17 is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two…
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13 January
Hyderabad: Little Flower High School celebrates its Awards Day
Awards were given away to students of the previous batch (2021-2022) and students of all the classes. Hyderabad: Little Flower High School celebrated its Awards Day here on Thursday. Industries and Commerce director D Krishna Bhaskar who was the chief guest encouraged students to look beyond the traditional avenues of professional careers and choose multifarious choices available today. Retired IPS officer and an alumnus of the 1972 batch, Durga Prasad appreciated the school on its achievements and urged the students to enjoy their school life. Major General (retired) and an alumnus of the batch of 1976, Srinivas Rao congratulated the NCC students and appreciated their work. Awards were given away to students of the previous batch (2021-2022) and students of all…
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13 January
Hyderabad: AIVA, Overseas Velama Association award scholarships to 29 students
Overseas Velama Association and the All India Velama Association jointly awarded scholarships to 29 students Hyderabad: The Overseas Velama Association (OVA) and the All India Velama Association (AIVA) jointly awarded scholarships to 29 students for their higher studies here on Thursday. NRI Velama representatives from around 15 countries gathered and organized a programme to award scholarships. All India Velama Association president Krishnamaneni Papa Rao was the guest of the programme in which Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University former Vice Chancellor Prof. Praveen Rao, TSPSC member Dr. Chandrasekhar and among others participated. The scholarships jointly awarded by the AIVA and Overseas Velama Association will not only support the students financially but also inspire them, a press release said. The members of AIVA and OVA felicitated…
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13 January
Sankranti rush chokes roads leading out of Hyderabad
ORR witnesses long convoys of cars coming in from different parts of city and heading out to various destinations Hyderabad: All the roads leading out of the city on Thursday were chock-a-block with people heading towards their native towns and cities for the Sankranti festivities. Right from the city suburbs that connect the State and National highways to the Outer Ring Road, the vehicular movement started to pick up in the early hours. The 158-km expressway of the ORR witnessed long convoys of cars coming in from different parts of the city and heading out to various destinations. At almost all the toll gates, the rush was on witness as cars and vans waited to clear through. However, the FASTags helped in quicker clearance of vehicles.…
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13 January
KTR meets industry majors in Mumbai, seeks more investments
During his meetings with the head honchos of different corporate companies, the Minister urged managements to expand their operations in the State with specific focus in establishing new units in tier II towns and cities. Hyderabad: Hardselling investment opportunities in Telangana to different corporate giants in Mumbai on Thursday, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao invited the Jindal Group to explore possibilities of setting up a steel plant in Bayyaram, a project promised in the AP Reorganisation Act but from which the Centre has repeatedly backtracked. Taking into consideration the aerospace and defence eco system in Telangana, the Industries Minister, who will soon be leading the Telangana delegation to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos from January 16, also urged…
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13 January
Sankranti rush chokes roads leading out of Hyderabad
All the roads leading out of the city on Thursday were chock-a-block with people heading towards their native towns and cities for the Sankranti festivities. Right from the city suburbs that connect the State and National highways to the Outer Ring Road, the vehicular movement started to pick up in the early hours. The 158-km expressway of the ORR witnessed long convoys of cars coming in from different parts of the city and heading out to various destinations. At almost all the toll gates, the rush was on witness as cars and vans waited to clear through. However, the FASTags helped in quicker clearance of vehicles. The reliance on personal vehicles this festival season appeared more given their high volumes on the highways. The demand…
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12 January
Telangana HC refuses to stay Kamareddy industrial zone master plan
Hyderabad: Hearing a petition filed by Kamareddy farmers opposing the master plan of the proposed industrial zone, the Telangana High Court declined to stay the master plan on Wednesday, instead directing the Telangana government and municipal department to file a counter affidavit by January 25. Justice C.V Bhaskar Reddy, dealing with a petition filed by 40 farmers of Rameshwarpally village in Kamareddy district who appealed to the court to direct the Telangana government to scrap the master plan of the proposed industrial zone, declined to give a stay. The farmers filed the petition on Saturday, contending that the draft master plan was prepared without consensus. Farmers from at least seven villages have been protesting against the Kamareddy district administration and the…
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12 January
Docs shy away from govt hospitals, post private practice ban
Hyderabad: The number of medical graduates and postgraduates applying for positions at medical colleges and government hospitals has substantially reduced due to the government’s decision to ban the private practice of doctors in such posts. In addition to this, many current doctors say that they would resign from their posts if the ban is not overturned. Last week, the Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court challenging the ban. According to HRDA president Dr K. Mahesh Kumar, as per the provisional merit lists, the ratio of the number of seats to applicants for recruitment to Civil Assistant Surgeon posts under the Directorate of Public Health was about 1:8 during the previous years, but…
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12 January
Telangana High Court gives nod for release of Group-I results
The court said that it was not just to stall the results of all the candidates, based on the dispute over local status of one candidate which will be examined later. Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday allowed the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) to release the Group-I prelims results, which were withheld in connection with a dispute over local status of a candidate. The court said that it was not just to stall the results of all the candidates, based on the dispute over local status of one candidate which will be examined later. A division bench comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice P Karthik heard the appeal petition filed by the TSPSC challenging the orders of a single judge bench asking the…
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