HYDERABAD

Owaisi seeks regularisation of people`s homes in Uttarkhand`s Haldwani

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said the Uttarakhand government and the Centre must regularise the settlement of people at Haldwani in the hill state where the high court had ordered for the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of land claimed by the railways. Responding to the Supreme Court staying the high court order for removal of encroachments, he said the apex court has taken a humane view on the issue. Owaisi said the Supreme Court has asked regular and irregular homes to be distinguished and favoured the government making a “workable arrangement” and ensuring rehabilitation while respecting railways. The only “workable arrangement” is regularisation, he said. “The only “workable arrangement” is regularisation. Both BJP & INC must accept their hypocrisy. They`ve routinely…

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I am ready quit if it helps Congress regain power: Revanth

Hyderabad: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy reiterated that he was ready to sacrifice his position in the party and would not hesitate to offer his life if it helps the party to come to power in the state. In his keynote address at the one-day training camp for the party cadre here on Wednesday, while emphasising that there were ‘no differences’ within the Telangana Congress, he said that he was ready to offer his post to anyone if it would benefit the party. “I am ready to sacrifice the position. This will be nothing compared to Rahul Gandhi’s nationwide walkathon. People are asking us to get united. They don’t want money or liquor but wish us to win,” he said.    …

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Jumbo budget aims at welfare schemes to strike ‘hat-trick win’

Hyderabad: The last Budget of the Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government is expected to pump more money into social welfare schemes, one of the main focus areas on which the party would contest the Assembly elections in 2023, with a special emphasis on Dalits, farmers, and pensioners. Official sources said the government’s Budget (2023-24) will allocate more funds to schemes such as Dalit Bandhu, Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Aasara pensions, Rs 3 lakh financial assistance for the construction of houses, free power to agriculture, crop loan waiver, and so on, while a few new welfare schemes such as Girijan Bandhu and BC Bandhu are expected to be announced. On Wednesday, the state government began the pre-Budget exercise to design the ‘election…

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BJP vows to double doles for ‘double engine’ government

HYDERABAD: In an effort to counter the welfare schemes of the K. Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections, the state BJP is focusing on implementing ‘double engine sarkar’, the BJP at the Centre and in the state, but also assuring to double the sops: Aasara pensions to two members per family and doubling the farm loan waiver amount, if voted to power. The BJP is thought to have begun preliminary preparations for the election manifesto for Telangana, with several proposals on the table that it hopes, if approved by the party’s central leadership, could help it take on the BRS more effectively. The BJP’s key plan is to expand the number of Aasara pension beneficiaries to two per…

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Ticket sale for Formula E race in Hyderabad begins

Around 22,500 tickets were put on sale by organisers and the fans can buy them online at Bookmyshow and on AceNetGen. Hyderabad: The ticket sale for India’s first-ever Formula E race, to be held at the Street Circuit in Hyderabad on February 11, began on Wednesday. Around 22,500 tickets were put on sale by organisers and the fans can buy them online at Bookmyshow and on AceNetGen. The denomination of the tickets was: Rs 1,000 for Grandstands, Rs 3,500 for Charged Grandstands, Rs 6,000 for Premium Grandstand and Rs 10,000 for Ace Grandstands. The seating capacity for the race is around 25,000 and 22,500 tickets were on sale. The sale of tickets will be only online. “With the experience of ticket sales of cricket that…

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Telangana govt accords permission to fill up 132 Assistant Professor posts in NIMS

Finance department has asked the Departmental Selection Committee to take necessary steps for direct recruitment to the vacant posts Hyderabad: The State government on Wednesday accorded permission for filling up of 132 vacant posts of Assistant Professor in Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad. In an order issued on Wednesday, the Finance department has asked the Departmental Selection Committee to take necessary steps for direct recruitment to the vacant posts by obtaining requisite details such as local cadre-wise vacancy position, roster points, qualifications, etc., from Health, Medical & Family Welfare department and the NIMS. The DSC was asked to issue notification and schedule for recruitment expeditiously. According to the order, Health, Medical & Family Welfare department Secretary and NIMS were asked to furnish…

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New Central diktat threatens MGNREGS implementation in Telangana

A new diktat from the union government is now threatening to affect the very implementation of works under the scheme in the State. Hyderabad: Soon after the State raised the flag of protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre’s misinformation campaign that alleges diversion of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) funds in Telangana, a new diktat from the union government is now threatening to affect the very implementation of works under the scheme in the State. The new directive, issued late last month by the union Ministry of Rural Development and made mandatory from January 1, makes it compulsory for digital capturing of attendance of workers employed under the MGNREGS. The move, which the Centre is touting as a bid…

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Near stampede at Haj House as loan hopefuls swell

HYDERABAD: A near-stampede-like situation was witnessed at the Haj House in Nampally as the deadline for the TS Minority Finance Corporation’s bank-linked subsidy scheme neared. According to an eyewitness who was present at the Haj House, when the applicants stormed through the doors, two of the women fell to the ground and a child was nearly crushed in a stampede-like situation. The situation nearly spiralled out of control due to a lack of sufficient security to handle the massive gathering of faithful to submit their applications at the main hall of Haj House where counters were put up.  “People pushed through and damaged the glass door of this entrance,” said Mirza Imtiyaz Baig, the security incharge. Although online applications are allowed,…

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Hyderabad: Underpaid HMR employees bring Red Line services to a halt

Hyderabad: While the Telangana government embarked on the ambitious Hyderabad Airport Express Metro project, which will connect Mindspace Junction to Shamshabad Airport at a cost of Rs 6,250 crore, employees of the Hyderabad Metro Rail went on strike on Tuesday morning, demanding a salary increase. Red Line (Miyapur to LB Nagar) staff called for a strike and abstained from work because they have not received salary increases for five years. The Ameerpet metro station was filled with employees shouting in support of a pay increase. Passengers bore the brunt of the disruption at stations along the Red Line as ticketing personnel staged a sit-in near metro stations in protest of their demands, causing a brief halt in metro services. In addition…

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Jain leaders meet Owaisi

Hyderabad: Expressing gratitude to MIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi for backing nationwide demonstrations by Jains against Jharkhand government’s decision to convert the Jain faith’s Teerth Sammed Shikharji into a tourist place, leaders representing Jain Samaj met him at his party office in Darussalam. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Soudharm Bhandari from Samaj said that representatives from various city temples and sthanakas thanked him for extending support for their demand against the Jharkhand government’s decision. “Since our temples are sacred to us, we are fighting to protect them. Once temples are declared tourist spots, hotels will emerge and these establishments will lead to all kinds of vices. There is always a possibility of these businesses selling mutton and alcohol. Hence we have urged the…

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