HYDERABAD

‘Selfish’ KCR pushed state into bankruptcy: Bandi

JAGTIAL: The bankrupt coffers of the state government were acting as a deterrent when it came to attracting investments as investors lacked confidence in the K. Chandrashekar Rao government’s ability to manage its finances, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has said. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on day 15 of his Praja Sangrama Yatra here on Monday, Sanjay said that it was unfortunate that “though the Centre is cooperating (with Telangana), KCR is playing mean politics and seems not keen on taking steps to improve the state’s finances.” He said, “KCR has no plan or a policy to improve Telangana’s financial situation. He is like a person who uses up what little loose change is left at home to spend without a thought on how to ensure…

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Airport metro won’t affect stability of flyovers, says HMRL

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited on Monday clarified that the structural stability of fly overs would not be compromised while building the phase two metro corridors. Reacting to a news item “Airport Metro to adversely affect structural stablity of several flyovers” published in these columns, the HMRL said it successfully negotiated existing 18 fly overs, Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges without causing damage or harm to their structural stability in the phase one. We safely built metro viaduct by either crossing over or parallelly going along these existing structures, said HMRL. Structural experts and officials of HMRL and GHMC were closely coordinating with each other on the proposed metro corridors as well as the Strategic Road Development Project, it…

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Hyderabad: Ensure safety of school children, HC directs police   

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy directed the Hyderabad police commissionerate (traffic) to continue their drive to ensure safety and security of school children. Disposing of a writ petition that sought a direction to the home, traffic and transport department authorities to issue necessary guidelines to provide a safe environment for school children in order to avoid untoward incidents, the bench directed them to take measures like convening meetings with traffic officials, schools and parents; restricting maximum number of children in an auto to six; signages and zebra lines in all school zones and making school management accountable for the safety of children. One N. Hanumantha Rao had filed…

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Telangana: Medicos queue up for law course

Several engineering graduates are also looking at law as an alternative profession Hyderabad: Even as the craze for engineering and medicine courses continue for several parents and students alike, several candidates who graduated from such programmes are looking at law as an alternative profession. This year’s number of graduates from the professional courses enrolling for the law course speaks volumes about the demand for it. A quick scan of the three-year law degree admissions through the Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET) 2022 reveals that 2,737 engineering graduates including 2,254 men and 483 women qualified in the entrance test of whom 1,864 sought admission and 908 were allotted seats. In fact, after 954 BCom and 934BSc graduates, engineering graduates make up…

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Nine persons injured in road accident in Nalgonda

According to the police, the road mishap took place at 5 am when a bus belonging to Orange Travels, which was going to Hyderabad from Vijayawada, lost control and overturned at Vattimarthi due to over speed. Nalgonda: Nine persons were injured in a road accident on National Highway 65 when a private bus overturned at Vattimarthi of Chityal mandal in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, the road mishap took place at 5 am when a bus belonging to Orange Travels, which was going to Hyderabad from Vijayawada, lost control and overturned at Vattimarthi due to over speed. About 30 passengers were traveling in the bus at the time of the incident. The condition of the driver of the bus was…

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People who question or expose BJP’s failures being targeted: MLC Kavitha

MLC K Kavitha said that in a well-planned operation, people who question or expose the BJP’s failures were being targeted using different agencies and raids. Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha on Monday said that in a well-planned operation, people who question or expose the BJP’s failures were being targeted using different agencies and raids. Through select leaks of false news and manipulation of the media, character assassination was being done of such individuals, she said at the Telangana Jagruthi Samithi (TJS) State Committee meeting here. “Let me remind you that Telangana women are strong and will not step back. There is no question of taking rest or relaxing,” Kavitha said amidst applause from the gathering. The BRS MLC was questioned…

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Good days ahead for Telangana’s farmers as tanks, reservoirs brim with water

Major reservoirs like the Nizam Sagar, Singur, Sriram Sagar, Lower Manair Dam, Sripada Yellampalli project, Jurala, Nagarjuna Sagar and Kaddam projects are brimming, with most of the reservoirs maintaining Full Reservoir Level. Hyderabad: In signs of good times ahead for farmers in Telangana much before the ‘Yasangi’ season, large and medium irrigation projects and major reservoirs across the State are full to the brim, with the storage level of most major reservoirs being much better than what it was this time last year. Major reservoirs like the Nizam Sagar, Singur, Sriram Sagar, Lower Manair Dam, Sripada Yellampalli project, Jurala, Nagarjuna Sagar and Kaddam projects are brimming, with most of the reservoirs maintaining Full Reservoir Level (FTL). According to officials, Nizam Sagar and Sripada…

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15 nursing students injured in road accident in Nalgonda

The accident took place at 9.30 am when the students of PGF Nursing College were going to Nalgonda from Suryapet in the college bus. Thirty students were traveling in the bus. Nalgonda: Fifteen nursing students were injured when their college bus overturned after being hit by a lorry on National Highway No. 65 at Nakrekal in Nalgonda district. The accident took place at 9.30 am when the students of PGF Nursing College were going to Nalgonda from Suryapet in the college bus. Thirty students were traveling in the bus. According to the police, an overspeeding lorry hit the college bus from behind near the Thatikal flyover at Nakrekal. After being hit by the lorry, the college bus turned turtle. The injured…

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Two Hyderabad school students to present papers at Impact Summit at UN

The 1M1B Activate Impact Summit gives an opportunity to young future leaders to meet and network with leaders from UN, large corporations and civil society etc. Hyderabad: Two Hyderabad school students will be presenting their impact projects at the 1M1B Activate Impact Summit that to be held at United Nations Headquarters, New York on December 14. Anvitha Kollipara and Bhavana Kanate will present their projects Soledu, an initiative that informs underprivileged communities about solar power and its positive effects on society, and project Pink- an initiative to raise awareness about gender equality and harassment of women in public spaces, respectively. The two city students were among 28 future leaders who worked on various projects focusing on sustainability, environment, and malnutrition for women and…

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Big fight: Azhar allegedly locked out club representatives from Uppal stadium

Hyderabad: Taking the one-upmanship in Hyderabad Cricket Association to a new low, outgoing president Md Azharuddin allegedly got the gates of the Uppal stadium locked on Sunday, forcing the representatives of clubs to hold a special general body meeting literally on the road outside the main gate. The special general body meeting, which former president Shivlal Yadav claimed was attended by 172 out of 220 HCA-affiliated clubs, decided to elect a new apex committee as the incumbent body had completed its tenure in September. Former Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampat, who acted as election officer in 2019, was urged to conduct the polls this time also. Polling will be held on January 10, said the participants of the meeting. “We also…

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