HYDERABAD

78-year-old Telangana man has collection of stamps, coins from over 200 countries

Durga NB Dara, who is collecting stamps since high school, has coins and stamps from more than 200 countries that are as old as the 1800s. Hyderabad: Some people love to collect and preserve old stuff even though it goes out of trend to keep a sense of place and connection to the past. One such example is a 78-year-old Telangana man, who has a craze for collecting stamps, banknotes and coins. Durga NB Dara, who is collecting stamps since high school, has coins and stamps from more than 200 countries that are as old as the 1800s. Speaking to ANI, Dara said, “Since childhood, I had a fascination for different countries and their stamps. I started collecting since my high school and…

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Europe-like bridges on Musi, Esa rivers

The new bridges will essentially reflect the historical significance of the locations where they will be built along the two rivers. Hyderabad: Inspired by the Rhine, one of the major rivers passing through several countries in Europe, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department of Telangana is now planning to build nearly 14 bridges across the Musi and Esa rivers. The new bridges will essentially reflect the historical significance of the locations where they will be built along the two rivers. The Telangana government will construct the project with a cost of Rs 545 crore by incorporating the modernity of the bridges located on the Rhine and bridges built on the rivers that flow through Paris, officials said. The decision to incorporate designs…

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Pawan Kalyan’s ‘army-like’ election campaign vehicle lands actor-politician in trouble?

Actor-Politician Pawan Kalyan is well known for his acting and movies. Moreover, the actor is also famous for his ‘rowdy’ lifestyle on and off the screen. Recently, one the actor turned politician got into trouble for his one such ‘rowdy’ vehicle that he used in the election campaign. Pawan Kalyan, the president of the Jana Sena Party, unveiled a vehicle called ‘Varahi’ for the election campaign. Following this, on Thursday, Andhra Pradesh Additional Transport Commissioner Prasad Rao stated that Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan is not permitted to drive the olive green vehicle. Andhra Pradesh Additional Transport Commissioner Prasad Rao on Thursday said that Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan is not supposed to use the olive green colour vehicle.…

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SCCL coal block went to AMR Group: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: In the escalating war of words between them over the ‘privatisation’ of Singareni Collieries Company Limited, the state BJP on Saturday demanded that the TRS government immediately scrap the coal supply contract given to AMR Mining Limited to provide coal from the Tadicherla coal mine in the state. The BJP said the TRS government, and the Kalvakuntla family which has been accusing the Centre of ‘privatising’ SCCL, owed an explanation why a mine allocated for SCCL was returned by the public sector coal mining major and then handed on a platter to AMR Limited. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy and former MP G. Vivek Venkatswamy told reporters that TRS leaders and the state government which was accusing the Centre of privatising the Singareni coal mines, must explain why SCCL had ‘returned’ the  Tadicherla mine to the Union coal ministry which was was allocated to it.  …

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Section 107 CrPC imposed first time in Hyderabad city following gang wars

Hyderabad: Hyderabad police commissioner C.V. Anand held court as a magistrate and imposed Section 107 CrPC proceedings for the first time in the Hyderabad commissionerate to maintain peace in the city following gang wars between two groups in Rein Bazaar. The police commissioner according to the rules is an executive magistrate (additional district magistrate). Anand said Section 107 CrPC was an effective means for “preventing breach of peace or disturbance of public tranquillity” in connection with religious processions, festivals, fairs, elections, political movements or disputes between groups and factions. He said that Section 107 may require that anyone involved such events may be asked to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond, with or without sureties,…

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Gloomy weather interrupts Indian Racing League’s return to Hyderabad

Indian Racing League returned to Hyderabad for the fourth round but the Saturday races were deferred owing to gloomy weather, Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Indian Racing League (IRL) returned to Hyderabad for the fourth round but the Saturday races were deferred owing to gloomy weather, at the India’s first street circuit – Hyderabad Street Circuit – at the NTR Marg on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, on Friday. The first round races in Hyderabad on November 20 were cancelled owing to safety issues while the second and third rounds were held in Chennai. The IRL returned to Hyderabad for the final leg only to the disappointment of the fans. The morning weather was not clear to conduct the…

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5 Steps to US Study: American Academic Culture

we are going to discuss U.S. academic culture Hello readers! Last week, we discussed culture shock and helpful resources to make a student’s transition to a new place easier. In this week’s column, we are going to discuss U.S. academic culture. New international students should be aware of certain characteristics of the U.S. master’s education system, such as learning methods and instructional systems, its student-centric pedagogy, continuous evaluation, and academic integrity. Once enrolled, students will be assigned an academic advisor. An academic advisor is someone who will contact and subsequently meet with the student to discuss the student’s intended course of study and its related major/minor specializations. These meetings are a priority, as they help guide the student on course registration and…

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Telangana ranks 3rd in teleconsultation services among big States category

The State completed 17,47,269 consultations and won recognition from the Centre. Hyderabad: Scoring a rank among the top performers, Telangana stood at the third place in teleconsultation services among the big States category. At a programme held as part of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022 at Varanasi on Saturday, the award was presented by Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. On behalf of the State government, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, Swetha Mohanty received the award. In the teleconsultation campaign held between October 12 and December 8, Telangana completed 17,47,269 consultations and won recognition from the Centre. In the rankings, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh stood first and second, respectively. Across Telangana, 12 different speciality consultations are being provided through teleconsultation to…

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KTR at RGUKT: Telangana committed to improve infrastructure of higher education

The State was playing a lead role in facilitating and providing strategic direction to global companies with high-quality human resources, Minister said. Nirmal: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said Telangana was playing a lead role in facilitating and providing strategic direction to global companies with high-quality human resources. Addressing students at the fifth convocation ceremony of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT)-Basar on Saturday, Rama Rao said that the State government, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, was committed to improve the infrastructure of higher education institutions. The State government had established a robust innovation ecosystem, which includes T-Hub, WE HUB, T-Works, Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), T-Works, Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH), he said, advising…

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Hyderabad gets noisier than ever

Several ‘sensitive’, residential and industrial areas across city make their way up in noise pollution drastically. Hyderabad: Till a couple of decades ago, Gachibowli was known for its quietude and salubrious environs. Now this ‘sensitive’ pocket of the city is a metamorphosed one with bustling activity and endless stream of vehicles, making it one of the noisiest zones of Hyderabad. For the last six years, noise levels here starting to rise above stipulated limits. This year till November, Gachibowli saw the decibel (dB) levels, the units in which noise pollution is measured, make their way up drastically. In January, the daytime noise level at Gachibowli was 59.57 dB against the acceptable range of 50 dB. By the end of November, the noise level in…

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