HYDERABAD
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Sep- 2022 -19 September
Model corridors to dot Hyderabad
For a city that is increasingly becoming an example for other cities when it comes to building infrastructure, Hyderabad is keeping up the tempo. The latest addition to the list is model corridors that will soon dot the city, along with which junction development and beautification will be taken up. The corporation has already approved the proposal to develop or reshape the Bandlaguda Main Road to Aramghar stretch into a model corridor and plans are to develop the entire Masab Tank-Mehdipatnam-Gachibowli stretch on the same lines. It is not only seamless commuting that these model corridors offer. They will have in-store exclusive facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. Adjacent to the service road, a 1.8-metre bicycle track will be developed and another kerb will…
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18 September
Telangana’s per capita power consumption rises: CMD
Hyderabad: D. Prabhakar Rao, CMD/TSGENCO & TSTRANSCO hoisted the national flag on the occasion of Telangana Jateeya Samaikyata Dinotsavamu at Vidyut Soudha today and informed that the Per Capita Electricity Consumption is an indicator that reflects the comprehensive progress of a State. “It is our pride that, Telangana’s per capita electricity consumption has increased from 970 units in 2014 to 2126 units in 2021-22, which is 70% more than the national average of 1255 units. As part of environmental security, the widespread promotion of green power has been taken up in the State. The Telangana Solar Power Policy is regarded as one of the best solar policies in the country. So far around 4,950 MW solar power capacity was developed in…
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18 September
Hyderabadis celebrate Telangana integration day on grand scale
Hyderabad: People of the city on Saturday celebrated in a grand scale the diamond jubilee of Hyderabad’s integration into the Indian union, with many paying their tributes to Telangana Thalli and the State’s freedom fighters in programmes organized across the city. With the State government declaring a holiday on Saturday, school and college students also took part in the Telangana Jateeya Samaikyata Vajrotsavalu celebrations, with the programmes seeing garlanding of the Telangana Talli statue and freedom fighters being remembered. As part of the celebrations, temporary tents were raised in different parts of the city and pictures of freedom fighters were placed. ‘Jai Telangana, Jai Jai Telangana’ slogans rendered the air as colourful rallies with the fluttering tricolour were taken out on Saturday too as part…
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18 September
Telangana: NIA books 27 for organising training camps to commit terrorist acts
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad unit of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against one Abdul Khadar and 26 other persons from Nizamabad district for allegedly conspiring to wage a war against the Central government apart from recruiting the members of Popular Front of India (PFI) and organising camps for imparting training to commit terrorists’ acts. They also formed an unlawful assembly and promoted enmity between different groups on the basis of religion. They were also involved in activities disrupting sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, the NIA said in its FIR. According to FIR, the Central Government has received information regarding registration of an FIR dated July 4, 2022 at Nizamabad police station under Sections 120B, 121A, 153A and 141 read with 34…
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18 September
Kavitha demands Amit Shah to explain BJP’s contribution
Hyderabad: Accusing the BJP of trying to hijack Hyderabad Integration Day, TRS MLC K Kavitha demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah to list out their contributions to the Independence Movement, Hyderabad Integration Movement and Telangana Movement. K Kavitha tweeted “While the Hon’ble Union Home Minister is here in Hyderabad today, I request him to talk about BJP and its leaders’ contribution to the: Independence movement, Hyderabad Integration movement, Telangana Movement. As the daughter of Telangana, I look forward to these answers.” She further tweeted, “The contribution of the BJP towards efforts to give people their rights for our country stands to be nothing. Harmony, togetherness, and the power of people – this is the foundation of Telangana and CM KCR and it takes a lot of courage to be…
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17 September
Charminar, Golconda Fort lit up in tricolour theme for ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’
New Delhi: Iconic Charminar and historic Golconda Fort were on Friday night lit up in a tricolour theme on the eve of the inaugural ceremony of the year-long celebration the central government has planned to mark 75 years of ‘Hyderabad State Liberation’. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy shared images of the two monument bathed in the thematic colour Friday. “@ASIGoI lights up Golconda Fort & Charminar in Tricolour. On the eve of 75th #HyderabadLiberationDay Celebrations,” he tweeted late Friday night. .@ASIGoI lights up Golconda Fort & Charminar in Tricolour 🇮🇳On the eve of 75th #HyderabadLiberationDay Celebrations. pic.twitter.com/7w9H33wvMD— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) September 16, 2022 The Culture Ministry and Reddy on Friday also shared on Twitter an anthem that has been…
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17 September
Sept 17 1948: Operation Polo; the violent history of Hyderabad’s annexation
Hyderabad: Stories of independent India follow the narrative of partition, loss, plunder and integration of the princely states into the country. A process which was bloody and ruthless. The erstwhile state of Hyderabad, run by its last ruler Osman Ali Khan, also has a similar tale. Today, September 17, marks the date in 1948 when it was annexed to India through Operation Polo, a military action. The communal element which became rampant in the 20th Century in the subcontinent has found its way in the socio- political fabric of the country to the 21st Century. What we see today is not a disjointed story of isolated events but a continuation from the fissures which were opened up then. Hyderabad, Jammu and…
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17 September
Amit Shah arrives in Hyderabad for ‘Liberation Day’ celebrations
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in the city on Friday for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government’s ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ celebrations on September 17. Shah was welcomed by the Union minister for Culture, Tourism And Development Of the North Eastern Region, and Secunderabad MP Kishan Reddy at the Shamshabad International Airport. He is scheduled to stay at National Police Academy for the night. On Saturday, Shah will reach the Secunderabad Parade Grounds at 8.45 am and stay at the Parade Grounds till 11.45 am. He will hoist the national flag as part of the ‘Liberation Day’ celebrations and will later, take part in an important meeting of the party leaders at the tourism plaza. He will then go…
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17 September
Telangana: 111 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday recorded 111 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload to 8,36,522. Hyderabad district saw the highest number of cases with 47. A bulletin said 128 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries was 8,31,636 till date. The recovery rate rose to 99.42 percent. No fresh fatality due to the infectious disease occurred and the death toll continued to be 4,111. The bulletin said 10,346 samples were tested today. The number of active cases was 775
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17 September
Hyderabad: ‘Modi Must Answer’ posters come up
As the BJP gets ready for the Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, on Saturday, posters asking some tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over infrastructure projects that never came to Telangana, have been put up in and around the venue. Posters with the title ‘Modi Must Answer’ found pasted at major junctions and thoroughfares in Trimulgherry, S D Road, Tivoli crossroads and Marredpally are now vying for the public’s attention.The posters did appear to ruffle a few feathers, as the local Cantonment Board authorities removed them on some stretches near Parade Grounds. However, a few hours after, despite removal, similar posters were back on the walls in nearby places. The posters contained 14 questions, essentially highlighting all…
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