HYDERABAD

Arrangements underway to organize T Liberation Day on grand scale: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy today said arrangements were being made to organize Telangana Liberation Day on September 17, 2022 on a grand scale for a year. He said the Centre has identified the unrecognized heroes of freedom struggle and decided to remember their services to the nation. In this connection, Kishan Reddy today visited Begum Bazaar in the city and met the family members of great Vandematharam Ramachandra Rao, who raised slogan of “Vandematharam” in the Osmania University and went to jail during the freedom struggle. Kishan Reddy lamented that unsung heroes, who fought against the erstwhile Nizam regime were not recognized and honoured in the independent India which achieved freedom 75 years ago. Therefore, the sacrifices of…

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Telangana: Bandi’s fourth phase Praja Sangrama Yatra to start on September 12

Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party president Bandi Sanjay Kumar will commence the fourth phase of the Praja Sangrama Yatra on September 12. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Padayatra Pramukh Dr G Manohar Reddy said that the yatra will be of 10 days in view of the Ganesh Nimajjanam and Vijayadasami Navaratri festivities. The yatra would pass through the parliamentary constituency of Malkajgiri. Bandi Sanjay would walk through Qutbullapur, Kukatpalli, Secunderabad Cantonment, Malkajgiri, Medchal, Uppal, L B Nagar and Ibrahimpatnam assembly segments during this 10-day padayatra, which would conclude on September 22. The BJP state president has walked through 40 constituencies. He would cover 48 in total, taking the fourth phase into account. “The padayatra will begin at 10.30 am at Chittaramma temple at Qutbullapur,…

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Hyderabad: ‘Bhar Do Jholi..’ played as Ganesh procession passes Mecca Masjid

Hyderabad: The city of Charminar saw an example of brotherhood when organizers of a Ganeshotsav rally played the Adnan Sami’s sung qawwali, ‘Bhar Do Jholi Meri Mohammed’, while on their way for the idol immersion on Friday night in Old City. The devotees, dressed in red kurtas, danced while the song played as the procession passed Mecca Masjid. The song is from Salman Khan and Nawazuddin’s starter Bajrangi Bhaijaan, released in 2015. Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival of the Hindu community, concluded on Friday amid tight security by the city police. An example of communal harmony and brotherhood. "Bhardo Jhooli Meri Ya Mohammed" qawalli played by organizers when the procession passed historic Mecca Masjid on Friday night. pic.twitter.com/FR1Zst93JW— ASIF YAR KHAN (@Asifyarrkhan) September…

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Hyderabad students top among metro cities in Confidence Index

Hyderabad: In the newly released Student Confidence Index by Edtech India’s largest school LEAD, Hyderabad has topped the chart among metro cities. The index was created on the basis of five parameters critical for students to succeed in life. These include Conceptual Understanding, Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Exposure to opportunities and platforms. Hyderabad topped the index with 87 rating points and Ambala with an index score of 62, suggesting that students in India’s metros continue to be more confident than their peers in non-metros. Also, students in metros have a clear advantage over their peers in non-metros in the five core attributes that build confidence. On the whole girls and boys were at par, barring Mumbai and Chennai where girls…

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Ganesh Immersion: Hyderabad metro receives 4L users on Friday

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad metro rail witnessed a heavy inflow of passengers on Friday on the occasion of Ganesh Visarjan (Immersion). According to the metro officials, a total of 4 lakh passengers used the metro on September 9. Khairatabad metro station was especially burdened with a huge number of travellers. Khairatabad, where the city’s biggest Ganesh idol is installed every year, sees great crowds of people participating in the procession during the immersion ceremony. Metro officials stated that around 40,000 passengers exited the Khairatabad metro station, while 22,500 passengers entered it. Crazy rush 📍Khairatabad Metro Station@HiHyderabad @swachhhyd @HydTimes @THHyderabad @hmrgov pic.twitter.com/JEK7bFITCV— Nikshep Konda (@framesbynikshep) September 9, 2022 The Hyderabad metro rail had previously announced that the metro would remain open longer than…

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Tamilisai acts like opposition party leader: Vemula

Minister for Roads and Buildings Vemula Prashanth Reddy said Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has forgotten holding a constistutional post and she is acting like an opposition party leader in Telangana. Minister Prashanth Reddy was the chief guest at the swearing in ceremony of Velpur and Kammarpalli new market commitees’ members in Balkonda Assembly segment of Nizamabad district on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Governor has no right to question about the elected government led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and she is openly working under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the Centre was misusing the Governor’s office and was trying to grab the power by toppling the elected governments of…

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Python web development course in Hyderabad: Siasat offers free classes from Sept 12

Hyderabad: Good news for those who are looking for a Python web development course in Hyderabad as Siasat’s Mahboob Hussain Jigar Career Guidance Centre is going to start free classes of the course on September 12 (Free classes will be provided for the first five days of the course). The timing of class will be 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Am I eligible for the course? It is one of the common questions asked by the students. Yes, you are eligible for the course if you want to learn website development. It is one of the important courses for computer science engineering, B.Sc., BCA, and MCA students. No prior knowledge of coding is needed to join the course. During the course,…

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Centre cannot stop Telangana’s march to glory: KTR

Accusing the Centre of putting spokes in the wheel, TRS working president and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao asserted that it cannot break the spirit or stop Telangana’s march to glory. Despite the Centre not extending its support, he stated that the State had repeatedly outperformed others on various fronts. In a series of tweets, Rama Rao said after the union government scrapped ITIR-Hyderabad, Telangana’s IT output grew by 3.2 times in last eight years recording a 15 per cent CAGR and last year, one out of three IT jobs created in the country was from Hyderabad. While the Centre stiffled Telangana by not releasing funds on time and imposed FRBM restrictions on its borrowings, the State has contributed five percent of India’s…

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Ganesh procession underway in Hyderabad amid tight security

 A mammoth Ganesh procession was underway in Hyderabad on Friday amid tight security arrangements. Hundreds of idols were taken out in processions to Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of the city and dozens of other lakes in and around the city. The main procession started from Balapur on the southern fringes of the city. It will cover a distance of about 20 km passing through the old city and other parts of the city to reach Hussain Sagar, where authorities have made elaborate arrangements for immersion. Several tributary processions will join the main procession, claimed to be the biggest gathering for immersion after Mumbai. As the day is coinciding with Friday prayers, police have made additional security arrangements, especially in the…

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Nizam of Hyderabad gifted a 300-diamond-studded necklace to Queen Elizabeth II

 Britain’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday at the Balmoral castle in Scotland. She was 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the Royal Family tweeted. Throughout her 70-year rule, she received many jewels. However, one of the most prized pieces of jewellery the late Queen Elizabeth II owned is the iconic platinum necklace set studded with about 300 diamonds. In 1947, Asaf Jah VII, the Nizam of Hyderabad, (which was then under British colonial rule), gifted the Queen the necklace as her wedding gift. The picture of it was shared by the Instagram account of The Royal Family. An excerpt…

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