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Aug- 2022 -29 August
KCR to take lead in uniting peasants to fight against Centre
Hyderabad: A meeting of the National Farmers Unions on Sunday adopted a resolution that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will take the lead in uniting the farmers of the country from the village level to fight against the Centre, which is pursuing anti-farmer policies and protect the agriculture sector. An official release from the CM’s office said Rao called upon the national farmers’ leaders to uphold the dignity of the ryots and work together to protect their self-respect. He asserted that the peasants’ plights and agricultural crisis can be solved by taking up a combined struggle in coordination between the farmers’ movement and Parliamentary way. Rao made it clear that the path trodden during the Telangana movement should be followed…
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29 August
Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi slams IKEA after accusation of racism
Hyderabad: A mere few hours after Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA was accused of discriminatory behaviour towards a Manipuri woman, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi condemned the establishment. So @IKEAIndia staff singled out to check only @akoi_Jam for her purchases, passed sarcastic comments and then its supervisors (muscle, security officials) told us off and dealt on side with the police only to ensure we do not face problems of double charging! Slow clap. 👏 https://t.co/2f5fPwoVxI— Nitin Sethi (@nit_set) August 28, 2022 Taking to Twitter, Owaisi demanded that IKEA apologise to Akoijam Sunita, the sole woman who was frisked by IKEA workers. As per Sunita’s husband’s testimony, no other customer was frisked. Responding to the accusation, IKEA took to Twitter and said, “Hey,…
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29 August
Telangana logs 175 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 175 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,33,951 so far. Hyderabad district saw most of the cases with 98. A health department bulletin said 252 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries was 8,27,763 till date. The recovery rate stood at 99.26 percent. No fresh fatality due to the infectious disease occurred in Telangana and the death toll continued to be 4,111. The bulletin said 12,590 samples were tested across the state today. The number of active cases was 2,077.
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29 August
Hyderabad: Complaint against YouTube channel for insulting Hindu gods
Hyderabad: An activist has filed a case against a YouTube channel ‘Abu Faisal Dhamaka’ for making derogatory remarks on Hindu deities in his videos. The complainant, T Aravind Singh, asserts that the channel, under the disguise of information regarding news about Gulf countries uses abusive language targeting Hindus and their gods. Arvind mentioned a recent video uploaded by the channel under the name ‘GREAT NEWS NUPURSHARMA & KALALINDU’. In the video, Abu Faisal is seen calling jailed BJP MLA T Raja Singh various offensive words. He further talks about harsh punishments for Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand and suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The YouTube channel has 138k followers. Arvind in his complaint has demanded the arrest of Abu Faisal under the Preventive Detention…
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28 August
Durgam Cheruvu gets new addition of yachting facility
Hyderabad: Leisure time in the serene environs of Durgam Cheruvu lake is further enhanced with the Municipal Administration & Urban Development (MA&UD) department setting up a Water School. Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar will be inaugurating yachting activities as part of the Water School on Sunday evening. Yachting facility is being introduced at the lake by the Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), a wing of the HMDA in coordination with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
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28 August
Rope way adventure activity to soon find its way into Hyderabad parks
Hyderabad: The urban forest blocks that developed in and around the city by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) apart from lung space are getting more innovative aspects tagged to them. Soon, one of these urban forest blocks will be getting rope sliding adventure activity for the visitors. This adventure activity will have a person sliding in a controlled way using ropes.
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28 August
Meet Srikanth, KFC India’s first specially-abled RGM from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: KFC India on Sunday announced the recent appointment of Srikanth Jarugu as its first specially-abled Restaurant General Manager (RGM) in India. This announcement comes from the brand’s flagship program of KFC Kshamata – an effort from the MNC towards ‘Feeding People’s Potential’ by bridging the gender and ability imbalance gap. “In his new role as RGM, Srikanth will be heading restaurant operations & management, along with leading the team at the KFC restaurant at Central Mall in Hyderabad,” the Fast-food restaurant brand informed in a press note. Srikanth has been with KFC since 2008 when he joined as a team member. He went on to become a senior team member in 2010, made shift manager in 2012, an assistant…
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28 August
Hyderabad: MANUU hosts film fest on Partition horrors
Hyderabad: As part of a series of events being organised under Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, a two-day film festival has been organised by the Ministry of Culture and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad. Films based on the theme of ‘Partition of India’ are being screened in this Film Festival. Chandraprakash Dwivedi renowned filmmaker, producer and screenwriter best known for his television epic “Chanakya” said that movies made on the subject of ‘partition’ evokes response but it should be a constant effort in that direction. One of the films screened at the event was Pinjar, which was directed by him. He said through Pinjar he wanted to bring to the fore the…
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28 August
Hyderabad: IKEA accused of racism against woman from Manipur
Hyderabad: The city’s branch of Swedish furniture manufacturer, IKEA, has been accused of racism. On Sunday, a journalist from The Reporter’s Collective took to Twitter and discussed the racist treatment metted out to his wife. Nithin Sethi, wrote about how his wife who hails from north-eastern state Manipur, was frisked. No other customer before Sethi’s wife was frisked and when the same was pointed out, staff at IKEA allegedly came forward to defend the move. The accusation has garnered attention on social media with city activists calling out the establishment and tagging city officials as well as Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao. Racist treatment at @IKEAIndia store in Hyderabad. Only my wife, from Manipur got frisked for goods she…
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28 August
Archbishop of Hyderabad Anthony Poola installed as Cardinal
Hyderabad: Archbishop of Hyderabad Anthony Poola has been installed as Cardinal by Pope Francis in Vatican City, Rome. At a ceremony held on Saturday night at St. Peter’s Basilica, Anthony was elevated to the rank of Cardinal. The installation came three months after Pope Francis named him as one among the new Cardinals of the Catholic Church. Anthony is not only the first Telugu person but also a first Dalit to be in the College of Cardians of the Roamn Pontiff to guide him in various matters. The Archdiocese of Hyderabad termed this as a historic moment for Hyderabad, both Telugu states and India at large. “This is truly a proud moment for all of us. A delegation from Hyderabad consisting…
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