Telangana

    Telangana: Students thrashed by teacher end up in Siddipet hospital

    Physical education teacher of a social welfare residential school at Kondapak hit the students for turning up late for special classes by 10 minutes Siddipet: A physical education teacher thrashed students of a social welfare residential school at Kondapak for turning up late for special classes on Wednesday morning. With the beating by teacher Vasu, who took the attendance when the students came to class late by barely 10 minutes, being quite brutal, teachers had to shift a couple of them to government hospital in Siddipet. School vice-principal Krishna said that several students had complained to him that the teacher had beat them. The issue was taken to the notice of higher officials, the vice-principal said. With one of the students, Harshavardhan, a native of Ramanathapur in Hyderabad, complaining to his parents, they arrived at the school and demanded the suspension of Vasu. More parents soon turned up and staged a…
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    Telangana Governor approves Bhu Bharathi Bill introduced by Congress government

    Efforts will be made to implement the new Act at the earliest, says Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy HYDERABAD: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had approved the Bhu Bharathi – 2024 Bill and efforts would be made to implement the new Act at the earliest. The State government had introduced the Bhu Bharathi Bill to extend comprehensive and better revenue services to people. All measures have been taken to address the land issues permanently, he said here on Thursday, adding that instructions were issued to officials to frame rules and guidelines at the earliest and implement the same. One revenue officer would be appointed for every revenue village. The revenue officials should work as per the people’s aspirations and address all their issues, he added. Meanwhile, the Minister said evaluation of about 95 per cent of Indiramma Indlu applications was completed. Save for Hyderabad, the evaluation…
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    Bandi demands Congress government to clear Arogyasri, fee reimbursement bills

    Due to non-payment of Arogyasri amount, poor and the needy are not able to get health services from network hospitals, says Union Minister of State for Home Hyderabad: Blaming the Telangana government for the Arogyasri scheme empanelled hospitals’ decision to stop providing services under the scheme from January 10, Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay demanded the government to immediately clear the pending bills of Arogyasri. The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA) has announced that it will suspend Aarogyasri services from January 10 due to a pending payment of approximately Rs 1,100 crore from the government. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, Sanjay said due to the non-payment of the Arogyasri amount, the poor and needy were not able to get health services from the empanelled hospitals. “On one hand, you have announced that you are increasing the ‘Arogyasri’ limit to Rs 10 lakh…
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    Telangana: Chia cultivation is new favourite for farmers in Sangareddy district

    New practise of cultivating Chia seeds across the Karnataka border in Sangareddy district is being witnessed now Sangareddy: There is a new favourite crop for farmers living along the Karnataka border nowadays. They are slowly shifting to cultimation of Chia seed cultivation. Hitherto, they used to cultivate Sunflower, Maize and other crops during summer. They seemed tohave drawn inspiration from their counterparts across the border in sowing Chia, which has its origins in Mexico. Chia sees know for their rich fibre content are in good demand now. Moreover, the farmers said they had cultivated the crop to beat the monkey and wild boar menace since they would not eat the crop. The 90-day crop is nurtured with a dry irrigation (ID) method. Irrigating the crop once a week would be enough. The farmers of Dhanasri, Gopanpally and other villages in Mogudampally were cultivating the crop for the third consecutive year while farmers…
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    Tirupati stampede: Probe ordered, Naidu transfers SP, two officials

    Says he noticed some loopholes in TTD administration, also flags new system of issuing tokens introduced by the previous regime in Tirupati as against the earlier system of giving them in Tirumala Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said he would order a judicial inquiry into the stampede incident that left six people dead and dozens injured, besides transferring three senior officials including the district Superintendent of Police. Addressing a press conference, Naidu said he has ordered suspension of two officials, including a DSP, for their dereliction. He further said he noticed some loopholes or leakages in the administration and monitoring mechanisms in Tirupati which should have been ‘perfect’. Expressing grief over the incident, Naidu said he is announcing Rs 25 lakh ex gratia to the kin of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh to those injured. According to him, a new system of issuing tokens was…
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    Pawan reacts on Tirupati stampede, says “we are extremely sorry”

    Andhra Deputy Chief Minister says some devotees expressed doubts that the incident must have been staged and that some policemen who should be the first responders, did not act on time Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Thursday said he is profusely apologising to the nation and Hindu community for the stampede incident that left six people dead and dozens injured. After visiting the injured at the hospital here, Pawan Kalyan said some devotees expressed doubts that the incident must have been staged and that some policemen who should be the first responders, did not act on time. He further said he was hearing some reports that there are gaps between the Executive Officer and the Board of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. He said the TTD Board, EO, and JEO should take responsibility for the incident and suggested that they should give up “VIP focus”. “To the entire nation, to the entire…
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    Andhra Pradesh CM orders judicial probe into Tirupati stampede

    The officials who were responsible for this including the DSP Sri Raman Kumar, In-charge of that point SV Gosala Director Dr Harinath Reddy have been suspended while JEO Goutami, SP Sri Subbarayudu and CVSO Sri Sridhar have been transfered. Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the stampede in Tirupati that left six dead and nearly 40 injured.  Naidu who expressed deep grief over the death of devotees during the stampede incident occurred at Tirupati on Wednesday night, and said he would initiate steps to ensure a hassle-free Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam to the devotees on the day of Vaikuntha Ekadasi. Addressing mediapersons here on Thursday evening, Naidu said the incident where in six devotees lost their lives in a stampede that occurred near in Tirupati while waiting in queue lines for Vaikuntha Ekadasi Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam tokens has shocked and disturbed him…
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    Jagan blames Naidu for stampede, says sanctity of Tirumala degraded

    Former Chief Minister demands an exgratia of Rs 50 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 5 lakh each for the injured Tirupati: YSR Congress Party president and former Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday blamed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for the stampede in Tirupati, which claimed the lives of six devotees and left many others injured. After calling on the injured at a hospital, he said that the sanctity of Tirumala temple had been degraded as never before had such an incident taken place. He alleged that the entire police force was deployed for Chandrababu Naidu’s Kuppam tour for three days and there was no police for crowd management which led to the stampede. Naidu, the EO, the AEO, the TTD chairman, the SP, and the Collector should take responsibility for the incident, in which six persons died and nearly 50 persons were injured, he said. The former Chief Minister demanded…
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    Railway Board initiates steps to finalise site for SCoR headquarters

    It has appointed an OSD for the proposed zone to oversee the upcoming infrastructure and ongoing activities related to its formation Visakhapatnam: The Railway Board has expedited its initiatives to decide on the site for the office of the general manager of the proposed South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) in Visakhapatnam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday for a roadshow and launch of multiple rail and other projects, virtually laid the foundation stone of this new railway zone. “Land parcels have been allocated at two different places in Visakhapatnam but we are yet to get clarity on the site for headquarters office for zone and staff quarters,” a railway official from the East Coast Railway Zone said. The Railway Board has already appointed an OSD for the proposed zone to oversee the upcoming infrastructure and ongoing activities related to its formation. The Indian Railways has 17 zones…
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    Telangana government yet to clear Rs 3,900 crore dues to alcobev sector: BAI

    Commercial viability of prices set by the State government has become far too stressed, says Brewers Association of India DG Vinod Giri New Delhi: A day after the country’s leading brewer United Breweries suspended supply to Telangana, beer industry body BAI on Thursday said the commercial viability of prices set by the State government has become far too stressed. The prices allowed to supplier companies are actually below the cost of goods supplied as these prices are based on the cost of production in 2018-19, said Brewers Association of India (BAI) DG Vinod Giri. On Wednesday, United Breweries Ltd (UBL), which operates with popular beer brands like Kingfisher, Kalyani Black, Heineken, and Amstel Bier, announced to suspend the supply of its beer to Telangana State Beverages Corporation with immediate effect. The decision has been taken due to the non-revision of the basic price of the company’s beer from 2019-20 by Telangana State Beverages…

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      EAM Jaishankar says US to be more isolationist irrespective of who wins election

      Speaking at an event in Canberra as Americans were still casting votes, EAM Jaishankar said the election was unlikely to reverse what he called he called a long-term trend in US policy Canberra: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday that the US is likely to become more isolationist irrespective of who becomes the country’s next president. Speaking at an event in Canberra as Americans were still casting votes, EAM Jaishankar said the election was unlikely to reverse what he called he called a long-term trend in US policy. EAM Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India’s relationship with the US would only grow in the future. “Probably starting from (President Barack) Obama the US has become much more cautious about its global…

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      Two teenagers killed in road accident in Karimnagar

      The incident occurred when the two-wheeler on which the youngsters were travelling rammed a four-wheeler coming from the opposite direction Karimnagar: Two teenagers died in a road accident at Kistapur crossroads of Ramadugu mandal on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred when the two-wheeler on which the youngsters were travelling rammed a four-wheeler coming from the opposite direction. While Shivaji (18) died on the spot, Arun (20) breathed his last while undergoing treatment in hospital. According to police, the two, residents of Ramadugu, met with the accident while returning home from Karimnagar. Police have registered a case and are investigating.

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      Telangana: KTR urges CM to focus on paddy procurement

      The BRS working president said farmers are left stranded without buyers for their paddy, even as unseasonal rains were damaging their produce Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to abandon his Delhi trips and corruption immediately, and start focusing on paddy procurement to address the challenges faced by the farmers of the State. He said farmers are left stranded without buyers for their paddy, even as unseasonal rains were damaging their produce. “Stop your thirst for land encroachments, positions and prostrations before your Delhi bosses. Instead, pay attention to the mounds of unsold paddy piled up like hills,” the BRS working president said, pointing out that while farmers wait anxiously to sell their harvest, millers and buyers remain scarce,…

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      Watch: Major fire breaks out at Kamson Healthcare’s diaper manufacturing factory in Rangareddy

      No casualties were reported and the cost of the damaged property is yet to be estimated. A short circuit is suspected to be the reason Hyderabad: A major fire broke at Kamson Healthcare’s diaper manufacturing factory at Nandigama in Rangareddy district on Wednesday early hours. No casualties were reported and the cost of the damaged property is yet to be estimated. A short circuit is suspected to be the reason. As per available information, the fire which erupted around 1 am swiftly spread to the whole unit, reportedly damaging huge raw materials used to make diapers. On receiving information, fire department personnel from nearby fire stations rushed to the spot and doused the flames after fighting for several hours. The…

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      School students, parents protest against RTC buses for not stopping at their village in Kamareddy

      According to reports, the RTC bus drivers were not stopping at Gandhinagar village since the last few days following which the school children were facing difficulties in reaching their schools on time Kamareddy: A large number of students staged a sit-in protest at the main road in Gandhinagar village of Lingampet mandal of the district expressing their anger over State run RTC buses not stopping at their village on Wednesday. According to reports, the RTC bus drivers were not stopping at Gandhinagar village since the last few days following which the school children were facing difficulties in reaching their schools on time. The students complained that despite multiple appeals to the RTC authorities, no action has been taken to address…

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      Half-day for primary schools in Telangana from Wednesday

      The decision to shift to a half-day schedule comes at a critical time in the academic calendar as students are in the midst of preparation for the National Achievement Survey (NAS) examination Hyderabad: Commencing Wednesday, 18,241 government primary schools in the State will shift to a half-day schedule, not due to weather conditions, but due to teaching staff being drafted for the caste survey and consultation work. Nearly 40,000 educators, including 36,559 Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) and 3,414 primary school headmasters (PSHMs) working in 18,241 government primary schools, have been tasked by the Congress government with conducting the caste survey and consultation work for a period of three weeks, leaving without staff to conduct regular classes post lunch. Hence, the government announced the…

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      Telangana: Sitarama Project tenders spark major controversy

      The dispute, which saw both senior officials engaging in a fierce argument, prompted the issuance of show-cause notices to the ENC General and the Project Chief Engineer Hyderabad: Tenders called without administrative approvals for the implementation of the distributary system works costing over Rs.1000 crore on the Sitarama Lift Irrigation Project have snowballed into a major controversy. It sparked a heated exchange between the Engineer-in-Chief (ENC) General and the Project Chief Engineer in the presence of Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy during a recent review meeting on the project’s implementation. The dispute, which saw both senior officials engaging in a fierce argument, prompted the issuance of show-cause notices to the ENC General and the Project Chief Engineer. The review meeting was attended by…

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      Adilabad: Fifth state-level Girijan sports meet begins in Utnoor

      The three-day long fifth state-level Girijan sports meet began on the premises of Kumram Bheem complex in Utnoor mandal centre on Tuesday. Adilabad: The three-day long fifth state-level Girijan sports meet began on the premises of Kumram Bheem complex in Utnoor mandal centre on Tuesday. Adilabad MP G Nagesh was the chief guest of the event, while Khanapur MLA Vedma Bojju, and his counterpart from Boath Anil Jadhav and ITDA-Utnoor project officer Khusbu Gupta graced the occasion. The dignitaries presented medals to winners of events on the first day. Parushuram from Utnoor won a gold medal in sprinting, while Mahesh and Satish stood in the second position and third spot. Likhitha of Bhadrachalam bagged the gold medal in the sprinting competition.…

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      Siddipet: Six students injured as auto turns turtle

      Six out of 13 school students sitting in the auto sustained injuries as auto turns turtle at Yellamma Temple in Dubbak on Tuesday Siddipet: An auto-rickshaw carrying school students turned turtle at Yellamma Temple in Dubbak town on Tuesday. Six out of 13 students sitting in the auto sustained injuries. The auto driver used to take them to Dubbak from Kammarapally every day The children were rushed to the government hospital in Dubbak. K Babu, Rohit, Sudharshan and Yaswanth were among the injured. Reckless driving was said to be the reason for the mishap. A case was registered.

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      Woman from MP dies after eating food at hotel in Nirmal; nine others hospitalised

      She was one of the ten persons who had diarrhea and vomiting after they had food at Gril Nine hotel of the town on Sunday Nirmal: One of the ten persons who fell ill after eating food at a hotel in Nirmal town, died while undergoing treatment in Boath on Tuesday. Nirmal police said that Phul Kali Baiga (19) from Madhya Pradesh and a cook of a private school at Pochera village in Boath mandal died while being treated at a government hospital in the morning. She was one of the ten persons who had diarrhea and vomiting after they had food at Gril Nine hotel of the town on Sunday. It was learnt that the cook along with staffers…

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