POLITICS
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Nov- 2024 -5 November
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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5 November
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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5 November
Canada temple attack: AP Dy CM Pawan Kalyan urges Trudeau govt to take steps for safety of Hindus
In a social media post on Monday night, Kalyan said Hindus are a global minority, and as such, they receive little attention, little solidarity, and are easily targeted. Amaravati: Describing the attack on a Hindu temple in Canada as “more than an isolated incident”, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said the incident pained him deeply and expressed hope that the Canadian government would take necessary steps to ensure the safety of Hindu community there. In a social media post on Monday night, Kalyan said Hindus are a global minority, and as such, they receive little attention, little solidarity, and are easily targeted. Every act of hatred, every instance of abuse against them is a blow to all who cherish humanity…
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5 November
Adilabad: Farmers worried as delays hit cotton procurement
Farmers said procurement centres were not identified in several parts of Asifabad and Mancherial districts except for a few major centres. Consequently, farmers were forced to sell the cotton produce to private traders Adilabad: Farmers are facing inconvenience in selling their cotton produce following insufficient procurement centres across erstwhile Adilabad district. The erstwhile Adilabad district is regarded as one of the largest producers of cotton in Asia. The cotton crop was raised in 10.15 lakh acres in the Vanakalam season in Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts. Officials estimated that erstwhile Adilabad district would register a yield of 71.05 lakh quintals this year. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) had announced that it would create 24 centres under the…
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5 November
BRS leaders demand CCI centre in Khammam market to procure cotton
The farmers explained to the BRS leaders that the traders and officials denied procuring cotton without even examining the cotton they brought to the market. Khammam: The BRS ranks held an agitation in Khammam agricultural market over the problems faced by cotton farmers in the district and demanded the State government to come to the rescue of the farmers. The party district president, MLC, Tatha Madhusudhan, former MLA Sandra Venkata Veeraiah, former ZP chairman Lingala Kamal Raju, former market committee chairman Gundala Krishna and others visited the market on Tuesday. The farmers explained to the BRS leaders that the traders and officials denied procuring cotton without even examining the cotton they brought to the market. Madhusudhan questioned the authorities as to why the Cotton Corporation…
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5 November
Students, BRSV demand release of scholarship, fee reimbursement in Adilabad
Students studying Intermediate, degree and post-graduation courses staged a sit-in in front of the Integrated Tribal Development Authority (ITDA)-Utnoor. Adilabad: Under the aegis of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) wing, around 300 students staged a dharna demanding immediate release of scholarships and fee reimbursement in Utnoor mandal centre on Tuesday. Students studying Intermediate, degree and post-graduation courses staged a sit-in in front of the Integrated Tribal Development Authority (ITDA)-Utnoor. They raised slogans against the government for delaying the payment of scholarships and fees under the reimbursement scheme. They demanded it to sanction the scholarships and fees. BRSV district president Dharani Rajesh alleged that the government was adopting anti-student policies. Accusing the government of negligence in releasing scholarships and fees under the…
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5 November
I take Pawan Kalyan’s remarks ‘positively’: Andhra Pradesh HM Vangalapudi Anitha
Home Minister Anitha’s response came a day after Kalyan criticised her over the deteriorating law and order conditions and rising violence against women in the State Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Tuesday said she viewed Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan‘s remarks on her handling of the state’s law and order situation in a constructive way. Anitha’s response came a day after Kalyan criticised her over the deteriorating law and order conditions and rising violence against women, particularly five months into the tenure of the new coalition government, comprising the TDP, BJP, and Janasena, in the state. “I took his (Kalyan’s) comments positively. His press meet was, in fact, encouraging… He provided a supportive foundation for my work and urged me to…
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5 November
Harris, Trump locked in tight race as millions set to vote in US presidential poll
Political observers bill the unpredictable race for the 47th President as the most consequential one in decades while appearing to project a grim picture for the country’s future under Trump presidency Washington: The race between Democratic leader Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump for the White House has been truly unprecedented as it saw drama, tragedy, political comebacks, fierce rhetoric and a historically razor-tight contest. As the fight reaches its crescendo with the big election day just a few hours away, many political observers billed the unpredictable race for the 47th President of the US as the most consequential one in decades while appearing to project a grim picture for the country’s future under a Trump presidency. In her final days of campaign, Vice President…
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5 November
Ahead of US poll, North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles
Japan’s Defence Ministry says missiles believed to have already landed at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, the South Korean military said, as the country continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the US presidential election. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff didn’t immediately specify the number of missiles detected or how far they flew. Japan’s Defence Ministry said the missiles were believed to have already landed at sea and there were no immediate reports of damage. The launches came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a flight test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile designed to reach the US mainland. In response to that launch,…
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5 November
Salman Khan gets another death threat, told to ‘apologise or pay Rs 5 cr’
According to police officials, the person who sent the message claimed he is brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi Mumbai: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has received received another threat, a police official said on Tuesday, adding the person who threatened the actor has demanded Rs 5 crore from him. The threat message was received on the Mumbai traffic police helpline and an officer read it around midnight, the official said. The person who sent the message claimed he is brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the police official said. “If Salman Khan wants to stay alive, he should go to our (Bishnoi community) temple and apologise or pay Rs 5 crore. If he does not do so, we will kill him; our gang is still active,”…
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