POLITICS
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Oct- 2024 -28 October
Indian Coast Guard gets two indigenous fast patrol vessels
These state-of-the-art FPVs are designed in-house by GSL to meet the Coast Guard’s specific operational needs Panaji: The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Monday launched two indigenous fast patrol vessels built for the Indian Coast Guard for protecting offshore assets, island territories and conducting surveillance operations. The vessels – Adamya and Akshar – were launched ceremoniously by Indian Coast Guard Director General (DG) Paramesh Sivamani’s wife Priya Paramesh, amid chants of verses from the Atharva Veda. These state-of-the-art FPVs are designed in-house by GSL to meet the Coast Guard’s specific operational needs, a release said. With a length of 52 metres, breadth of 8 metres, and displacement of 320 tonnes, these vessels are optimised for protecting offshore assets, island territories, and conducting surveillance…
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28 October
Maharashtra polls: 87 constituencies under Election Commission’s radar
Asks district returning offices to appoint special squads in addition to existing squads to curb flow of cash and gold during ongoing election process Mumbai: Amid recent seizures of gold and cash and also expenditure in excess of the stipulated norms, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has put 87 Assembly constituencies out of the total 288 seats in Maharashtra under close vigil. The poll panel has asked the district returning offices to appoint special squads in addition to existing squads to curb the flow of cash and gold during the ongoing election process. These squads should consist of officers and personnel from the Central Armed Police Force to curb this growing menace. During the Lok Sabha elections, the seizure of cash, gold, drugs and gifts took…
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28 October
Rs 63,000 crore worth Amaravati developmental works to start soon
Lokesh, who is currently touring US, appeals to industrialists to invest in the State, which has a favourable environment in all aspects Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh has said that the construction and developmental works by the government and private sectors in and around the capital Amaravati, worth $7.5 billion (Rs 63,000 crore) will start soon. Lokesh, who is currently touring the USA, has appealed to industrialists to invest in the State, which has a favourable environment in all aspects. “I explained that various construction and development works will be started in the vicinity of the capital Amaravati with $3 billion in the government sector and $4.5 billion dollars in the private sector,” Lokesh said in a social media post on Sunday night.…
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28 October
Pedapalli: 36 KGBV students fall sick, shifted to hospital
All of them were suffering from cough and difficulty breathing. School authorities shifted them to the Peddapalli district hospital. Pedapalli: About 36 students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Mutharam mandal, on Sunday fell sick. All of them were suffering from cough and difficulty breathing. School authorities shifted them to the Peddapalli district hospital. According to the duty teacher, initially, three students complained about severe cough at around 6 pm. She informed the matter to the ANM. While the ANM was on the way to school, more students complained of the same issue. Within 10 to 20 minutes the number went up. They took all of them to a nearby hospital. After conducting a medical examination, the local doctor referred the students…
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28 October
Sangareddy: Two killed, two injured in road accident
The victims were not yet identified. Sangareddy: Two persons died and two others sustained injuries when a speeding lorry hit a parked lorry on the NH- 65 at Nizampur in Sadasivapet mandal in the early hours of Monday. Since one of the injured remained struck in the mangled remains of lorry, the police were trying to retrieve him. The bodies were shifted to Government Hospital in Sadasivapet for postmortem. A case was registered. The victims were not yet identified.
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28 October
Jagtial: Body of missing doctor found in SRSP flood flow canal
Police, who launched a search operation for the missing doctor, found his body some distance away from the spot in the morning. Jagtial: The body of a private doctor Pakati Uday Kumar Reddy (29), who went missing in SRSP flood flow canal near Vittampeta of Metpalli mandal on Sunday, was found on Monday morning. Police, who launched a search operation for the missing doctor, found his body some distance away from the spot in the morning. A native of Hanamkonda, Uday Kumar is working in Yashoda hospital in Metpalli. He along with two other doctors Dr Prashanth Kumar ad Dr Ashok Reddy, a hospital owner Atmakuri Raju and Another person Lingala Likith Reddy went to Metla Chittapur of Metpalli mandal to…
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28 October
Maharashtra traders illegally transport paddy into Telangana, 80 quintals of grains seized
According to police, the paddy grains were seized when the driver failed to show relevant documents to transport paddy at an inter-state checkpost Kumram Bheem Asifabad: As many as 80 quintals of paddy grains were seized for illegally transporting from Maharashtra to Telangana at Gudem village in Chintalamanepalli mandal on Monday. According to Chintalamanepalli police, the paddy grains were seized when the driver failed to show relevant documents to transport the paddy at an inter-state checkpost. The grains were handed over to officials of the Civil Supplies Department for further action. It was learnt that some traders were shifting the grains to Telangana to get a bonus of Rs 500 per quintal announced by the government to the farmers. Checkposts were created to prevent illegal transportation of the grains from neighboring…
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28 October
Cyberabad Police summon Raj Pakala for questioning
Police raided Pakala’s residence at Janwada during a family function, which was later depicted as a rave party Hyderabad: Raj Pakala, whose residence was raided late on Saturday night followed by searches on Sunday, was summoned by the Cyberabad Police for questioning. He was asked to appear before the Mokila police on Monday. The notice was issued under Section 35 (3) of the BNSS in connection with the cases registered under Sections 25, 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act, and Sections 3 and 4 of the TS Gambling Act on Sunday. If he failed to attend or comply with the terms, he was liable for arrest under Sections 35(3), (4), (5) and (6) of the BNSS, the notice stated. In the notice,…
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26 October
US warns Iran against retaliation to Israeli strikes
Says Israeli operation should “close out” direct military exchange between two enemy countries Dubai: The White House indicated that Israel‘s strikes on Iran should end direct exchange of fire between the two enemy countries, while warning Tehran of “consequences” should it respond. A senior White House official said the administration believed the Israeli operation should “close out” the direct military exchange between Israel and Iran, and said other allies were in agreement United States President Joe Biden was updated throughout the day on Friday as the operation was developing and by his National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, as the operation was carried out by the Israelis, the official said. The official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said the…
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26 October
Microsoft fires two employees for organising vigil for Palestinians
Duo members of coalition of employees called “No Azure for Apartheid” that opposed Microsoft’s sale of cloud-computing technology to Israel Washington: Microsoft has fired two employees who organised an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees said they were fired by phone call late on Thursday, several hours after a lunchtime event they organised at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington. Both workers were members of a coalition of employees called “No Azure for Apartheid” that has opposed Microsoft’s sale of its cloud-computing technology to the Israeli government. But they contended that Thursday’s event was similar to other Microsoft-sanctioned employee giving campaigns for people in need. “We have so many community members within Microsoft…
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