POLITICS
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Oct- 2024 -7 October
Pawan reacts to Udhayanidhi’s jibe, says TN blessed by ‘siddhars’, saints
Says his late father was an ardent devotee of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Saradha Devi and Swami Vivekananda Amaravati: Continuing his Sanatana Dharma pitch, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday said that Tamil Nadu is a land of ‘siddhars and saints’. In a social media post, he said, “For culture and bhakti traditions, Tamil Nadu, truly stands out and the land is abundantly blessed by many siddhars and saints.” The actor-politician said his late father was an ardent devotee of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Saradha Devi and Swami Vivekananda. He further said that his father, who took kriya yoga deeksha from Ranchi, initiated all his children into practicing the ancient meditation technique. During the 1980s and 90s, his father used to visit Mahavatar Babaji ashram…
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7 October
Andhra CM to meet PM Modi, may raise capital Amaravati issue
Chandrababu Naidu is also expected to up issues regarding Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam, merger of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd with SAIL Ltd, funds for recent floods in State Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening in New Delhi, official sources said. Naidu will depart from Hyderabad at 1.30 pm. The Chief Minister will also meet Railway Ashwini Vaishnaw later. He is also expected to meet Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday. According to Telugu Desam Party’s mouthpiece ‘Chaitanya Ratham’, Naidu will take up issues regarding the Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam, merger of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd with SAIL Ltd, funds for the recent floods in the State, with Modi. He may…
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5 October
KTR slams Congress government for neglecting Bathukamma
BRS working president KT Rama Rao raised several questions, expressing disappointment and frustration over the stand of the government on the Bathukamma celebrations. Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday strongly criticised the Congress government for neglecting the Bathukamma celebrations, an important festival for women in Telangana. He raised several questions, expressing disappointment and frustration over the stand of the government on the Bathukamma celebrations.”Does the Chief Minister not care about Bathukamma? Is there no heart to make arrangements for the women’s festival? Can’t the villages be kept clean even during the festival? Should our sisters play Bathukamma amidst garbage and filth?’ he questioned. “Panchayats are in such dire straits that they can’t even afford bleaching powder or lights for the lake bunds!”…
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5 October
State Bank of India asks people, traders to accept Rs. 10 coins
The SBI held an awareness campaign on acceptance of Rs. 10 coins for traders in coordination with the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) at the Bank’s zonal office. Warangal: To remove misconceptions and to address the issue of reluctance among traders and the public to accept Rs.10 coins due to suspicion about their genuineness, the State Bank of India (SBI) officials on Saturday distributed Rs.10 coins among traders and people of the city. The SBI held an awareness campaign on acceptance of Rs. 10 coins for traders in coordination with the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) at the Bank’s zonal office. SBI Hyderabad Circle General Manager Prakash Chandra Baror said there appears to be a reluctance among traders, small businessmen and people…
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5 October
Kothagudem: SCCL falls behind half yearly coal production target
In terms of overall monthly production, only 72 percent of the target set for September was achieved. Yellandu and Kothagudem areas fared better as the former exceeded the target with 123 percent and the latter with 87 percent production. Kothagudem: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited‘s (SCCL) underground and opencast mines lagged behind in reaching their coal production targets with only 90 percent of the overall half yearly production target being achieved. In the last six months, from April to September 30, the coal production was 2,84,49,547 tonnes as against the target of 3,15,89,100 tonnes. Coal produced for the corresponding period last year was 3,13,18,052 tonnes. The fall in production has been attributed to heavy rains and other reasons. Of the 11…
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5 October
Communities fume against govt for demolishing houses in Adilabad
They alleged that the government was targeting them by razing down their houses by acting on complaints received from some tribals. Adilabad: Members of different communities staged a rasta-roko on Adilabad-Utnoor road following demolition of illegal structures built on the banks of a nala in Indervelli mandal centre, touted as a birthplace of tribal movements, on Saturday. The protestors including members of Banjara, Mathura, Vanjari and many other backward communities blocked traffic for a while. They shut down commercial establishments in protest of the demolitions. They alleged that the government was targeting them by razing down their houses by acting on complaints received from some tribals. The agitators found fault with the government for throwing their lives out of the gear.…
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5 October
Telangana man stuck in Saudi repatriated; seeks support to buy and graze buffalos from CM
A native of Mudhole mandal in Nirmal district, Namdev came to work in Kuwait and later was brought to a desert in Saudi Arabia where he was assigned a camel shepherd’s job Jeddah: A Saudi returnee, Namdev Rathod, who was repatriated by the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia with the help of Saudi officials following intervention of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, met with Revanth Reddy at his residence on Saturday. “I borrowed money to go to the Gulf only to graze camels in deserts. But now I had to return, and need your support to buy and graze buffalos so I can sell milk and start a fresh life in my homeland,” Namdev urged the Chief Minister. A native…
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5 October
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei claims military operation against Israel was legitimate
Khamenei made these comments during his address to a large crowd of worshipers at the weekly Friday prayers in Tehran. He was discussing the recent missile attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Israel, as reported by Xinhua news agency, which cited a statement from his office’s website. Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that the country’s recent military operation against Israel was “completely legal and legitimate”. Khamenei made the remarks in an address to a large number of worshipers at the weekly Friday prayer in the Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on the recent missile attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against Israel, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement published on the website of…
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5 October
Major Amazon river tributary down to its lowest level in over 122 years
Level of Negro river at port of Manaus at 12.66 m, as compared to normal level of 21 m Pessoa Manaus (Brazil): One of the Amazon river’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil‘s geological service said on Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country. The level of the Negro river at the port of Manaus was at 12.66 metres on Friday, as compared with a normal level of about 21 metres. It is the lowest since measurements started 122 years ago. The previous record low level was recorded last year, but toward the end of October. The Negro river’s water level might drop even more in coming weeks based…
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5 October
Army on its toes ahead of protests by ex-Pak PM Imran’s party
It will remain in the city from October 5-17 to maintain law and order for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit Islamabad: Pakistan Army troops were on Saturday deployed here to ensure security as jailed former premier Imran Khan‘s party moved forward with plans for a protest. Mobilised under Article 245 of the Constitution, the army would remain in the city from October 5-17 to maintain law and order for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Pakistan is hosting the SCO summit on October 15-16. The deployment comes as supporters the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur moved ahead to reach the D-Chowk here to hold a protest called by Khan. The PTI is protesting for the release…
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