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  • Hyderabad likely to get respite from scorching heat

    Hyderabad likely to get respite from scorching heat

    Hyderabad: Is the worst of this summer over? Appears to be so given the weather forecasts being made for the city. Hyderabadis can finally heave a sigh of relief as the hot weather conditions seem to have come to an end, according to the latest predictions by the India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad (IMD-H).

    With maximum temperatures expected to remain below 40 degrees Celsius for the next six days, the city can look forward to a respite from the sweltering heat that has gripped it for the past few weeks. The IMD forecast indicates a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thunder and lightning development, signalling a change in weather patterns that will bring much-needed relief to denizens.

    The soaring mercury levels, which had been consistently above 40 degrees Celsius for the past two weeks, finally dropped on Thursday, providing some respite from the intense heat. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in Khairatabad, one of the hottest localities in the city, recorded a significant drop, with the mercury falling to 38.9 degrees Celsius.

    In districts too, a significant dip in maximum temperature is expected. On Thursday, Bhadradri Kothagudem recorded 25 mm of rainfall followed by Khammam (7.5 mm), and Nizamabad (7.3 mm). A brief rain spell was witnessed in a few areas in Hyderabad, too.

  • US Ambassador Eric Garcetti visits Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad 

    US Ambassador Eric Garcetti visits Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad 

    Hyderabad: Hyderabad on Thursday welcomed the US Ambassador Eric Garcetti as he paid a visit to the magnificent Chowmahalla Palace in the Old City.

    Expressing his adoration towards the iconic palace, the Ambassador took to Twitter and shared his experience. “For my first foray into #Hyderabad’s historic Old City, I enjoyed a delicious meal and wonderful conversation at the iconic #Chowmahalla Palace. A big thanks to Faiz Khan for organizing. It was a great introduction to Hyderabad! (sic),” he stated.

    Garcetti was officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India in March by US Vice-President Kamala Harris at a ceremonial event. Prior to his current diplomatic role, he served as the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 to 2022.

    Chowmahalla Palace holds a special place in Hyderabad’s rich history. The Palace served as the residence and seat of power for the Nizams of Hyderabad State, belonging to the Asaf Jahi dynasty from 1720 to 1948.

    The palace now stands as a museum offering a glimpse into the regal lifestyle and cultural heritage of Hyderabad. It is one of the important historical tourist attractions for visitors and history enthusiasts.

  • HMDA issues legal notice to Revanth Reddy on ORR issue

    HMDA issues legal notice to Revanth Reddy on ORR issue

    Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has sent a legal notice to Malkajgiri MP and Congress party State president, A.Revanth Reddy seeking an unconditional apology in public within 48 hours for his reported “false and defamatory statements on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) lease” and also asking him to cease and desist from making similar baseless and disparaging remarks.

    Stating that the endeavour to monetise the ORR through the Toll-Operate-Transfer model and generate revenues on similar lines as being done by the NHAI, was done in a fair, lawful and transparent manner and IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited emerged as the successful bidder, the HMDA said in the notice accusing Revanth Reddy of making false and sweeping allegations through press meeting/interview.

    It reiterated that neither the terms of RFP nor Tender/Bid Document prescribe any requirement whereby the successful bidder i.e., IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited is contractually obligated to make any advance payments prior to conclusion of contract.

    “It is amply clear that allegations with respect to non-payment of fee is pre-mature and in fact pre-meditated only to malign our clients with an intention to raise false alarm within the general public,” the legal notice said.

    The HMDA has not received any requests for extension of time from the concessionaire and no such extension of time was granted, the HMDA notice said while describing Revanth Reddy’s statements as ‘patently false and clearly reek of malice’.

    On other statements made by the Congress leader, the notice said, “The present tender is floated on TOT basis for operation and maintenance of the ORR for a particular period of time and at no point does the tender seeks to transfer the ownership of any of the assets pertaining to the ORR.”

    The legal notice said failure on part of Revanth Reddy to offer an unconditional apology in public within a period of 48 hours from the receipt of the notice, and cease and desist from actions to defame the HMDA with false remarks and statements, would result in appropriate legal actions, both under the civil and criminal laws.

  • Hyderabad: Seven held in separate incidents for selling spurious cotton seeds

    Hyderabad: Seven held in separate incidents for selling spurious cotton seeds

    Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT) along with the local police and Agriculture department officials jointly nabbed seven persons in separate incidents for allegedly transporting and selling spurious cotton seeds on Friday.

    Officials seized 2.65 tons of spurious cotton seeds (BG-III/HT), 2 cars, 8 mobile phones, altogether worth Rs.85 lakh.

    In the first incident, the police arrested Sadashiva Reddy, K.Tayappa, both agriculturists from Karnataka, B.Ramchander from Yadadri-Bhongir and B.Suresh from Meerpet at Bachupally and Balanagar.

    According to the police, Sadashivareddy, who runs a fertilizer supplies store in Karnataka, has good knowledge of BG-III/HT cotton seeds which has been banned by the government. However, aware of its demand in the market, he planned to sell such spurious seeds to farmers and make easy money.

    “Sadashiva Reddy along with his associates procured the spurious cotton seeds and repacked them in small pouches. They were further sold to farmers in Bachupally and Balanagar areas,” said M.Stephen Raveendra, Police Commissioner, Cyberabad.

    In another incident, the police teams arrested G.Venkataramana from Vikarabad, P.Raghupathi Reddy and Praveen Kumar, both from Narayanpet, while transporting spurious seeds at Shadbad on city outskirts.

    Police said Venkataramana, who runs a pest control equipment store, decided to sell the banned spurious cotton seeds in view of its demand in the market. He took land on lease in Vikarabad district and cultivated the banned spurious cotton seeds and sold it to farmers in Shabad and earned easy money.

    The arrested persons and the seized material were handed over to the local police for further action.

  • No Jungle Safari During Morning Hours In Odisha’s Debrigarh Sanctuary For 3 Days

    No Jungle Safari During Morning Hours In Odisha’s Debrigarh Sanctuary For 3 Days

    Bhubaneswar: Jungle safari at Debrigarh Sanctuary under Hirakud Wildlife Division in Odisha’s Sambalpur will remain closed from May 31 to June 2 during morning hours (6am to 9am) to avoid biotic disturbance during the six-day sign survey of carnivores and herbivores (census or density calculation) from May 28.

    According to sources, 26 teams with 52 trained staff have been formed and they will complete the survey in 6 days. The carnivores will be covered during the first 3 days and herbivores on the remaining 3 days, when there will no jungle safari from 6am to 9am.

    “The survey will help us find the density of the prey base inside the sanctuary,” said DFO (Hirakud Wildlife Division) Anshu Pragyan Das.

    The last sign survey in the sanctuary reflected density between 29 and 38 per sq km, Sambar population being highest among herbivores with equal distribution of deer, Indian Gaur, wild boar, Chowsingha and about 70 leopards were reported.

    Presence of one tiger was also ascertained by camera trap. Since last 7-8 months, the male tiger is regularly camera trapped in sanctuary. Around 140 cameras and 12 tiger monitoring teams are regularly monitoring its movement.

    This pre-monsoon survey will confirms its presence, she added.

  • Tehsildar Injured In Attack By Mafia In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Tehsildar Injured In Attack By Mafia In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Dhenkanal: A tehsildar was critically injured in an attack by members of a mafia while the former tried to prevent illegal shifting of soil in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Friday.

    According to sources, Parjang tehsildar Subhra Patel had gone to Patharkhamb village to investigate into the information that some people were trying to lift soil from a government land with a JCB machine. On reaching the spot, the tehsildar took the photographs of the people indulged in illegal work.

    Enraged over it, a group of 8 to 10 people attacked Patel and tried to run JCB vehicle over him. When revenue inspector Alok Kumar Lenka rushed to the spot to rescue the tehsildar, he was also beaten up by the gang.

    Later, the locals rushed both officers to Kamakhyanagar sub-divisional hospital. On being informed, Parjang MLA Nrusingh Charan Sahu and Kamakhyanagar deputy collector Jyoti Shankar Sahu went to the hospital and enquired about the condition of the injured officers.

    A police team went to the village and seized the tractor used by the gang to transport the soil. But by the time they reached there, the gang members had already fled. The police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

  • Scanner of Commissionerate Police on regular traffic violators

    Scanner of Commissionerate Police on regular traffic violators

    Bhubaneswar: Beware regular traffic violators, all the people who have more than five e-challans shall be under the scanner of the Commissionerate Police.

    Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said there have been several instances where several e-challans go unpaid. Most violators do not bother to deposit the fine.

    The police Commissioner further added that the violators continue to drive without caring about traffic rules. So, steps need to be taken to prevent this any further.

    He said that steps shall be taken very soon to collect fines or lodge a police complaint against regular offenders.

    Further, the CP Soumendra further informed, that strict rules and action shall be taken against those who have violated traffic rules more than 5 times.

    It is noteworthy that, if the violators still do not comply, necessary action will be taken against them as per law.

    This has been decided after the fact that there has been a considerable rise in the number of traffic related offences.

  • Telangana: Rythu Bima provides relief for 16,601 families in erstwhile Mahabubnagar

    Telangana: Rythu Bima provides relief for 16,601 families in erstwhile Mahabubnagar

    Mahabubnagar: Rythu Bima, the unique group life insurance scheme for farmers in the State launched by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, has proved to be a boon for farmers’ families in the erstwhile Mahabubnagar district. It has come as a major source of financial relief to families bereaved by farmers’ untimely deaths.

    According to officials, insurance claims worth Rs 830.35 crore have been settled so far covering around 16,601 farmers’ families in the erstwhile Mahabubnagar district since the launch of the scheme in August 2018, with each family receiving Rs 5 lakh.

    Susheelamma from Jammiched, Gadwal district, who received assistance from the government said: “The scheme introduced by the Chief Minister has been a huge help to our family. My husband passed away less than five years ago, and we were struggling to make ends meet. But thanks to the income from the scheme, we were able to get my daughter married and build a house. We are now able to cultivate crops on our three acres of land, and we are very grateful to CM KCR for introducing such a helpful scheme.”

    In the past, government schemes were often not delivered to the intended beneficiaries because of middlemen. These middlemen would take a cut of the benefits, leaving less for the beneficiaries. In order to ensure that farmers’ families received the full benefits of government schemes, the Chief Minister has taken steps to deposit the money directly into the nominee’s account. This has eliminated the need for middlemen and ensured that the benefits go directly to the people who need them most, officials said.

    Distribution of Rythu Bima

    Jogulamba Gadwal

    Farmers: 2,467

    Assistance: Rs.123.35 Cr

    Mahabubnagar

    Farmers: 3,653

    Assistance: Rs.182.65 Cr

    Narayanpet

    Farmers: 3415

    Assistance Rs.170.75 Cr

    Nagarkurnool

    Farmers: 4,323

    Assistance: Rs.216.15 Cr

    Wanaparthy

    Farmers:2,743

    Assistance: Rs.137.15 Cr

  • Bihar headmistress beaten up by teachers in school

    Bihar headmistress beaten up by teachers in school

    Bihar: An apparently simple argument over the shutting of windows in a school escalated into a physical altercation between a headmistress and two teachers in Patna. Students of Korea Panchayat Vidyalay stood by and watched their teachers exchange blows first inside the classroom and then in the field outside.
    Viral videos show distressing visuals of a fight triggered by one party requesting to shut the windows of a classroom while the other refused. Through a grilled window young students watched their headmistress, Kanti Kumari, and teacher, Anita Kumari, exchange heated words.

    As Kanti Kumari starts walking out of the classroom, the teacher runs after her with a slipper in her hand and begins hitting her with it. Another teacher joins in and the two wrestle her to the ground in the field. While one hits her with a slipper, the other uses a stick.

    A second video shows the fight finally being broken up by some men as the children watched on, visibly shocked. NDTV cannot verify the authenticity of these viral videos.

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    Block Education Officer Naresh said that the two teachers had a personal dispute that escalated into the scene at the school. Mr Naresh added that the authorities have been apprised of the matter and further action in the matter is awaited.

  • Van carrying 30 people overturns in Umerkote, 10 women injured

    Van carrying 30 people overturns in Umerkote, 10 women injured

    Umerkote: At least ten women were injured critically on Thursday after a van carrying around 30 people hit a tree in Umerkote of Nabarangpur district of Odisha.

    According to reports, the injured women were from Bisamapuriasahi area. The inured women along with twenty others were reportedly heading towards the Shiva temple in Bulipatana for sitalasasthi when the van lost control and hit a tree on the road side. After hitting the tree, the van overturned. Which resulted in the women getting injured.

    The other women has a narrow escape from the accident. The injured people have been admitted in the nearby hospital.