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KTR’s US tour: Telangana gets more investments

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao’s ongoing tour to United States continues to fetch more investments into Telangana. On Friday, more companies announced their plans in different sectors in Telangana.

GeneSys Biologics Private Limited announced its expansion plans, which will not only contribute to Hyderabad’s biotech sector but also facilitate their ongoing collaboration with US-based Civica Rx.

GeneSys, which has already invested about 50 million dollars at Genome Valley, Hyderabad, now plans to invest an additional 50-60 million dollars for setting up a new large scale recombinant bulk manufacturing facility (from fermentation to purified bulk insulin) for its insulin analogues.

GeneSys, a science-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, currently employs about 250 personnel. At the new facility, nearly 300 more jobs would be generated.

2500 IT jobs to be created in Tier II cities

The IT and Industries Minister had a fruitful meeting with CEOs of 30 different companies at Washington. Many of these companies have evinced interest in setting up their offices in Nizamabad, Siddipet and Nalgonda.

Accordingly, over 2,500 IT jobs would be generated, besides creating indirect employment to another 10,000 people in the tier II cities. Interestingly, many non-Telugu and non-Telangana entrepreneurs expressed their willingness in establishing offices in tier-2 cities.

This was after the Minister apprised the CEOs about Telangana government’s initiatives in establishing IT Towers in Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam and Mahabubnagar. The IT Tower at Siddipet will be inaugurated soon, while the ones in Nizamabad and Nalgonda are in different stages of construction. The State government also sanctioned an IT Tower in Adilabad, the Minister informed the CEOs.

Explaining the State government’s focus on the 3D mantra, including Decongest, Decarbonize and Decentralize, the Minister invited the NRIs to set up their offices in their hometowns and create rural employment.

ZapCom’s Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad

ZapCom Group Inc, a US-based Product Engineering and Solutions company, will be establishing its Center of Excellence (CoE) specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP) driven products for travel, hospitality, fintech and retail sectors.

ZapCom’s team led by its Founder and CEO Kishore Pallamreddy met with Industries Minister KT Rama Rao at Washington DC.

At present, ZapCom’s units are spread across the United States (California, Texas, and Florida), Central America, and India. ZapCom’s proposed CoE in Hyderabad will provide employment to 500 initially and would be expanding to 1,000 plus within a year.

Dedicated operations center in Karimnagar

ECLAT Health Solutions, a leading provider in healthcare support services has decided to establish a dedicated operations center in Karimnagar, employing about 100 people in the near term with a potential to grow upto 200 people.

This was announced after ECLAT Health Solutions signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems (HIS), a world-renowned leader in healthcare transformation. The agreement allows ECLAT to provide medical coding and clinical documentation services to 3M customers.

After the partnership, the leadership teams of 3M and ECLAT Health Solutions met with Industries Minister KT Rama Rao at Washington DC.

Additional opportunities for collaboration between Telangana government and 3M & ECLAT including improvement in healthcare delivery, technology platforms for population health, medical devices R&D and manufacturing were also discussed during the meeting.

“Eclat has an established presence in Karimnagar providing medical coding and related technology services. The Karimnagar center has delivered some high end work to several large clients. It is not only cost effective but also provides employment for the women and rural youth who are hungry to perform well” said Karthik Polsani, Group CEO and Founder of ECLAT Health Solutions.

“We are excited with the vision of the Telangana government to promote life sciences and healthcare, and we are looking forward to collaboration with them. As a first step towards this collaboration, we are happy that a delivery hub will be established through our strategic partner ECLAT Health in Karimnagar” said Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, Global CMO, 3M HIS. Eom

May 19, 2023
HM Mahmood Ali launches ‘Sahas’ initiative to make workplaces safer for women

Hyderabad: To make workplaces safer, Sahas, an initiative was launched by Home Minister Mohd.Mahmood Ali in the presence of DGP Anjani Kumar, Additional DGP (Women Safety Wing), Shikha Goel and Femina Miss India, Manasa Varanasi here on Friday.

Sahas aims to strengthen the ecosystem of support for women who face workplace sexual harassment. Under the initiative, the Sahas Microsite, Sahas Sathi Chatbot, Sahas WhatsApp Number, Forum and online support facilities were launched.

Mahmood Ali said Telangana, which is among the youngest states in the country, continues to lead the way in terms of groundbreaking initiatives involving government industry partnerships. Anjani Kumar lauded the initiative and called it a natural next step towards reducing vulnerabilities in workplaces.

Shikha Goel, who was instrumental in the conceptualisation and implementation of Sahas said the State has the largest percentage of working women in the country, and this could only be possible due to the positive atmosphere employers have created over time.

For more about Sahas, log on to web site: https://womensafetywing.telangana.gov.in/sahas or WhatsApp on 7331194540 or email to sahasmitru.wsw@gmail.com.

May 19, 2023
Siddipet Autonagar: One stop destination for vehicle owners

Siddipet: Siddipet will have an Autonagar soon where vehicle users can find every service at one stop.

The Autonagar is being developed on 25 acres near the industrial park on the outskirts of Mandapally, spending Rs 15 crore. The Autonagar is the brainchild of Finance Minister T Harish Rao who was developing Siddipet into a modern city providing all the facilities. The facility will have all kinds of repair workshops for different kinds of vehicles. The 25 acres of land was divided into 400 plots which will be allotted shortly to the mechanics and garage owners.

The plots will be allotted to eligible mechanics and garage owners shortly by the district administration in a transparent way. The Autonagar will have garages such as repairing, denting, painting, auto electric shops, battery works, rexine works, puncture, and other works. Vehicle users can also find all kinds of spare parts for two, three, four, and heavy vehicles here. Apart from the existing Rajiv Rahadhari, two national highways were going through Siddipet which are being laid by NHAI.

In view of the increasing needs of the automobile sector, Auto Nagar was developed with a plan in place. Wide roads were being laid besides providing electricity supply and drinking water supply. Autoagar Association representative RK Narasimhulu said the association members will be indebted to the State government and Harish Rao for giving them such a facility. Since all the mechanic shops were being shifted to Auto Nagar, the city will also be freed from noise and vehicle movement.

May 19, 2023
‘First act, second think’: Congress slams PM Modi over withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes

By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Congress targeted the prime minister on Friday over the RBI announcement on the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, saying the move was “typical of our self-styled vishwaguru” and his method of “first act, second think.”

A party MP said it was the beginning of a second demonetisation “disaster”, in an apparent reference to the demonetisation exercise of November 8, 2016, when the legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes was withdrawn by the Narendra Modi government.

“Typical of our self-styled Vishwaguru. First Act, Second Think (FAST). 2000 rupee notes introduced with such fanfare after that singularly disastrous ‘Tughlaqi firman’ of Nov 8 2016 are now being withdrawn,” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter, targeting the prime minister.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore tweeted, “Second Demo disaster starts…M = Madness.”

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, and existing notes in circulation can either be deposited in bank accounts or exchanged by September 30.

The Rs 2,000 denomination bank note was introduced in November 2016, primarily to meet the currency requirement of the economy in an expeditious manner after the withdrawal of the legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes that were in circulation at that time.

May 19, 2023
CUO At Odisha’s Koraput To Start 4 New Courses Focusing On Farming From This Academic Year

Koraput: The Central University of Odisha (CUO) will start three new under-graduate (UG) courses and one post-graduate (PG) programme from 2023-24 academic year.

The new courses include 4-year BSc in Agriculture Science, Dairy Science and Forest Management and two-year PG/MBA programme in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Chakradhar Tripathi had a meeting with the Ministry of Education at New Delhi on new programmes for the young generations of not only Odisha but also India. Considering the academic scenario in the country, it has been decided to launch the new courses to cater to the interest of the young population including the tribal community.

Speaking on the new courses, the vice-chancellor said, “Agriculture, livestock, and forest products are the mainstay of the economy of Koraput district and more than 80% of its population directly depends on agriculture. Majority of farmers use traditional farming systems. This traditional knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation by families.”

In 2012, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations accorded the status of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) to the traditional agricultural system being practiced in Koraput for promoting food security and conserving biodiversity.

“Keeping this in view, the CUO will start the BSc programme in Agriculture Science, Dairy Science and Forest Management from 2023-24 academic session”, said Prof Tripathi.

He further said Koraput is a prominent producer of rice, millet, ginger, coffee, black pepper, vegetable, and jackfruit. Besides, strawberry, dragon fruit, apple, banana, and other rare fruit are also produced in the district.

“In spite of such huge production, there is no adequate management and supply chain system for marketing these products at the national and international level. The new programme of two-year PG/MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management will fulfill these demands,” he added.

The university will issue admission notice for the new programmes shortly and the admission process will be completed by July 31. While the intake capacity in each discipline will be 44, the new faculty for the programmes will be recruited soon, he said.

May 19, 2023
Demonetisation may happen again in the country, RBI took a big decision

New Delhi. The Reserve Bank of India has taken a big decision on the biggest currency note of 2000 rupees. According to the Reserve Bank, the Rs 2000 note will remain legal tender, but it will be taken out of circulation. The Reserve Bank of India has advised the country’s banks to stop issuing 2000 rupee notes with immediate effect. The Reserve Bank has taken this decision under the ‘Clean Note Policy’. By September 30, 2023, Rs 2000 notes can be deposited in the bank. After the demonetization of the Reserve Bank in the year 2016, the Reserve Bank had issued a note of 2000 rupees. For the last few months, 2000 rupee notes were less visible in the market. People said that even 2000 rupee notes are not coming out from ATMs.
In this regard, the government had also given information in the Parliament. The Reserve Bank had given a lot of information about the 2000 rupee note in its annual report. According to the annual report of the Reserve Bank of India, not a single note of Rs 2000 has been printed in FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. Because of this, the circulation of Rs 2000 notes has reduced in the market. After the announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 November 2016, all the notes of 500 and 1000 rupees were out of circulation. In place of these currencies, new notes of 500 and 2000 rupees were issued by the Reserve Bank. The Reserve Bank believed that the Rs 2000 note would easily compensate for the value of those notes which were put out of circulation.

May 19, 2023
Delhi: Mukhtar’s son Umar Ansari shocked by the Supreme Court

The petition demanding the cancellation of the case was rejected, the Supreme Court rejected the demand for cancellation of the case, the case filed in the case of land grab was demanded to be canceled. Supreme Court refuses to hear Mukhtar’s son Umar, had earlier rejected Umar’s petition from Allahabad HC as well. Case of land grab at Jiamau, Lucknow.

May 19, 2023
Lucknow: Book release, Dhamma Sabha program organized

Program organized at International Buddhist Research Institute, Shri Gautam Buddhacharit, ‘Gautam Buddha’ book released, Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak released the book. Former minister Dr. Mahendra Singh was also present, Khushiram Drivedi has written the book ‘Shri Gautam Buddhacharit’. Dr. Karuna Pandey has written the book ‘Gautam Buddha’.

May 19, 2023
Telangana Cabinet announces scrapping of GO No 111

Hyderabad: The State Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao here on Thursday, has announced the scrapping of GO No. 111, which was issued in 1996 to prevent undue industrialisation and heavy construction activities in 83 villages and pollution of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar.

Briefing the media on the proceedings of the meeting, Minister T Harish Rao said the rules and regulations in force for the lands in the limits of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would be applicable for the lands in the 84 villages in the revenue mandals of Shamshabad, Rajendranagar, Moinabad, Chevella and Shabad revenue mandals – all falling under the 10-km catchment area of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar.

Neither the city of Hyderabad nor the villages in the limits of the HMDA were any further depending on the two sources. The water supply to the city and the suburbs was largely depending on the waters drawn from Godavari, Krishna and Manjeera, and the State government had decided to do away with the GO No 111, as the people in all the 84 villages have been demanding for quite some time.

The Chief Minister had announced in April last year that the GO had become redundant. It was issued to protect the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, which at that point of time, catered to drinking water needs of people of the Greater Hyderabad region. However, now, the State government had overcome the drinking water shortage that affected the capital region, and had created adequate alternate water resources, he had said.

Water supply was abundant with water being taken without difficulty through projects including the Sunkishala Intake Project and Mallanna Sagar, with Hyderabad not to face water problems for another 100 years, he had said.

May 18, 2023
Odisha Vigilance nab Section Officer on charges of bribery

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance nabbed a Section Officer on charges of bribery on Thursday. The arrestee has been identified as Girija Shankar Das, the Section Officer of the office of the Commissioner of Food Safety in Bhubaneswar.

According to reports, Shankar Das was apprehended while demanding and accepting bribe Rs 10,000 from a complainant to process his file for change of the name of Pharmacist of his medicine store. He assured the complainant to get it done by influencing a staff of Drugs Controller in Bhubaneswar where he (Das) was posted earlier.

Apart from arresting the Section Officer, the Vigilance sleuths also recovered the entire bribe money from his possession and seized it, said sources.

Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at two locations of Das from disproportionate assets (DA) angle.

In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case No. 12/23 U/s 7 PC (Amendment) Act, 2018 has been registered. Further investigation is underway against accused Das.

May 18, 2023