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  • Elderly jailed for so many years for raping a minor

    Elderly jailed for so many years for raping a minor

    Hyderabad: The III Additional District Judge who is the Judge for the Fast Track Trial of Rape and Pocso cases at Kukatpally sentenced a 65-year-old man, Vakiti Madhav, of attempting to sexually assault a seven-year-old girl at Jagathgirigutta in January 2022, and sentenced him to imprisonment for four years as well as a fine of `2,000 fine on him.

    The court during the trial examined the victim, who was then aged seven, her parents and other witnesses. Besides, the judge examined CCTV footage which showed the girl and the accused going to the accused’s home.

    The victim identified the accused said that Madhav had offered to buy chocolate for her, took her into his house and attempted to sexually assault her.

    A statement said Jagathgirigutta sub-inspector Lingam investigated the case and it was argued by public prosecutor P Nageshwara Rao.

  • Two spells of rain add to Monday blues

    Two spells of rain add to Monday blues

    Hyderabad: Hyderabad continued to reel from unseasonal weather on Monday, receiving a spell of rainfall in the morning and again in the evening which left key roads waterlogged and several arterial lanes inundated.

    Among the worst-hit areas in the evening spell of rains were Trimulgherry, Kanajiguda, Balanagar, Quthbullapur, Alwal, Bandlaguda, Uppal, Malkajgiri, Hayathnagar, Bahadurpura, Charminar and Singareni Colony in Saroornagar.

    Roads in Purana Haveli, Shalibanda and Malakpet were flooded, with commuters and residents wading through knee-deep water.

    A road in Filmnagar was also washed away by the rains, following which the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s town planning section identified dilapidated buildings and started issuing notices to ensure structural integrity.

    Further, civic officials warned against unauthorised constructions and said that all under-construction sites must be well-barricaded, with safety measures in place.

    The areas of Koti, Himayatnagar, Secunderabad, Tarnaka, Kompally, Moula Ali, Rajendranagar, Old City, Osmania University, Malakpet, Saroornagar, Nampally, Dilsukhnagar, Balapur, LB Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, Nagole, Neredmet, Musheerabad, Hayathnagar, Keesara, Medipally, Masab Tank, Mehdipatnam, Attapur and Shaikpet received moderate to heavy rains for around half an hour in the morning.

    Quthbullapur recorded the highest rainfall, at 30.8 mm, followed by Bandlaguda and Uppal, at 29.3 mm each, as per the TS Development and Planning Society report.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the state will experience more rain due to the trough running from west Vidarbha to south-interior Karnataka, across Marathwada and north-interior Karnataka, with mainly low-level south-easterly winds.

    On Monday, there was no relief for districts, which continued to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall.

    Hanamkonda, Jagtial, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Karimnagar, Kamareddy, Khammam, Macherial, Nagarkurnool, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Ranga Reddy, Rajanna Siricilla, Wanaparthy, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri reported heavy to very heavy rainfall, while Jagtial, Medak, Rajanna Sircilla and Siddipet also recorded hailstorms.

    The highest rainfall in the state on Monday was at Siddipet, at 33.5 mm, followed Medchal-Malkajgiri, at 30.8 mm, and Nirmal, at 29.5 mm.

  • Congress celebrates May Day

    Congress celebrates May Day

    Hyderabad: State Congress leaders celebrated May Day at Indira Bhavan in Nampally on Monday. Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao unfurled a flag to mark the day, and distributed sweets to the staff and workers. AICC secretary Rohit Choudhary and Hanumantha Rao later presented the Shrama Shakti awards.

    Speaking on the occasion, Hanumantha Rao said that the previous Congress governments had introduced laws that protected the interests of labour, and ensured that they were implemented across the country. Congress labour cell chairman Prakash Goud, Kisan Congress vice-chairman Kodanda Reddy and others participated.

  • Haj pilgrims from Hyderabad to begin departing on June 7

    Haj pilgrims from Hyderabad to begin departing on June 7

    Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has announced the final departure schedule for Haj 2023 from 22 embarkation points across the country. This year, the central government has identified 22 embarkation points from where pilgrims will depart and return, with the Hyderabad embarkation point being one of them.

    As per the schedule, the departure of pilgrims from Hyderabad will begin on June 7 and continue till June 22, with an estimated 5,200 pilgrims expected to leave from Hyderabad. The pilgrims will leave for Jeddah and return from Madina, with the return journey beginning on July 13 and the last batch expected to reach Hyderabad on August 2.

    In a significant move, the Andhra Pradesh government has been included in the embarkation coalition point, with Vijayawada being identified as the point of departure for pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh. The departure of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh will also start on June 7 and continue till June 22, with an estimated 1,800 pilgrims expected to leave from the state.

    The Haj Committee of India has mobilised the respective State Haj Committees as per the embarkation points. The Telangana Haj Committee has received an advance of Rs 81,800 from 4,700 pilgrims who have paid the first installment of travel expenses amounting to Rs 1,70,000.

    However, the Telangana Haj Committee is yet to receive passports from another 550 pilgrims, with 100 pilgrims having already reported the cancellation of their journey. Additionally, the committee has received a total of 4,525 passports, including 103 passports of NRIs.

    Vistara Airlines services are likely to be set up for Telangana Haj pilgrims, further easing their travel arrangements.

    The Haj Committee has made extensive arrangements for the comfort and convenience of the pilgrims, including transportation, accommodation, and other necessary facilities. The committee has also issued guidelines to ensure that all pilgrims follow COVID-19 protocols and guidelines during their journey.

    With the departure schedule now finalized, the Haj Committee of India is all set to ensure a smooth and hassle-free journey for all the pilgrims.

  • Youth arrested in theft case dies in police custody

    Youth arrested in theft case dies in police custody

    Hyderabad (IANS) | A man arrested in a theft case died in police custody in Hyderabad on Tuesday night.

    Chiranjeevi, who was picked up from his house by the police on Tuesday evening, died a few hours later under suspicious circumstances.

    While the police claimed that he recovered and succumbed to his injuries at Gandhi Hospital, his family members alleged that he died due to torture by the police.

    Chiranjeevi, said to be an auto rickshaw driver, was picked up from his house in Singareni Colony Secunderabad and allegedly taken to Tukaram Gate police station.

    One of the family members said that some policemen came to the house and took him away saying that he would be questioned in connection with the theft. He alleged that the policemen did not tell the name of the police station where he was being taken.

    Around 10.30 am, the police informed Chiranjeevi’s family that he had collapsed due to a fit and died during treatment at Gandhi Hospital. However, the family alleged that she was tortured, which led to her death.

    A relative said the body bore injury marks on the head, face and limbs, which showed she was tortured in police custody.

    The family of the deceased demanded justice.

  • Passport Offices in Hyderabad to release additional appointments

    Passport Offices in Hyderabad to release additional appointments

    Hyderabad: Good news for those who are planning to apply for a passport in Hyderabad or waiting for the appointments as the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the city are going to release 500 additional appointments daily for two weeks starting on April 27. This decision has been taken due to huge demand and long waiting times for appointments in the city.

    Due to Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti, the functioning of these PSKs and POPSKs was suspended on April 14, and applicants were advised to reschedule their appointments to the next available date.

    However, due to the high demand, the waiting time was long. To tackle this issue, the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Hyderabad, has decided to release the additional appointments.

    Passport appointment availability at offices in Hyderabad
    These additional appointments will be made available at five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Telangana. Out of five PSKs in the state, three are located in Hyderabad.

  • Telangana: GHMC to renovate Sanath Nagar cremation ground at a cost of Rs 10 crore

    Telangana: GHMC to renovate Sanath Nagar cremation ground at a cost of Rs 10 crore

    Hyderabad: The crematorium near the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Sanath Nagar constituency is all set to be revamped from scratch by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

    Being planned to have more features and facilities than the existing Vaikunta Mahaprasthanam in Jubilee Hills, the GHMC will develop the Sanath Nagar crematorium with a cost of Rs 10 crore.

    The facilities that will come up in the crematorium include funeral platforms, a building equipped with seating arrangements, amenities like drinking water and wash areas, storage facilities for ashes, prayer hall, sufficient parking, lockers, apart from pathways, plantation and landscaping.

    “We will deploy security guards and install CCTV cameras as a part of security measures. We are also planning to put in place a mechanism where the last rites are streamed online for the family members who are unable to attend the funeral,” Animal Husbandry Minister, T Srinivas Yadav, who visited the crematorium on Monday, said.

    “This graveyard is spread on a land parcel measuring around 7.5 acres and it will be developed better than Vaikunta Mahaprasthanam,” he said. The facility will be available for residents from Sanath Nagar, Jubilee Hills, Kukatpally and Khairatabad.

    Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi, GHMC Commissioner, DS Lokesh Kumar, GHMC Zonal Commissioner of Khairatabad Zone Ravi Kiran and others were present.

  • HMDA set to auction over 200 open plots in Hyderabad

    HMDA set to auction over 200 open plots in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is all set to conduct an e-auction of 218 open plots on May 22, 23, and 24. The plots are free from litigation and have good road connectivity. In addition, infrastructural works related to internal roads and street lights will be completed in 18 months.

    The auction has set different upset prices based on the location. For the open plots at Bachupally, outskirts of Hyderabad, the price is Rs. 25000 per square yard whereas, for plots at Medipally, it is Rs. 32000 per square yard.

    Registration for e-auction
    The sizes of the open plots in Hyderabad vary. At Bachupally, the size is 265-576 square yards whereas, at Medipally, the size is 230-643 sq. yards.

    Registration for the e-auction of plots in Medipally and Bachupally can be done on the HMDA website (click here). The EMD amount for plots at both places is Rs 1, 00, 000. For site visits of HMDA plots and queries, cellphone numbers 7396345623 or 9154843213 can be dialed.

  • Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan rejects a pending Bill

    Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan rejects a pending Bill

    HYDERABAD: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has rejected one of the three Bills pending with her, amid the continuing rift with the State government. She rejected the Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Bill.

    The Bill was passed by the state legislature to include Director of Medical Education and Additional Director of Medical Education among the categories of professors, associate professors and assistant professors of government medical colleges for the purpose of superannuation age and raise the superannuation age from 61 years to 65 years.

    The development came before the Supreme Court resumed hearing on the state government’s petition seeking direction to the Governor to take a decision on Bills pending with her.

    Thr Supreme Court was informed a few days ago that the Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment Bill, the Telangana Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, and the Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Bill wereunder active consideration of the Governor.

    It was also told that the Governor has given her assent to three bills. They are the Telangana Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill, Telangana Municipalities (Amendment Bill), and the Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill.

    She sent the University of Forestry Telangana Bill and the Telangana Universities Common Recruitment Board Bill to the President for her consideration and assent.

    The apex court was told that the Governor had sought certain clarification from the state government in regard to the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill. It was also informed that the Azamabad Industrial Area (Termination and Regulation of Leases) (Amendment) Bill has not been submitted yet by the Law Department to the Governor for consideration.

    The Supreme Court was hearing a petition by the state government seeking direction to the Governor to take a decision on the Bills pending with her.

    In a writ petition, the state government brought to the notice of the Supreme Court that 10 Bills are pending with Raj Bhavan. While seven Bills were pending since September 2022, three Bills were sent to the Governor in February for her approval.

    The petition pleaded the Supreme Court to declare as illegal, irregular and unconstitutional the delay by the governor. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) slammed the Governor for giving assent to only three out of 10 pending bills.

    –IANS

  • Hyderabad to receive rainfall till Thursday, forecasts IMD

    Hyderabad to receive rainfall till Thursday, forecasts IMD

    Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Hyderabad, forecasting rainfall till Thursday, April 27.

    According to the IMD Hyderabad, all six zones in Hyderabad – Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally – are expected to have a generally cloudy sky, with light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers expected towards the evening or night.

    Maximum temperature in Hyderabad
    While Hyderabad is expected to receive rainfall, the maximum temperature in the city is likely to be in the range of 36 to 40 degrees Celsius.

    This is in line with the forecast by the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), which has also predicted light rainfall or thundershowers at isolated places towards the evening/night for the next three days.