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  • Hyderabad: Training program on plastic ban held at EPTRI

    Hyderabad: Training program on plastic ban held at EPTRI

    Hyderabad: The Director General of Environment Protection Training & Research Institute (EPTRI), A Vani Prasad, Principal Secretary to Govt of Telangana, conducted a training program on plastic ban, including the single-use plastic ban, and construction and demolition of waste management (CDWM) treatment on the premises of the institute at Gachibowli.

    The awareness event was attended by Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar.

    Shamshabad Municipal Commissioner Bogeshwarlu, Sanitary inspector B Laxmaiah, and Environmental Engineer, P Anil Kumar were also present at the training program.

  • Digital Population Clock opened in Andhra University

    Digital Population Clock opened in Andhra University

    Visakhapatnam: Director General (Statistics) in union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, S.R. Meena, inaugurated the Digital Population Clock at the Population Research Centre of Andhra University here on Friday.

    Speaking on the occasion, Meena noted population projection was needed to create awareness among the students and research scholars.

    All the 18 Population Research Centres across the country would be strengthened to conduct research on contemporary issues, he said, and assured the Andhra University of more research projects.

    AU Vice-Chancellor Prof.P.V.G.D.Prasad Reddy said that the Population Clock would be beneficial to everyone as it provided an interactive and quick overview of entire nations population and states population.

    He appreciated the Population Research Centre (PRC) for its ongoing research activities and said the Population Clock would provide minute by minute estimation of India and Andhra Pradesh population.

    Honorary Director of PRC Visakhapatnam, Prof. B. Muniswamy underlined the activities of PRC which included monitoring of various national programmes like Programme Implementation Plan, District Hospital Ranking and Pan India Research Studies.

  • AP: Stage set for annual Mahanadu of Telugu Desam Party

    AP: Stage set for annual Mahanadu of Telugu Desam Party

    Rajahmundry: The stage is set to conduct the annual Mahanadu of Telugu Desam Party here during the weekend.

    Already, the polit bureau of the party met on Friday and it will be followed by the delegates meeting on Saturday and public meeting on Sunday at Vemagiri in the historic town. Arrangements are made to seat about 15,000 in the plenary.

    With soaring temperatures during summer, coolers are set up in the galleries. A statue of the party founder NTR is moved to the stage and the plenary would begin after TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, his son and general secretary Nara Lokesh and others paid tribute to late NTR.

  • Schools in Telangana gear up to reopen on June 12

    Schools in Telangana gear up to reopen on June 12

    Hyderabad: With the countdown having begun for the reopening of the schools, students are just left with a couple of weeks to enjoy their summer break. The schools are set to reopen for the new academic year on June 12.

    While the schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have already commenced the academic year 2023-24 in the months of March and April, the schools recognized by the State board will begin the academic year on June 12.

    With the summer vacations drawing to closure, several families who have been out on travel or spending time in the home towns, have started to pack up.

    “After Class VIII annual exams, classwork for Class IX was held for one month and later we were given summer break till June 11. Though not much homework has been given by the teachers, my parents are insisting on studying concepts of Class IX. Currently, I am unwinding in my hometown,” said Irene, a Class IX student of private CBSE school.

    For some, the vacations however did not mean much. Students particular of Class X, XI and XII are busy attending online classes being conducted by their school managements or preparing for the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) or National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in their vacation time.

    “Despite being summer vacation, the school management has been taking online classes daily for about one hour in the morning,” a CBSE school student said.

    With just couple of week left, even parents, too, are caught up in their ward’s preparations with shopping for notebooks, stationery, and textbooks, which have already hit the markets. Although teachers have been given summer vacation, they are asked to prepare lesson plans and submit the same.

    “We have been asked to submit subject-wise lesson plans and content to be taught in the class. Prior to the vacation, the school management conducted training sessions on new and innovative teaching methods. Teachers are asked to report to the school on June 2,” a CBSE School Class XI and XII teacher said.

    Badi Bata

    Meanwhile, the School Education department is planning to hold Badi Bata (admission drive) in the government schools from June 1 to 9. As part of the drive, teachers will hold door-to-door campaigns to identify children and enroll them at the entry level in their respective schools.
    Out of school children or dropped out students will also be identified and admitted to schools in appropriate class as per their age.

  • Rise in mercury levels make people crave ice apples in Hyderabad

    Rise in mercury levels make people crave ice apples in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: The summer brings out a craving for mangoes, but apart from mangoes what also is the quintessence of summer indulgence are ice apples that are found in abundance during the season.

    Called Thati Munjalu locally, the translucent ice apples are tucked inside hard purple-black or green coloured shells, each containing 2 to 4 ice apples depending on the size of the shell. Peeling off the outer light brown layer reveals the translucent flesh packed with nutritious water inside and though the texture is similar to that of tender coconut meat, the water tastes pleasant and sweet.

    Vendors of ice apples have been recording good sales with pushcarts or road side stalls in places such as Pisal Banda, Chandrayangutta, Balapur, Kothapet, LB Nagar, Santoshnagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar, BN Reddy Nagar, and Karmangh.

    “We bring these fruits from Mall, a village in Yacharam Mandal, in an auto-trolley and sell them in different parts of the city. The fruits arrive in April every summer and be available till May,” said Venkatesh, a vendor at Kothapet.

    Amid the high temperatures, vendors are seeing huge demand from customers resulting in brisk business across the city.

    “There is a very good response from customers as the rise in the mercury levels has pushed up demand for these nutritious fruits among city dwellers,” said Sandeep, another vendor at Pisal Banda.

    There is more to ice apple than just good taste as it offers numerous health benefits. The summer fruit acts as a natural coolant and maintains the right balance of electrolytes in the body. This is in addition to soothing summer skin rashes and treating constipation and digestive issues caused due to dehydration during the hot months.

  • TSRTC plans to educate citizens on ‘Tiger Conservation’

    TSRTC plans to educate citizens on ‘Tiger Conservation’

    Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is joining the campaign to spread awareness on tigers by coming up with a mobile photo exhibition highlighting the need to save and protect the big cats.

    On the occasion of 50 years of Project Tiger which was launched in the country to conserve the tigers in the face of their declining numbers, the RTC is getting ready to have the photo exhibition on its ‘Hyderabad on Wheels’ bus. Being taken up as part of social responsibility, the corporation aims to create awareness on tigers among the citizens, with special focus on youngsters and students.

    The travelling exhibition will have photos of tigers clicked by wildlife photographers including Prof.Jitender Govindani, Dean (Academics) of ICBM-School of Business Excellence. Apart from it, comprehensive information on tigers and need for their conservation will also be showcased.

    “It is everyone’s responsibility to protect tigers, which are the mainstay of biodiversity.

    Saving tigers is like saving the environment. With the intention to educate people on conservation of tigers and to make them participate in the process, the tiger exhibition is being planned,” said a senior TSRTC official.

    The photo exhibition will be setup in the ‘Hyderabad on Wheels’ bus which is from Chengicherla depot and was used for the Indian Photo Festival exhibition last year. Officials plan to station this bus in crowded places across the city including parks, bus and railway stations, schools and colleges.

    “Citizens are requested to support this innovative initiative which perhaps is being conducted for the first time in India. These kind of efforts add up to the bigger initiative of Project Tiger by ensuring more awareness and participation on part of the citizens,” the senior official said.

    ‘Project Tiger’, was started in 1973 in India to promote conservation of the animal in the country. It was started in the face of rapidly dwindling tiger population; so much so that the species was listed as ‘Endangered’ back then.

  • Two countries, 80 meetings, 42k jobs: KTR’s tour summed up

    Two countries, 80 meetings, 42k jobs: KTR’s tour summed up

    Hyderabad: Two weeks, two countries, over 80 business meetings, and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao is returning home with multiple investments and a staggering 42,000 jobs for Telangana.

    Apart from each job carrying the potential to create three to four indirect jobs, the United Kingdom-United States tour of the delegation led by the Minister has also attracted investments for Tier II cities of the State, bolstering the State government’s efforts to take its IT success story from Hyderabad into more cities and towns of Telangana.

    The Minister had met with NRI CEOs of more than 30 companies and emphasized IT operations beyond Hyderabad, with one of the most pronounced impacts of this being Sonata Software’s announcement to set up shop with 200 jobs at the Nalgonda IT Hub.

    Another announcement came from 3M-ECLAT, which will launch an operations centre at Karimnagar. This apart, Rite Software has evinced interest to expand operations to Warangal in the near future.

    During the two-week tightly-scheduled trip, Rama Rao and his team participated in over 80 business meetings and five sector-specific roundtable meetings, with the Minister addressing two international conferences as well.

    Cutting across various sectors like Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Emerging Technologies, IT and ITES, Media and Entertainment, Aerospace and Defense, Life sciences, Medical Devices, Digital Solutions, Innovation and Data Centre, Automotive and EV and others, the Industries Minister’s tour attracted major investments, reaffirming Telangana’s position as a preferred investment destination.

    Right from global media power house Warner Bros. Discovery to healthcare tech major Medtronic, asset management giant State Street and Bain Capital-owned VXI Global Solutions to London Stock Exchange Group, sports streaming major DAZN, French-American Oil and Gas giant TechnipFMC, global consulting and financial firm AlliantGroup; Stem cell therapy specialist StemCures, the list of firms that announced either investments, new centres or expansion of existing centres goes on.

    The highlight of the tour came towards the end though, at Nevada in the US, where the Minister delivered the keynote address at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress held by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The 171-year-old ASCE, one of the world’s most respected professional bodies for civil engineers, declared the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project an enduring symbol of engineering progress and partnership and presented a plaque declaring the same to the Minister.

  • 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.

  • Hyderabad: Teenager ends life at boyfriend’s house after tiff over marriage

    Hyderabad: Teenager ends life at boyfriend’s house after tiff over marriage

    Hyderabad: A teenager died by suicide at the house of her boyfriend at Jawaharnagar on city outskirts after a tiff over deciding about their marriage on Thursday.

    According to the police, B Pooja (18) a resident of Mehdipatnam was pursuing a fashion designing course from an institute in Chaitanyapuri. Since a few years, Pooja was into relationship with one Dayakar, a resident of Yapral in Jawaharnagar. Both of them had decided to marry soon.

    However, since a few days, Dayakar’s mother who came to know about their relationship threatened Pooja against continuing it and warned Dayakar too. She also called up the girl’s parents over phone and allegedly threatened them.

    On Thursday, Dayakar called up Pooja and both of them met at Chaitanyapuri from where the former took her to his house at Jawaharnagar. “An argument took place between Pooja, Dayakar and his mother at the house. Pooja rushed into a room and latched the door from inside. With the help of a scarf she hanged herself to the ceiling fan and died,” said the Jawaharnagar police.

    A case is registered under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC against Dayakar and his mother.

  • 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.