Tag: Telangana

  • Telangana DGP asks police officials to be vigilant in election year

    Telangana DGP asks police officials to be vigilant in election year

    Hyderabad: The Director General of Police of the state Anjani Kumar, while stating that assembly elections are approaching in Telangana asked the police officials to be more vigilant in keeping peace and security. He issued these orders during a high-level meeting held at the DGP office with the CPs and SPs who came to participate in the unveiling of the tallest 125 feet statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar in Hyderabad.

    Speaking on the occasion, Anjani Kumar said that all the police officers of the state should be reoriented to build a new society in the spirit of Dr. BR Ambedkar.

    DGP Anjani Kumar, who paid floral tributes to Ambedkar’s portrait, said that it was a privilege to participate in the unveiling of the 125 feet statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar, which is historically the largest in the country.

    Speaking on the occasion, he said that ensuring peace, and security and quantifying the work from special branches is very important in the election year. He also said that it is equally important to sensitize the state protectees as part of keeping the law and order. He said that the police force should work with new strategies to tackle new challenges. The DGP said that the village visit and community outreach program held by the department in the month of February had received an overwhelmingly positive response from all the districts and asked the police officials to hold several such meaningful and productive programs.

    Reeling out the statistics related to deaths due to road accidents in the state, Anjani Kumar asked the police officials to identify the hot spots of the road accidents along with the officials of the concerned roads and buildings department and undertake road engineering to prevent the road accidents.

    Stating that there is an increase in cyber-crimes in the world as well as in Telangana state, he wanted the officials to take special measures to make people aware of all the cyber-crimes that are taking place in the state. He said that cybercrime was not limited to cities and towns but also spread to the villages of the state and added that creating awareness among the people was the only way to prevent the cyber-crimes. He asked the officials to train at least 10 police officers in every police station in the state on the subject of cyber-crime besides providing advance training to four Police Constables from each police station of the state to prevent them

  • LIVE: PM Modi to visit Hyderabad today

    LIVE: PM Modi to visit Hyderabad today

    Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Hyderabad today, where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore in Telangana. During his two-hour visit, he will also address a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.

    As per the itinerary, Modi will reach Begumpet Airport at 11.30 a.m. and then head to Secunderabad Railway Station to flag off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. The new train is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities by almost three and a half hours and will be particularly beneficial for pilgrims.

    After the flag-off ceremony, the Prime Minister will attend a public meeting at Parade Grounds, where he will lay the foundation stone for new blocks at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bibinagar. He will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station, which is being taken up at a cost of Rs 720 crore. The revamped station will have world-class amenities and an aesthetically designed iconic building. It will feature a double-level spacious roof plaza with all passenger amenities in one place, as well as multimodal connectivity for seamless transfer of passengers from rail to other modes of transport.

    Furthermore, the Prime Minister will flag off 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) services in the suburban section of Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing commuters with a fast, convenient, and comfortable travel option. He will also dedicate to the nation the doubling and electrification of the Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar project, stretching over 85 km, completed at a cost of nearly Rs 1,410 crore. The project will provide seamless connectivity and assist in enhancing the average speed of trains.

    During the program, he will also lay the foundation stone for five National Highway projects worth more than Rs 7,850 crore. These road projects will strengthen the road connectivity of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

    After spending an hour at the public function at Parade Ground, the Prime Minister will leave for Chennai from Begumpet Airport at 1.20 p.m.

  • Man paid 6 lakhs to buy TSPSC paper for his girlfriend

    Man paid 6 lakhs to buy TSPSC paper for his girlfriend

    Hyderabad: A new revelation has been made in the investigation of the Telangana State Public Service Commission examination. A lover has reportedly bought the DAO exam paper for Rs 6 lakh for his girlfriend. The duo was produced before the magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.

    The disclosure of TSPSC papers has become a sensational issue in the state and has created a political storm. Following protests by opposition parties and student organizations, the government formed an SIT to probe the matter. Loukik, a lover, had allegedly bought the paper for the examination to be held on February 26 by paying Parveen Rs 6 lakh for the Divisional Accounts Officer (DAO) for her beloved Sushmita.

    After the leak of the papers, the Telangana State Public Service Commission cancelled the DAO exam along with other examinations. The SIT probing the case issued notices to hundreds of people and questioned them and arrested 17 people so far. Which includes this lover couple.

    According to the reports Loukik managed to bought the question paper for DAOs entrance test from Praveen by paying a whopping Rs 6 lakh, however it was not immediately clear how Loukik got in touch with one of the main accused in the scandal Praveen. But Loukik reportedly gave the leaked paper to his girlfriend Sushmita to help her ace the entrance examination. While checking Praveen’s bank statements, the SIT found out the transaction of Loukik.

    The SIT summoned the commission’s secretary to its office and instead of issuing a notice to chairman Janardan Reddy, who had assumed the democratic post of inquiry, his statement was recorded at his office.

    The SIT is also questioning all candidates of the Group-I preliminary exam who scored 100 and above marks out of a total of 150 marks.

  • #GoBackFascistModi trends on Twitter as PM set to visit Telangana, TN

    #GoBackFascistModi trends on Twitter as PM set to visit Telangana, TN

    Hyderabad: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Hyderabad followed by a visit to Tamil Nadu in order to launch infrastructure projects along with a public meeting in Secunderabad organised by the state BJP, #GoBackFascistModi trended on Twitter on Saturday.

    These tweets mostly emanated from Tamil Nadu where a tussle is underway between the BJP led centre and the DMK led state government just like the tussle between the BRS and the BJP in Telangana.

    As per the itinerary, Modi will reach Begumpet Airport at 11.30 a.m. and then head to Secunderabad Railway Station to flag off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express. The new train is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities by almost three and a half hours and will be particularly beneficial for pilgrims.

    After the flag-off ceremony, the Prime Minister will attend a public meeting at Parade Grounds, where he will lay the foundation stone for new blocks at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bibinagar. He will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station, which is being taken up at a cost of Rs 720 crore. The revamped station will have world-class amenities and an aesthetically designed iconic building. It will feature a double-level spacious roof plaza with all passenger amenities in one place, as well as multimodal connectivity for seamless transfer of passengers from rail to other modes of transport.

    Furthermore, the Prime Minister will flag off 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) services in the suburban section of Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing commuters with a fast, convenient, and comfortable travel option. He will also dedicate to the nation the doubling and electrification of the Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar project, stretching over 85 km, completed at a cost of nearly Rs 1,410 crore. The project will provide seamless connectivity and assist in enhancing the average speed of trains.

  • Video: Bandi Sanjay released from Karimnagar jail on bail in SSC paper leak case

    Video: Bandi Sanjay released from Karimnagar jail on bail in SSC paper leak case

    Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president and MP Bandi Sanjay was on Friday released from Karimnagar jail after he was granted bail in the SSC paper leak case.

    Sanjay was detained by police late Wednesday night from his Karimnagar residence. He was granted bail by a magistrate court in the paper leak case on Thursday.

    “The court accepted our request and a bail was granted to Bandi Sanjay on sureties worth Rs 20,000. On production of the release order, he will be released from the Karimnagar jail, ” Bandi Sanjay’s lawyer Shyam Sunder Reddy informed on Thursday.

  • BJP lawyer ‘threatens’ Warangal CP for arresting Bandi Sanjay

    BJP lawyer ‘threatens’ Warangal CP for arresting Bandi Sanjay

    Hyderabad: A member of the BJP legal legal cell Neelam Bhargava Ram threatened Warangal police commissioner A.V. Ranganath for arresting Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay. The threat came after a court granted bail to Bandi Sanjay on Thursday, who had been arrested in connection with allegations of a class 10 Hindi second language question paper leaking. The police denied this, and said that the leak was not true.

    Ram, who is the joint convener of the BJP Legal Cell in central Hyderabad, wrote on Twitter, “Commissioner(@cpwrl) try ur best to save your job, everything including your call logs will be probed, who insisted you to falsely implicate @bandisanjay_bjp Aanna in this Case will be brought to public domain, BC Commission waiting in Delhi, over to you @BjpAchary.”

    Dileep tweeted, “Openly threatening and abusing sincere and committed police officers is the new norm for BJP? The other day BJP MLA @RaghunandanraoM abused @TelanganaDGP now another BJP functionary is threatening @cpwrl Hope @IPS_Association is taking note!”

    Bandi Sanjay was arrested from his in-laws’ house in Karimnagar earlier this week in the paper leak case for spreading false information. The arrest triggered protests by the BJP, who called it illegal. On Thursday, a court in Warangal district granted bail to Bandi Sanjay, subject to certain conditions.

  • Student ends life in Telangana college, second suicide in a month

    Student ends life in Telangana college, second suicide in a month

    Hyderabad (IANS)| A student of a government medical college in Telangana’s Nizamabad district committed suicide on Friday. M Sanath (22), a second-year MBBS student, hanged himself in the early hours in his hostel room at Nizamabad Medical College.

    On receiving the information, the police reached the college and took the body for postmortem examination.

    Police checked Sanath’s mobile phone and found that he had sent an SMS to his parents at 3.11 am before taking the extreme step.

    In this message, he has apologized to his parents and brother. He also requested his brother Sai to come from America and stay with the parents.

    Sanath, a resident of Peddapalli district, had recently appeared for the second year theory exams, while the practical exams were to be held from Monday.

    According to Indira, the principal of the college, Sanath studied with his classmates till 2 pm. Later the students went to their respective rooms.

    Police said he was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a bedsheet. The reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained, said a police officer. We are investigating.

    Sanath is the second student of the Nizamabad Medical College to commit suicide in a month.

    Dasari Harsha, a final year MBBS student, had hanged himself in his hostel room on February 25. He was a resident of Adilabad district.

    Harsh was a brilliant student and used to get good marks in all the examinations. College officials said that Harsh had health issues and that could be the reason behind his extreme step.

    In May last year, Shweta, a postgraduate student of the same college, had committed suicide.

    –IANS

  • Telangana: Nizam ear silver coins found in Karimnagar

    Telangana: Nizam ear silver coins found in Karimnagar

    Hyderabad: 23 ancient silver coins of the Nizam era were found in two earthen pots in Gollapalli of Thimmapur mandal by MGNREGS labourers.

    After retrieving the ancient coins, the labourers reportedly shared them equally among themselves on the spot.

    However, the news spread to Tahsildar Kanakaiah who along with other officers visited the village on Friday and conducted an inquiry.

    The coins, which were said to have been in circulation from 1869 to 1911, were examined by SI Pramod Reddy, MPDO Ravinder Reddy, and RI Anil.

    The labourers were later asked to hand over the coins to the government.

  • Telangana: Over 3K saplings planted at Medipally under Green India Challenge

    Telangana: Over 3K saplings planted at Medipally under Green India Challenge

    Hyderabad: As part of the Green India Challenge Initiative, Rachakonda Police in association with the Rotary Club of Hyderabad Elite and Neuland Labs, conducted a mega sapling plantation of over 3000 saplings on Saturday at Medipally village.

    Commissioner of Police D.S. Chauhan who was a part of the drive elaborated on the significance of trees in restoring oxygen levels of the environment.

    Lauding chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Haritha Haram initiative for being the inspiration behind the Green India Challenge, the commissioner attributed that MP J. Santosh Kumar’s contribution has enhanced the forest cover in Telangana.

    “Telangana tops in enhancing the forest cover. There is a definite need to promote and make people aware of the significance of planting trees and its overall impact on the environment,” the commissioner said.

    Neuland Labs HR Head P Hemachandra said that their company is happy to be associated with this mega project.

    200 plus volunteers including Neuland Labs employees and students of Aurora College participated in the event.

    The Rotary Club which is the implementation partner of this plantation project has been instrumental in bringing together the stakeholders, a press release said.

    Rotary Club of Hyderabad Elite afforestation project chairman Rtn. Himanshu Guptha and president Rtn. Rohit Agarwal took part in the program.

    The event further saw the participation of commissioner of police V. Satyanarayana, DCP Malkajgiri D Janaki, addl. DCP Admin C. Narmada, addl. DCP CAR Shameer, ACP Malkajgiri Naresh Reddy, SHO Medipally, G. Govardhanagiri, and others.

  • Telangana: Health kits distributed to Filariasis patients in Siddipet

    Telangana: Health kits distributed to Filariasis patients in Siddipet

    Hyderabad: Health kits named ‘Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Kits’, comprising medicines and soaps for daily use were distributed to filariasis patients in Siddipet on Thursday.

    Telangana health minister T Harish Rao, while addressing the launch of the kits said, “Filariasis patients would be given medicine once every three months so that the disease could be controlled from aggravating.”

    “The state government has spent Rs 40 lakh to distribute the kits as the district had 8,121 identified patients,” added the minister.

    Stating that the Telangana government was the first in the country to give pensions to filariasis patients, he announced the launch of health clinics by the state government, across the district to regularly attend to these patients.

    “The patients could also walk into his house any time if they needed pension or treatment,” said Harish Rao.

    After calling on the patients to utilise the Kanti Velugu camp facilities, Harish Rao went on to inaugurate new Laparoscopy equipment and other machinery presented by the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) to the Siddipet government hospital.