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  • Telangana: Funds deposited for facilities in Urdu medium schools allegedly recalled

    Telangana: Funds deposited for facilities in Urdu medium schools allegedly recalled

    Urdu-medium schools in the state are facing a dire situation as they lack basic facilities and suffer from a shortage of teachers. The government’s negligence in addressing these issues has resulted in numerous problems for students studying in Urdu medium government schools.

    In an attempt to improve the conditions, the Telangana Urdu Academy released a sum of Rs 1.66 crore to each Urdu medium school on May 23 for the academic year 2023-24. The funds were intended for providing basic facilities in 333 Urdu medium government schools across the state, including water and toilet facilities. The Urdu Academy issued special orders for this purpose.

    However, the situation took a sudden turn when the funds, which had been deposited in the bank accounts of the headmasters by the District Treasury through RTGS at 11:30 AM, were reportedly recalled by the state (SSA) body before 5 PM on the same day. This unexpected withdrawal of funds has become a subject of discussion in the state, leaving Urdu medium schools in a state of disarray.

    It is noteworthy that the condition of Urdu medium schools has deteriorated ever since Urdu was granted the status of the second official language in the state. To exacerbate the situation further, the funds that were deposited in the bank accounts were swiftly withdrawn within a span of six hours, much to the dismay of Urdu medium teachers.

    Upon contacting SSA officials, it was stated that if there are any issues or errors in the bank accounts, the funds are automatically returned. This explanation, however, has left many Urdu medium teachers perplexed and concerned about the sudden withdrawal of funds released by the Urdu Academy for the improvement of basic facilities in their schools, without any given reason.

    Expressing his apprehension, Iftikharuddin, President of the teachers’ body STU, Hyderabad, urged senior SSA officials to promptly redeposit the funds released by the Urdu Academy into the bank accounts of the selected Urdu medium schools’ headmasters. He emphasized the need for transparency and immediate action to address the plight of Urdu medium schools and ensure the availability of necessary resources for their proper functioning.

  • Woman absconding for 36 years nabbed by Telangana CID

    Woman absconding for 36 years nabbed by Telangana CID

    Hyderabad: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Monday nabbed a woman from Kerala who was wanted in a cheating case and has been absconding for 36 years.

    The suspect Mariayamma alias Leelamma Joseph (69) along with her associates was involved in a While Collar Offence in 1987 and a case was booked by the Hyderabad Police then. The case was transferred to the CID and a Non-bailable Warrant (NBW) was pending against her since then.

    As per instructions of Mahesh M Bhagwat, Additional DGP, CID, a special team which was formed for execution of NBWs, located and nabbed her from Pathanamthitta in Kerala with the help of local police.

    Director General of Police, Anjani Kumar appreciated the efforts of the CID and announced rewards to them.

  • Telangana Govt to construct more Brahmin Sadans across State

    Telangana Govt to construct more Brahmin Sadans across State

    Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be inaugurating the Viprahitha Telangana Brahmana Samkshema Sadan at Gopanpally, Serilingampally on May 31. This is just the beginning and more such Brahmin Sadans will be coming up across the State.

    Under the Brahmin Sadan scheme, the State government is constructing more such structures at Suryapet, Khammam, Madhira, Peddapalli and Beechupally.

    Already, construction works at Brahmin Sadan, Suryapet are nearing completion and is likely to be ready by June end. One acre land was donated by a donor A Ramaiah and State government is bearing the construction cost in addition to the donations. So far, Rs.1.37 crore has been spent on the structure.

    At Khammam, the Sadan is coming up in 475 square yards of land, donated by Madiraju Seetharama Rao. Already, ground breaking ceremony was conducted on December 19 last year and State government sanctioned Rs 75 lakhs towards construction cost. Tenders have been finalized and construction works would commence shortly.

    For the structure coming up at Madhira, the State government has sanctioned Rs 73 lakhs for construction. For the ones coming up at Peddapally and Beechupally, the proposals are initial stages.

    Overseas education programme and entrepreneurship programme

    After formation of the State, the Telangana government introduced Vivekananda Overseas Education Scheme providing Rs 20 lakh assistance, said Telangana Brahmin Samkshema Parishad Member Joshi Gopala Sharma.

    This apart, under the Brahmin Entrepreneurial Scheme of Telangana, assistance is being extended to BPL category people from the community to set up small scale industries. No other State was implementing such welfare programmes for the Brahmin community in the country, he said.

  • Haj 2023: About 7000 people from Telangana to go on pilgrimage

    Haj 2023: About 7000 people from Telangana to go on pilgrimage

    State-run explorer ONGC plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore to scale up its renewable energy capacity to 10 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.

    It was 189 megawatts in 2022-23, company’s chairman Arun Kumar Singh told reporters in a virtual press conference on Monday.

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    ONGC’s ambitious plan is in line with Centre’s target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2070.

    “The country’s energy demand will keep going up. It’s not that fossil fuel demand in India will go down. For others, it may go down by 2030 but India will still see growing fossil fuel demand till 2040,” Singh said.

    Several global energy giants like Exxon, BP and Total among others are gradually focussing on green energy businesses.

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  • Telangana pilgrims ready for Haj 2023

    Telangana pilgrims ready for Haj 2023

    Hyderabad: The Telangana State Haj Committee has made all arrangements for Haj pilgrims from across the State at the Haj House in Nampally for the Haj-2023, where they would stay ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia. To improve the services for Haj pilgrims and ensure effective preparations for the upcoming Haj camp, a Coordination Committee meeting was held on Monday.

    In the meeting decisions were taken to make the best arrangements for the for smooth departure and arrival of Haj pilgrims from Hyderabad Embarkation Point and successful conduct of Haj camp 2023.

    A K Khan, Advisor to Government, Minorities Welfare moved the agenda items and sought assurance from all the department’s officials for their active cooperation and asked the Vistara Airlines authorities to ensure that no Haj flights are delayed and all amenities are provided to the pilgrims.

    Mohammed Saleem, Chairman TSHC asked the GMR to provide enough services to the pilgrims at the Haj Terminal. He also requested all the departments to cooperate with each other as a teamwork during the Haj camp. “Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao desired that no stone be left unturned for providing comfort and convenience to the Haj pilgrims when they leave for the most sacred journey of their lifetime.”

    According to the Haj committee, this year, the TSHC received 8,659 applications of which 8,104 were from first-time applicants. 5,278 applicants were selected through a draw of lots. It is estimated that around 7,000 pilgrims from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra will be embarking from RGIA from June 7, and the Haj camp will begin from June 5. Meanwhile, the 2ndwaiting list no 828 to 984 has been confirmed on efforts.

    “The pilgrimage expenses have been reduced from Rs 4.11 lakh to Rs 3.05 lakh this year, after the issue was taken to the notice of the Union Minister by the Telangana Haj Committee” said Mohammed Saleem.

    He said, from June 7 to June 22, three flights will operate daily, sending a total of 350 pilgrims each day. The Haj Committee of India has approved the services of Vistara Airlines for the Hyderabad Embarkation Point. With the use of 150-seater planes, three daily flights will depart from Hyderabad to Jeddah via Muscat. While, the return of pilgrims from Madina is scheduled from July 14 to July 29.

    In the Haj Camp in Haj House, food arrangements for pilgrims and their attendants will also be made. However, the pilgrims from Hyderabad generally do not stay at a Haj camp due to proximity to the airport, those from the districts come here and stay.

    The meeting was attended by Minister Koppula Eshwar, government advisors, corporation chairpersons, and senior officials from various departments associated with Haj services.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • CM KCR to inaugurate Telangana Brahmana Samkshema Sadan at Gopanpally on May 31

    CM KCR to inaugurate Telangana Brahmana Samkshema Sadan at Gopanpally on May 31

    Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be inaugurating the Viprahitha Telangana Brahmana Samkshema Sadan at Gopanpally on May 31.

    The State government allocated over six acres for construction of the Brahmana Samkshema Sadan. The Sadan consists of four buildings, including the administrative building, Kalyana Mandapam and auditorium, Seers guest rooms and toilet block. So far, Rs.12 crore has been spent for construction of Sadan.

    As part of the inauguration ceremony, priests from popular shrines and Heads of different Peethams, including Kanchi Kamakoti, Dwadasha Jyotirlinga temples and prominent temples from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are being invited. These special invitees would be taken to Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Yadadri for darshan.

    In addition to these, Veda pandits from prominent temples across Telangana have also been invited to recite vedic hymns. Special pujas and homams, including Sudarshana Homam and Chandi Homam, would commence from May 30. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will be performing Purnahuti at 10.30 a.m. on May 31, followed by inauguration of the Brahmana Sadan.

    Facilities at Brahmana Sadan

    At the new Sadan, Brahman community members can conduct Upanayanam programmes and perform marriages. For the convenience of Seers and their disciples visiting Hyderabad on different purposes, guest accommodations are being provided at the Sadan. There is an auditorium as well.

    In future, students pursuing higher education will be provided with accommodation. Further, special coaching classes would be conducted for students appearing for competitive exams.

    Review meeting on arrangements

    Telangana Brahmin Samkshema Parishad (TBSP) Chairman KV Ramana Chary on Friday held a meeting with officials from different departments on the arrangements for the inauguration ceremony of Viprahitha Brahmana Sadan.

    During the meeting, place for conducting the homams was finalized at the Sadan premises. About 6,000 to 7,000 Brahmins are expected to participate in the inauguration ceremony.

    After inaugurating the Sadan, the Chief Minister will address the gathering and felicitate Archakas, and Veda Pandits.

    Telangana Brahmin Samkshema Parishad hails CM

    After being neglected by successive governments in the past, the Brahman community hailed Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for the initiatives being taken up by Telangana government for welfare of the community.

    People from the community faced several hardships and there was a time, many could not even perform marriages of their daughters and ensure proper education to their children.

    After formation of the State, the Telangana government introduced Vivekananda Overseas Education Scheme providing Rs.20 lakh assistance, said Telangana Brahmin Samkshema Parishad Member Joshi Gopala Sharma here on Friday.

    This apart, under the Brahmin Entrepreneurial Scheme of Telangana, assistance is being extended to people from the community to set up small scale industries. No other State was implementing such welfare programmes for the Brahmin community in the country, he said, adding perhaps Telangana was the only place where aged veda or shastra pandits were being extended monthly honorarium of Rs.2,500.

    “In the past due to water scarcity in reservoirs, Telangana people had to visit Vijayawada for Krishna Pushkaralu and Rajahmundry for Godavari Pushkaralu. Now, we either go to Beechupally or Basara. There is no dearth of water,” said Gopala Sharma.

    Apart from setting up Veda Patashalas, the State government constructed Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Yadadri.

    Similarly, the Raja Rajeswara Swamy Temple, Vemulawada and Sri Anjanna temple at Kondagattu are also being developed. In the past, no government had thought of renovating Yadadri but Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao developed it as a spacious and marvelous temple, he said.

    The Doopadeepa Naivedyam scheme introduced by the government was ensuring prompt salaries for priests, besides performing regular rituals in temples in the State, he added.

  • 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

  • Telangana Govt will launch Gruhalakshmi scheme by June end: Harish Rao

    Telangana Govt will launch Gruhalakshmi scheme by June end: Harish Rao

    Siddipet: Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the State government would launch the Gruhalakshmi scheme by the end of June.

    The Gruhalakshmi scheme scheme was designed to grant Rs 3 lakh to homeless people to help them build a house on their own land. Addressing a programme organised to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene at Potharam village in Dubbaka on Wednesday, the Minister said the Telangana government will also start distributing nutrition kits to 6.8 lakh pregnant women across the State in June.

    The Minister, who expressed displeasure over Asha workers and health department staff who had distributed NCD kits to only 261 patients out of 450 in Potharam village, asked them to distribute the kits to all diabetes and BP patients without any delay.

    The Minister also asked the women to utilise the Arogya Mahila scheme by visiting a hospital at Thimmapur. Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, Zilla Parishad chairperson V Roja Sharma and others were present.

    Earlier, Harish Rao presented a cheque worth Rs 2 lakh to a TRS worker’s family at Narayanraopet. Speaking on the occasion, he has said 47 families benefited from the party membership insurance in Siddipet constituency alone.