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Telangana Assembly elections: Dattatreya’s daughter applies for Musheerabad seat

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Rajya Sabha member K Laxman, who has represented the constituency twice, has been indicating that the party should give the ticket to his close aide

Published Date – 05:46 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Telangana Assembly elections: Dattatreya’s daughter applies for Musheerabad seat

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Hyderabad: Senior BJP leader and Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya’s daughter Bandaru Vijayalakshmi on Sunday applied for the Musheerabad assembly seat ticket. The BJP has invited applications from people to contest the forthcoming polls to the State assembly.

Interestingly, Rajya Sabha member K Laxman, who has represented the constituency twice, has been indicating that the party should give the ticket to his close aide. Gandhinagar BJP corporator A Pavani Vinay Kumar too has applied for the Musheerabad seat, indicating that it will not be easy for Vijayalakshmi to get the ticket.

Meanwhile, party sources said a total of 3,223 applications were received in six days. A majority of people have applied from more than one constituency creating problems for the selection committee. The party is planning to choose four to five probable candidates from each of the 119 Assembly constituencies from among the applicants list, which will then be submitted to the Central leadership for narrowing down the choices or to choose one from each constituency.

Hyderabad

Tributes paid to Chakali Ailamma in Hanamkonda

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Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to officially organise Ailamma’s birth anniversary and death anniversary celebrations, said Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar

Published Date – 06:38 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Tributes paid to Chakali Ailamma in Hanamkonda

West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar and others pay respects to Chityala Ailamma on the latter’s death anniversary on Sunday in Hanamkonda. 

Hanamkonda: West MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar paid floral tributes to the statue of Telangana’s armed struggle fighter Chityala Ailamma, popularly known as Chakali Ailamma, on her 38th death anniversary at New Shyamapet junction here on Sunday.

Bhaskar said Chakali Ailamma was a symbol of self-respect for the ‘Bahujans’.

“Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had decided to officially organise Ailamma’s birth anniversary and death anniversary celebrations,” he said and appealed to women to emulate Ailamma and inculcate her fighting spirit.

He also said the Chief Minister was striving hard to help the artisans and caste-based professionals. Mayor Gundu Sudharani, Additional Collector Mahenderji, BC Welfare Department Deputy Director Ram Reddy, and others also paid respects to Ailamma.

Hyderabad

Ganesh Chaturthi: Hyderabad CP holds video conference with police officers

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Comprehensive six-phase security plan, offering a clear roadmap for handling security and traffic related issues was prepared, said CV Anand

Published Date – 07:32 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Ganesh Chaturthi: Hyderabad CP holds video conference with police officers



Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner, CV Anand held a video conference with the police officers including patrolling staff to review the arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Anand said a comprehensive six-phase security plan, offering a clear roadmap for handling security and traffic related issues was prepared. He said the first phase begins from Sunday and covers preparations well in advance of idol installation and involves distributing intimation forms and promoting online facility while formulating bandobast plans.

During the second phase, field officers will visit pandals to strengthen security, inspect barricades, signages, CCTVs, traffic flow, while the third phase involves coordination meetings and expediting civic works by liaising with departments concerned. The fourth and fifth phase of the program will start from the third day of the Ganesh festival and continue till the final day which is to identify the number of cranes required, locations to be deployed etc.

The patrol cars, blue colts were instructed to continue patrolling even after the completion of procession and secure return routes too. He explained about the directions of the High court while making arrangements and said officers must take measures to immerse the PoP idols in baby ponds/artificial ponds.

Hyderabad

Tough road ahead for BJP in Karimnagar constituency

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The BJP national leadership too is said to have given hints that all its MPs in the State should contest to the Assembly. Sanjay, who had lost in the 2014 Assembly polls as well, however was not reportedly much in favour of the idea.

Published Date – 06:52 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Tough road ahead for BJP in Karimnagar constituency

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Karimnagar: It will be a tough task for the BJP to find a candidate for the Karimnagar assembly constituency, especially in the wake of reports that sitting MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who was tipped to contest from the seat, might not be in the fray at all, or even, might be contesting from another constituency.

Sanjay, who had unsuccessfully contested in the 2018 assembly polls from Karimnagar and lost to Gangula Kamalakar, is reportedly not interested to contest to the Assembly this time.

Sanjay had ended up second last time by polling in 66,009 votes. He later contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and won from the Karimnagar parliament seat.

He was later appointed as the BJP State president, a post from where he had to step down after widespread opposition within the party towards his functioning style and statements that landed the party in embarrassment.

With the BJP going into silent mode after the Karnataka debacle and Bandi being literally silenced after being shunted out of the State president seat, there were reports that he might contest to the Assembly from Karimnagar.

The BJP national leadership too is said to have given hints that all its MPs in the State should contest to the Assembly. Sanjay, who had lost in the 2014 Assembly polls as well, however was not reportedly much in favour of the idea.

With not many other known names in the Karimnagar constituency, it remains to be seen who the party will field from the seat, especially with the BRS announcing that Gangula Kamalakar, currently the MLA and Minister as well, would continue to represent the ruling party from Karimnagar.

Keeping his cards close to his chest, Sanjay has not outrightly denied that he will not contest to the Assembly. He has left it to speculation, and while participating in a programme organized by the Overseas Friends of BJP in the US recently, said that the party would decide whether he was to contest to the Assembly or to the Parliament.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Meridian Restaurant in Punjagutta temporarily shut

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On Tuesday, Meridian Restaurant in Punjagutta temporarily closed its doors after a customer was reportedly fatally assaulted during a dispute with the staff over a ‘raita’ dish.

Published Date – 03:26 PM, Tue – 12 September 23


Hyderabad: Meridian Restaurant in Punjagutta temporarily shut

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Hyderabad: Meridian Restaurant in Punjagutta was temporarily shut down on Tuesday after a customer was allegedly beaten to death following an argument with the hotel workers over ‘raita.’

The restaurant has stopped accepting online orders, too.

In addition, the Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, CV Anand, took swift action by placing Punjagutta sub inspector Shiva Shanker and head constable Ramesh under suspension for dereliction of duty.

The victim, identified as Liyaqat, had come to Meridian in Punjagutta for what was supposed to be a pleasant dining experience. However, what unfolded was a tragic and horrifying sequence of events that has left the city in shock.

The incident has triggered outrage among the public, and many have called for stricter regulations and accountability within the hospitality industry.

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Telangana Govt to impound 25 TMCft water in Mallanna Sagar

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The augmentation of storage levels is being done for the first time since its construction was completed in 2022

Updated On – 07:00 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Telangana Govt to impound 25 TMCft water in Mallanna Sagar

Mallanna Sagar project in Siddipet district.

Siddipet: The State government is planning to increase the storage in the Mallanna Sagar up to 25 TMCft this year. The augmentation of storage levels is being done for the first time since its construction was completed in 2022.

The full storage capacity of the project, the biggest under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, is 50 TMCft. The project had 10 TMCft of water when officials started pumping in water last week. Irrigation officials said they were pumping in 3,600 cusecs of water during the day by operating three pumps. The department was pumping in 1,200 cusecs during the night, when there would be more power consumption in the State, by running just one pump.

Since Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had inaugurated the project in February 2022, the irrigation department has impounded the project to a maximum of 15TMCft. However, officials were preparing to increase the storage to 25 TMCft this year following the directions of the State government. They will be closely monitoring it while pumping in water since it is a new project, officials said.

DEE of Mallanna Sagar Srinivas Chennu said they would initially pump water in for 10 consecutive days while monitoring the project closely. The process would continue after a short break, he said, adding that whenever there was no inflow from the Godavari at the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP), they were forced to lift the water from the Medigadda barrage. This meant water being lifted at eight spots.

As of now, they were getting water from the SRSP to Mid-Manair, from where they were lifting the water to the Anantha Sagar reservoir and then to Ranganayaka Sagar, and from there to Mallanna Sagar, by using just three lifts. The official said this would save a lot of power.

Officials are also planning to impound water in 91 tanks located along the Mallanna Sagar canals in Siddipet and Sircilla districts to meet the irrigation needs of Yasangi. Once the total canal network under Mallanna Sagar is completed, more than 300 tanks would be filled with Godavari water. Since the government had started impounding Mallanna Sagar, the groundwater table in the area had improved from 76 feet to 36 feet.

The water will be released into streams and canals during the Yasangi season to meet the needs of farmers in the erstwhile Medak district and Sircilla.

Hyderabad

India Game Developers Conference to come alive in Hyderabad on Nov 2

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On the conference agenda this year, is a mix of interactions, awards and game-centred activities.

Published Date – 04:21 PM, Tue – 12 September 23


India Game Developers Conference to come alive in Hyderabad on Nov 2



Hyderabad: Riding high after last year’s success, the India Game Developers Conference (IGDC) is back with a bang in its 15th annual avatar. South Asia’s biggest and most significant developer conference will come alive at HICC, Hyderabad from November 2 to 4 with over 4,000 attendees, 150 plus speakers and more than 100 hyperactive sessions.

Fuelled by a robust ecosystem of developers and users, the Indian gaming industry has emerged as the world’s second largest market. It is estimated that by 2028, the Indian gaming market could touch $10 billion annually.

In 2022, the vast expanse of gamers in the country had exceeded 400 million, clocking an impressive 40 million growth over the previous year. The massive 600 million plus smartphone user-base has given it a significant push.

On the conference agenda this year, is a mix of interactions, awards and game-centred activities, an Investor-Publisher Connect linking them with studios and developers, IGDC Awards to identify and reward game developers and studios across multiple categories; and a unique Build Your Own Game (BYOG) game jam.

Hyderabad

Minister Errabelli pays tribute to Ailamma on her death anniversary

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He also reminisced about ‘Mali Dasha Udyamam’ (the second phase Telangana movement), which served as an inspiration for the Telangana movement.

Updated On – 07:04 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Minister Errabelli pays tribute to Ailamma on her death anniversary



Jangaon: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao paid his respects to Telabana armed struggle fighter Chityala Ailamma on the occasion of her death anniversary at Palakurthy by garlanding her statue on Sunday.

On the occasion, Rao lauded Ailamma as a warrior who valiantly battled against the autocratic rule of the Nizam and Visnoor Deshmukh.

He recounted how Ailamma, in an alliance with the communists, successfully thwarted the Deshmukh gangs’ encroachment on her farmland. Rao stressed that the collective action they undertook on that historic day marked the dawn of the Telangana armed struggle.

He also reminisced about ‘Mali Dasha Udyamam’ (the second phase Telangana movement), which served as an inspiration for the Telangana movement.

He praised Ailamma’s courage, noting that she struck fear into the hearts of both the landlords and the Razakars during that period.

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Hyderabad: Bilateral lung transplant successfully conducted at Yashoda Hospitals

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Both the lungs of Shaikh Gufran, who also had a history of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infection, were irreversibly damaged due to silicosis

Updated On – 07:39 PM, Tue – 12 September 23


Hyderabad: Bilateral lung transplant successfully conducted at Yashoda Hospitals

Both the lungs of Shaikh Gufran, who also had a history of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infection, were irreversibly damaged due to silicosis

Hyderabad: Transplant surgeons at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad have successfully conducted a cadaver donor bilateral (double) lung transplant on a 31-year-old patient from Vijayawada, who was suffering from silicosis, a progressive lung disease caused by inhaling silica. The patient received the double donor lungs from a cadaver brain dead donor, as part of the state-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative.

Both the lungs of Shaikh Gufran, who also had a history of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial (NTM) infection, were irreversibly damaged due to silicosis.

The surgical procedure was carried out by the team led by Dr. Balasubramoniam KR, robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgeon, Dr. Chetan Rao Vaddepally, interventional and transplant pulmonologist, Dr. Manjunath Bale, robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgeon, Dr. Vimi Varghese, transplant pulmonologist, Dr. Sricharan G , transplant intensivist and anaesthesiologists, Dr. Ravikanth and Dr. Vikram Naidu.

The patient was recently discharged and he is no longer reliant on oxygen assistance. He is responding well to the lung transplant, a press release said.

Hyderabad

Prevent use of Tirumala as platform for politics, MP Santosh urges TTD

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Tirumala, a place meant for spiritual devotion, should not be utilised as a platform for political agendas, said J Santosh Kumar

Published Date – 07:22 PM, Sun – 10 September 23


Prevent use of Tirumala as platform for politics, MP Santosh urges TTD

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Hyderabad: Rajya Sabha member J Santosh Kumar expressed his concern about the increasing use of the sacred Tirumala, the abode of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy, as a platform for political activities and criticism. He emphasised the need to safeguard the sanctity of the revered pilgrim site by restricting political activity.

Accompanied by MLC Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, MP Santosh Kumar visited the Tirumala temple here on Sunday. Following the visit, he stressed the sacred nature of Tirumala and lamented the increasing trend of political activities and comments taking place on the sacred hill. He underscored that Tirumala, a place meant for spiritual devotion, should not be utilised as a platform for political agendas.

On the occasion, the Rajya Sabha member urged the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to take effective measures to prevent the political activities in order to protect the spiritual aura and sacredness of Tirumala Hill. He urged Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, and TTD Executive Officer Dharma Reddy to initiate stringent action against those indulging in using the temple as a platform for politics and criticism.