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Passport Seva Portal in Hyderabad under maintenance, appointments on August 30 rescheduled

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Applicants are advised to note their messages for the updated schedule and to attend their appointments according to the revised timings.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 11:08 PM


Passport Seva Portal in Hyderabad under maintenance, appointments on August 30 rescheduled

Applicants are advised to note their messages for the updated schedule and to attend their appointments according to the revised timings.

Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Hyderabad has announced that the Passport Seva Portal will be down from August 29 to September 2 due to technical maintenance. As a result, all passport appointments scheduled that were scheduled for August 30 have been rescheduled.

In a media release, the RPO stated, “The Passport Seva portal will be down for technical maintenance from 29th August 2024, Thursday 20:00 hrs IST to 2nd September, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. The RPO informed the public that all appointments originally scheduled for August 30 at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs), Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (PoPSKs), and the RPO in Hyderabad will be rescheduled due to the maintenance activity.

The RPO has assured applicants that they will receive SMS notifications with their new appointment dates by Thursday. Applicants are advised to note their messages for the updated schedule and to attend their appointments according to the revised timings. For further assistance, individuals can reach out to the RPO Hyderabad via the official email: rpo.hyderabad@mea.gov.in.

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Bulldozer politics to divert attention from farmers’ protests, health crisis, rapes and murders

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Using HYDRAA and its bulldozers, CM Revanth Reddy might be standing and feeling high on a pile of debris left by the demolitions, but what is slowly emerging from the dust left behind is a strategy to divert public attention from what is actually happening in Telangana.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 11:00 PM


Bulldozer politics to divert attention from farmers’ protests, health crisis, rapes and murders

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Hyderabad: Using HYDRAA and its bulldozers, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy might be standing and feeling high on a pile of debris left by the demolitions, but what is slowly emerging from the dust left behind is a strategy to divert public attention from what is actually happening in Telangana.

Even as television news channels, YouTubers and the media devote more space and time to HYDRAA, what is not being given much of the prime time or space is the surging number of fevers, with the State facing a health crisis. What is not shown on screens are the tears of farmers who ran to banks on hearing Revanth Reddy’s speech before the elections last year to take loans, only to find themselves running to banks again to check why they did not get the promised loan waiver.

What is not being counted is the number of increasing attacks on women and children, and also the gruesome murders, many of them with political overtones. What is being ignored are the continuing protests by the unemployed, whose frustrations were exploited by the same party before the elections, with the delay in recruitments rubbing in the salt further. What is being forgotten are the frequent power supply disruptions. Of course, that was not the government’s fault, but mischief by lizards and squirrels.

Most importantly, when the drama is all about HYDRAA, who is talking about the Six Guarantees now? And that, apparently, was what the bulldozers were for.

Nobody is asking whether the State government was depositing Rs.2,500 into bank accounts of all the women in the State. Nobody is talking about the Rs.4,000 monthly honorarium for the unemployed. Nobody is talking about how Rythu Bharosa is being delayed even as the crop season is nearing an end. There is no news on what happened to Dalit Bandhu. What about the Rs.500 bonus for paddy, or the Indiramma Indlu scheme, which was in fact launched and then forgotten. Remember the Warangal Rythu Declaration, the Chevella SC/ST Declaration, Minority Declaration or the Kamareddy BC Declaration?

The deteriorating law and order situation, the closing down of about 43 tribal welfare schools which were the only source of education for tribal children in remote and agency areas, the non-payment of salaries to several government employees and contract staff who keep the machinery running, all have been pushed under the carpet cleverly by the bulldozers.

By citing the Bhagavad Gita and taking Lord Krishna’s name while issuing notices to relatives and partymen, Revanth Reddy has used the attention diversion tactic with great effect. But how can he hide behind the bulldozers from questions on his poll promises remains to be seen.

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Hyderabad: Police apprehend two juveniles for house burglary

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Two juveniles who were allegedly involved in a house burglary were apprehended by the Rajendranagar police on Thursday.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 10:51 PM


Hyderabad: Police apprehend two juveniles for house burglary

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Hyderabad: Two juveniles who were allegedly involved in a house burglary were apprehended by the Rajendranagar police on Thursday.

On August 19, the duo along with Syed Khaja Ali, (23) of Shaheennagar, managed to break into a house at Rajendranagar, the police said.

The trio then went on to steal gold and silver ornaments and Rs. 2.40 lakh worth of cash from the house.

The police caught the juveniles while Syed Khaja managed to give police a slip. Special teams have been formed to nab him.

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Telangana: Farmers continue protests for loan waiver, water

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Farmers continued to hit the streets in several areas in the State raising basic issues, including water for their crops.

Updated On – 29 August 2024, 08:25 PM


Telangana: Farmers continue protests for loan waiver, water

Farmers staging rasta roko in Metpalli on Thursday

Hyderabad: Farmers continued to hit the streets in several areas in the State raising basic issues, including water for their crops.

On Thursday, while farmers in Metpally and Medipally in Jagtial staged protests over the State government’s failure in implementation of the crop loan waiver, farmers in Nalgonda held demonstrations demanding water supply for their crops. The protests at Metpally and Medipally saw the ryots demanding that the State government waive all crop loans without imposing any conditions. Farmers from surrounding villages also staged a rasta roko near the old bus stand in Metpally town forcing vehicular traffic on National Highway 63 to a standstill for a while.

Similarly, farmers under the aegis of Medipally mandal Reddy Sangam staged a dharna and rasta roko on NH 63 in Medipally mandal headquarters. They raised slogans against the State government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The Congress government, which promised to waive all crop loans during the elections, changed its voice after coming to power and was putting conditions if the farmers wanted the waiver, they said, adding that the government was trying to wash off its hands from its promise by waiving off crop loans of just a few farmers.

The agitating farmers demanded that government to waive all crop loans up to Rs.2 lakh without imposing any conditions, provide Rs.15,000 as Rythu Bharosa financial assistance per acre of land and to provide the promised bonus of Rs.500 to normal variety paddy too. They wanted the government to conduct a door-to-door survey over crop loan waiver scheme implementation and accordingly deposit the amount in their bank accounts. They withdrew their protests after Revenue and police officials assured to take their demands to the notice of the State government.

In Nalgonda, farmers from Kukkadam, Madugulapally, Indugula and Agamothukur, who have been staging protests for want of water since the last few days in different villages came together on Thursday to stage a protest at Kukkadam and raised slogans against the government. The farmers from the constituencies of Miryalguda, Nalgonda and Nagarjuna Sagar have been pleading with officials to ensure supply of sufficient water but their appeals were not being considered, they said.

Most of these villages are in the tail end areas and get water through the SLBC flood flow canal. Farmers in over 80,000 acres of the ayacut are dependent on the supply of water through the canal, they said, adding that since the last few days, they were complaining to officials that farmers in the upstream areas of the canal were drawing excess water illegally by operating motors. As a result, those in the tail end areas were not getting any supply.

The farmers also said unless the water supply was ensured through the canal, the recharging process of groundwater would also get affected. All these would eventually damage the standing crops, they rued.

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Hyderabad: Police nabbed two suspects robbing motorists

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The police seized a country made pistol, a motorcycle, a mobile phone and cash Rs. 200 from them.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 07:39 PM


Hyderabad: Police nabbed two suspects robbing motorists

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Hyderabad: Rajendranagar police apprehended two suspects accused of robbing motorists in the area earlier this month. The suspects allegedly threatened victims and stole cash.

The police seized a country made pistol, a motorcycle, a mobile phone and cash Rs. 200 from them.

The arrested are Mohammed Mujahid (28) and Mohammed Dilbar (24), while their associate Mohammed Shahnawaz is absconding. All the three robbers are natives of Bihar.

According to the police, the trio stopped a man near Janachaitanya apartments and robbed him of Rs. 11,000 cash on August 22. In another incident, they robbed a man of Rs. 200 after threatening him at Kismatpur Bridge.

On complaint, the police managed to identify and nab them.

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Tribal children in Seethakka’s constituency struggle with no school building

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If one did not see the children sitting on the floor with their books, none would know that it was a school.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 10:09 PM


Tribal children in Seethakka’s constituency struggle with no school building

Mandal Parishad Primary school at Bangarupally in Mulugu district.

Hyderabad: A mud-tiled roof, A few pillars. That is the Mandal Parishad Primary school at Bangarupally hamlet at Kanthanapally panchayat under Kannigudem mandal at Mulugu district.

If one did not see the children sitting on the floor with their books, none would know that it was a school. In 2007, a few Girijan tribals had upgraded their Bangarupally gudem into a village with 34 houses and a population of nearly 150. For the convenience of students, a primary school was established under the Mandal Parishad.

Since then the schools lacks a permanent structure, it is under the makeshift structure that classes are conducted for students from Class One to Five. Villagers said the Education department failed in ensuring basic amenities at the school, which falls under the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister D Anasuya’s constituency.

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CM Revanth’s brother confirms receiving notices, claims lack of knowledge about buffer zone violation

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He said the house spread over 600 square yards was purchased after seeking legal opinion from his lawyer.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 08:51 PM


CM Revanth’s brother confirms receiving notices, claims lack of knowledge about buffer zone violation

Tirupathi Reddy

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s brother Tirupati Reddy on Thursday acknowledged the receipt of a notice on his house in Amar Cooperative Society at Durgam Cheruvu, Madhapur being in the buffer zone of the lake.

“This was a sanctioned layout before the WALTA Act came into force. The previous owner had constructed the house after obtaining all permissions. I purchased the same from him and had no idea whether it was in the FTL or buffer zone,” Tirupati Reddy told media persons outside his residence on Thursday.

He said the house spread over 600 square yards was purchased after seeking legal opinion from his lawyer. Interestingly, when ‘F’ (indicating Full Tank Level) and ‘B’ (Buffer zone) marks were marked on other houses, no such mark was indicated on Tirupati Reddy’s house. “People say it comes under buffer zone and the same was mentioned in the notice,” he replied to the media persons.

When asked if any officer had come to serve the notice, he replied that no officer had met him so far.

“The Chief Minister is not working for me alone and he is working for all people. Whatever has to be done, it should be done by officials, what can a Chief Minister do? If the government wants to demolish, so be it,” he said, adding that he was prepared for legal action.

“If they give me some time, I will vacate the premises after collecting all my belongings,” he said, also alleging that the notices were the outcome of the actions of the BRS.

“The BRS has put the entire colony in a problem. Had I not lived here, none would have concentrated on this colony,” he alleged.

Hyderabad

CPI-Maoist area committee member surrenders in Warangal

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Bujagundla Anil alias Kranthi Kiran(31), carrying a reward of Rs. 4 lakh, surrendered before Warangal Police Commissioner Ambar Kishor Jha

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 08:26 PM


CPI-Maoist area committee member surrenders in Warangal

Bujagundla Anil alias Kranthi Kiran(31), carrying a reward of Rs. 4 lakh, surrendered before Warangal Police Commissioner Ambar Kishor Jha

Warangal: A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) area committee member, Bujagundla Anil alias Kranthi Kiran(31), carrying a reward of Rs. 4 lakh, surrendered before Warangal Police Commissioner Ambar Kishor Jha on Thursday.

According to the police commissioner, Anil decided to surrender as he was facing several health issues, including neurological problems. He hails from Arshanapalli village in Nallabelly mandal of Warangal district. His father Bujugundla Shanker and mother Nara Laxmi alias Hyma also worked in CPI (ML) Peoples War group (PWG) and died long ago.

While studying LLB in PMR Law College, LB Nagar, Hyderabad he was associated with DSU (a pro Maoist frontal organization) and worked as president of Hyderabad & Rangareddy districts DSU unit. While working in DSU he came into contact with CPI Maoist, TSC Member Bade Chokka Rao alias Damodar and joined CPI Maoist as underground cadre in 2021. Initially, he worked as Central Committee staff to Pulluri Prasada Rao alias Chandranna Central Committee member(CCM) and later worked with late Katakam Sudershan alias Anand(CCM). After the death of Anand in 2023, he was elevated to the rank of ACM and transferred to the Maad area of Chhattisgarh. In Maad area he worked in the Central Propaganda Team of CPI Maoist under the direct supervision of Mallojula Venu Gopal alias Sonu (CCM&CRB Secretary).

In July, 2024, Anil was again shifted from Maad area to Telangana State Committee (TSC). During transit, he participated in the exchange of fire that took place on July 19 in the forest area near Seemaladoddi village, in Bijapur of Chhattisgarh, the police said.

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Five-member gang held for SIM card fraud in Hyderabad

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The police asked the people to verify with SIM card providers about the total SIM cards obtained by submitting their Aadhar cards if they get any suspicion.

Published Date – 29 August 2024, 09:18 PM


Five-member gang held for SIM card fraud in Hyderabad


Hyderabad: A five member gang, allegedly involved in supplying SIM cards to cyber fraudsters after obtaining them fraudulently by submitting documents of common people, was arrested by the Hyderabad police on Thursday. The police seized around 1750 pre-activated SIM cards from them.

Acting on a tip off, the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (East) team along with Abid Road police caught Sura Venkatesh, N Imam Saddam Hussain, Danam Vijay Kumar, G Govardhan and Balakrishnan Manikanda.

According to the police, Venkatesh was purchasing the SIM cards from Hussain for a price of Rs. 400 each and supplying to Vijay Kumar and the latter sold it to Manikanda for Rs. 800 each. Manikanda supplied it to Cambodia based fraudsters at high price.

“Hussain runs a mobile phone shop in Kadapa in AP. He collected the documents from customers for providing SIM cards. While, he handed over one SIM card to the customer, he obtained one more SIM by submitting the same document and sold to Manikanda,” said Y V S Sudheendra, DCP Task Force.

The police asked the people to verify with SIM card providers about the total SIM cards obtained by submitting their Aadhar cards if they get any suspicion.

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Watch: Tipplers attack permit room owner in Jagtial

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The permit room organizer was attacked with a knife by two customers reportedly after the former refused to provide them snacks free of cost.

Published Date – 26 June 2024, 10:42 PM


Watch: Tipplers attack permit room owner in Jagtial


Jagtial: A permit room organizer was attacked with a knife by two customers reportedly after the former refused to provide them snacks free of cost in Jagtial town on Wednesday.

Two persons, Samalla Shekhar and Pullaiah went to the permit room beside a wine shop to consume liquor. They demanded the organizer to provide some snacks, but refusing to provide it free of cost, he asked for money. Enraged over this, the two entered into an argument with him and attacked him as the argument turned serious. One of them attacked him with a knife. A video of the two persons attacking the permit room organizer was shared widely in social media platforms in Jagtial.