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Killer elephant sighted on the borders of Telangana

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The pachyderm was suspected to have reached Kammargaon by crossing Lodpalli Yellur, Mereguda, Kothaguda, Agarguda villages at night, covering a distance of at least 20 kilometers.

Updated On – 5 April 2024, 09:55 AM


Killer elephant sighted on the borders of Telangana


Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The rogue wild elephant, which killed two farmers in a gap of 24 hours, was reportedly sighted at Palleprakriti Vanam on the outskirts of a forest fringe village Kammargaon village in Penchikalpet mandal early on Friday morning, panicking locals.

The pachyderm was suspected to have reached Kammargaon by crossing Lodpalli Yellur, Mereguda, Kothaguda, Agarguda villages at night, covering a distance of at least 20 kilometers. It was being trailed by two forest beat officers. The officials predicted that it would return to Maharashtra by crossing the Pranahita river at Nandigaon village soon.

The tusker earlier circumambulated around the spot where it trampled a farmer to death at a field at Kondapalli before wandering till Kammargaon throughout night. Footprints of the animal were recorded at the field. It was spotted by passengers of a TSRTC bus on the road between Lodpalli and Sulugupalli villages on Thursday night.

The lone male elephant aged around 20-25 years belonging to Odisha separated from its herd moving in Gadchiroli district of neighboring Maharashtra and entered Telangana by crossing Pranahita river on Wednesday afternoon. It initially trampled Alluri Shankar (55), a farmer at Burepalli village in Chintalamanepalli mandal on the same day before killing Karu Pocham (65), another farmer in a farm at Kondapalli village in Penchikalpet mandal early on Thursday morning.

Joint teams of forest and revenue departments, comprising 70 staffers, were formed to track the movement of the animal. Drone cameras were flown to trace the animal. A team of six experts in chasing the elephant was brought from Maharashtra to drive away the tusker. Extensive publicity was created among the rural folks over the movement of the animal.

Section 144 of CrPC was imposed in Chintalamanepalli, Bejjur and Penchikalpet mandals.

Hyderabad

DSP lodges complaint with CM Revanth Reddy against former CP

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A departmental inquiry was ordered against him to probe the allegations of supporting land grabbers. He alleged Raveendra intentionally delayed the inquiry to block his promotion.

Published Date – 5 April 2024, 12:23 AM


DSP lodges complaint with CM Revanth Reddy against former CP

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Hyderabad: A Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officer lodged a complaint with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy against senior IPS officer Stephen Raveendra alleging the official had placed him under suspension under fabricated allegations.

In his complaint, DSP M Gangadhar, now working at the Command and Control Centre, had said in 2021, while he was working as SHO Narsingi he was placed under suspension by then Cyberabad CP Stephen Raveendra to allegedly influence some land grabbers who attempted to encroach a land parcel at Janwada village.

A departmental inquiry was ordered against him to probe the allegations of supporting land grabbers. He alleged Raveendra intentionally delayed the inquiry to block his promotion.

Gangadhar alleged he had violated instructions issued by the government regarding the time frame for completing inquiries

Hyderabad

Police take ex-DCP into custody by Punjagutta police

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Radha Kishan is accused of being part of a conspiracy with some other persons to develop the profiles of private persons unauthorisedly, clandestinely, and illegally in the Special Intelligence Bureau.

Published Date – 5 April 2024, 12:20 AM


Police take ex-DCP into custody by Punjagutta police

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Hyderabad: The Punjagutta police took former DCP Task Force P Radha Kishan Rao into custody from Central Prison Chanchalguda. A local court had granted six-day custody of Radha Kishan to the Punjagutta police who filed a petition before the court.

The former DCP was arrested on March 29 in connection with the phonetapping case.

Radha Kishan is accused of being part of a conspiracy with some other persons to develop the profiles of private persons unauthorisedly, clandestinely, and illegally in the Special Intelligence Bureau.

He had allegedly used the information in a partisan manner to favour a political party at the behest of some persons

Hyderabad

Power dues: Uppal stadium faces blackout ahead of IPL tie

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However, the discom restored the supply and gave the HCA a day’s time to clear the dues, failing which power supply to the stadium will be cut off from Saturday.

Published Date – 5 April 2024, 12:10 AM


Power dues: Uppal stadium faces blackout ahead of IPL tie


Hyderabad: Ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) match on Friday, authorities of the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) on Thursday cut off power supply to the Uppal stadium citing nonpayment of Rs 1.67 crore in dues by Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

However, the discom restored the supply and gave the HCA a day’s time to clear the dues, failing which power supply to the stadium will be cut off from Saturday.

This comes after the HCA turned a blind eye to the notices over pending bills sent by the electricity department. A notice regarding this was reportedly issued by TSSPDCL in February, much before the first match of the IPL began.

According to power officials, despite the pending bills, electricity was being used as usual at the stadium, following which the TSSPDCL operation Habsiguda circle stopped the power supply on Thursday afternoon.

The power department issued a notice to the HCA on February 20 asking it to clear the dues but it did not respond. It is learnt that the HCA had promised to pay the dues after the IPL match last month, but it has not done so yet, following which the power officials cut the power supply to the stadium.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the HCA has made alternative arrangements for power supply by arranging for generators to conduct the match smoothly. Earlier, a case was registered against the HCA for power theft, following which it approached the High Court. But the court ruled in favour of the electricity department.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Police seize Alprazolam worth Rs 15 lakh, arrest two individuals

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The police seized one kilogram of Alprazolam worth Rs. 15 lakh, a car, and cash Rs. 7.90 lakh from them.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 11:46 PM


Hyderabad: Police seize Alprazolam worth Rs 15 lakh, arrest two individuals

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Hyderabad The Cyberabad SOT along with the TSNAB on Thursday caught two persons who were allegedly transporting Alprazolam.

The police seized one kilogram of Alprazolam worth Rs. 15 lakh, a car, and cash Rs. 7.90 lakh from them.

The arrested persons A Sai Kumar Goud (37) and K Satya Narayana (45) had purchased Alprazolam from one Rakesh of Mahabubnagar and were planning to sell it to some persons when they were nabbed.

Satya Narayana, who owns a toddy compound was recently arrested in a similar case and remanded. After release from prison he resumed the illegal activity, said Mahabubnagar SOT, D Srinivas.

Hyderabad

Youth cancer, mental health rise: Apollo’s 2024 Survey

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Compared to USA and Europe, cancers in India are making their presence felt among the younger generation.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 11:30 PM


Youth cancer, mental health rise: Apollo’s 2024 Survey


Hyderabad: Cancers getting diagnosed at a younger age, a sharp rise in mental health disorders in the 18 and 40 year age group, expanding waistlines with more people getting diagnosed with obesity, and more number of patients hovering in the pre-hypertension zone, were observations in the Health of the Nation 2024 survey conducted among patients of Apollo Hospitals.

Compared to USA and Europe, cancers in India are making their presence felt among the younger generation.

While the median age of breast cancer in US and UK is 63 years, in India, it is 52 years, meaning women were getting diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years younger. From 5,000 persons who were screened for quality of sleep, one in 4 persons were at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

From amongst 11,000 persons who were surveyed to assess their stress levels, almost 80 percent of young adults (18-30 years) and seniors (>;65 years) reported significant stress levels.

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Death of monkeys in water tank: Show-cause notices served to civic chief, irrigation EE

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The additional collector, who visited Nandikonda, conducted a preliminary inquiry and submitted his report to the Collector immediately.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 11:00 PM


Death of monkeys in water tank: Show-cause notices served to civic chief, irrigation EE


Hyderabad A show-cause notice was served by the District Collector D Harichandana on Thursday to Nandikonda Municipal Commissioner and the Executive Engineer of the Irrigation Department over supply of drinking water in Nagarjuna Hill Colony from the water tank where in monkeys were found dead.

Taking a serious note of the episode, she appointed Additional Collector T Purnachander to investigate into the issue.

The additional collector, who visited Nandikonda, conducted a preliminary inquiry and submitted his report to the Collector immediately.

He stated that only nine houses, wherein altogether 49 people were residing, received drinking water supply from the contaminated source wherein monkeys got trapped and died.

He reported that drinking water supply in the colony was supported by three large tanks. The death of monkeys in the water tank was noticed at 2 pm on the April 3.

The main intra-pipeline connecting the water tank with the Mission Bhagiratha network, was removed immediately. No health issues were report so far in the colony.

The District Medical and Health Officer also visited the township.

Hyderabad

Classes 1 to 9 exams rescheduled in Telangana

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The SA-II timetable, according to official sources, was revised following representations to the government that stated that exams were scheduled between the festivals.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 10:36 PM


Classes 1 to 9 exams rescheduled in Telangana


Hyderabad: The summative assessment – II exams for Classes I to IX were again rescheduled by the State government on Thursday.

The exams would now be conducted from April 15 to 22 instead of April 8 to 20.

This was the third time the government revised the schedule since the first timetable was issued on March 11 scheduling the exams from April 8 to 18, which was in line with the academic calendar for 2023- 24.

This timetable was rescheduled on April 1 with exams from April 8 to 20.

After three days, the government again notified a fresh time table on Thursday.

The SA-II timetable, according to official sources, was revised following representations to the government that stated that exams were scheduled between the festivals.

“Based on instructions from higher-ups, the timetable has been rescheduled,” sources added.

As per the revised schedule, exams will conclude on April 22 and the declaration of results and parents meeting is scheduled for April 23. Schools will have summer vacation from April 24 to June 11. They will reopen on June 12

Hyderabad

Mancherial: Officials directed to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in summer

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Aditya told the officials to inspect the supply of water being provided to each house under Mission Bhagiratha and asked them to address the problems if any.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 07:41 PM


Mancherial: Officials directed to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in summer

Special officer assigned to overlook drinking water situation in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad Krishna Aditya convenes a review meeting with collectors and officials of various departments in Mancherial on Thursday.

Mancherial: The special officer assigned to monitor drinking water situation in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts, Krishna Aditya instructed the officials to take steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of drinking water to every household in the two entities in summer. He along with Collectors of the two districts Badavath Santosh and Venkatesh Dothre convened a review meeting with officials of various departments here on Thursday.

Aditya told the officials to inspect the supply of water being provided to each house under Mission Bhagiratha and asked them to address the problems if any. He said that 2 tmc of water available in Kaddam Narayana Reddy project would be supplied to Jannaram mandal, while water drawn from Kumram Bheem irrigation project was going to be given to seven mandals of Bellampalli Assembly constituency.

The special officer asked the officials to prevent fluctuations in the supply of water and outages of power supply as well. He told them to take steps to identify alternative ways to the existing overhead tanks and hand-pumps in municipalities by ensuring quality of water. He instructed officials to focus on the similar alternative sources in rural parts.

The IAS officer further told the officials to monitor performance of supply of water and bore-wells every day. He asked them to take up repairing of defunct bore-wells and fix leakages in pipelines on a war footing basis. He underlined the need to provide drinking water through taps to every household under the Mission Bhagiratha every day.

He instructed the officials to chalk out an action plan to supply the protected water to all habitations for the next three months. He noted that water from Sripada Sagar Yellampalli project would be lifted to quench thirst of six municipalities in Mancherial district, while the water of Kumram Bheem project was meant for drinking water of three municipalities of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district including Bellampalli.

Hyderabad

Krishna River Management Board postpones meeting

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It is likely to be held again on April 12 at Jala Soudha in Hyderabad. The meeting is considered important because the review on the water availability in the joint projects and their sharing.

Published Date – 4 April 2024, 07:29 PM


Krishna River Management Board postpones meeting

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Hyderabad: The Krishna River Management Board postponed its three-member committee meeting scheduled for Thursday as the engineers-in-chief of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states could not turn up because their preoccupation with more important assignments.

It is likely to be held again on April 12 at Jala Soudha in Hyderabad. The meeting is considered important because the review on the water availability in the joint projects and their sharing.

Though the water level in the NSP dropped to 513 ft today, it is expected to yield little over 11 tmc, of which AP has an entitlement of Rs 2.6 tmc. It is expected to commence its last spell of drawl from April 8.

Telangana State has been drawing 500 cusecs to meet its drinking water needs for the past three days. The River Board is expected to decide the sharing of the water left over in the project between the two states.