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Telangana Governor pays tributes at Hyderabad’s Bapu Ghat

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She offered floral tributes at Bapu Ghat at Langer Houz here, where the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were immersed in the Musi river.

Updated On – 05:32 PM, Mon – 2 October 23


Telangana Governor pays tributes at Hyderabad’s Bapu Ghat



Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and state ministers Mahmood Ali and P. Sabita Indra Reddy paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary on Monday.

She offered floral tributes at Bapu Ghat at Langer Houz here, where the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were immersed in the Musi river.

The governor along with Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, Director General of Police Anjani Kumar and other officials paid their respects at the Samadhi and later showered petals on the statue of the Father of the Nation.

Paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the governor posted on X that our nation will always be indebted to Bapuji.

Home minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali along with education minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, MP and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) general secretary K. Keshav Rao separately paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Bapu Ghat.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

In a statement, he remembered the invaluable services and sacrifices rendered by Gandhi to attain Independence for India from British colonial rule and for nation building.

The Chief Minister said that Gandhi’s teachings, inspiration, achievements and action plans with a slogan of ‘Satyameva Jayate’ are very much embodied in the achievement of Telangana statehood and the fast pace development of the Telangana state in the self rule.

The CM said that rural Telangana reflected the aspirations of Gandhi’s ‘Gram Swarajya’ by strengthening irrigation, agriculture and rural economy by reviving traditional occupations and brought smiles on senior citizen faces by extending Aasara pensions.

KCR saidthe befitting tribute to Gandhi is to adopt the Father of Nation’s principles and activities as a way of life and move forward with self restraint and observance.

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President Raeisi: West violates rights of women, uses them as tool

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi speaks in a meeting with participants at the First International Khorsheed Media Festival in Tehran on October 2, 2023. (Photo by president.ir)

President Ebrahim Raeisi says unlike Iran, the Western countries have been violating human rights by using women as a tool and leverage against independent nations.

“The Islamic Republic believes that the West uses women as a tool,” he told participants at the First International Khorsheed Media Festival in Tehran on Monday.

“The Islamic Republic views women neither an instrument, nor a homemaker. In a sense, there is a third view which observes that women can be society builders alongside men and play an essential role in the family and society,” he added.

President Raeisi touched on the West’s use of women rights as a tool to put pressure on independent countries, saying Western countries “are not really in favor of women’s rights or human rights”.

“Our stand today is that of a claimant and the West of a suspect. The Westerners must answer why they violate the rights of human beings and women,” he said. 

The president also censured the West for ignoring the rights of the Palestinian nation for 70 years and occupying Afghanistan for 20 years with bloodshed, destruction, and over 35,000 maimed children as its only outcome.

He further said that Western countries, especially the United States, are promoting modern ignorance among nations by using their media empire to distort facts, falsify the truth, and suppress real news.

Convergence and effective contacts among independent and free media is the key to success against the West’s media empire, he noted.

Hyderabad

PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3

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The 76 kms new rail line between Manoharabad – Siddipet has been completed at a cost of nearly Rs.1,200 crore as part of the Manoharabad – Kothapalli new railway line development work.

Published Date – 05:16 PM, Mon – 2 October 23


PM Modi to inaugurate Siddipet-Secunderabad train service on October 3



Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag-off the inaugural Siddipet-Secunderabad train service through video conference on October 3. He will also dedicate the new railway line between Manoharabad – Siddipet as well as electrification between Dharmabad – Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar – Kurnool at a function held in Nizamabad.

The 76 kms new rail line between Manoharabad – Siddipet has been completed at a cost of nearly Rs.1,200 crore as part of the Manoharabad – Kothapalli new railway line development work. Commissioning of this section signifies completion of a major portion of the rail project. The new line involved construction of seven new stations, 13 major bridges and 68 minor bridges.

The track electrification between Dharmabad – Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar – Kurnool has been completed at a cost of nearly Rs.305 crore, as part of the Manmad – Mudkhed – Mahabubnagar – Dhone electrification project. The track electrification of Dharmabad – Manoharabad and Mahabubnagar – Kurnool sections signify completion of the entire portion of Telangana part of the project.

South Central Railway (SCR) officials said completion of these sections facilitates seamless and continuous electrified rail connectivity right from Adilabad to Hyderabad and Secunderabad and further to important towns like Tirupati, Bengaluru and Chennai.

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"Never Thought That I Would Be Getting A Medal": Nandini Agasara

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After winning a bronze medal in the women’s Heptathlon 800m in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday, Indian athlete Nandini Agasara said she never thought that she would be winning a medal at the 19th Asian Games. While speaking to ANI, the Indian athlete said that this was her first international match at the senior level and she never thought that she would be getting a medal in the multi-sport event. “This is my first international match in the senior category and I got a medal, last time I participated in the junior category… I never thought that I would be getting a medal in such a big competition,” Nandini Agasara told ANI.

(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

The 20-year-old finished third in her debut at the Asian Games with a points tally of 5712. She finished above her national teammate Swapna Barman by a four-point margin. Meanwhile, Swapna finished in fourth place with 5708 points.

Earlier on Sunday, medals showered for India in the track and field events at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won India’s second gold in athletics in the shot put event with a 20.36m throw.

On the other hand, Avinash Sable won a gold medal in the men’s steeplechase 3000m with record-breaking timing in the history of the Asian Games.

India added a bronze medal to its tally after the men’s and women’s speed skating teams of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, Aryanpal Ghuman, Anand Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble and Vikram Ingale finished third in 3000m relay race.

Later in the day, the Indian pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee lost a seven-game thriller against North Korea’s Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong in the women’s doubles semifinal to seal a bronze medal.

Now, India stands in fourth place with a total of 56 medals in the 19th Asian Games which includes 13 gold, 21 silver, and 22 bronze medals.

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Temple priest found dead with hands and legs tied

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Police said the body’s hands and legs were tied with a cloth and a cloth was stuffed in the mouth. Prima facie it appears that Tiwari died due to suffocation, they said.

Published Date – 04:54 PM, Mon – 2 October 23


Temple priest found dead with hands and legs tied



Prayagraj: A priest of a temple was found dead with his hands and legs tied in a field in Aanapur locality on Monday morning here, police said.
The priest has been identified as Manindra Nath Tiwari (50), they said.

Police said the body’s hands and legs were tied with a cloth and a cloth was stuffed in the mouth.

Prima facie it appears that Tiwari died due to suffocation, they said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and a case is being registered on the complaint of his family members.

Hyderabad

Hit by school teacher, kindergarten child dies in Hyderabad

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The family members staged a protest at the school and the Uppal police station demanding action against the management.

Updated On – 05:07 PM, Mon – 2 October 23


Hit by school teacher, kindergarten child dies in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: A kindergarten student died after a teacher allegedly hit the child on the head with a slate at a school in Uppal.

According to the police, the child Hemanth (5), was studying in UKG standard at a private school in Ramanthapur.

On Saturday, a teacher checked the books of the child and found that he had not completed his homework. Allegedly annoyed over it, the teacher took a slate and hit on the head of Hemanth.

The child collapsed in the class and was rushed to a hospital.

On Monday, the boy died while undergoing treatment. The family members staged a protest at the school and the Uppal police station demanding action against the management.

investigations are currently underway.

World

Iran says supports expansion of regional transportation routes

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesman has expressed Tehran’s support for the expansion of transportation routes in the region as Turkey and Azerbaijan plan to create a land corridor between the two countries via Armenia but reiterated the Islamic Republic’s opposition to any changes to international borders.

Nasser Kan’ani made the remarks at a news conference on Monday as he commented on the recent statements of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which he expressed his country’s determination to set up the so-called Zangezur corridor, with the aim of boosting Ankara’s trade ties with Azerbaijan and Central Asia.

Yerevan, however, has opposed the plans on the grounds that it would violate Armenia’s sovereignty.

We support “the expansion of transit routes and transportation networks in a way that serves the interests of all regional countries, but at the same time we emphasize that we oppose any change to international borders,” Kan’ani said.

He also expressed Tehran’s support for resolving the disputes in the Caucasus region, including the one between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, through political means.

“We believe differences in the Caucasus can be resolved via political dialogue and regional capacities.”

The spokesman stressed that Tehran is against any extra-regional intervention and foreign presence in the Caucasus.

He noted that Iran supports regional dialogue within the framework of the 3+3 format cooperation mechanism, expressing Tehran’s readiness to help find a solution to the conflict.

The 3+3 format cooperation mechanism features the three South Caucasus countries of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan plus Russia, Turkey, and Iran.

Kan’ani further said that the visit of Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia to Tehran aimed to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in Caucasus.

Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the Caucasus and lies within Azerbaijan’s borders.

The region has always been internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan though it is mostly populated by ethnic Armenians, who have resisted Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over the territory.

Last month, Azerbaijan launched an operation designed to seize control of the breakaway territory and perhaps end a three-decade-old conflict.

The operation ended on September 20, after the Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in 24 hours and made the separatists agree to lay down weapons, under a Russian-mediated ceasefire.

Azeri official to arrive in Iran

Elsewhere in his remarks, Kan’ani said an Azeri official will travel to Iran, adding that the exact date of the trip will be announced later.

He noted that the visit will discuss the regional developments as well as the re-opening of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran.

“We hope to see the resumption of operations of the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran soon.”

Azerbaijan’s relations with Iran were strained in January following an attack on the Eurasian country’s embassy in Tehran.

Azerbaijan closed its diplomatic mission following the incident and evacuated staff over what it called a “terrorist act,” with President Ilham Aliyev blaming it on the “Iranian establishment.”

Middle East

Erdogan: Turkey 'no longer expects anything from EU'

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Brussels for not honoring its long-time membership promise to Turkey, saying he “no longer expects anything from the European Union”.

Erdogan lambasted the EU for the many obstacles it had placed in front of Ankara during past decades to prevent the country from officially joining the European bloc.

“As Turkey, we have no expectations from the European Union, at whose door we have been kept waiting for 60 years. If they reverse their injustices, especially the visa imposition, which they use as a veiled sanction against us, they will correct their own mistakes. If they don’t, they completely lose the right to expect anything from us, politically, socially, economically and militarily,” he said. 

“We have kept all the promises we have made to the EU, but they have kept almost none of theirs,” Erdogan said, referring to a 2016 promise by the EU under a migrant deal to lift the need for Turkish citizens visiting EU countries to get visas.

Erdogan said EU leaders have changed over the years; however, there has been no change in the old “biased attitude of the EU towards Turkey, which is unfair.”

The Turkish leader said the behavior of the Europeans has been contrary to the internationally-accepted “principle of pacta sunt servanda” which requires all nations to honor their treaties and agreements.

For several decades Ankara and Brussels have been engaged in accession talks; however, progress in the talks has been essentially frozen due to political roadblocks by certain EU members.

Ankara sees the reasons hindering its EU accession as obstacles unrelated to its suitability for membership.

Erdogan told parliamentarians on Sunday that he would not “tolerate any new demands or conditions on the accession process.”

The Turkish leader’s EU remarks came after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against Ankara on Thursday for allegedly convicting a teacher for downloading an encrypted messaging app used by coupsters in an abortive putsch against the government in 2016.

Erdogan said the “decision of the ECHR was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

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Adani Energy Solutions Commissions Khargar-Vikhroli Transmission Line

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Adani Energy Solutions Commissions Khargar-Vikhroli Transmission Line

The project starts in the Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai.

New Delhi:

Adani Energy Solutions on Monday said it has commissioned the Khargar-Vikhroli transmission line to supply an additional 1,000 MW of power to Mumbai city.

“Kharghar Vikhroli Transmission Ltd (KVTL), which will enable additional power to be brought into Mumbai and thus enable in meeting the city’s growing and future electricity demand, is commissioned,” a company statement said.

Built by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (earlier known as Adani Transmission Ltd) — the energy solution, transmission and distribution arm of the Adani group — the project is critical for Mumbai, as the existing capacity of the transmission corridor is not sufficient to carry further power into the city, it stated.

Mumbai witnessed grid failure twice recently – on February 27, 2022, and October 12, 2020 — localities across the metropolis went dark for a considerable period, it noted.

The Kharghar-Vikhroli line will bring an additional 1,000 MW of reliable power to Mumbai city as a solution to mitigate any such incidents in the future, it noted.

With this project’s commissioning, Mumbai gets a 400 KV grid within its municipal geography, bringing enhanced import capability within its electricity grid and improving reliability and stability, it stated.

For consumers, it provides much more sustainability to commuting through bullet trains, metro rail and city railways, and also for commercial and residential establishments.

The KVTL comprises approximately 74 circuit kilometres of 400 kV and 220 kV transmission lines, along with a 1,500 MVA 400kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Vikhroli, the first 400KV substation of its kind in Mumbai.

Occupying approximately 9,500 sq m area, it has the most compact design when it comes to 400 KV substations. Its unique design vertically stacks 400kV and 220kV GIS, thus minimising space requirements.

The project starts in the Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai, traverses through its urban locations and terminates at Vikhroli in Mumbai city.

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