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RTC rental bus owners threaten strike if demands not met

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Another significant concern is related to insurance coverage

Updated On – 07:05 PM, Wed – 3 January 24

RTC rental bus owners threaten strike if demands not met

Hyderabad: RTC rental bus owners are facing quite a few issues and they have announced to go on strike from January 5 if their demands are not addressed immediately.

This time it is the Maha Lakshmi scheme which is bothering the owners the most as it causing overcrowding and potential mileage issues. Maha Lakshmi scheme offers free bus travel service in TSRTC for women in Telangana.

Another significant concern is related to insurance coverage. They fear that if bus limits are exceeded and accidents happen, they might face severe financial losses due to insufficient coverage.

The owners also didn’t take part in the recently held tender by TSRTC, calling for maintenance of rented buses.

IAS Officer, Brother Beat 2 Airtel Employees Over Router Issue: Mumbai Cops

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Not Happy With WiFi Range, IAS Officer, Brother Beat 2 Airtel Employees

The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed.

Mumbai:

Two men working for a leading telecom service provider were allegedly thrashed by an IAS officer and his brother at the latter’s residence in Navi Mumbai over an Internet router issue, police said on Wednesday. Four security guards of the residential society also allegedly joined the brother duo in attacking the two men with pipe and wooden sticks on December 30 evening, an official said quoting the FIR.

The accused are identified as IAS officer Aman Mittal, currently posted as Maharashtra water supply and sanitation department deputy secretary, and his brother Devesh Mittal, besides the four security guards.

“Two men who work for Airtel fibre internet installation service had visited the residence of Devesh Mittal to fix an internet router issue. An argument broke out between the duo and Mittals who claimed they are not getting the expected Internet range in the bedroom,” the official said quoting the FIR lodged by Sagar Mandhre (27), who works as an engineer for Airtel.

Mandhre stated that he was attacked by Aman Mittal and his brother Devesh who were joined by four security guards of the building with a pipe and wooden sticks. They also thrashed Mandhre’s colleague Bhushan Gujar, who works in the sales team, the official said.

The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed on the premises of the building, he added.

“After some time, Aman Mittal called up Rabale police station, following which police personnel reached the spot and took Mandhre and Gujar to the police station,” he said.

A case was registered against the Mittal brothers and four security guards under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to causing hurt by dangerous weapon or other means and wrongful confinement, the official said.

The IAS officer lodged a cross-complaint against Mandhre and Gujar stating that they attacked him with the router machine.

Based on Mittal’s complaint, an offence was registered under section 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means) of the IPC against Mandhre and Gujar, he said, adding that further investigation is underway.

Nobody has been arrested so far.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Hyderabad

Patients develop resistance to antibiotics, as usage surges remarkably in Telangana

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Senior doctors who have been tracking the antibiotics usage in a survey at Osmania Medical College and Osmania General Hospital (OGH) said that common antibiotics that are prescribed were not working in a majority of patients, as they have developed resistance to the antibiotics.

Published Date – 06:58 PM, Wed – 3 January 24

Patients develop resistance to antibiotics, as usage surges remarkably in Telangana — Photo: IANS

Hyderabad: In a disturbing trend, consumption of antibiotics that potentially can trigger antimicrobial resistance, which means patients do not respond anymore to the prescribed antibiotics, is remarkably high among patients in Telangana, a latest report on usage of antibiotics released by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), under union Health Ministry, said.

Senior doctors who have been tracking the antibiotics usage in a survey at Osmania Medical College and Osmania General Hospital (OGH) said that common antibiotics that are prescribed were not working in a majority of patients, as they have developed resistance to the antibiotics.

The Osmania Medical College/Osmania General Hospital were among 20 other government hospitals were a ‘Multicentric Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use’ was conducted by the NCDC. The survey findings have indicated that usage of antibiotics has over the years, between 2017 and 2021, surged remarkably.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified antibiotics into three groups that include Access, Watch and Reserve. The antibiotics under Watch group are the ones that have higher resistance potential and must be prioritized as key targets to monitor.

The NCDC survey indicated that the consumption of the antibiotics in the crucial Watch group has increased. “We observed that consumption of antibiotics ranged from 88.7 (2020) to 118.3 (2018) DDD/100-bed-days. Watch group of antibiotics were consumed more than the access group antibiotics in all the five years ranging from 51.8 to 72.7 DDD/100-bed-days with 2021 recording the highest proportion of Watch group consumption at 64 percent. Access group consumption ranged from 29.8 to 42.3 DDD per 100-bed-days with 2017 recording the highest proportion of Access group consumption at 43 percent,” it said.

Third generation cephalosporins were the highest consumed class of antibiotics across the years followed by combinations of beta-lactams and beta-lactamase inhibitors. Though the Reserve group antibiotics should be treated as ‘last resort’ options, the use of colistin, linezolid, and aztreonam in these sites is a matter of concern, the NCDC report on antibiotic usage said.

Top antibiotics that are being consumed in high numbers in TS :

• Third generation cephalosporins were the highest consumed class of antibiotics
• Beta-lactams with beta-lactamase inhibitors for various kinds of infections

• High rate of consumption of antibiotics in major Indian cities including Hyderabad
• Majority of antibiotics consumed in large numbers were from Watch group

• Ceftriaxone, Azithromycin, Ciprofloxacin were the top three antibiotics consumed against priority pathogens
• Oral antibiotics are on the rise compared to injections

• Third generation cephalosporins were the highest consumed class of antibiotics

The Top 10 antibiotics consumed:

Tab. Azithromycin (500mg)Inj. Ceftriaxone (1g)
Tab. Cefixime (200 mg)
Tab. Amoxycillin and Clavulanic acid (625mg)
Inj. Amikacin (500 mg)
Cap. Doxycycline (100 mg)
Inj. Metronidazole 400mg
Inj. Piperacillin & Tazobactum 4.5g
Tab. Ciprofloxacin 500mg
Inj.Ceftriaxone and Sulbactam

Bonfire claims life of newly wedded tribal woman in Asifabad

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A 31-year old tribal woman died while undergoing treatment after sustaining serious burn injuries caused when she was accidentally engulfed in flames from a bonfire

Published Date – 06:16 PM, Wed – 3 January 24

Bonfire claims life of newly wedded tribal woman in Asifabad — Representational Image

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A 31-year old tribal woman died while undergoing treatment after sustaining serious burn injuries caused when she was accidentally engulfed in flames from a bonfire at Ginnedhari village in Tiryani mandal on Tuesday.

Tiryani Sub-Inspector Ch Ramesh said that Kudimetha Devendra, wife of Nagesh, succumbed to burn injuries at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad.

She received over 50 percent of burns when her dress caught fire from the bonfire that was lit to keep her home warm. She was immediately rushed to a hospital in Asifabad and then to RIMS as her medical condition deteriorated.

Devendra was married to Nagesh six months ago. Based on a complaint received from Sekhar, father of the victim, a case was registered.

Hyderabad

Adani Group meets CM Revanth; Keen to expand operations in Telangana

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They reiterated their commitment to continue their operations and create employment opportunities for youth of Telangana, by establishing new industries in different sectors.

Published Date – 06:23 PM, Wed – 3 January 24

Adani Group meets CM Revanth; Keen to expand operations in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Adani Group is keen to expand its operations in Telangana, with proposals to establish a data centre and an aero space park in the State. A delegation of the Group, led by Adani Ports-SEZ (Special Economic Zones) Chief Executive Officer Karan Adani and Adani Aero Space CEO Ashish Rajvanshi, called on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in this regard at the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Wednesday.

Besides continuing with their existing projects, the Adani Group representatives discussed about expanding their operations and sought necessary support from the State government for establishment of new projects. They reiterated their commitment to continue their operations and create employment opportunities for youth of Telangana, by establishing new industries in different sectors.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister assured that the Telangana government would provide adequate facilities and subsidies to new industries for enabling industrial development and employment generation. He discussed about the Adani Group’s ongoing projects in Telangana and welcomed its decision to make fresh investments.

According to an official statement, the Adani Group held talks with the government to set up a data centre project along with an aero space park in the State. The progress of these as well as the establishment of new projects were discussed in the meeting.

IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari, IT and Industries Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, CMO Secretary Shanawaz Qasim, CMO Special Secretary Ajith Reddy and others participated in the meeting.

Palestine Supporters Raise Slogans Outside Newlands Against SA U19 Skipper

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Palestine Supporters Raise Slogans Outside Newlands Against South Africa U-19 Skipper

Members of a pro-Palestine group raised anti-Israel slogans outside the Newlands Cricket Stadium before the start of the second Test between India and South Africa on Wednesday and demanded the sacking of national U-19 skipper David Teeger for his comments in support of the Israeli Army. The small group of protestors displayed placards which read “Boycott, Apartheid Israel” and “Smash Apartheid Israel for a Six”. They also shouted slogans asking for an independent Palestine. Israel launched a military offensive in the Gaza Strip after the Hamas militant group attacked the Jewish nation on October 7 last year, killing 1,200 people.

The protestors outside the stadium also indulged in sloganeering against Teeger, the U-19 national skipper.

“David Teeger, you don’t deserve to captain our country,” shouted a protestor.

Teegar, during a speech at the Jewish Achiever Awards where he was conferred as the ‘Rising Star’, had said: “I’ve been awarded this award, and yes, I am now the rising star, but the true rising stars are the young soldiers in Israel.” The ceremony took place on October 22 last year.

According to an article in local website timeslive.com.za, a complaint was lodged by the Palestine Solidarity Alliance against 18-year-old Teeger. However, Cricket South Africa’s internal inquiry committee absolved him of any wrongdoing.

“The inquiry, chaired by advocate Wim Trengove SC, found Teeger had not contravened clause 1.5.2 of CSA’s Rules and Code of Conduct that governs ‘unbecoming or detrimental conduct which could bring them, CSA or the game of cricket into disrepute’,” article said.

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