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Telangana: TJUDA calls off protests after talks with Health Minister

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The Health Minister, Damodar Raja Narasimha, along with senior health officials held detailed discussions over the demands raised by TJUDA.

Updated On – 26 June 2024, 07:43 PM


Telangana: TJUDA calls off protests after talks with Health Minister


Hyderabad: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA), which was leading the indefinite medical strike in teaching hospitals and had temporarily paused the protests on Wednesday, has called-off their protests following successful talks with Health Minister, Damodar Raja Narasimha on Wednesday.

The Health Minister along with senior health officials held detailed discussions over the demands raised by TJUDA. With the State government, as part of efforts to meet the demands of the protesting junior doctors, according an administrative sanction of Rs 204.85 crore to take up construction of hostels in teaching hospitals, the junior doctors called off their stir.

The State government has released a Government Order (GO RT No 244) dated June, 26, 2024, sanctioning Rs. 204.85 crore for the civic works at for medical students and other civil works within the campuses of Osmania Medical College (OMC), Gandhi Medical College (GMC) and Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) in Warangal.

Out of the Rs 204.85 crore, a total of Rs. 80 crore has been allocated for construction of ladies hostel, Rs 35 crore for men’s hostel, Rs 6 crore for construction of a dental hostel and 90 lakh for repairs of renovation of boys hostel and laying CC roads at OMC.

Similarly, Rs 42 crore has been allocated to construct a ladies hostel, Rs 23 crore for men’s hostel and Rs 14.50 crore for construction of Senior Residents Hostel Block at Gandhi Medical College campus. The State government has also sanctioned Rs 2.75 crore for construction of an internal cement concrete road at KMC, Warangal.

Speaking on the occasion, the Health Minister said that the members of TJUDA thanked the State government for sanctioning Rs. 204 crore for developing infrastructure. “We have taken concrete measures to address the issues raised by junior doctors. Regarding the construction of new building at OGH, the matter is still in courts and we are very hopeful for an early resolution of the issues,” he said.

Middle East

One in five Gazans facing extreme lack of food: WHO chief

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“A high risk of famine persists across Gaza as long as the conflict continues. One in five people in Gaza experience an extreme lack of food. Almost all people in the Strip face high levels of acute food insecurity,” he wrote on the X social media platform.

The WHO chief emphasized that “only an end to the hostilities and immediate, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access can reduce the risk of a famine occurring in the Gaza Strip.”

Israel waged its brutal war on besieged Gaza on October 7 after Hamas carried out an unprecedented operation against the occupying entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Israel has imposed a complete siege on the densely populated territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.

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Euro 2024: England secures Group C Win with draw; Serbia holds Denmark

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Slovenia entered the match highly motivated, knowing that earning at least one point would secure their place in the knockout stage, while the Three Lions had already advanced.

Published Date – 26 June 2024, 12:20 PM


Euro 2024: England secures Group C Win with draw; Serbia holds Denmark


Berlin: England claimed the top spot in Group C despite being held to a goalless stalemate by stubborn Slovenia while Denmark finished second after sharing the spoils with eliminated Serbia in the last round of group play.

Slovenia started highly motivated into the encounter knowing that at least one point would see them advance into the knockout stage whereas the Three Lions were already through.

Benjamin Sesko created the first clearcut opportunity after testing England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with a header from close range in the fifth minute, reports Xinhua.

England sparked to life midway through the first half and thought it had broken the deadlock but for all that Bukayo Saka’s goal was ruled offside.

Harry Kane posed threat in the closing stage of the first half after heading narrowly wide following Kieran Trippier’s dangerous cross into the box.

After the break, chances were at premium as England controlled possession without doing damage to Slovenia’s well-positioned defence.

Slovenia’s defence kept England on the distance and secured one point to keep its Euro campaign alive.

“We wanted to complete the group stage atop the standings and to be in control of our own destiny. It was a tough match, but we improved a bit compared to our last game. We controlled the ball but failed to finish the job in the final third,” said Kane.

England coach Gareth Southgate added: “We were the better team and dominated. We had several chances to win the game but me missed the final pass.”

In the other Group C clash, Denmark couldn’t break the deadlock against Serbia, but the goalless draw was enough for the Danes to reach the knockout stage as runner-up.

With the results, England tops the group with five points, followed by Denmark, Slovenia (both 3 points) and Serbia (2 points).

The top two of each of the six groups and the best four third finishers will enter the round-of-16 knockout stage.

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Rupee sees range-bound trade against $ in morning deals-Telangana Today

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Opens at 83.52, gains further to trade at 83.45 against the greenback in initial deals, registering an increase of 12 paise

Published Date – 24 June 2024, 10:20 AM


Rupee sees range-bound trade against $ in morning deals

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Mumbai: The rupee witnessed range-bound trading against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, amid a negative trend in the domestic equity market.

Forex traders said the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and elevated crude oil prices also weighed on the local unit and restricted the upmove.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.52 and gained further to trade at 83.45 against the greenback in initial deals, registering an increase of 12 paise from its previous closing level.

On Friday, the rupee hit the lowest level of 83.63 but finally settled at 83.57 against the dollar, registering a gain of 4 paise from its previous close.

“Price action on Friday seemed to indicate purposeful intervention by the central bank,” IFA Global said in a research note, adding that the rupee is likely to trade in 83.40-83.67 range with sideways price action.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.03 per cent higher at 105.82.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.06 per cent to $85.19 per barrel.

“Indian rupee which gained slightly on Friday and is expected to remain range-bound with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sitting on the fence near to 83.60 to protect it after the USD/INR pair made an all-time low of 83.67 last week on constant equity-related outflows and the stronger dollar index,” said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.

Meanwhile, India’s forex reserves dropped by $2.922 billion to $652.895 billion for the week ended June 14, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.

In the previous reporting week, the kitty had jumped by $4.307 billion to $655.817 billion, a new all-time high after consecutive weeks of increase in the reserves.

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Hezbollah Fires Rockets At Israeli Base, Says 4 Fighters Killed

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Hezbollah Fires Rockets At Israeli Base, Says 4 Fighters Killed

On the Israeli side, at least 15 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed, according to authorities.

Beirut:

Hezbollah said it fired “dozens” of rockets Thursday at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, announcing four of its fighters had been killed.

Fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah have risen in recent weeks as threats have intensified between the sides, which have traded regular cross-border fire since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel sparked war in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas ally Hezbollah said that “in response to the enemy attacks that targeted the city of Nabatiyeh and village of Sohmor”, its fighters bombed “the main air and missile defence base of the (Israeli) northern area command… with dozens of Katyusha rockets”.

It said in separate statements that four of its fighters, one from eastern Lebanon’s Sohmor, had been killed, and claimed two other attacks on Israeli troops and positions, including one with drones.

The Israeli military said in a statement that “approximately 35 launches were identified crossing from Lebanon”.

Air defences “successfully intercepted most of the launches. No injuries were reported,” it added.

It said air strikes “eliminated” three Hezbollah operatives, one in the Sohmor area and two in the country’s south.

The military also said that “two UAVs (drones) that were identified crossing from Lebanon fell” in northern Israel, reporting no injuries.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported Israeli attacks in several areas of south Lebanon on Thursday, and said a strike a day earlier in Nabatiyeh wounded “more than 20” people when a two-storey building was targeted.

Fears have grown the Gaza war could become a regional conflagration if the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which so far has been largely limited to the border area, expands.

France’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Paris was “extremely concerned” about the fighting, calling “all sides to exercise the greatest restraint”.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said during a visit to Washington on Wednesday that his country did not want war in Lebanon, but could send it back to the “Stone Age” if diplomacy failed.

Amid Western diplomatic efforts to dial down tensions in recent months, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday visited Beirut and cautioned that “miscalculation” could trigger all-out war, also urging “extreme restraint”.

The violence has killed 485 people in Lebanon, most of them fighters but also including 94 civilians, according to an AFP tally.

On the Israeli side, at least 15 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed, according to authorities.

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

Hyderabad

All set for implementation of three new criminal laws in Telangana

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Notification drafts are ready, and they will be notified in the next couple of days, says official

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 11:03 AM


All set for implementation of three new criminal laws in Telangana

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Hyderabad: Telangana has put in place all necessary measures to implement the three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — which are to come into force from July 1, a senior official said.

The official also said the translation process of these new legislations is also at the advanced stage and is expected to be completed before July 1. Notification drafts are ready, and they will be notified in the next couple of days for smooth implementation of the new laws, he said.

Teams have been constituted at various levels to see that these new laws are implemented as per the plan given by the Central government which has fixed July 1 as the date for implementation of the new laws and the State is ready (for the implementation of these new legislations), he said.

“Notification drafts have been prepared and in the next few days it will be notified so that the new laws are in operation from July 1. We are going ahead as per that programme only,” the senior official of the Home Department said.

Training sessions were organised for police officers and a workshop was also conducted at the Telangana State Police Academy on the new criminal laws for IPS officers across Telangana and they were also sensitised and briefed about the spirit of the new laws, he said.

“We have made all the preparations and training programmes were conducted for police officers and other officers in the criminal justice system in the State. They are prepared,” he added. Special teams were made to train the people and prepare the study material for everyone, he said adding some apps (applications) were also made wherein it is easy for them to understand the previous law and the new law (comparison of both).

He said the study and reference materials had been shared with all the officers at the field. As various procedures have been envisaged in the new laws and for that, team of prosecutors prepared SOPs and guidelines and they have been circulated to all the field officers to implement the new laws, the official added.

The Telangana Chief Secretary had also recently held a coordination meeting with departments such as health, prosecutors and law department and stakeholders were present.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha on August 11, last year, along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Bills. The three Bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.

The three laws got Parliament’s approval on December 21 last year and President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25. According to three identical notifications issued by the Union Home Ministry, provisions of the new laws will come into force from July 1.

World

Iran learn fate in third phase of 2026 World Cup qualifiers

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Iran will be aiming to progress to a fourth World Cup in a row – and seventh in total – after appearing in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and take on a Qatar side attempting to qualify for the tournament for the first time, Tehran Times reported. 

The Qataris, who won a second consecutive Asian Cup title in February, played at the 2022 edition as hosts but have never progressed to the finals through the preliminaries.

Korea Republic leads the Group B cast with Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Palestine and Kuwait also in the hunt for the two automatic spots to the Finals. 

Korea will be the favorites, having made 10 consecutive FIFA World Cup appearances since 1986. 

Heading Group C will be Japan, who are seeking to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the eighth consecutive time.

Standing in their way will be Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China PR and Indonesia.

The preliminaries begin on Sept. 5 and run until June 10, with the winners and runners-up in each group qualifying automatically for the finals in Mexico, the United States and Canada.

The third and fourth place finishers in each group will advance to a fourth round, which will determine the continent’s two remaining guaranteed qualifiers.

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Middle East

British agency reports another incident off coast of Yemen

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“UKMTO has received a report of an incident 52 nautical miles south of Aden, Yemen.” the statement reads.

“The master of a merchant vessel reported a missile impacted the water in close proximity to the vessel.”

“The crew are reported safe and the vessel is proceeding to its next port of all.”

UKMTO recommended that vessels “transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.”

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“…Slow Down When It’s Raining…: Cyberabad Traffic Police take dig at Afghan cricket team

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Cyberabad traffic cops issue a road safety message using the viral clip from Afg-Ban ICC T20 World Cup Match

Published Date – 26 June 2024, 07:13 PM


“…Slow Down When It’s Raining…: Cyberabad Traffic Police take dig at Afghan cricket team


By Dhruv Jetty-

Afghanistan made history on Tuesday after beating Bangladesh in an absolute thriller to qualify for their first ever ICC-tournament semi finals. The Afghans defeated Bangladesh by 8 runs in a match that was regularly interrupted by rain.

Despite the high quality action, the moment of the match certainly belonged to Afghan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib. In the 12th over of the second innings, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was seen asking his team to slow down the game, as Bangladesh was behind the DLS par score at that time. Obeying his coach’s command, Gulbadin Naib, who was fielding in the slips, suddenly held his hamstrings and went down. Seeing Naib in pain, the umpire paused the game. He was later helped walk off the field by his fellow Afghan player Naveen ul-Haq.

The viral clip made rounds on social media and has created a debate between many ardent cricket fans. Some believe that what Naib did was against the spirit of the game, but some believe it was an attempt to win the game for his team.

Making use of the viral clip, Cyberabad Traffic Police made a quirky post on their official X (formerly Twitter) account to raise awareness about road safety during monsoons.

The post was captioned: “Road Safety Lessons from Today’s Match: Slow Down When It’s Raining.
#AfgvsBan #GulbadinNaib”

Naib returned to the field to bowl and he also picked the wicket of Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Afghanistan will now face South Africa in the first semi final, and the second semi final will be played between England and India.