Telangana Mazdoor union leaders express happiness over Governor granting assent to TSRTC Bill 2023

We waited for long for this decision from the Governor. We thank Telangana government for its decision to merge TSRTC into the government, said Telangana Mazdoor union State General Secretary

Published Date – 07:40 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Telangana Mazdoor union leaders express happiness over Governor granting assent to TSRTC Bill 2023

We waited for long for this decision from the Governor. We thank Telangana government for its decision to merge TSRTC into the government, said Telangana Mazdoor union State General Secretary

Hyderabad: Telangana Mazdoor union leaders expressed their happiness over Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan granting her assent to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill-2023 on Thursday.

“We waited for long for this decision from the Governor. We thank the State government for its decision to merge TSRTC into the government,” said Telangana Mazdoor union State General Secretary Thomas Reddy.

“The State government was always supportive to the corporation and tried every bit to revive it which included the allocation of Rs 1,500 crore annual fund to it. This decision will bring hope in the employees and boost their morale,” Thomas Reddy said.

Telangana: Farmers displaced by Mallanna Sagar, Ranganayaka Sagar canals get compensation

Finance Minister T Harish Rao handed over the cheques to 382 farmers at Siddipet on Wednesday

Published Date – 06:32 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Telangana: Farmers displaced by Mallanna Sagar, Ranganayaka Sagar canals get compensation

Finance Minister T Harish Rao is handing over cheques to dispalced famers of Siddipet district on Wednesday night.

Siddipet: Farmers who lost land to the canals of Mallanna Sagar and Ranganayaka Sagar in Siddipet district were compensation ranging from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 9 lakh per acre. According to the increased prices of land, the government had enhanced the payment to Rs 9 lakh.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao handed over the cheques to 382 farmers at Siddipet on Wednesday. A total of Rs 10 crore was given as compensation in all. Hailing the sacrifices of the farmers, the Minister said the farmers of the district could cultivate three to four crops during a year since the water was available round the year. Thanking advocate Pranav who argued on behalf of farmers in the court without taking any fee, Rao recalled the efforts of Irrigation AE Khaja Moinuddin for closely following the case to get the case resolved at the earliest. He also appreciated RDO Anantha Reddy, under the guidance of Collector Prasanth Jeevan Patil, and Additional Collector Srinivas Reddy, for work on the case, which was disposed of in the court in a short span of time.

Any further delay would have caused great injustice to the farmers, he said, adding that there were instances where farmers struggled to get such cases resolved for over 20 years. The people of Siddipet would remember their sacrifices as they get water from these canals, built as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS).

The Minister later handed over house site pattas to 456 beneficiaries under GO 59.

Janmashtami celebrated with religious fervor

As part of Janmashtami celebrations tiny tots dressed like Lord Krishna and Radha performed Sri Krishna Puja at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalayam at Guttala Bazaar in the city.

Published Date – 08:12 PM, Thu – 7 September 23


Janmashtami celebrated with religious fervor

A tiny tot attempts to break ‘Utti’ at Sri Krishna Puja at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalayam in Khammam on Thursday.

Khammam: Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations were held with religious fervor at different places in the district on Thursday.

Utlotsavam was organised at residential areas and schools on the day. As part of Janmashtami celebrations tiny tots dressed like Lord Krishna and Radha performed Sri Krishna Puja at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalayam at Guttala Bazaar in the city.

Children dressed in traditional clothes joined ‘Utlotsavam’ where they competed with each other to break ‘Utti’ , an earthen pot hung at a height. Even if it was a holiday, children and their parents attended the festival celebration in the school, said the school headmaster Santosha Gautam.

The school president Dr. Gongura Venkateswarlu, secretary N Srinivasa Rao, committee members Surekha, joint secretary Charan, teachers, non-teaching staff and parents participated in the programme, the headmaster said.

Polala festival celebrated on a grand note in erstwhile Adilabad

The farmers gave their bullocks a bath in nearby irrigation tanks and ponds in the morning

Published Date – 06:48 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Polala festival celebrated on a grand note in erstwhile Adilabad

Adivvasis offer Naivedyam to bullocks in Kerameri mandal centre on Thursday.

Adilabad: The annual Polala, a festival to show gratitude to farm animals for toiling for their masters was celebrated on a colorful note across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Thursday.

The farmers gave their bullocks a bath in nearby irrigation tanks and ponds in the morning. They then attractively decorated the farm animals with vibrant colors and joon (cloth outfit) before taking them in processions to local temples. They took the animals around the temples and thanked the cattle for playing a vital role in farming.

They presented delicious food items called Naivedyam to the farm animals as a token of gratitude. The women worshipped the animals with harati. The farm animals were given rest for the day and not used in agriculture activities.

MLA Jogu Ramanna took part in the festival celebrated at his native Deepaiguda village in Jainath mandal. Meanwhile, cultural programmes were conducted to mark the occasion in rural parts of Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts.

The countryside came alive with farmers celebrating the festival, the processions and exhibition of decorated bullocks.

KTR kickstarts HMDA’s annual distribution program of 1 lakh clay Ganesh idols

For four consecutive days from September 14 to 17, the authorities will be distributing eight-inch idols at 40 different locations in Hyderabad for free of cost

Published Date – 06:42 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


KTR kickstarts HMDA’s annual distribution program of 1 lakh clay Ganesh idols

HMDA is distributing “Clay Ganesha’s” to citizens on free of cost basis in order to minimise the usage of PoP based idols.

Hyderabad: MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao kickstarted the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s (HMDA) annual distribution program of 1 lakh clay idols on Thursday. Minister Gangula Kamalakar, Planning Board Vice Chairman B Vinod Kumar and MLC Shambipur Raju, were also present on the occasion.

For the last six years, the HMDA has put in substantial efforts in order to minimise the usage of Plaster of Paris (PoP)-based idols. This year, for four consecutive days from September 14 to 17, the authorities will be distributing eight-inch idols at 40 different locations in the city for free of cost.

HMDA Metropolitan Commissioner Arvind Kumar and other officials also visited the Chief Secretary of the State Government A. Shanti Kumari and handed over the clay idol.

 

Kothagudem Collector distributes assistive tools to students with disabilities

There are 1,700 students identified with disabilities in the district, of them 445 students were selected by a committee in a transparent manner, said Kothagudem Collector

Published Date – 06:35 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Kothagudem Collector distributes assistive tools to students with disabilities

Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala handed over assistive tools to students with disabilities in Kothagudem on Thursday.

Kothagudem: Parents of children with disabilities have to send their children to school as education helps them to grow in their lives, suggested district Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala.

The Collector distributed assistive tools to students with disabilities under the aegis of the Education Department, Samagra Shiksha and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a Central public sector unit, here on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Ala noted that persons with disabilities have capabilities to excel in their lives provided they provided opportunities and guided in a proper way. She appreciated ALIMCO for providing the tools to the students.

She informed that there were 1,700 students identified with disabilities in the district, of them 445 students were selected by a committee in a transparent manner. All other eligible students would be given the tools in a phased manner. Later in the day the Collector made a surprise visit to an Anganwadi centre at Old Kothagudem. She expressed anger at the CDPO Lenina as the centre was found locked and questioned why the centre was not opened on the day.

Out of 240 Anganwadi centres in Kothagudem area, only 36 were being run. Officials concerned have to act responsibly in running the centres which play a crucial role in providing nutritious food to children, pregnant women and lactating mothers, the Collector said.

Dr. Ala warned that serious action would be taken against the erring CDPOs and supervisors. Salaries of negligent CDPOs and supervisors would be stalled. A status report on Angawadi centres running in Kothagudem area should be submitted, she said.

Paddy auction: Enquiries pour in as Telangana extends deadline

The rice exporters in certain States are running out of stock in respect of the rice varieties that are free from the Centre’s export curbs

Published Date – 08:40 PM, Thu – 7 September 23


Paddy auction: Enquiries pour in as Telangana extends deadline

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Hyderabad: Enquiries are pouring in from rice exporters as the State Civil Supplies Corporation has extended the late date till September 12 for receiving global tenders it had floated for auctioning 25 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procured from growers.

The rice exporters in certain States are running out of stock in respect of the rice varieties that are free from the Centre’s export curbs. They have been contacting the Corporation authorities for information about paddy varieties that the State had sought to dispose of. Quality related queries are also on the rise.

Officials are hopeful that the paddy being auctioned may fetch a good price in the backdrop of the hike in the price of Basmati varieties that are free from export curbs. The curbs on the export of the boiled rice are also likely to go by October 16.

The State Civil Supplies Corporation invited global tenders for auction of about one of fourth of the one crore metric tonnes of stocks held by it because of storage related issues. It had set September 2 as the deadline for receiving the global tenders. However, the deadline was extended till September 12.

Initially it had sought to auction it in five lots of five lakh metric tonnes each. It was later modified to lots of one lakh tones each facilitating more buyers to participate in the auction. The Corporation had procured 65 lakh metric tons of Yasangi paddy till the end of June.

Stocks of another 55 lakh tonnes of paddy procured during Vanakalam 2022 were also with the Corporation. The corporation is likely to go for auctioning more stocks as it needs make more storage space available for the next procurement season to commence from October next.

Telangana stands at top in India in medical education: Harish Rao

Opposition parties were not in a position to welcome the good deeds of the government and were playing the role of a villain creating hurdles in the inauguration of Palamuru project. The project bigger than Kaleshwaram provides relief from drought to Palamuru people, Harish Rao said.

Published Date – 05:55 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Telangana stands at top in India in medical education: Harish Rao



Khammam: Telangana stands at the top in the country with 22 MBBS seats per one lakh population, Health and Finance Minister T Harish Rao said here on Thursday, pointing out that measures taken by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had made medical education accessible to students from poor financial backgrounds. Even as LKG education became expensive, the tuition fee for MBBS was only Rs.10, 000, he said.

He along with Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar inaugurated the Government Medical College in Khammam and laid the foundation stone for a Government Nursing College at Maddulapalli in Khammam Rural mandal.

Speaking to the media later, Harish Rao expressed pleasure at the Governor’s approval to merge the TSRTC with the government and extended wishes to RTC workers. It was a gift given by Chandrashekhar Rao to 43,373 RTC workers fulfilling their long pending desire.

Those ruled erstwhile AP conspired to shut down the RTC but the BRS government made RTC workers government employees. The TSRTC bill pending for many days was finally approved proving that dharma wins, he said.

Opposition parties were not in a position to welcome the good deeds of the government and were playing the role of a villain creating hurdles in the inauguration of Palamuru project. The project bigger than Kaleshwaram provides relief from drought to Palamuru people, Harish Rao said.

He noted that the people in Telangana considered Chandrashekhar Rao as their family man and that they were not in a mood to accept Congress. BRS would win the Assembly once again as people want the BRS to come to power once again.

Congress, which failed to build projects and thought about the public’s welfare in its 50 years rule, was now making tall promises though it could not implement them in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Rajasthan ruled by it, the Minister said.

Sitarama project works were in the final stage and by the next monsoon, Godavari waters would be supplied to crops whether there was water in Krishna or not. The Chief Minister has a special love for Khammam people and they should bless the BRS in coming elections, Harish Rao said.

He also inaugurated the newly constructed Mamata Medical College silver jubilee block and took part in the 85th birthday celebrations of former MLA and founder of the college, Puvvada Nageswara Rao.

Intense rainfall drenches city; Secunderabad records highest downpour

Residents across Nampally, Secunderabad, Banjara Hills, Saroornagar, Dilsukhnagar, Uppal, Charminar, and surrounding areas found themselves caught in heavy downpours accompanied by thunderstorms.

Published Date – 05:50 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Intense rainfall drenches city; Secunderabad records highest downpour



Hyderabad: Hyderabad witnessed an abrupt shift in its weather pattern on Thursday, as dark clouds descended upon the city around 4:00 pm, leading to an intense spell of rainfall that drenched various parts of the city.

Residents across Nampally, Secunderabad, Banjara Hills, Saroornagar, Dilsukhnagar, Uppal, Charminar, and surrounding areas found themselves caught in heavy downpours accompanied by thunderstorms.

The day had initially remained sultry, with intermittent clouds providing some respite. By 5:00 pm, several areas had already recorded substantial rainfall, with Secunderabad topping the charts at 42.5 mm, followed closely by Banjara Hills at 38 mm and Khairatabad at 35.5 mm.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a forecast predicting a generally cloudy sky with intermittent rain for Hyderabad on Friday. The maximum temperature for the day is expected to remain below 30 degrees Celsius.

In addition to Hyderabad, several districts in the state experienced very heavy rainfall on Thursday, attributed to the influence of a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) over the region. The IMD has further predicted that moderate to heavy rains will continue to affect northern districts of the state on Friday.

Warangal: Kakatiya University caught in controversies

On August 24, the High Court had declared GO 248, issued by the State government on December 12, 2022, null and void. This GO was aimed at addressing the grievances of teachers recruited in 2010.

Published Date – 05:25 PM, Thu – 14 September 23


Warangal: Kakatiya University caught in controversies

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Hanamkonda: The Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal, is finding itself in a whirlwind of controversies, with various issues causing a stir among students and faculty alike. While the students’ unions claim irregularities in the recent Ph.D. admission process, the teachers are up in arms against the varsity management’s alleged inability to remove faculty members recruited ‘without eligibility’ in 2010, despite an indictment by the High Court.

On August 24, the High Court had declared GO 248, issued by the State government on December 12, 2022, null and void. This GO was aimed at addressing the grievances of teachers recruited in 2010.

The KU Student Joint Action Committee (JAC) has taken the lead in protesting against these issues and has called for a district-wide bandh in erstwhile Warangal, demanding a comprehensive investigation into the matter. In order to cash in on the situation ahead of general elections, political leaders, including those from the BJP and Congress, have rallied behind the students, adding fuel to the fire.

Simultaneously, the Association of Kakatiya University Teachers (AKUT) has expressed solidarity with the students, expressing concern over a series of incidents and irregularities at the university. AKUT President Prof Thoutam Srinivas has pointed fingers at the university’s management, specifically accusing Vice-Chancellor Prof Thatikonda Ramesh and Registrar Prof T Srinivasa Rao of allocating substantial funds to various departments for purported research projects which allegedly yielded no results.

The AKUT said the High Court had issued notices to authorities responsible for appointing 12 individuals as adjunct faculty members recruited ahead of NAAC peer team. It was alleged that university made these appointments without adhering to guidelines stipulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

In the midst of this turmoil, a relay hunger strike led by the Contract Teacher JAC has entered its 11th day. The primary demand is regularisation of all university contract teachers. Former Associate Professor Y Yadigiracharyu also demanded the government to take immediate action to regularise all contract teachers who have dedicated themselves to the institution for an extended period.