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Rapido partners with L&TMRHL to provide ‘Bike Metro Service’ for Hyderabad metro commuters

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This strategic partnership aims to simplify daily commutes and elevate the metro travel experience for Hyderabad’s urban population

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 07:16 PM


Rapido partners with L&TMRHL to provide ‘Bike Metro Service’ for Hyderabad metro commuters


Hyderabad: Rapido, the ride-hailing platform, has partnered with L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) to provide seamless first and last-mile connectivity for Hyderabad Metro commuters.

As part of this collaboration, Rapido will offer special discounted flat rates for its Bike Metro service, starting at just Rs.30 for customers traveling to and from any of the 57 metro stations across the city. The partnership was formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rapido and L&TMRHL.

This strategic partnership aims to simplify daily commutes and elevate the metro travel experience for Hyderabad’s urban population. With an impressive average ridership of nearly 5 lakh commuters daily, the initiative is set to make commuting more efficient and affordable, addressing critical first and last-mile connectivity gaps.

Pavan Guntupalli, co-founder of Rapido, said, “By introducing discounted flat rates for our Bike Metro service, we aim to support Hyderabad Metro’s position as the city’s commuting lifeline. With our extensive fleet and user-friendly app, we ensure a hassle-free and time-saving journey for all.”

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Unidentified man found dead after falling from running train in Warangal

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According to Government Railway Police (GRP) officials, the body of the man with his head crushed was found on the railway tracks near the Nekkonda railway station

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 07:34 PM


Unidentified man found dead after falling from running train in Warangal

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Warangal: A man died after he fell off a running train between Eluguru- Nekkonda railway stations on Sunday. He was aged about 30 years.

According to Government Railway Police (GRP) officials, the body of the man with his head crushed was found on the railway tracks near the Nekkonda railway station.

The officials believe that the man might have fallen from a train passing through the route in the wee hours. Since the face was completely crushed, it has become difficult for the GRP personnel to identify the body.

The deceased did not have any identification documents on him. The body has been kept at MGM Hospital Mortuary. For details contact 87126 58590, 8712658585.eom

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Hyderabad crime rate increases by 41 percent this year; Child sexual abuse, cybercrimes sees drastic rise

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Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Hyderabad Police Commissioner, CV Anand, said the police are serious in registering the First Information Report (FIR) and investigating all the offences

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 07:50 PM


Hyderabad crime rate increases by 41 percent this year; Child sexual abuse, cybercrimes sees drastic rise

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Hyderabad: The crime rate in Hyderabad has gone up by around 41 per cent during the current year with cases of bodily crimes, property crimes, child sexual abuse cases and cybercrimes showing a drastic rise.

The Hyderabad police registered 35,944 cases in the year 2024 as compared to 25,488 cases the previous year. The bodily crime cases registered were 8,447 this year while last year 5098 cases were booked and 5,328 property crime cases were registered this year compared to the previous year when 3551 cases were booked.

Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, Hyderabad Police Commissioner, CV Anand, said the police are serious in registering the First Information Report (FIR) and investigating all the offences.

“Due to free registration of the FIR there is increase in the number of cases. The population of the city is also growing,” he said.

The police are adopting a zero tolerance approach to any crime and all the wings of the city police are seriously following the cases.

“Cases are registered for cell phone snatching and dedicated teams are apprehending and arresting the offenders. Organized crimes have come down in the city and activities of all the rowdy sheeters are under surveillance and control,” said Anand.

With regard to the bouncers, the Hyderabad Commissioner said the ‘service providers’ should ensure the bouncers behaved properly. “During Sandhya theatre incident, everyone had seen how rudely these people were behaving with the crowds. Strict action will be taken against them, if they fail to comply with the laws,” warned Anand.

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Former Congress leader Bakka Judson says Congress created fake voter ID cards

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A similar exercise was done in Kerala as well and this was not just about political benefit, but also a serious case of sedition, he said, adding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy should be held responsible

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 07:44 PM


Former Congress leader Bakka Judson says Congress created fake voter ID cards

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Hyderabad: Former PCC General Secretary Bakka Judson alleged that the Congress party had created fake 8.5 lakh voter ID cards in the State to derive political benefits targeting the local body elections.

A similar exercise was done in Kerala as well and this was not just about political benefit, but also a serious case of sedition, he said, adding that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy should be held responsible.

In a video that has gone viral on social media platforms, Judson said a complaint was lodged by him with the Election Commission with all evidence. With an eye on the forthcoming municipal elections in the State, 8.5 lakh votes of those aged between 18 and 35 years were first deleted from the list.

The original voters’ photos were morphed and their phone numbers were also altered. Interestingly, the voter ID numbers would remain same, he alleged.

Judson expressed concern that if such voter IDs landed in the hands of terrorists and other anti-national groups, they could misuse those. Citizenship of individuals was being comprised and it was not just a petty issue, he said in the video.

“This is not confined to Telangana, it is happening in Kerala, Karnataka and other places. Yet, the BJP is remaining calm over the issue,” Judson said, alleging that Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s wife Nandini was also involved in the issue. When a case was registered against a few individuals, she managed to get the accused released, he alleged.

The Congress party keeps complaining and questions EVMs but morphing voter IDs was a bigger scam. Using these fake IDs, the party workers cast votes, he said, adding that he was planning to file a PIL in the Supreme Court in the voter IDs scam.

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Road accidents in Hyderabad decline this year, says City Police Commissioner

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City Police Commissioner, CV Anand said the traffic police are taking up special drives to ensure the safety of the motorists and pedestrians regularly and the sustained efforts have resulted in road accidents coming down in the city

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 08:11 PM


Road accidents in Hyderabad decline this year, says City Police Commissioner

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Hyderabad: The road accidents in the city have come down drastically in the year 2024. As compared to 335 lives lost in the year 2023, the toll in road accidents this year stood at 227.

City Police Commissioner, CV Anand said the traffic police are taking up special drives to ensure the safety of the motorists and pedestrians regularly and the sustained efforts have resulted in road accidents coming down in the city.

On checking for drunk driving, he said the police had booked 52,080 cases against drunk drivers during the year as compared to 43,940 cases last year. “Surprise checking will be conducted at different points in the coming days to control the instances of drunk driving,” he said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), P Vishwa Prasad, said the police are putting boards to create awareness about consequences of drunken driving near bars and pubs. “A majority of those caught for drunken driving are two wheeler riders in the city,” he said.

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Prohibitory orders issued in Gudihathnoor mandal centre as relatives of rape victim attack suspect

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The curfew was enforced in Gudihathnoor mandal headquarters to prevent untoward incidents. The situation was under control and Utnoor DSP Nagender was supervising security measure

Updated On – 22 December 2024, 08:19 PM


Prohibitory orders issued in Gudihathnoor mandal centre as relatives of rape victim attack suspect

The curfew was enforced in Gudihathnoor mandal headquarters to prevent untoward incidents. The situation was under control and Utnoor DSP Nagender was supervising security measure

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) or 163 of Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was on Sunday imposed in Gudihatnoor mandal centre where tension broke out when irate relatives of an alleged rape victim attacked the suspect and set his house on fire before pelting stones on police, resulting injuries to an inspector and a sub-Inspector on Saturday.

The prohibitory orders was enforced in Gudihathnoor mandal headquarters to prevent untoward incidents.

The situation was under control, officials said. Utnoor DSP Nagender was supervising security measures. A case under sections of the POCSO Act was registered against Poshetti, who allegedly raped the girl by abducting her. An attempt to murder case was also reportedly booked against the relatives of the girl.

Meanwhile, Boath MLA Anil Jadhav consoled the victim who was undergoing treatment at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad. He urged the police to take stern action against the perpetrator and to ensure justice to the victim.

He stated that the crimes against women were on the rise. Members of SC colony in Gudihathnoor mandal centre met police officials and requested them to take stern action against the accused person.

On Saturday night, the suspect Poshetti allegedly abducted the girl and raped her. On coming to know about it, the relatives of the girl rushed to the house and torched his house. Some of them attacked him. They resorted to pelting stones against the police when they tried to shift Poshetti to safety, demanding that the police hand him over to them.

Echoda Inspector Bheemesh and Gudihathnoor Sub-Inspector Thirupathi were injured. While Bheemesh received head injuries, Thirupathi sustained injuries to his legs. They were admitted to RIMS-Adilabad.

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Hyderabad police to introduce ‘Drone Maintenance and Operations Wing’ next year, says CV Anand

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“In the coming year, we will be procuring drones and dedicated teams will operate and take care of its maintenance. A separate wing will be created for the management of the drones,” he said

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 08:15 PM


Hyderabad police to introduce ‘Drone Maintenance and Operations Wing’ next year, says CV Anand

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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police will be introducing a Drone Maintenance and Operations Wing early next year. City Police Commissioner, C V Anand said for now to monitor processions and important bandobast, they are hiring drones from private companies.

“In the coming year, we will be procuring drones and dedicated teams will operate and take care of its maintenance. A separate wing will be created for the management of the drones,” he said.

The Hyderabad police plan to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven systems for traffic optimization for better management of the traffic on the thoroughfares.

The cybercrime units will be strengthened with advanced tools and expertise while to prevent spread of misinformation, the police will be using different platforms to get real time updates and contain it.

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Telangana’s Amrabad, Kawal in top 5 tiger reserves with highest forest fire detections

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Fires play a major role in the management of tiger reserves, both as a tool to maintain grasslands and as an ecological threat

Updated On – 22 December 2024, 11:52 PM


Telangana’s Amrabad, Kawal in top 5 tiger reserves with highest forest fire detections

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Hyderabad: The Amrabad and Kawal tiger reserves have been listed in the top five among 52 tiger reserves in the country for the highest forest fires detections within the reserves.

The Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh recorded 2,644 forest fire detections in the 2023-24 fire season. After the Indravati and Valmiki tiger reserves, Kawal recorded 1,243 detections and Amrabad 1,224 detections during the same season.

For sustaining tiger population, a good prey base is required, which, in turn, depends on good spread of palatable grasses.

Hence, fires play a major role in the management of tiger reserves, both as a management tool to maintain grasslands and as an ecological threat, according to the Indian State of Forest Report released on Saturday.

According to the report, it is important to detect forest fires for taking up remedial measures. It is equally important to assess forest area affected by forest fires and assess the damage to forest and biodiversity.

The number of forest fires detected by the Forest Survey of India using MODIS and SNPP-VIIRS sensors also increased in Telangana. Compared to SNPP-VIIRS sensor detections of 13,117 during November 2022-June 2023, the numbers have increased by a notch — 13,479 detections during the November 2023-June 2024 season.

Telangana was also among the States with the maximum decrease of forest cover inside the Recorded Forest Area. After Tripura, with 116.90 square km, Telangana stood second with 105.87 square km and Assam with 86.66 square km.

The maximum fire-affected forest areas have also been observed in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana.

The highest per cent of Recorded Forest Area affected by forest fire has been observed in Telangana (14.82 per cent), followed by Andhra Pradesh (13.94 per cent) and Bihar (10.71 per cent).

In the State-wise burnt area assessment, Telangana stand third in the chart. The total burnt area in Andhra Pradesh (leads the chart) during the November 2023-June 2024 season was recorded at 5,286.76 square km.

The total burnt area in Maharashtra was recorded at 4,095.04 square km, followed by Telangana, which recorded 3,983.28 square km during the season.

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Minister Komatireddy demands Allu Arjun to apologise to CM Revanth

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Says it is absurd that the actor’s legal team did not permit him to visit Sri Tej, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 11:31 PM


Minister Komatireddy demands Allu Arjun to apologise to CM Revanth


Hyderabad: After slamming Allu Arjun‘s ‘Pushpa 2’ movie on Saturday, Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Sunday demanded that the actor tender an apology to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for stating that his image was being damaged. Several other Congress leaders too came out attacking the actor.

Finding fault with the actor for countering the Chief Minister’s remarks made in the Assembly, the Minister said when the issue was being discussed in the House, the actor was claiming that his image was being damaged. “It is absurd that the actor’s legal team did not permit him to visit Sri Tej, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital,” Venkat Reddy said.

Echoing a similar opinion, Government Whip Aadi Srinivas also raised objections over Allu Arjun’s comments and alleged that the actor had no remorse. The Chief Minister had responded to an MLA’s query in the Assembly over the Sandhya theatre incident. Despite police informing the actor that a woman had died in the stampede, he continued to watch the movie, the Government Whip said.

“Is your name and fame important than a woman’s life and a child’s health?” Srinivas asked. Congress MP from Bhongir C Kiran Kumar Reddy said the actor was more concerned about the movie collections than people’s lives. During the press meet, the actor read a script written by his legal team and did not speak like a real hero, he said.

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Task force police conducts surprise checks in Khammam

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The ACP stated that surprise checks were conducted to control illegal activities along with ganja and other drug consumption

Published Date – 22 December 2024, 08:24 PM


Task force police conducts surprise checks in Khammam

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Khammam: Task force police conducted surprise inspections in various parts of Khammam city to check narcotic drug consumption.

Following the directions from Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt, led by the task force ACP Ravi, the task force police conducted inspections on Saturday and Sunday in many areas which were said to be addas (spots) for consumption of ganja.

The ACP stated that surprise checks were conducted to control illegal activities along with ganja and other drug consumption. “Such surprise inspections would continue from now on. Strict legal action would be taken against those who sell or supply drugs like ganja,” he added.

Youths were destroying their precious future by getting addicted to ganja. Cases would also be registered against those who use ganja and sent to jail. Parents should observe their children’s behaviour and habits from time to time, he suggested.

In addition to the ganja addas in the city, inspections were carried out in area like Rotary Nagar tank, SBIT, Mamata Medical College, Shanti Nagar School, Church compound, Zaheerpura Park, Prakash Nagar, NTR Circle, new bus stand, Gattaiah Centre, Sarita Clinic, Saradhi Nagar lower railway bridge and Gollagudem, the ACP informed.