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CM appoints chairpersons to 9 undertakings

  Hyderabad: On Sunday, party loyalists of Telangana Rashtra Samithi were appointed as chairpersons by the Chief Minister of Telangana to 9 different public sector undertakings. KCR appointed Peddi Sudarshan Reddy as the State Civil Supplies Corp’s chairman, M Yadav Reddy as Kakatiya Urban Development Authority’s chairman, A Rajaiah Yadav as Sheep and Goat Development Corp’s chairman and L Kishen Rao as State Agros’ chairman from Warangal. The CM also appointed G Balamallu as the State Industrial Infrastructure Corp’s chairman, Eda Shanker Reddy as the Irrigation Development Corp’s chairman, Mandula Samuel as the Warehousing Corp’s chairman, Banda Narender Reddy as the Forest Development Corp’s chairman and A Venkateshwar Reddy as the State’s Sports Authority’s chairman.

TG might be split into 31 districts

  Warangal: The Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao said that, the decision with regard to the total number of districts which would be formed or reorganized might be taken by the emergency cabinet meet which would be held today. On Sunday, at V Laksmikantha Rao’s residence, the CM said, “The main purpose of forming new districts is to ensure that the government of Telangana reached everyone”, adding that, middlemen arise at many places to mislead the public whenever the state comes up with various schemes related to the welfare of the people and they could prevent that in smaller districts as the collector would have information with regard to the status of each and every family on his or her computer.

Cong neglected people for 60 years: KCR

  Warangal: On Sunday, the Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandra Sekhar Rao whipping out at the opposition parties said, “They need to learn to speak responsibly”. Referring to the criticism with regard to the formation of new districts, he told, “The process has been going on for a year and only after holding number of debates and discussion with all the parties has the decision been taken. The Congress party neglected the people for sixty years, he said adding that, they always wanted the people to come to them, but for the first time the government of TRS was going to people and they were not able to digest it.

Pak Army chief visits surgical strike site

Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif on Sunday visited the Line of Control for the first time since the surgical strike conducted by Indian troops across the LoC and expressed satisfaction over operational preparedness of the military. A report said the General was given a detailed briefing by the local formation commander on the situation on the LoC, which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Gen. Sharif’s visit comes over a week after Indian army chief General Dalbir Singh visited the Northern and Western Commands to review India’s operational preparedness along the border with Pakistan in the wake of heightened tension between the two countries following the surgical strike at terror camps across the LoC.

Reliance's Jio makes world record with 16M Users

Reliance Jio has taken the telecom industry by storm. Jio on Sunday claimed that it has created "a world record" by crossing the 16 million subscriber mark in its first month of operations - September.  The Jio Welcome Offer was earlier rolled out for all on September 5, and has since achieved the fastest growth than any other telecom operator or start up in the world including Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype, it said. We are delighted and humbled by the overwhelming response across India to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio is built to empower every Indian with the power of data," said Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).  "We are delighted that people have recognised this and are utilising our services to the fullest. We are customer-obsessed and committed to improving every day to exceed expectations of our customers." Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is touting Jio as the world's most affordable 4G telecom service. The company promises 1GB of 4G LTE data at as little as Rs 50, if you were to average things out from one of its tariff plans.

Opposition demands for TN interim CM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who was hospitalised last month, is undergoing lung decongestion as well as other "comprehensive measures" and continues to be under constant monitoring, Apollo Hospital said yesterday. Tamil Maanila Congress chief G K Vasan also visited the hospital where Jayalalithaa is undergoing treatment since September 22. He said she is being given specialised medical care. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, on Sunday visited the Apollo Hospital to enquire about the condition of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa even as special prayers were held for her good health across Tamil Nadu. "I pray to the Almighty that she recovers fully and get back to her routine. I am fully confident that she will recover soon," Narayanasamy told reporters after visiting the hospital. Though Jayalalithaa had named her loyalist O Panneerselvam as interim Chief Minister when she was convicted twice in cases in her earlier terms, this time a similar announcement has not come. Political experts say, first thing to be done is divest her ministries and give it to other Ministers. Later after two weeks if she's in hospital still there could be a call on an Interim or Deputy Chief Minister.

3 dead, 22 injured in stampede at Mayawati's rally

Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati was addressing her supporters and more than 5 lakh people had gathered during a rally in Alambagh area of Lucknow. A stampede occurred when a large group was trying to force its entry from gate number 1 at the Kanshiram Smarak Sthal, the rally venue. Three people including two elderly women died and several people got injured today during a stampede at the rally. The two women fell down in the melee and got crushed by others. The injured were taken to the Lokbandhu Hospital where the condition of one person was said to be critical. However, according to BSP UP state president Ramachal Rajbhar, the woman died due to humidity and not the stampede. 

ఉత్తమ్ ఒళ్లు దగ్గర పెట్టుకో- కేసీఆర్

టీపీసీసీ చీఫ్‌ ఉత్తమ్ కుమార్ రెడ్డిపై నిప్పులు చెరిగారు తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర ముఖ్యమంత్రి కేసీఆర్. వరంగల్‌లోని భద్రకాళీ అమ్మవారికి స్వర్ణకిరీటాన్ని బహూకరించిన అనంతరం సీఎం మీడియాతో మాట్లాడుతూ ఇష్టారీతిగా కొత్త జిల్లాలను ఏర్పాటు చేశామని ఉత్తమ్ మాట్లాడుతున్నాడు..ఇలా అనేటపుడు ఆయన ఒళ్లు దగ్గర పెట్టుకుని మాట్లాడాలి. ఏడాది కిందటే సీఎస్‌తో ప్రత్యేక కమిటీని వేశాం. ప్రజల నుంచి అభిప్రాయాలు తీసకున్నాం. భవిష్యత్తులో జరగబోయే నియోజకవర్గాల పునర్విభజనను కూడా దృష్టిలో ఉంచుకుని జిల్లాలను రూపొందించాం. జిల్లాల ఏర్పాటుపై కాంగ్రెసోళ్లకే ఏకాభిప్రాయం లేదని..అందుకే ఒక్కొక్కరు ఒక్కో జిల్లా కావాలని డిమాండ్ చేస్తున్నార. తీరా వాళ్లు అడిగినవన్నీ ఇచ్చేసరికి గుండెలు బాదుకుంటున్నరని కేసీఆర్ ఆరోపించారు.  తెలంగాణ అభివృద్ధి కోసం తీసుకుంటోన్న నిర్ణయాలను వ్యతిరేకిస్తూ, ప్రతి దానికి అడ్డుచెబుతున్నారని దుయ్యబట్టారు.

Radio active leak at Delhi's IGI Airport

A suspected radioactive leak was reported at the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital on Sunday morning although the NDRF and NDMA teams who rushed to the spot immediately allayed any fears of a major outbreak and even gave an all clear post a thorough follow up. Officials of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, who were testing the leaking package, confirmed that it contained a low-intensity radioactive substance used in nuclear medicine. Tests are still on for further confirmation. Even if the leak turns out to be radioactive, it is not dangerous if a safe distance of around 3 meters is maintained from the package, they said. DIAL is a GMR Group-led consortium which manages and operates the airport. According to officials from the fire tender department, the said material arrived from Paris in an Air France flight and was medicinal in nature, usually used for cancer treatment. 

Virat Kohli surpasses Ganguly and Dhoni

Virat Kohli recorded his second double-century on the second day of the third Test against New Zealand in Indore on Sunday, guiding India to 446/3. Kohli has become the first Indian captain to record two such milestones in Test cricket. Three India captains have more Test centuries than Kohli, who now has six centuries since being elevated to Test captaincy. Sunil Gavaskar,11, Mohammad Azharuddin, 9  and Sachin Tendulkar, 7,  are the ones ahead of Kohli. MAK Pataudi, Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni hit five centuries during their captaincy stint. However, Kohli averages the highest among all India captains. Kohli's last hundred came when he slammed his maiden double ton in the West Indies in July. He has since struggled with scores of 44, 3, 4, 9, 18, 9, 45. He averaged 18.85 in his last seven innings, since his 200 in Antigua. Kohli had a great chance to have the highest score by a captain, which is held by MS Dhoni (224) but fell on 211 just after tea break, trapped lbw by Jeetan Patel.

TG’s plan lacked uniformity: Uttam

Hyderabad: On Saturday, the government of Telangana was accused by the congress committee of Telangana in reference with the reorganization of districts. N Uttam Kumar Reddy, the president of Telangana Congress party accused that, the plan of the government of Telangana, which could have made sure that the people received benefits that were administrative, lacked uniformity. While one district was having 5 lakhs population the other was having 40 lakhs, he said, adding that, the government of Telangana must have discussed the plan in assembly and then must have finalized the formulation.    

YSRC misrepresented my illness: Lokesh

Hyderabad: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief of YSR congress was demanded by the national general secretary of Telugu Desam Party, Nara Lokesh to apologize for making ground less accusations about him.  An open letter was written by Mr Lokesh to Mr Reddy, in which he said that his parents had taught him to respect colleagues and elders and he was careful to never bring a bad name to them through his actions, adding “I was not able to attend the workshop of the party due to illness, but, that is also misrepresented by leaders of YSRC.”

Mutawali has been suspended by wakf board

Hyderabad: Fazalullah Shah Quadri, Dargah Hazrat Durvesh Muhiuddin’s mutawali, situated at city’s Karwan Sahu has been suspended by the Wakf Board of the state of Telangana for trading the lands that belong to Dargah allegedly. Omar Jaleel, the secretary of Minorities Welfare Department said that an inquiry had been initiated by the board’s competent authority, after the reception of complaints from the devotees that Mutawali was selling properties of Dargah illegally.  

HC refuses to intervene in HCA’s amendment

Hyderabad: An amendment of the cricket association of Hyderabad has been refused to intervene in by the high court of Hyderabad to its local law to delay elections to its managerial committee. Petitions filed by Bharath Cricket Club and Acrilyc cricket club requesting to contend the district registrar’s action were dismissed and liberty was granted to the petitioners by Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy to approach district court. It was ruled by the justice that the district registrar’s action in recording the proposal formulated within the cooperative societies act’s framework can’t be disapproved.  

Dengue cases are going to rise: RRHO

Hyderabad: Having manpower shortage and having a large area to manage, it was told by the health officers of Ranga Reddy district that the staff was attending to only 10% of cases related to dengue. 175 cases of dengue were only reported out of 10,000 from the month of July to the month of September according to the reports. A senior health official said that it was becoming difficult for officers to identify and record all cases and there was no proper notification from private hospitals that were small, adding that, hence dengue cases were being missed and only those cases which were reported in government sector were being notified. Basic cleanliness and hygiene were also not checked and cases were only going to rise, he added.

Cops busted a brothel racket & nabbed 4

  Hyderabad: On Friday, Hyderabad Police busted an online brothel racket run by four people from Mumbai, Bihar and Hyderabad and arrested a woman along with three other offenders. The accused have been identified by the police who said that they had launched a decoy operation and had contacted the number that had been provided in the advertisement, adding that, a girl’s photograph had been sent by the receiver who asked them to visit Madhapur, where two accused approached the decoy team in a car. The accused were a part of a broader racket who had maintained communication with same type of brothel networks bringing girls from Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and other major places, said the police.

TG cancels holidays for its staff

  Hyderabad: an unprecedented step has been taken and holidays for home, revenue, general administration and municipal administration departments were cancelled by the government of Telangana for the preparation of the launch of districts that are new on 11th of October on the occasion of Dusshera. The government of Telangana asked the employees who belong to the mentioned departments to work on the days of the festival. The state cabinet has taken the decision on Friday under the Chief Minister of Telangana’s i.e., K Chandrasekhar Rao’s chairmanship. 

TG will set up a municipal tribunal

  Hyderabad: On Friday, formation of new districts has been approved by the state cabinet of Telangana which added few more districts to the already agreed 27.Kadiam Srihari, the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana said that the cabinet had approved issuing an ordinance in this regard and had also approved the formation of a tribunal so as to deal with municipal cases.The recent rains caused immense damage to life and property and encroachment of nalas was a primary cause, he said, when the government tried to eliminate the impingements, some availed stay orders from court, adding that, they instead of courts decided to set up the municipal tribunal to deal with such cases.

Banks have geared up for KYC process

  Hyderabad: At various ATMs across the country, messages were being received by the customers of all banks that their debit cards were blocked and that they need to go to the nearest branches of their banks to update their personal information and to get their cards reactivated.  M.S Kumar, the secretary of the association of all India Bank Employees said, “The Reserve Bank of India has issued guide lines on KYC to curb misuses by cyber fraudsters and criminals”, adding that, all banks across the country had geared up for Know Your Customer process and bankers were sending SMS to the registered customers’ mobile number and blocking their cards for not responding on the matter.