Your Entire Generation will End but Hyderabad's Name Will not Change, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Your Entire Generation will End but Hyderabad's Name Will not Change, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after he pitched for changing the name of Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar at an election rally in the city on Saturday. Asaduddin Owaisi the entire generation of those who want to rename Hyderabad will end but the city's name will not change.

Yogi Adityanath is one of several star campaigners the BJP has deployed for campaigning in the run-up to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) civic body polls.

Slamming the ruling TRS and AIMIM over alleged misgovernance and corruption, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the electorate should give a message through the December 1 Hyderabad civic polls that they would not give the liberty to loot.

Addressing a rally in Hyderabad, Yogi Adityanath said, "Some people were asking me if Hyderabad can be renamed as Bhagyanagar. I said - why not. I told them that we renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Prayagraj after BJP came into power in UP. Then why Hyderabad can't be renamed as Bhagyanagar?

BJP will rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, says Yogi Adityanath

BJP will rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, says Yogi Adityanath

Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday called upon the people of Hyderabad to elect BJP that would facililtate changing the name of the city from Hyderabad to Bhagyanagaram.

Giving examples of cities that were renamed successfully in Uttar Pradesh after he took over as Chief Minister, Adithyanath promised that the BJP, if it comes to power in Hyderabad, will change the name of the city.

The UP Chief Minister, after landing at the Begumpet airport here, held a closed door meeting with party seniors and then reached Jeedimetla by road. Starting his road show from Malkajgiri Parliamentary constituency, his road show passed through Usha Mullapudi hospital road and culminated at Kukatpally.

Light Rain Expected in Parts of Hyderabad on Friday

Light Rain Expected in Parts of Hyderabad on Friday

Various parts of the city received light rains on Friday morning. 23 mm of rainfall was recorded during the morning hours near Moula Ali, Alwal, Monda Market, Khairtabad, Charminar and others. The maximum temperature was recorded at 25.7 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature recorded was 19.5 degree Celsius.

The city may experience light to moderate showers for the next two days. A slight drop in mercury levels can also be expected during this time,” said K Naga Ratna, in-charge director, India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad.SN

Telangana Government Ready to Administer Scientifically Approved Covid Vaccine

Telangana Government Ready to Administer Scientifically Approved Covid Vaccine

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that the state government is ready to administer scientifically approved Vaccine to the people. He felt that it should be verified whether the vaccine has any side affects before its administration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference on Tuesday with all the Chief Ministers in the country in which KCR discussed the method pertaining to distribution and administering of the vaccine to people.

People are eagerly waiting for the vaccine. A scientifically approved vaccine is need of the hour. The Telangana state government is ready to distribute and administering of the vaccine to people on a priority basis. Accordingly, we have drawn an action plan. However, one has to take into consideration whether the vaccine has any side affects? There are different weather and climatic conditions in the country. Corona virus also did not affect the country in a uniform manner. Vaccine too may give different side effects in different regions. Hence, initially send a batch of vaccine doses to the States, which can be administered on some people. Let us assess the situation after administering vaccine on these people and then administer it to the rest," the CM said.

Later, The CM held a meeting with the officials after the videoconference. He has instructed the officials to prepare an action plan to administer the vaccine in the State and also instructed them to create the required infrastructure facilities. The CM also instructed the officials to put in place all over the State the Cold Chain. He said committees should be formed at the State, District, and Mandal level to conduct the vaccination programme. He said the vaccine should be given first to the Covid warriors and frontline workers like the Police and other departments, people above 60 years of age, people suffering from acute diseases. A list in this regard should be prepared, the CM instructed.HI

Cyclone Nivar: IMD Issues Orange Alert for Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Nivar: IMD Issues Orange Alert for Andhra Pradesh

Clouds were seen on the horizon of Andhra Pradesh under the influence depression formed over the southern Bay of Bengal on Monday. The tropical system is expected to intensify into a cyclone and make landfall on Wednesday afternoon between Karaikal and Mallapuram in Tamil Nadu.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning to AP. The projected path as per the GFS model of the IMD takes the cyclone just south of Chennai, but the European model ECMWF takes Cyclone Nivar right over Chennai with an expected landfall at around Wednesday midnight

Peripheral clouds due to depression are seen over Andhra and Telangana state.

Post-landfall of the system, isolated places in Rayalaseema may receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. North coastal Andhra Pradesh may receive scattered rainfall.

The depression layover southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal about 600 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 630 kms south-southeast of Chennai. Commissioner, Health, Katamaneni Bhaskar instructed district authorities to prepare an action plan for the pre and post cyclone period.

All medical teams consisting of a medical officer, one staff nurse and an MPHA (multipurpose health assistant) are needed to be available at the identified relief centres round-the-clock. He suggested sufficient quantities of necessary drugs at their disposal and use of disinfectants during the period. Any requirement of epidemic drugs may be indented immediately.DC

KCR Promises 20,000 lts of Free Water

KCR Promises 20,000 lts of Free Water

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Monday announced several sops for the people of greater Hyderabad, targeting several specific sections, including the Telugu film industry in the election manifesto released for the GHMC elections.

According to the TRS manifesto, the government would supply free water from December to households that consume not more than 20,000 litres a month and free power supply to salons, laundries and dhobi ghats not only in the city but also across the state subsequently.

The TRS party promised completion of Metrorail phase 2 and introduction of an express metrorail for Shamshabad from important centres in the city. For enabling the express rail project, the state government has constituted the Hyderabad Airport Express Metrorail Ltd., with the approval of the Cabinet.

The party also promised the introduction of an Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System in the next five years, which it claimed will change public transport in the capital city. The manifesto assured the delivering of one lakh two-bedroom houses to beneficiaries to fulfil their dream of having their own house, based on completion of construction in days ahead. It also promised regularising houses of poor on government lands and providing Rs 5 lakh assistance for construction of houses.DC

Tejasvi Surya Seeks to 'change Hyderabad', triggers Twitter storm

Tejasvi Surya Seeks to 'change Hyderabad', triggers Twitter storm

Bangalore South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya triggered a Twitter storm on Monday during his visit to the city where he addressed a ‘Change Hyderabad’ campaign.

The BJP leader posted details about his meeting in the city by changing its name.

For a few hours in the afternoon, an unprintable word in Telugu trended as a hashtag added to Tejasvi Surya’s name. The Hindu is not printing the word whose implied meaning is go away. It quickly degenerated into a battle of IT cells with liberal use of expletives.

The MP was in the city to campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections.

A linguistic parallel had played out in Kerala during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s in 2016 with #PoMoneModi. While the phrase in Malayalam was a play on a movie dialogue, some non-Telugu users had to use urban dictionary to get the meaning of the Telugu cuss word.THindu

Amid Covid Surge, Night Curfew Imposed in Parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

Amid Covid Surge, Night Curfew Imposed in Parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

Gujrat Government on Friday announced that starting 21 November, it has imposed night curfew in Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara between 9 pm and 6 am in the wake of surging coronavirus cases in the state, according to news agency ANI report.

The announcement by Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel came after the state government on Thursday had decided to impose complete curfew in Ahmedabad from 9 pm of 20 November to 6 am of 23 November, after which a night curfew will remain in force.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation declared night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am every day from tomorrow in order to control the spread of COVID-19. The situation was reviewed late night and it has been decided that a complete curfew shall be imposed from tomorrow night 9 pm till Monday morning at 6 am in the city of Ahmedabad," an order said on Thursday.

Meanwhile, in the wake of the prevailing situation, the Gujarat government has put on hold its earlier decision to open secondary schools and colleges in the state from November 23, said an official release

Moreover, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also imposed a night curfew between 10 pm and 6 am from tomorrow in the more virus-affected cities in the state.

"Night curfew to be imposed between 10 pm to 6 am, starting from November 21 in Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vidisha, and Ratlam districts. People engaged in essential services & factory workers are exempted," Chouhan said.

However, Chouhan on Friday rejected recent reports that the state government is mulling to impose lockdown again in MP

Govt to Help all Effected People: KTR

Govt to Help all Effected People: KTR

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao said the State government has decided to extend help to the people who had been impacted first by the coronavirus-triggered lockdown and later the heavy rains in the State, particularly in the State capital.

Speaking to the media here on Saturday, Rama Rao said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and other Ministers discussed the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the financial condition of people, as well as the governments at the Cabinet meeting on Friday. “It was decided that some more help should be extended to the people. Accordingly, the Chief Minister asked us take necessary measures to give more relief to the affected,” the Minister said.

The Minister said the flood-affected families in GHMC and 15 other adjoining municipalities who did not receive the flood relief of Rs 10,000 announced by the State government, can now get the aid by submitting an application through nearby Mee Seva centres.

On providing all relevant details, the authorities will verify their authenticity and provide Rs 10,000 at their doorstep or deposit the amount in their bank accounts. The State government disbursed more than Rs 470 crore to 4,75,871 families in GHMC and adjoining municipalities towards immediate flood relief.T Today

GHMC Elections on December 1, Results on December 4

GHMC Elections on December 1, Results on December 4

Elections for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held on December 1 and the counting will take place on December 4.

The State Election Commissioner, C. Parthasarathy released the schedule here at a press conference and said election code has come into place with immediate effect. He said the nominations will start from November 18 (Wednesday) and end on November 20.

Scrutiny will be done on November 21 and the last date for withdrawal of candidates is November 22. The display of ward electoral rolls will be on November 18.

Replying to a question on the schedule being released on such a short notice without giving adequate time for the political parties to prepare, Mr. Parthasarathy said as per the new GHMC Act the dates have to be decided in consultation with the government.

He said 74,04,770 voters will participate in the elections of which 38,56,770 are men, 35,46,847 are women and 669 voters are registered in the ‘other’ category. He said 2,700 polling stations have been identified as problematic and among these 257 were in the critical category, 1004 in the hypersensitive category and 1439 in the sensitive category.

The GHMC will ensure distribution of voter slips to all the voters and the same can be downloaded from ‘tsec.gov.in’ website. Location of the polling station can also be identified using an App. Maximum ceiling limit for election expenditure for each candidate is ₹5 lakhs.