Hyderabad: Turkayamjal VRO caught in ACB net

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Turkayamjal VRO caught accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000

The VRO assumed charge of office three months ago.

A Village Revenue Officer (VRO) working in Turkayamjal mandal of Rangareddy district was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a realtor Jakkidi Mutyam Reddy. Reddy who bought 1.20 acres at Abdullapurmet has approached the VRO Shankar for land mutation who in turn demanded Rs 1 lakh from him. However, Reddy agreed to give Rs 75 lakh in advance and the remaining after the completion of the process. Meanwhile, Mutyam Reddy approached ACB officials who laid a trap and caught the VRO red-handed while accepting Rs 50,000. The VRO is learned to have assumed charge of office three months ago.

A journey towards plastic-free society in Hyderabad

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A journey towards plastic-free society in Hyderabad

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Responding to the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for achieving a plastic free India,

Gram Panchayats and Mandal Parishads in the state launched fight against

Hyderabad: Responding to the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for achieving a plastic free India, Gram Panchayats and Mandal Parishads in the state launched fight against the use of single use plastic in rural areas on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on Wednesday. A campaign would be held to achieve a total ban on the plastic in the state. Awareness on the need to dump plastic use and plastic waste management activities would be taken to prepare the people for the total ban.

P Chidambaram Requests Bail, Told Chief Justice Will Decide On Hearing

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P Chidambaram Requests Bail, Told Chief Justice Will Decide On Hearing

INX Media case: P Chidambaram was denied bail by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The court had said that he might influence witnesses if released.
Mr Chidambaram, 74, has been in Delhi’s Tihar jail since September 5, after the Central Bureau of Investigation finished questioning him in the case. He was arrested on August 21.

Senior lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal, representing Mr Chidambaram, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by justice NV Ramana.

The three-judge bench said Mr Chidambaram’s request would be sent to Chief Justice Gogoi for taking a call on listing of the matter.

While the CBI is investigating corruption allegations against the Congress leader, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is inquiring into money laundering allegations in the case.

when he was the country’s Finance Minister.

The Delhi High Court had said on Monday that there is no chance of Mr Chidambaram tampering evidence. “But since the investigation is at an advanced stage and Chidambaram being an influential person, the possibility of influencing witnesses could not be ruled out,” the court had said.

Bengaluru Traffic Congestion Could Get Less Painful With Smart AI-Based Signals

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Bengaluru Traffic Congestion Could Get Less Painful With Smart AI-Based Signals

The cameras will read traffic density and change signals in a smart manner

Around 35 traffic signals in the city are currently AI-adaptive

Will this solve traffic and vehicular congestion issues in Bengaluru?

The Indian government is slowly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in many of its public services. The latest to join the club is the Bengaluru police department, which is all set to roll out AI-based traffic signals at most city junctions.

The initiative is expected to tackle the traffic issue, which is currently one of the biggest problems faced by Bengaluru citizens.

According to the additional commissioner of police, traffic, B R Ravikanthe Gowda, AI-enabled cameras will determine traffic density and calculate the time it would take to clear the particular wave of traffic and accordingly manage the signal lights.

A countdown timer in the AI-enabled device could help vehicles save fuel and will manage the changing of signals for smoother movement. At present, around 35 traffic signals are AI-adaptive, according to the traffic police.

While the plan involves setting up similar cameras at all traffic signals in the city, there has been no timeline announced for the same.

Meanwhile, experts feel shifting completely to AI is going to be a tedious process. “The police must regularly reset the signal at each junction. There is something called coordination of signals and they must be in sync. For instance, when the first signal shows green, the next junction should also switch to green so that vehicles move non-stop,” traffic expert M N Sreehari said in a media interview last month (September 22).

after 24-yr-old hyd woman’s death, L&T forms teams to inspect metro structure

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after 24-yr-old hyd woman’s death, L&T forms teams to inspect metro structure

Mounika was killed on September 22 after a piece of concrete fell on her head at the Ameerpet metro station.

In the aftermath of an incident that killed a 24-year-old woman at a metro station in Hyderabad after a portion of the concrete wall collapsed on her, the L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited has constituted six engineering teams to carry on repair works at metro stations in Hyderabad.

Mounika Reddy was killed after a sharp edge of a plaster piece fell on her from a height of nine metres while she was taking shelter from the rains at the Ameerpet station on September 22. Following reports that pointed out substandard quality of items used, Municipal Administration and Urban Development minister KT Rama Rao had ordered an inquiry to check the quality of the metro rail structure.

The quality checks made by six special engineering teams till date have rectified non-structural cracks, surface plaster peel-offs, concrete chip-offs, loose concrete pieces and loose coping stones at metro stations at Balanagar, Parade Grounds, Rasoolpura, Hitec City, Gandhi Bhavan, LB Nagar, Osmania medical college, New market, and Tarnaka.

In a press release issued by the HMRL on Tuesday, NVS Reddy, managing director, HMRL, said, “As directed by MA&UD minister K. T. Rama Rao, I am closely monitoring identification and rectification of repair works of all metro stations and other structures. L&T formed six special engineering teams equipped with boom lifts, floodlights, etc. While overall position of the structures was found to be safe and satisfactory by experienced engineering teams, not taking chances, even minute non-structural cracks are being rectified.”

On September 22, Mounika Reddy and her cousin Lithika had planned to visit a hostel at Ameerpet and had travelled from Kukatpally to Ameerpet by the Hyderabad Metro. Mounika was standing at a pedestrian zone, taking shelter from the rain, when a block of the mortar fell on her head, and she died as she was being taken to a hospital.

After discussions with family members, L&T has offered to pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the family of Mounika.

BJP, RSS Taking Name of Gandhi is Victory for Congress, Says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

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BJP, RSS Taking Name of Gandhi is Victory for Congress, Says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday stated it was an achievement for the Congress Party that the BJP and the RSS had to take the name of Mahatma Gandhi years after leaving to recognize him.

Speaking in a special gathering of the state Congress committee on the eve of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Gehlot said the country and the world could not maintain without his teaching and the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh should “excuse for their blunder”.

“their leaders had to respect the name of Gandhi. This is a success of our plans, programs and expectations,” he said, continuing that the outfits should receive their stance on the issue.

“I would like to know those characters that mere speaking of him will not work. You should explain what you have in your heart and mind.” Gehlot stated.

He told if the BJP and the RSS had understood their mistake, then they should tell that they could not acknowledge Gandhi as they operated as “canaries for the British”.

Admiring the Congress for “maintaining” the democracy in the nation for 70 years, the CM said an environment of violence had been built in the country since 2014.

The democracy was in crisis and there was an environment of terror in the entire country, he said.

SFI activists close school for running in holidays

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SFI activists close school for running in holidays

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Activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Monday stalled running of classes during holidays by Narayana School here, contending that it amounted to violation of regulations.

Hyderabad: Activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Monday stalled running of classes during holidays by Narayana School here, contending that it amounted to violation of regulations. They persuaded the students to boycott classes and allowed them to go home. The activists demanded action by the Education Department against the institutions running classes during the Dasera holidays. The protestors included SFI city secretary Javed, besides other leaders

BJP, Shiv Sena finalize agreement for Maharashtra Assembly elections

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BJP, Shiv Sena finalize agreement for Maharashtra Assembly elections

After days of suspense and discussions, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena on Monday announced their alliance for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Fearing rebellion, both parties have not yet disclosed the seat-sharing arrangement, which the leaders claim has been mutually accepted.

The announcement, however, did not come from top leaders of both parties as expected. Instead, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil and senior Sena leader Subhash Desai issued a joint signed statement.

The alliance also includes union minister Ramdas Athawle’s Republican Party of India (Athawale group), Rashtriya Samaj Party of Dhangar leader Mahadev Jankar, state minister Sadabhau Khot’s Rayatkranti and Shivsangram party of Maratha leader Vinayak Mete. However, the statement does not have signatures of the other four leaders or their representatives.

BJP, Shiv Sena finalize agreement for Maharashtra Assembly elections

“Under the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis and the guidance of Uddhav Thackeray, the government of grand alliance took the state to a new height in the last five years and now as per the democratic traditions we will be facing the polls. Following the discussions between Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis and also with other allies such as Ramdas Athawale, Vinayak Mete, Sadabhau Khot, Mahadev Jankar, the decision to contest upcoming elections in an alliance has been taken unanimously. As per that we are announcing the grand alliance,” reads the statement. The details about which party will contest how many seats will be declared soon, it says.

Earlier, BJP state president Chandrakant Patil said, “The seat-sharing arrangement between both parties is complete and both have agreed to it. But the official announcement will be made at the right time.”

In response to a query, Mr. Patil denied that Sena was going to be given the deputy Chief Minister’s post. “Nothing of this sort has been decided. Let the elections take place. After that results will be out,” he said. Commenting on Sena leaders’ statement wishing Aaditya Thackeray as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr Patil said that it is obvious for the leaders of the Sena to wish their leader state’s topmost post.

Meanwhile, the delay in announcing seat-sharing between two parties indicates that both fear large-scale rebellion within. “It is natural that those who are sitting MLAs or prepared for five years feel agitated in case the seat goes to another party. It is natural. But we will talk to them and reinstate them for sure in future,” he said.

Congress Leaders Detained Ahead Of March In UP Against BJP’s Chinmayanand

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Congress Leaders Detained Ahead Of March In UP Against BJP’s Chinmayanand

The 23-year-old law student in Shahjahanpur was arrested by the police last week in a case of extortion filed by Chinmayanand’s aides.

SHAHJAHANPUR: Congress leaders were today refused permission to take out a march in support of the jailed law student who has accused the BJP’s Chinmayanand of rape.The Congress leaders wanted to march from the town of Shahjahanpur to Lucknow in solidarity with the student.
Party leader Jitin Prasada has been put under house arrest and three others have been detained. The police have also blocked the borders of Shahjahanpur district.

The 23-year-old student was arrested by the police last week in a case of extortion filed by Chinmayanand’s aides. The law student has spent the last four days in prison.

The woman says the police refused to register her rape complaint last month, after which she filed a case in Delhi. Chinmayanand has been charged under a watered down sub-section of the rape law on “misusing authority for sexual intercourse”. On the other hand, the woman has been charged with trying to extort Rs. 5 crore from Chinmayanand. The SIT said she had “confessed”.

The student was produced before a court, which sent her to 14-day judicial custody.

Chinmayanand, who was arrested earlier this month on charges that he misused his authority and induced the student to have sex with him, continues to be in a hospital. He was taken to the ICU at Lucknow’s Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences last Monday, just three days after his arrest.

A court in Shahjahanpur will today hear the bail requests of Chinmayanand as well as the student.

A Congress delegation met the parents of the jailed student on Sunday.The girl who alleged rape and was arrested should be released. The government is standing in support of Chinmayanand. The rape case should be heard in a fast track court,” Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu, who is among those who have been detained today, had told news agency ANI.

Andhra Govt Orders Inquiry to Find Out What Delayed CM Jagan Reddy’s Tour of Flood-affected Areas

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Andhra Govt Orders Inquiry to Find Out What Delayed CM Jagan Reddy’s Tour of Flood-affected Areas

Notices have been issued to seven district-level officials in the matter of the delay of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s tour, which happened as a result of wrong coordinates being communicated.

Amaravathi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the matter of a miscommunication that led to a delay in CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s tour of the flood-hit areas in the state earlier this week.

Kurnool District Collector G Veerapandian has issued notices to seven district-level officials in the matter including the Assistant Director of Survey and Land Records, Deputy Inspector of Survey and DWMA Project Director, Tehsildar of Sirivella and Nandyal.

Veerapandian also appointed the District Revenue Officer to look in the matter, who further directed the seven officials to submit the relevant documents on September 30. The Collector also informed the Chief Minister’s Office that some of the coordinates, which were submitted by the officials had been incorrect. and cited the officer’s negligence.

On September 21, CM Jagan had visited flood-affected areas of Kurnool district along with district officials. His tour was, however, delayed as a result of the miscommunication.

A similar case had transpired on September 24 when Reddy had planned to be flowed to Gannavaram airport from his residence along with his family members. However, due to a miscommunication, the Chief Minister was forced to travel by road instead.

Tensed Situation at SAARC meet as External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi boycott each other’s statements

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Tensed Situation at SAARC meet as External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi boycott each other’s statements

Pakistan and India barred each other’s comments at a meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Foreign Ministers here. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi declared that he would not attend the speech by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar first, proclaiming at the last minute that he would not tend the SAARC Minister’s lunch while Mr. Jaishankar was chatting.

Mr. Jaishankar then delivered his comment and left the meeting, moments before the Pakistani Foreign Minister’s entry, assuring that the two Ministers were not present in the room mutually at any period.

Mr. Jaishankar did not reflect on the tensed circumstances at the SAARC meet. Later, tweeting about his talk, he penned, “Ours is not just a story of missed possibilities but also of intentional barriers… Removal of terrorism is a precondition not only for productive cooperation but also for the very endurance of the region itself.”

Tensed Situation at SAARC meet as External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi boycott each other’s statements

As he proceeded into the meeting, Mr. Qureshi stated he could not “sit and talk” with “killers of Kashmiris.” Mr. Qureshi’s resolution was put out in a tweet 20 minutes after the conference was due to begin at a downtown hotel near the United Nations. The tweet put out by Pakistan’s governing party the PTI, said Pakistan would not fight with India unless it “lifted the offense and put an end to crimes there.”

The lunch later remained as programmed with comments from committees and Ministers from other SAARC nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and the current SAARC chair Nepal, who sat throughout both declarations.

Pakistan was represented by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal through the External Affairs Minister’s talk, who intimated to Mr. Jaishankar that he would govern in place of Mr. Qureshi. Ironically, Mr. Faisal had informed The Hindu just a few moments before the lunch that the SAARC law did not allow for “respective issues to take center-stage.”

Pakistan has been complaining India’s declaration to avoid the SAARC summit due to be handled in Islamabad since 2016, until cross-border terrorism concludes, which has indicated that the SAARC summit, which expects all leaders to accompany, cannot be held. India has joined all other SAARC members at various fora, including BIMTEC, BBIN and also bilaterally, emphasizing that these are more prolific parkways at present.

After the conference, Mr. Qureshi claimed that Pakistan had achieved the consent of the association to build the SAARC summit in Islamabad next year. “If India believes it is still a part of SAARC, it is most pleasing to attend,” Mr. Qureshi said, continuing that “no country” had opposed to Pakistan’s program for the summit.

Telangana govt extends liquor shops license

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Hyderabad: The State government has extended the license for liquor shops for one month up to October 31 by laying down certain conditions.

A G O Ms No 108 was issued in this regard. The current license term will expire by this month-end. As per conditions, the shopkeepers must pay a proportionate annual retail shop excise tax for one month period.

The G O also mentioned about the collection of retail shop excise turnover tax at the rate of eight per cent plus applicable VAT thereon from all the licenses on purchases made from October 1 to 31, both days included. Other conditions prescribed in rules for shops would also be applicable. The Prohibition and Excise Commissioner will take necessary action in the matter accordingly.

Instructions have been issued to officials concerned to collect proportionate one-month shop excise tax of 2,215 liquor shops immediately without fail and submit compliance undersigned.

Chinmayanand Case: ‘Rape Victim’ arrested

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Chinmayanand Case: ‘Rape Victim’ arrested

The alleged victim in the case of sexual abuse against BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand was arrested from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

arrested because she did not hand over her mobile phone to the special investigative team (SIT) and a video showed her discussing an extortion plot against Chinmayanand with three friends, said people aware of the matter. The SIT said she has admitted to being present in the video and hence she has been arrested.

While the SIT had not been able to recover her mobile phone, they said. The victim has been termed as the mastermind of the extortion plot by the SIT, which says the other three accused have said they acted on her directions. Her three friends have given statements to the SIT, implicating her in the extortion plot by the SIT, which says the other three accused have said they acted on her directions. Her three friends have given statements to the SIT, implicating her in the extortion matter, said the people cited earlier.

The video was allegedly shot to ensure none of the four accused go back on their word on how to share the extortion amount of Rs 5 crore. It is believed that the woman’s missing mobile phone also has key evidence in this regard.

The SIT said enough digital and forensic evidence was found against the woman. “Those (three) arrested have said they sent messages to Chinmayanand on directions of the girl in panic as they were not getting money and were upset,” SIT chief Naveen Arora said on Wednesday.

Arora, however, admitted that key pieces of evidence against Chinmayanand in the sexual abuse case were missing – for instance, the pair of spectacles with hidden camera worn by the woman have not been recovered by the SIT yet and the state forensic science laboratory could not recover data deleted by Chinmayanand on his mobile phone.

The SIT recorded the statements of the woman’s friends – Sanjay Singh, Sachin Sengar and Vikram alias Durgesh – after taking them into custody on Tuesday and planned to confront the woman with the trio. The SIT is also trying to trace the mobile phones of Singh and Sengar from which extortion messages were allegedly sent.

probe begins after woman killed at hyderabad metro station

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Officials also said that a public hearing will be held at the Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad on October 3.

Days after the death of Mounika at Hyderabad’s Ameerpet Metro Station, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday initiated a probe into the incident. The 24-year-old had died earlier this week, after a chunk of mortar from the station got dislodged and fell on her.

JK Garg from the CMRS, who reports to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, conducted a preliminary inspection at the accident site along with Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) Managing Director N V S Reddy and other senior officials.

Officials also said that a public hearing will be held by CMRS at the Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad on October 3.

Mounika was taking shelter from the rain at the pedestrian zone under the metro station when the tragedy occurred. Her death has left her family in shock.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) K T Rama Rao has already instructed Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and check all structures.

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He tweeted that the reputation gained by Hyderabad Metro is high quality and safety standards shall be maintained and safety shall be a high priority.

Larsen and Toubro (L&T), the company which constructed the Hyderabad Metro projects, has also agreed to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the victim’s family. The company also said it would provide another Rs 15 lakh from an insurance company and job to a family member.

PM Modi Receives International Award For ‘Swachh Bharat’ Campaign

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PM Modi Receives International Award For ‘Swachh Bharat’ Campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary

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PM Modi received Goalkeepers Global Award for Swachh Bharat programme
Microsoft founder Bill Gates presented the award to PM Modi at a ceremony
“Gandhiji’s dream for cleanliness is now becoming true,” PM Modi said

PM Modi Receives International Award For 'Swachh Bharat' Campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award for his government’s Swachh Bharat programme. Microsoft founder Bill Gates presented the award to PM Modi at a ceremony on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City.
Started by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Goalkeepers award seeks to “bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress for ending poverty and fighting inequality”, according to the organisers.

“Gandhi ji’s dream for swachhata (cleanliness) is now becoming true,” PM Modi said. “The World Health Organisation has reported that three lakh people have been saved (from diseases) by the campaign… Such as campaign was never heard of,” he said. “Getting the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary is personally significant for me. When 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome,” he said.

PM Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. It seeks to improve cleanliness through solid and liquid waste management and making villages open-defecation free.

“Due to lack of toilets, a number of girls had to drop out of schools. Our daughters want to study, but because of lack of toilets, they had to abandon their education midway and sit at home,” he added. “The Swachh Bharat programme has changed this.”

india had only seen constitutional federalism for decades. Our government made an effort to change it to cooperative federalism and with time we are moving towards competitive-cooperative federalism. I am happy that through Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness survey), India’s states now compete with each other for higher ranking in cleanliness,” the Prime Minister said.

The Swachh Bharat campaign is the world’s largest behavioural change programme. “Behaviour change has been the key differentiator of Swachh Bharat Mission and therefore emphasis is placed on behaviour change communication,” the government says on the Swachh Bharat website.

The inaugural Goalkeepers event in 2017 hosted a diverse group of leaders. Speakers, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former US President Barack Obama and activist Malala Yousafzai had attended it.

Trump, With Imran Khan By His Side, Offers J&K Mediation For Third Time

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Trump, With Imran Khan By His Side, Offers J&K Mediation For Third Time

US President Donald Trump changed his offer of negotiation between India and Pakistan on Monday in advance of a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The offer – his third – came barely 24 hours after he shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a huge community meeting in Houston and emphasized the US will be to the side “free the world of thorough Islamic violence”.

At the start of Monday’s conference with Imran Khan, President Trump said if both Mr Khan and PM Modi wanted him to mediate an agreement between them on Kashmir, he was “ready, willing and able”.

Trump, With Imran Khan By His Side, Offers J&K Mediation For Third Time

“If I can assist, I will certainly assist… If both (India and Pakistan) want, I am ready to do it… I have a very good association with Prime Minister Modi. I have a very good bond with Prime Minister Khan… I would be an extremely good mediator. I have never been unsuccessful as a mediator,” he told reporters, Imran Khan at his side.

Previously, during meetings with Imran Khan in which the Pakistan Prime Minister had raised the Kashmir subject, US President had talked of arbitration between Islamabad and New Delhi. But India had said a solid “no”, reiterating that Kashmir was a mutual issue.

In his speech on Sunday, PM Modi has shown his aggression on Pakistan, which is also attending the UN General meeting and is predictable to raise Kashmir. Without identification of the country, he said they have “made detestation towards India the center of their schema of things. They support terror, they harbor terrorists”.

“Whether it is 9/11 in America or 26/11 in Mumbai, where are its conspirators found? Not only you, the whole universe knows who these people are,” he added.

On his part, Trump had vowed to defend guiltless civilians from the danger of radical Islamic terrorism and enforcing border security.

But asked if he agreed with India’s stand that Pakistan is a base for terrorists, US President said, “I have been pointing much more to Iran”. relating PM Modi’s comments on Pakistan at the Houston episode on Sunday as “very aggressive”, President Trump, though, added that it was “well established” by the 50,000-strong Indian-Americans who were attending the program.

On US-Pakistan ties, Trump said: “People in my place have treated Pakistan very badly… I believe Pakistan but presidents before me didn’t, but they didn’t know what they were doing,” he briefed in response to a question.

Stop Karnataka Bypolls on 15 seats, disqualified MLAs ask Supreme Court

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Stop Karnataka Bypolls on 15 seats, disqualified MLAs ask Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today ordered the Election Commission to react to a petition by Karnataka’s 15 ineligible lawmakers who want the procedure to hold by-polls on their seats hovering till a verdict is taken on their appeal against the Speaker’s decision. The highest court in India will start trial this appeal on Wednesday.

The request to the three-judge bench led by Justice NV Ramana comes days after the Election Commission declared the elections for 15 Karnataka unoccupied assembly seats. The official order notifying the election is planned to be issued on 27 September, Friday.
The lawmakers, banned by former speaker KR Ramesh, are disqualified from participating in the election till the term of the present assembly under the anti-defection law ends.

Stop Karnataka Bypolls on 15 seats, disqualified MLAs ask Supreme Court

The Congress and Janata Dal-Secular lawmakers had left their seats in July before changing to resorts and hotels in Mumbai where they were sequestered, allegedly by BJP leaders, to stop them from altering their mind. KR Ramesh, who was the speaker before the HD Kumaraswamy-led federation government lost its bulk, however, ruled that they had desecrated the anti-defection law and barred them.

The departure of the Congress-JD(S) MLAs during HD Kumaraswamy’s conviction vote had led to the fall down of the coalition government in July and helped the BJP come to power.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the barred MLAs, told the bench that as per barring orders of then-Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, these members cannot compete in the elections for the enduring phase of this Assembly which will end in 2023.

The Election Commission’s committee told the bench that Bypolls for 15 unoccupied Assembly seats have been notified and the court should not hang about the elections. The EC counsel also stressed that the Speaker’s order disqualifying these MLAs cannot remove them of their right to compete Bypolls.

Centre’s recent tax sops to cut TS budget by about ₹1,400 cr

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Centre’s recent tax sops to cut TS budget by about ₹1,400 cr

Borrowings by Telangana well within prescribed limits says, Harish Rao
Finance Minister T. Harish Rao told the Legislative Council on Sunday that there would be further cut of about ₹1,400 crores in the devolution of Central funds to the State following the latest reduction in Corporate Tax announced by Union Finance Minister.

During his reply to the debate on the Appropriation Bill, he explained that reduction in taxes would reduce the Centre’s revenue by about ₹1.45 lakh crore for 2019-20. As the Centre would devolve 42% of its revenue to States and as Telangana would get 2.47% of the total devolution, it would translate into about ₹1,400 crores.

As the Centre’s announcement had come after the State’s budget presentation, it would have a proportional impact on the State’s budget estimates too, Mr. Harish Rao said while responding to a plea by MIM member Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri for allocation of funds for Constituency Development Programme fund as no allocation was made this year. The Finance Minister said the provision of ₹100 crores made was to clear the works already sanctioned by the legislators.

No CDP funds
The government would, however, consider releasing more funds if there was any turnaround in the economic slowdown being experienced across the country, Mr. Harish Rao said adding that no fresh sanctions would be given for CDP works this year.

On Congress member T. Jeevan Reddy’s observation of increasing debt, Mr. Harish Rao said the borrowings were well within the limits prescribed by the Finance Commission guidelines and Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management norms. The total borrowings of Telangana stood at 20.04% of the GSDP against the limit up to 25% but about 15 other progressive States had higher borrowings with Punjab’s debt standing at 42% of its GSDP in the first place and Gujarat at 21% of its GSDP above Telangana.

He explained that at the time of Telangana formation, the debt share of the State was ₹75,577 crore and they had borrowed ₹1,57,351 crore more during the last five years. However, they have repaid ₹29,198 crores and which meant that the net borrowing was only ₹1,28,153 crore in addition to security (guarantee) given by the government for borrowings by special purpose vehicles and corporations. Further, he stated that all the loans were being used for capital expenditure.

The Minister also stated that Kaleshwaram water would be taken to Suryapet district this year itself from Lower Manair Dam to fill tanks. Members M.S. Prabhakar Rao, B. Venkateshwarlu and K. Damodar Reddy (all TRS), N. Ramchander Rao (BJP) and A. Narsi Reddy (Independent) also spoke as part of the debate.

Aarogyasri will be applicable for AP people living in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai

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Aarogyasri will be applicable for AP people living in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai

Amaravati: AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has given a special focus on Aarogyasri scheme which was introduced by late CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Before the 2019 general elections, CM YS Jagan has announced that Aarogyasri would be applicable for the hospital cost exceeding Rs 1,000. This decision will come into effect from April next year.

CM, who made major changes in the scheme, said that 150 super-specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai would provide health services under Aarogyasri scheme starting from November 1. It’s said that as super specialty hospitals are few in AP, CM YS Jagan has taken this decision to provide better treatment to the poor of the state.

The previous TDP government has limited this health service only to AP. The hospitals in cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai were removed from the Aarogyasri scheme. This caused trouble for AP people who are living in these three cities to get treatment. CM YS Jagan said that the patients who are operated under the scheme would be paid Rs 225 per day till they recover and Rs 5,000 per month for the patients suffering from chronic diseases

From January 1 next year, the Aarogyasri scheme with new proposals will be implemented as a pilot project in the West Godavari district. Nearly 2,000 diseases are covered under new Aarogyasri scheme. After the pilot project, this scheme will be implemented in all districts by April 1, 2020. New Aarogyasri cards will be issued from December 21st.

DGP Inaugurates state level conference on Anti Human Trafficking in Hyderabad

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DGP Inaugurates state level conference on Anti Human Trafficking in Hyderabad

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Gave a call to seize the illegal properties of Human traffickers and get convicted

Hyderabad: Director General of Police (DGP) M Mahendar Reddy on Wednesday inaugurated one-day state level conference on Anti Human Trafficking at MCRHRD in Hyderabad. Speaking on the occasion DGP said by developing sensitivity, empathy and changing the body language towards the victims, and in turn with their support they can see that the actual culprits behind the Human trafficking racket can be convicted. He advised to follow the procedures strictly and by detaining the traffickers under PD Act so that within the duration of time the culprits will be convicted. DGP gave a call to the police officials who investigate the Human trafficking cases, to strictly have the patience during the investigation process and see that the illegal properties of the actual human traffickers will be seized so that they can fear to indulge in the human trafficking activities further. He said by speaking with the victims the investigating officers can get the ways to rehabilitate the victims in a better way so that they can not revictimise again. He released a booklet of Standard Opearing Procedures ( SOPs) which are going to be followed during the investigation process of dealing with human trafficking cases and to increase the conviction rate.state-level

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