The New Indian Express Hyderabad - December 16, 2024

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December 16, 2024

Works for Old City Metro expedited

THE land acquisition process for the construction of the Metro in the Old City has been expedited following the orders of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, covering nearly seven-and-a-half-kilometers between MGBS and Chandrayangutta, announced Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) Managing Director NVS Reddy on Sunday. As many as 1,100 properties are likely to be affected.

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Rajya Sabha to hold debate on Constitution from today

RAJYA Sabha is expected to witness fiery debates between the government and the opposition on Monday as it begins a two-day debate on the Constitution to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding document's adoption.

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Techie suicide: Wife and family members arrested

A week after 34-year-old software engineer Atul Subhash ended his life at his residence in Bengaluru's Marathahalli, his estranged wife Nikita Singhania, mother-in-law Nisha Singhania, and brother-in-law Anurag Singhania have been arrested on charges of abetment of suicide.

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TG gets chillier, Adilabad temp at 4.7°c

THE temperature levels continue to drop across the state, with Agriculture Research Station, in Adilabad, recording 4.7°C on Sunday.

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Fadnavis expands Maharashtra cabinet with 39 new ministers

Focus on young, new faces; 19 berths go to BJP, Shiv Sena gets 11, and NCP 9 ministers

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Dharavi to WPL riches: Simran bags ₹1.9 cr

SIMRAN SHAIKH was bought for her base price of ₹10 lakh by UP Warriorz at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction.

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Rajiv Swagruha, HMDA told to refund ₹1 L to petitioner

THE District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, Hyderabad has directed the Telangana Rajiv Swagruha Corporation Limited (TRSC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to jointly pay ₹1 lakh refund and ₹10,000 compensation to the complainant for not returning ‘open parking’ amount deposited by her after issuing cancellation of allotment of flat.

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Some Group-II candidates find paper tough

THE day-one of the Group-II exam was conducted successfully at 1,386 centres in all the 33 districts across the state on Sunday.

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KGBV students suffer as teachers go on strike

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan employees demand regularisation of their service

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Mridangam maestro honoured by disciples on his 75th birthday

IN a spectacular display of reverence towards their guru, the disciples of Padma Shri awardee Yella Venkateswara Rao felicitated and conferred upon him the title of 'Pranava Nadha Kala Tapasvi' during his 75th birthday celebrations on Sunday.

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TGSLDC bags national 'LDC Excellence Award'

CHAIRMAN and Managing Director of TGTransco, D Krishna Bhaskar, on Saturday received the national 'LDC Excellence Award' from Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairman, Ghan Shyam Prasad, and Grid India (National Dispatch Centre) Chairman and Managing Director, Narsimhan, at IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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₹33.27 crore refunded to cyberfraud victims

THE Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has assisted 4,893 cyberfraud victims to get a refund of ₹33.27 crore during the Mega National Lok Adalat on Saturday.

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DPRs for three major components of Musi Riverfront under progress

Project aims to treat sewage at the STPs before being discharged

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Upkeep of CRMP roads goes for a toss in city

GHMC invites bids

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After SFIO memo, Cyberabad cops register case against Nowhera Shaik

THE Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Cyberabad police registered a criminal case against Heera Group founder and CEO Nowhera Sheik.

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CDM Sec'bad to receive Prez's Colour

COLLEGE of Defence Management (CDM) in Secunderabad will be receiving the prestigious President's Colour Award, the highest honour that recognises an Armed Forces institution's outstanding contribution and service to the nation, in the third week of December.

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BJP membership drive reaches 40-lakh mark

Party high command now hopes to translate support base into their voter base in the state

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I'M NOT IN RACE FOR STATE BJP PRESIDENT POST, SAYS BANDI

STATING that the BJP leadership has given him several responsibilities that he is fully committed to fulfil, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has said that he is not in the race for the state BJP president post as being claimed in certain quarters.

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Family feud: Actor Manoj accuses brother Vishnu of 'sabotage' plot

IN yet another twist to the ongoing feud in actor Mohan Babu's family, his younger son Manoj on Sunday accused his elder brother Vishnu and his associates of a \"sabotage\" plot to harm him, his mother, and other relatives.

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In an open letter, TPCC chief accuses KCR of insulting Telangana activists

CONDEMNING and ridiculing BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao in strongest possible words and levelling a series of allegations, ranging from misogyny to corruption against him, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday asked the former chief minister to attend the ongoing winter session of state legislature.

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Harish for Gaddar statue in Siddipet

BRS MLA T Harish Rao on Sunday said that he would take the responsibility of getting a statue of balladeer Gaddar installed in Siddipet.

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Kavitha lays stone for 'original' Telangana Talli statue

DEFYING the government order (GO) that declared misrepresenting or insulting the new Telangana Talli statue in any form a punishable offence, BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha laid the foundation stone for a huge Telangana Talli statue to be installed in Jagtial town on Sunday.

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Actor Shilpa gifts robotic elephant to K'taka mutt

BOLLYWOOD actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, basically from Karnataka (Mangaluru), has gifted a robotic elephant to Balehonnur Sri Rambhapuri Mutt.

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Actor Shilpa gifts robotic elephant to K'taka mutt

BOLLYWOOD actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, basically from Karnataka (Mangaluru), has gifted a robotic elephant to Balehonnur Sri Rambhapuri Mutt.

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Naidu promises to set up Potti Sriramulu Telugu University

His birth anniversary celebrations will be held on a grand note on March 16, 2025: CM

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Man killed for confronting daughter's harasser

A 42-year-old man was killed by a 22-year-old, Mamidi Nani, in Eluru town on Saturday night after he confronted Nani for harassing his minor daughter in the name of love and marriage.

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Panipuri walas lead a better life than we do: Tahsildar

EXPRESSING anger against the way government offices function, and the stress on officials from their seniors, Holenarasipur Tahsildar KK Krishnamurthy said it was better to be a \"panipuri wala or a gobi manchurian seller\".

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Toll fee on Chennai-Tada highway to drop by 14-15%

MARKING a first for Tamil Nadu, the toll fee for vehicles plying on the Chennai-Tada National Highway is set to be slashed by 14-15% at the Nallur toll plaza.

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TIRUMALA BALAJI DARSHAN IN JUST 1 HR SOON: TTD CHIEF

THE Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board is set to introduce a facial recognition-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) Darshan System to reduce wait time for devotees.

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE STORY OF THE LORD

HIS year, Gita Jayanti fell on December 11. This event commemorates the anniversary of the revelation of the discourse called the Bhagavad Gita or Song of God in the Mahabharata. It was revealed by Krishna to Arjuna on the first day of the 18-day battle of Kurukshetra.

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CHALLENGES BEFORE THE NEW SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT

The Dissanayake-led NPP has committed to reducing government expenditure, but how economic consolidation will take shape in the coming year and beyond is still unclear

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MPs' day-out from House & cricket field beckons

PARLIAMENTARIANS on Sunday were seen taking on each other, but not inside the House. They squared off on a cricket field in a friendly 20-over match played at Delhi's Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium to raise awareness against tuberculosis.

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45% of springs in Himalayas dry up in 4 decades, rising temp key factor: Study

Approximately 45% of the springs in the Himalayas have completely dried up due to rising temperatures and a decline in both rainfall and snowfall over the past four decades, says a recent study.

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60K kids living in care homes, TN leads

OVER 60,000 children are living in institutional care in India, with Tamil Nadu housing approximately 10,000 of them, according to government data.

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NEED TO BALANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICINE

Former AIIMS director Randeep Guleria explains the shift from clinical to investigative medicines and the rising cost during the 20th edition of Delhi Dialogues

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ASI decides to rope in retired officers to conduct departmental inquiries

THE Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to establish a panel of retired senior government officials to conduct departmental inquiries.

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Cong changes tact, seeks to adopt 'soft Hindutva' to check BJP in Jammu

AFTER a poor assembly poll show in Jammu, Congress leaders are calling for a change of strategy and adopting a soft Hindutva policy to fight the BJP in the Hindu belt of the region.

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Shah praises C'garh police on Maoist 'surrender policy'

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Sunday conferred the Chhattisgarh police with the President's Colour award in recognition for 24 years of \"exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the nation.\"

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DSP linked to Bishnoi interview may be dismissed

A Deputy Superintendent of Police, a key conspirator who allegedly facilitated an interview with incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for a private news channel, is expected to be dismissed from his position.

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NDA slams Tejashwi's sops to women, flags 'one family rule' of Lalu & Rabri

Women-centric scheme

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Child rights body's parental control on X-mas

Ahead of Christmas Day, Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Commission wrote to the government and all district collectors saying parents' written consent is necessary for participation of students in events, playing particular roles and wearing specific attires at those events.

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Jolt to Dhami as Uttarakhand permanent capital plan fails to clear govt's hurdle

IN a significant setback for Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment has revoked its in-principle approval for the establishment of the state assembly, secretariat, and departmental headquarters in the Raipur area of Dehradun, which currently serves as the temporary capital.

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Maha cabinet wears a 'new' look

CM Fadnavis drops 9 old faces from BJP, Shinde eases out 6 and Ajit Pawar ignores 5

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Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez

SOUTH Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the \"suffering of the people\" after his short-lived martial law decree.

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Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax

SENATE Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should \"steer clear\" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

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Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: B'desh commission

AN inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance.

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Blinken says US in contact with Syrian rebels

Secy of State refuses to divulge details but says he has conveyed the message to HTS that it is being watched

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Closeness to royal member, meeting ex-PMs by Chinese spy rock Britain

THE scandal surrounding an alleged Chinese spy who managed to gain access to Buckingham Palace as a \"close confidant\" of Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, intensified on Sunday as it emerged that he also met former prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.

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Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power

MEMBERS of Venezuela's political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their country.

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Wadia illegally sold 8.69% Tata Sons stake

A public interest litigation has alleged that Bombay Dyeing group chairman Nusli Wadia has misappropriated 8.69% stake that FE Dinshaw Ltd owned in Tata Sons since the 1920s, and transferred the shares to the Shapoorji Pallonji group in the 1970s soon after he was made the administrator of the Indian trust, which owned the stake in FE Dinshaw Ltd.

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HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?

When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.

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Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time

Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage

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FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec

AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.

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WHY YOUR MONEY NEEDS YOUR HELP IN 2025

The idea that you can earn more than you can spend and create an investible surplus every month is riveting.

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WPL auction: Unsold last season, Simran costliest this time

SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours.

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Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith

FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.

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United pile on City's misery

MANCHESTER United struck twice in the dying minutes to earn a dramatic 2-1 win at Manchester City on Sunday, deepening the pain of City boss Pep Guardiola.

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Erigaisi lauds Gukesh, recounts his own incredible journey

IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion.

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