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CM KCR regularises services of 567 “Will stive for State art status Aryna Sabalenka to claim WTA
contract teachers in Gurukul schools to Kalamkari Art"-TTD chairman World No.1 ranking after US Open
The State government issued or- All out efforts will be made to per- The WTA on Monday an-
ders regularising the services of suade the Honourable CM of AP Sri nounced that Aryna Sabalenka
567 contract teachers who have YS Jaganmohan Reddy to declare the will become the new women's
been working in 36 Gurukul traditional Kalamkari art as a state art", singles World No.1 when the
schools across the State. said TTD Chairman Sri Bhumana rankings are released on Sep-
12 Karunakara Reddy.
02
tember 11 following the...
08

India’s moon lander MIM to celebrate Sep 17

Vikram hopped &
soft landed again
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) :
India’s moon lander Vikram
can hop around the moon it
seems after the moon rover
Pragyan went to sleep. Ac-
cording to the Indian Space
Research Organisation
(ISRO), Vikram soft landed
on the lunar soil for a second
time.In a post on X, ISRO
said: “Vikram Lander ex-
ceeded its mission objec-
tives. It successfully under-
went a hop experiment.” “On
command, it fired the en-
gines, elevated itself by about
40 cm as expected and landed
safely at a distance of 30 –
40 cm away.”
Heavy rains continue to
drench Hyderabad, IMD issues
yellow alert
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) :
Heavy rains in spells continued to
lash Hyderabad for the second con-
secutive morning on Monday. The
India Meteorological Department
(IMD) has issued a yellow alert for
Hyderabad on Monday, with the
forecast indicating that the city is
likely to experience light to moder-
ate rainfall or thundershowers,
as national integration day
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) : The Majlis-
e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) will cel-
ebrate September 17 as national integra-
tion day with a bike rally and a public
meeting in Hyderabad, party President
Asaduddin Owaisi announced on
Monday.September 17 marks the integra-
tion of erstwhile Hyderabad State with
the Indian Union. The Hyderabad MP
said that the bike rally will start from
Dargah Yousufain, Nampally and will
conclude at Hockey Grounds, Masab
Efforts being made to improve
Tank, where the public meeting will be
held. Owaisi, MIM floor leader in
Telangana Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi, education standards in govt schools : Sabitha
sometimes intensifying into heavy
and party legislators will participate in
the rally and address the public meeting.
For the first time in its history.
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : Minister for Edu-
cation Sabitha Indra Reddy said the State gov-
ernment is giving a lot of priority for the educa-
tion and has gradually been increasing the allo-
cations for the education sector since the forma-
spells. Alongside the anticipated tion of Telangana State, with a substantial focus
precipitation, residents can expect a on human resource development.
drop in temperatures as the city Ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and Talasani
braces itself for another day of wet Srinivas Yadav inaugurated the development
weather. The IMD’s weather bulle- works to be undertaken at a cost of Rs 2.22 crore
tin advises citizens to be prepared in Sanath Nagar and the construction of additional
for varying intensities of rain and to classrooms to be undertaken at a cost of Rs 1.84
exercise caution during their daily crore in the government school at Bansilalpet here
routines. on Monday.

KCR is only CM to waive PM

farm loans twice : Harish Rao inter-
acting
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : with
Minister for Finance T Harish Na-
Rao said that K Chandrashekar tional
was only the Chief Minister to Awardee
waive farm loans twice in the Teach-
country. Minister Harish Rao ers
held a high-level review meet- 2023, in
ing with bankers on farmer loan New
waiver at the Secretariat here Delhi on
on Monday. Septem-

Posters appear in Gandhi Bhavan asking ber 04,

2023.

Madhu Yaski to go back to Nizamabad

Hyderabad, Sept 4 : Alarge num-
ber of posters have been put up
against Congress campaign com-
mittee chairman Madhu Yashki
Goud at Gandhi Bhavan here.
There were posters saying 'Save
LB Nagar Congress'. Madhu
Yashki recently applied for the
LB Nagar assembly seat to the Revanth Reddy thanks party
party high command. In this con-
nection, posters were put up on high priests on holding
the LB Nagar constituency alleg-
ing that Goud was entering the CWC meetings in Hyderabad
constituency. Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) :
TPCC president Revanth Reddy
today profusely thanked Sonia
Gandhi, AICC president
The Presi- Kharge, top leaders Rahul
dent of India, Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and
S m t AICC general secretary KC
Droupadi Venugopal for deciding to orga-
Murmu at
unveil the
nize the newly-formed CWC
(Congress Working Committee) Agro-based industries are future : Minister
statue of Ma- meetings here on September 16
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) ter inaugurating Sri Sai Rice
h a t m a and 17. Revanth Reddy said
: Minister for Agriculture Industry at Pebberu mandal
Gandhi and choosing Telangana as the
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy headquarters in Wanaparthi
inaugurate venue for the CWC meetings,
said the future is agriculture- district on Monday, the Min-
‘Gandhi Congress party's highest deci-
based industries and the BRS ister said the BRS government
Vatika’ at sion-making body on the occa-
government is encouraging has allocated Rs.10,000 crores
G a n d h i sion of September 17.
the establishment of food for setting up the food pro-
Darshan, in processing units in a big way cessing units across the
New Delhi on so that farmers can get af- Telangana State and the food
September fordable prices for their pro- industries will convert paddy
04, 2023 duce. into products like rice and ed-
Speaking at a programme af- ible oil.
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Seemandhra leaders trying to get involved in TS politics : Gutha

Nalgonda, Sept 4 (IANS) :
Telangana State Legislative Coun-
cil Chairman Gutha Sukender
Reddy on Monday asked the
people to be cautious as
Seemandhra leaders were once
again trying to get involved in poli-
tics in Telangana. Speaking to the
media here, Sukender Reddy said
Andhra’s “colonial rulers” had
looted natural resources of
Telangana in the erstwhile Andhra
Pradesh before 2014. Now, some
leaders from Andhra Pradesh were
hatching a conspiracy to camp in
Telangana again. He said there was
a big plan behind the comments
made by former Rajya Sabha mem-
ber KVP Ramachander Rao saying
that he was a “localite” of Telangana.
He pointed out that Rao had played a
key role in the efforts of Andhra lead-
ers to stop the formation of Telangana.
Leveling satires on YSRTP leader Y
S Sharmila, he said the rule of Chief
Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was
100 times better than of what she
called Rajanna Rajyam. She should
keep in mind that people of all sec-
tions including farmers and weavers
have been leading a problem free life
in the State.

Two sworn in as
members of TTD Board
Tirupati, Sept 4 (TIM Bu-
reau) : Sri Ramireddy and Sri
Ashwartha Nayak were sworn
in as members of the TTD
Trust Board at the Srivari
Temple in Tirumala on Mon-
day. JEO Sri Veerabraham ad-
ministered oath with them.
After darshan, Vedic scholars
performed Vedasirvachan in
Ranganayakula Mandapam.
After that, Deputy EO Sri
Lokanatham presented Srivari
Tirtha prasadams and portraits
of Srivaru to them. Deputy EO
Smt. Kasturi Bai and other offi-
cials participated in this pro-
gram.

“Will stive for State art status to

Kalamkari Art"-TTD chairman
Tirupati, Sept 4 (TIM Bureau) : All
out efforts will be made to persuade the
Honourable CM of AP Sri YS
Jaganmohan Reddy to declare the tra-
ditional Kalamkari art as a state art",
said TTD Chairman Sri Bhumana
Karunakara Reddy. Participating as
Chief Guest at the inaugural session of
the three-day workshop organised on
the theme of Traditional Temple Art by
the SV traditional sculpture training In-
stitute (SVITSA) in Tirupati, the Chair-
man said the TTD board will soon up-
grade the two-year certificate course on
Kalamkari into a four year diploma
course. He said Kalamkari art was born
about 30,000 years ago as a temple and
bhajan hall architecture and that TTD
had revived this art into a teaching
course 17 years ago.

form no. 1 of Vijayawada Railway Cardiac camp was aimed to iden-

Cardiac Camp Organized for Ticket Checking
Staff at Vijayawada Railway Station
Vijayawada, Sept 4 (TIM Bureau) :
Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway,
in association with Andhra Hospitals,
Vijayawada conducted Cardiac camp for the
benefit and welfare of Ticket Checking Staff
today i.e., 04th September, 2023 at Vijayawada
Railway Station. Shri Vavilapalli.
Rambabu, IRTS, Sr. Divisional
Commercial Manager,
Vijayawada Division inaugurated
the Medical Camp at Andhra Hos-
pitals Emergency Centre on Plat-
Station. The Cardiac Camp will
remain operational for the next 7
working day for Ticket Checking
Staff from 09.00 hrs to 1300 hrs
at Andhra Hospital Emergency
Centres on Pf 1 & 6/7. Height,
Weight, Blood Pressure, ECG, and
2D Echo Tests were conducted
during the camp. Staff identified
with any abnormality will be sent
for further evaluation. During the
initial day of Camp total 71 Ticket
checking Staff availed the oppor-
tunity and have undergone cardiac
evaluation. Speaking on the occa-
sion, Shri Vavilapalli. Rambabu, Sr.
DCM thanked the Andhra Hospi-
tal, Management for coming for-
ward and organizing the camp for
commercial Staff. Sr. DCM said that
tify the Staff prone to risk
through the screening proce-
dures. He stated that health of
working staff is the most impor-
tant prerequisite with direct im-
plications on the efficiency of an
organisation. Sr. DCM appealed
to the Ticket Checking Staff to
come forward to avail this op-
portunity and also focus prima-
rily on their health by maintain-
ing good diet, meditation and
daily exercises to beat the stress
in daily life. Shri Narendra A.
Patil, Divisional Railway Man-
ager, Vijayawada Division
complimented the Commercial
Department Officials on launch-
ing this noble initiative for the
benefit of TC staff.

Ex-gratia amount of 10 lakhs paid

to Leopard victim Lakshita parents
Tirumala, Sept 4 Alipiri footpath August 11. As announced earlier, an“Ex-Gra-
(TIM Bureau) : An The girl was a resident of tia of Rs 5 lakh from TTD and
ex-Gratia amount of Pothireddypalem village in Kovur another Rs 5 lakh from AP Forest
10 lakhs was paid to mandal of Nellore district. Department were handed over to
parents of six-year The incident took place when the the Lakshitha's parents from the
old girl Lakshita who girl was trekking with her parents hands of by Kovur MLA Sri
was killed in a Leop- Sri Venkata Dinesh and Sasikala, Prasanna Kumar Reddy on Mon-
ard attack on the along the Alipiri pedestrian route. day.

Three persons arrested for murder in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sept 4
(IANS) : Three persons
were arrested by the
Gachibowli police in con-
nection with the murder of
a woman reported last
week at Nanakramguda.
The arrested persons are
Shyamal Roy (27), Ashok
Kumar Sarkar (23) and
Alok Sarkar (25), all na-
tives of West Bengal and
working with a construc-
tion company at
Nanakramguda.
DCP (Madhapur), G
Sandeep, said the victim on Au- was registered and the incident
gust 27 had gone to the construc- had come into public domain.
tion site at Nanakramguda to pick Ashok and Alok are arrested for
some plastic waste and scrap when screening of the crime,” said
Shyamal spotted her and took her the official. The police pro-
to at an isolated place at the con- duced the three persons before
struction site. “Shyamal raped the the court and remanded them.
woman and later using a saree
strangulated her to death. He then
dumped the body on the ground
and threw a boulder on the head
to disfigure it,” said G Sandeep.
After killing the woman, he in-
formed Ashok and Alok, about it.
“Both of them did not disclose it
to anyone although a police case
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Article 370: SC asks J&K leader to file affidavit
affirming India’s sovereignty, allegiance to Constitution
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Supreme Court (SC) on Mon-
day asked National Conference
leader Mohammad Akbar
Lone, who is one of one of the
main petitioners in the batch of
pleas filed against abrogation
of Article 370 and had report-
edly raised "Pakistan
Zindabad" slogans in the State
Assembly, to file a short affi-
Education ministry, Meta
to work together: Pradhan
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IANS) : For
digital and skill education an im-
portant MoU was signed with the
technology company Meta, on
Monday in New Delhi.
During this initiative the Union
Education Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan said that this will increase
CBSE schools engagement with
Meta, increase AI, and VR capac-
ity and increase knowledge of
technology.
He said that the Meta will also
work with All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE) for
Bengal education minister
dubs Governor a 'clown’
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) : West
Bengal Education Minister
Bratya Basu on Monday
launched a scathing attack
at Governor C.V. Ananda Bose
and even went to the extent of
describing him as the “best
clown” in a 'Navaratna Sabha
davit affirming that Jammu and
Kashmir is an integral part of In-
dia and he abides by and owes al-
legiance to the Constitution of
India.“He (Akbar Lone) has come
to our court, we are more than duty
bound to hear his submissions.
People across the political spec-
trum in J&K presented rival view-
points before us, which is wel-
come …. but all of them have
capacity building.Education and
Skill Development Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan launched
‘Education to Entrepreneurship:
Empowering Students, Educa-
tors, and Entrepreneurs’ in New
Delhi in collaboration with
Meta.The MoU were signed in
the presence of Union Minister
for Education, Skill Develop-
ment and Entrepreneurship
Dharmendra Pradhan and Min-
ister of State for Skill Develop-
ment and Entrepreneurship
Rajeev Chandrashekhar.
(a gathering of nine jewels).His at-
tacks came just hours after a noti-
fication was issued by the Gover-
nor House on Monday morning
appointing vice- chancellors for
16 state universities which were
running without any functional
head for quite some time.
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come here with one spirit that they
abide by the integrity of India,”
remarked CJI DY Chandrachud,
who headed the Constitution
Bench.
The Constitution Bench said that
the J&K leader has invoked juris-
diction of the Supreme Court un-
der Article 32 of the Constitution
and therefore, “necessarily abides
by an allegiance to the
Delhi : Man hit with
heavy stone after spat, dies
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : A
24-year-old man was killed
over a spat in Delhi's Uttam
Nagar area, a Delhi Police of-
ficial said on Monday. The de-
ceased was identified as
Shubham.Sharing the details,
the Deputy Commissioner of
Police (Dwarka) M Harsha
Vardhan said that on Sunday, at
around 9.30 p.m., an informa-
tion regarding a quarrel near
metro pillar no-714 in Uttam
Nagar was received following
which a police team rushed to
the spot.
Upon reaching the spot, it was
found that Shubham along with
two persons got into a quarrel
with one Pradhuman alias
Sandhu and his friend when
they were at an eatery located
above a wine shop."
BHU to start specialised
course in ‘Kashi Studies’
Varanasi (UP), Sep 4 (IANS) :
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
is all set to start a postgraduate
specialised course in 'Kashi Stud-
ies' from the next academic
session.The course will include
the ancient city's history, festivals,
fairs, culture, religious signifi-
cance, way of living, ghats,
temples, political and social jour-
ney and Kashi's importance in
Constitution.”Senior advocate
Kapil Sibal, who represented
Akbar Lone, said that the petition-
ers did not challenge the sover-
eignty of India and at the outset,
he had said that J&K is an inte-
gral part of India.“If the first peti-
tioner has said something, if he has
said it- in what circumstances he
said it, is it recorded, etc. You ask
him for an affidavit. I have noth-
Delhi BJP writes to Stalin over Udhayanidhi’s
remarks against Sanatana Dharma
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Delhi unit of BJP on Monday
submitted a protest letter to the
Principal Resident Commis-
sioner of Tamil Nadu over
Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks
against the Sanatana Dharma
and demanded his apology at
the earliest.Udhayanidhi, who
is Tamil Nadu's Minister for
Sports and Youth Affairs and
India's freedom struggle. Prof
Kaushal Kishore Mishra,
former dean of the faculty of
social sciences, said, “In its
recently held meeting, the
Academic Council of BHU
passed six new courses, in-
cluding one on 'Kashi Stud-
ies'. These are self-finance
courses of the department of
history.”
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ing to do with it,” said
Sibal.At this, the bench asked:
“Do we take it that Lone un-
conditionally accepts the sov-
ereignty of India and J&K is
an integral part of India.”In
response, Sibal said that
Akbar Lone is a member of
Parliament and has sworn to
the Constitution of India. “He
is a citizen of India. How can
he say otherwise? If anybody
has said it, I deprecate it,”
Sibal added.“We want to have
it from him that he uncondi-
tionally accepts that J&K is
an integral part of India and
abides by and owes allegiance
to the Constitution,” said the
Constitution Bench.Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta
claimed that Lone supports
“separatist elements”.“Let
him say that he doesn't sup-
port secessionism and terror-
ism. No citizen of this coun-
try can have any objection in
filing that affidavit,” Mehta
said.“If I start recounting,
what may have happened. It
will unnecessarily lead only
to media coverage. We are
arguing a pure constitutional
issue.
son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin,
while addressing a meeting of
Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers
Forum on Saturday said that,
"Sanatana Dharma has to be eradi-
cated just like mosquitoes, ma-
laria, dengue and corona."A del-
egation of the Delhi BJP under the
leadership of its president
Virendraa Sachdeva handed over
the letter addressed to the Chief
Fadnavis says ‘sorry’ to victims of
Jalna police action on Maratha protesters
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Maharashtra Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis
on Monday “apologised” to
the victims of the police can-
ing and teargas shelling dur-
ing a Maratha pro-quotas agi-
tation in Jalna on September
1.“The police action was ex-
tremely wrong targeting the
protestors, and many were
injured, including some
women. I seek their forgive-
ness for it,” he said while ad-
dressing a media gathering
with Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde and breakaway Na-
tionalist Congress Party
Nitish Kumar first framed Lalu
Ji, now blackmailing him: BJP
leader Samrat Chaudhary
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) : BJP
Bihar president Samrat
Chaudhary on Monday accused
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of
framing and blackmailing RJD
chief Lalu Prasad.“Although
Nitish Kumar claims to have nei-
ther framed nor saved anyone, I
want to say that he not only
framed people but blackmailed
them as well,” Chaudhary
asserted.“The JD(U) leaders
were involved in lodging a com-
plaint in the IRCTC land-for-job
scam and Nitish Kumar with-
drew the cases as a part of a strat-
egy to enter into an alliance with
the RJD. Now, Kumar is arm-
twisting Lalu to make him the
prime ministerial candidate
promising him.
Minister to the Principal Resi-
dent Commissioner at the
Tamil Nadu House.
“It is with deep distress that we
write this letter to you to con-
demn the statement of your son
and a Minister for Sports in
your government,
Udhayanidhi Stalin calling for
eradication of Sanatan
Dharma.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit
Pawar here.Under fire from
various quarters, including
some BJP leaders, Fadnavis
deplored the attempts to
politicise the ongoing Maratha
agitation and the police
clampdown on the protestors
at Antarvali-Sarati village in
Jalna.Fadnavis also attacked
and blamed several former
Chief Ministers of different
governments for not taking
steps to resolve the Maratha
reservations issue, and said
that the Maratha community
will not be misguided by the
Opposition narratives.
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2018. The event is still fresh in the
minds of many Indians who were
stunned at the cuteness of family
photographs in colourful tradi-
tional dresses. Wife Sophie
Trudeau and kids Xavier, Ella-
Grace, and Hadrien posed for
beautiful photographs outside fa-
mous Indian monuments. But the
trip was mired in controversies.
First, Trudeau was received by
Minister of State for Agriculture
Gajendra Shekhawat. “Apparently
you people don’t get this... this is

EDITORIAL
a very big deal,” he told journal-
ists and politicians in Canada in a
MODI GOVT’S ‘SHOCK AND AWE’ light-hearted manner, which
evoked a big round of applause.

STRATEGY MAINLY AIMED AT Then, a dinner hosted by the Ca-

nadian mission in Mumbai figured

OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION INDIANS WOULD MISS TRUDEAU’S WIFE a wanted Khalistani terrorist on
the guest list.

AND KIDS DURING HIS VISIT A big diplomatic upheaval!

T
he Narendra Modi government’s dramatic Trudeau called his India trip an
moves to convene an out of turn parliament “Ultimate Expedition” and won-
session later this month and set up a panel
headed by former President Ramnath Kovind to study
the possibility of introducing one nation policy may
be part of a ‘shock and awe’ policy rather than any
FOR G20 SUMMIT dered if another India trip might
ever come. When Trudeau comes
to India this time, he will not have
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C
anadian Prime Minister vocate for Russia’s withdrawal sian President Vladimir Putin Trudeau couple got separated pre-
posal. The twin decisions are widely been seen as a Justin Trudeau will be on from Ukraine. “Working called up Indian Prime Minister cisely a month ago. While Prime
precursor to advancing the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a whirlwind tour that collaboratively to tackle global Narendra Modi and apprised him Minister Trudeau will stay at his
although serious questions arise over the practical- will finally bring to India after crises while holding Russia ac- of his plans not to attend the G20 official residence, Rideau Cottage
ity of such drastic moves. It is obvious that the tim- his historic 2018 visit. He will countable is essential to maintain- summit. Chinese President Xi in Ottawa, Sophie has moved to
ing of the drama, coinciding with the Mumbai ses- attend the G20 Leaders Summit ing the integrity and effectiveness Jinping is also not coming, and another house in the same city.
sion of the INDIA bloc of opposition parties, is meant on September 9 and 10. But be- of the G20,” a news release from Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang The decision to separate was taken
to overwhelm the opposition unity efforts, which are fore coming to India, he will be Trudeau’s office said. will represent him at the crucial after considerable discussions,
progressing at a speed that is most uncomfortable in Indonesia to attend a meeting In the G20 events under India’s meeting. and both the parents agreed to
for Prime Minister Modi and his ruling party. of ASEAN and in Singapore to Presidency, Russia and Ukraine Given the Canadian Prime raise the children in a loving and
‘Shock and awe’ was a military expression, made promote Canadian exports and have not been discussed, at least Minister’s consistency in taking collaborative environment.
popular by former US defence secretary Ronald investment in Canada. Besides not prominently enough. As per on both Putin and Jinping on in- Sophie will keep visiting the kids
Rumsfeld, who used it profusely in and out of con- the G20 meeting, Trudeau will reports, Canada wanted India to ternational topics, his presence at at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, es-
text in the wake of the American attack on Afghani- also hold negotiations for trade invite Ukrainian President the G20 meeting is especially sig- pecially when the Prime Minis-
stan, which unleashed a series of developments that agreements with India. At the Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but that is nificant. The last time Trudeau ter is away on official engage-
changed the course of contemporary history of the G20, Trudeau is expected to ad- not on the cards. Meanwhile, Rus- came to India was in February ments. (IPA Service)
world, making it a much more dangerous place, de-
stroying nations and creating conditions for terror-
ism to flourish in different parts of the globe. The
SUDDEN RAHUL-ABHISHEK
US and the world at large had to pay dearly for the
misstep.
MEETING UPSETS CONGRESS
It is anybody’s guess if the Modi government’s awe
and shock policy will have similar consequences. But
LEADERS IN WEST BENGAL
West Bengal Congress leaders
the intent is clear – create confusion and chaos and
are in a tizzy before September
disrupt the process of opposition unity. In fact, the
5 Dhupguri by election owing to
Mumbai session has had to recast the proceedings
the no longer secret meeting be-
so as to address the emerging scenario. It has esca-
tween former Congress chief
lated the finalisation of seat-sharing ahead of other
Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool
less important issues, such as the selection of a na-
Congress de facto number two
tional convenor for the front as also the need to ap-
Abhishek Banerjee. The state
proach the elections with a common PM face. So far
Congress unit appears to be a
so good, as far as the shock and awe goes.
divided house on this issue.
All odds are against an early adoption of one-nation,
After all, state Congress has ex-
one-election policy. The limited time frame avail-
tended its support to CPI(M)
able as well as the extent of deliberations and legis-
nominee at Dhupguri. In the pro-
lative processes that are required to put in place such
cess, the mutually selected
a drastic change virtually make it impossible to
achieve any significant progress in the special ses- WILL INDIA BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH GOOGLE’S CPI(M) nominee Ishwar
Chandra Roy has found himself
sion, except that some noises can be made.
Of course, the ruling party can decide not to wait
until the end of tenure of the current Lok Sabha, but
ADVERTISEMENT TECH MONOPOLY? pitted against Trinamool Con-
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simultaneous elections even in a reasonable number
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as the largest digital advertis- sector. There have been instances petition Act, seem inadequate CPI(M) nominee at Dhupguri,
assemblies have to be extended or cut short, both of
ing platform in India and ac- of questioning Google’s practices to address the issue. Publish- the former has to face a barrage
which require constitutional amendments ratified by
cumulated around ¹ 25,000 in India as well. However, no re- ers and advertisers across the of criticism from it’s rank and
50 percent of the total number of states. This does
crores in ad revenue in 2022. port has been filed against the ac- world primarily utilise three file as well as the BJP camp as
not appear to be practical, but there is a distinct pos-
However, the underlying phe- tions of the company yet. main adtech services to facili- TMC is a part and parcel of the
sibility of elections being moderated in a group of
nomena behind such success Monopolisation of adtech poses tate their ads: publisher ad INDIA alliance.
states so as to coincide with the parliamentary elec-
lies within the monopolisation an immense threat to the viability servers (to manage ad spaces),
tions. But that is a long way off simultaneous elec-
of advertisement technology of the current digital advertising ad buying tools (to buy ads),
tions throughout the country.
(adtech) by Google. mechanism. and ad exchanges (wherein
Elections are due for five state assemblies this year,
The tech giant is under attack Indian media houses and publish- the supply and demand con-
while seven state assemblies will see their tenures
in various jurisdictions, such ers are losing revenue due to verge).
expire next year, along with the Lok Sabha. The states
as the European Union (EU), Google’s monopoly. The present (IPA Service)
going to polls next year include Maharashtra,
Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand,
Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In Maharashtra,
Haryana and Arunachal, BJP is in power, while
Odisha and Andhra are ruled by parties that are ap-
proachable by BJP and may agree to the suggestion
MEXICO UNDER AMLO HAS DONE MAJOR
of early termination of tenure. In fact, the Law Com-
mission had suggested clubbing together of all states TRANSFORMATION FAVOURING UNDERPRIVILEGED
going to poll in the same year.

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n August 10,
While it is true that simultaneous elections used to Mexico’s National
take place in the country until 1967, the political Council for the
ecosystem obtaining in the country at the moment Evaluation of Social Develop-
does not lend itself to any such possibility. During ment Policy (CONEVAL), an
the period of simultaneous elections until 1967, the independent federal agency,
Congress party was mostly in power and enjoyed released its much-awaited
stability that ensues from a single party being in poverty measurements for
power in both the Centre and states. A drastic change 2022. Its findings outstripped
in the situation is contributed by the fact that power- the most optimistic forecasts:
ful regional parties have emerged in different parts the multidimensional poverty
of the country, which often do not see eye to eye rate in Mexico — a measure-
with the ruling party at the Centre, making it diffi- ment of income plus a series
cult have concurrently running tenures. of social rights such as food,
(By K Raveendran) housing, and education — fell
5.6 percent from 2018 to 2022,
translating to some 5.1 million
people. When compared to the
height of the pandemic, the num-
bers are even more dramatic, with
8.9 million being lifted out of pov-
erty over the last two years.
Other statistics from the report, to-
gether with findings from the Na-
tional Institute of Statistics and Ge-
ography (INEGI), were equally
promising. The income gap be-
tween the top and lowest 10 percent
of incomes is down from twenty-
one times (2016) to fifteen times
(2022), while the Gini coefficient
has dropped from 0.448 to 0.402
over the same period.
The divide between the lowest- and
highest-income states has been
squeezed by 20 percent, an impor-
tant indicator in a country with a
historic north/south divide. Another
crucial divide, rural/urban, has also
been ameliorated by a 17 percent
rise in household incomes in the
countryside. What is more, the high-
est income gains have come among
women and those in the most pre-
carious employment, such as agri-
culture and the informal sector
in general. Deficiencies in food,
housing, and “social security”
(defined as the ability to cope
with contingencies such as acci-
dents, sickness, or old age) have
also declined. In overall terms,
the poverty level, now 36.3 per-
cent, is at its lowest point in a
generation. Despite years of in-
dustrial-strength scoffing from
the usual suspects, domestic and
international, Mexico’s Fourth
Transformation is doing exactly
what it said it would do.
 05 05 September 2023
Tuesday, Hyderabad
Shooting at Ottawa
wedding reception kills 2
Ottawa, Sep 4 (IANS) : At least
two people were killed and six
others injured after a shooting at
a wedding reception in Canada's
capital Ottawa, police said. Ad-
dressing media on Sundat, Act-
ing Duty Insp. Amy Bond said
police responded to reports of
gunfire at about 10.21 p.m. on
Saturday in the city's south end,
CBC News reported.
The victims were attending
a reception at the Infinity Con-
vention Centre on the 2900 block
of Gibford Drive.
Hindu community in Pak protests
against kidnappings, lawlessness
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) :
The Hindu community in
Kashmore district of Pakistan's
Sindh province has had enough
of the continuous lawlessness,
kidnappings for ransom and
failure of authorities to recover
the victims.The continued
kidnappings targeted on Hindu
traders and community mem-
bers in Kashmor has sparked a
Charges on Trump related to Espionage
Act 'un-American': Ramaswamy
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) : In-
dian-origin tech entrepreneur
Vivek Ramaswamy, who is seek-
ing a Republican nomination for
the 2024 US presidential election,
said the Espionage Act under
which former President Donald
Trump has been charged is "the
most un-American statute" in the
history of the US.The 38-year-old
who has vowed to pardon Trump
internationalnews
Ukrainian Defence Minister submits
resignation letter after dismissal
Kiev, Sep 4 (IANS) : Ukrai-
nian Defence Minister Oleksii
Reznikov on Monday said he
has submitted a letter of res-
ignation to parliament chair-
man Ruslan Stefanchuk after
his dismissal by President
Volodymyr Zelensky."It was
an honor to serve the Ukrai-
nian people and work for the
Ukrainian army for the last 22
months, the toughest period of
Ukraine's modern history,"
Reznikov said on the social
media X, formerly known as
Twitter.In the letter, the 57-
year-old, who was appointed
as Defence Minister in Novem-
ber 2021, said that all the key
tasks set for his mandate have
been accomplished, reports
wave of protests across the
province. Kashmore’s Hindu
community staged a strong pro-
test, blocking the main Indus
Highway for at least 34 hours, dis-
connecting the road route of Sindh
province from Balochistan and
Punjab. The protesters chanted
slogans for freedom and justice,
demanding immediate action
against the ongoing abductions of
Cambodian PM heads to
Indonesia for ASEAN Summit
Phnom Penh, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun
Manet on Monday left for for the
43rd summit of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) and related meetings in
Jakarta, Indonesia, a senior offi-
cial said. Government spokesman
Pen Bona said it is Hun Manet's
first international appearance as the
Prime Minister of Cambodia after
he took office on August 22, reports
if elected to power in 2024, told
ABC News that "there is a dif-
ference between a bad judgment
and a crime". “The Presidential
Records Act was nowhere men-
tioned in that 49-page indictment
in the documents case. I think the
Espionage Act under which
Trump was charged is the most
un-American statute in our his-
tory,” Ramaswamy said.
Xinhua news agency.Rustem
Umerov, who runs Ukraine's State
Property Fund, has been nominated
by Zelensky as Reznikov's
successor.In his nightly address to
the nation, Zelensky on Sunday
said: "This week, Parliament will
be asked to make a personnel deci-
sion... I have decided to replace the
Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
Oleksii Reznikov has gone through
more than 550 days of full-scale
war."The Verkhovna Rada (legisla-
ture) of Ukraine knows this person
well, and Umerov does not need any
additional introductions... I expect
Parliament to support this
candidate."Reznikov's removal
comes in the wake of a number of
corruption scandals involving
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence, re-
their loved ones from the com-
munity and others in and
around the Kashmor district,
who they said have been kid-
napped for ransom by
miscreants. “Hindu traders
and their families have been
kidnapped and the authorities
have not moved an inch to
take any action to recover
them. One of our Hindu trader
from Kashmor, his son Sagar
Kumar has been kidnapped. It
has been 20 days now. We
have received video of Sagar
being tortured and assaulted
by the kidnappers. They are
demanding billions on ran-
som. Where do we go to seek
justice?” asked social worker
Narain Das Bheel. “At least
40 people from the Hindu
community have been kid-
napped within the past two
months. We have been run-
ning after police authorities to
take action but they seem ig-
norant towards the matter.
Xinhua news agency. Themed
"ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of
Growth" with a focus on propel-
ling the ASEAN Community Vi-
sion 2025, the 43rd ASEAN Sum-
mit and related meetings will be
held from Tuesday to Thursday.
Founded in 1967, the ASEAN
groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indo-
nesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
the Philippines, Singapore, Thai-
land and Vietnam.
Sales of pineapples soar in Singapore
after Tharman's poll victory
Singapore, Sep 4 (IANS)
The sales of pineapples and
pineapple cakes have shot
up in Singapore after Tamil-
origin presidential candi-
date Tharman Shanmugar
atnam marched to a decisive
victory last week with the
fruit as his campaign
symbol.Business is boom-
ing for fruit store owners,
with sales of pineapples ris-
ing by 10 to 15 per cent in
August from the month be-
fore, The Straits Times
reported.In addition, eater-
ies and bars in the city-state
have been rolling out pine-
apple-related products and
offering price discounts to
celebrate the former senior
ports CNN.While he has not been
implicated in any of them, the scan-
dals have still been seen to damage
him by association. Earlier this year,
Reznikov's deputy Vyacheslav
Shapovalov had resigned in the
wake of the scandals. At the time,
Reznikov said the stress he had en-
dured this year "is hard to measure
precisely", adding that his "con-
science is absolutely clear". Mean-
while, Umerov, who represented
Ukraine in peace talks at the begin-
Australia's household spending
falls for 1st time in over 2 years
Canberra, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Australia's household spend-
ing has fallen for the first time
since February 2021 as con-
sumers made adjustments
amid higher interest rates and
inflation, according to official
figures released on
Monday.Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS) reported that
the indicator was 0.7 per cent
lower when compared to July
last year, reports Xinhua news
agency.
The overall drop in household
spending was driven by fur-
nishings and household equip-
ment, clothing and footwear,
and recreation and
culture.Fresh data from the
ABS also showed that goods
spending had its largest de-
cline since July 2021 with a
4.1 per cent fall, while spend-
ing on services rose 2.4 per
cent. July also saw spending
minister's presidential win on
Friday.Cafe owner Celine Ng,
who would usually sell two or
three of her signature charred
pineapple cheesecakes each day,
said she received 30 orders on
Saturday for those cakes, after she
had launched a one-for-one deal
to commemorate Tharman's
win."I thought offering this pro-
motion on pineapple cheesecake
would be a fun way to celebrate
his victory. I was quite surprised
by the number of orders," Celine
told The Times.Each of the
charred pineapple cheesecakes
cost SGD48 at Celine's Ree and
Mummy cafe.The Casuarina
Curry eatery along Upper
Thomson Road is offering its
pineapple and pineapple cheese
THE INDIAN MAIL
www.theindianmail.in
ning of Russia's full-scale inva-
sion, allegedly suffered symp-
toms of suspected poisoning
during peace negotiations in
March 2022 alongside Russian
billionaire Roman Abramovich
-- who was also part of the ne-
gotiating party, reports the
BBC.In a social media state-
ment, he later denied the re-
ports, urging people not to
trust "unverified informa-
tion".
growth rates plunge in all
states and territories com-
pared to the previous
month.Robert Ewing, ABS
head of business statistics,
pointed out that households
have curbed their spending
over the past 12 months amid
higher interest rates and
inflation."Spending on discre-
tionary goods and services
was down for the fourth
straight month. It fell 3.3 per
cent over the year, as house-
holds adapt to the cost of liv-
ing pressures," said
Ewing."Non-discretionary
spending rose 1.7 per cent,
which is the lowest growth
rate since early 2021," the ex-
pert added.Since May 2022,
the Reserve Bank of Austra-
lia (RBA) has delivered 12
rate hikes, bringing the cash
rate target from 0.1 per cent
up to 4.1 percent.
prata at half price until Septem-
ber 9 to celebrate Tharman’s
win."I appreciate Mr Tharman and
am very fond of him. I want to
show my appreciation to
Singaporeans and have them cel-
ebrate this occasion over prata,"
said Elango Subramaniam, the
eatery owner.At the Soi 44 bar in
Prinsep Street, people who came
dressed in pineapple-related attire
received a tower of 1.5 litres of
Thunderstorms expected in
Japan's Kanto, Tohoku regions
Tokyo, Sep 4 (IANS) : The Ja-
pan Meteorological Agency
(JMA) on Monday said that
warm and moist air may bring
strong thunderstorms to some
parts of the Kanto and Tohoku
regions through Tuesday.The
JMA said the air is flowing into
the regions along the edge of a
high-pressure system and a tropi-
cal depression, which has weak-
ened from Typhoon Kirogi, re-
ports Xinhua news agency.The
warm and moist air is causing
rain to fall mainly in areas along
the Pacific in eastern and north-
ern Japan, said the JMA, warn-
ing of potential mudslides, flood-
ing in low-lying areas, lightning
strikes, tornadoes and other
strong gusts and even hail.The
weather officials said that as
much as 100 mm of rain is ex-
pected in 24 hours through Tues-
day morning in some areas of the
Kanto region, the Izu Islands and
along the Pacific in the Tohoku
region.The JMA added that
Hokkaido may also experience
sudden thunderstorms and gusts.
2 Air Canada planes
collide on tarmac at
Vancouver Int'l Airport
Vancouver, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Two Air Canada planes
colloded on the tarmac at the
Vancouver International Air-
port, local media reported.
While being pushed back
from the gate on Monday, an
Air Canada Rouge Airbus
A319's wingtip made contact
with the wing of a Jazz Air
Canada Express Q400, which
was parked at a nearby gate,
Xinhua news agency quoted
the CTV report as sayingNo
travelers or ground staff were
injured, and passengers are
being switched to different
flights, it said.
pineapple soju, which usually
costs SG$48.According to
Chinese newspaper Shin Min
Daily News, some fruit stores
sold over a thousand pine-
apples daily during the cam-
paign period.While choosing
pineapple as his campaign
logo, Tharman had said it is
a symbol with a lot of mean-
ing to all the communities
here.
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and “not some sections or a

selectitive section or people
only,” Singh stated.Those
booked in the FIR are the
President of the EGI, and
three members - Seema Guha,
Bharat Bhushan and Sanjay
Kapoor, who visited Manipur
last month to study media re-
portage of the ethnic violence
and the circumstantial as-
pects.
Meanwhile, the Press Club of
We used public money to help who-
India in a statement strongly
condemned lodging of a po-
ever needs it, Khattar tells Kejriwal
lice case against three mem- Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) people and for the works
bers of a fact-finding commit- : Haryana Chief Minister needed by the public. We help
tee of the Editors Guild of In- Manohar Lal Khattar on whoever needs it,” Khattar said
dia and its President on the Monday took a jibe at his in a post on X.“I also give fa-

Manipur CM says EGI report on ethnic violence
'biased'; FIR registered against 4 Editors Guild members
Imphal, Sep 4 (IANS) : A day
after the police registered an
FIR against four members of
Editors Guild of India (EGI),
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh
on Monday said that the EGI
report on Manipur ethnic con-
flict is "biased and factually
inaccurate".The Chief Minister
said such kind of EGI report
would create more problems in
Manipur, which is rocked by
ethnic violence for over four
months killing 170 people and
injuring 700 while displacing
around 70,000 people of both
Meitei and Kuki communities. A
three-member fact-finding team of
EGI after visiting Manipur, pub-
lished its report in New Delhi last
week, claiming that the media's re-
ports on the ethnic violence in
Manipur were one-sided, and ac-
cused the state leadership of be-
ing partisan.“It should have
avoided taking sides in the ethnic
conflict but it failed to do its duty
as a democratic government
which should have represented the
entire state,” the 24-page EGI re-
port said in its conclusions and
recommendations. While talking
to the media, the Chief Minister
on Monday said that an FIR has
been registered against the mem-
bers of the EGI who are “trying to
create more clashes in the state of
Manipur”.
Before coming to a conclusion or
publishing their report, the EGI
team should have met the repre-
sentatives of “all communities”
media coverage of the ethnic
clash and violence in
Delhi counterpart Arvind
Kejriwal over freebie politics
cilities to the people and also
respect their self-respect. By
Manipur. by saying, “he used the pub- calling public money as free
Imphal-based social worker
Ngangom Sarat Singh filed
lic money to help whoever
needs it”.
and thinking it as free, I nei-
ther distribute nor spend it on
the FIR against the three EGI Khattar’s reaction came a day myself like AAP,” he
members who came to after Kejriwal said the BJP wrote.“You stay engaged on
Manipur last month. The FIR gave undue benefits to certain Twitter/X, I have to do more
stated that the EGI report cap- corporate.“I use public money works of public interest,”
tioned a photo of a burning for the needs of the needy added Khattar.
building in Churachandpur
district as a “Kuki house”.The
building, however, was a For-
est Department beat office
that was set on fire by a mob
on May 3, the day when large-
scale violence broke out in the
district along with other parts
of the state.

Trinamool likely to bring motion

against Governor
in Assembly on Thursday
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) : The
tussle between the Governors’
House and the state secretariat in
West Bengal is expected to aggra-
vate further as the Trinamool Con-
gress is mulling over moving a
special motion against the func-
tioning of the Governor C.V.
Ananda Bose in the Assembly on
Thursday, the last day of the ex-
tended monsoon session.The
likely decision comes after the Raj
Bhavan on Monday morning an-
nouncing the Governor's decision
to appoint interim vice-chancel-
lors to 16 state universities which
are operating without a functional
head for some time now.The fresh
notification came just a day after
the Governor’s House issued a
Goa AAP chief gets bail
in Mercedes accident case
Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) : Goa
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief
Amit Palekar was granted bail on
Monday by a local court in the
Mercedes accident case.He was
given interim bail on late Thurs-
day evening, soon after his arrest
and hearing was continued
today."The ad-interim bail
granted to the applicant on
31.08.2023 is confirmed on fol-
lowing conditions: He is released
on the same bail bond and bond
of surety in sum of Rs 50,000/-
each, executed at the time of in-
terim bail. The applicant shall
co-operate in the investigation of
the crime. He shall not tamper
with the evidence directly or in-
directly.
notification on Sunday saying any
instruction from the state govern-
ment or state education depart-
ment was not binding on any fac-
ulty or non-faculty staff of any
state university.Hinting at bring-
ing a special motion condemning
the functioning of the Governor,
Education Minister Bratya Basu
said a final decision will be taken
by Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee.During the tenure of
Bose's predecessor and the current
Indian Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar also, the ruling party
had moved a similar motion
against him. Meanwhile, a BJP
legislator said that when the mon-
soon session of the Assembly had
resumed in July, the ruling party
Court case against Udayanidhi Stalin in Muzaffarpur
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) : After
Tamil Nadu minister
Udayanidhi Stalin made an
objectionable remark about
Sanatan Dharma, a case was
registered against him in
Muzaffarpur district court on
Monday.
The complainant, Sunil
Kumar Ojha, is a lawyer in
the district court
Muzaffarpur. He claimed that
Stalin's remark has deeply
hurt the sentiments of
Hindus.“The statement of
gave a similar hint that a motion
against the Governor might be
brought.“But it did not happen then.
First let them move the motion offi-
cially, and we will also act as per the
decision of our legislative party,” t he
BJP MLA said.Earlier on Monday,
Udayanidhi has hurt the senti-
ments of crores of Hindus of the
country. He has made such a state-
ment to take political advantage.
We have appealed to the court to
take strong action against him. My
case is admitted in the court and
the next hearing is scheduled on
September 14,” Ojha said.Stalin
had made the statement on Sep-
tember 2 in which he advocated
to finish Sanatan Dharma. He said
that Sanatan Dharma is similar to
dengue, malaria and corona
virus.Meanwhile, BJP Rajya
Bratya Basu had also launched a
scathing attack against the Governor,
going to the extent of describing him
as a “clown”. He also hinted at legal
action to stall the various moves of
the Governor concerning the educa-
tion sector.
Sabha MP Sushil Kumar
Modi claimed that it is part
of a strategy to humiliate the
Hindu community through
such outrageous
remarks.“Leaders who are
making statements against
Sanatan Dharma should be
booked under stringent laws.
The Supreme Court should
take cognizance of the mat-
ter. It is highly objectionable
and sedition charges should
be imposed on him,” Modi
said.
G20 Summit : Delhi Police withdraws
letter to DMRC for closure of metro gates
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Delhi Police has revoked its or-
der from September 2, which had
previously announced the clo-
sure of certain metro station
gates leading to the VVIP route/
venue of the Summit from Sep-
tember 8 to 10.According to the
Delhi Police, train services will
operate normally.
“The request letter for the Clo-
sure of Gates of 39 Metro Sta-
tions which was made vide this
office letter No. 2488/G-20 Cell/
At Rs 6,046 cr, BJP has
highest assets among top 8
parties : ADR report
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : The
total assets declared by the eight
national parties increased to Rs
8,829.158 crore during financial
year 2021-22, of which the high-
est assets were declared by the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at
Rs 6,046.81 crore during FY
2021-22, a report said on
Monday.The Association for
Democratic Reforms (ADR), in
its report said that the total as-
sets declared by the eight na-
tional parties during FY 2020-21
amounted to Rs 7,297.61 crore
which increased to Rs 8,829.15
crore during FY 2021-22.The re-
port stated that during 2020-21,
Metro, dated 02.09.2023 is hereby
withdrawn administrative
grounds,” read another letter sent
by the Deputy Commissioner of
Police (Metro) G Ram Gopal
Naik, to the Chief Security Com-
missioner of DMRC on Monday.A
senior police official said that ex-
cept for the Supreme Court sta-
tion, they will run normally. How-
ever, there may be temporary gate
closures of 10-15 minutes at some
stations due to VIP movements
and security restrictions.
the declared assets of BJP totalled
Rs 4,990.19 crore which increased
by 21.17 per cent to Rs 6,046.81
crore during FY 2021-22.The re-
port further said that for 2020-21,
the declared assets of Congress
totalled Rs 691.11 crore which
increased by 16.58 per cent to Rs
805.68 crore during 2021-22.The
report also pointed out that the
Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) is the only national
party to show a decrease in its
annual declared assets."The total
assets of BSP between FY 2020-
21 and 2021-22 decreased by 5.74
per cent from Rs 732.79 crore to
Rs 690.71 crore," the report said.
 07 05 September 2023
Tuesday, Hyderabad
Airtel to buy 23,000 MWh of
renewable energy for 6 Nxtra data centres
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : Bharti
Airtel on Monday announced it
will purchase 23,000 MWh of re-
newable energy for its data centre
company Nxtra by the fourth quar-
ter (Q4) of FY23-24.With this ad-
dition, the total contracted renew-
able energy capacity for Nxtra
data centre is likely to exceed
274,000 MWh, the company said
in a statement.Airtel said it will
acquire stakes in the renewable
energy project companies estab-
Newbie investors
chasing risky small caps
for quick gains: Analysts
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : In
India, a large number of small
caps, particularly the micro caps,
are rising, mainly driven by mar-
ket momentum and many
newbie investors are chasing
such stocks for quick gains, says
V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Invest-
ment Strategist at Geojit Finan-
cial Services.Many of these
stocks don’t have strong funda-
mentals and investment in these
stocks can be very risky, he
said.At this juncture, long-term
investors should prefer the
safety of high quality large-
caps.The economic data from
the US confirms the soft land-
ing narrative that has been driv-
ing equity markets globally, he
added.
Hyundai launches N brand's
1st EV model Ioniq 5 N
Seoul, Sep 4 (IANS) : Hyundai
Motor on Monday launched the N
brand's first all-electric model, the
Ioniq 5 N, in the domestic market
as it accelerates its transition to a
future mobility solutions
provider.The Ioniq 5 N, first un-
veiled at the 2023 Goodwood Fes-
tival of Speed in Great Britain in
July, comes with an 84 kWh bat-
tery pack and can accelerate from
zero to 100 kph in 3.4 seconds, the
company said in a statement.The
new model represents a new seg-
ment of driver-focused high-per-
formance EVs since it boasts ad-
vanced cornering and racetrack
capabilities as an everyday
sportscar, reports Yonhap news
agency.
It is priced at $58,000 after indi-
vidual consumption taxes and tax
benefits given to environment-
lished by Continuum Green In-
dia Pvt. Ltd. and Vibrant Energy
Holdings Pte. Ltd. to power six
of Nxtra’s Edge data centre
facilities.The purchase will be
made through an open access
route where Airtel will acquire
stake in the project company of
Continuum Green, which will
supply green power from solar
and wind power projects to its
Edge data centers in Madhya
Pradesh.
Paytm Card Soundbox, India’s 1st with
card payments feature, launched
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Paytm, India’s leading pay-
ments and financial services
company and the pioneer of
QR and mobile payments, on
Monday launched its latest
innovation -- Card
Soundbox.With this, the
company will empower mer-
chants to accept both mobile
and card payments across all
Visa, Mastercard, American
Express and RuPay networks
through its iconic Soundbox
with ‘tap and pay’ that will
help merchants scale their
business. "Today with Paytm
Card Soundbox, we take it to
the next level. We have found
that merchants and consum-
ers need card acceptance as
simply as mobile payments
with Paytm QR Code. The
launch of Card Soundbox
will go a long way in merg-
ing the two requirements of
merchants - mobile payments
friendly vehicles. It can travel
about 350 kms on a single
charge, the statement said.Ioniq
5 N combines the standard Ioniq
5 model's electric global modu-
lar platform (E-GMP) with N's
motorsport-bred technologies. E-
GMP is Hyundai Motor Group's
dedicated EV platform.
Hyundai's Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 are
built on the E-GMP platform,
with the same platform-based
Ioniq 7 set to be released next
year.Hyundai's independent
Genesis brand's GV60 SUV, and
its smaller affiliate Kia Corp.'s
EV6 and EV9 SUVs also share
the E-GMP platform.The maker
of Sonata sedans and Santa Fe
SUVs plans to invest 109.4 tril-
lion won by 2032 to secure a
leading position in the global
future mobility market.
Businessmail
Metal, IT stocks lead as
Nifty moves up
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Most of the sectoral indices
were in green where Nifty
Metal, Nifty PSU Bank,
Nifty IT leading the way
with gains of 2.47%,
2.27%,2.07%, says Vaibhav
Vidwani, Research Analyst,
Bonanza Portfolio. Nifty 50
index advanced 94 points to
settle at 19,529 while the
Sensex ended at 241 points
higher at 65,628.Vidwani
said that the China is con-
centrating on enhancing
production operations, and
soon stimulus is anticipated
in China.
Improvement in metal de-
mand globally has sup-
ported rising metal prices,
fostering confidence in the
and card payments," said Vijay
Shekhar Sharma, Founder &
CEO, Paytm.Paytm was the first
company to launch audio-based
confirmations with Paytm
Soundbox, transforming in-store
payments in the country. Focussed
on creating technology-led inno-
vations, the company continues to
be the market leader in in-store
payments with devices like Paytm
Soundbox and Card
Machines. "The Paytm Card
Soundbox is yet another innova-
tion that will enable small mer-
chants to provide a seamless digi-
tal payment experience to their
customers by easily accepting
contactless card payments," said
Gautam Aggarwal, Division Presi-
dent, South Asia,
Mastercard.After the recent suc-
cessful launch of Paytm Pocket
Soundbox and Paytm Music
Soundbox, with Paytm Card
Soundbox, the company is driv-
ing further convenience for
Pine Labs launches
QR-first device with
card acceptance in India
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Leading merchant commerce
platform Pine Labs on Monday
launched Mini, a new QR and
card acceptance device, which
is expected at nearly one-third
of the cost of a regular point of
sale (PoS) terminal.The QR-
first and card tap contactless
payments device is targeted at
small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) and further boost digi-
tal payments adoption in the
country.“QR-based and card
tap payments are a perfect solve
for Indian consumers on the go.
On the merchant-side, an abso-
lute must is a fast checkout ex-
perience and elimination of the
cost barrier in point-of-sale
digitisation,” said Navnit Nakra,
chief revenue officer, Pine Labs.
Nakra joined Pine Labs from
global smartphone brand
OnePlus last month.He is re-
sponsible for developing and
executing growth strategies.
metal industry. IDBI Bank will be
strategically disinvested; hence
the Central Government has re-
quested bids to fill the position of
asset valuer. The deadline for sub-
mitting the proposals is October
9. The asset valuer will provide the
bank's assets and liabilities' fair
market value.
The valuation will take into ac-
count the bank's investments,
loans & advances, deposits, bor-
rowings, and other obligations.S
hares of state-owned steel and al-
loy manufacturer Mishra Dhatu
Nigam closed at Rs. 424 after the
company revealed that it had pro-
vided specialist materials for the
launching vehicle of ISRO's re-
cently launched Aditya-L1 solar
observatory, he said.Coal India,
Wipro, HCL Technologies,
merchants. With Paytm Card
Soundbox, the company solves
two problems for merchants -- ac-
cepting card payments along with
getting instant audio alerts for all
payments. The launch of Paytm’s
unique device will transform in-
store payments by expanding pay-
ment acceptance for merchants by
combining Soundbox with NFC or
contactless debit and credit card
payments with mobile payments.
"Audio payment alerts have trans-
formed digital payments in India
and enabled many merchants to
seamlessly digitise their businesses.
Paytm Card Soundbox is India’s
first Soundbox that will also accept
contactless card payments and
Samsung plans to add generative AI to
home appliances next year
Berlin, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Samsung Electronics is work-
ing to add generative artificial
intelligence (AI) features to
its home appliances next year,
an executive vice president
has said at the IFA tech trade
show in Berlin, to improve the
home-life of each user."We
are preparing to apply genera-
tive AI technologies to our
home appliances," Yoo Mi-
young, head of the software
development team of
Samsung's digital appliances
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UltraTech Cement and Tata
Steel were among the top gain-
ers on the Nifty, while losers
were Axis Bank, M&M, Nestle
India, ITC and Asian
Paints.Vinod Nair, Head of Re-
search at Geojit Financial Ser-
vices said recent releases of do-
mestic macroeconomic data
have portrayed a positive picture
for the domestic markets, allow-
ing them to maintain their mo-
would further accelerate cashless
transactions in the country," said
NPCI.The new Soundbox will pro-
vide both audio and visual payment
confirmation through an LCD dis-
play to the merchant and the
customer. "The launch of Paytm
Card Soundbox demonstrates the
importance of contactless card pay-
ments in today's world. Visa is
proud to be part of this innovation,
which offers a versatile solution for
merchants and aligns with the
changing preferences of consumers
in India," said Sandeep Ghosh,
Group Country Manager, India and
South Asia, Visa.With built-in ‘tap
and pay’ functionality, merchants
will be able to accept card payments
division, said at a media
briefing."Generative AI technolo-
gies will be applied to voice, vi-
sion and display," she said, so that
household electronic products
have a better understanding of
what consumers do and want and
can respond accordingly, reports
Yonhap news agency.Home gad-
gets will be able to communicate
with users in a more conversational
manner, and to better respond to
users' questions based on past ex-
changes and in context, she added.
They will also have a clearer vision
mentum. Despite profit
booking in Nifty Auto after
reaching an all-time high, the
market regained its footing
with robust buying in IT
stocks.The increase in the US
unemployment rate has so-
lidified expectations of a
pause in rate hikes, and posi-
tive global cues have further
boosted market sentiment, he
said.
up to Rs 5,000. The device is
powered by 4G network con-
nectivity, providing the fastest
payment alerts. With a 4W
speaker, Paytm Card Soundbox
enhances the clarity of payment
alerts. It also has a long battery
life of five days. "After
revolutionising mobile pay-
ments by pioneering Soundbox
in India, Paytm Card Soundbox
will further boost digitisation in
the country. It is India’s first
Soundbox that also accepts card
payments, this would help ac-
celerate the growth of cashless
transactions in the country and
Amex is happy to be a partner
with Paytm on this acceptance
growth," said Anurag Gupta,
Vice President & Head - Acquir-
ing & Network Issuing, Ameri-
can Express.
Moreover, the device offers
alerts in 11 languages that can
be changed by the merchant
through Paytm for Business
app. Plus, with Paytm Card
Soundbox, users with NFC-en-
abled smartphones can also pay
through their phones using the
tap feature.
of, for example, what kind of
food is being cooked in the oven,
or what food ingredients are
stored in the refrigerator, to be
able to provide tailored recipes
and dietary suggestions.
Samsung is also developing a
chipset to reduce energy con-
sumption, as home devices get
smarter and process huge
amounts of data."We are devel-
oping a chipset that helps home
appliances with generative AI
consume less than 0.1 watt for
every 24 hours they run."
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Tuesday, Hyderabad
South Africa bring in Eric Simons as bowling coach
ahead of Australia series & Men’s ODI World Cup
Durban, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Former fast-bowler Eric
Simons has been roped in by
the South Africa side as their
bowling coach for the upcom-
ing five-match ODI series
against Australia and for the
Men's ODI World Cup in
India.The appointment of
Simons was confirmed by
South Africa’s white-ball coach
Rob Walter after the hosts’ suf-
fered a five-wicket defeat in the
third T20I to Australia, leading
to a 3-0 series loss.South Af-
rica had appointed Rory
Kleinveldt to the role in an in-
T20I series: Australia's white-ball
stars continue fine form ahead of
World Cup, beat South Africa 3-0
Durban, Sep 4 (IANS) : Aus-
tralia have issued a warning
ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket
World Cup with a clinical 3-0
sweep over South Africa in
their T20I series, here.The five-
time World Cup champions
confirmed the series sweep
with yet another dominant per-
formance on Sunday as they
cruised to a five-wicket victory
on the back of a career-best
T20I innings of 91 from opener
Travis Head, reports ICC.Head
was adjudged Player of the
Match after he smashed eight
fours and six sixes during an
entertaining 48-ball stay, as
Australia chased down South
Africa's decent total of 190/8
with more than two overs re-
Glenn Maxwell may skip India series
due to ankle injury ahead of ODI World Cup
Melbourne, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Star Australia all-rounder
Glenn Maxwell has admitted
he could miss the upcoming
ODI series against India in
order to carefully manage his
preparation ahead of this
year's ICC Men's Cricket
World Cup.The all-rounder
terim position previously and
roped in Quinton Friend in the
same position for the T20I series
in Durban.
"Eric has been joining us through-
out the winter and will be with us
for the ODI series and World
Cup," said Walter to reporters.
Simons, 61, represented South
Africa in 23 ODIs and was the
head coach of the team from 2002
to 2004, including being at the role
when South Africa exited 2003
Men’s ODI World Cup on home
soil.Later, Simons became the
bowling consultant of the Indian
team winning 2011 Men’s ODI
maining. Head was last month
named in Australia's preliminary
World Cup squad for this year's
50-over showcase and the left-
hander showed he could play a big
part at the event with his maiden
T20I half-century against the
Proteas."It's nice to be back and
contributing," Head said."There's
been limited opportunities in this
format for a while. I'd been strug-
gling a little bit to find my tempo
and how I wanted to go about it at
the top."All-rounder Mitch Marsh
was named Player of the Series for
his 186 runs and the Australia cap-
tain could also play a big role in
his side's World Cup push in In-
dia if he can replicate the hard-hit-
ting form he showed against South
Africa.The series was Marsh's
was ruled out of the recent T20I
series in South Africa as he is
still battling ankle soreness from
the leg injury he suffered at a
friend's birthday party last year
and is currently in Australia
awaiting the birth of his first
child.While Maxwell is still
harbouring aspirations of mak-
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World Cup on home soil.
Simons has been a bowling
consultant for the Chennai
Super Kings for a long time
and served in the coaching
staff of Super Kings’ fran-
chises in various T20 leagues.
South Africa are yet to win
the 50-over World Cup, with
their best-ever finish being
four-time semi-finalists. They
will open their 2023 Men’s
ODI World Cup campaign
against 1996 champions Sri
Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Sta-
dium in New Delhi on Octo-
ber 7.
first as Australia's new T20I cap-
tain and the 31-year-old was
thrilled his side could ease to a
comfortable series triumph."I'm
really proud of a pretty young
group coming over here and win-
ning the series 3-0," Marsh
said."We had a great team effort.
We prepared really well, and we
took the game on."We had a bit of
luck at times, but as a team we had
the mentality of being really
positive."While South Africa
badly missed the services of pace
duo Kagiso Rabada and Anrich
Nortje throughout the series,
ing a fleeting appearance
during Australia's ODI series
in India later this month, the
34-year-old maintains being
fit for the World Cup is his
primary focus."I still want to
play some part of that India
series. But I'm not feeling
any pressure on it," Maxwell
was quoted by ICC. "The se-
lectors and the staff have
been brilliant with me as
well. They don't want to put
too much pressure on me to
sort of set that date because
they know they've got a bit
of extra time before the
World Cup."Australia are
scheduled to travel to India
for a three-match ODI series
starting in Mohali on Sep-
tember 22, ahead of the
World Cup."So instead of
rushing it and probably put-
ting myself a week or two
behind, being able to give
myself extra time and make
sure we get through the
whole tournament," he said.
India spinner Jayant Yadav's
County Championship stint
delayed due to visa issues,
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : The
start of India off-spinner Jayant
Yadav's County Championship
stint with Middlesex has been
delayed due to visa issues, said
the club on Monday.
On September 1, Middlesex
had announced that Yadav will
be available for the club’s
match against Essex at
Chelmsford starting from Sep-
tember 4.But Middlesex on
Monday said Yadav has been
unable to travel to the UK and
join the club at Chelmsford due
to a delay in the issuing of his
work visa.
“The Club paid to expedite the
application of Yadav’s visa and
received confirmation from the
UK Visa and Immigration Of-
fice on Friday 1st September
that everything had been ap-
proved and issued.”
white-ball coach Rob Walter
was making no excuses for
his side's below-par
performances."There's no
running away from it - their
batting skill was better than
what we had to offer with the
ball," Walter said. "We got a
hard lesson in terms of not ex-
ecuting our skills. It was an
eye-opener for the bowling
unit."The teams will now get
some valuable 50-over prac-
tice ahead of the World Cup
when they play a five-match
ODI series in South Africa.
Asia Cup: Shami replaces
Bumrah as India win toss, elect
to bowl first against Nepal
Pallekele, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Mohammed Shami replaces
Jasprit Bumrah in India’s
playing eleven as captain
Rohit Sharma won the toss
and elected to bowl first
against Nepal in their Asia
Cup Group A match at the
Pallekele International
Cricket Stadium, here on
Monday.
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Indian boxing contingent embarks on 17-Day
training camp in China ahead of Asian Games
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Indian Boxing contingent for
the Asian Games left for
Wuyishan City, China for a 17-
Aryna Sabalenka to claim WTA
World No.1 ranking after US Open
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) : The
WTA on Monday announced that
Aryna Sabalenka will become
the new women's singles World
No.1 when the rankings are re-
leased on September 11 follow-
ing the completion of the US
Open. The 25-year-old will be
the 29th woman to capture the
WTA World No.1 ranking, and
just the eighth player to have
held both the singles and doubles
No.1 spots during their career,
having also ascended to the top
of the doubles rankings in Feb-
ruary 2021."Reaching the WTA
World No.1 singles ranking is
something I have dreamed of
ever since I was a little girl when
I started playing tennis,"
Sabalenka was quoted by WTA
website."2023 has been such an
incredible year for me and my
team and this is the perfect re-
ward for all our hard work. It’s
an unbelievable feeling to join
the amazing list of other WTA
players to achieve this and it’s a
huge honor to be able to call my-
I still remain optimistic about playing
for India: Abhimanyu Easwaran
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Bengal and India-A cricketer
Abhimanyu Easwaran has
been on the fringe of the na-
tional team for the last few
years. His mighty statistics in
First class and List-A cricket
are impressive and justify his
talent. He has scored at an
average of 47.27 over 34 in-
nings for India A as an
opener, with six hundred and
a best of 233.Abhimanyu has
been a productive batter for
Bengal. Except for one sea-
son—the 2019–20 Ranji Tro-
day long International boxing
training camp ahead of the con-
tinental event in Hangzhou,
China.
self the No.1 singles player in the
world," she said.The Belarusian,
who confirmed her ascent to the
No.1 ranking following Iga
Swiatek's loss to Jelena Ostapenko
earlier today in New York, over-
takes the Pole which brings an end
to her consecutive 75-week stint
in the No.1 spot.
Sabalenka has enjoyed an excel-
lent season on the WTA Tour hav-
ing won three titles, most recently
at the WTA 1000 level Mutua
Madrid Open, in addition to the
WTA 500 Adelaide International
and her debut Grand Slam singles
title at the Australian Open. She
has reached a further two finals
this year, at the WTA 1000 Indian
Wells and WTA 500 Tennis Grand
Prix (Stuttgart), and made the
semifinals at both Roland-Garros
and Wimbledon. Sabalenka first
rose to prominence in 2018 when
she reached four finals across
three different surfaces and has
gone on to reach 23 Tour-level
singles finals in her career with 13
titles to her name.
phy—in which he scored just
258 runs in 17 innings, he
barely missed any chance to
score runs. However, when
the Indian squad was an-
nounced for the West Indies
tour, which marked the begin-
ning of a new WTC cycle,
Abhimanyu found himself
ignored. While Yashasvi
Jaiswal made his debut in the
Indian Team after a magnifi-
cent IPL and domestic perfor-
mance, Abhimanyu, despite
scoring a lot of runs, is still
waiting for the India cap.
09 05 September 2023
Tuesday, Hyderabad
Pakistan records highest number of militant attacks Biden 'disappointed' Xi won't
in August since November 2014
Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) : A
sharp increase in militant attacks
across Pakistan has been recorded
in the month of August with 99
terror incidents reported so far, a
report compiled by the Pakistan
Institute for Conflict and Security
Studies (PICSS) stated.According
to the report, is the highest num-
ber recorded in any single month
since November 2014. These at-
tacks have resulted in 112 deaths
and 87 injuries, mostly targeting
security forces personnel and ci-
vilians, The News reported on
Sunday.As per data, an 83 per cent
rise in August when compared
with July, as the month saw 54
attacks. The PICSS report also
mentioned four suicide attacks,
Iranian, Turkish FMs meet to
discuss bilateral ties, economic cooperation
Tehran, Sep 4 (IANS) : Iran's
Foreign Minister Hossein
Amir-Abdollahian met with
visiting Turkish counterpart
Hakan Fidan to discuss ways to
strengthen cooperation and the
implementation of bilateral
agreements.
At a joint press conference,
Amir-Abdollahian said on
As Africa opens climate summit, call to spur action on clean energy
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : As
the Africa climate summit be-
gan in Nairobi on Monday,
grassroots groups and climate
activists from across the conti-
nent will be holding African
leaders to account to deliver
concrete climate action and
plans to address the continent’s
pressing needs.“We are calling
on African governments to pri-
oritize the needs of the African
people and deliver adequate
measures to address the climate
crisis, energy poverty and
interlinked challenges. African
nations need to prioritize green
renewable energy targets
rooted in justice over fossil fu-
els and false solutions and push
for substantial global invest-
ments to support the clean en-
ergy transition in Africa,” said
attend G20 Summit in New Delhi
three in tribal districts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and one in
mainland KP.The month of July,
meanwhile, witnessed five suicide
attacks, the highest in a year. Over-
all, the country witnessed 22 sui-
cide attacks in the first eight
months of 2023, in which 227
people have been killed and 497
injured, The News reported.The
data showed that Balochistan and
erstwhile Federally Administered
Tribal Area (FATA) were the most
affected regions by militant vio-
lence in August, compared to the
previous month. Balochistan wit-
nessed a 65% increase in militant
attacks, from 17 in July to 28 in
August, while erstwhile FATA
witnessed a 106% increase, from
Monday that the two countries
have set an annual trade volume
target of 30 billion euros ($32.33
billion) and are halfway to achiev-
ing the goal, Iran's official news
agency IRNA reported.
The talks focused on the imple-
mentation of the bilateral agree-
ments signed between Iran and
Turkey during Turkish President
Charity Migwi, Regional Cam-
paigner, 350Africa.org.Climate
activists are also appealing to Af-
rican leaders to hold developing
nations historically responsible
for the climate crisis accountable
to scale up financing for robust
mitigation and adaptation
measures.Over 30 heads of state,
30 plus climate ministers, 25,000
delegates and the UN Secretary
General are expected at the inau-
gural African Climate Summit in
Nairobi -- running from Monday
to Wednesday.Expect the Nairobi
Declaration due on Wednesday to
hammer home the need for greater
clean investment in Africa.Saying
the Africa climate summit is a vi-
tal moment for the continent to
take charge, Mohamed Adow, a
climate justice advocate and direc-
tor of energy and climate think-
internationalnews
18 in July to 37 in August. How-
ever, both regions also saw a de-
crease in fatalities, by 19% and
29% respectively.KP, excluding
its tribal districts, also saw a sig-
nificant increase in militant at-
tacks, from 15 in July to 29 in
August, an 83% rise.
The deaths and injuries also in-
creased by 188% and 73% re-
spectively, The News
reported.The province was
mainly targeted by the TTP and
its splinter groups, who claimed
responsibility for several attacks.
The province of Sindh witnessed
a slight increase in militant at-
tacks, from three in July to five
in August. The deaths also in-
creased from one to four.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit
to Tehran in July last year,
said the Iranian top diplomat.
Amir-Abdollahian called for
further cooperation between
Iran and Turkey in consular
affairs to facilitate the travel
of citizens from both coun-
tries, Xinhua news agency re-
ported.
tank Power Shift Africa, writes:
“Africa stands on the cusp of
sweeping economic development.
Whether this development is pow-
ered by clean renewables, or dirty
fossil fuels, will go a long way to
determining if the world meets the
Paris Agreement goal of limiting
global heating to 1.5C.” Interna-
tional Energy Agency (IEA) Ex-
ecutive Director Fatih Birol will
be at the climate summit where he
will meet with leaders from gov-
ernments, industry and civil soci-
ety to discuss Africa’s growing
role in global energy and climate
issues -- and the opportunity pre-
sented by clean energy for the
continent's economic future.At the
Summit, Birol and President
Akinwumi Adesina of the African
Development Bank Group
(AfDB) will also launch the new
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) :
US President Joe Biden has ex-
pressed his "disappointment"
over his Chinese counterpart
Xi Jinping's likely absence at
this week's G20 Summit in
New Delhi. According to news
Massive rally in Seoul over
suicide deaths of distressed teachers
Seoul, Sep 4 (IANS) :
School teachers will hold a
massive rally in Seoul on
Monday to mourn the recent
suicide deaths of fellow
teachers distressed by dis-
gruntled parents and unruly
students, and to call for mea-
sures to prevent such
tragedies.The rally, set to
begin at 4:30 p.m. in front of
the National Assembly, had
originally been planned to
mourn the death of a young
teacher in the South Korean
capital who took her own life
in July after struggling to
deal with a school violence
case, reports Yonhap News
Agency.But at least two ad-
ditional teacher suicides hap-
pened last week, one in Seoul
on August 31 and the other
in the southwestern city of
Gunsan on September 1,
report on Financing Clean Energy
in Africa that both organisations
worked on together.For African
countries to achieve universal en-
ergy access, develop their econo-
mies and meet their climate com-
mitments, energy investment on
the continent needs to increase
rapidly.The new report coming on
Wednesday lays out ways to bring
down financing costs and boost
access to capital to help make this
happen. African leaders will de-
mand rare metals mined in the
continent are processed there, and
will likely hammer home a long-
targeted goal of 300GW clean en-
ergy by 2030, up from 56GW in
2022.With 43 per cent of the con-
tinent (600 million people) still
lacking access to power, it’s a de-
velopment and climate issue re-
quiring investment of $25 billion
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reports, Chinese Premier Li Qiang
is expected to represent China at
the summit which will take place
from September 8 to 10 in the In-
dian capital, reports the BBC."I
am disappointed... but I am going
to get to see him," Biden told re-
adding fuel to the anger
about bad treatment of teach-
ers and raising the possibil-
ity of Monday's rally becom-
ing the largest-ever teacher
protest.Many teachers have
filed for a one-day leave of
absence to attend the rally,
and some 30 elementary
schools across the nation
have even designated Mon-
day a temporary holiday as
too many teachers wanted to
take a day off for the collec-
tive action, called "Public
Education Stoppage Day".A
teacher at an elementary
school in western Seoul said
only 14 of the school's 48
teachers came to work, with
the rest taking the day off
apparently to attend the rally.
Situations at other elemen-
tary schools were believed to
be similar.
per year.According to the IEA,
that’s around 1 per cent of annual
global energy investment: the cost
of a single liquefied natural gas
(LNG) terminal.Ahead of other
regional climate summits and the
COP28 UN climate talks, the sum-
mit is seen as an opportunity for
Africa to offer leadership and set
the stage for climate action that
prioritizes the communities at the
frontlines of the climate crisis,
more so on the most climate-vul-
nerable continent.Zaki Mamdoo,
climate activist and coordinator,
Stop EACOP Coalition, said:
“The African Climate Summit
could provide the platform needed
for the continent to dramatically
shift its trajectory and future, from
one that is set to bear the brunt of
climate collapse, to one of energy-
security and prosperity driven by
porters on Sunday, without pro-
viding any further details.The
last time the two Presidents met
was at the G20 Summit in Bali,
Indonesia in 2022.Xi had ear-
lier said he would travel to New
Delhi for the Summit, but
China's Foreign Ministry did
not confirm his attendance
when asked to do so at a regu-
lar press briefing on August
31.Xi and Biden may still have
an opportunity to speak in
November, at a meeting
among leaders of the Asia Pa-
cific Economic Cooperation
in San Francisco, the BBC
reported. The withdrawal
comes as US-China ties have
continued to deteriorate in the
past year.In an attempt to im-
prove ties, a series of top US
officials, including Secretary
of State Antony Blinken,
Treasury Secretary Janet
Yellen and US Special Envoy
for Climate John Kerry, have
travelled to China in recent
months.
Fifth man charged with
murder of Indian-origin
delivery driver in UK
London, Sep 4 (IANS) : A fifth
man has been charged with the
murder of a 23-year-old Indian-
origin delivery driver who died
after being ambushed by a ma-
chete-wielding gang in western
England, police said.Aurman
Singh, who worked with Dy-
namic Parcel Distribution, died
on the spot while he was deliver-
ing parcels in Berwick Avenue in
Shrewsbury on August 21.
Sukhmandeep Singh, 23, from
Paynels in Peterborough was ar-
rested on August 31, the West
Mercia Police said in a statement.
He was charged with Aurman's
murder on September 1 and ap-
peared at the Kidderminster
Magistrates Court the next day,
police said, adding that a sixth
man remains on police bail after
he was arrested on suspicion of
assisting an offender.
decentralised and people-
centred renewables.“For this to
happen, African leaders will
need to rise to the occasion and
make firm commitments to sig-
nificantly upscale renewable
energy developments while re-
sisting and withdrawing any
and all support for exploitative
and destructive projects like
the East African Crude Oil
Pipeline (EACOP).”
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Ratlam's risky rides: The struggle for residents of 24 villages lying

safe commute to remote villages
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh),
Sep 4 : The sight of women
from the Bhil community sit-
ting on the rooftop of an over-
loaded van -- hanging on to
their luggage and dear life as
the van ascends the hilly roads
-- is pretty common on the 50
km stretch of the Ratlam-
Shivgarh-Bajna road, travers-
ing a predominantly tribal area
bordering Rajasthan.An old
joke about an RTO officer tell-
ing an auto-driver that he will
not levy a fine on him if he
shows how he managed to ac-
commodate 20 passengers in a
seven-seater auto still makes
residents of Ratlam laugh, even
as they live this reality every
day.The roads are damaged and
steep, and covering 50 km
takes over two hours. The pri-
vate bus service that starts at
nine in the morning ceases af-
ter five pm, the two villages of
Bajna and Shivgarh being the last
stops.Those who live in the vil-
lages farther away have to rely on
the overloaded autos and vans.
This includes government and pri-
vate employees who have to com-
mute to and from Ratlam every
day for work.
The hilly, potholed roads are fre-
quented by these overloaded ve-
hicles many times a day. Every-
one, including women and chil-
dren, boards these crammed autos,
some sitting in the trunk while oth-
ers even climb atop the mini-vans
and sit on the luggage racks on the
roof.Ahtesham Ansari, a supervi-
sor with the Women and Child De-
velopment Department in Ratlam,
commutes to Bajna to oversee the
functioning of the village
anganwadis every day. She
catches the bus at nine in the
morning, reaching the village a
little before noon.She tries finish-
ing off her work before five in the
evening to take the last bus
home.“This is a remote area so I
cannot miss the five o’clock bus,
else I have to shell out over Rs
2,000 to book a private cab or take
the crammed autos or vans, which
do not look safe,” she
says.Capitalising on the situation,
autos charge arbitrary prices
whereas bus charges are capped
at Rs 50.“When I have to go to
the centres beyond Bajna, where
the buses don't go, I have to pay
Rs 100 per trip to the shared au-
tos, even though the other villages
are less than 10 km away. The
anganwadi workers based in
Bajna prefer to travel to these cen-
tres in the remote villages riding
pillion on their husbands’ motor-
cycles as it is more economical for
them,” Ansari adds.Hakru, a resi-
dent of Kelkachh — the last vil-
lage in Ratlam before the state
border with Rajasthan — goes to
Bajna to work as a daily wage
labourer.
To catch the bus to Bajna, she
commutes to Gadkhange Mata
area, 13 km away by a shared auto,
and then boards another one to
Bajna, 20 km away.“There are
only two buses on this route and
the ticket costs Rs 30. But we
travel in the shared auto, even
though it is crowded, as we can
bargain with the drivers. When
they see we are labourers, they
charge us less. But in the bus, even
if the fare is two rupees short, the
conductor asks us to get off,” says
Geni Bai, his wife.“Besides, the
bus drops us at Bajna and we have
to take another auto or van to
reach the village where we find
work.
These shared vehicles drop us to
the exact destination, eight or 10
km beyond Bajna,” adds
Hakru.Also, some commuters
even prefer these crowded vans
and autos as they can ask the driv-
ers to stop or slow down at ran-
dom locations so they can spit out
their gutka -- a luxury they do not
get while on the bus.The situation
is even more challenging for the
on the other side of the Mahi
River. Residents in the dhanis
(small cluster of houses) of
Raipada and Jholi
Chandragarh panchayat rely
on boats to cross the river, and
then catch shared vehicles to
reach Bajna, from where they
can avail of the private bus ser-
vice. The lack of a bridge over
the river makes the situation
more challenging as boats are
the only sources of commute
to the other side. Paying Rs 10
for the boat ride and Rs 20 or
above for the van, Anganwadi
worker Kavita Dodiar says that
it takes her around two hours
to travel 15 km to
Bajna.Raipada Gram
Panchayat Secretary Babulal
says that the Setu Nigam
(Madhya Pradesh Rajya Setu
Nirman Nigam Ltd) has sent a
Rs 30 crore proposal for the
construction of a bridge across
the river but it is yet to be ap-
proved by the state govern-
ment.

New Zealand poll body

Congress appoints 3 members,
including Arun Yadav as special
invitee to screen committee for
asks voters to enroll
Wellington, Sep 4 (IANS) : The New Zealand Elec-
toral Commission on Monday called on eligible vot-
ers to enroll as soon as possible in order to cast a
ballot for the 2023 general election on October
14.Currently, 89 per cent of eligible voters are en-
rolled, said Anusha Guler, the Electoral Commission's
deputy chief executive operations, calling on those
yet to enroll to act now, reports Xinhua news agency.
New Zealand uses the Mixed Member Proportional
voting system to elect its parliament. Under this
system, the government is usually formed by two
or more parliamentary political parties.New
Zealand citizens or permanent residents of 18 years
or older, who have lived in New Zealand continu-
ously for 12 months or more at some time in their
life, are eligible to vote in the election.The upcom-

MP assembly polls ing elections will determine the composition of the

54th Parliament of New Zealand. Voters will elect
120 members to the unicameral New Zealand 94 dengue cases confirmed in Gurugram this year
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
House of Representatives under the mixed-mem-
Ahead of the crucial assem-
ber proportional (MMP) voting system. Gurugram, Sep 4 (IANS) : Despite several Phase-1, Sector-80, Sushant Lok medical representatives en-
bly elections in Madhya
measures and multiple awareness and Wazirabad.According to doc- courage people not to avoid
Pradesh, Congress on Monday
programmes, Gurugram has reported 96 den- tors, the season for dengue these vector-borne decease.
announced appointing addi-
gue cases so far this yearAs of Sunday, a haemorrhagic fever usually starts Our volunteers regularly en-
tional members as special
total of 4,178 suspect cases of dengue were in June and lasts till mid-Decem- courage people to take proper
invitees of the Screening
reported.Patients who were diagnosed with ber. medical care to keep away
Committee.The Congress in an
dengue and malaria complained of high fe- The district malaria office, which from these decreases. Aedes
official note said, "Congress
ver, sweating, headache, vomiting, abdomi- is the vector control department, aegypti mosquito which causes
President Mallikarjun Kharge
nal pain, muscle pain and traces of blood in has initiated various curative and both dengue and chikungunya
has approved for appointing ad-
their stool.According to data collected by the preventive steps to control the thrives in fresh, stagnant wa-
ditional members as the Special
district health department and the Munici- spread of the disease. ter, which is often found in
Invitees of Screening Commit-
pal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), the “We have organised medical abundance in such colonies,”
tee for the ensuing Madhya
highest number of suspected cases of den- camps in the high-risk areas of the chief medical officer Virender
Pradesh assembly elections-
gue and malaria was reported from DLF city and remote areas Also the Yadav said.
2023 with immediate effect.

Cambodia's Angkor sees nearly Nikki Haley thinks she's going to be

500,000 int'l tourists in 8 months
Phnom Penh, Sep 4 (IANS) :
Cambodia's famed Angkor Ar-
cheological Park welcomed
nearly half a million foreign
tourists in the first eight months
of 2023, the state-owned
Angkor Enterprise said in a
statement on Monday.The state-
ment said 498,513 international
visitors had traveled to Angkor
from January to August, repre-
senting a significant rise of
350.8 per cent from 110,570
in the same period last year,
reports Xinhua news agency.
The ancient site made $23.09
million in revenue from ticket
sales during the eight-month
period, up 420 per cent from
$4.44 million, it added.In Au-
gust, the site welcomed 59,148
foreigners, earning 2.77 mil-
lion dollars from ticket sales,
according to the statement.
Republican presidential pick : Report
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS)
: Asserting that any Repub-
lican is better than US Presi-
dent Joe Biden and his run-
ning mate Kamala Harris,
Indian-American Nikki
Haley has said that the Re-
publican nominee for the
2024 presidential elections is
going to be her.Fresh out of
the first Republican primary
debate late last month, Haley
told CBS News that she
doesn't think that the party
front-runner and former boss
Donald Trump is going to be
the presidential nominee. "I
don’t think President
Trump’s going to be the
nominee. I think it’s going to
be me. But I will tell you that
any Republican is better than
what Joe Biden and Kamala
Harris are doing,” Haley told
'Face the Nation' on CBS. “The
American people are not going to
vote for a convicted criminal. The
American people are going to vote
for someone who can win a gen-
eral election. I have faith in the
American people. They know
what they need to do," she said.
However, the former South Caro-
lina Governor said she will sup-
port Trump if he emerges as the
eventual Republican nominee
even if he is convicted, by saying
she did not foresee that scenario
playing out.
A vast majority of Republican
candidates, including Haley, had
raised their hands at the primary
debate stage last month when
asked if they would support
Trump if he were the ultimate
nominee, even if he were a con-
victed felon. “First of all, he’s in-
nocent until proven guilty,” Haley
told CBS News, explaining her
support to the former ;resident,
who has been indicted in four
criminal cases and has been
charged with 37 violations of the
US Espionage Act. Continuing her
tirade against the US Vice Presi-
dent and fellow Indian-American,
Haley said that she will ensure that
the Republican nominee pick is
someone that is "going to beat a
President Kamala Harris". Haley,
who has maintained that a vote for
Biden is a vote for his 2024 run-
ning mate, said that choosing Har-
ris as president means "never
getting our country back"."I
will support the Republican
nominee always, and I will
make sure that that person,
we’re going to pick someone
that’s going to beat a President
Kamala Harris. Because we
can’t have a President Kamala
Harris or we’ll never get our
country back." In the latest opin-
ion poll by The Wall Street Jour-
nal, Haley took the third spot
after Trump and Florida Gov-
ernor Ron DeSantis.
 11 05 September 2023
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Veterinary teams vaccinate 7,000

cattle to tackle lumpy disease outbreak
Surat, Sep 4 (IANS) : In a bid the lumpy virus.This proactive
to counter the ongoing threat endeavor comes in the wake of a
of the lumpy disease affecting tragic incident in which a calf suc-
cattle, a concerted effort has cumbed to lumpy disease in
been launched in Surat's Amkhuta village of Mangrol
Mangrol taluka, where over 40 taluka.Responding swiftly to the
veterinary doctor teams have escalating situation, the dedicated
embarked on a mission to vac- veterinary teams have been tire-
cinate cattle across 30 lessly administering vaccines to
villages.With the efforts of safeguard the well-being of the among others.The gravity of the the disease currently stands at 20 tion of the virus, an addi-
these skilled medical profes-
sionals, approximately 7,000
cattle population.The affected vil-
lages that are benefiting from this
situation is evident from the fact
that the lumpy disease has in-
cattle, while the count of infected
animals surpasses 58.Three veteri-
tional four teams have now
been dispatched to augment
Man arrested at Trichy
cattle in these 30 villages have
already been immunised, en-
large-scale initiative include
Kosamba, Pipodara, Dhamrod,
flicted a considerable toll on the
cattle community in Mangrol
nary doctor teams were initially
deployed in Mangrol taluka. How-
the efforts in managing and
combating the lumpy dis- airport with Saudi currency
suring their protection against Sava, Lindiyat, Shethi, Luhara, taluka. The death toll attributed to ever, given the relentless prolifera- ease. New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : A
man was held at Trichy Airport
with 50,000 Saudi Arabian
Riyals worth Rs 10,75,000 by the
customs officials.A senior cus-
One nabbed for Raipur trainee toms official said that the ac-
cused was detained on Sunday
air-hostess’ murder in Mumbai flat when he was boarding for a
Dubai based flight. The currency
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) : In a swift operation, the was ingeniously concealed in
Mumbai Police have nabbed a suspect allegedly in- mobile charger and power
volved in the killing of a trainee air-hostess from bank.On enquiry, the passenger
Chhattisgarh, who was found dead under mysterious could not produce any valid
circumstances at her home in Marol area, here on Mon- document for carrying such
day, police said. amount of foreign currency. Fur-
She was later identified as Rupal Ogrey, 24, hailing ther investigation into the mat-
from Raipur and undergoing training as an air-hostess ter is ongoing.
with a leading private airline.A police official said that
after getting a tip-off, a Powai Police team rushed to
the spot, NG Complex at Ashok Nagar in Marol,
Andheri east around 9.45 p.m. on Sunday night.
Active monsoon conditions likely over Peninsular India,
The victim’s body was recovered in the flat with no-
body else present as her sister and her boyfriend had
gone out of station, said an official of Powai Police
Odisha and Chhattisgarh during next 5 days : IMD
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) : The Odisha on Monday and Tues-
Station.The body was sent for an autopsy to Rajawadi
India Meteorological Depart- day,” the IMD
Hospital and the police registered a murder case and for her in-flight crew training course with
ment on Monday said that active predicted. Moving to South In-
formed eight teams to probe the case. Within hours, a private airline.Her sister and her boy-
monsoon conditions are likely to dia, a similar pattern of light to
using tech-intel and traditional methods, the investi- friend, plus other family members in
continue over Peninsular India, moderate fairly widespread to
gators managed to track down one suspect, whose iden- Raipur have been informed of the trag-
Odisha and Chhattisgarh during widespread rainfall is forecast,
tity is not yet disclosed, but is said to be linked to the edy and they are now en route to Mumbai,
murder and placed him under arrest.As per initial in- even as further probe is underway, said
the next five days while increase
in rainfall activity with isolated
with isolated occurrences of
heavy rainfall. Coastal Andhra
SC asks NC leader Lone to file
formation, Rupal had come to Mumbai six months ago an official.
heavy falls is very likely over
Madhya Pradesh during Tuesday
Pradesh, Yanam, and Telangana
can expect this weather till
affidavit affirming India’s sovereignty,
to Friday and over Gujarat on Thursday, while Tamil Nadu, allegiance to Constitution
Drama in Kerala HC as married man slashes Thursday and Friday. In East In-
dia, the weather forecast indi-
Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala,
and Mahe may experience it
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
The Supreme Court on Mon-
cates the likelihood of light to from Monday to
wrist after lover wishes to return to her parents moderate fairly widespread to
widespread rainfall, accompa-
Friday. “Rayalaseema is likely to
witness these conditions on
day asked National Confer-
ence (NC) leader Mohammad
Kochi, Sept 4 ( IANS) : The petition.Acting on the petition, which he was carrying and Akbar Lone, who is one of
nied by thunderstorms, lightning, Monday and Tuesday, North In-
Kerala High Court on Monday Vishnu and the girl appeared be- slashed his wrist.The judge one of the main petitioners in
and isolated instances of heavy terior Karnataka on Monday,
witnessed high drama as a mar- fore the court and when the girl then directed the police to the batch of pleas filed
rainfall. “This weather pattern is Wednesday and Thursday,
ried man slashed his wrist af- was asked with whom would she take Vishnu to the against abrogation of Ar-
expected over Gangetic West Coastal and South Interior
ter he heard his lover express- like to go, she said she wished to hospital. Vishnu presently is ticle 370 and had reportedly
Bengal on Monday and Tuesday, Karnataka from Wednesday to
ing her wish to return to her go with her parents.Saddened by out of danger and is being raised "Pakistan Zindabad"
over Odisha from Monday till Friday, and South Interior
parents.Vishnu, a resident of her reply, Vishnu took out a knife treated at the hospital. slogans in the Jammu and
Thursday, and over the Andaman Karnataka on Wednesday and
Trissur, was in love with a girl Kashmir Assembly, to file a
and Nicobar Islands from Mon- Thursday," said the weather
studying law. After finding out short affidavit affirming
day to Friday,” said the IMD in forecast agency. “Isolated in-
that their daughter was in a re- that the union territory is an
its bulletin. “Additionally, iso- stances of very heavy rainfall are
lation with Vishnu and was integral part of India and he
lated episodes of very heavy also anticipated over Coastal
missing since August 14, the abides by and owes alle-
rainfall are anticipated over the Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
girl’s parents had approached giance to the Constitution of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Kerala, and Mahe on Monday
the court with a habeas corpus India.
and Bihar on Monday and over and Tuesday,” it said.

Encounter breaks out at Reasi in J&K
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) : An en-
counter has started between terror-
ists and security forces at Gali
Sohab in Tuli area of Chassana in
the Reasi district of Jammu and
Kashmir, officials said on
Monday."Encounter started at
Reasi on the basis of Police input
regarding the presence of two
Militants. Encounter going on in
Gali Sohab in Tuli area of
Chassana. Police and Army are
carrying out the operation,"
Mukesh Singh, Additional Direc-
tor General of Police Jammu
zone said.The firefight started af-
ter a joint team of police and se-
curity forces got an input about
the presence of terrorists in that
area.After security forces cor-
doned off the area, hiding terror-
ists started firing drawing retali-
ation by the security forces.
There have been a series of en-
counters between terrorists and
security forces across Kashmir in
the recent past in which many
terrorists have been eliminated.
A voter would cast vote for Lok Sabha, State Assembly
on single day under simulataneous polls
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) :
The term "Simultaneous
Elections" would broadly
mean structuring the Indian
election cycle in a manner
that elections to Lok Sabha
and State Assemblies are
synchronised together. In
such a scenario, a voter would
normally cast his/her vote for
electing members of Lok
Sabha and State Assembly on
a single day and at the same
time, as per a discussion pa-
per prepared in 2017.The au-
thors of the paper were Bibek
Debroy, member, Niti Aayog
and Kishore Desai, Officer on
Special Duty, Niti Aayog in
2017.The concept of simulta-
neous elections is in-fact not
new to the country. Post adop-
tion of the Constitution, elec-
tions to Lok Sabha and all State
Legislative Assemblies were held
simultaneously over the period
1951 till 1967 when the cycle of
synchronized elections got dis-
rupted, the note said.In the current
situation, the country witnesses
elections to about 5-7 State As-
semblies every year (except few
exceptional years). Such a situa-
tion ends up adversely impacting
all the key stakeholders - the Gov-
ernment (both Union and the State
Governments), government em-
ployees/officials on election
duty, general electors/voters, as
well as political parties and can-
didates, the paper said.The key
adverse impacts that the exist-
ing electoral cycle leads to in-
clude impact on development
programs and governance due to
imposition of Model Code of
Conduct by the Election Com-
mission, frequent elections lead
to massive expenditures by Gov-
ernment and other stakeholders;
Engagement of security forces
for significantly prolonged
periods.Any adult individual in
India would normally cast his
vote to elect members of Lok
Sabha, State Assembly and the
third tier every five years as and
when the respective terms of
these institutions are about to
expire, the paper said. Ideally,
simultaneous elections
should imply that elections
to all the three tiers of con-
stitutional institutions take
place in a synchronised and
co-ordinated fashion. What
this effectively means is that
a voter casts his vote for
electing members for all tiers
of the Government on a
single day.Having said that,
the third-tier institutions is
primarily a State subject as
per the Constitution.
 THE INDIAN MAIL
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GHMC conducts inspection at

Osmania Biscuits manufacturing
unit, seizes stock worth Rs 36,000
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : The Assistant
Food Controller of the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC) carried out
an inspection at an Osmania Biscuits manu-
facturing store and seized stock worth Rs
36,000 after a customer allegedly found a fly
Telangana State Tourism Awards baked right into one of the biscuits.
On Saturday, Vinay Vangala purchased a

2023 submission deadline extended GMR Hyderabad International Airport

Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) :
The Telangana State Tourism
Development Corporation
(TSTDC) has announced an
extension of the submission
deadline for the Telangana
State Tourism Awards 2023.
Interested participants now
have until the 5th of Septem-
ber to submit their entries for
consideration. The award cer-
emony is set to take place on
the eve of World Tourism Day,
September 27. The Telangana
State Tourism Awards are a
recognition of excellence in
the travel and tourism indus-
try. These awards are open to
all segments of the travel in-
dustry, including travel agents,
tour operators, classified ho-
tels, restaurants, and indepen-
dent hotels that have been duly
recognized by either the
Central Government or
State Government.
This year, awards will be
presented in 26 categories,
encompassing a wide
spectrum of achievements
within the tourism indus-
try. These categories in-
clude excellence in writ-
ing/publication, best film
on Telangana tourism/
heritage, travel agents/tour
operators, classified ho-
tels, best wayside ameni-
ties, best theme-based re-
sort, best restaurant, best
tourism guide, best
homestay establishment,
best educational institute
in the tourism sector, and
best Haritha hotel, among
others.
awarded 4-star rating by Skytrax
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : GMR
Hyderabad International Airport Ltd
(GHIAL) has reached new heights of
excellence by receiving the coveted 4-
star rating from Skytrax, a renowned
global benchmark for evaluating the
quality of airports. The announcement
came after an in-depth audit evaluation
that assessed various aspects of the
airport’s operations.
The Skytrax World Airport Star Rat-
ing is a prestigious recognition in the
aviation industry, serving as a barom-
eter for measuring the quality of air-
ports worldwide. GHIAL confirmed
this accomplishment in an official
statement.
The 4-star rating awarded to GHIAL
reflects a thorough evaluation encom-
passing a wide range of factors, such
packet of Osmania biscuits from a store situ-
ated in Miyapur, Hyderabad.
What he uncovered within the packet was
far from ordinary.
Concerned about the hygiene standards of
as the overall ambience of the airport, the establishment, he promptly lodged a for-
the quality of passenger services, the mal complaint with the local food inspector
level of cleanliness, and the operational and the food safety commissioner. Respond-
efficiency. Pradeep Panicker, CEO of ing to the situation, the Assistant Food Con-
GHIAL, commented on this achieve- troller of GHMC took immediate action,
ment, saying, “Hyderabad Airport has lifted samples and seized the stock.
emerged as a pioneer in redefining the
airport ecosystem through passenger-
centric innovations and setting new
standards for operational excellence.
With a futuristic mindset, we have
implemented advanced digital tech-
nologies to facilitate navigation and ac-
celerate check-in processes, along with
wayfinding capabilities among other
advancements.” He added that the air-
port would continue to deliver an ex-
periential experience to passengers by
fostering collaboration with various
stakeholders of the airport ecosystem.

All You Should Know About ADULT VACCINES |

Influenza, Hepatitis A and B, And Others
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : fer. But the surprises don’t end
According to the study, 4 per- there. Only 53 percent of those
cent of adults over 50 in surveyed were aware of the ef-
Hyderabad have received the fectiveness of adult vaccines in
necessary adult vaccines. preventing serious illnesses. It’s
That’s a startlingly low num- clear that there’s a crucial need
ber, considering the potential for awareness and education re-
benefits these vaccines can of- garding adult vaccines.

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Karimna
Karimnagar, Sept 4 (IANS) Metpalli of Jagtial with 150.8 mm, mandal at 115.0 mm, 98.5, Nerella of
: Very heavy rainfall was re- Asifnagar, Kothapalli of Kandikatkoor of Ellanthakunta Thangallapalli mandal with
corded in some parts of erst- Karimnagar district with 128.5, mandal with 115.0, Mallapur of 97.0 and Kalvacherla of
while Karimnagar district on Illanthakunta with 120.8. Jagtial with 111.3, Suglampalli of Ramagiri mandal with
Monday. Jaggasagar of Metpalli mandal Sultanabad mandal with 109.0, 96.3mm. While almost all
The highest of 153.5 mm rain- with 117.8 and Kanukula of Veernapalli of Rajanna-Sircilla water bodies were filled to
fall was reported in
Peddalingapuram,
Sultanabad mandal with 116.8
mm.
with 109.0, Godhuru of
Ibrahimpatnam mandal with
their brim, low lying areas
were submerged following Dig into this yummy
Ellanthakunta of Rajanna- Meanwhile, heavy rainfall was 106.0, Kunaram of Srirampur the continuous rainfall dur-
Sircilla district followed by reported in Ailapur of Korutla mandal with 103.3, Korutla with ing the last 24 hours. brick biryani in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : their restaurant is that biryanis
Ever wondered about having are not just served in bricks, but
This is the first time in Telangana biryani in a red brick? Just when are also prepared and cooked
that the State government is in the you thought you uncovered ev- within these specially designed
process of developing dedicated ery facet of biryani, from the tra- containers.
quaternary hospital beds in gov- ditional handi biryani to the fra- “These are red bricks which are
ernment hospitals. Since develop- grant bucket biryani, a new used for construction, but we
ing such medical facilities in- contender steps onto the plate, have customised them to prepare
volves creating high-end medical or should we say, a brick. biryanis and other dishes in
infrastructure and having super- A brother duo from Hyderabad them,” said one of the brothers.
specialists, these are expected to have introduced a restaurant at The process starts by applying
be a reality in the coming years. Kompally, aptly named ‘Brick a generous layer of ghee to the
Telangana government Since quaternary healthcare fa- Biryani’. The innovative part at bricks.
cilities are usually considered as
CM KCR regularises services of 567
focuses on quaternary healthcare an extension of tertiary care, the
Health Department is planning to
contract teachers in Gurukul schools
Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : To provide poor create at least 10,000 beds in gov-
patients access to the highest level of medical care ernment hospitals in and around Hyderabad, Sept 4 (IANS) : The State gov-
that solely focuses on the treatment of very com- Hyderabad so that poor patients ernment issued orders regularising the services
plex and rare medical conditions, the Telangana need not seek treatment in corpo- of 567 contract teachers who have been work-
government in the past 12 months has launched rate hospitals. ing in 36 Gurukul schools across the State.
concerted efforts to create quaternary medical fa- Quaternary care and to some ex- On the eve of Teachers’ Day, Chief Minister K
cilities that are next-level to the existing tertiary tent even tertiary care are highly Chandrashekhar Rao took a favourable deci-
care services. advanced healthcare facilities. sion for the teachers who have been working
on a contract basis for the last 16 years.
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