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  • Flipkart To Conduct Drone Delivery Pilot For Vaccine And Medical Supplies In Telangana

    Flipkart To Conduct Drone Delivery Pilot For Vaccine And Medical Supplies In Telangana

    New Delhi, Jun 11: E-commerce major Flipkart on Friday said it has partnered with the Telangana government to lead a consortium tasked with the development and execution of the drone deliveries of medical supplies to remote areas under the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project.

    As part of the consortium, Walmart-owned Flipkart will deploy drones and enable deliveries of vaccines and medical supplies. These efforts will be complemented with technologies such as geo-mapping, routing of shipments and track and trace of location, etc, developed by Flipkart over the years in serving millions of customers across the country, a statement said. Google Pixel Buds A-Series To Be Launched in India Soon, Flipkart Availability Confirmed.

    A combination of these technologies will then be used to conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) deliveries in remote areas of the state where the road infrastructure is not conducive for fast delivery of vaccines, it added. The pilot, which is expected to be conducted for over six days, will be tested out for delivering thousands of vaccines while keeping in mind all the safety and efficiency parameters, the statement said. Former Telangana Minister Etela Rajender Resigns From TRS, To Submit Resignation From Assembly Soon.

    ‘The COVID-19 crisis has pushed the envelope in the rapid development of scalable and robust technologies and the Medicines from the Sky project is a testament to that. It is a decisive step in making use of cutting-edge technologies for the safety and wellbeing of the masses,’ Flipkart Senior Vice-President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Rajneesh Kumar said. COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: Two Highly Contagious Alpha And Delta Coronavirus Variants Detected in Island Nation.

    He added that Flipkart is proud to partner with the Telangana government in leading the consortium by utilising its nuanced understanding of supply chain and technologies governing the automated movement of shipments in fulfilling the dire needs of citizens across the state.

    The ‘Medicines from the Sky’ is a project conceived by the World Economic Forum and Healthnet Global Limited that outlines the requirements for drone delivery and how to assess proposals.

    The Telangana government has adopted this framework to implement drones for last-mile delivery and will integrate them into the state’s healthcare supply chain. ‘This pilot will set the premise for the utilisation of drone systems in providing healthcare and product delivery in remote areas and even during disasters,’ he said.

    Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (IT and I&C), Government of Telangana said the state has been a pioneer in using technology for improving the lives of the citizens. ‘Using drones to deliver healthcare supplies to people in remote and inaccessible areas is a one-of-a-kind initiative ever undertaken in our country and we are happy to lead this initiative in collaboration with partners such as Flipkart. This will go a long way in testing best-in-class technology solutions to tide over future crises,’ he added.

  • Telangana Chindu Yakshaganam takes centrestage

    Telangana Chindu Yakshaganam takes centrestage

    Chenchu Lakshmi directed by Srinivas Denchanala and Chindula Shyam will be staged on March 23 at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad

    “Chindu Yakshaganam of Telangana is distinct, it is not as sophisticated and Sanskritized as the Yakshagana from Karnataka.,” points out renowned Telugu modern theatre personality Srinivas Denchanala.

    The founder-director of the 37-year-old Janapadam Theatre Repertory dons the director’s hat along with Chindula Shyam to presentt Chenchu Lakshmi, a Telangana Chindu Yakshaganam written by Chervirala Bagaiah. The live performance at Ravindra Bharathi on March 23 in collaboration with Department of Language and Culture, brings a ray of hope for the 20 participating artistes in the COVID-affected milieu.

    Though Chindu Yakshaganam has a cultural significance in Telangana, the theatre art form is dying slowly. The Chindu communitythat performs Yakshaganam, has a distinct perception of society. “They are radical performances of stories including mythology,” states Srinivas, adding, “Chindu artistes used to perform thousands of shows across Telangana, but now it has been reduced to a few hundred. Unfortunately, all folk/theatre forms are dying.”

    Srinivas Denchanala

    Chenchu Lakshmi, a traditional dance ballet shows Lord Narasimha, who after killing the demon Hiranyakashipu falls in love with Chenchu Lakshmi, who has been raised in the forest for 16 years “What the consequences of this love story are, are enacted, danced, sung and narrated through Chindu Yakshaganam,” shares Srinivas. Being a contemporary theatre director, Srinivas has ‘rejuvenated’ the performance to suit the modern context. . “The artistes usually perform in small spaces in villages but we have used the larger stage space of Ravindra Bharati and also brought in slight changes in lights and sound,” he elaborates.

    Although the show is being staged four days prior to World Theatre Day on March 27, Srinivas calls it a ‘non-occasion performance.’ “For the last 37 years, My plays have never been for an occasion. Performance is itself an occasion to celebrate theatre every day,” he says in his inimitable style. Even before the pandemic hit, Srinivas notes, the situation had been challenging for Telugu theatre artistes. “Telugu theatre has suffered immensely due to the indifference of audience and the government in the two Telugu states; Except a few experimental plays, most Telugu plays show little creativity. Unless the audience gets bored with commercial cinema, TV serials and a virtual lifestlye, a change in content for theatre like the plays Hayawadana by Girish Karnad and Macbeth by Shakespeare will not happen,” he points out.

    Srinivas has not been able to pay the rent of his company in Kukatpally for the past six months. “Government has very little or no funds for theatre and to encourage creative people,” he rues. He spent the lockdown period writing poetry, participating in seminars and reading plays with his group members. A recorded performance of Srinivas too was shown online, an experience he dislikes. “I hate online theatre,” he retorts. “I will beg or sing but will not do virtual theatre. Live performance gives strength to the artistes which is missing in digital theatre.”

  • The parties urge the government to issue new ration cards

    The parties urge the government to issue new ration cards

    ‘Restore ration cards to families who moved to their original places after lockdown’

    Not only the MLAs of the opposition parties, but also those belonging to the ruling party requested the government to issue new ration (food security) cards to the eligible families, as a large number of applications are pending.

    The issue came up prominently on Saturday during the Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly. Members of the TRS, MIM and BJP have requested the government to restore the canceled ration cards to the families who had moved to their original places after the COVID lockdown. They returned to the city after the ‘unlock’, but no ration card was left.

    TRS member G. Vittal Reddy and Y. Anjaiah said that applications for the new election card were pending in his constituencies Mudhol and Shadnagar respectively. They wanted the approval of new fair price shops or the rehabilitation of some existing ones was also approved after the formation of some existing gram panchayats. He suggested that issuing new ration cards would not be a burden as illegal ration cards were canceled on 14 grounds. BJP member M. from Dubak. Raghunandan Rao made the same request.

    MIM’s Ahmad bin Abdullah Bala reported that families who had left the city during the lockout and later returned found that their ration cards had been canceled and their efforts to restore the cards were proving futile .

    Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar said in his reply that goods were not taken continuously for three months, as provided. However, those who returned to the city can contact the authorities concerned to reinstate the card or approve new ones.

    He informed that out of 9,41,641 applications received for new ration cards, 3,59,974 new cards were already issued between June 2014 and June 2019 and another 4,88,750 applications were in process. The remaining applications were rejected. He also said that after covering Andhra Pradesh’s 1.91 crore population against the approval of 53.46 lakh food security cards to Telangana, the state government has issued 33.95 lakh more cards, taking the population to 2.79 crore.

    In Hyderabad, 44,734 applicants were issued new cards and another 97,981 were pending.

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  • Telangana’s economy on V-shaped recovery path

    Telangana’s economy on V-shaped recovery path

    The government’s expectation in the budget on Thursday that several high-frequency indicators about the state’s economy would lead to a significant improvement in the gross state domestic product (GSDP) in the coming financial year was on its way to a rapid V-shaped recovery . .

    A V-shaped recovery is characterized by a quick and sustained recovery in economic performance following a sharp decline.

    The socioeconomic outlook presented in the Legislative Assembly during the budget presentation stated, on an aggregate level, the high-frequency indicator suggested that economic activity was on a rebound in recent months. As the vaccine implementation program for COVID rolled, the state rebound was likely to be stronger. This will allow it to build on its strong core principles and drive its economy forward.

    The shock of COVID-19 had adversely affected the economic growth all over the world but the economy of Telangana showed impressive resilience and recovery was already underway.

    The resilience was led by agriculture and allied sectors, which grew to 20.9%, weakening the three percent growth at the national level. Although industry and service sectors contracted at 5.6% and 4.9% respectively, they outperformed much steeper packages nationally.

    Due to its high growth rate, agriculture and allied sector contributed higher share in overall GSDP than any year since formation. However, at the aggregate level, the services sector continued to contribute the highest share.

    The services sector contributed a 60.3% share in GSDP, exceeding the sector’s contribution of 54.3% at the all-India level in 2020-21. Sub-sectors within the services included trade and repair, personal software and IT, real estate, financial, transportation and contingencies.

    The annual growth rate of services had outpaced the growth rate of the region at the national level. In addition, financial, real estate and professional services contributed more to the development of services in the state than in the country. IT was the largest sector in the group and a major driver of the state’s growth in Hyderabad was emerging as one of the world’s premier IT hubs.

    The government attracted many large service sector companies through investment promotion efforts. Google, Microsoft and Amazon had their India headquarters in Hyderabad and other companies such as Facebook and IBM set up offices in the city.

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  • Six killed in separate road accidents in Telangana

    Six killed in separate road accidents in Telangana

    In Warangal Rural, four female passengers traveling in a passenger auto-rickshaw died on the spot.

    On Friday, six people, including four women, were killed in two separate road accidents in Warangal rural and Nirmal districts.

    In Warangal Rural, about 20 km from Warangal town, on the outskirts of Nirkala village, four female passengers traveling in a passenger auto-rickshaw on the spot after hitting a high speed MUV coming in the opposite direction Died.

    The victims are Madamishi Sambalakshmi (60), Mohammad Mehbooby (64), Palakurthi Sarojana (60) and Atmakuri Bharti (55), all agricultural laborers from Amakur village.

    The accident occurred at around 7.30 am when the victims along with other villagers were going to take a chilli crop at Rangapur in Nalbelli mandal.

    The high speed motors track Tofan vehicle going from Mulugu towards Warangal collided with the passenger auto and the turtle overturned. Attakur police said that the occupants of the car and some people in the auto were moderately injured.

    The injured were taken to MGM Hospital Warangal for medical assistance, and the bodies were shifted to the hospital morgue.

    In another car accident in Kadam in Nirmal district, two persons died on the spot.

    According to Kadam police, the accident occurred on the outskirts of Nawabapet village at around 12.30pm on Friday when Gangadhar, a car driver from Chinna Camp, lost control of the wheel and hit a tree on the roadside. Gangadhar and another living Sai suffered serious injuries and died on the spot. His dead bodies were shifted to the Government Hospital in Khanpur for autopsy.

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  • Unions opposed the move to privatize two public sector banks

    Unions opposed the move to privatize two public sector banks

    ‘This will deprive farmers, SHGs and the poor from subsidy and interest-free loans’

    Banking operations were paralyzed at public sector banks (PSBs) in the old undivided Khammam district on Monday, the first day of a two-day strike launched by employees due to the loyalty of the constituent unions of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). .

    The UFBU has called for a two-day nationwide strike on Monday and Tuesday to protest against the central government’s proposal to privatize the two PSBs. Employees of various PSBs staged dharna and rallies in Khammam, Kothagudem and many other parts of the erstwhile Composite Khammam district. In Khammam, the Bank employees, who owe allegiance to the Union Bank Award Employees Union, staged a sit-in with the placards. The placards read, “Bank privatization means less agricultural and MSME loans” and “Bank privatization means more orientation of banks.”

    Employees of Regional Rural Banks (Grameen Banks) staged a sit-in in front of the Rural Development Bank branch in the city of Vaira, owing allegiance to UFRRBU and AIRRBEA.

    Addressing the dharna, the speakers rejected the Centre’s proposal to privatize PSBs, saying the “damaging move” would deprive farmers, women self-help groups and people of rural loans, subsidized and interest-free loans. State-owned lenders are playing a key role in promoting financial inclusion and improving access to banking services in rural areas, alleging that “profit-driven” private banks will serve the interests of large corporates.

    He considered that the move to privatization would lead to excessive interest on loans, conversion of permanent jobs into contract jobs, and lack of proper protection for people’s hard-earned savings.

    Telangana Rayathu Sangham district president B Rambabu, CITU leaders S Sudhakar, T Nageswara Rao and others expressed their solidarity towards the bank employees’ movement.

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  • Telangana still has low voter turnout in two graduate constituencies

    Telangana still has low voter turnout in two graduate constituencies

    In the last election held for the two graduate constituencies in 2015, the voting percentage was 39% and 54% respectively. .

  • Legislative council election in Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda is going on in the constituency

    Legislative council election in Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda is going on in the constituency

    Over 1.29 lakh voters are expected to exercise their right to vote in today’s election in the overall Khammam district and decide the fate of 71 candidates.

    Transport Minister Purvada Ajay Kumar was among the first candidates to vote as a vote for the high-level Legislative Council election for the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduate constituency in the old undivided Khammam district on March 14 at 8 am.

    The minister exercised his voting right at the polling station at SSRJ Arts and Science College in Khammam.

    Over 1.29 lakh voters are expected to exercise their right to vote in today’s election in the overall Khammam district and decide the fate of 71 candidates.

    Sources said polling started at a brisk pace at polling stations in most urban areas, while agency mandals in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district started on a relatively sluggish note.

    The last MLC election held in 2015 recorded a low of 49.91%.

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  • Telangana movement was inspired by Gandhi’s peaceful fight: KCR

    Telangana movement was inspired by Gandhi’s peaceful fight: KCR

    Saying that India showed the world that peace was the most powerful weapon to fight for rights, the Chief Minister of Telangana. Chandrashekhar Rao inaugurated Amrit Festival of Independence – 75th Independence Day Celebration – here in public parks.

    The Chief Minister said that the ‘Father of the Nation’ is the messenger of peace and he inspired not only the country but also the people all over the world for powerful British in powerful ways. “It is our responsibility to tell the younger generation about the sacrifices made by our freedom fighter and how Mahatma Gandhi led the country to achieve independence,” he said.

    Parallel to the Telangana movement, Mr. Rao said that he too was inspired by the peaceful opposition to Mahatma Gandhi presiding over the programs during the Telangana movement, which was achieved without violence. The freedom fighters were also skeptical of Gandhi’s approach to peace, but the patience and determination shown by him had convinced us as a strategy against the mighty British in adopting peace, CM observed.

    Telling the leaders of the world who, like Martin Luther King, also agitated for their rights, were also inspired by Gandhi’s ways, he said that it is an honor for Indians to inspire people all over the world Stay “The new generation should be made aware of the difficulties that the generation has had to give us freedom and ensure those qualities. It should be celebrated grandly in commemorating the historical events of the freedom struggle.

    The Chief Minister also recalled the historic Dandi March launched by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930 against the imposition of salt tax and said that only 79 people along with Gandhiji for 384 km for 24 days to register their protest Marched, but shocked everyone. British Empire. “We are starting these celebrations on the same day and will continue for 75 weeks, which will include people from all sections,” he said.

    Mr. Rao had already sanctioned 25 crores for the celebrations in Telangana.

    In a separate program, Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan inaugurated the celebrations in Warangal.

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  • Internet ban continues in Telangana’s violence-hit buffalo town

    Internet ban continues in Telangana’s violence-hit buffalo town

    Superintendent of Police Vishnu S. of Nirmal District. “Normality returned to buffalo only on Monday, but we still have to call to restore Internet services,” said Warrier.

    Buffalo, a small town in Nirmal district of Telangana with no untoward incident, led to Sunday’s communal clashes in which at least 10 people, including a journalist and three police personnel, were injured.

    However, officials still have to decide to reinstate Internet services in the city, which was suspended post clash to prevent locals from sharing photos and videos of the incident on social media.

    Superintendent of Police in charge of the district, Vishnu S. “Normality returned to buffalo only on Monday, but we still have to call to restore Internet services,” said Warrier.

    He said he had registered 15 cases against 14 people including riot, arson, reckless offenses, and 14 people including two municipal councilors – one from AIMIM and the other as independents – and was arrested and sent to judicial custody.

    “More than 20 suspects involved in the violence are absconding and six personnel have been involved, including 60 personnel,” the official said.

    An official said 28 other suspects who took part in Sunday’s violence were taken into custody and are being questioned. “Based on available evidence and eyewitness testimony, the role of the eight individuals in custody has already been proven, and they will be remanded soon.” We are confirming the participation of others, ”he said on condition of anonymity.

    “If there is no untoward incident after the imposition of Section 144 of the CrPC, it is a good sign, and we can assume that normalcy has been restored,” the official said.

    Heavy teams of police were deployed to maintain law and order in the town. According to Mr. Warrier, more than 600 police personnel from neighboring districts were pressed into service in a single evening.

    Clashes erupted after a heated debate between a bike rider and people from another community at around 8.45am on Sunday and within a short time, supporters of both groups pelted at each other and set fire to homes, vehicles and small business establishments .

    “The situation was brought under control by 10.30 pm,” Mr.Warrier said.

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