The ad made with <a href="https://twitter.com/alluarjun">Allu Arjun</a> in the lead by bike taxi aggregator <a href="https://www.rapido.bike/">Rapido</a> will not be available for views from now. A city court has restrained Rapido from telecasting and promoting itself through a commercial that shows Telangana State Road Transport Corporation in an inappropriate manner.The Xth Junior Civil Judge of the City Civil Court, Nampally, has restrained its successors, directors, employees, servants, agents, representatives from telecasting, broadcasting, streaming, reproducing, distributing, making available to the public and or communicating to the public the original and modified versions of the ad film on their websites or through the internet in any manner.Additionally, the court has also ordered Google’s online video sharing platform YouTube to block access to both the original and modified versions of the commercial. In the ad by Rapido, Allu Arjun is seen suggesting that it was ‘uncomfortable and dangerous to travel in TSRTC buses by directly showing a TSRTC bus that was hired by Rapido from RTC for the ad.TRSTC MD <a href="https://twitter.com/tsrtcmdoffice">VC Sajjanar</a> said TRSTC was a decades-old institution that is state-run and added that people must own it as their own.

VC Sajjanar Wins Case Against Rapido and Allu Arjun

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-vallurupalli-b674a418/"></a>Vallurupalli Varun Dev, the owner of Varun Motors, which claims to be India’s biggest Maruti car dealer, has sold a property in Hyderabad’s plush Jubilee Hills for Rs 37 crore. The property was sold to the promoter of a real-estate firm Vasavi Group, as per documents accessed by Zapkey.com.The property is spread over 1368 sq yards, and the deal was registered on October 22, 2021, to Yerram Vijay Kumar, Vasavi chairman, and managing director. It is known that Jubilee Hills is where the city’s elite live amidst tree-lined streets and quiet neighborhoods. Varun Dev had bought the property for Rs 33 crore. According to documents, the property is spread across 1200 sq yards and has a built-up area of 1780 sq ft.Another Jubilee Hills property was sold on November 15, 2021. This happens to be a house spread on 841 sq yards and was sold to CHIREC International School owner Ratna Reddy for Rs 26 crore. Post pandemic, the sales in Jubilee Hills have increased as the city’s top investors were looking at properties in less densely populated areas vis-a-vis luxury apartments. Much of the property here is sold through word-of-mouth publicity.

India’s Biggest Maruti Dealer Sells Jubilee Hills Property for Rs 37 Crores

<a href="https://mygate.com/">MyGate</a> had conducted a survey recently, and it found that 96% of gated communities in Hyderabad are in the process of ramping up their green infrastructure facilities within a time span of three years. MyGate happens to be the largest community management app in India, and it conducted a survey across 800 resident welfare associations (RWAs).The idea was to understand the communities’ preparedness with regards to electric vehicle charging infrastructure facilities, solar power, and rainwater harvesting. Solar infra followed by EV were top priority in most of the communities, while more than half had already set up rainwater harvesting facilities.As per their survey, about 86% of gated communities in Hyderabad were planning to install solar power infrastructure within the next three years. 47% were aiming to set up the facility within the next 12 months, and 39% plan to do so in 1-3 years. About 11.5% had already equipped their communities with the facility.Again amongst the 800 RAWs, 52% were trying to install EV infra within the next 12 months, while 2% of the communities have already installed the infrastructure. As for rainwater harvesting, 60% had already set it up, while 40% were planning to do it in the next 1-3 years, and another 15% were contemplating doing it in the next 12 months.The survey was done in gated communities across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune.

96% of Gated Communities in City Will Go All Green in 3 Years

On Saturday, Municipal Administration and Urban <a href="https://www.telangana.gov.in/departments/municipal-administration-and-urban-development">Development</a> officials sealed 100 villas and demolished another four in the Mallampet of Dundigal Municipality, touted as a major crackdown on illegal constructions.According to Revenue Department's records, there are 260 illegal villas in Mallampet. One hundred among these on Saturday were sealed by the MA&amp;UD department. After sealing the under construction villas, the officials tied banners as well, saying the buildings were sealed under Section 181 (1) of the Telangana Municipalities Act-2019 for carrying out unauthorized construction.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/nbn-engine/uploads/ce2344efeabd6fb2af7c91ac3a722ef3b470fbe1.jpg" alt=""> As per the officials, the villas were built without mandatory permission from the HMDA (Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority) and the CDMA (Commissioner &amp; Director of Municipal Administration). The enforcement activity was taken up following this observation. They said these villas were being constructed based on permission from gram panchayat's panchayat secretaries, which was not enough.Eight villas were built in the FTL (Full Tank Level)/ Buffer Zone of the Katwa Cheruvu in the same locality. Four out of these were demolished on Saturday. An official from the Dundigal municipality said that the remaining four in the FTL will also be demolished soon. He also added that 66 villas in the same area were not disturbed as the HMDA approved them.The demolition and sealing drive came after a letter was posted to the Municipal Commissioner of Dundigal Municipality from Medchal-Malkajgiri District Collector. The letter asked for stringent action against illegal constructions and wrongdoers and to report compliance.The MA&amp;UD official said that the demolition drive and the enforcement activity of such illegal constructions would continue in the same area. The remaining 160 villas will also be demolished and sealed soon.

100 Illegal Villas Sealed in Mallampet

The <a href="https://www.ghmc.gov.in/">GHMC</a> (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation) has declared many Hyderabad roads as commercial corridors and sought applications from property owners to transform their residential properties into commercial ones.&nbsp;This new tactic is proving to be quite a money-making scheme for the debt-ridden corporation.GHMC has received over 1500 applications so far, which is making quite a lot of money for the corporation. GHMC, in addition, is likely to get other revenues and Taxes and impact fees for changing the residential properties into commercial.The GHMC officials say that around Rs 300 crores is likely to be collected by converting the residential properties into commercial. Due to this scheme, the value of the lands is also likely to go higher.There are 30 Municipal circles in Hyderabad where 111 roads are declared as commercial corridors.For GHMC, the property tax is the biggest source of revenue. The GHMC officials are trying to earn income from other categories to fund development projects in Hyderabad. GHMC is currently under the burden of huge debts.The sources close to the GHMC say that the applications shall be expedited by March 2022 after collecting the revenues from the applicants.

Turning Residential To Commercial: GHMC's New Money-making Scheme

Liquor sales in the state stood at Rs 2,250 crore in November. Twenty-Six lakh cases of beers and 27 lakh cases of Indian Made Liquor (IML) were sold. Liquor worth Rs 526 crore was sold, the highest in the Rangareddy district. After that, liquor sales were Rs 235 crore in Hyderabad, Rs 234 crore in Nalgonda, and Rs 170 crore in Khammam.Sales are down this year compared to November last year. Liquor sales were Rs 2,566 crore in November last year. Even then the sales are high because customers are after liquor due to Winter. Beer sales, which had risen for a few days, fell again. Liquor sales in October were Rs 2,650 crore.Sales during the financial year stood at Rs 19,230 crore. This includes 2.34 crore cases of IML and 2.11 crore cases of beers. Rangareddy district is in the top place in overall sales. Liquor sales averaged Rs 2,500 crore every month this year. While all the businesses are suffering from COVID impact, there is no such impact on liquor sales.

Rangareddy and Hyderabad Tops In Liquor Sales

Property Tax collection has been a major source of revenue for the cosmopolitan development but the defaulters are shocking the corporation trying various ways to evade property tax. Not only do they avoid paying property taxes on time, but they issue invalid cheques when the pressure from the authorities increases.&nbsp;Crores of Rupees are pending for the corporation and invalid cheques are being given whenever notices are received from the authorities. Those who issue such cheques will be prosecuted under sections 138, 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 357 of the CRPC as well as Section 420. Hotel Katriya (Sri Lakshmi Gayatri Hotels Pvt) of Somajiguda was recently issued a notice for the default of Rs 6 crore.&nbsp;They gave a cheque for 2 Crore and promised to pay the rest in installments. But the cheque got bounced. The Harsha Toyota showroom in Circle 17 has defaulted Rs 22 lakh, Volkswagen Rs 8 lakh, Nasser School Rs 9 lakh, and a senior film producer Rs 70 lakh. All these cheques have bounced. 119 cheques were bounced in the seventeenth circle of Khairatabad alone.

Bounced Cheques Headache For GHMC

The last week, Nearby News has published <a href="https://nearbynews.in/hyderabad/stories/citynews/2021/12/02/fleecing-in-the-name-of-covid-tests-in-hyderabad-airport">a story</a> about how international passengers are fleeced at Hyderabad Airport with costly RT-PCR tests. The tests here cost as much as 4,500 Rupees while there is a Government G.O. capping the price at 500 Rupees. A social activist, Vijay Gopal has complained about it to Shamshabad Police and the Health Department.Taking note of the complaint, the Director of Public Health's office has dashed a letter to the airport authorities to ensure the law on the fee of RT-PCR is followed and boards are placed and also receipts are issued as per law. MapMyGenome is the Service Provider for RT-PCR tests at Hyderabad Airport.The airport is also mandated to display a notice board with a Whatsapp number (9154170960) to complain about any deviation. Meanwhile, the passengers are demanding that strict action for fleecing them earlier and the extra charges should be recovered. In the wake of the Omicron variant scare, the Government of India mandates RT-PCR test reports for all passengers arriving from 'At-Risk' countries.
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Govt Acts On Fleecing At Hyderabad Airport

Metro rail passengers are going to get Free internet access. On Thursday, Sugar Box Networks connectivity brought up this facility and Hyderabad Metro Rail trains along with the metro stations. HyperLocus Edge has partnered with cloud-based technology designer SugarBox Networks and L&amp;T Metro Rail to enhance digital connectivity.To this end, Hyderabad Metro Rail has become the first public transport system in the country to offer its passengers the opportunity to download and stream content for free without any internet connection. With this, you can find content in the fields of entertainment, education, e-commerce, and fintech."This new facility will make the travel more comfortable," Rohit Paranjpe, Co-Founder, and CEO, Sugar Box Networks said. "The facility is available only in Hyderabad Metro. The availability of such services will become a testimony for the Smart City of Hyderabad," L&amp;T MRHL MD and CEO, KVB Reddy said.

Free Internet on Metro Trains

A family has committed suicide at BHEL near Hyderabad due to financial difficulties. The wife committed suicide along with her children after learning that her husband had committed suicide. A man named Chandrakath committed suicide in BHEL Tellapur Vidyut Nagar. When the wife found out about her husband's suicide, she jumped into a nearby lake with her children and committed suicide.Chandrakanth works as a software engineer in TCS. His finances have gone bad due to COVID-19. Chandrakanth has been in debt in recent times. There have been conflicts between the wife and husband in recent times over debts. They even had a spat on Thursday. Lavanya took the children and left the house after the altercation. Chandrakant immediately committed suicide by hanging himself in his house. Lavanya also committed suicide after learning about this.Chandrakanth started the construction of a house in Vamby Colony near Vidyut Nagar. Chandrakant's wife Lavnya's parents paid Rs. 40 lakhs. Chandrakanth is struggling to manage the remaining expenses with her salary. With this, Chandrakant asked his parents for money to build a house. However, his parents refused to give him the money. There was a commotion in the house over this matter.After this issue, Lavanya took her children and left home. Chandrakant committed suicide due to grief. However, Lavanya, who had left home, called the neighbors shortly after. However, Chandrakantj had already died. Neighbors informed Lavanya about the same. Lavanya committed suicide along with her two children in a lake in Andhole. Lavanya is a resident of Kamareddy District while Chandrakanth is from Zaheerabad district.

Financial Issues: TCS Employee And Family Commits Suicide

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has warned that city dwellers who do not pay property tax on time will now have to pay a two percent penalty each month. GHMC allows people to pay Property tax twice in a financial year in equal installments.However, the Penalty need not be paid for the first three months of the first six months and the first three months of the second half of the year, the authorities say. However, if you do not pay property tax for a year, you will have to pay tax with a penalty of 24%.&nbsp;The cash-strapped Corporation is in dire need of funds.&nbsp;For various reasons, the corporation fell short of tax collection targets. GHMC covers 17,34,411 taxpayers with commercial, residential, and mixed buildings.&nbsp;Of this, property tax of about Rs 887 crore has been paid so far on 9,06,486 properties. The rest should also pay immediately and get an exemption from the 2 percent penalty, officials said. The corporation is also identifying the buildings where commercial businesses are running in residential areas and the property tax is being under-estimated and are correcting them to increase the revenues.