On August 30, the state government and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority had made the day a traffic-free Sunday. On September 12, 2021, the HMDA organized ‘Sunday Funday’ on Tank Bund for the first time. Buoyed by the response received from the public regarding traffic-free Sunday, the state MA &amp; UD minister <a href="https://twitter.com/KTRTRS">KT Rama Rao</a> had suggested that <a href="https://www.hmda.gov.in/">HMDA</a> organize a fun-filled day with lots of activities, music, and food. Accordingly, HMDA sourced various artists who would be involved in rather interesting activities throughout the day.Already, HMDA had taken up the beautification drive to make Tank Bund visually appealing by putting up lampposts, benches, and lighting. Now, the government wants to take it one step further and make Tank Bund a place for leisure and fun, especially during the evenings.The HDMA arranged spacious footpaths, seating arrangements, decorative lighting, and greenery. Various art and cultural activities were organized, including laser shows, food stalls, entertainment options for children, and more.Coveted Ceremonial Bagpiper Band of the Indian Army, AOC Secunderabad, played live as a part of day-long celebrations. This was followed by performances by local artists. Also participating were traditional folk artists. Professional clowns, jugglers, cyclists, etc., showcased their talent to assembled people. A laser show was also organized to entertain the audience.People also got to shop from stalls put by artisans from Shilparamam and other handicraft stores by Telangana Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (<a href="https://tsco.co.in/">TSCO</a>). The urban forestry wing also distributed saplings to mark the occasion. Apart from Live music, there were a whole lot of food stalls, and food trucks were parked alongside Tank Bund.HMDA also made arrangements for mobile toilet facilities and ambulances in case of emergencies. The immersion of Ganesh idols was stopped till 10 pm on Tank Bund, though it continued on NTR Marg and PVNR Marg.

First ‘Sunday Funday’ Organised on Tank Bund

After the ghastly accident of Telugu film actor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Dharam_Tej">Sai Dharam Tej</a>, questions regarding safety while riding superbikes are being raised. In spite of Sai Tej wearing a helmet that saved his life, apparently, the impact of the crash was so strong that he was found in an unconscious condition by the passersby and the emergency staff. This brings us to the questions regarding what more measures could have been taken to avoid the impact of such an accident. Click <a href="https://www.nearbynews.in/hyderabad/stories/lifestyle/2021/09/12/measures-to-be-taken-to-survive-a-superbike-crash">here</a>.Riding with appropriate safety gear becomes significant while riding motorcycles with higher displacements; however, safety highlights on these bikes are superior to the ones on more modest bikes. Any crash involving these bikes could turn deadly attributable to the weight and force of these machines.First of all, wear a helmet, particularly those with <a href="https://swaritadvisors.com/isi-certification">ISI certification</a>. Gloves become the second significant layer of security after helmets as riders are probably going to stop the effect of crashing into the ground by pushing their hands forward. Gloves with knuckle protection and padding on palms will assist with lessening the effect.One ought to consistently wear jackets planned explicitly for riding. These jackets accompany shoulder and elbow guards. A few jackets likewise return with chest and armors, which will shield from shocks because of effects. One can likewise purchase torso armors independently, which can be worn under jackets.Knee and shin guards additionally prove to be useful as they shield riders from scratching, breaking, or disjoining bones. Boots with thick soles and toe defenders give riders a decent street grasp. These are a portion of the fundamentals while riding superbikes as well as more modest ones.The 'Supreme' actor was driving a high-powered <a href="https://www.triumphmotorcycles.in/motorcycles/roadsters/street-triple">Triumph Street Triple RS</a> priced at over Rs 1.1 million; the bike comes with a 765 cc engine with a 6-speed gearbox and is among the faster motorcycles that are available in the country. With its high displacement and five riding modes, the bike is more suitable for highways than city roads.Though the bike comes with safety features like ABS, the movability and flexibility of the superbike on Hyderabad roads are quite difficult.

Measures To Be Taken To Survive a Superbike Crash

On Saturday, the <a href="https://rachakondapolice.telangana.gov.in/know-your-police-station/keesara-ps.html">Keesara police</a> busted a Karimnagar-based black money exchange racket and caught five persons at Shamirpet. Fake currency of worth of over Rs. 1 cr, and genuine currency worth Rs 1.3 lakh, a car, and other materials were seized.The arrested persons were Subhash Chandra Bose (41), a Telugu film production manager from Sanathnagar, Mohd Azeez (35), a realtor from Karkhana Galli in Karimnagar, Mohd. Anwar ( 38), a driver from Peddapally district, Bhagya Laxmi (40), a private hospital nurse from Karimnagar, and Nagaraju (28), a driver from Abdullapurmet. Two suspects, Rajesh and Ravinder Singh, are absconding.According to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-muralidhar-bhagwat-ips-b05ba875">Mahesh Bhagwat</a>, Police Commissioner, Rachakonda, Bhagya Laxmi shared the plan of exchanging black money and making a profit out of it, and Azeez got in the members to join them in the racket. Bose arranged Rs. 1 cr face value of fake currency notes from an art director from Krishna Nagar in Yousufguda by introducing Azeez as an ad filmmaker who needed fake currency. A junior artiste, Anwar Pasha, arranged a fake police uniform while Ravinder Singh and Bhagya were given the task of trapping clients.&nbsp;The complainant N. Raji Reddy met Bhagya, who told him that this year in December, the Rs. 2000 denomination currency would be banned, and some rich persons wanted to exchange their black money. He was told that for every Rs 1 lakh of legal tender, he would exchange Rs. 5 lakh. In the first week of September, near the Shamirpet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Ring_Road,_Hyderabad">ORR</a>, Reddy met them with Rs 5 lakh.The police said that before Reddy reached, Azeez dropped Nagaraju, Anwar, and Rajesh at a secluded spot on the Keesara outskirts. Nagaraju was to act as a police officer in uniform while the other two in mufti. After meeting Reddy, Subhash and Azeez took him in their car with the money bag pretending that the party was waiting for the exchange with the black money.When they reached the spot, Nagaraju, along with the other two, stopped the car acting as police, and the gang fled the spot with the cash, leaving Reddy alone. Initially, Reddy did not approach the police fearing the consequences but later lodged a complaint with the police on Thursday. After which, the police in Keesara nabbed the gang.

Black Money Exchange Racket Gang Nabbed

The city will soon see the installation of a huge 125-ft statue of Dr. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Ambedkar">BR Ambedka</a>r. The statue installation has been proposed by the Telangana state government and is expected to be completed in 15 months.State scheduled castes minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koppula_Eshwar">Koppula Eshwar</a> who inspected the statue works, recently stated that the bronze statue of the architect of the Indian Constitution would come up on 11.4 acres of land near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussain_Sagar">Hussain Sagar</a> Lake in the city. Once complete, the complex will house a museum, library, conference hall, and other facilities.The complex would be used to hold seminars and skills development workshops. Incidentally, the state government studied giant statues in countries such as Singapore and decided on the technical details and other issues related to the installation. Attention to detail has resulted in delays, but the installation will be complete in 12 to 15 months.Though the initial plan was to complete the project by the end of 2017, various glitches resulted in delays. However, in September 2020, the Telangana government released an artist’s impression of the 125-feet statue in the presence of MA &amp; UD minister&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._T._Rama_Rao">KT Rama Rao</a>, SC Development minister Koppula Eshwar, former health minister Eatala Rajender and Women and Child Welfare Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyavathi_Rathod">Satyavathi Rathod</a>.

Ambedkar’s Statue to be Unveiled in About 15 Months

The pandemic has spawned a new culture, and just about every IT firm in the city had announced the WFH (Work from home) option. However, with the number of cases in Telangana reducing to less than 300 per day, the state government has issued guidelines asking the IT firms to start regular operations.Accordingly, the IT firms are expected to have their employees back in the office by September end. It is known that it has been about a year and a half when thousands of employees from the IT, software, and other MNCs switched to work from home or WFH mode due to the pandemic.To be safe and to save on money spent on rents, many IT and software professionals from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have shifted their base to their native places. In most cases, this was to their home towns and villages. However, in July, the state government had given directives asking for companies to start calling their employees to offices.However, this new decision has garnered mixed responses from the employees. While some maintain that they fear contracting COVID once back in the office, others insist that the WFH option has resulted in burnout as it means irregular hours.One data analyst who is working from home from Kamareddy shares that WFH felt good during the initial days. She adds that as days went by, her higher-ups asked her to work for more than 10 hours. This naturally led to stress and tension in the house. Also, the speed of the internet is another major glitch, she says.There are others who fear a lack of proper conditions to work from. As offices tend to be crowded, the fear of contracting COVID is high among employees. Another reason for fear is the fact that the Delta variant of the COVID virus has been seen even among people who have been fully vaccinated.Meanwhile, the principal secretary of IT, Jayesh Ranjan, maintains that the return of employees to offices will help many associated in the process, such as helpers, sanitation workers, drivers, and others, earn a livelihood.As for offices, many are coming forward to get their employees vaccinated. Few other offices are asking their employees to be fully vaccinated before they return to the office.

City IT Employees in Two Minds Regarding Coming Back To Office

JNTU and Osmania Universities have drastically increased the fees for B Tech courses. The universities have doubled the fees for self-finance courses in addition to the regular ones. While the regular course fee is 18,000 Rupees, it has been increased to 35,000 Rupees in JNTU. The fees for self-finance courses have been increased to Rs 70,000.In addition to JNTU Hyderabad, the increased fees will be implemented at Manthani, Sultanpur, Jagittala, and Siricilla campuses as well, JNTU said. The increased fees will also come into effect at Osmania Engineering College. The fee for the Artificial Intelligence course starting from this academic year in OU has been fixed at Rs 1.20 lakh. However, Kakatiya and Mahatma Gandhi varsities did not increase fees.The Department of Education gave permission to varsities in July to increase fees. The minimum is set at 45,000 Rupees. However, JNTU has increased it to 70,000 Rupees. Fees are also higher at Osmania, the largest university in the state. The OU has fixed the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Language course fee at Rs 1.2 lakh and the Mining Engineering fee at Rs 1 lakh. Varsity colleges charge fees beyond private colleges. The highest fee among private colleges in the state is Rs 1.34 lakh. While there are only twenty colleges in the state that charge fees above Rs 1 lakh, Osmania has also joined the list.

JNTU And Osmania Universities Drastically Hike Fees!

The accident of Tollywood actor Sai Dharam Tej has once again opened the discussion about the usage of sports bikes and the racing culture in the city. The craze for sports bikes is growing. There are tens of sports bikes in the garage of wealthy families. The rich children are falling increasingly in love with bikes with a capacity of 1000 CC engines.In particular, High-end bikes like BMW 1000RR, Avenger, Harley Davidson, Astana, KTM, Triumph Trident 660 Model, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, Honda CB1000RR, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha YZF, Suzuki Hayabusa are very popular. They also include a variety of cooled cylinders as well as speed transmissions. There are many different types of ride modes.Unlike regular bike tires, the tires on these sports bikes are flat. But then, none of these bikes are suitable for driving on greater roads. Youth resort to rash driving to enjoy the thrill of using these bikes and even participate in bike racings. There are more than 1756 sports bikes and more than 1,200 sports cars, RTA officials said. Earlier, rash driving on Sports Bikes has killed film actors Kota Srinivasa Rao, Babu Mohan, and former cricketer Azharuddin's son and others in a road accident.Police say wearing a helmet can save lives in road accidents. If the motorists are not wearing helmets in bike accidents, 90% of those accidents result in deaths. Also, the speed limit in Hyderabad roads is only 40 KMPH, but the youth who ride these bikes resort to rash driving and push themselves and others on the roads into risk. It is also essential for the parents to counsel their children about Rash driving and the importance of wearing helmets.

Risking Lives In The Craze For Sports Bikes And Racings

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K Taraka Ramarao inaugurated the state-of-the-art theme park Thrill City built at Necklace Road. Ministers - Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Mahmood Ali, and Mallareddy were also present at the inauguration event. The Theme City is a public-private partnership along with Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.Speaking on occasion, KTR said that Thrill City Park would be a gift to Hyderabad. He said the park was designed to make the city happier for residents to enjoy with their families. Organizers have made all kinds of games available at the Thrill City Park, like how it is in the theme parks abroad.The Thrill City is equipped with world-class gaming and amusement facilities for all ages. It has a splash coaster, flight simulator, cricket simulator, bowling alley, bumper cars, magic train, gym, and swimming pool. Visitors can also savor several delicacies at the food stalls while there are dedicated play areas and a VR gaming zone which offers a host of video games for children.

State-Of-The-Art Theme Park 'Thrill City' Inaugurated At Necklace Road

Tollywood actor Sai Dharam Tej met with an accident at Cable Bridge on Friday night. He skid off his sports bike and is shifted to Medicover hospital in Madhapur.&nbsp;The actor suffered injuries on the hand, chest, head and other parts of the body and is 34 years old.&nbsp;Madhapur DCP Venkateshwarlu told that the accident took place around 8.30 p.m. near&nbsp; IT Corridor's Knowledge City. The actor was heading from Jubilee Hills to Gachibowli on his bike and lost control. Police&nbsp;said that they are checking the CC cameras on the bridge if he was driving over speedAccording to doctors, Sai Tej is under precautionary care.&nbsp; “He is absolutely fine and recovering. Nothing to worry. He is under precautionary care in hospital,” it read.

Film Actor met with an accident

Expansions, new beginnings, and everything new are happening daily in Hyderabad, which leads to rapid growth and development in all senses. Every firm that is currently beginning in the city is looking at some change in all aspects and has chosen this city out of the bigger cities in India to start its journey.&nbsp;The US-based tech company <a href="https://www.qentelli.com/">Qentelli</a> is finally here in India, and it is beginning to build its India business by setting up its first office in Hyderabad. The IT company starts with 500 vacancies for full-stack developers, product managers, automation engineers, and other roles. It aims to fill these vacancies by the end of this year.In addition, the company has mapped out a plan that will help them reach a $1 billion revenue by the end of 2023. The company has quite deeply focused on its AI-infused operations, specifically in machine learning and deep learning.&nbsp;Their current company building process will mostly see hiring in the tech-infused roles like&nbsp; Automation, UI/UX, Full Stack Devs (.Net, Java), Python – Hadoop – Data Science, AWS and Azure DevOps, SAP (ABAP, SD, FICO, etc.) with a secondary focus on management and finance roles for the time being.The company EVP, Rashi Srivastava, described their 100% client retention in the recent past. They aim to have the most innovative tech minds working together in their hybrid model, which includes both office and remote work, which is currently in demand. It helps the employee decide its personal preference and supports it. They have been associated with LinkedIn and Udemy in helping out with educational ideas.

Qentelli Now In Hyderabad To Build An AI-Infused Organization 

The free drinking water scheme implemented by the government to people in the twin cities has been a big menace for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (<a href="https://www.hyderabadwater.gov.in/en/">HMWS&amp;SB</a>) as the board has lost nearly 20 crore rupees of billing.&nbsp;They are about to lose more money as people with pending bills are refusing to pay with the thought of being included under the scheme.&nbsp;The HMWS&amp;SB has been under severe financial troubles before this scheme has come up, and now it will hit the board harder than ever. According to sources, the water board hasn't implemented their capital plans of water supply and sewerage handling, which costs a whopping 20,000 crore. A project that was given to them to cover the city limits and outskirts is merged with GHMC, which adds to their financial troubles.&nbsp;The board is to be paid 180 crores from government offices and buildings each year, and no payment of those bills over the past few years have piled up the total amount to nearly 500 crores.&nbsp;The cost of producing water and supply cost has gone from Rs.14 per KL in 2002 to Rs.47 per KL in 2021, and this plan is pushing the board to a dead end. The higher officials have been approaching every big organization to partner and fund the water board and have also written to the government to try and reconsider this decision and clear off the government's deficit.&nbsp;