Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Hyderabad on the 26th of this month. He is the Chief Guest for the ISB's 20th anniversary in the city. He along with Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan will be heading the convocation of the ISB that day. Sources say that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is going to skip the PM's visit.The Chief Minister is on a North India tour which many believe is intentionally chalked out in a way to avoid the PM's visit due to ongoing political conflicts. The Chief Minister is also not in talking terms with the Governor, her excellency, Tamilisai. So this plan will avoid both of them.Despite it being an official tour, the BJP state unit is making big arrangements to make it successful. Speaking about, the VVIPs invited for the twentieth anniversary, the ISB dean told the media, "The PMO has confirmed. However, the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has wished ISB all the best. A minister from the Telangana Cabinet will attend the convocation".

CM KCR To Skip PM Modi's ISB Visit

Senior batsman Ambati Tirupati Rayudu is reportedly set to leave Hyderabad for Baroda next domestic cricket season. Rayudu, who is representing Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, has recently taken to social media to announce his retirement and later deleted it.A spokesman for the Baroda Cricket Association said Rayudu had contacted them before the start of the league. "Rayudu discussed with us before the start of the IPL. He said he wanted to play for Baroda. This issue has been discussed in the Apex Council," he said.Rayudu, who has represented several teams in the past, continued with the Baroda team for four years. The veteran batter has played 97 first-class matches and has scored 6,151 runs. Also, he has played 55 ODIs and 6 T20s for India. The next Indian domestic cricket season starts in September-October.

Ambati Rayudu To Leave Hyderabad Next Season

A shocking incident took place in Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. A Software couple has been attacked by thugs. Some ruffians have tried to harass the woman and then, the husband tried to stop them. Turning red with anger, they attacked him with sticks and iron rods.The hooligans also destroyed the care belonging to the couple. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday in Chaitanyapuri police station limits. The accused are said to be fully drunk when this happened. The police registered a case with the victim’s complaint and launched an investigation.Police are verifying the CCTV footage to identify the miscreants. They are also verifying with the people present at the spot. The complainants say that they were coming back after doing a night shift and have stopped at a shop to have a tiffin. The police are yet to make a statement regarding this case.

Software Couple Attacked In Chaitanyapuri

Along with the increasing population of the city, vehicular traffic is also increasing by leaps and bounds which is increasing the air and sound pollution in the city. Traffic police are taking steps to rid the city of noise pollution which has become a health hazard.&nbsp;Those who make loud noises and use irritating horns will be prosecuted under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 with a fine of Rs 1,000. City Traffic Joint Commissioner AV Ranganath said a special drive would be launched from June 1 to this end.&nbsp;During the inspections conducted under the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate from the 10th of this month, 3320 horns with loud noises were removed. If they use horns other than the one made by the vehicle company, they will file a case against them and file a chargesheet and will be made to appear in court. Strict legal action will be taken if a siren is used along with the horn.

Special Drive Against Noise Pollution From June 1st

Foreign airlines are trying to impress their customers with local languages. As part of this, British Airways has for the first time recruited 20 Telugu-speaking cabin crew for the Hyderabad-London service. British Airways said in a statement that the two of them had been fully trained and flew their first flight from Hyderabad to London on Saturday.The airline operates 28 weekly services to London (Heathrow Airport) from 5 major cities across the country. These include Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad. In 2019, it was decided to hire native speakers in cabin crews to operate flights to these cities. However, there was a delay due to COVID-19.With the resumption of international services, the newly selected crew trained for six weeks in London on aviation safety and services. British Airways Chief Customer Officer Calum Laming said Telugu speakers would be members of the cabin crew on all Hyderabad-London flights. He said that hiring Telugu cabin staff means respecting the Telugu language, culture, and customs.

Telugu Speaking Cabin Crew By British Airways!

Huge fountains in front of Las Vegas Resorts and Dubai's Burj Khalifa are very appealing to tourists. Now the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is making arrangements to make Hyderabad a delight for tourists with something similar. ITDC is going to set up a huge fountain show in an area of ​​about half an acre in the waters of Sagar.It was decided to set it up in the Hussain Sagar water just behind the huge national flag in Sanjeevaoah Park. Indian Tourism Development Corporation will spend Rs 47 crore for this. A company has already prepared a digital prototype of the project. It is learned that the tender process will be completed within a month and the work will start immediately.This huge fountain system is formed on floating jets in the Hussain Sagar waters. Thousands of water 'nozzles' are installed and connected to motors to pump water up to a height of about 500 feet. The water will take delightful shapes making them a visual delight. There will also be music and lighting arrangements. The laser beams that fall on the water shapes make them more beautiful.

Water Fountain Show In Hussain Sagar

RTC has hiked the price of a 24-hour T24 ticket on Greater Hyderabad City buses which is available for Rs 100 until now. Authorities issued orders raising it to Rs 120. Officials said the inflated price had come into effect from Friday. The T-24 ticket will allow passengers to travel anywhere in a city in a single day for just 100 Rupees until now.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is not applicable to AC buses. In many cases in the past, the ticket was given a 20 percent discount and the popularity of the passengers did not go down even after the discount was canceled. So, RTC believes that this hike will not hinder the popularity of the ticket with the passengers.The authorities say that the prices of tickets and passes have also gone up recently, leading to an increase in T-24 ticket charges. But then, this development has come immediately after Central Government had cut down the excise duty on Diesel which should have naturally brought down the prices. But here, TSRTC actually increased the prices.

RTC Hikes T-24 Ticket Price!

No matter how much awareness is created about the plastic monster, no matter how many measures are taken, the use of plastic in the city has not decreased. Greater Hyderabad generates about 4,500 tons of garbage per day, out of which 15 to 20 percent is plastic waste. Vegetables, chicken, mutton, groceries, milk packets, and anything like this are available in plastic bags only.Prohibited plastic covers are found everywhere in merchants. Covers with a thickness of less than 75 microns are mostly used. While the Central Pollution Control Board is increasing the thickness of the microns each year to the detriment of the environment, the use of banned plastics will not decrease. Previously 40 microns, then up to 50 microns were banned. Covers below 75 microns are currently banned. While the use of plastic does not stop, they are dumped everywhere, and also, and the roads and the canals are filled with covers. As a result, it becomes dangerous to public health and the environment.The GHMC council has previously ruled that single-use plastics should be banned in Greater. Authorities carried out a series of inspections a few months ago. Fines were imposed for single-use plastic. But there are no checks later.&nbsp; The council is not looking to implement the resolution. We can see single-use plastic almost in every function.&nbsp;GHMC authorities can impose fines of up to Rs 10,000 for the first time and up to Rs 25,000 for the second time for the use of plastic covers less than 75 microns in thickness. It has the power to seize stock in the shop along with the fine if used for a third time. Complaints can also be made by calling the GHMC Helpline on 040-21111111 if you find it being used anywhere.

Single-Use Plastic Menace Continues To Haunt The City

Salary cuts are tormenting the GHMC sanitation workers big time. They are working hard for one month but are still failing to receive their full salary due to minor mistakes. Workers say the main reason for this is the biometric attendance system. This situation is due to the negligent attitude of the authorities.There are seven zones under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, of which there are thirty circles. It has about 8,000 workers. Of whom, three thousand have received cuts in their salaries. In some circles, some workers have lost almost 70 percent of their salaries. Workers whose salary is around 14,000 Per month had cuts ranging from 1,500 to 8,000 Rupees. GHMC sanitation workers are protesting against the system.It is said that the main reason for the non-receipt of these salaries is the biometric system. The contracting agency was supposed to correct the technical defects in the biometric machines but it continued with the old machines that were not working. Biometrics was taken on non-functioning machines and salary cuts were made even if there was a difference in time.Sanitation workers' normal working hours are from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The timings were changed from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. due to high temperatures prevailing. The biometric attendance should be marked between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. But the machines are not accepting attendance after 5.30 a.m. As a result, many are marked as absent. Sanitation workers also seem to be absent due to improper use of biometric machines. Most of the workers are uneducated and there are no efforts to educate them about using these machines.

Salary Cuts Tormenting GHMC Sanitation Workers

Hyderabad police have lathi-charged the fans of Tollywood hero, NTR. Friday (May 20) is NTR's 39th birthday. All the fans went to his house on Thursday night to wish him a happy birthday on the occasion. NTR was not at home at that time and they were waiting on the road for his arrival.&nbsp;Some fans cut the cake on the road and created a commotion on the road. This caused trouble for motorists going in the opposite direction. Upon learning of the information, the police reached the NTR house and tried to disperse the fans. Although all the fans were ordered to leave, they ignored and kept on arguing with the police and dancing on the roads.&nbsp;With this, the police had to resort to a slight lathi charge. It seems that some fans have also been taken into custody. However, cases were not filed. They were let off with a warning, our sources say. The videos of the entire incident were viral on social media.

Police Lathi Charge On Junior NTR's Fans

It’s already May and the monsoon season is just around the corner. Usually, Hyderabad has its first showers in June. But many citizens are dreading the arrival of monsoons, given the nightmarish experiences they had last year.While the GHMC claimed to have spent Rs 67,000 crore on various developmental works, including the construction of flyovers, drains, etc., out of it, about Rs 1447 crore was utilized for preventing urban flooding. However, when there was a brief spell of rain on May 4, there was flooding in 71 areas causing concern among people in several low-lying areas and those in the vicinity of lakes.However, with the Met department predicting heavy rains this season too, people are already prepping for tough days ahead. The GHMC has identified areas that suffer the most during the rainy season – Bahadurpura, Shastripuram, Chandrayanagutta, Hafez Baba Nagar, Yakutpura, Mecca Colony, Ganga Nagar, Goshamahal, MS Maqta, Anand Nagar, Malkajgiri, UBI Colony in Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 2 and Rd No 10.Following flash floods in 2020, the state government allocated Rs 858 crore to GHMC to develop and maintain stormwater drains and nalas. Works have also been taken up to divert rainwater into rejuvenated lakes so that there is no flooding due to clogging of nalas.a