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  • Hyderabad: In a first, Amazon launches Amazon Air in India

    Hyderabad: In a first, Amazon launches Amazon Air in India

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    Hyderabad: In a bid to enhance the transportation network and facilitate faster deliveries, Amazon launched Amazon Air at GMR Aero Technic on Monday.

    Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) formally launched Amazon Air at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) stating that it would strengthen Amazon’s distribution network and enable faster delivery to customers.

    Amazon has partnered with the Bengaluru-based cargo airline Quikjet to launch its maiden air freight service in the country and plans to utilise the full cargo capacity of a Boeing 737-800 plane and carry out deliveries in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi.

    Speaking at the launch event, KTR said, “This makes Amazon the first e-commerce company in India to partner with a third-party carrier to provide a dedicated air network for deliveries with Hyderabad getting to host the event.”

    “Amazon is currently working with Telangana’s Handlooms department in helping over 4500 weavers in 56 villages across the state,” remarked KTR.

    Air traffic has been increasing tremendously at RGIA and is likely to hit the 40 million mark by 2028. The air cargo traffic has also increased by 35 percent in 2020-21, he said.

    Vice President, worldwide customer service at Amazon Akhil Saxena said, “This launch will support 1.1 million sellers in India.”

    “We continue to invest in speed as we have invested in delivery infrastructure to strengthen the delivery network. This will help ship goods faster from our fulfilment centres to last-mile deliveries,” he added.

    Amazon Air was launched in 2016 in the US with over three dozen Boeing freighter planes and then briefly tested in the UK as well.

    Interestingly, Amazon’s air cargo planes in India have been labelled as Prime Air which is a separate service by the e-commerce giant that provides deliveries using drones.

    This comes months after Amazon shut down three business units in India- Amazon Distribution, Amazon Food and Amazon Academy in 2022 amid a global slowdown.

    Amazon currently faces direct competition from Walmart-backed Flipkart in India.



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  • Are petrol, diesel prices likely to drop in Hyderabad, other Indian cities?

    Are petrol, diesel prices likely to drop in Hyderabad, other Indian cities?

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    Hyderabad: The prices of petrol and diesel in Hyderabad and other Indian cities are likely to drop as union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday asked Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to cut the retail prices of petrol and diesel if the crude oil prices in the international market come down and also if OMCs under recovery come down.

    “Oil marketing companies should cut down prices once international prices are stabilised and they have managed to recover under-recovery,” he said.

    How prices are calculated?

    Oil companies review and revise the prices of petrol and diesel on a daily basis. The new prices become effective from morning at 6 a.m.

    The daily review and revision of prices are based on the average price of benchmark fuel in the international market in the preceding 15 days, and foreign exchange rates.

    Though Oil Marketing Companies are free to revise product prices based on economics, in practical terms political considerations are also important in the revision of prices.

    Meanwhile, a senior Oil Marketing company said, “We are earning a gross profit on petrol and it is in single digit. However, during the last 15 days, due to cracks, petrol profitability has been affected. However, diesel sale is still on gross loss and it is in double-digit.”

    Petrol, diesel prices in Hyderabad

    The prices of petrol and diesel vary from state to state due to different rates of Value Added Tax (VAT) by the state governments.

    In Hyderabad, the prices of petrol and diesel as of January 23 are 109.66 and 97.82 per liter respectively.

    Following are the fuel rates in metros

    CitiesPetrol price per literDiesel price per liter
    HyderabadRs. 109.66Rs. 97.82
    DelhiRs. 96.72Rs. 89.62
    MumbaiRs. 106.31Rs. 94.27
    KolkataRs. 106.03Rs. 92.76
    ChennaiRs. 102.63Rs. 94.24

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Hyderabad: Fire at Numaish parking lot raises questions over public safety

    Hyderabad: Fire at Numaish parking lot raises questions over public safety

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    Hyderabad: A major fire that broke out in the Numaish parking lot once again raises questions over the safety of thousands of people that visit the annual exhibition in Hyderabad.

    In the fire incident, as many as three cars were burnt down to ashes. Initially, an electric car caught fire and then it spread to others.

    Though the fire tenders present at the spot doused the fire, the incident refreshed people’s memory about the 2019 incident.

    Speaking to Siasat.com, a regular Numaish goer Jameel Ahmed who witnessed the 2019 fire incident said that necessary arrangements need to be made at the exhibition ground and parking lot areas to avoid any untoward incident in the future.

    Another person Irshad Ahmed questioned how cars burnt down to ashes if proper arrangements were made.

    Fire brings back memories of the 2019 incident

    In 2019, a massive fire broke out in Numaish in Hyderabad. In the incident, many stalls were burnt to ashes.

    Luckily, no casualty was reported. However, following the incident panic prevailed and many traders incurred huge losses.

    History of numaish in Hyderabad

    Numaish-e-Masnuaat-e-Mulki, or Numaish in short, made a humble beginning in 1938 as an event to promote locally-produced goods.

    It was a group of graduates from Osmania University who came up with the idea of an exhibition to conduct an economic survey of the state.

    The seventh Nizam of Hyderabad State, Mir Osman Ali Khan, inaugurated the first ‘Numaish’.

    Enthused by the good response, it was decided to make it an annual event and use the earnings to promote education.

    Beginning with just 50 stalls and a capital of Rs 2.50, it has today evolved into one of the biggest industrial exhibitions in the country.

    Numaish could not be organized in 1947 and 1948 due to the turmoil in the aftermath of India’s Independence. With Hyderabad acceding to the Indian Union, the event bounced back in 1949.

    The exhibition could not be held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 situation. This was only the third time in its history that it could not be held.

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  • Following demand, Pathaan to have an 8:30 am show in Hyderabad

    Following demand, Pathaan to have an 8:30 am show in Hyderabad

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    Following demand, Pathaan to have an 8:30 am show in Hyderabad

    Hyderabad: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s craze among his fans is increasing day by day and fast filling of advance tickets for ‘Pathaan’ is proof of it. The makers have got an unexpected response and the film has set various new records before its release. Keeping in mind the rapid filling of advance tickets which is unprecedented, makers now decided to show Pathaan in theatres early in the morning too.

    Shah Rukh Khan starrer has become the first Bollywood film to have an early 8:30 am show at Hyderabad’s iconic Mukta A2 Ramakrishna theatre. The theatre will have a show so early for the first time in its history.

    Various film analysts are of the opinion that ‘Pathaan’ will break all records on the box office. The movie does not have early morning shows only in Hyderabad but also in other cities of India. According to multiple reports, Pathaan makers are releasing the film in shows as early as 6 am across India due to its unprecedented demand.

    Gaiety cinema in Mumbai, a part of the G7 multiplex, decided to screen Pathaan at 9 am on its opening day, citing Bollywood Hungama. As Pathaan is setting new records, makers would be expecting a huge box office collection.

    The movie is directed by Siddhart Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. 

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  • Hyderabad: Teachers detained for protesting GO 317 at CM residence

    Hyderabad: Teachers detained for protesting GO 317 at CM residence

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    GO 317 teachers protest

    Hyderabad: Several government school teachers were detained on Sunday after they protested at Pragathi Bhavan demanding the scrapping of or amendment to government order (GO) 317. The teachers were shifted to various police stations while they were protesting.

    In a video which went viral on Twitter, a protestor can be seen bemoaning the plight of teachers.

    “Don’t teachers who come under the non-spouse category have husbands and wives? Are we supposed to life long work away from our families? How is this fair? If we take our children with us as well, our children lose the chance to be bought up in their home towns. It is only right that we are sent back to our zilla constituencies,” she remarked.

    Teachers have been opposing GO 317 for the past few months, saying that it has caused them to lose their local connections and alienate their families as a result of transfers. According to the demonstrators, the GO has wreaked havoc on married couples when both the husband and wife are educators.

    In 2021, the Telangana government issued the GO establishing a zonal system for job allocation, allowing the District Collector and the Head of the Concerned Department to form the allocation committee, make choices regarding jobs, and propose transfers for the District Cadre Posts.

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  • Rs 54-lakh bill for 10-day treatment at hospital in Hyderabad

    Rs 54-lakh bill for 10-day treatment at hospital in Hyderabad

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    Hyderabad: Yet another incident of patients being charged exorbitantly by private hospitals in Hyderabad came to the limelight.

    As per a hospital bill shared by spokesman Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) Amjed Ullah Khan, a patient by name Syed Rahmath Uddin has been charged Rs 54 lakhs for 10-day treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad.

    Khan also mentioned that the family members of the patient so far paid Rs 20 lakhs.

    Khan, in another tweet, mentioned that the hospital is demanding Rs 29 lakhs more and requested the concerned authorities to take necessary action to shift the patient to Gandhi or NIMS hospital.

    Inflated bills by private hospitals

    It is not the first time, earlier too, private hospitals in Hyderabad were in focus when some of them inflated bills for COVID treatment.

    Earlier, the Telangana Public Health and Family Welfare Department asked 44 private hospitals to refund money to patients who were overcharged during COVID treatment. Out of them, four hospitals returned more than 10 lakhs each.

    Eight hospitals returned amounts somewhere between Rs. 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs. Five hospitals returned amounts that range from Rs 3.2 lakhs to Rs 399440.

    As per the details revealed by an RTI reply, a total of Rs 1,61,22,484 was returned to the patients as of June 22, 2021.

    People hesitate to visit private hospitals in Hyderabad

    Usually, middle-class and BPL people hesitate to visit private hospitals in Hyderabad due to heavy medical costs. Their problem becomes adverse at the hospitals if patients are not covered under any health insurance.

    Though government schemes exist to help poor people avail treatment at a private hospital, they have an upper cap.

    For example, after the merger of the Telangana government’s Aarogyasri Health Scheme and Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme, maximum health protection has gone up to Rs 5 lakh per family per annum.

    Apart from the upper cap, the scheme covers a set of diseases only.



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  • Kashmiri dry fruit sellers draw crowds at Numaish in Hyderabad

    Kashmiri dry fruit sellers draw crowds at Numaish in Hyderabad

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    Hyderabad: The annual extravaganza, ‘Numaish’, which is hosted by Hyderabad every year, recently opened for visitors at Exhibition Grounds in Nampally.

    The 82nd edition of All India Industrial Exhibition Numaish 2023 will be organised till February 15.

    Among the numerous stalls installed in the exhibition was the famous Kashmiri Dry Fruit stall. It has been a special attention from visitors like previous years.

    Asif Ali, from Srinagar, who has been selling dry fruits in the exhibition for the last 15 years, expressed happiness over the footfall at the event this year.

    “We had a great crowd for the last three days because of the festival. We are hoping for good business this year,” he said.

    “Earlier, we used to sell Kashmiri shawls here. This year, we are also selling original Kashmiri walnut, pistachio, almonds, saffron, and honey. The dry fruits in Hyderabad are mostly imported from California, but we have brought ours from Kashmir. The prices depend on the quality and we have products across all price ranges,” he added.

    The food stalls at the Numaish cater to a variety of cuisines, while swings and rides have also been installed at the event this year to draw more children.

    Urmila, a customer said, “All products here are very good, especially walnut and almonds. I will surely return to buy dry fruits.”

    Another customer, Tirumal Kumar, appreciated the quality of the dry fruits on display, saying, “We get the same varieties here that we get in Kashmir. The variety of almonds available here is hard to find.”

    Departments of state and central government, along with vendors across the nation, set up stalls at the exhibition every year.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Hyderabad: Fire at a welding shop in Hakimpet, no casualties

    Hyderabad: Fire at a welding shop in Hakimpet, no casualties

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    Telangana: Scrap fire in Adilabad, property worth 4L burnt

    Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at Hakeempet road in Tolichowki when a fire broke out in a welding shop on Sunday. No casualties were reported.

    Fire officials from Punjagutta fire station rushed to the spot and doused the fire in ten minutes.

    “The workers in the welding shop were filing gas from big cylinders to smaller ones. Suddenly there was fire and two LPG cylinders located nearby exploded. No injuries were reported,” said one of the fire officials.

    AIMIM MLA Kausar Mohiuddin later visited the spot and enquired about the mishap.

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  • Hyderabad: ASEEM protest for implementation of wealth tax

    Hyderabad: ASEEM protest for implementation of wealth tax

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    Hyderabad: Members of the Association for Socio-economic Empowerment of the Marginalised (ASEEM) held a protest in Charminar on Sunday demanding the rich be taxed according to their wealth status in order to strip down wealth inequality.

    As per reports, India is currently the home to the largest number of poor in the world. ASEEM said that the wealth and income disparity can potentially impact future growth and development.

    S Q Masood from the civil society organisation spoke to Siasat.com, saying, “We need to understand that wealth tax is an important redistributive policy. We demand that governments all over the world should take steps to address the growing wealth inequality. We demand that the rich be taxed as per their income status, in other words, integrate the wealth tax policy into a larger fiscal policy framework.”

    Masoor added that it is the corporate sector’s responsibility to work with governments in creating an equal and stable society for a stronger economy.

    According to a report, there has been an enormous concentration of wealth and income in a few hands, more so at the time of recent COVID-19 pandemic. “Every counter in South Asia has a level of disposable income inequality high enough for it to be reducing per capita GDP growth by between 1% and 4%,” the report said.

    India has the highest income inequality.

    One of the main reasons for income inequality is disproportionate profiting, a highly regressive tax system, and a huge budget deficit.

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  • Hyderabad: Civil society groups protest for implementation of wealth tax

    Hyderabad: Civil society groups protest for implementation of wealth tax

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    Hyderabad: Members of the Association for Socio-economic Empowerment of the Marginalised (ASEEM) held a protest in Charminar on Sunday demanding the rich be taxed according to their wealth status in order to strip down wealth inequality.

    As per reports, India is currently the home to the largest number of poor in the world. ASEEM said that the wealth and income disparity can potentially impact future growth and development.

    S Q Masood from the civil society organisation spoke to Siasat.com, saying, “We need to understand that wealth tax is an important redistributive policy. We demand that governments all over the world should take steps to address the growing wealth inequality. We demand that the rich be taxed as per their income status, in other words, integrate the wealth tax policy into a larger fiscal policy framework.”

    Masoor added that it is the corporate sector’s responsibility to work with governments in creating an equal and stable society for a stronger economy.

    According to a report, there has been an enormous concentration of wealth and income in a few hands, more so at the time of recent COVID-19 pandemic. “Every counter in South Asia has a level of disposable income inequality high enough for it to be reducing per capita GDP growth by between 1% and 4%,” the report said.

    India has the highest income inequality.

    One of the main reasons for income inequality is disproportionate profiting, a highly regressive tax system, and a huge budget deficit.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )