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AP: Congress strongman Kiran Kuman Reddy resigns, likely to join BJP

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Amaravati: Congress suffered a setback as former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned from the party on Saturday.
He submitted his resignation letter to the president of the Indian National Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, on March 11.
The four-time MLA from Chittoor district is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reports suggest.
Reddy’s association with the Congress party has been on and off since the state’s bifurcation in 2014. He was the last chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh and was strongly against the division.
When the UPA government decided to divide AP, Reddy resigned as the chief minister and quit the party to float his own called the Jai Samaikyandhra Party.
However, the party neither gained momentum nor acceptance from the public, following which Reddy returned to Congress in 2018. However, he alleged that he was repeatedly sidelined by the party when asked for a better position. He even paid a visit to Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi for the same.
He was inactive during the 2019 General Elections and did not participate in the recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 12, 2023
Telangana: IIIT Basara, TSCOST join hands to encourage women in STEM

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Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Basara and Telangana State Council of Science and Technology (TSCOST) collaborate to encourage women in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to establish Nirmal Innovation Hub that would identify young innovators and provide design and innovation training.
TSCOST member secretary M. Nagesh and RGUKT director P. Satish Kumar signed the MoU in the presence of minister for forests Indra Karan Reddy and RGUKT vice-chancellor V. Venkata Ramana on Thursday.
Speaking at the event, the minister said that the MoU will help in taking science to students from rural areas and promote innovation and entrepreneurship and also promote appreciation and understanding of science and technology from the Intermediate stage itself.
RFUKT’s VC said that they will set up the hub to encourage start-ups coming from rural areas so that they don’t need to go to Hyderabad.
Acknowledging Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao and education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy’s initiative to provide more opportunities for RGUKT students, the VC held that the students will create a world-class institution.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 10, 2023
Congress not to join Kavitha’s one-day hunger strike in Delhi

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Delhi: Congress will not participate in the one-day hunger strike called by BRS MLC K. Kavitha on Friday at the Jantar Mantar , said party leader Jairam Ramesh.
Kavitha, on Thursday while praising Sonia Gandhi for pushing the Women Reservation Bill during the UPA’s tenure criticised the party for “arrogance” on the issue of alliance, and added that the Congress “should be a team player.”
She had said that she had spoken with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary K.C. Venugopal to send a representative to the protest.
The BRS said that they have got confirmation from AAP – Sanjay Singh and Chitra Sarwara; Shiv Sena (Uddhav) delegation; Akali Dal – Naresh Gujral; PDP – Anjum Javed Mirza; NC- Dr Shami Firdous; Trinamool Congress – Sushmita Dev; JD(U)- K.C. Tyagi; NCP – Dr Seema Malik; CPI – Narayana K.; Sitaram Yechury – CPI(M); Samajwadi party – Pooja Shukla, RJD – Shyam Rajak; and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal.
Earlier, she had invited 18 political parties, including the Congress to join the one-day hunger strike to press the demand for the Women Reservation Bill.
She said around 6,000 people will be present and her organisation, Bharat Jagruti Manch has reached out to the like-minded parties and organisations.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 10, 2023
Telangana: Sharmila urges oppn leaders to join her in demand for President’s rule

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Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party president Y. S. Sharmila has written to the state presidents of all opposition parties, inviting them to join her in the demand for President’s rule in Telangana.
Sharmila, in the letter, appealed to the leaders to join her in meeting President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi and apprising the latter of the worsening law and order situation in the state, where opposition party cadres and leaders were repeatedly being “targeted” by the BRS party “hooligans”, who are given a free hand in “unleashing murderous attacks on those who raised voices against Chief Minister KCR”.
The letters were personally addressed to state Congress president Revanth Reddy, BJP’s Bandi Sanjay, TDP’s Kasani Gnaneshwar, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, TJS leader Kodandaram, BSP leader Praveen Kumar, CPI-M’s Tammineni Veerabhadram, CPI’s Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, Shankar Goud, and MRPS leader Manda Krishna Madiga.
Sharmila, who is sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, explained the urgent need for opposition parties in Telangana to join hands and set the situation right by ensuring President’s rule is enforced, since the abuse of power and unabated atrocities of BRS government is taking its toll on entire state.
“Wherever KCR’s corruption and his colleagues’ misdeeds were questioned, there were attacks and use of police power. The state of Telangana that was built on the foundation of sacrifices lies at the crossroads where democracy, right to speech and constitutional privileges were being crushed,” she wrote.
“We need to rise, join hands and wage this battle for the sake of future generations. This is a historic necessity and so I’m extending this invitation to join me in calling on the President,” she added.
Sharmila was last month arrested in Mahabubabad and her padyatra was stopped by the police following allegations that she made derogatory comments against the local MLA of BRS.
The YSRTP leader was earlier arrested in Warangal and her campaign vehicle was damaged in the attack by BRS men.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 2, 2023
Thousands join clean Yamuna drive in Taj city

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Agra: The vanishing ghats of the Yamuna were cleaned and the river bed was made litter-free by scores of volunteers of the Nirankari Mission in Agra.
The dry and polluted river, without any fresh water, continues to remain a major threat to the Mughal monuments along its banks. River activists said the state and the successive Union governments showed no sense of urgency to desilt and dredge the river to revive it and support its aquatic life.
The volunteers, men, women, and children armed with gloves, spades, baskets and tractor trolleys, spent several hours picking up the garbage, mostly used polythene, plastic waste, and leather cuttings. Several tonnes of litter were cleared and transported to the municipal dump yards, the organisers said.
The action started early at the Etmauddaula viewpoint park, Balkeshwar Ghat, Hathi Ghat, Poiya Ghat and Kailash under the supervision of the Mission’s zonal chief Kanta Mahendru.
“Our hearts should be clean and also our surroundings, the rivers, the wells, and ponds,” she said.
Over the years, Yamuna has been reduced to a vast ‘sewage canal’ as all the freshwater is consumed by Haryana and Delhi.
“What flows down the river as it enters Uttar Pradesh is a combination of sewer, industrial effluents, and discharges from the drains. In Agra alone, more than a hundred drains open into the river, though the Supreme Court and the NGT have directed the local authorities to divert or tap the drains,” lamented environmentalist Devashish Bhattacharya.
Agra’s drinking water problem has been largely solved by the 130 km long pipeline from Bulandshahar district, which brings 150 cusecs of Ganga water. Ten cusecs of water go to Mathura while Agra gets 140 cusecs.

But the Yamuna is crucial to Agra, not only as it’s the city’s lifeline, but also to sustain monuments like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Etmauddaula, Ram Bagh, etc.
“A dry and polluted river raises the air pollution levels in the city as dry dust from the river bed hits the monuments,” said members of the River Connect Campaign.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 27, 2023
Telangana: Eatala invites Boga Sravani to join BJP post BRS exit

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Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive member and Huzurabad MLA Eatala Rajender called on former Jagtial municipal chairperson Boga Sravani to join BJP, a day after she resigned from Bharat Rashra Samithi (BRS).
Eatala Rajender reached out to her in Jagtial and extended solidarity with Sravani while criticising BRS.
Rajender claimed that BRS leaders played dirty politics while alleging, “In KCR’s rule, not only the backward and SC communities but the leaders of his own party were facing injustice.”
Jagtial Municipal Chairperson row was a fine example of it, he added.
Rajender further claimed that the ruling party invested their time in praising the party head and paid the least interest towards resolving issues existing among their party members.
However, Sravani while speaking to the media said that she had not made any decision yet.
While she resigned from the post of municipal chairperson, alleging harassment by MLA M Sanjay Kumar in January, her resignation from the BRS was announced at a press conference Thursday.
Sravani’s sent her resignation letter to BRS working president KT Rama Rao reasoning that all major parties had invited her to join them, but she was yet to decide her next move.

She also expressed her gratitude to MLC K Kavitha and KTR in her letter.
“My political career was disrupted due to MLA Sanjay Kumar’s conspiratory politics. I resigned as Municipal chairperson to protect my self-respect,” Sravani wrote.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 25, 2023
Amazon to join ONDC with logistics, SmartCommerce services

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Bengaluru: Amazon on Friday announced that it will integrate its logistics network (from pickup to delivery) and SmartCommerce services with the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform.
This will be Amazon’s initial collaboration with ONDC as the company continue to explore other potential opportunities for stronger integration between the two in future.
“We are excited about the opportunities to mobilise Amazon’s industry-leading infrastructure and technology, including logistics, and small business digitisation tools, to help the ONDC accelerate its objectives. We remain committed to being a catalyst for India’s digitisation efforts throughout the economy,” Manish Tiwary, Country Manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon India, said in a statement.
Moreover, the company said that the integration will provide greater technology support to the seller community and further empower small businesses, also it will benefit crores of consumers with wider choices.
The integration would be a significant step towards the ONDC’s goal of democratising e-commerce nationwide.
“We are happy that Amazon has a definite roadmap to being a part of the ONDC network and is taking its first step in coming in as the logistics partner in the ONDC network which is a globally pioneering idea established with a view to democratise digital commerce in India, and we also hope that the buyer and seller platforms are onboarded as early as possible,” T Koshy, MD & CEO of ONDC, said in a statement.
Amazon has consistently leveraged technology and innovation on behalf of Indian customers and sellers, and has digitised over 4 million small businesses and kirana stores in India, giving them access to cutting-edge technology for online selling, the company mentioned.
The e-commerce giant has over 11 lakh sellers with more than 50 per cent coming from tier 2 cities and below in the country.

The company also plans to digitise 1 crore small businesses by 2025.
ONDC, a Ministry of Commerce initiative, will enable sellers to tap this massive market by offering an equitable and secure platform that integrates multiple sellers, buyers and logistics players.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 24, 2023
NCHMCT, JNU join hands for academic collaboration, research

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New Delhi: The National Council for Hotel Management Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under the Centre, and the JNU on Thursday entered into an agreement to foster academic collaboration and promote research in the tourism and hospitality sector.
The NCHMCT was set up in 1982 by the Government of India as an autonomous body for coordinated growth and development of hospitality education in the country.
Gyan Bhushan, Senior Economic Advisor, Tourism Ministry and CEO, NCHMCT and JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy at an event held here.
“We will use this association (MoU) to work together and, we will give education to students and good technology and products,” Reddy said in his address at the event.
He also urged the two institutions to think of doing research on ways to promote tourism.
Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said this association will benefit both the institutions.
Bhushan termed the occasion of the signing of the MoU, as a “momentous day, a landmark day in the history of the hospitality industry in the country”.
Hospitality industry is poised for a “quantum jump” and the institutions under the NCHMCT are also growing further, he said.

“With this MoU, we will be opening a new vista in areas of research and development,” Bhushan said.
The event was held at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa in Delhi.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 23, 2023
Telangana: 400 men take oath; join Bajrang Dal in Nizamabad

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Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of Bajrang Dal on Sunday distributed Trishuls (tridents) to 400 Hindu men and administered an oath asking them to vow to protect their faith and their nation in Nizamabad.
The oath was administered as a part of the men’s initiation into the Dal.
In a video which has now gone viral, the saffron clad men can be seen holding the tridents in their right hand as they swear to abide by the oath.
A speaker, conducting the Trishul Diksha ceremony can be heard saying, “Prathi kashtam ochinapudu memu ayudham tho fight cheyali (When any suffering befalls, we should be prepared to fight with weapons).”
The speaker, addressing the gather from a podium goes on to say “Our Bajrang Dal works with three values in mind: seva (duty), suraksha (protection), samskaram (tradition).
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February 20, 2023
CBI’s fresh summon asks Sisodia to join probe on Feb 26

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New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been summoned again to join the probe in Delhi excise policy scam on February 26.
Sisodia was earlier asked to appear before the CBI on February 19, but he expressed inability join the probe and sought one week time. He told the CBI that he was busy in giving final touch to Delhi’s budget which would be sent to Centre for approval.
The CBI allowed his request and now has issued him a second notice.
Sisodia has alleged that it is BJP who is behind the scene. He alleged that he was busy in giving the final touch to Delhi budget when he was called to join the investigation.
“I am a finance minister too. I have to prepare Delhi Budget. It will be sent to Centre for the approval. BJP is using CBI to stop us in doing development. I have sought time,” Sisodia had said while requesting for more time.
Earlier on Wednesday, the CBI interrogated Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain at Tihar Jail.
The CBI interrogated Jain about AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair and other related things.
On February 8, the CBI arrested Butchibabu Gorantla, ex-CA of BRS leader K Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

The CBI has already filed a charge sheet in the matter. The source said that they are in process of filing a supplementary charge sheet in the matter and hence they wanted to collect more evidence to make the case watertight.
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February 20, 2023