1,043 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and the number of people under treatment stood at 670
Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 62 fresh cases being reported taking the number of infections in the state to 1,761, besides three virus-related deaths.
Areas under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which has been the hotbed of COVID-19 infections in the state, contributed 42 out of the 62 new cases.
While one case was reported from Ranga Reddy district, neighbouring Hyderabad, the remaining 19 were “migrants” who arrived in the state in recent days.
As many as 118 “migrants” have tested positive in the state as on Friday, a COVID-19 bulletin said.
The number of deaths due to the virus rose to 48 after the three reported on Friday.
State Health Minister E Rajender, who held a meeting with officials on the risein cases, appealed to the people not to panic but to take personal protection measures, an official release said on Friday night.
He asked the officials to ensure that medical personnel are available in all hospitals as per the full capacity, it said.
The minister sought a report on number of personnel who are still required to be recruited.
Rajender, who spoke to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, congratulated him on assuming charge as Chairman of WHO’s Executive Board and discussed with him the rise of positive cases due to the migrants, the release said.
Referring to international passengers being kept in isolation in hotels for 14 days after their arrival from foreign countries, Rajender observed that cancer patients, pregnant women and kidney patients among the international passengers are facing difficulties (in such quarantine).
He requested the Union Minister to allow such patients to be quarantined at home if they test negative after seven days of stay at hotels, the release added.
Till date, 1,043 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and the number of people under treatment stood at 670.
Hyderabad: Krishna Water Management Board today offered to allot 2 tmc water to Andhra Pradesh state from right canal of Nagarjuna Sagar.
The board met here at Jala Saudha nd discussed briefly on the Andhra Pradesh request for 2 tmc waters for drinking purpose.
The board has taken a decision in this regard as the state has already used its allotted share of waters for May.
The board member Paramesham, engineers in chief of Telangana Muralidhar and AP, Narayan Reddy met and gave nod fir 2 tmc allocation.
Narayan Reddy said that 500 ft level was maintained at Sagar and waters allotted when it was even low. Since Telangana share is put at 49tmc now the board can allot 2 tmc to AP, Reddy urged.
He said that he asked the board to set aside water issues till May end and consider Tummilla lift works, losses to occur and related issues in Telangana.
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, nine bodies including eight of migrants were found in a well near Warangal town in Telangana, police said on Friday.
While four bodies were recovered from the well at Gorrekunta village on Thursday, five more bodies were pulled out on Friday.
The dead include six members of a migrant family from West Bengal, two workers from Bihar and a local resident.
The bodies of Mohammed Maqsood (56), who was working in gunny bag stitching shop in Warangal, his wife Nisha (48), their daughter Bushra (24) and three year old grandson were recovered from the well late Thursday.
The rescue workers found five more bodies on Friday. They include Maqsood’s son, two migrants from Bihar and a local resident.
Police said they were probing if it was a case of mass suicide or murders.
Warangal Police Commissioner V. Ravinder told reporters near the scene that special teams were constituted to probe the case.
“There are no external injuries on the bodies. The cause of their death will be known after we receive autopsy reports. We are probing the case from all angles,” he said.
A case was registered at Geesukonda police station. The bodies were shifted to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Warangal for autopsy.
Dog squads and Clues teams were pressed into service to gather the clues.
Maqsood, who was living in Kareemabad area of Warangal town for 20 years, was out of work due to the lockdown. Shop owner had reportedly given shelter to the family at his godown. The bodies were found in the well near the godown.
Hyderabad: The death toll due to Covid-19 in Telangana mounted to 48 as three more persons succumbed to the deadly virus on Friday.
14 deaths in four days
With this, the state has reported 14 deaths in four days. Five deaths were reported on Thursday, two deaths on Wednesday and four on Tuesday.
The state health authorities did not disclose any information about the fatalities.
Coronavirus cases in TS
In one of the highest single-day jumps, 62 tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, taking the state’s tally to 1,761. Greater Hyderabad continued to be the hot spot accounting for 42 of the fresh cases. One case was reported from neighboring Ranga Reddy district.
Migrants also continued to be a cause for worry for authorities as 19 migrants tested positive. With this, the total number of cases among migrants rose 118.
According to the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, seven persons were discharged from hospital. With this, the number of people cured/discharged rose to 1,043. The number of active cases now stands at 670.
Hyderabad: Mohammed Azharuddin, former Indian Cricket Caption revealed how his cricket journey had begun.
My late Uncle made me hold cricket bat: Azharuddin
Sharing the photograph of himself with his late Uncle Abid Zainulabideen, he wrote, “My Late Uncle, Mir Zainulabideen, made me hold the cricket bat for the 1st time. I owe it to him for introducing me to this passion of mine which shaped me and my entire life”.
You all have shown me immense love & support thru my career, but do you know how my cricket journey began? My Late Uncle, Mir Zainulabideen, made me hold the cricket bat for the 1st time. I owe it to him fr introducing me to this passion of mine which shaped me and my entire life pic.twitter.com/hR6iEgtBtD
According to a report, he was the captain of the SBI Hyderabad Cricket Team.
In the blog, Ramnarayan who was the officer at Hyderabad Main Branch wrote that Zainulabideen was his assistant. Zainulabideen was a fan and friend of gazal exponent Vithal Rao, he wrote.
Ramnarayan, former Hyderabad off spinner further wrote that he and Zainulabideen used to go to nets for practice after office hours.
At the end of the post, he wrote that during his last season for SBI, Azharuddin used to join them at the nets.
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police in colleberation with Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) on Friday launched “T- Consult’’ app with the tagline ‘Health in a snap’.
The app was launched by Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Mahesh Bhagwat, on Friday at Rachakonda CP Office in Neradmet.
Mahesh Bhagwat through the “T- Consult’’ app consulted with Pulmonologist Dr Vishnun Rao, Swasa Hospital CEO and had online medical consultation.
Commissioner said with the T-consult app the tele medicine facility has come as a breather in the times of lockdown. With this T-Consult app Rachakonda Police Commissionerate will be second in the country after Cyberabad where all the police persons have access to telemedicine and e-doctor facility . As part of this, various medical specialists will list out the time slots they will be available for tele-consultation and people will seek an appointment online.
Following the tele consultation, the prescription will also be sent to the concerned patients online. in presence of ADCP Admin Shilpavalli, IT Cell Inspector Ravi kumar, Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) Global President Sandeep Kumar Makthala, Rachakonda Police officers Association President Bhadra Reddy.
Hyderabad: The Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Moon Sighting Committee (MSC)) will hold its monthly meeting to decide the Eid-ul-Fitr in India.
The meeting will be held under the supervision of Maulana Syed Qubool Pasha Quadri Shuttari, President of Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan on Saturday, 23 May, 2020 at Hussaini Building, Mauzzam Jahi Market.
All members of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee are requested to attend the meeting.
The Committee also requested the people whoever sights the crescent to inform on 24603597, till 8:00 pm. After 8:00 pm they can inform on Phone numbers: 24579832, 24513246 or 939164951.
It may be noted that, Saudi Arabia and other Middle-East countries will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, 24 May 2020.
Hyderabad: The opposition BJP and the Congress in Telangana have slammed the TRS government for allegedly conducting less number of COVID-19 tests, a charge dismissed by the ruling party.
BJP demands Telangana Health Minister’s resignation
BJP chief spokesperson in Telangana K Krishna Saagar Rao, in a statement on Tuesday evening, demanded resignation of Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender for “endangering the entire population of Telangana by intentionally conducting the lowest number of tests than any other state in India, with proportionate population.”
The health minister has not only underperformed during the massive health crisis but also wilfully misled the people of the state, opposition and media by claiming the state was testing as per ICMR guidelines, he alleged.
His department was also not reporting the test data regularly as mandated by ICMR in the daily bulletins since many weeks, he claimed.
“BJP stands vindicated on the allegations it has been making with substantive data since weeks, that TRS government has been manipulating COVID19 infection rate in the state of Telangana since the beginning and more so after the second week of April,” the BJP leader said.
“One cannot understand the intention of the state government behind this brazen deviation in reference to public health standard protocols,” he said.
Uttam Kumar Reddy slams TS Govt.
State Congress president and MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy hit out at the Telangana government for allegedly not testing enough.
He claimed that the state was testing only 250 samples per day.
“TS (Telangana state) is conducting 652 tests/M while natl. avg is 1600.
Look at total tests done by TS & neighbouring states.
Tests in neighbouring States
TS – 22,842, AP – 2,29,118, Kar- 1,40, 024, MH -2,61,783, TN – 3,26,720. TS is testing only 250 samples per day! Is T Govt policy- less tests mean less COVID cases !!, Uttam Kumar Reddy tweeted.
According to data released by the state government on May 17 as part of its daily bulletin, the cumulative number of samples tested as on May 16 was 23,388.
Out of that, 947 men tested positive, while 566 women were found positive.
It said 14,256 men tested negative, while 7,619 women tested negative.
According to official data (also furnished on May 17), as on May 14, Telangana carried out 22,842 tests, while 1388 positive cases were found.
Tests done to detect a positive case were 16 in Telangana.
However, ruling TRS MLC Palla Rajeshwara Reddy dismissed the criticism, saying the state government is following the guidelines, issued from time to time, by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Centre.
“The government of Telangana, the medical and health department, is following the ICMR guidelines and the Central Government guidelines.
Whenever, they give guidelines, we are following,” he told PTI on Tuesday, when asked about the Congress’ criticism.
The state government has been following the central guidelines vis-a-vis lockdown, testing and others, he said.
The TRS leader said different wings of the Central Government have been visiting continuously and monitoring the situation and expressed full satisfaction with regard to Telangana government’s steps to contain COVID-19 spread.
Dismissing criticism that Telangana was not conducting enough tests compared to its neighbouring state (an apparent reference to Andhra Pradesh), Rajender said on April 28 that ICMR guidelines state that tests should be done on those who are symptomatic and not on those who do not show symptoms.
Hyderabad: Covid-19 pandemic has presently made it unsafe to use contact-based biometric verification for attendance marking systems. To circumvent this problem, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO has successfully developed AI-based Attendance Application (AINA) which allows non-contact based personnel verification using facial features of the person captured with the help of a low-cost camera.
AINA can be deployed with minimal up-gradation to the legacy attendance infrastructure with RFID readers. AINA can be installed on a normal desktop computer with a GPU based display adapter. Existing CCTV cameras can be utilized for capturing facial images.
Facial features of several thousands of employees can be stored in the computer since for each employee the facial features are encoded in a small (less than 25 KB) file.
The system is fully scalable since the time for identification and verification for each person remains constant even as the number of registered personnel increases.
It is fully secure as it works as a standalone system and does not require any connection to the Internet. Since only the facial features are saved in an encoded form, the actual face images need not be saved. thereby ensuring privacy and security. Also, the server storing the facial feature database is confined to the organization premises.
AINA has a light-weight installation process. AINA comes with a very intuitive and user-friendly GUI with audio prompts which can be optionally disabled. AINA has been currently installed in ESIC Hospital, Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: After the lockdown, many boarder and non-boarder students of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad who were stranded during the lockdown since 25th March 2020 have been sent back to their hometowns successfully by the University administration.
Prof. Ayub Khan, Vice-Chancellor Incharge has stated that in compliance to the guidelines of Government of India more than 100 students living in the Boys and Girls Hostels and 200 non-boarder students who are living close vicinity of surrounding areas of the Campus belonging to various States/Regions/Districts have been sent to their hometowns through Special Trains arranged by the Government.
According to Prof. S. M. Rahmatullah, Registrar I/C, the University has appointed Principals/Incharges of Colleges/Off Campuses as “Coordinating/Liasoning Officers” to make travel arrangements for stranded students at Off Campuses/Colleges of MANUU to their respective hometowns after having coordination with the Nodal Officers of the respective states appointed by the Government of India.
He further informed that there are few students stranded at off campuses who will be sent to their respective hometown very soon. The Coordinating/Liasoning Officers of MANUU are already making sincere efforts in this regard and the task to send stranded students of Off Campuses/Colleges will be completed at the earliest.
The University has been coordinating with Police officials of the Telangana Government since the beginning of the lockdown. To avoid long queues for students of MANUU to travel through Shramik Express, the e-pass registration facility has been extended at the campus itself with the kind help and support of Raidurgam Police Station’’ said Prof. Aleem Ashraf Jaisi, Dean Student Welfare.
Prof. Ehtesham Ahmad Khan, Provost, Boys Hostels, MANUU has informed that all the interested students including borders and non-borders who are pursuing numerous courses at Hyderabad has been sent successfully through Special Trains arranged for Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala. The University has arranged buses and staff to drop the students to respective railway stations.
According to Prof. Aleem Ashraf Jaisi, all the students have been permitted to travel after health screening done at University Health Centre. Accordingly, students have been given Health Fitness Certificate, Mask and Sanitizer provided by the University Doctors.
Mr. Umar Farooque, President, MSU has said that he has represented the matter pertaining to stranded students with University authorities and applauded the arrangement made by the University Administration.
Mr. Noor Mojassam, a student of B.A. is very happy after reaching his hometown at Katihar, Bihar. He gladly said that the facility provided by Government of Telangana right from the Hyderabad to their hometown is exemplary. He also informed that all the students have been provided free of cost travel, food packets, a milk bottle, sanitizers and water bottles, before boarding the train.
The University is also in contact with the students closely till they reach their home safely. The Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of MANUU have thanked the Government of Telangana, the Central Government, and particularly Police Officials of Telangana for their continuous support in sending the stranded students and also appreciated the untiring efforts by the University officials and staff.
Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, today announced that it is all set to provide a safe and healthy environment with a robust contact-less boarding experience for the passengers flying out of the airport. As per the direction of the Government of India, domestic flight operations will resume from 25th May after suspension for about two months, following the nationwide lockdown due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had announced on May 20 that domestic flight operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from May 25, 2020. Commercial operations of domestic and international flights were suspended from March 24, in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The airport to resume operations from 25th May as per Govt. directions
Various measures are taken for a safe and healthy environment at terminal
Contact-less boarding for passengers traveling through Hyderabad International Airport
Frequent sanitization of various passenger touchpoints, baggage, trays & trolleys, carts
Floor markings to ensure compliance of social distancing norms
Deployment of queue managers at boarding & bussing gates
Passengers to be encouraged to check-in from home or use self-service facilities
GHIAL has taken a slew of measures with a focus on seamlessly contact-less boarding experience for passengers including some stringent safety measures viz. thermal scanning of every departing passenger, the availability of automatic hand sanitizer dispensers at various places, placing floor markers, staggered seating arrangements, allocation of entry gates and check-in islands for departure passengers to encourage compliance of social distancing norms and minimize human contact at the airport.
Social distancing
Contact less Self Check in kiosk at Hyderabad Airpot
Mr SGK Kishore, CEO, GHIAL, said, “Hyderabad International Airport is all set to commence its operations after a gap of almost two months. We are fully geared up to provide a safe and healthy environment for passengers while they are traveling through our airport. Already equipped with a fully paperless e-boarding facility for long, Hyderabad International Airport will be offering technology-based contact-less boarding for passengers across all passenger touchpoints. The Hyderabad International Airport has undertaken robust deep-cleaning and sanitisation across the entire terminal and passengers need not be in the least apprehensive, as passenger safety is our priority.We shall continue to work on spreading awareness about the new normal that has come into place and highlight the importance of social distancing and personal care and hygiene.”
Arrangements at Hyderabad International Airport
As per govt. guidelines, provisions will be made for the thermal scanning of passengers. In order to avoid close contact and crowding at the counters, passengers will be encouraged to check-in at home or use self-service facilities such as self-check-in facility, self-bag tag facility, scan & fly, etc As per the govt guidelines, passengers would be required carry maximum of one hand baggage and one check-in baggage
RGIA Entry
RGIA Entry
Entry point
Contactless check-in bag drop at Hyderabad AirportContactless check-in bag drop at Hyderabad Airport
Deployment of queue managers, social distance markings, seating arrangement with social distance norms have been made before security check to avoid crowding.
Special Disinfection Facilities
Trolley disinfection tunnel at RGIA
Trolley disinfection tunnel at RGIA
Special disinfection systems have been put in place to disinfect all baggage moving through the airport’s baggage handling systems, passenger trolleys and hand baggage security screening trays.
Passengers departing will be able to personally collect freshly disinfected baggage trolleys on the departure ramp itself from the newly deployed trolley disinfection tunnels, ensuring that no one else touches the disinfected trolleys before collection by a passenger.
Similarly, each security screening hand baggage tray moves through a disinfection tunnel before arriving at the collection point for use by passengers, ensuring sanitized, un-touched trays are available to every passenger for their use.
Contact-less Self Check: The airport has deployed 48 self-check-in kiosks safely staggered as per social-distancing norms across the airport forecourt area and at Check-in halls for a contact-less boarding experience. GHIAL has enabled each Self-check-in kiosks with a touch-less technology, with the help of which, passengers can scan a QR code displayed on each kiosk and capture the screen of Self-check-in kiosk on their mobile phones to complete Check-in and receive the print of boarding card and baggage tags for Bag drop in no time. All these kiosks are capable of dispensing both Boarding Cards and Baggage Tags for the check-in luggage for all major airlines.
Contact-less Airport Entry:To ensure a contactless journey and eliminate the exchange of documents at terminal entry, the airport has deployed Smart Cameras and Scanners at each departures gate. Passengers need to display their Government ID and scan the barcode with the camera cum scanner which helps the CISF personnel to validate the passengers’ credentials with adequate social distancing and upon satisfaction allowing them entry to the terminal.
Thermal scanners are available to monitor the passengers’ temperature and only those with normal temperature would be allowed entry.
Contact-less Check in: Checked-in Passengers with baggage have the option to use Self-Check-in kiosks staggered at the check-in hall as per social distancing norms to print baggage tag and then use either Check-in counter or Self Bag Drop facility to do it on their own or staff deployed at the counter.
To enable contactless journey further, every check-in counter has been designed with a protective shield that prevents contact between airline staff and passenger.
Contact-less Security Check:At all Security Check zones, passengers can take advantage of Hyderabad Airport’s unique paperless E-boarding system to travel using electronic boarding passes stored on their mobile phones. Mobile scanner kiosks are conveniently placed at hand baggage divesting points next to each X-ray machine in-feed, so passengers using the Mobile Boarding facility can scan their boarding pass QR code for verification / validation by CISF personnel before divesting the phones for screening; once the travel details are scanned, the phone along with the hand baggage can be placed in the fully sanitized tray for X-Ray scan and passenger can proceed for security frisking.
Passengers having hard copy of boarding pass straightaway divest their hand baggage for X-ray screening and proceed for security check and at the frisking point, such passengers can scan the boarding pass Barcode themselves at the Kiosk placed next to the CISF personnel on duty and proceed further.
Social Distancing & Other Health Measures across all zones: Social distance marking have been put in food courts, lifts, seating etc. Strict & stringent SOP would be maintained for Food and Beverage (F&B) shops, lounges, retail shops and all other non-aero areas to ensure safety, health and hygiene. To avoid crowding at one place, GHIAL would encourage all F&B and retail shopsto remain open.
Passengers would be encouraged to download HOI app, a dedicated AI-enabled app available across both Hyderabad and Delhi airports, for contact-less commerce. It can also be used for contact-less food ordering.
Contact-less Boarding: At the boarding gate area, seating arrangement with marking of chairs for non-usage have been made to ensure social distancing. Queue managers would be deployed for boarding and bussing gates.
All boarding gates have contact-less e- boarding gates with boarding card scanners, which will help the passengers to just flash their boarding cards to verify flight details and once done, they can proceed to board the aircraft.
Contact-less Retail and F&B Options:Taking a step forward to enhance passenger experience while keeping them safe and abiding by the mandatory protocols announced by the Government of India amid the pandemic outbreak, GMR’s two leading airports in Delhi and Hyderabad have come up with a first of its kind contact less food ordering solution at the airport.
In line with the Government of India’s Digital India vision, Delhi and Hyderabad airports, have partnered with HOI, a cognitive and intuitive travel app that helps the travelers navigate the airport seamlessly. Contact-less food ordering and payment service are some of the unique features of the HOI app.
Passengers can avail of this facility by simply downloading the app on their Android or iOS device, sign-up, and add their upcoming flight’s travel details. They will be able to access all the events happening at the airports in just a few taps.
Apart from the contact-less food ordering feature, this app has several valuable features for both the airport passengers, such as real-time flight status alerts, boarding gate, and belt information, airport facility information, time to gate and waiting for estimates, weather at destination amongst others.
Arrival Passengers: For arriving passengers, social distance marking have been put up at aerobridges, piers, lifts, moving walks etc. Also, provision of automatic hand sanitizer dispensers at the exit of passenger bridges /bus gate arrival area have been made.
All incoming baggage would be disinfected at the sanitization tunnel that has been developed in-house by the GHIAL airport team. Similar Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) will be followed for departure baggage handling as well. Social distance markings have been put up around baggage belts and additional seating arrangements have been made in this area for waiting passengers.
General Information
Social distance marking has been made at all transport waiting areas and SOP is in place with cab providers for disinfection of cabs before use at the airport.
To encourage compliance of social distancing norms at the airport, GHIAL has deployed additional queue managers at the kerbside (city side), check-in halls, security check areas, and boarding gates, with social distancing markers/reminders.
GHIAL will encourage all passengers to wear masks and maintain social distancing at all times, to ensure their own safety and well-being.
Deep cleaning of 127,000 square metre terminal, which spreads out across 7 levels is carried out every day. A team of over 100 professionals have been deployed to carry out frequent disinfection drives at an hourly frequency.
Regular sanitization of high contact surfaces, such as desks, chairs, elevators, railings, self-check-in kiosks, trolleys, handles, trays, baggage belts, etc. inside the terminals would be carried out. Apart from these, washrooms will be closed after every hour to sanitize all its surfaces and regular cleaning.
For the safety of passengers and staff, trolleys would be disinfected through the disinfection tunnel after each use.
Apart from these, GHIAL will also have facilities to isolate suspected COVID-19 passengers at the airport in accordance with government direction
Hyderabad: Textile and readymade garment shops, as well as footwear and fancy stores owned by Muslims in one of the busiest market for shopping during Ramadan in Charminar and other nearby markets like Patthar Gatti, Patel Market, Machli Kaman, Hussaini Alam area, remain closed even after the state government allowed to open shops for business, which has been extended till May 31 in Telangana.
Muslim merchants across Charminar, has decided to close their shops until Eid-ul-Fitr, which is expected to celebrate on May 25. The move aid aimed at discouraging Muslims from indulging in Ramadan shopping, which may cause crowing and lead to the spread of virus.
Charminar shops closed in support of “no new clothes” on Eid-ul-Fitr
“Textile shops, fancy stores, ladies wear, bangles shops and foot wear shops owned by Muslims in Laad Bazar, have agreed not to open their shops until Eid, a shop owner of Akhter collections at Laad Bazar told siasat.com
The aim of this move is to discourage Eid shopping, Muslims have been running a campaign with the hashtag #SayNoToEidShopping on Twitter and other social application. Many people from Hyderabad too have tweeted against splurging on Eid shopping when the whole world is suffering due to coronavirus.
Moreover, Muslim clerics in Hyderabad have also discouraging members of the community from carrying out shopping during the lockdown thought shops have been allowed for business.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll in Telangana mounted to 48 as three more persons succumbed to the deadly virus as on Friday. In one of the highest single-day jumps, 62 tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, taking the state’s tally to 1,761.
Eid-ul-Fitr in India will be celebrated on 25th May
Hyderabad: In India, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on 25th May as the crescent is not sighted tonight.
Eid-ul-Fitr in India: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee hold meeting
Earlier, the Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (Moon Sighting Committee (MSC)) held its monthly meeting under the supervision of Maulana Syed Qubool Pasha Quadri Shuttari, President of Majlis Ulama-e-Deccan at Hussaini Building, Mauzzam Jahi Market.
The committee had asked Muslims to pass on the information on Moon sighting to its member by dialing 24603597, till 8:00 pm.
It may be mentioned that in Saudi Arabia, the Moon was not sighted yesterday and the residents of Kingdom will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday.
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Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on 25th May as Moon was not sighted.
#EidUlFitr to be celebrated on May 25 as moon could not be sighted today. It's important that we take precautions&maintain social distancing. We should stay away from shaking hands & hugging. We should follow govt's guidelines: Delhi's Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam, Syed Ahmed Bukhari pic.twitter.com/QWyN7yxt3D
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President & Nalgonda MP Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that both Central and State Governments have treated the migrant workers in an inhuman manner.
He was speaking after launching a special web portal to address issues of stranded migrants in Telangana at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday. The portal has been designed by TPCC IT Cell Chairman K. Madan Mohan Rao, who is also the CEO of company USMsys.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Prime Minister Narender Modi and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao have failed to help the migrant workers. He said both Modi and KCR Govts did nothing for the migrant workers even on humanitarian grounds and they were treated in an inhuman manner on multiple occasions.
He said that both the governments did not show any concern even when a few migrant labourers died on the streets while returning to their homes by walk. He said both PM Modi and CM KCR would be remembered in history for creating a human tragedy by imposing an unplanned lockdown that displaced crores of migrant workers.
The TPCC Chief said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has directed the party cadre to help the migrant workers and compared the present situation to the difficulties faced by refugees during partition of India in 1947. Following Sonia Gandhi’s appeal, he said Congress leaders and workers across Telangana State have helped migrant workers in every possible way.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that there were nearly 13 crore migrant workers across the country in need of immediate help. He said food, which is preserved in huge quantities in FCI godowns, should be provided them. He said that the situation would not have deteriorated if the government would’ve distributed rice and cash among migrant workers at the appropriate time.
However, he said both, the Central and State Government had no plans to effectively combat the Coronavirus or to find a safe exit from lockdown situation. He said KCR, who considers himself to be an expert on all subjects, had no clue about the approximate number of migrant workers in Telangana.
He said KCR gave two contradictory figures of 3.5 lakh and over 7 lakh migrant workers on different occasions. But another minister, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, claimed that there 15 lakh migrant workers in Telangana. He said lakhs of migrants work for construction, kiln industry and rice mills. He said the ignorance of facts has further deteriorated the conditions for migrant workers who found no help from any quarter, except for the Congress party.
The TPCC Chief said that the government should’ve taken the help of Indian Army to send back the migrant workers to their native places. Criticising the Modi and KCR Govts for not making arrangements for safe return of migrant workers, he praised the services rendered by Congress leaders in this regard. He also praised the role played by Congress MLA Jagga Reddy in helping the migrant workers.
Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the freedom of the press was in real danger in Telangana State. Accusing the TRS Govt of suppressing the media, he said the house of a news channel reporter, Paramesh, in Narayankhed was demolished by municipal authorities a day after he reported about TRS MLA Bhupal Reddy’s birthday party with 500 people with no social distancing and no masks. He said there has been a rise in cases of attacks on journalists.
He said even the Chief Minister is using abusing and intimidating tone against the media personnel during his press conference. He said this attitude towards media by the ruling party was a threat to the survival of democracy in India.
Meanwhile, Madan Mohan informed that the special web portal on stranded migrants was comprehensive and it works on the basis of Artificial Intelligence and accessible in multiple Indian languages. He said that the portal has been designed on war footing basis. He expressed regret that IT Minister K. Tarakarama Rao did not even attempt to provide this kind of service to the affected migrant workers.
Later in the day, the TPCC President distributed ‘Ramzan Tohfa’ to poor minority families in Miryalaguda constituency. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the Congress party always stood for welfare and security of minority communities and for communal harmony. He appealed to all Congress cadres in Telangana to distribute Ramzan Thofa among poor Muslim families as Iftar dinners could not be organised due to lockdown.
Uttam Kumar Reddy also flagged off a bus for Oriya brick kiln migrant workers from Nalgonda to Orissa state. The bus charges and enroute food cost was met by Congress party.
In Nalgonda today, he also visited a blood donation camp organised by Congress party on the occasion of the 55th birthday of MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy.
Migrants and Madrasa students stranded in Hyderabad to leave for home states
Hyderabad: 41 Shramik special trains with stranded migrants and laborers from Hyderabad is going to leave today for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Orissa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, said Rachakonda Police on Saturday.
Madrasa students stranded in Hyderabad are going to leave today for their home states.
Rachakonda, Commissioner of Police, Mahesh Bhagwat, DCP Malkajigiri Rakshita, JC Prasad and other police officers are supervising movement today.
Guest workers and other stranded people in Hyderabad are going to leave for home states today.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner, Mahesh Bhagwat stated that the 7 trains would be departing from Ghatkesar railway station to Jharkhand.
The trains with stranded Madrasa students and guest workers expressed satisfaction over the facilitation of Telangana Government and expressed that they will return after lockdown, said Mahesh Bhagwat.
On May 23, Jagtial recorded the highest maximum temperature of 47.2 degree Celsius
Hyderabad: On May 23, Jagtial recorded the highest maximum temperature of 47.2 degree Celsius. A heat warning has been issued to Telangana for the next two days with people asked to avoid exposure to direct sunlight.
The Indian Meteorological Department in a bulleting on May 23 said isolated pockets in the state will experience heat wave condition from May 23 to May 25.
It advised citizens not to expose themselves directly to sunlight and take necessary precautions.
According to the bulletin of Telangana State Development Planning Society, On May 23, Jagtial district under Velgatoor Mandal, location Endapally Rajarampalli in Telangana recorded the highest maximum temperature of 47.2 degree Celsius followed by Mancherial (46.9), Kamareddy (45.8) and Hyderabad alerted (44.4).
Hyderabad recorded temperature on May 23
In Hyderabad, Bandlaguda (44.4), Medchal-Malkajgiri (44.2), Sangareddy (44.0), and Rangareddy (43.7).
Parts of the state have been experiencing heatwave conditions for around a month now with the mercury crossing the 40 degrees Celsius mark at several places.
Hyderabad: In India, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on 25th May as crescent was not sighted tonight.
Maulana Qubul Pasha Quadri Shuttari of Markazi Ruet-e-Hilal Committee confirmed that on Sunday, it will 30th Ramadan. Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday, he added.
Maulana Mufti Khaleel Ahmed, Jamia Nizamia said that the decision was taken after getting reports from various places in the country.
It may be mentioned that in Saudi Arabia, Eid will be celebrated on Sunday.
Hyderabad: BJP State chief and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar Today termed CM KCR as the CM of scams in the state. He alleged that the CM was indulging all kinds of illegal acts to earn illegal money. He made these remarks after submitting a representation to the governor of the state Tamilisai Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan in the city along with a delegation of the party leaders.
In the representation he urged the governor to order an inquiry into the irregularities being committed in the Kaleswaram Lift irrigation project. Speaking to media persons later, he alleged that KCR had invited fresh tenders by dividing the Kaleswaram lift irrigation project into small packages. He also alleged that the CM was looting the state by inviting tenders to the packages by ignoring the ongoing lockdown. He also alleged that the CM was also taking credit for all the old projects.
Referring to the press meets being held by the CM, he mocked that the press conferences of the CM had become a laughing stock in the state. He said that the CM was under the impression that the media was in his favour. Sanjay also alleged that the CM was controlling the media by threatening it. He made it clear that BJP was not against the development projects in the state.
Hyderabad: TRS MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy of Ibrahimpatnam booked for allegedly abusing Yacharam BJP Mandal Praja Parishad (MPP) Koppu Sukanya, on Thursday.
A case has been registered against TRS Ibrahimpatnam MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy, for allegedly abusing BJP MPP. Case under charges of abusing the lady in the name of her caste and voluntarily causing hurt to her, has been booked under 509 IPC, Sec 3(1)(r) SC, ST POA Act 2015, & 323 of IPC against MLA Manchi Reedy Kishan Reddy, ACP Ibrahimpatnam & CI Ibrahimpatnam on the complaint of Koppu Sukanya BJP MPP of Yacharam.
Koppu Sukanya accused Ibrahimpatnam MLA and other TRS cadre of attacking her plus abusing her in the name of her caste after she raised a protocol issue during a groundbreaking ceremony.
Sukanya raised some objections While Ibrahimpatnam MLA was laying the foundation stone for Pharma city road at Nandivanapart Village of Yacharam mandal in Ranga Reddy district.
After which heated arguments followed and Koppu Sukanya told that she was roughed up by the Ibrahimpatnam MLA, Manchireddy supporters and even police officers.
Later she was admitted to the hospital in Hyderabad. She stated that there was some commotion at ground breaking function on Thursday.
Meanwhile, BJP state president, Bandi Sanjay Kumar along with TPCC SC wing president Preetam met Sukanya at the hospital. They both condemned the attack on Sukanya who belongs to Dalit caste.
Hyderabad: After local graveyards of the city started objecting to the burials of people who died due to COVID-19, a solution emerged in the outer parts of Hyderabad. A section adjacent to a 50-acre of Wakf Land under Dargah Faqeer Mullah near to Shareef Nagar in Balapur is being used for the burials of corona victims.
In October 2018, 50-acres of Wakf land Dargah Faqeer Mullah in Balapur was allotted a space attached to the Dargah for a graveyard. This will be utilised if the deceased’s kin face objections from local graveyards.
Ever since the reports of resentment from the local graveyards’ management started circulating, Hyderabad MP and AIMIM party chief Asaduddin Owaisi suggested using this graveyard as it was located on the outskirts. “To resolve the problem of burying the person who died from virus, it was decided to instead allocate the graveyard for the deceased,” informed, Mirza Saleem Baig, the corporator of the Riyasath Nagar.
He said that the graveyard would be ideal, as it is around 10 km away from the city. “Those who died of the virus are being buried in a separate enclave in the corner of the graveyard. Till now four have been buried,” added Saleem Baig.
Covid-19 victims graves in a section of a 50-acre of Wakf Land under Dargah Faqeer Mullah in Balapur designated for COVID-19 burials. Photo: Mohammed Hussain
Adhering to government norms and medical advisory, each grave is eight feet deep and a distance of two to three feet is maintained between two graves. To dig the eight feet grave a JCB (JOSEPH CYRIL BAMFORD) a machinery is being used. About three grave blocks have been prepared for the burial of further victims.
Meanwhile, the residents living close to the graveyard have objected. “The dead are being brought for burial during the night hours. To ensure the virus does not spread in the area, we request the officials to sanitise the surroundings because around 200 families live here. Moreover, this route can be avoided and an alternate area with less population can be chosen,” said a local, on request of anonymity.
