Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj who passed away on Tuesday night.

Rao praised the worked she rendered for the nation in different capacities. He has also expressed his condolences to the members of the bereaved family.

“Hon’ble CM Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao conveyed his condolences over the demise of former Union Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj Ji. CM praised the services she rendered for the nation in different capacities. CM expressed his condolences to the members of bereaved family,” Telangana CMO tweeted.

Taking to Twitter, Reddy tweeted: “Shocked by the sudden demise of #SushmaSwaraj ji. A national stalwart and a towering personality who was loved across party lines. As an able administrator and an epitome of bravery & kindness, she inspired women of this country. My Condolences to her family.”

Former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said Swaraj’s works as the Minister of External Affairs will be looked upon as an exemplary model of governance.

“Shocked to hear about the sudden demise of BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Ji. Her contribution to the nation in various leadership roles will never be forgotten. Her stellar work as MEA will be looked upon as an exemplary model of governance. I pray God to give strength to the family,” Naidu tweeted.

TRS working president KT Rama Rao also expressed condolences on Swaraj’s demise.

“Heartfelt condolences on the demise of former Union Minister Smt #SushmaSwaraj Ji. Telangana people will forever remember her support to the statehood cause. RIP Chinnamma,” he tweeted.

Swaraj was admitted to All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) following a deterioration in her health.

According to sources at AIIMS, the 67-year-old was feeling restless at 9 pm and reached the hospital at around 9:30 pm in an ambulance. A team of doctors tried to revive her for 70 to 80 minutes but failed in their attempt. Swaraj was declared dead at 10:50 pm.

Swaraj was appointed the foreign minister in the first term of Modi government in 2014. She opted out of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing health reasons.

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Hyderabad (Telangana): A Hyderabad woman has urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help her husband, who as she claimed is stranded in Oman.

Asima Begum requested Jaishankar to ensure her husband’s safe return to India. She claimed that her husband has been booked in a “false case” in Oman.

“My husband Mohammed Zakeer worked in Oman for 12 years in a dairy products company. He was also awarded in the company many times for his work. Two months ago, the company alleged that my husband has not paid 36,000 Omani Riyal back which was collected from the clients. My husband clearly said that he did not collect the money from the clients and that was not his job in the company as money from the clients will be paid by checks to the company,” Asima Begum told ANI.

“Later my husband was booked in a false case after company filed a complaint on him and was sent to jail, so that the company can claim the insurance amount from the insurance company. He is out on bail since July 20,” she added.

Asima Begum has now urged External Affairs Minister and Indian Embassy in Oman to help her husband in getting justice.

“I request EAM and Indian Embassy in Oman to see that my husband gets justice in the case and returns to India,” she said.

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Hyderabad: Amid controversy over ’15-minutes’ remark, Mr. Akbaruddin Owaisi, MIM MLA representing Chandrayangutta Assembly Constituency met TRS working President, Mr. KTR.

According to the report published in Deccan Chronicle, Mr. Owaisi met Mr. KTR at his residence on Tuesday.

It may be mentioned that Karimnagar Police registered a case against Mr. Owaisi after the District Court issued a direction to the police.

Earlier, another petition was filed in a court in Hyderabad to cancel Mr. Owaisi’s bail.

It may be recalled that in 2013, a case under sections 153, 153-A and 295-A was registered against the MLA.

Last month, Mr. Owaisi had said that the RSS was unable to overcome his “15 minutes” remark.

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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday observed that it did not find any ground that supported the decision of the state government to repeal the contentious Regulation 13 from HMDA zone rules. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akhtar made this observation after perusing the note file submitted by the state government in the Errum Manzil case.

The petitioners contended that the GO issued by the state government was not valid since it repealed Regulation 13 from the state heritage Act, 2017, from its inception.

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218 engineers of 2015-2019 batch graduate from MEC

Hyderabad: Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) College of Engineering organized second edition of its convocation ceremony.  218 graduated engineers of the 2015-2019 batch received their degrees.

The convocation was held in the MEC Campus at Bahadurpally, Hyderabad, which was graced by Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C. Vidyasagar Rao as the Chief Guest. Shri Vineet Nayyar,  as Chairman, Mahindra Educational Institutions and Chairman, Executive Committee, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, and Shri CP Gurnani, Managing Director and CEO, Tech Mahindra as Member, Executive Committee (MEI), conferred degrees upon the second batch of graduating students during the convocation. Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Vice Chancellor in-charge, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad and Principal Secretary of the Industries and Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Government of Telangana and Police Commissioner Cyberabad Police were special invitees. Shri C. Vidyasagar Rao also inaugurated the new NVIDIA Supercomputer-based high-performance computation (HPC) Laboratory and the e-Mahindra Business Incubation Centre.

Dr. Yajulu Medury, Director, Mahindra Ecole Centale (MEC) in his address called upon its graduating students to give their best to their chosen profession and do MEC proud. Hesaid “We at MEC are focused on giving a holistic education, so that our students become well rounded professionals. We will continue to provide guidance and mentorship to young engineers and hope that the students will excel in whatever they undertake”.

Shri Jayesh Ranjan was highly appreciative of the excellent training imparted to engineering students at MEC on new generation technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Robotics, etc. and said “I am happy to note the focused attempt of MEC faculty to provide exposure to these frontier technologies and their applications to the students”. He expects that the students will gain immensely from such exposure.

Shri. Vineet Nayyar, Chairman, Mahindra Educational Institutions and Chairman, Executive Committee, Mahindra Ecole Centrale, said, “At the Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) College of Engineering, we train students to leverage next generation technologies, along with teaching liberal arts and soft skills like Humanities, Economics, History, Cinema and Philosophy, making of topical documentary films, communication skills, etc. – so that the students can relate technical sciences to the real business environment. Our goal is to shape leaders of tomorrow by offering best in class education and job opportunities,”

Shri CP Gurnani said “Providing the young workforce with a platform where they can learn to leverage disruptive technologies is key to drive innovation and future business growth. Through Mahindra Ecole Centrale, we aim at bringing industry and academia together to address the skill gap in the industry today and foster a future-ready talent pool.”

With the intent to build upon next generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, Tech Mahindra assisted Supercomputer Lab of Mahindra Ecole Centrale is created out of the baseline requirements for supporting high performance computations for AI research and applications by incorporating Machine learning, Deep learning and Data Science”.

Established in 2014, MEC offers engineering education in core subjects like computer science, electrical and electronics, mechanical and civil engineering. MEC’s focus has been on shaping engineers who are imbued with industry-ready skills and abilities. Batch 2015 graduates have opted for either higher education or industry positions – the former in top-ranked well-known university/institute campuses such as Columbia, Cornell, Georgia Tech, USC, Princeton, Centrale, etc., and the latter in organizations such as Line Inc/Oisix Systems/Tecnos of Japan,Cisco, Capgemini, ZS Associates, Jocata, Intel, Deloitte, Orange, M&M, and Tech Mahindra.

Set in a sprawling 130-acre green campus replete with the latest technology backbone, high-end laboratories, workshops and recreational facilities, MEC was set up with the overarching idea of creating ”New Engineers” – leaders who accept no limits, entrepreneurs who drive positive change, and innovators who think alternatively, to solve today’s problems. This philosophy is a DNA level fusion of both the Ecole Centrale ethos and the Mahindra Rise philosophy.

About Mahindra Ecole Centrale

Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) College of engineering is an international technology school, that marks the foray of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group into the higher education sector. Mahindra Educational Institutions, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra Group’s IT venture, Tech Mahindra, collaborated with Ecole Centrale Paris in 2014 to establish MEC collocated with the Tech Mahindra Technology Park in Hyderabad. Ecole Centrale Paris (recently renamed as CentraleSupélec) is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering institutions in France with a heritage that goes back to nearly 200 years.

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Hyderabad: Digital payments company Paytm is distributing point-ofsales (PoS) machines to medium-sized vendors and retailers in the city but the users say since the new facility entails surcharge the customers are avoiding its use.

“I am asked to collect the surcharge from the customer for using the PoS machines. And the same time, Paytm wants me to pay Rs 2,800 annually for maintenance of PoS which is a burden I have no capacity to carry,” said Ravi, a general store owner in Khairtabad.

So far the payments company used QR (scanning code) codes to conduct transactions free of cost. But now the company has got into card payment at merchant locations in the city. Paytm wants the customer to use the two systems–PoS tradition and mobile PoS terminals. That way it would make more money.

Traditional PoS terminals work on GPS or landline while mobile terminals work with smartphones. Most of the devices distributed to small and medium-sized vendors and traders are operated via smartphones attached to the PoS.

“The machine is a gift. But we have to pay an annual charge for its maintenance,” said Mohammed, a paan shop owner at Road No. 1 Banjara Hills.

Paytm spokesperson recently said that the company will continue to expand its digital payments ecosystem. It will enable small merchants to accept payments digitally, using both QR codes and PoS systems at locations where people prefer card payments. In May last year, Paytm launched payments bank intending to double its customer base to 50 crore by 2020. Currently, Paytm has a user base of 35 crore.

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Hyderabad: Big Bazar is right back again with its shopping festival – “Six Days Maha Bachat”.

This shopping festival will start from August 10 to 15, 2019.

Its stores across the country will offer a special preview for its members, elder and people with disabilities on August 9, 2019.

This six days sale include offers like buy one get two free along with 20% cash-back on men’s and ladies wear. Big Bazar CEO, Sadashiv Nayak said: “These 6 days will provide an opportunity for customers to save big.”

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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rains as a depression over North Bay of Bengal Orissa is likely to intensify further into a deep depression in the next 24 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted.

Speaking to Siasat,  IMD Director Telangana  Y.K. Reddy  said, “Under the influence of the depression formed over the Bay of Bengal, both the Telugu speaking states are about to experience light to moderate rains at most places. Apart from that, heavy downpour will likely prevail over isolated parts of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday and Thursday .After that also rains will continue as it is rainy season .Light to moderate rains will continue for the next few days.

“The depression might intensify into a deep depression over the next 24 hours, due to which the wind speed might reach to 50- 55 kilometres per hour over Andhra Pradesh coast,” he added.

However in Hyderabad the sky conditions will be generally cloudy with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers and the temperatures will remain at 28 and 23 degrees Celsius.

Fishermen were advised not to venture into sea along Northwest Bay of Bengal over the next 24 hours.

Mr Y.K. Reddy said that August rains will be encouraging and is expected to record normal rainfall of 180 mm or little more .Telangana will not be deficient for the season  and has already come close to normal  he added.

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Hyderabad: After BJP’s landslide victory in Lok Sabha Polls, Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi, MIM President and Hyderabad MP had said that Article 370 cannot be scrapped.

Soon after the removal of the Article, the video went viral on social media.

In the video, Mr. Owaisi can be seen saying that BJP is cheating voters in the name of Article 370. He also said, “Article 370 cannot be removed”.

Parliament passed “Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019”

It may be mentioned that yesterday, Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 and approved the resolution to abrogate the Constitution’s Article 370.

Earlier, the Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha.

After President’s approval, Jammu and Kashmir will be bifurcated into two Union Territories after viz., Jammu and Kashmir with legislature and Ladakh without legislature.

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Five-day conference on PathBreakers ends

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Hyderabad: The five-day long exhibition, PathBreakers, aimed at youngsters to get connected with the women of substance from the past ended on Wednesday.

The programme that included daily panel discussion on various aspects of women empowerment was organized by Muslim Women’s Forum, New Delhi, Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA) and TMREIS (Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society).

The event was inaugurated on August 3 by A.K. Khan, Advisor to the Government of Telangana, while Dr. Syeda Hameed, former Member, Planning Commission and President of Muslim Women’s Forum explained the concept, objectives and the efforts that went into the creation of this unique exhibition. Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Secretary, IT, Government of Telangana released a special Booklet on The PathBreakers.

The exhibition displayed the sketches depicting the history of 21 women across the country. These women had not only broken the stereotypes but became an inspiration for the country. These women came out of their traditional life styles and took active part in the struggle for independence of the country. After the independence they became writers, teachers, artists, scientists, lawyers, educators, political workers and trade unionists. A few of them also became members of parliament and legislatures while other represented India in international forum, the conference was told.
“It’s high time to break the stereotype of Muslim Women as victims of triple talaq, polygamy, burqa, halala,” Mazher Hussain, Executive Director of COVA, said.

The exhibition had attracted more than 2000 students, 300 visitors and students from 25 schools. Two panel discussions were organized–one each in the forenoon and afternoon.

Syeda Falak (Karate Champion), Syeda Salva Fatima (Pilot) and Nikhat Zareen (boxing sensation) spoke about their hardships they faced in becoming achievers. Dr. Safia Mehdi from Delhi, Prof. Ismath Mehdi, Dr. Avdesh Rani, Dr. Ameena Tahseen, Prof. Salma Faruqui, Dr. Anand Raj Varma, Ms. K. Vimala, Mr. Veda Kumar, Dr. B.V Subba Rao and Ms. Dilnaz Baig spoke during the sessions.

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Hyderabad: Former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya recalled Mrs Sushma Swarajs visit to his house then as a leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha in 2007.

 The departed BJP Leader then leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha visited residence of  Bandaru Dattatraya at  Ramnagar, Hyderabad in the year 2007.

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Dattreya recalled her visit and paid rich tributes to Sushma Swaraj . He recalled his close association with her as a Union Minister in the BJP Cabinet. While Dattatreya was Union Minister for Labour Sushma Swaraj was the Union leader for External Affairs . 

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Hyderabad: Metro Cash and Carry, India’s leading organized wholesaler and food specialist,today,announced an exclusive partnership with Fintech start-up ePayLater to digitize and transform kiranas with a more affordable and sustainable solution. As part of its next phase of kirana digitization program, METRO in association with ePayLater has co-created a mobile application – ‘Digital Shop’– that enables kirana owners to use their existing smartphones to digitize their business operation instantly without any additional investment on a device.

According to a release ‘Digital Shop’ by ePayLater and METRO will digitally empower small retailers and kiranas by upgrading their traditional methodologies and leverage the power of technology bymodernizingtheir business. Downloading this app, kiranas can digitally track their daily and monthly sales; manage their inventory; place orderswith METRO, offer digital payment options to customers using their smartphone. The ‘Digital Shop’ offers kiranas zero transaction fee; a universal QR code to accept payments from all apps;and no cap on daily and monthly transactions. In addition, kiranas can extend credit to their customers using the ‘Digital Shop’ app and also get access to interest-free business credit with a few clickson the app. This would help kirana free up working capital, thereby making business more profitable.

The app will also provide analytics to kirana owners suchas inventory consumption patterns and thefast and slow-moving products that will optimize kirana’s product mix and eventually help in improving their revenues and margins. The kiranas will be able to engage with customers digitally and create customized offers, provide loyal customers with an instant credit of up to Rs. 25,000 for purchases, and grow their revenue by offering additional services like utility and bill payments, amongst others.

Commenting on the strategic alliance, Mr Arvind Mediratta, MD & CEO, METRO Cash & Carry India,said, “The kiranas are the backbone of India’s consumption story and crucial in generating employment opportunities and value creation for the economy. Through the Digital Shop app,we aim to transform the traditional kiranas into omni-channel stores. Whether it’s easy credit solution for business; a complete digital experience; data analytics to grow business; or a competitively priced product portfolio offering; we bring it all together in a single app at no extra cost. The Digital Shop initiative is aligned with Government of India’s impetus to digitize small retailers and shopkeepers, and through this strategic initiative with ePayLater we aim to help facilitate a more level-playing field for these small and independent businesses for their continued successin the competitive retail landscape.”

The Digital Shop app initiative complementsMETRO’s existing Smart kirana program aimed at digitizing and transforming traditional closed format stores into open and modern format for themto compete and thrive in the competitive environment. Under the Smart kirana programme, METRO has so far modernized operations of over 500 kiranas across the country. However, the latest initiative combines new-age technologies, data science and years of exhaustive experience of wholesale retail into a simple-to-use digital offering.

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Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janta Party today paid rich and glowing tributes to Sushma Swaraj who passed away last night following a cardiac arrest .

The Condolence meeting was led by Dr. Laxman BJP State President along with Mr. Bandaru Dattatryea former Union Minister, Indrasena Reddy, Dharma Rao , Chayya Devi , Chintha Sambhamurthy Vijay laxmi Aruna Jyothi and others .

Later addressing media persons Dr. Laxman recalled Sushma Swaraj’s contribution to the  Party the Government and her special role in the separate Telangana Bill due to which Telangana was a reality he said.

Dr. Laxman said that fondly known as Chinnamma in Telangana (meaning younger mother ) he said that she had good relations with every one irrespective of Party affiliations and she served every one during her long tenure as Union Minister for 25 years.

Dr. Laxman said that she entered into politics as a college going student . She was a leader of the ABVP and was elected President in her College . After completing her degree she was elected for Assembly and was the youngest member in the Cabinet . She Was a Minister since 1977 from Haryana . Subsequently she became a Parliamentarian and got elected from New Delhi and became the Chief Minister of Delhi. She was also elected to Rajya Sabha . During her entire career she had a good record and had high reputation with highest representations at International level he said and added that as Union Minister for External Affairs she made a good name for herself and the country both Nationally and Internationally. She was also very popular as Union Minister for Broadcasting and Union Minister for Medical and Health during which she brought in lot of changes including declaring the film production as an industry .

He recalled her contribution to the Telangana Bill which she had raised specially when children were being killed in the University fighting for seperate Telangana . She raised her voice in Parliament at the plight e of students struggle during the Telangana movement . In fact she was instrumental in creating a situation for the Bill for seperate Telangana .She made representation to Prime Minister of India on the bad situation in Telangana , the education problem water supply and other issues which were being affected during the Telangana struggle period . Dr. Laxman said that even though she had nothing to Do with Telangana she acted as if she belonged to Telangana while conveying the problems engulfing the citizens in Telangana. All this she had raised in the Parliament.

After becoming the Minister for External Affairs she helped thousands and thousand of people residing outside the country in reuniting them with their families he said.Telangana people had great regars for her as thousands of people from the State sort her help when they found their family members were stuck abroad specially when they were fooled by middlemen on job related issues.

He said her untimely death was a big loss to the nation and to the BJP  Dr. Laxman paid rich tributes  on behalf of the Telangana BJP and in particular students and youth of Telangana  

Bandaru Dattatreya former Union Minister recalled his association with Sushma Swaraj as both were in the Cabinet and paid rich tributes to her . He said he had a long association with her in politics and India would miss her .

On the occasion Dharma Rao, Krishna Sagaar Rao senior bjp leaders , Chintha Sambharmurthy State Secretary Chayya Devi  Vijaylaxmi and Aruna Jyothi state office bearers were present. The BJP paid floral tributes in front of a photograph placed in the Party office.

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Hyderabad: Police pickets have been posted at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University and University of Hyderabad here following the scrapping of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

As a precautionary measure, the pickets were posted in the wake of recent developments (over Kashmir issue), a senior police official said, adding there have been no issues pertaining to law and order.

He refuted reports that prohibitory order under CrPC Section 144 has been clamped in the area. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) empowers an executive magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than four persons in an area.

The police official said they have promulgated Section 30 of the Police Act, 1861, for the regulation of public assemblies, processions and meetings, adding the prohibitory orders under Section 30 are imposed every month on regular basis and there was nothing new in this.

UoH administration sources said no protests were held on Wednesday and Tuesday in the university and that peaceful atmosphere prevailed. University authorities planned to revise the circular issued earlier prohibiting any protests and agitations in the campus until further orders as section 144 was in place, the sources said.

The circular was issued based on a communication from Gachibowli police that no protests be held as prohibitory orders under Section144 are in place.

However, with the Cyberabad police commissionerate clarifying that no such orders have been issued, the university planned to revise the circular (revoking assembly of five or more persons), the sources said.

The normal regulations in the campus, including specifying places for protest, would be in place, they added.

On Monday, some members of the Students Federation of India and some Kashmiri students in the University of Hyderabad, also known as Hyderabad Central University, tried to stage a protest against the Centre’s decision to abolish Article 370 but they were dispersed by university security personnel, who cited implementation of prohibitory orders issued by the police.

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Hyderabad: Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha which will be celebrated on 12^th August, sheep prices are likely to hit a new high.

It is anticipated that Hyderabad may witness supply-demand mismatch as the demand for sheep is likely to increase this year. Sheep traders believe that people may avoid big cattle due to possible hurdles by certain groups.

Rain is another factor which impacts the prices of the sheep as transporters charge more during the rainy season.

The prices of sheep are likely to increase by 20% compared to last year.

The cost of each big sheep is expected to be between Rs. 25000 and Rs. 40000.

It may be mentioned that many online portals have come up with an idea of an online market for sheep. However, people prefer buying it after visiting the conventional market to ensure the health of the animal.

In Hyderabad, lakhs of animals are sold on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha festival. These animals are brought into the city from various States including, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Helping Hand Foundation provides facility

On the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) will make arrangements for sacrificing and distributing the meat of the sheep weighing 13-15 kg against payment of Rs. 8000.  

The meat will be distributed among poor families and patients who are facing life-threatening diseases.

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Hyderabad: Saudi officials imposed a ban on the use of LPG cylinders in the buildings located near Haram Sharif in Makkah.

These officials inspected three buildings in which Haj pilgrims of Hyderabad were accommodated. After inspection, they advised the inmates to refrain from using gas cylinders.

On the advice of the officials, Mr. Husain Mohamed Shareef, in-charge of Rubat arranged electric stoves immediately and trained the Haj pilgrims how to use them. The Haj pilgrims of Hyderabad applauded the timely help offered by Mr. Shareef. Many of them contacted the office of Siasat on phone and informed about the timely arrangements made by Mr. Shareef.

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Hyderabad: India’s first flight carrying Haj pilgrims took off from Hyderabad On 22nd October 1946. Earlier, pilgrims used to travel by a sea route for performing Haj.

According to the report published in Times of India, the first flight carried 18 Haj pilgrims. Two Deccan Airways Dakota aircrafts took off from the old airport of Hyderabad located at Begumpet in 1946 amid slogans “Allah-u-Akbar”. Khan Bahadur Nawab Ahmed Nawaz Jung was also traveling on that flight.

It may be noted that at that time, there was no flight from other Indian cities to Jeddah.

The name of the pilot who took off the first flight was Captain Cox and his junior was Munshi. The technical support was provided by Nasir, Radio Officer and Lord, Flight Engineer. It may be mentioned that Deccan Airways was the leading airlines at that time. In 1948, the flights of Deccan Airways were discontinued due to uncertain political situation in erstwhile Hyderabad State. It was again started in 1949 after the Police Action.

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Hyderabad: A young man in Hyderabad has come forward with an innovative solution in the form of a ‘smart’ bangle to enhance the security of women.

Gadi Harish, aged 23, along with his friend, Sai Teja, has invented a bangle which generates shock and sends live location and warnings to relatives and police if a woman is in danger.

The device, ‘Self-Security Bangle for Women’ is activated when a woman tilts her arm at a particular angle. The tilt action gives an electric shock to the aggressor holding the woman’s arm and at the same time, sends its live location and alerts to relatives and nearby police stations.

Gadi Harish said, “I have developed a project named self-security bangle for women, this device is completely different from the devices available in the market. I have developed this project with the help of my friend, Sai Teja.”

“The main concept of this project is to give security to women as nowadays we observe a lot of rape and missing cases of women.”, Harish added.

With the prototype ready, the 23-year-old is now requesting assistance from the government to complete his project and fulfil his objective of making women safer.

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New Delhi: Beefing up security ahead of Independence Day, Indira Gandhi International Airport authorities have asked flyers to report early and have ordered the closure of ‘meet and greet’ area till August 20.

The domestic flyers have been requested to reach the airport minimum of three hours in advance and international flyers have been asked to reach four hours prior to their scheduled flight.

“The entry to meeters and greeters area will be barred w.e.f. 10th August to 20th August 2019. Any inconvenience caused is regretted.” IGI Airport authorities said.

According to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security sources, all the civil aviation establishments have been asked to tighten their security ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

The enhanced security measures included through screening of passengers, tightening access control in aviation installations, strengthening of anti-terrorism and anti-sabotage measures, enhanced security in cargo terminals and parking areas and strict vigil on the movement of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) around aviation installations, the sources said.

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Hyderabad (Telangana): Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was known as a leader who would leave no stone unturned to help those in distress, and two such women – Zainab Bee and Ameena Begum – recalled how the BJP stalwart freed them from the clutches of slavery in the Gulf and helped them return home to their families.

Swaraj breathed her last on Tuesday night at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Speaking to ANI, a teary-eyed Zainab said the news of Swaraj’s demise devastated her and recalled how she was helped by the former External Affairs Minister.

“I could not sleep the whole night when I was informed that Sushma Ji is no more. It is very upsetting for me. She helped me so much. I could not eat or sleep. I had no hope that I will be able to come to India but only because of her efforts, I was able to see my family in India,” she said.

Describing the atrocities she faced while stranded in Saudi Arabia, Zainab said, “I was abused by the people and made to work in three houses without food and water. I did not have any money as they were not giving me any money and also was not allowed to talk to my family in India.”

Ameena, who was rescued last year from Dammam in Saudi Arabia, said, “I requested Sushma Ji to help me come to India. She helped me a lot and in 2018, a year after I went to Saudi Arabia, I was able to come to India. She rescued me from the atrocities I was facing there. I am very upset that Sushma Swaraj Ji is no more. This is very disheartening to me. She helped a lot of people.”

Meanwhile, Amjadullah Khan, a local leader and activist who had approached Swaraj with many human trafficking cases, also condoled the loss of the BJP stalwart, who, he called, an “iron lady”.

“It is very sad that Sushma Swaraj is no more. I had the opportunity of working with her on problems faced by NRIs, especially Hyderabad city women who were stuck in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, and nearly 200 cases were solved. She was very down to earth and she was an iron lady. She was respected by all, even the opposition parties and members of all religions, which is not easily seen these days in the new era of politics,” Khan said.

Swaraj was admitted to AIIMS following the deterioration of her health.

According to sources at AIIMS, Swaraj was feeling restless at 9 pm on Tuesday and reached the hospital at around 9:30 pm in an ambulance. A team of doctors tried to revive her for 70 to 80 minutes but failed in their attempt. Swaraj was declared dead at 10:50 pm.

The 67-year-old was appointed the Foreign Minister in the first term of the Narendra Modi government in 2014. She opted out of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing ill health.

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