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10-Year-Jail To Accused Of Indian Mujahideen Conspiracy Case

By LokMarg 13th July 2023

A National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court here on Wednesday sentenced four persons to 10 years of imprisonment in the Indian Mujahideen (IM) conspiracy case relating to the plot hatched by Pak-backed terrorists to trigger bomb blasts across India.

The four accused were in close association with IM members, including Pakistan-based key accused Riyaz Bhatkal and Yasin Bhatkal, based in India.
The anti-terror agency said that the four accused had done recce of important places, including Hyderabad and Delhi, and had also procured explosives as well as arms and ammunition.

The accused, identified as Danish Ansari (Darbhanga, Bihar) Aftab Alam (Purnea, Bihar), Imran Khan (Nanded, Maharashtra) and Obaid-Ur-Rehman (Hyderabad, Telangana), were convicted on July 7, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. They had been arrested between January and March 2013.

Under the sentence pronounced on Wednesday, the Special Judge also imposed fine of Rs 2,000 on accused Danish Ansari and Rs 10,000 on Aftab Alam.

The Special Court had earlier framed charges against the four, along with seven others, on March 31 this year. The other seven have been identified as Yasin Bhatkal, Asadullah Akhtar, Zia-Ur-Rehman, Tehsin Akhter and Hyder Ali. The trial against them is continue.

The case pertains to the conspiracy hatched by the members of the Indian Mujahideen, which is responsible for carrying out various blasts in the country, including Varanasi blasts of March 2006, Mumbai serial blasts of July 2006, UP courts serial blasts at Varanasi, Faizabad and Lucknow in November 2007, Hyderabad twin blasts of August 2007, besides the Jaipur serial blasts, Delhi serial blasts and the Ahmedabad serial blasts in 2008.

IM was also behind the Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru Stadium blast of 2010 and the Hyderabad twin blasts of 2013, said the NIA. (ANI)

Telangana: Modi Offers Prayers At Bhadrakali Temple In Warangal

By LokMarg 8th July 2023

Ahead of laying the foundation stone for various development projects worth Rs 6,100 crore in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at Bhadrakali temple in Warangal district.

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He is also scheduled to address a public meeting in the district.

“Leaving for Warangal to attend a programme where we will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development works worth over Rs 6100 crores. These works cover different sectors ranging from highways to railways. They will benefit the people of Telangana,” PM Modi said in a tweet on Saturday morning before leaving for Warangal.

Meanwhile, Telangana Chief Minister Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is most likely to skip Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s program.

From Warangal, PM Modi will travel to Bikaner in Rajasthan, to dedicate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 24,300 crore, a PMO statement earlier informed.

The statement further added that PM will dedicate to the nation a six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar – Jamnagar Economic Corridor and phase-I of the Inter-State Transmission Line for Green Energy Corridor.

The statement further added that the PM will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Bikaner Railway station.

PM Narendra Modi is on a tour of four states including Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Rajasthan from July 7 to 8.

Except for Uttar Pradesh, all the states are going to polls later this year. (ANI)

400 Maoist Cadres Surrendering Every Year: IG Bastar

By LokMarg 26th April 2023

More than 400 Maoist cadres are surrendering every year following the government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy under which they are given all kinds of facilities including financial assistance, said Sundarraj P, Inspector General of Police of Bastar Range.

“On average, more than 400 Maoist cadres are surrendering every year. A special campaign named “Lone Varratu” has been conducted in District Dantewada for this purpose and results are great,” said Bastar Range Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P while interacting with ANI on Tuesday.
IG further stated that the majority of leaders of the CPI Maoist organizations are usually from the states outside Chhattisgarh like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.

“The senior leaders of the CPI Maoist organizations are usually from the states outside Chhattisgarh like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. In the past they misguided the local youths and women in the name of Jal, Jungle, and Jameen through compulsion,” said the IG.

“After getting recruited by the organization when the local youths got introduced to the reality of Maoist, that in the last 22 years, 1700 people were killed by them alleging them of being informers. So after witnessing the anti-development face of Maoist, these local youths surrendered under the government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy, “he added further.

Sundarraj P said they have full faith that other Maoist cadres will soon leave violence and understand the real face of Maoists and join the mainstream of the society and contribute to the region’s development for peace and security.

A former woman Naxalite who now leads the security forces during anti Naxals – operation as she has joined Chhattisgarh’s police force says, “Most people have joined the Naxal organization because of compulsion, majority of the leaders and commanders who take decision are from Andhra and not form Chhattisgarh’s Bastar.”

“In 2012 I got married to the organization only but after getting injured during an ambush I surrendered. When security forces use to raid the village we have to run for life, so … I decided to surrender thinking that I would get some job and if not then we would work as daily wage laborers,” said the former Naxalite.

On 22 April, the State Hawk force and police team killed two women Naxals carrying a reward of Rs 14 lakh each in an encounter in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district. (ANI)

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Max Temp To Rise By 3-5°C In Next 3-5 Days In Country: IMD

By LokMarg 9th April 2023

There will be a gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country during the next 3-5 days, said India Meteorological Department on Sunday.

However, there will be no significant heatwave conditions over any part of the country during the said period.
Northeast India and the western Himalayan region will have normal temperature during the same period, IMD said

It also predicted light to moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms/lighting/gusty winds very likely over Telangana and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on April 9 and over Kerala during the next five days. (ANI)

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Telangana Needs To Be Wary Of People Nurturing Dynastic Rule, Graft: Modi

By LokMarg 8th April 2023

In a veiled attack on Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Telangana needs to be very careful of people who nurture dynastic rule, nepotism and corruption.

Prime Minister Modi said he was pained at the non-cooperation of state government in the Centre’s projects.
Addressing the gathering at Parade Ground, Hyderabad, PM Modi said, “Serving people with utmost devotion is our primary goal. But I am very pained about one thing… It hurts a lot when the development and welfare measures by the central government do not fructify well due to hindrances posed by state governments. This has been happening in Telangana.”

He said due to the lack of cooperation from the state government, many central projects were getting delayed and it is the people who are the ultimate sufferers.

He said the state government should not allow any hindrance to development projects.

“I appeal to the Telangana government to not allow any obstruction to development measures, not make the people of Telangana the victims, not to deprive the state of prosperity,” he added.

Attacking the ruling BRS in Telangana without taking names, PM Modi said dynasty politics and corruption are not different. He said corruption flourishes where dynasty politics prevails.

Prime Minister Modi said, “In today’s new India, it is our priority to fulfill the aspirations of the countrymen. But a handful of people are very agitated by these development works. People, who keep nurturing dynastic rule, nepotism and corruption, are irked by those who work honestly. They are not concerned with the interest of the country and society. Such people only like to see their families flourishing. Telangana needs to be very careful about such people.”

He said those, who are trying to escape from their own corrupt acts by seeking protection from the court, received a jolt.

“We have enhanced the digital payment system across the country, but why did not this happen earlier? It did not happen because the dynastic forces did not want to give up their control over the system. The familists wanted to keep control of which beneficiary would get what benefit and how much. But today, Modi has attacked the very root of corruption,” PM Modi said.

The projects launched today in Telangana, Prime Minister said will further ‘Ease of Travel,’ ‘Ease of Living’ as well as ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in the state.

He said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been dedicated to fulfilling the dreams and aspirations of Telangana’s people.

“In the last nine years, around 70 km of the Metro network has been laid in Hyderabad only,” the PM said.

He said Telangana is reaping the benefits of the efforts being taken to modernise railways in the entire country.

Referring to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Covid pandemic, PM Modi said India invested a record amount in the modernisation of infrastructure when the world was witnessing economic turbulence.

He said Rs 10 lakh crore has been allotted for infrastructure modernisation in this year’s budget.

In Telangana, PM Modi said the NDA government has been geared towards both industrial and agricultural development. The textile sector is what empowers both the farmers as well as labourers, he added.

He said the Centre decided to establish seven Mega Textile Parks across the country and one among these will be established in Telangana. It will not only boost employment but will also ensure overall development in the state, he said.

“Today’s new India…the new India of the 21st century, is rapidly building modern infrastructure in every corner of the country. Vande Bharat Express represents a convergence of faith, modernity, technology and tourism. Also, the inauguration and laying of the foundation stones for the development projects worth Rs 11,000 crore today mark a special day for Telangana,” he said.

These projects, PM Mod said, will boost connectivity and strengthen infrastructure in the state.

Earlier on Saturday, PM Modi flagged off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad Railway Station here. The latest in the Vande Bharat trains will reduce the travel time between the two cities by almost three-and-a-half hours, particularly benefitting pilgrims of both the Telugu states.

This is the first Vande Bharat Express of India connecting Tirupati — a city in Andhra Pradesh which is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples. This is India’s 13th Vande Bharat Express which will run between Secunderabad in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati.

Prime Minister Modi said, “Along with railways, the network of highways in Telangana is also being developed rapidly. Due to the continuous efforts of the central government, today the length of National Highways in Telangana has doubled. In the year 2014, there was about 2,500 km long National Highway here, which has increased to 5,000 km today. Work is underway on road projects worth Rs 60,000 crore for the development of Telangana, which includes the ‘game changer’ Hyderabad Ring Road.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. He was received by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bandi Sanjay was also present at the airport.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao did not receive PM Modi at the airport. Instead, the CM deputed state minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav to receive the Prime Minister at Begumpet airport in his absence.

The Telangana CM also skipped Prime Minister Modi’s programme in the state on Saturday. Chief Minister KCR was invited following the protocol.

KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has been at loggerheads with the BJP, which is trying to make political and electoral inroads into Telangana. Assembly election in the state is due this year.

KCR, on the other hand, is trying to expand his party to other states as part of its national ambitions.

Last year, KCR renamed his party — the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) — to Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), marking the first step toward becoming a national party to counter the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He was also seen putting in efforts to unite the opposition parties for a united fight against BJP in next year’s general elections.

In a major thrust to infrastructure and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 11,300 crore in Telangana on Saturday.

In a programme at Parade Ground, Hyderabad, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station and other infrastructure projects.

During the programme, Prime Minister flagged off 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) services in the suburban section of the Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing commuters with a fast, convenient and comfortable travel option.

He inaugurated the doubling and electrification of the Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar project. Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of National Highway projects worth more than Rs 7,850 crore.

Prime Minister further laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Bibinagar. AIIMS Bibinagar is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,350 crore.

The establishment of AIIMS Bibinagar is an important milestone in providing comprehensive, quality and holistic tertiary care health services to the people of Telangana at their doorstep, said the PMO statement. (ANI)

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Telangana BJP Chief Gets Bail In Hindi SSC Paper Leak Case

By LokMarg 7th April 2023

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay, who was detained by Police late at night from his residence in Karimnagar was on Thursday granted bail by a magistrate court in the Hindi SSC paper leak case, informed Advocate Shyam Sunder Reddy, Lawyer of Bandi Sanjay.

“Court has accepted our request and bail was granted to Bandi Sanjay furnishing with and sureties and Rs 20,000. Tomorrow morning after furnishing the release order, he will be released from the Karim Nagar jail”, said Advocate Reddy.
“Court has made a condition that he can’t leave India without permission,” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Bandi Sanjay along with three others was sent to judicial custody till April 19 in the SSC paper leak case.

“Bandi Sanjay and 3 others have been sent to judicial custody till April 19 and will be shifted to Karimnagar jail,” Advocate Karuna Sagar, lawyer of Bandi Sanjay had said.

“We will be filing a contempt proceeding against the investigative officer for violating the SC guidelines. We are planning to challenge the order in High Court tomorrow,” he had added.

Bandi Sanjay Kumar was detained after midnight on Wednesday from his residence in Karimnagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Reportedly, a team of police reached the MP’s residence in Karimnagar and took him into custody.

This created a tense atmosphere as Bandi Sanjay’s supporters and party workers tried to stop the police.

Earlier the police registered a case against BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar under sections 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 4(A), 6 T.S. Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices and 66-D ITA-2000-2008 at the Kamlapur police station of Warangal district.

Responding to the arrest, the office of Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that the detention of Bandi Sanjay in the SSC paper leak case is “totally undemocratic” and there is a “clear-cut conspiracy” in the whole episode.

“Telangana State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar has been detained by Police late at night from his residence in Karimnagar. The Police have not yet announced officially on what grounds he was detained. There is a clear-cut conspiracy in the whole episode. The detention of Bandi Sanjay is totally undemocratic. The BRS government is gradually losing credibility among the public hence they are performing these stunts. This paper leak is out and out a failure of the BRS government,” the office of Bandi Sanjay Kumar told ANI.

An official from Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s office also alleged that the detention has been done to cover up the recent failures of the Telangana government regarding school and job examinations. (ANI)

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18 Parties To Participate In Hunger Strike In Delhi Tomorrow: K Kavitha

By LokMarg 9th March 2023

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha on Thursday said that a hunger strike will be held in the national capital on March 10 and that 18 political parties have said that they will participate in the protest launched to seek introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the current session of Parliament.

The BRS leader also said that she will face Enforcement Directorate as she has not done anything wrong.
Addressing a press conference here Kavitha, who received summons from the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the Delhi excise police case said that if a woman has to be interrogated by a central agency, then as per law, she has a “fundamental right” to be questioned at her home.

“We released a poster on March 2 about the hunger strike in Delhi over the Women’s Reservation Bill. 18 parties confirmed their participation…ED summoned me on March 9. I requested for March 16 but don’t know what haste they’re in, so I agreed for March 11.”

“When an agency wants to interrogate a woman, she has a fundamental right that it be done at her home,” she stated.

“So, I requested ED that they can come to my house on 11th March to investigate but they said that I will have to come to them,” the BRS leader said.

Kavitha arrived in Delhi today and said that she will be appearing before the Enforcement Directorate on March 11.

In a series of tweets, BRS MLS had hit out, alleging that certain political motives have been masquerading in the name of investigation.

“As a law-abiding citizen, I’ll fully cooperate with investigating agencies. I will appear at your good offices on March 11,” she had said in a statement.

“…I have been summoned by ED to appear on March 9th in Delhi. However, due to the Dharna and prefixed appointments, I’ll see legal opinions on the date of attending it,” BRS MLC K Kavitha had stated.

“I fail to understand as to why I have been summoned at such short notice. It seems that certain political motives have been masquerading in the name of investigation. I categorically say that I have nothing to do with the present investigation,” she had said in a subsequent tweet.

“Being a social worker and having prior commitments, I had already planned my schedule for the upcoming week & the abrupt rejection of my request seems to be motivated by reasons best known to you, which demonstrates that it is nothing but political victimisation,” she had tweeted.

On March 8, the BRS came down heavily on the Centre after the ED summoned Kavitha in connection with its ongoing probe of the Delhi excise policy case, saying that the central probe agencies have become an extended arm of the BJP.

Referring to the summons as “politically motivated”, BRS leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy had said that except ED and BJP, nobody really understands the case registered in connection with the new-withdrawn new Delhi excise policy. (ANI)

Telangana: Jr Dr, Battling For Life Over Suspected Ragging, Dies

By LokMarg 27th February 2023

The junior medical student from Warangal’s Kakatiya Medical Collaboration, who was admitted to hospital following a suicide bid on February 22, died on Sunday night.

The student, who was admitted to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, died at 9.10 pm on Sunday.
A statement issued by NIMS hospital read, “In continuation to the health update of Dr Preethi, despite continues efforts of Multidisciplinary team of Specialist Doctors, she could not be saved and (was) declared dead on 26/02/2023 at 9:10 pm.”

Further details are awaited.

On February 22, the junior doctor allegedly tried to kill herself by self-administering some injections at the Kakatiya Medical College, AV Ranganath, Warangal police commissioner, said.

She was undergoing treatment at NIMS, Hyderabad and her condition was said to be critical, doctors said.

The Warangal commissioner added that the victim was a first-year PG student at Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) in Warangal.

“She was last seen at the emergency OP while she was on duty and later, she left her room informing other doctors that she was experiencing a headache and stomach ache. She was later found in an unconscious state,” the commissioner said.

On February 24, Commissioner Ranganath said, “A second-year medical student of MJM Hospital has been arrested in connection with the death of first-year female medical student on February 22. We have booked him under SC/ST Act & Anti-Ragging Act.”

“Social media and personal chats between the two establish that she was subjected to ragging. Further investigation will be conducted once the toxicology report (which determines the presence of drugs or a foreign substance in a dead body),” the Warangal commissioner said.

The victim’s family members alleged that she was harassed by a senior male doctor.

The victim’s father lodged a complaint with the police claiming that a senior PG doctor had been harassing her for the last few days and evetually drove her to take the extreme step.

Police said they were probing the matter from all angles. (ANI)

Situation Tense After Clash Between Bairi Naresh’s Supporter, Ayyappa Devotees

By LokMarg 4th January 2023

Bairi Naresh’s remarks over Lord Ayyappa and other Hindu Gods including Lord Shiva and Vishnu have sparked an ideological battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its affiliated organizations, and the supporters of the Atheist Association chief.

The situation in Mahabubabad became tense after a student leader namely Suryaprakash came in the support of Bairi Naresh on social media.
Following this, a few Ayyappa devotees try to attack Suryaprakash. The police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

Mahabubabad DSP Saddaiah said, “We have registered a case on a person named Suryaprakash for his comments on social media. There was also a clash between a few people and Suryaprakash. A case has also been registered against a person Sai for this clash. No one has been arrested.”

Bairi Naresh was arrested in Warangal on Saturday as he was booked under Sections 153(A), 205, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code.

Bairi Naresh allegedly made an insulting remark against Lord Ayyappa at a public meeting in Kondagal. A video of the same went viral, sparking outrage on social media platforms.

In the video, he can be seen mocking Lord Ayyappa’s birth.

Devotees had lodged complaints against Bairi Naresh at different police stations in Hyderabad with demands for his immediate arrest.

BJP state president Bandi Sanjay earlier on Saturday slammed the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS, formerly known as TRS) government, accusing Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of allegedly “encouraging blasphemy” without taking any action.

In a series of tweets against Atheist Association President, Bairi Naresh who courted controversy by making “insulting” remarks about Lord Ayyappa Swamy, Bandi Sanjay took to Twitter and said, “Anybody can abuse Hindu Gods in #Telangana & get exonerated bcos @TelanganaCMO encourages blasphemy without taking any action! KCR claims to be “True Hindu” & his “Hinduvta is real” BUT so far what action is taken on insults against Gods Vishnu, Shiva & Ayyappa done in Kodangal ?” (ANI)

KCR Lays Foundation Stone For Hyd Express Metro To Airport

By LokMarg 9th December 2022

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday laid the foundation stone for Hyderabad Express Metro to Airport at Mindspace junction.

The High-Speed Airport Metro has a maximum speed of 120Kmph.
There will be a flight information display and information desk. There are also automatic fare collection gates for ease of passengers at each station. There will be city check-ins, early check-ins, and baggage handling facilities at Raidurg metro station initially and further at other selected stations.

The 31-km Airport Express Metro which starts from Raidurg Metro Terminal Station at Mindspace Junction will pass through Biodiversity Junction, Khajaguda Road, and touches Nanakramguda Junction on the Outer Ring Road before reaching RGI Airport in Shamshabad.

The Metro is projected to connect the airport to the main city in only 20 minutes. A few of the stations that are scheduled to be are Bio-Diversity Junction, Nanakramguda, Narsingi, TS Police Academy, Rajendranagar, Shamshabad and Airport Cargo station, and terminal.

The Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD, Telangana KT Rama Rao tweeted that, Telangana Government is strengthening Hyderabad’s mobility infrastructure to position it as a global city. The new metro rail line will cover 31km in just 26 minutes. (ANI)

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