Ch Sushil Rao

Movie goers will have to give their telephone numbers while booking tickets from February 1.

The union ministry of information and broadcasting has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls and theatres on preventive measures to contain spread of Covid19. From February 1, 100 per cent occupancy has been allowed in theatres instead of the earlier limit of 50 per cent occupancy and some additional guidelines have been issued. One of the guidelines is that the telephone number of the person booking the tickets will have to be taken by theatre managements.

A Zilla Parishad school in Rajanna Sircilla district has got a FIFA quality football turf and a corporate look and facilities.

As schools reopened on Monday after they had been closed due to the Covid situation and lockdown in March last year, students of the Zilla Parishad Girls High School at Geethanagar in Rajanna Sircilla district returned to a premises that was renovated to give it a corporate look. The renovation was done under Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) of corporates in Private-Public Partnership mode. The renovated school, apart from a football turf has 40 renovated rooms with furniture, an innovation lab, 12 CCTV cameras, has high speed LAN and is Wifi enabled. The dining hall has a capacity to seat 500 students. There is a clinic to attend to students. According to K T Rama Rao, the school has a capacity for 1,000 students and facilities for digital learning. The school, as minister K T Rama Rao described, has a ‘Fifa quality football ground with turf.

To make police officers behave and act in a gender sensitive manner, Rachakonda police in Telangana is conducting gender sensitization training to newly recruited police constable officers.

Rachakonda commissioner of police Mahesh Bhagwat while interacting with the first batch of trainees, said that such training at the very initial stage of they taking up their job would help break stereotypes on gender issues. He said this would help the recruits develop a gender sensitive approach at the workplace as well as when dealing with sexual violence/harassment complaints. The training intends to ensure that the response of the police would be appropriate in situations which warrants them being sensitive. The training will continue regularly for the 1606 police recruits in batches of 50 to 60 twice a week.

Beware of Cyber frauds wherein fraudsters send fake QR codes and cheat people of their money.

The Cyberabad police have said that the Cyber Crime Police Station, Cyberabad was receiving complaints from victims wherein they are losing their money after scanning the QR codes sent by the fraudsters. The Cyber fraudsters who have been identified as hailing from Rajasthan are posting fake advertisements on Olx website, FaceBook and Quikr and other websites on the pretext of selling or purchasing used goods and then cheating those who fall prey.

An Indian-origin doctor in the US has shot at and killed a paediatrician in Austin Texas.

Dr Bharat Kumar Narumanchi who was born in the US took hostage a 43-year-old paediatrician Katherine Dodson at a hospital she was working at. When the police could enter the premises, they noticed the body of Katherine Dodson with bullet shots. Bharat Kumar too was found dead. Austin police department believes Narumanchi committed suicide after he shot dead 43-year-old Katherine Dodson. Four other persons in the hospital were released or could escape from the hostage situation, a spokesperson of the Austin police department said.

An 800-km padayatra being undertaken to demand an NRI policy for Telangana reached Rajanna Sircilla district on Wednesday. The long march has been undertaken by Gulf Workers Awareness Centre (GWAC) founder president Krishna Donikeni, who had earlier worked in Dubai. The padayatra which began in Nirmal district will end in Hyderabad. In the 24 days of the padayatra so far, 516 km was covered

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made a sudden inspection of a vegetable market in Siddipet on Wednesday. After an interaction with farmers at the Ontimamidi agricultural vegetable market, he said commission agents should not take collect more than four per cent as commission from farmers and this has to be regulated by marketing officials. On the request of the farmers, he assured that a cold storage would be constructed for storage of vegetables.

For the courage and valour that he displayed in Galwan valley, an army captain hailing from Hyderabad has been awarded the Sena Medal in connection with the Republic day 2021. Though the details of the grit that he showed in the clash with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China on June 15, 2020 are not officially announced, from what has been gathered through army sources, Capt Arjun Deshpande was in the forefront of taking on the PLA at Galwan Valley in Ladakh. Capt Arjun Deshpande’s bravado was exhibited when the Chinese Army attacked Col B Santosh Babu, the commanding officer of his unit, the 16 Bihar Regiment. In response to the sudden attack on Col Santosh Babu, Capt Arjun Deshpande reacted swiftly taking on the Chinese army in hand combat

Wing Commander Bibhu Dutta SK Jenamani Flying (Pilot) is posted as Flight Commander of a frontline Mi-17 V5 Helicopter Unit. This unit mans detachments for Operation Triveni as part of Anti Naxal Task Force (ANTF) at Raipur and Jagdalpur. On 10 February 2020, while operating at Jagdalpur, he received requisition for an urgent evacuation of bullet hit personnel from a live encounter site near Pamed. He quickly made two helicopters ready for the mission and analysed the landing site in the NTRO ops room with live feed from the UAV overflying the area.

Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu who laid down his life fighting to protect the country from Chinese intrusion has been honoured with the Maha Vir Chakra. The award was announced on January 25 on the eve of Republic day 2021.

The 38-year-old Col Santosh Babu and 20 Indian soldiers belonging to the 16 Bihar Regiment died in the clashes with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China on June 15, 2020 in Galwan valley in Ladakh. Col Santosh Babu’s final rites were performed in his hometown Suryapet in Telangana. The family was in sorrow but also strong and courageous when they heard of Col Santosh Babu’s death. His father B Upendar, who retired as chief manager in SBI retired banker had said he was proud that his son had made the supreme sacrifice for the country.