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10,000 CCTVs to be installed December 31, 2014 12:37

The Hyderabad Police Commissioner M. Mahendar Reddy said, 10,000 CCTV cameras will be installed  across the city. This project will be the biggest of its kind anywhere in India and is expected to be launched in the new year. With a budget of Rs 600 crores, the project will be taken up and is expected to get complete in a year or two. The police commissioner said, the main reason to take up such big project is to eradicate anti-social elements and make Hyderabad a better place to live. He further added that with the existing cctv camera available the police have solved 90 percent crime case in the last six project and the latest project will ensure in checking of crime and violation of traffic rules. With the implementation of the project, the manforce will be reduced at traffic points and instead the manforce can be used for alternative initiatives like intelligence gathering, crime prevention and other tasks. - TVR

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IB Building is KCR's new camp office December 09, 2014 12:06

After hectic deliberations, the old State Intelligence Bureau [SIB] building is all set to be the house Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's new camp office. KCR who is sentimental about 'vaastu' made his team to visit the building and after considerable discussions, KCR gave a nod for this building. According to the sources, KCR will move to the new camp office by this December end or in the first week of January. The R&B officials are directed to look after the renovation works. The Intelligence Bureau building is a G+1 structure which has seven spacious rooms and enough parking space too. The chief minister's chamber will be in the ground floor while the first floor will be accommodated to the secretaries. Also the R&B officials are directed to build a large hall that can hold review meetings and to host dignitaries. The Police department too is making hefty security measurements surrounding the construction. Two larges scanners at the main gate, metal detectors are being arranged for this. But the R&B Officials have refused to reveal the expenditure of the renovation works. - TVR

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Rate the Police Efficiency November 18, 2014 12:30

The Hyderabad Police have launched another unique initiative of taking feedback from public and rate their efficiency. The 'Citizen Satisfaction Feedback Service Wing' was started by Hyderabad Police Commissioner Mahender Reddy on Monday and the idea is to find out the functioning of police and how to improve the services further. The feedback wing will call different people who approached the police for various reasons and sought their feedback and how the police managed to solve the issue. In terms of negative criticism from the citizens which could lead to harassment of individual, the Commissioner promised to keep the identity of the respondents confidential and the only objective of this initiative is to identify the weakness and strength of the police department. Every month every police station within the Hyderabad circle will be rated and if any station is getting poor reports, then an officer will be sent to put the things right. (AW: Vamshi)

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Hyderabad Airport goes social October 28, 2014 15:38

Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport [RGIA] has begun a new life by stepping into social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The officials of the Hyderabad Airport have confirmed entering to social media and added that the main aim behind this to bring its passengers and customers updated information on new services and latest developments at the airport. Passengers can now get connected and have access to any information on special offerings, retail options, food and beverages and duty-free shopping. The Chief Executive Officer of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited said in a press release that, “We intend to provide an opportunity for better communication with our passengers and customers. This is yet another initiative of RGIA and based on the inputs received, we believe that we can further improve the passenger experience.” The Facebook page was made public on Sunday however, we can see that the page is yet to a clearance from the social networking site. The process may be under progress, now go 'LIKE' the Hyderabad Airport page, if you are a Hyderabadi. (AW: Vamshi)

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10 year old made Hyd Commissioner October 15, 2014 18:36

A Ten-year old kid suffering with blood cancer was made Hyderabad Police Commissioner on Wednesday which was his everlasting wish. Sadiq, who is from Karimnagar wanted to become a police officer one day and "Make a Wish Foundation," a voluntary organization that works for children with life-threatening diseases, made the boy's dream come true. Hyderabad police chief Mahendar Reddy accepted this proposal and made the Sadiq, Police commissioner for one day. Sadiq received the guard of police and was dressed up in police uniform. He is the very boy who was visited by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao in August. All the media gathered at the commissioner's office to take a snap of this new little boss. (AW: Vamshi)

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Hyderabad cops to get tabs October 08, 2014 11:51

Traffic is a very big issue for the Hyderabad traffic police. But the department has managed to punish the offenders, specially in the drunken driving cases. For this, the cops used latest technology and till date, the police used cameras and manually upload the vehicle details along with photograph of the offenders in their office computers. But the police could not record the details of drivers and their license details. To solve this problem, the police department decided to use tablets or tabs which will have a mandatory field to record licence details of the offenders. With the help of these tabs, the police would click the photograph and also record the video of the offence. The video and photo along with details like vehicle registration, driver's licence, time and location of the offence will be updated real-time on traffic police server, which would be linked to the regional transport authority (RTA) database. The video and photo will also work as solid evidence in case someone wishes to challenge the charges. From December, police will start using tabs and the department has ordered 125 tabs. They would be given to 38 traffic inspectors, 25 officers and the rest to sub-inspectors and other staff. All tabs would be connected to the central server at the traffic control room with high speed internet connection. (AW: Vamshi)

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NIZ as L & T Metro Rail mascot September 11, 2014 15:56

The L & T Metro Rail [Hyderabad] has announced the launch of NIZ as the mascot of the metro rail.  A mascot is a person or object or an animal who brings luck to them and also used to represent a group of common public identity whereas NIZ  term is used to refer to a male originally from the Indian subcontinent who has a first name beginning with the letter 'N.' NIZ was introduced in the presence of Chief Secretary of Telangana government Rajeev Sharma and Metro Rail [Hyderabad] officials. Hereafter NIZ will be seen in every event of Metro Rail and will act as lucky charm for the people. (AW: Vamshi)

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Hyderabad 'Realty' boom ranked last August 26, 2014 10:50

Global real estate consultant Cushman and Wakefield on Monday revealed the Hyderabad real estate segment witness lowest capital value appreciation of 14 per cent in the mid segment and 16 per cent in the high-end mid segment. The report also said Hyderabad is ranked last among the top seven cities in terms of capital value appreciation, primarily due to subdued demand for residential units given the political uncertainty in the state during the last few years. However, considering that this uncertainty has now been cleared with the formation of two separate states, the overall city outlook remains positive, said the report. The capital value appreciation was attributed to demand from IT and IT related professionals and also development of physical and social infrastructure in the city. On the contrary, the overall real estate business in Hyderabad hit rock bottom but the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (Credai) opined this uncertainty will not long and in next five to six months of period, Hyderabad real estate business is likely to improve. (AW: Vamshi)

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8 Zones to turn Litter-free July 31, 2014 15:24

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation [GHMC] declared eight litter-free zones from Banjara Hills, Jubille Hills, Begumpet and Khairatabad areas and also announced that they will be collecting  garbage twice a day here after from residences, establishments and others. This will come effective from tomorrow i.e, August 1st. The GHMC has issued a notification regarding this on Wednesday and also instructed owners and occupants of all premises on the notified main roads to collect and store garbage, dust, ashes and trade rubbish and store them in two dustbins and hand them over to garbage collectors. The notified roads include Road Numbers 1, 2 and 12 in Banjara Hills, 36 and 92 in Jubilee Hills, Khairatabad , Begumpet and Secretariat main roads.   Regarding the penalty also, GHMC has tightened the norms and upon repeated violation for the fifth time Rs 10,000 fine is likely to imposed. Overall, GHMC is taking some efforts to keep the city clean however, it has targeted those areas where the wealthy persons reside. (AW: Vamshi)

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80 bikers caught racing July 28, 2014 10:15

The police have arrested 80 students who are reportedly involved in racing at the Outer Ring Road on Sunday morning. Around 6 AM, locals at Narsingi altered the police as large number of youngsters with bikes were seen riding dangerously and doing stunts. The police formed teams with available staff and blocked the roads at two ends and finally nabbed around 80 students. Shockingly, students who don't have driving license were also involved in racing. The police called upon the parents and held counseling sessions and warned the parents not to allow sons to such racings. On Monday too in the presence of Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Anand another round of counseling has been arranged. The police are yet to book case against the offenders and they would decide after counseling sessions. (AW: Vamshi)

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KCR is firm on illegal constructions July 17, 2014 10:27

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has once again clarified his stand on the illegal constructions in Hyderabad city. He lashed at opposition parties which are accusing the government of not bothering about encroached properties of tycoons. “We are not going to tolerate illegal constructions in Hyderabad at all and will definitely take severe action against everyone. Also the government knows how to take back its land and organisations like Lanco Hills and others are in our list. Government will penalise them,” added KCR. T-CM also criticised those who are claiming Hyderabad as a Hi-Tech city. “If it rains in city, water gets blocked in front of Raj Bhavan, at CM camp office. This is how a well developed city looks like ? When we contacted officials, they claimed because of encroachment, the drainage system got complicated and so water get logged at main circuits,” said KCR. He also said, the government won't indulge in cheap politics and it will fight against anything for the benefit of the people. GHMC has been actively demolishing illegal constructions in parts of city. With CM KCR giving full powers to GHMC in this regards, it is gearing up for a hectic task. (AW: Vamshi)

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Hyderabad to become wi-fi connect city June 11, 2014 15:28

The Telangana government is planning to set up country's largest incubator for start ups and make Hyderabad a wi-fi enabled city. Telangana Information Techbnology minister KT Rama Rao has asked the officials to draft a road map involving international corporations and GHMC, Hyderabad Metro Development Authority, Revenue and Hyderabad Metro. The government also wants to establish a separate authority to look after the Information Technology Investment Region [ITIR] for creating a hub of electronic manufacturing units. This will directly and indirectly benefit the young engineers providing lakhs and lakhs of jobs. The turnover of IT sector is over 62,000 Thousand crores and the government wants to double the revenue in next few years. So far Hyderabad is the second largest IT exporter in the country. (AW: Vamshi)

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