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IASThe 1978 batch retired IAS officer of Haryana

cadre, Sanjay Kothari has been given extension asSecretary to the President.

The 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre,Badri Narain Sharma has been re-appointed as Chair-man, National Anti Profiteering Authority(NAA) for theperiod of two years beyond 31 July 2019.

As many as two officers have been appointed forthe following posts in the Govt of India. The officersare : Ms. Mona K C Khandhar (IAS, GJ:96)Minister(Commerce & Economics), Embassy of In-dia in Tokyo. Debashish Prusty(IAS, RJ:2000), DeputyChief of Commission, Embassy of India in Brussels

The 1988 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre,Indevar Pandey, IAS (WB:88), presently in the Cadre,has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministryof Development of North Eastern Region by tempo-rarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary.

The 1987 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre,Rajesh Verma, IAS (OR:87), presently in the Cadrehas been appointed as Additional Secretary, Depart-ment of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfareagainst existing vacancy.

The 1985 batch IAS officer of Karntaka cadre, Ms.Amita Prasad, Director General, National Productiv-ity Council, Department for Promotion of Industry &Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry hasbeen appointed as Chairperson, Inland WaterwaysAuthority of India, Ministry of Shipping.

The 2003 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre,Neeraj Semwal has been appointed as Private Sec-retary to the Minister of State for Social Justice andEmpowerment, Thaawarchandr Gehlot.

The 2006 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, Dr.Ajay Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretaryto the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel,Dharmendra Pradhan at the Deputy Secretary level.

The 1988 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, Ms.Ravneet Kaur has been given premature repatriationfrom the post of Chairman & Managing Director(CMD),Inda Tourism Development Corporation(ITDC) in theMinistry of Tourism to her parent cadre.

2005 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, VipulBansal has been appointed as PrivateSecretary(Director level) to the Minister of Finance &Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman in the Dept ofExpenditure.

A.R. Bardhan(IAS, WB:89) and SanjeevVerma(IAS, JK:2001) have been empanelled for thepost of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Govt ofIndia.

The 2004 batch IAS officer of UD Cadre, B V R CPurushottam has been appointed as Private Secre-tary to the Minister of Human Resource Development,Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishant in the Dept of Higher Edu-cation at the Director level.

The 2005 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, Ms.Ritu Aggarwal has been re-designated as Director,Dept of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Re-source Development in the Govt of India.

2005 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, AshishKumar, Private Secretary to the M/o State for Devel-opment of North Eastern Region and Prime Minister’soffice, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,Atomic Energy and space, Dr. Jitendra Singh hasbeen re-designated to the Director level in the Deptof Personnel & Training

1986 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, Abhay,currently posted as DG, NCB has been appointedas Director, S V P National Police Academy.

The 2001 batch IPS officer of UP Cadre, TarunGaiba who is currently posted as DIG, Central Bu-reau of India(CBI) has been given premature repa-triation to his state cadre.

The 2001 batch IPS officer of UP Cadre, TarunGaiba who is currently posted as DIG, Central Bu-reau of India(CBI) has been given premature repa-triation to his state cadre.

IAS

The 1997 batch IFS officer, Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been ap-pointed as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Pratik Doshi a Private Secretary has been appointed asOSD(R&S) to the Prime Minister wef 14 June 2019.

Shiva Nand, Deputy Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariat hasbeen appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of Parliamen-tary Affairs, Coal & Mines, Prahlad Joshi in the Ministry of Parlia-mentary Affairs.

M. Venkatesan, Principal Private Secretary, CSSS cadre has beenappointed as Officer on Special Duty(OSD) to the Minster of State(I/C) for DoNER, PMO, PPG&P, Atomic Energy & Space, Dr JitendraSingh in the Prime Minister’s Office(PMO).

Raghunadha Babu Yadlapati has been appointed as Chairman,Tobacco Board in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh for the period of threeyears.

Dr. Sawar Dhanania has been appointed as Chairman, RubberBoard, Kottayam in Kerala.

Velpari M. S. who is currently posted as General Manager,Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd(HAL) has been appointed to the post ofDirector(Operations), HAL.

Dr. N. Madhusuddan Reddy and Dr. Usha Dixit have been ap-pointed to the post of Scientific Attache in the Indian Mission of Ber-lin, Germany and Tokyo, Japan respectively.

The 2007 batch ITS officer, Amaninder Singh Dhindsa has beenappointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Food Pro-cessing Industries(Sh. Harsimrat Kaur Badal)

Anup Kumar Jaiswal, Vice Chairman, Additional Bench II in NewDelhi has been appointed as Chiarman, Income Tax SettlementCommission(ITSC).

The 2012 batch IES officer, Ms. Karamjeet Kaur has been givenextension in tenure as Reserach Officer in the Economic Wing, Em-bassy of India in Washington DC.

The 2001 batch IAS officer of MN cadre, Ms. Nidhi Mani Tripathihas been given addl charge of the post of Chief ExecutiveOfficer(CEO), Price Stabilization Fund Trust(PSFT) in the Dept ofCommerce for the period of six months from 22 June 2019 to 21 Dec2019.

The 1990 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, Ms. Sarada G.Muraleedharan has been given premature repatriation from the postof Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology in theMinistry of Textiles to her parent cadre.

The 2005 batch IAS officer of AP cadre, Ms. M. Janaki has beenre-designated to the post of Director in the Ministry of Housing &Urban Affairs.

The 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Arun Kumar, Addi-tional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation hasbeen appointed as Director General in the Directorate General ofCivil Aviation in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary

As many as three IAS officers of 2017 batch, Ms. VasumanaPant(Maharashtra), Ms. Riya Kejriwal(Rajasthan) and Ms. AkankshaRana(Uttar Pradesh) has got new posting in Finance Commission.

Appointments

Sanjeev Kumar Singlaappointed PS to PM Modi

IFS officer Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointedthe Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister NarendraModi in Level-14, said the Department of Personnel andTraining (DoPT).

“The competent authority has approved the appoint-ment of Sanjeev Kumar Singla, IFS (1997) as Private Sec-retary to the Prime Minister in Level-14 with effect untilfurther orders,” a press release by the DoPT read. TheDoPT also approved the appointment of IAS officer ofGujarat cadre 1996 batch, Rajeev Topno, as Private Sec-retary to PM Modi “on a co-terminus basis or until furtherorders” through another press release. The appointmentof Hiren Joshi and Pratik Doshi as Officer on Special Duty(OSD) to PM Modi was also approved by the DoPT.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla to be nextUnion Home Secretary

Power Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhallais all set to become the new Home Sec-retary with the government appointinghim Officer on Special Duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday.

The Appointments Committee ofthe Cabinet headed by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi cleared Bhalla's ap-pointment as OSD in the ministry withimmediate effect. The 1984-batchAssam Meghalaya cadre IAS officermay succeed incumbent Rajiv Gauba,

who will demit office on August 31, on his superannuation.Even though the order did not mention that Bhalla will be the

next home secretary, according to convention, an OSD is appointedfor smooth transition of the charge from the incumbent, officialssaid. Bhalla will have a fixed two-year tenure till August 2021 if ap-pointed as the union home secretary.

In a major reshuffle in the senior bureaucracy effected by theACC, 1985-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Atanu Chakraborty wasappointed the new Secretary in the Department of Economic Af-fairs in Finance Ministry to succeed S C Garg, 1983-batch IAS of-ficer from Rajasthan cadre, who has been sent to Power Ministry inthe same capacity, a government order said.

Member (Finance), Digital Communications Commission,Anuradha Mitra was appointed Secretary, Department of OfficialLanguage.

Besides these officers, eight 1986-batch IAS officers were madesecretaries in various departments.

Ajay Bhadoo appointedJoint Secretary to President

The Appointments Commit-tee of the Cabinet on Saturdayapproved the appointment of AjayBhadoo as Joint Secretary toPresident Ram Nath Kovind.

“The Appointments Commit-tee of the Cabinet has approvedthe appointment of Ajay Bhadoo,IAS (GJ:1999) as Joint Secretaryto the President for a tenure co-terminus with the President,” a

press release by the Secretariat of the AppointmentsCommittee of the Cabinet read.

Bhadoo, a Gujarat batch IAS officer is currently serv-ing as the Vadodara Municipal Commissioner.

Abhay New Director of NPAOdisha cadre IPS officer

Abhay took over as the directorof Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Na-tional Police Academy here.

The academy officers pre-sented guard of honour to theirnew director, who later laid awreath at Martyr's column beforeassuming the charge.

Abhay, IPS officer of 1986 batch, was the head ofOdisha Crime Branch and Odisha Special Branch.

He had also worked at the Central Bureau of Inves-tigation (CBI), Bureau of Police Research and Develop-ment, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Abhay alsoserved as Director-General of the Narcotics Control Bu-reau from January 2018 to July 2019. Abhay said thathe headed Indian delegation for agency-level talks withMyanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Russia and Indone-sia and also represented India at a UN conference onNarcotic Drugs in his Commonwealth assignment.

He has also received Indian Police Medal for merito-rious service and President's medal for distinguishedservice.

Addressing the media gathering about his future pro-grams, Abhay said that he would be organising investi-gation training on priority for DIGs, IG and district SPs.

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Many More HappeningsThis month many more happenings from the top brass

Chief Secretary SK Joshi.The officer has called upon the statesto protect forest cover and its animals from being grabbedand poaching as it will pose a great danger to human life infuture.It’s very true, lets protect the forests first !Another newsis the CS has launched the ‘BreatheLife 2030 Campaign’ towork towards clean air, a group of doctors will run thisdrive.This is again a very essential one !

The good news is “Telangana’s Samagra Vedika Initiativehas found mention in economic survey. It has tremendouspotential and so far we are at the tip of the iceberg.” The happyCS shared the same news on twitter.Important news of themonth is “the State Government has asked AECOM, an inte-grated infrastructure firm, to prepare the architectural designsfor roads, lakes, parks and transport, in Hyderabad.

Good NewsGood news ! NRI women safety cell is inaugurated that

deals with matrimonial issues.The cell would provide legalguidance with the support of NILA, an NGO for the aggrievedwomen in NRI marriages. Another outstanding initiative fromDGP M.Mahendar Reddy, who is doing tremendous work totake the Telangana police on a higher level. When it comes towomen safety, the best efforts are being put by the depart-ment in all the ways, the only area fake NRIs marriages wasmissing and now this new cell will look into the said matters.Applauds !

Thumps Upp !With animation and VFX industry rolling out successes

such as Baahubali and Chota Bheem, the state governmentis now all set to focus on the gaming sector, and especiallyencourage development of games with a social message.Speaking on the sidelines of ‘Games for Good: DesigningGames with a Social Impact’, IT secretary Jayesh Ranjan saidthat bright ideas from the event will attract government fund-ing. The programme was launched by the US Consulate Gen-eral Hyderabad with the Indo-American Centre at T-Hub. Elabo-rating on how far Hyderabad’s gaming sector has come, theIT secretary said that unlike earlier when US-based compa-nies contracted work out to Indian firms, over the last few years,there’s a lot of original content being created in the city.

Say ! I Love My JobSecretary for State Education, IAS Janardhan Reddy’s new

initiative is on screen ! And that’s ‘I love my job’, which be-come a major talking point. Taking it a step further, officer hasapparently asked all the teachers to come up with answersabout ‘What they love the most about their job’. Mr.Reddy'sidea is aimed at enhancing the performance and interest lev-els of teachers across the state. So far, the response to theprogramme has been great, with some of the best answers tobe rewarded soon. “Thousands of teachers sending in emo-tional answers on what their job means to them while sug-gesting interesting ways to improve the work culture.”That’sfantastic !

No Shortage , So No Need To WorryMetropolitan Water Board Managing Director M. Dana

Kishore said the city was getting sufficient quantity of waterfrom projects on the Krishna and the Godavari rivers.And citywould not face any crisis given the amount of water available.

Mr.Kishore said that city requires 420 million gallons aday (MGD). Kaleshwaram via Yell-ampally was a perennialsource of 172 MGD and the Krishna river gives 270 MGD tothe city. The Nagarjunsagar even at dead storage levels cansupply 270 MGD for more than an year, with pumping.

Yellampally which has a capacity of 20 tmc ft. It has 4.87tmc ft water, and only 0.83 tmc ft is being drawn.Under theKaleshwaram project, the Yell-ampally barrage is a major bal-ancing reservoir. It receives supplies of about 180 tmc ft fromMedigadda, Annaram and Sundilla.

Better to be KHABARDARGood thought ! The Hyderabad SHE Teams and Cyber

crime police conducted an “Online Safety Workshop” for stu-dents from various colleges to make them aware of the crimescommitted online and how to be safe and secure online. Theprogram was held in collaboration with IAMAI and SiddhamFoundation.Rakshit Tandon, Cyber Security expert and Con-sultant energized the student with his speech.

Kudos to Addl. Commissioner of Police, Crimes, ShikhaGoel for coming up with this informative workshop, which isquite mandatory at present time. She interacted with the stu-dents by giving them examples of real crime and precautionsto be taken to stay safe online. So, friends be when you areonline be khabardar !

Rajneeti ! Second InningFormer IAS officer R.V.Chandravadan ,the officer who

worked on several happening postings has decided to go fora second inning that’s ‘rajneeti’ after his retirement. Yes theformer officer has officially joined the BJP party recently inthe presence of BJP National President and Union Home Min-ister Amit Shah with the other new faces.It seems now theformer office is all set to give a voice to the punch line ‘SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas’.

“Selfie of Success” FilledWith Success Mantra

“Selfie of Success” book written by IASofficer B.Venkatesham,Tourism Secretary,Telangana government, is a literary triumph!Reading this book will fill your mind withpositive, inspiring affirmations that welcomesuccess into anyone’s life.

Mr.Venkatesham has given different per-spectives of success, he has attempted togive readers the food for thoughts that en-lighten their inner-self. Success is what per-ceived by society or something else??? Thisbook by a self-made man, a model for manyis no other than B.Venkatesham himself. Thepositive impact on readers can't be explainedin words one need to experience this, youmay read it in one go or in parts, this willleave a long-lasting impression for life.TheBook is available on Amazon

Event Of The MonthMithali Raj,Captain-Indian Women's Cricket Team has planned a tremendous

event ! The sports star has hosted a special screening of the recent release Telugufilm ‘Dear Comrade’ for the children, who could not dream to watch the film andalso dream to meet the stars in personnel.So, to support the cause the happeningofficer Andrew Fleming, UK Dy.High Commissioner & Zonal Commissioner HariChandana Dasari graced the occasion. Lady officer Hari Chandana is ‘on screen’for her initiative to create wealth out of waste to empower women.She gave theplatform to 695 women from SHGs.While 195 women are stitching cloth bags andselling them, 400 women from slum are preparing jute bags and five groups consist-ing of 20 women each have set up cutlery banks.That’s really awesome ! Applauds.

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I’m Impressed !I am impressed, said the MoS,Home Affairs G.Kishan Reddy.The Minis-

ter visited NSG Centre,Manesar as a chief guest for the Flag in Ceremony ofNSG’s Mt.Everest Expedition. “It has been a great pleasure & honor for me tohave witnessed such an impressive demonstration of NSG’s capabilities.”said the Minister.NSG, DG Sudeep Lakhtakia has welcomed the Mr.Reddy.

A 31-year-old yogainstructor, who suffered"severe" health complica-tions following an allegedbotched up piles surgeryat a private hospital inSecunderabad here, washanded over a cheque ofRs 8 lakh, awarded ascompensation by thestate consumerforum.Kya baat hai !

The Telangana Con-sumer Disputes and

Redressal Centre came to the rescue of the yoga master, a native of Kothapellivillage in Rajanna Sircilla district.

The victim had moved the consumer forum on June 29, alleging medicalnegligence by a doctor at the clinic.In its verdict, the forum had ordered thecompensation to the victim through the clinic within a month, an official re-lease said.Commissioner for Civil Supplies Akun Sabharwal handed over thecheque of Rs 8 lakhs to the victim.

‘Telangana Consumer Forum’ is the best

World Refugee Day 2019: STEP WITH REFUGEES Consultation withStakeholders organised by Save the Children and UNHCR at Phoenix Arena,Hitech City. Suresh Chukkapalli,Honorary Counsel General Republic of Ko-rea (Telangana) was the Chief Guest and Tarun Joshi, IPS Joint Commis-sioner of Hyderabad Police , Yukiko, Sr. Protection Officer UNHCR and Valan,South India Representative UNHCR were Guests of Honor. Students fromTISS, Law Colleges, Schools, and Refugee Representatives participated.Refugee Stalls were inaugurated which contained food and livelihood items,a Human Library and Photo exhibition were also inaugurated. Good one !

A Step With Refugees

Again ‘on screen’Mahabubnagar police is

again on screen for crackingup a case of infant kidnap-ping within a week.The Dis-trict SP Rema Rajeshwariwho is in talk for the driveagainst fake news can beseen in the picture with theinfant.When asked she ap-preciated the efforts of OneTown Police. Whereas thelady officer motivates thepolice personals and that’sthe reason in the supervisionof Sr. officers cops are do-ing a tremendous job.

And who is responsible for THIS ?DG of Telangana Prisons, VK.Singh has been posted to the Printing and

Stationery department. Whereas printing and stationery is considered to bethe worst, the most loop line of postings.And the officer who was working tre-mendous in jails has been shifted to a loop line posting while he was on leaveis although a shocking incident.

In the regime of Mr.Singh, the Vidyadanam scheme, literate inmates wereencouraged to teach illiterate prisoners. Monthly exams were conducted andsince 2014, over a lakh prisoners were made literate. Since last year, 15000beggars on the streets of Hyderabad city were removed, rehabilitated, sentback home or provided employment. After all these achievements why theofficer is send to the loop line suddenly.And who is responsible for this ?

Shandilya took over as DG of PrisonsIPS Sandeep Shandilya, appointed as the new Director General of Pris-

ons. He is presently working as Additional Director General of Railways andRoad Safety. On the other hand, the present Director General of Prisons V KSingh is transferred as Commissioner, Printing and Stationary Department.

What An Idea Sir jiThe Hyderabad Traffic Police flag is flying higher, where as other cities

traffic depts. are in race to follow the new initiatives of Hyderabad Traffic.Themoment Actor Amitabh Bachchan praised the Hyd traffic Police for its innova-tive LED traffic lights, it became the breaking news in entire media. “This is asuper idea, most effective” this line is endorsed by Big B. So, after the boomthe Addl. Commissioner, Traffic Anil Kumar must be happy , as in his regimemany feathers have been added in to Traffic Dept.,when asked he said ‘thecredit goes to the entire team’. LED traffic lights- what an idea Sir ji….!

This DM is a ‘ROLE MODEL’Warangal Urban Dist Collector Prashant Patil is making rounds.News is

Collector has sponsored team of 6 Physically Disabled Girl students forParalympics selection competition to be held at Chennai.He handed over sportsgear and ticket expenses to the team members.When it comes to the routinework, things are moving on the track in the district and apart of this involvinginto noble cause is again a tremendous happening.

Lets ApplaudVikarabad District Collector Ayesha Masrat Khanam chose to admit her

daughter Tabish Raina in class V in the Telangana Minorities Residential SchoolVikarabad Girls-I. Whereas more and more parents are opting to admit theirchildren in private schools rather than government institutions ostensibly for abetter future, the lady officer has chosen the government residential schooland sets example.

“The real gems are children and their talent and potential can be broughtout by any institution through proper nurturing. We have excellent governmentresidential and day schools now and their students are making their mark inevery field on par with those from private institutions, or even better.” Said thelady officer.Kya baat hai ! Applauds.

8 babus appointed in-charge V-CsState-run Universities are back to being headed by bureaucrats. The

Telangana government on appointed civil servants as in-charge Vice-Chancellors of eight Universities in the State. MAUD Principal SecretaryArvind Kumar head Osmania University and Mahatma Gandhi Univer-sity in Nalgonda. Likewise, V Anil Kumar, commissioner of CommercialTaxes, who is also in-charge commissioner of Endowments departmentand member-secretary of State Pollution Control Board has been ap-pointed as in-charge VC of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University andTelangana University. Principal secretary for Agriculture Cooperation de-

partment C Parthasarathi, IT secretary J Ranjan, Education secretary B J Reddy and Commissioner ofAgriculture Rahul Bojja have been appointed as in-charge VCs of Dr BR Ambedkar Open University,JNTU-Hyderabad, Kakatiya University and Palamuru University respectively.

Publisher/Printer/Editor/Owner: Dr. CHAITANYA SINGH, Printed at COLOUR GRAPHICS, 3-1-351, Nimboliadda, Kachiguda Station Road, Hyderabad - 500 027, Telangana State.Published at H.No. 13-6-249/3, Jafferguda Post Kulsumpura, Karwan, Hyderabad-06, Telangana State. Cell : 8008175000. E-mail : mrnewseditor@yahoo.com.

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3rd anniversary of‘thwarted coup attempt’

The Consul general of the Republicof Turkey, Dr Adnan Altay Altinors and hiswife Kubra Altinors hosted a get-togetherfor the city’s socialites and bureaucratsto commemorate the third anniversary ofthe thwarted coup attempt in Turkey. Heldat the Turkish Consulate in Jubilee hills,the event commenced with the nationalanthems of both India and Turkey, fol-lowed by a speech by Dr.Adnan.Theguest Mr.A.K.Khan, Advisor to theTelangana Government (Minorities Wel-fare) also addressed the gathering. Sev-eral who who’s of the town attended theceremony.

Faiz Khan & Nida

Mr & Mrs Swarnajit Sen

Sherry Javery

Ali Asghar Rastgou & Kadir Ulu

Kubra Altinors with guests

Mohammed Mehdi Khorasani

Sudha with friendNisha & Bina

Dr Adnan Altay Altinors & A.K. Khan

Consul General Katherine B.Hadda assumed the post of U.S.Consul General in Hyderabadon October 18, 2016. And nowafter finishing the outstandingterm she is all set to move fromHyderabad.During her term sev-eral initiatives took place, morefeathers added and a very closebonding has been developedwith the government & with theHyderabadis.And in respectpeople of the town have gaveher a very warm farewell.

Firstly Ms.Hadda thankedGovernor E.S.L.Narasimhan forgiving me so much time duringher farewell call.She said‘You’ve been a great friend’.Thebig news is TRS working Presi-dent KTR host the lavish dinnerat Taj Falaknuma Palace for theon the occasion of Hadda’sfarewell.Ms.Hadda said “If youever want to know the meaningof Hyderabadi Mehman Nawazi,here it is an incredible mealhosted for me by my dear friendKTR at the longest single planktable in the world. Best farewelldinner ever.”

The Hyderabad City Police,also planned the farewell forMs.Hadda.The City Police ChiefAnjani Kumar presented thememento to Ms.Hadda and ap-preciated the performance. Ms.Hadda said it really values ourpartnership with Telangana lawenforcement. Apart from thisAMCHAM, Hyderabad & the col-leagues of the consulateorganised a farewell for Ms.Hadda. Fantastic one !

Warm Welcome To CG Katherine Hadda

Governor E.S.L.Narasimhan & Katherine Hadda

KTR presenting momento to Ms. Hadda

Anjani Kumar presenting replica of Charminar toMs. Hadda

Suresh Chukkapalli host farewell for Ms. Hadda

Hyderabad Memories

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The real estate companies in India and China are fast adopting Artificial Intelligence(AI) technology in the development of applications that comprise machine vision foreasy analysis and surveying of buildings and structures.

Asia Pacific that contributes nearly 40 per cent in the global construction market, isestimated to be the fastest growing “AI-in-construction” market by 2024, Zion MarketResearch said.

The growth in Asia-Pacific “is owing to the extensive adoption of the AI-based plat-forms, such as machine learning and deep learning, code frameworks, and pre-builtalgorithms by the real estate companies in emerging economies, such as China andIndia”.

Additionally, the development of creating information modelling is software that givesinformation on a construction project, warranty details regarding material used, andcommissioning data.

This has resulted in increased AI adoption by most of the construction start-upsglobally for various applications, the findings showed.

According to the report, the global “AI-in-construction” market was valued at $312

Indian real estate firms fast adopting AI technology: Reportmillion in 2017 and is expected to reach $3,161 million by 2024.

“The construction sector is adopting AI to obtain precise data and insights to increaseproductivity, operational efficiency, and ensure safety at work. AI operates on algorithmsrelated to image recognition to find out search criteria,” said the report.

In addition, the need for safety measures on construction sites is also projected to drivethis market’s growth.

“Furthermore, huge investments made by construction companies from the emergingeconomies globally in the adoption of the advanced AI technology for construction applica-tions is also likely to contribute toward the global growth of the AI-in-construction market,” thefindings showed.

Europe is projected to witness a remarkable rate of growth in the global “AI-in-construc-tion” market in the upcoming years, due to the huge investments made by construction com-panies in AI technology for support, training, and digital platform.

Additionally, the rising adoption of the machine and deep learning technologies by com-panies to automate their business model is also considered as one of the major factorscontributing to this regional market’s growth, said the report.

Giving Hyderabad a global identity Some projects can change a city

forever, like the Nehru Outer RingRoad and the Metro Rail changed,and are continuing to changeHyderabad. While glimpses of theORR, right from those we can seefrom inside a flight that slowly de-scends at the Rajiv Gandhi Interna-tional Airport, still leave people in awe,the Metro Rail has not only changedthe way people here travel, but hasalso changed the cityscape to suchan extent, that anyone returning to thecity after a significant gap, before and

after the advent of the Metro, can hardly recognise the city. Now, a report on ‘Hyderabad,a Global City in the Making’ published by real estate and investment management firmJLL, says these two projects, more than any other recent infrastructure project that madesignificant contributions to the economy of Hyderabad, had an instant visible impact onreal estate as well. Both these projects had a ‘consistent contribution’ to the appreciationof property prices from their inception to their commencement, the report says, going onto note that these projects are also contributing to the future real estate growth potentialof Hyderabad. The ORR has improved connectivity of the international airport with thecity and pushed the development of manufacturing parks, business parks, residentialplots and apartments in and around Shamshabad.

The Hyderabad Metro, on the other hand, improved the internal connectivity of thecity and opened up new pocket friendly residential precincts such as Miyapur,Chandanagar and Ameenpur. Property prices appreciated significantly by more than 65per cent over the decade (2009-2019) in the locations that are in the ‘influence areas’ ofthese two infrastructure projects, while property prices in the rest of Hyderabad appreci-ated up to 50 per cent during the same time, the report says.

‘Real estate market in Amaravati has crashed’

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that eversince YSR Congress Party came to power in the state, the system in state capital Amaravatihas collapsed and real estate market has crashed.

The leader of opposition said the real estate market, which witnessed a boom during histenure, took a severe beating and plunged like share market after YSRCP came to power. Heclaimed that the state capital has lands worth Rs 2 lakh crore.

Naidu said after the new government came to power, the number of incoming and outgo-ing flights at Gannavaram Airport (Vijayawada) has come down. He said many flights includ-ing flights to Singapore were stopped. He claimed that people were again forced to go toHyderabad to catch flights for various destinations.

Slamming Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Naidu said he can’t rule the state by‘settling the matters’ in the way he had been doing in his constituency Pulivendula. The TDPchief remarked that threats and committing excesses work in Pulivendula but not in Amaravatiand other areas.

In two years, land prices up by100% in Hyderabad

With big-ticket investments fuelling Hyderabad’s real estate sector,land prices in the city have seen an exponential rise in recent times -some areas registering a 100% escalation. Topping the charts are pock-ets along Hyderabad’s swank IT corridor, such as Kukatpally, wherethe current cost of land is pegged at a jawdropping Rs 48 crore to Rs58 crore per acre. Until two years ago, this was restricted to Rs 25crore to Rs 30 crore per acre. Similarly, Miyapur’s rate card has beenrevised from Rs 12 crore per acre to Rs 24 crore, even as upcoming ITdestinations like Kollur and Tellapur are now available for no less thanRs 8 crore per acre. On the other side of the city, it’s Uppal, Kompallyand Medchal that are grabbing eyeballs with massive jump in landprices, courtesy better connectivity, new infrastructure projects andinvestmentfriendly policies of the state government, say market insid-ers. While prime land in Kompally has hit an all-time high of Rs 26crore per acre - it was just about Rs 12 crore earlier - Uppal’s selling foras much as Rs 10 crore to Rs 18 crore.

To transform Hyderabad, Telanganato focus on city infrastructure

The state government to focus on townships, holistic developmentRated among top cities in the living index, Hyderabad is now look-

ing at a holistic and sustainable development agenda by taking upintegrated townships. In its quest to enhancing liveability, the Telangnagovernment seeks to work with CII and other agencies to streamlinethe regulatory environment while paving way for sustained develop-ment of the city infrastructure. Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary,Telangana, said, “Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing cities in thecountry. It is ranked high in the Economic Performance Index and ef-forts are on to address the pain points of citizens.” Speaking at “RiseInfrastructure Hyderabad-Enhancing Liveability” event hosted by CIITelangana, he said, “The Government has announced several policiesto ease approval process. The entire property tax registration and pay-ment process has been made online. Town planning process simpli-fied, building permissions process is online and self-certification hasbeen introduced and all other approvals have been brought under singlewindow clearance.”

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YD Architects & Interiorsstands for ‘True Art’

YD Architects & Interiors is a Hyderabad based architectural and Interior design firm with anextensive portfolio of design and turnkey based residential, commercial, and hospitality projectsall over India.

Harnessing the creative power of “true art” is among the passions of Yalamanchili Divya who isat the helm of the firm. After completion of her B.Arch from SVCA Hyderabad she earned her M.Archat IES Mumbai.

At YD Divya leads a strong team of designers and professionals who provide unique “round theclock” service to our clients.

Yalamanchili Divya is known for her essence of colour, textures, unique concepts, analysing thespace and reflecting her design without compromising specific needs of clients. Ability of monitor-ing the project from scratch to completion is what she believes is one true aspect of architect andinterior designer.

As we rely on professional knowledge and advanced experience while executing the projectsthat needs new interiors or New construction. As a lead Architect and Interior designer Divya makesure that each project starts with a personalised concept that directly correlates to the nature ofproject. Be it Residential, commercial or hospitality.

Grounded in the philosophy that everyone has a story to tell, Divya believes in designing spacesthat highlight each client’s unique personality and brand.

As a second generation leader she believes in quality and successful solutions to the mostdemanding clients around India.

The sharing of Ideas of Inspiration and of passion is at the heart of every creative project wedevelop. Our “Dynamic team” is steeped in an ethos of generous cooperation which benefits froma lead of experienced individuals. Ultimately we deliver environment that not only satisfy our cli-ents needs but also allow them to achieve highest level of enjoyment and success beyond theirexpectations in long run.

Design by - YD Architects & Interiors

Yalamanchili Divya

August, 20198MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Public SectorNTPC, BHEL ink pact to set up JV foreco-friendly power plant

India’s largest power generator NTPC Limited and power equipment behemoth BHEL,today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for forming a Joint Venture company,to set up a 800 MW Technology Demonstration Plant (TDP) at NTPC’s existing power plantin Sipat, Chhattisgarh. The demonstration plant shall be based on the Advanced Ultra SuperCritical (AUSC) technology which marks a significant improvement in operational param-eters over contemporary supercritical technology. The plant shall be the most efficient powerplant in the world, once it becomes operational, resulting in reduction of carbon-di-oxideemission by about 20% as compared to the conventional sub-critical technology.

In the presence of Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC Ltd. and Dr. Nalin Shinghal, CMD,BHEL, the MoU was signed by Shri P.K. Mohapatra, Director (Technical) NTPC Ltd. and ShriKamalesh Das, Director (E,R&D) BHEL. Senior officials from NTPC and BHEL, NITI Aayog,Mission Directorate (AUSC) and office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the GOIwere also present at the occasion.

The fructification of the technology demonstration full scale plant shall be a firm testimo-nial to the country’s climate commitment as it is a voluntary initiative. It will also supportfulfilment of the NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) committed by India as part ofthe Paris Climate Agreement. Further, there will be many intangible benefits in terms of largenumber of spin-off technologies being developed, development of a large cadre of technolo-gists, building confidence in home-grown technologies etc.

POWERGRID to be Exclusive IndustryPartner of IIT Roorkee

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), has signed MoU with IITRoorkee to create a sustainable future through various Energy Management initiatives inareas like Space Cooling/Heating, Lighting and Fans, Water Pumping, Power Distribution,Waste to Energy, etc. With Signing of this MoU, POWERGRID has become the exclusiveindustry partner of IIT Roorkee in the areas of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy.ThisMoUis a rare collaboration between the pioneers of Technical and Managerialfields.TheMoU aims to provide out of the box solutions for Energy Management through sustainedjoint R&D efforts for efficient deployment of projects relevant to Energy sector and any otherarea of mutual interest. Under thisMoU, POWERGRID will also make entire Campus of IITRoorkee Energy Efficient. This landmark MoU is sure to change the face of the Energysector when the proficient technical expertise of the diverse manpower pool of POWERGRIDis accompanied by India’s premieracademic institute which has a history of being trendsetter in the areas of Science, Technology and Engineering.

Neyveli Book Fair Concludes on a High Note

The curtains came down on yet another edition of the Neyveli Book Fair at Neyveli ,theValedictory function of which was held at the Lignite Hall, Book Fair grounds. NLC IndiaLimited, Neyveli has been conducting Book Fairs for the last 22 years for the benefit of thegeneral public in a grand manner and this year, the 22nd Neyveli Book Fair was held.

The Chief Guest of the Valedictory function, V. AnbuSelvan, IAS, Collector, CuddaloreDistrict, in his address, said that NLC India Ltd. and its initiatives like the Grand Book Fairwere popular not only in the southern parts of India but also in northern parts of India, whichhe said that he had learnt it from many of his colleague bureaucrats and officials. Com-mending NLC India on this event, he said that it was extremely gratifying to get this recog-nition, which reflected the cultural and Knowledge exchange besides expertise which per-meating in all spheres. Rakesh Kumar, CMD, NLCIL, in his presidential address, said thatNLC India Ltd’s “Neyveli Book Fair” played a major role in creating new horizons in the ruralworld, especially for the children who would benefit from the knowledge and learning thatwould shape their lives to a better future. He informed that over 2.25 lakh people includingschool children visited the Neyveli Book Fair. 57,000 children from more than 400 nearbyschools who visited the Book Fair were provided with refreshments by the NLCIL manage-ment. He emphasized that this 22nd Neyveli Book Fair reiterated the fact that the Printedworks would stay forever and that the reading habit is still alive.

R. Vikraman, Director (HR), N.N.M. Rao, Director (P&P), Shaji John, Director (Power),and other senior officials participated in the event.

Anshula Kant appointed as MD, CFO ofWorld Bank Group

State Bank of India’s Managing Director Anshula Kant hasbeen appointed as Managing Director and Chief Financial Of-ficer of the World Bank Group. The appointment was announcedby World Bank Group President David Malpass on Friday. Kantis currently a Managing Director of SBI where she previouslyalso served as Chief Financial Officer.

“Anshula brings more than 35 years of expertise in finance,banking, and innovative use of technology through her workas CFO of the State Bank of India,” Malpass said in a state-ment. “She’s excelled at a diverse array of leadership chal-lenges including risk, treasury, funding, regulatory complianceand operations.” According to the statement, as Managing Di-rector and Chief Financial Officer, Kant will be responsible forfinancial and risk management of the World Bank Group, re-

porting to the President. “Among other key management duties, her work will include over-sight of financial reporting, risk management, and working closely with the World BankCEO on mobilisation of IDA and other financial resources,” the statement said.

Dr. Nalin Shinghal appointed CMD,BHELOn his appointment as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals

Limited (BHEL), Dr. Nalin Shinghal, has assumed charge as CMD ofIndia’s largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise of its kind.He has done B.Tech (Electrical Engg.) from IIT-Delhi and PGDM fromIIM (Calcutta). He has been a Commonwealth Scholar and is a PhDin Transport Economics from the University of Leeds, UK. Prior tojoining BHEL, he was the Chairman and Managing Director of Cen-tral Electronics Limited (CEL). He joined CEL in 2013 as CMD, whenthe company was facing chronic financial sickness with almost 90%net worth eroded. Under his visionary leadership, CEL was success-fully turned around into a profit making company which has beenmaking rapidly growing profits in the past six years. In his long careerspan of over 30 years, he has undertaken various assignments in the

Private & Public sectors and Government. He has worked with the Indian Railways TrafficService (IRTS) in various capacities in Operations, Commercial & Marketing functions andalso with PSUs like CONCOR, IRCTC and CEL, in diverse areas. He has also worked withthe Long Range Decision Support group of the Ministry of Railways.

Vastu Shashtra is about creating harmony betweenthe energies of any enclosed space with the occu-pants of the space.

It comprises of 5 elements If all the elements arein balance the occupants will experience goodhealth,peace Prosperity , attract good fortune andGood luck Today we will discuss the 5 elements withrespect to colors Water element is related to Blackand Blue color It's direction is North if you feel thatyour not getting proper opportunities in life and youfeel that Your not getting good job kindly check Northdirection in your house. And use this colors to get moreopportunities. Water element is Also related to yourcustomers and Your investors if this element is dis-turbed then your Customers won't come back to you,or your competition will snach your customers .

Green color and light brown color is related to Airelement and East direction of the house. If you feel

that your social circle is small and people are avoiding you ,you are not been invited toparties or any social functions then it's time you use green color mostly light shades , so thatpeople start coming to you ,they will suddenly find you more attractive.

U can also use small plants in green color which u can easily get from any nursery. Airelement is crucial for Film Actors,Media professionals and Politicians if your Air element isdisturbed you will find that your movie will not become massive hit. A politician will notreceive enough votes to win or they may not get ticket from Party high command or Looseelection due to people close to them.

Red,Pink,Maroon,violet,muave colors belong to Fire element and it governs flow ofmoney in life fire element is the most important element because it gives you a magic wandto attract money ,it enesures that you constantly receive money from one or more sources.If this element is disturbed ,your skin becomes dull ,u loose your good looks , you loose yourcharm to impress others. Fire element gives you a youthful appearance even in old age . Ifyou feel your sleep is disturbed or you are not getting your due respect or appreciation yourfire element is disturbed. If you are feeling that you are unable to repay your loans then yourfire element is disturbed.

Fire element belongs to Industrialists / manufacturers if fire element is disturbed thenyou may find issues related to your factory ,production in your factory may be affected.

Earth element is related to yellow color and Dark brown color , that why girls love choco-lates because they want stability in relationship and financial security in life. If you feel youare unable to save money in life or unable to buy any property specially a house for yourfamily then your Earth element is disturbed. Earth element of disturbed will create divisionsin the family it may cause separation within the family. But if your husband's or Wife's Earthelement is lacking then you may not get enough inheritance from your in-laws.

Unable to conceive then Earth element is problematic in your house.Space element is related to Grey and White color. Space is one of the biggest elements

in the universe, Space element will make you very rich ,it assures your prosperity , it willgive you multiple properties ,this element is especially important for all builders and Land-lords if space element is bdisturbed in your house then you may not be able to benefit fromProperty dealing ,you may not find good buyers and investors for your property.

Space element also governs all profits and gains we receive in life. If you are in partner-ship business and you feel that your partners are not cordial with you then Check westdirection of your house and office . Toilet in West will not give you enough profit in business.If you feel your wife/husband do not listen to you then check this element in your house.

Preeti Kandhari can be reachable on Preeti.kandhari@gmail.com.

Magic of ColoursHarpreet Kaur- The Energy Analyst

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Tremendous Khan Midnight Reporter’’s July edition is out

with a bang released by versatile officerMr.A.K.Khan, Advisor to the Telangana Gov-ernment (Minorities Welfare).

Click the link for epaper :http://midnightreporter.com/Main/july/Coming to the news Mr.Khan's out-

standing work for the minorities welfare isin talk.Yes, today hundreds of minorityschools are being run in entire Telanganastate, in which nearly 71,000 students in-cluding 41,000 girls are getting free edu-cation in residential schools.Free educa-tion, free uniforms,free accommodation &free food is being arranged for the stu-dents. This is for the first time that the gov-ernment & the officers like Mr.Khan takenthis task, which is moving on perfectly andin coming years this practice will surelymake the difference. Advisor Mr.Khan com-mitment towards this mission has to be ap-preciated.

Logo Launched‘Women's Ride for Hyderabad’ logo launch event held in star hotel

recently.The versatile lady IPS officer Soumya Mishra graced the occa-sion as chief guest. When it comes to welfare & women empowermentthe lady officer Soumya stands first.She appreciated the efforts of ladymembers and stated to continue the work with same spirit.

Swagatam !An exceptional felicitation event is being hosted

to welcome G.Kishan Reddy, MoS Home Affairs ata star hotel by Tej Narayan Agarwal of AbhishekGroup.It was a fantastic event attended by leadersRam Chandar Rao, Chintala Ramchander Reddy,writer Dr. K.V. Vijandra Prasad, Kona Satyanarayanothers. Mr. Agarwal’s son Abhisek & Nishant,daughter in law Archana & other family memberswere also present.It was a lavish & the official event,planned exclusively.

‘Devlok Lessons’ byDevdutt...!

Renowned speaker Devdutt Patnaik flooredwith his devlok talks during Ficci Flo event.‘Women in Mythology : Challenging Disem pow-ering Interpretation’ was the topic.

“A thin line between a guru and a scholar.Scholar leads you to think and that’s whatDevdutt did ! His narrative so clear and straight-forward and leaves us with no confusion.” SaidSona Chatwani , Chairperson of FICCI FLO . Shestated that probably there is no one I know inthis lifetime who really dissects the women inmythology and challenges disempoweringinterpretations.What a talk ! Mr.Devdutt deservesthe standing ovation ! Nearly 200 audiences waspart of this event.

Jo Jeeta Wohi SikandarOccasion BNI Awards Nite ! Where BNI Artha performance was in

talk.Artha former President Jaleel Sabir's term bagged several awards indifferent categories for the tremendous performance.Kudos to Mr.Jaleel& his team members. Award Nite was amazing , filled with full too josh &masti.Guys who all missed has to wait till the next awards nite. Till thentry your best. But atlast ‘jo jeeta wohi sikandar’ hota hai !

Fully TraditionalPresenting Deepali Bhutada ! The

pretty lady is looking awesome in tradi-tional attire. Occasion is ‘Shiv KathaMahattmm’ hosted by RamnivasBrijgopal Bhutada. Amazing spiritualevent ! No comparison when it comes totraditional costume, as traditional is al-ways tremendous. Good one Deepali !

Prakriti ShinesPrakriti Prashant marked her graceful

entry into the classical dance world withan inspiring performance.The passionateKuchipudi dancer with a strong artisticmind & graduating architect student per-formed with confidence at Shilpa KalaVedika in front of a packed audience

Prakriti’s started her performance withTaal: Adi; the traditional dance recital witha prayer to the Gods. Followed byPrakriti’s beautifully choreographed ren-dering of Meera Bhajan.

Prakriti started dancing when she was8 years old and joined the dance schoolNatya Tarangini (Hyderabad) at 12, underGurus Raja Radha Reddy, KaushalyaReddy and her guru (their daughter)Yamini Reddy.

Click Of The MonthThat’s Madhavi Narulla & Poma

Bhansali ! Occasion birth day bashof Poma, where pretty ladies of thetown gathered to make it memorable.Meanwhile Madhavi entered the partyand created the ‘hulchal’ in herstyle.The said moment is grabbed inthe camera, which is endorsed asclick of the month. Jaha Madhaviwaha ‘hulchal’. Birth day wishesPoma.

Young Cycling StarChirayush Patwardhan ismaking rounds whobagged Bronze medal inschool national games(Track-19) & anotherBronze medal in schoolnational games (Road-19).He got 6th place intrack nationals in timetrail which was held inJaipur. Chirayush, 14years old cycler is also se-

Baar-Baar Din Yeh AayeBeauty of the town Sonia Sobti celebrated her

birthday last month.So, what was special ! Wishes,blessings & love of dear friends & well wishes !What is more special than this. Yes, the beautygot several wishes on social media ! Amazing fanfollowing ! Sonia the treat is pending !!!

lected for ‘Khelo India Program’ started by Modigovernment. His target is to become a NationalChampion.Best wishes to the young star !

Chirayush- The Cycling Star

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Sri Lanka announces free visa on arrivalfor Indian tourists

In a bid to revive its flagging tourism post the Easter-day bombings, Sri Lanka hasannounced free visa on arrival for tourists from India and China. This scheme will comeinto force from 1st August 2019. The country’s former plan to grant visas on arrival forcitizens of 39 countries was suspended due to the bombings. Three churches and threeluxury hotels in Colombo were bombed on 21 st April, killing 258 people, causing a set-back. Originally the scheme was to come in force 1st May onwards, however, the securityreasons post the traumatic incident put the plan on hold. The visas on arrival pilot programmewas part of a larger initiative to increase tourist arrivals to the country during the six-monthoff-season period from May to October. The visa on arrival scheme has also be re-launchedfor the 39 suspended countries. It already allowed tourists from Thailand, the EuropeanUnion, the UK, the US, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Cambodia. Commenting on thescheme, Chinthaka Weerasinghe, Manager Northern India SriLankan Airlines said, “Weare expecting an increase in the number of tourist arrivals from India and from other mar-kets as well. Especially, after the April Easter attack, we had to take a lot of steps to boostour tourism, as a National Carrier we are excited about this new change.”

Kerala to make nine tourism centresplastic and garbage free

Seeking to keep prime tourism destinations across Kerala plastic and garbage free,Kerala tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran launched the “clean Kerala initiative,”piloted by responsible tourism mission with the co-operation of the stakeholders in thetourism sector in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Nine destinations namely Kovalam,Munnar, Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Wayanad, Fort Kochi, Kollam, Thekkady, and Bakel havebeen identified for the implementation of the new project in the first phase from a list of 21destinations. The project will take these tourist centres to green certification platform bymaking them the focus of eco-friendly and responsible tourism activities. “There are around15,515 units functioning as part of responsible tourism (RT) Mission. The governmenttargets to create around 50,000 more units in the next phase. From 2008 to next 10 yearsthere were only 198 RT units, and it has increased significantly in less than two years,” theminister said.

Mysuru among 20 destinationsidentified to develop tourism

The island town of Srirangapatana, the heritage sites of Belur and Halebid, and Mysuruare among the 20 destinations identified by the State government for the comprehensive

development of tourism pro-motion in the first phase. Theblueprint and the detailedproject reports are in the fi-nal stages of preparation andonce implemented, thesedestinations will witness amakeover with enhanced fa-cilities. KSTDC ManagingDirector Kumar Pushkar toldThe Hindu that 319 destina-tions have been identified inthe State as sites with goodpotential for tourism. Of them,

20 of them will be taken up in the first phase. “We cannot adequately fund the work if wetake up all the sites simultaneously and therefore we have zeroed in on 20 sites. Theseinclude Srirangapatana, Mysuru, Kodagu, Belur, Halebid, Badami, Ahihole, and Pattadakalluamong others,” said Mr. Pushkar. The project will also involve other departments, includingArchaeology, Museums and Heritage, local municipalities and will address issues relatedto restoration of monuments, better administration around the tourist sites by way of ensur-ing cleanliness and hygiene, solid waste management, installation of signages, amongothers. Mr. Pushkar said there is no dearth of funds for the project and both the Union andthe State governments are prepared to bring about a transformation in these sites withinthree years. “We are taking a holistic approach and visible changes can be expected withinthree years,” Mr. Pushkar added.

Tourism

16 new tourism projects proposed in APProposing 16 new

projects at various partsin the State, Tourism Min-ister MuttamsettiSrinivasa Rao asked hisofficials to prepare com-prehensive DetailedProject Reports (DPRs) toidentify whether theprojects can be taken upwith Central Financial As-sistance of the Ministry ofTourism or with the fundsfrom the State Budget, or

through public-private participation. The Tourism Minister conducted a review meeting withdepartment officials on Friday and held discussions about ongoing works of various projectsand possibilities for undertaking new ones. Tourism amenities at Ramatheertham, resorts atThatipudi reservoir in Vizianagaram district, an Integrated Tourism project at Madhurawada,beach resorts at Rushikonda, a Simhachalam-Padmanabham-Appikonda Shivalayam-Panchadarla Shivalayam tourist circuit in Visakhapatnam district, a budget hotel at the APTDCoffice in Rajamahendravaram, a convention centre in Eluru, and an integrated tourism projectat Nagulavaram in Guntur district are among the proposed projects.

A temple tourism project at Vedagiri, resort and water sports project at Kandaleru reser-voir in Nellore district, a hotel at Kanipakam, and an eco-tourism resort at Kailasanathakonawaterfalls in Chittoor district were also proposed. The department also proposed a few otherprojects in Rayalaseema region, including an eco-tourism project at B. Matham, integratedtourism project at Gandikota in Kadapa district, adventure tourism at Valmiki caves, Pyapili,and tourist amenities at Shivalayam at Devaragattu in Kurnool district.

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12 August, 2019MIDNIGHT REPORTER

In Moscow Tourists Spent Record $13.5BlnForeign tourists have spent a

record 864 billion rubles ($13.6 bil-lion) in 2018 in Moscow, City Hallsaid Wednesday. Some 5.5 millionforeign tourists visited the Russiancapital last year, according to themayor’s office. The influx placedMoscow in the top-20 list of themost visited European capitals lastyear, City Hall said. Thanks to theincrease, Moscow’s budget rev-enues from tourism quadrupledfrom 2010 and totaled 118 billionrubles ($1.8 billion) last year,deputy mayor Vladimir Yefimov said

Wednesday. A recent survey of international tourists has suggested that many are nottraveling to Moscow because they think it’s too expensive and unsafe.

Turkish health care tourism professionals eye$20B in revenue in upcoming years

Improved services with cutting-edge technol-ogy, competent experts and affordable priceshave recently made Turkey an attractive desti-nation among world citizens who are seekingtreatment. The country has achieved significantmomentum in health care tourism, offering a widearray of services and generating revenue. Hav-ing hosted 1 million people for health tourismpurposes, Turkish health care professionals, fo-cusing on the tourism aspect of the sector, nowaim to welcome 2 million people in the upcom-

ing years. International Health Association head Dr. Fulya Saglik said that health tourism,one of the oldest types of tourism in the world, has been a rapidly rising sector in recentyears and a very important alternative type of tourism. She added that Turkey is aiming tobring in $20 billion to $25 billion in health tourism revenue in the upcoming years.

Pinellas County tourism shattering recordsGood news for the biggest industry in Tampa Bay: Tourism numbers are shattering

records in Pinellas County. Visit St. Pete Clearwater says Pinellas County is expected tobring in $60 million in bed tax collections this year, which is a new record.

Newly released May numbers show a nearly 7% spike in visitors and an 8% spike inrevenue this year versus last. 100 out of the past 106 months, Visit St. Pete Clearwater saysthey've seen a boost in tourism. Tony Satterfield, the General Manager of Alden Suites inSt. Pete Beach says it makes him happy, especially after dealing with red tide scaring awayvisitors in 2018. "I'm really happy. If I never have to hear the words red tide again, I'll bethrilled." Hotels owners across Pinellas County tell ABC Action News they are relieved.

"We were going 5 years strong setting new records, then 2018 came along and tookthe wind out of our sails. But it’s been a breath of fresh air to see what’s happening in 2019,”Keith Overton, the General Manager of Tradewinds Island Grand explained. It's not just thehotels seeing an increase. Eateries like Larry's Ice Cream Shop, a 50-year staple on St.Pete Beach, says they're slammed too.

VinPro launches Toolkit to boost wine tourism in South AfricaLaunched at an event in Paarl earlier this week, the toolkit offers wine businesses

resources, check lists, templates and case studies, to assist in developing tourism.It is hoped that the toolkit will help wineries by unlocking additional revenue streams,

increasing revenues from wine sales and growing brand awareness.Wine tourism manager at VinPro, Marisah Nieuwoudt, said: “For most companies,

wine tourism revolves around the tasting room and associated facilities and services.“Due to its visitor-facing role, this automatically launches wineries into the realm of

hospitality and tourism and it’s up to them to create a multi-visit destination worthy ofvisitors’ time.”

Free to access and use, the toolkit has been funded by the Cape Winelands District

Municipality (CWDM), as well as by VinPro.CWDM executive mayor, Dr Helena von Schlicht Alderman, said: “The CWDM recognises

the strategic value of wine production as part of the broader regional economy where themultiplying effect contributes further to agri-processing, wine tourism, hospitality, employ-ment opportunities, skills development and manufacturing.

“Co-operation through strategic partnerships is vital to the continued growth of the in-dustry and the association of the CWDM with Vinpro is ideal in striving towards excellence inthe promotion of our wine-tourism product.”

VinPro will offer a series of industry workshops on the content and use of the toolkit whileupdates will take place bi-annually to ensure it remains relevant as wine tourism and thewine trade in South Africa continue to develop.