129 NEW COVID POSITIVE CASES IN TS, 1 DEATH
Applicants pay non-refundable fee of `1 lakh for each bar
Some 129 new cases of
Covid-19 were confirmed in Telangana on Tuesday, when a death due to the pandemic was also reported. This takes the total number of infections in the state to
2,96,802 and the total Cdeaths to 1,619.
As of now, the number of active cases in the state was put at 1,643. Of these, 637 were either confined to their homes or were in institutional isolation. The GHMC has reported 23 new cases on Tuesday. Ranga Reddy has confirmed nine cases and Medchal Malkajgiri seven cases. People have been asked to continue with the safety protocols relating to masks, hand washing and social distancing.
AS OF now, the number of active cases in the state was put at 1,643. Of these, 637 were either confined to their homes or were in institutional isolation.
There has been a flood of applications to set up a new bar in Yadadri. As many as
317 applications have been received, the highest for any bar in Telangana, when the deadline for submitting applications ended on Tuesday.
The second highest 276 applications have been received for a bar in Nereducherla in Suryapet district. Across the state, the government received 8,330 applications for setting up
159 bars. The lowest number of 21 applications has been received for six bars in Nizamabad district.
The government had issued a notification to permit 159 new bars in Telangana on January 25. Of this, 55 are to be located in GHMC limits while the rest will be in districts.
The original deadline for submission of applications ended on February 8, when as many as 7,393 applications were received.
INCIDENTALLY, EACH applicant pays a non-refundable fee of `1 lakh for each bar. The government has thus earned over `83 crore through application fee alone.
Following this, the government extended the deadline for filing applications until February 16. The extension has resulted in submission of 937 additional applications.
Incidentally, each applicant pays a non-refundable fee of
`1 lakh for each bar. The government has thus earned over `83 crore through application fee alone.
The licence fee for setting up each bar ranges from `30 lakh to `49 lakh. The government hopes to earn nearly
`70 crore through licence fees.
Bars in districts will be allocated through a draw of lots by the collector concerned on February 18, while the excise director will do so within the GHMC limits on February 19.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Nalgonda MP, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao was suppressing Backward Classes (BC) communities in the state.
Mr Reddy said the TRS party was conspiring to reduce the political representations of OBCs, on the occasion of Mettu Sai Kumar taking charge as the chairman of the Telangana Fishermen Congress at Gandhi Bhavan.
Stating that the Congress party always gave highest priority to the development of BCs, Mr Reddy said that only Congress could ensure social justice. He said that the TRS government did nothing for the welfare of fishermen, adding that fishermen have almost nil representation in elected bodies and remained one of the most neglected communities.
“KCR has been targeting BC communities after coming to power. Chief Minister promised to spend `10,000 crore for welfare of BCs but the
promise remained unfulfilled. The TRS government is either slashing allocations or does not release allocated funds for BC welfare. Congress condemns the CM for not accepting the demand for introducing BC sub-plan for focussed development of backwards,” he said.
The Congress leader further said that CM Chandrashekar Rao was conspiring to reduce representation of BCs in law-making and other local bodies. Citing an example, he said that the TRS reduced reservation for BCs in Panchayat Raj elections to 23 per cent, with a desire to crush BCs politically. In contrast, he said, Congress governments had implemented 34 per cent reservation for BCs in Panchayat Raj and other local
bodies years.
Uttam Reddy said the Telangana Reservation Bill (Backward classes, SC& ST Reservation Bill, 2017) to enhance existing reservations to Muslim BCs from four per cent to 12 per cent and ST from six per cent to 10 per cent was passed in the Assembly and Council. The Congress supported the Bill with the hope that it would be implemented.
“However, the TRS has stashed the Bill away in cold storage. TRS was neither talking about it nor enhancing quota for BCs, SCs and STs. Instead, KCR is exploring new ways to suppress the BCs,” he said.
Mr Reddy also strongly condemned the continuous increase in prices of petrol and diesel.
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DR SAGAR said he was targeted for not favouring the minister’s son Satish Rathod who works in the hospital as a chest specialist. “He comes to the hospital for only seven days and pressurises the authorities to issue his salary for the whole month”.
Mahbubabad government hospital superintendent Dr Bhim Sagar has alleged that he was “unnecessarily” transferred to Hyderabad on deputation and being “punished” by minister for tribal welfare Satyavathi Rathod.
Dr Sagar said he was targeted for not favouring the minister’s son Satish Rathod who works in the hospital as a chest specialist. “He comes to the hospital for only seven days and pressurises the authorities to issue his salary for the whole month. I went according to the rules and did not agree with him. That is why I was targeted and mentally harassed,” Bhim Sagar said.
Dr Sagar said he has worked tirelessly all his long tenure at the hospital
and got the cooperation from district collectors for the development of the
Mahabubabad Government Hospital. He has 16 months left for his retirement.
“I would have felt happy if I was promoted and then transferred but I am being punished for doing my duty as per dictations of my conscience and service rules. I am ready for a CBI or CBCID inquiry in this matter,” he said.
Minister Satyavathi Rathod refused to comment on the issue or give a clarification statement on the allegations.