Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 1 December 2021

Highlights: The Union Ministry of Food and Public Supplies has announced in Parliament on the procurement of grain from the Telugu States. In reply to the TDP MP Kesineni Nani's question, the union minister gave a written answer to the question. The Union Ministry of Food and Public Supplies has announced in Parliament on the procurement of grain from the Telugu States. In reply to the TDP MP Kesineni Nani's question, the union minister gave a written answer to the question. The Center has disclosed the details of grain collected in the last three years. Also Read - Fix target of paddy procurement: KCR to PM Modi . It said that 48.06 lakh metric tonnes of grain was procured from Andhra Pradesh and 51.90 lakh metric tonnes from Telangana in 2018-19 followed by 55.33 lakh metric tonnes of grain was procured from AP and 74.54 lakh metric tonnes from Telangana in 2019-20 and 56.67 lakh metric tonnes of grain was procured from AP and 94.53 lakh metric tonnes from Telangana in 2020-21. The Centre has clarified that FCI assets are not being sold.

A car plunged into an agricultural well in Chittapur village of Dubbak mandal in Siddipet district on Wednesday. The incident took place when the car was proceeding towards Siddipet from Ramayampet. Locals who noticed the accident alerted the police who in turn informed the fire fighters. The fire brigade rushed to the spot and is pumping out the water from the well to remove the car. The number of people inside the car is known only when the car is taken out from the well. The depth of the well is estimated to be around 15-20 yards. Dubbak MLA Raghunandan Rao also rushed to the spot and is monitoring rescue measures. Expert swimmers were also deployed to rescue the people in the car.

The Andhra Pradesh government headed by the chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has passed the amendment bill regard to the AP Cinematography Act where the government has put a break for the increase in film ticket prices. In addition, the government has also brought the online system for ticket purchase and stated that it has brought the law to enforce transparency in movie tickets and to collect the GST which was being evaded. The government has also put restrictions on the number of shows to be run with not exceeding the maximum of four shows.Read more

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) chairmanBajireddy Govardhan on Wednesday urged the people to understand the RTC stance on increasing bus fares. Speaking to the media on the occasion of a review meeting on TSRTC bus fare hike, he said that the corporation has submitted a report on bus charge hike to the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in last month. "We have proposed an increase of 20 paise per kilometer on ordinary buses and 30 paise per kilometer on other buses, he said.He further added that the decision of increasing the bus fare comes after centre's policies. The bus fare will be increased after the Chief Minister's nod to the TSRTC's proposal. With the hike in the bus charges, the TSRTC is expecting the additional profits of Rs 800 to Rs 850 crore. However, the TSRTC losses are being increased every year irrespective of the fare hike. Last year, the corporation suffered a loss of Rs 1,424 crore and during this year, the loss is said to have increased further so far.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Chairman YV Subba Reddy inspected the area where the landslides broke on Tirumala Ghat Road this morning. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the landslides on the Tirumala Ghat roads were breaking due to the unprecedented rainfall in the last 30 years. Another five or six cliffs were identified on the Up Ghat Road. He said the damaged road was being repaired on a war footing.Read more

The Powerful Storms started to grow along the LOW PRESSURE area now in Andaman Islands. This will turn into a Depression by Tomorrow. Fisherman in #AndhraPradesh are not advised to venture the Sea due to this developing Cyclone. Will Keep Updating ! pic.twitter.com/ZDkrEbRwY2

— Andhra Pradesh Weatherman (@APWeatherman96) December 1, 2021

In a horrific incident that took place in Kadapa district a man brutally killed a woman on the road in a broad daylight. The accused stabbed the woman to death while everyone was watching at an electrical works shop on the main road in Pulivendula of Kadapa district. Police arrived at the scene to investigate the information the incident upon the information given by the locals. They have confirmed that a woman named Rizwana from the Pulivendula area was stabbed to death by her lover. However, the case was registered and investigated further. Meanwhile, the dead body of the woman was rushed to the hospital for an autopsy. The police are investigating the cause of the incident in various angles.

A donor lungs, which were retrieved from a 47-year-old daily wager who was brain dead was transported to NIMS in just 11 minutes through the green channel for the first ever lung transplantation. The green channel was created for about 11 km from Medicover hospitals Madhapur to NIMS. The ambulance left Medicover Hospitals at 7.40 am and reached NIMS at around 7.51 am. The recipient of the lungs is a 19-year-old young girl whose lungs were infected after recovering from Covid-19.Read more

A team of members of the NITI Aayog will tour Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. A team of the NITI Aayog team led by Dr. Rajiv Kumar visited the Rythu Bharosa Kendra at Veerapaneni Goodam. Veerapaneni Goodem villagers gave an warm welcome to the NITI Aayog team. Later, the team visited stalls set up with organically grown vegetables and snacks and met with women's groups on nature agriculture at the village secretariat. District Collector J Nivas, Joint Collector Shivshankar and Sub Collector Praveen Chand participated in the meeting along with the Nithi Aayog team. Also Read - Omicron variant can be detected by RT-PCR, RAT: ICMR chief . The team visited paddy field belonging to a farmer named B. Satish Reddy and examined. A team of the Nitish Aayog team led by Dr. Rajiv Kumar inquired about the process of cultivating paddy without the use of chemicals. Later in the afternoon, the NITI Aayog Commission team will meet Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the CM and state level officials of various departments. In the evening, the NITI Aayog team will meet with representatives of various industries, industry associations, Vice-Chancellors of various universities, representatives of educational institutions and representatives of social associations.