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(2 -3 !7 --< 7 - . 2 ..7 3 0 2=C ! - . 37 TS staff to get half salary in May too, third month in a row A swarm of locusts, current- Just 400 km away! ly stationed at a distance of 3 -- .- = -.. 400 km away in Maharashtra, " 2.. 3 - ..- .7 The Telangana State govern- is headed towards Telangana - 0 2- 0-. 0. ment employees and pension- and the dreaded insects (see . 3 -.. -2.= 3- 2 ers will receive half pay for box) could cause large-scale -. 23 2 . -. May too -- third month in a damage to standing crops. 30 2 <7 !. - row. Top officials of the Telangana -.. 3.3 .- . Chief Minister K Agriculture Department, and . 2 ! -.53 2 2 7 Chandrasekhar Rao took a Director of Research at the . < - -.. decision in this regard on Professor Jayashankar - -3 2- 23 27 Wednesday, keeping in view Telangana State Agricultural the grave financial position of University, were informed by ) ( the state government that has ,) )))) officials of Central Integrated been aggravated by the coro- Pest Management Centres - 3 2 - " na-induced lockdown since (CIPMC), and Amravati dis- '-00 .. -2 - '-2 - 2 March 22. ( trict agriculture officers, about . -. 2 -5). = The government began ) the possible movement of 3 -. - 3. -.. imposing pay cuts in March locusts to Telangana. & 0 3 - 3. 23 2 - 3 on account of the financial cri- !$* Called 'desert locusts', they -0 3 2 . !< .27 sis induced by nation-wide * have started causing extensive . -.= . 0 3 - !28 23 0-3 lockdown. * ( damage to crops in Rajasthan, 233 23 2 .. 2-= . - 8.2= ,!= 23 B!7 It may be recalled that in MP and Gujarat. -2 - - 3-2 . - .- 5 March the state government + ! Although it is predicted - 23 ..- . 2 #$% had announced 75 per cent * that the locusts may enter " salary cut for public represen- - 23 - 0 . 0. - 3. - * Telangana via Maharashtra, 23. - - .7 .0 - -. 0. 2 #6#*5#6*# tatives, 60 per cent cut for the *, - !&%% 0- -2 23 2 - . experts in TS say a clear pic- 2 . 0 . .0 -0 #6$>5#6$$ All India Service officers, 50 ( ture will emerge in two days. 0-2 - --3 - .-0 3 .2.5.-0 . 0 per cent cut for government #69>5#69% Locusts eat more than their *=@++ - . 6# 0 . - 0- 37 2 employees and 10 per cent cut body weight (see box). 2 3A - . 2 - -2 -3.7 #69?5#6%> for outsourced and contract to the steep decline in the Greenery will disappear in -. -. 0. 3. -. #6%95#66# staff. Besides, it imposed 25 state's income. 23 . 08- 307 3. areas raided by locusts. They - .2 2 #66?5#6?# per cent pay cut for pension- Chief Secretary Somesh cause heavy damage to stand- 0 2 -. 0 2 $9+ .: ers. Accordingly, they were Kumar, Principal Secretary ing crops. Farmers in Asifabad, - 37 . 2 . 0 . 2 . 23 < 2 $+ #?++5#?+% paid truncated salaries for (Finance) Ramakrishna Rao, Mancherial, Adilabad, Nizam- 0 . . 2 23 6+ 0 -2 -.. 2- .. #?#*5#?*+ March and April. The same CMO Principal Secretary abad, Nirmal, Kamareddy dis- --23 -. - 2 .: 0 7 -. #?*95#?>+ will be continued for May. Narsing Rao and other senior 2 . 2 2. tricts -- all bordering = 23 2 . - #?$+5#?$9 KCR held a review at officials participated. Maharashtra -- are worried -2. 2 . 2 23 2 3= .- . 0 - . -3 Pragathi Bhavan here on "Telangana State should get over their fate should the !""#$%%$$%%& !2 2. 3. $*> 0 -2 -23. - 2. #?$?5#?@@ Wednesday on the State's eco- Rs 12,000 crore income every locusts descend on their farms $%%'$%!% -.. 7 37 #?@?5#?9* nomic situation. He discussed month. and homes. the strategy to be adopted due ) ) )- ) HC rules Kokapet lands belong to TS TS records over 107 Covid cases " 2. -2 . - . 3 . Telangana State recorded 107 Don’t be scared about spike: KCR ) , Covid-19 positive cases on The Krishna River Manage- Wednesday. This is the highest The CM held a review here three months. But people ment Board has directed the single-dayspike in coronavirus on Wednesday at Pragathi should not entertain any fear Andhra Pradesh government Taking a serious view of the cases so far. The surge takes the Chief Minister K Bhavan on Coronavirus or anxiety. The government not to go ahead with irrigation practice of filing false cases, state’s Covid tally to 2,098. Chandrashekhar Rao has said spread, containment is ready to provide treat- schemes to draw water from the Telangana High Court has Previously the highestnumber that people should not be measures and imple- ment to any number of the Srisailam reservoir till imposed exemplary costs of cases recorded in a single day scared about the spikes in mentation of the cases in the State. The appraisal is received from totaling Rs.1 lakh each on 10 was 79 -- on May11.From just Corona cases as presently the lockdown. required PPE Kits, test KRMB/Central Water Com- petitioners, who had filed false over 1,509 cases on May 16 -- scale of the spread has not "According to Kits, Masks, beds, ven- mission and the Apex Council affidavits in two separate cases when the lockdown eased -- the been all that alarming, despite some estimates, pos- tilators, hospitals are all on River Water Resources. related to two parcels of gov- numbers have shot up with relaxations in lockdown. itive cases may ready," the Chief KRMB stated this in a letter ernment lands located in Sy nearly 629 cases being record- Still, people need to be increase in the Minister said. to the Special Chief Secretary, No.239 and 240 of Kokapeta ed in the last 10 days. The state cautious and alert, the Chief country in the Water Resources Department, village of Gandipeta mandal in also witnessed six deaths. Minister said. next two to on May 20, sources told PTI. Ranga Reddy. urging the HC to declare the Before dismissing the two action of the state government petitions, a single judge bench in dealing with the land headed by Justice A. admeasuring Ac.42.35 Gts and Rajasekhar Reddy said that it Ac. 45.33 gts of land located in ! " " Schools ignore CM's was ordering criminal prose- Sy. No.239 and 240 of the cution of the petitioners for fil- Kokapet village without estab- due to the 'odd-even' rule. ing false affidavits and sup- lishing title from the compe- Hence, it has been decided to advice, demand full fee pressing material facts in the tent court of law as "illegal and The state government has permit all shops, expect those case. It asked the petitioners to arbitrary". The petitioners allowed all shops in in malls, in Hyderabad. pay the costs to the High urged the HC to direct the Hyderabad, except those in The decision was taken at Court Legal Services Authority state government to refrain malls, to open from Thursday. a high-level meeting chaired Corporate schools and colleges #( and asked the authority to take from dispossessing them from Although permission to open by Chief Minister K have now started insisting -./0 -/1 steps for the recovery of the their land or conducting any alternate shops had been Chandrasekhar Rao at that parents should pay tuition costs from the petitioner. auction of the land. given, since May 16 shops Pragathi Bhavan on fees in full in one go if students The petitions were filed have been rather crowded Wednesday. have to be promoted to the ! " next class and given links to # $% & 2-2 ##$" access online lessons for the /0 -/3/1 " fresh academic year. ' "& 21426 %& " KCR to perform yagams before opening KP Sagar This goes against the spirit () *% " ( in which Chief Minister K $ & Chandrasekhar Rao had asked /-0//1 #"K*" facility till date. schools to collect tuition fees $ /1/7/ 6/1 + "K " . / There project is named in instalments in view of the ' )/38/1 ,"K,**" Konda Pochamma Sagar as crisis brought about by the "20/ -, ".#*$ " Chief Minister K /0 there is a Konda Pochamma Covid-19 pandemic. He had & ' "6214 % " ( Chandrashekhar Rao will per- temple on the borders of the also warned schools against 132/0//1 + "K$- " form Chandi Yagam, . 1 united Medak, Warangal and collecting any special fees Sudarshan Yagam, Gangamma Nalgonda districts. There is under various heads.