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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru on February 13. “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities' is the theme for Aero India. More than 80 countries are participating in the event. As many as 800 defence companies including 100 foreign are part of the big show. Major exhibitors in Aero India 2023 include Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin, Israel Aerospace Industry, BrahMos Aerospace, Army Aviation, HC Robotics, SAAB, Safran, Rolls Royce, Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Forge Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and BEML Limited. In line with Prime Minister's vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World', the event will focus on displaying indigenous equipment/technologies and forging partnerships with foreign companies. “India is touching new heights and transcending them too,” the Prime Minister said on the occasion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chsushilrao/message
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's grandson Himanshu is pushing the idea of the ‘joy of giving'. He has also become a voice raising environmental issues. Hello and welcome. This is Sushil Rao in Hyderabad bringing you this podcast. Himanshu, who is the son of Municipal administration minister K T Rama Rao was in-charge of an event in Hyderabad. He was in charge of the Oakridge School annual CASnival, a Creativity, Activity and Service carnival. During the carnival, the students displayed their creativity and artistry with more than 30 stalls set up as part of the event. In the CASnival event, a food, fun and games exhibition, the students showed their talent with oak jail, cycle painting stalls and live music concert. Students and parents attended the event in large numbers and made the program a huge success. Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, who attended as the chief guest for the event, said the event was symbolic to the thoughts of the current generation. "Events such as CASnival help in building self-confidence and enhancing creativity. In addition to excelling in studies, children of this generation are paving a way for a better society with their thoughts. We are organising such innovative programmes even in Government schools,” she said. She expressed her happiness at Himanshu and his friends taking up the responsibility of conducting such programmes meant to benefit the society. Speaking on the occasion, Himanshu said the event was a bridge between environment and education. He said the amount raised through this event will be used to rejuvenate Nanakramguda Lake in Hyderabad. Himanshu said raising awareness on how to protect lakes and turning students into environmentalists was the aim of their group. Himanshu said this time, CASnival was organised differently. The stalls were managed by the students themselves and this gave the students a chance to become young entrepreneurs. Telugu film personalities Nikhil and Kiran Abbavaram also participated in the event. Thanks for listening. This is Sushil Rao in Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chsushilrao/message
Indian Tunes based on Classical Ragas to be played in ‘Beating the Retreat' Ceremony 2023 Indian tunes based on Indian Classical Ragas will be the flavour of ‘Beating the Retreat' ceremony this year which will be attended by the President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu. The ceremony will take place at the historic Vijay Chowk in the heart of New Delhi on January 29, 2023. As many as 29 captivating and foot-tapping Indian tunes will be played by the music bands of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the State Police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). Hello and welcome to this podcast. This is Sushil Rao in Hyderabad. Prime minister Narendra Modi and Defence minister Rajnath Singh, will also witness the country's biggest Drone Show, comprising 3,500 indigenous drones. The magnificent drone show will light up the evening sky over the Raisina hills, weaving myriad forms of national figures/events through smooth synchronisation. It will depict the success of start-up ecosystem, technological prowess of the country's youth and pave the way for future path-breaking trends. The event will be organised by Botlabs Dynamics. For the first time, a 3-D anamorphic projection will be organised during Beating Retreat Ceremony 2023 on the façade of North and South Block. The Ceremony will begin with the ‘Agniveer' tune and will be followed by ‘Almora', ‘Kedar Nath, ‘Sangam Dur', ‘Queen of Satpura', ‘Bhagirathi', ‘Konkan Sundari' by Pipes and Drums band. Indian Air Force band will play ‘Aprajey Arjun', ‘Charkha', ‘Vayu Shakti', ‘Swadeshi', while ‘Ekla Cholo Re', ‘Hum Taiyyar Hai', and ‘Jai Bharati' will be played by the band of Indian Navy. The Indian Army's band will play ‘Shankhnaad', ‘Sher-e-Jawan', ‘Bhupal', ‘Agranee Bharat', ‘Young India', ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja', ‘Drummers Call', and ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon'. The event will come to a close with the popular tune of ‘Sare Jahan se Acha'. The principal conductor of the ceremony will be Flight Lieutenant Leima pokpam Rupachandra Singh. The Army Band will be led by Sub Maj Diggar Singh, the Naval and Air Force band commanders will be M Anthoni Raj and Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar. The conductor of the State Police and CAPF bands will be Assistant Sub Inspector Prem Singh. The Buglers will perform under the leadership of Naib Subedar Santosh Kumar Pandey, and pipes and drums band will play under the instructions of Subedar Major Baswaraj Vagge. ‘Beating the Retreat' ceremony at the Vijay Chowk on January 29th every year marks the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations. It has emerged as an event of national pride when the Colours and Standards are paraded. The ceremony traces its origins to the early 1950s when Major Roberts of the Indian Army indigenously developed the unique ceremony of display by the massed bands. It marks a centuries old military tradition, when the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield and returned to the camps at sunset at the sounding of the Retreat. Colours and Standards are cased and flags lowered. The ceremony creates nostalgia for the times gone by. Thanks for listening. This is Sushil Rao. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chsushilrao/message
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The Telugu film industry is going through a critical phase. High costs of production have made producers stop in their tracks to decide on what path they should take to see that Tollywood does not get derailed. Actor Vishnu Manchu, President of Movie Artistes Association is positive that all issues will be resolved and shootings which were suspended from August 1, 2022 will commence soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
New announcement by Government of India on recruitment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Five arrested, including four minors --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The culprit created a fake Instagram account with her photograph and resorted to the crime. The Rachakonda police in Telangana have arrested a 30-year-old software employee in the crime. The culprit made an Instagram video call to the woman. When she took the call, the user showed his private parts to her and recorded the video call and took screen shots of it. Later he started sending those screen shots and video to her Instagram friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Police change climax --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Indian students stuck in Sumy in Ukraine woke up to a bright new day with full of hope on March 7. With ice cold water being poured on their expectations of being transported out for evacuation, it was once again a situation of ‘back to the bunkers' for the disappointed students. Here is a conversation with Mahtab Raza who is voicing the concern of the students. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Indian students from Ukraine are headed back home but there are problems galore. With the Indian Embassy in Kyiv advising students to leave Ukraine temporarily, the students are gaping at an uncertain future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Asks Russia to desist from further invasion of Ukraine --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
For enhanced protection against terrorist attacks, the Jammu and Kashmir Police intend to get upgraded armoured vehicles to meet the latest international security standards. Initial discussions have already taken place between Midhani, a government of India enterprise based at Kanchanbagh in Hyderabad, and top brass of the J&K police. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Russia-Ukraine tensions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Little did the 71-year-old man with rhythm in his body imagine that something that he got himself immersed in would fetch him the Padmashri award in 2021. “I have myself got recognition but there is a desire in me to teach people the dance and explain to outsiders how what goes into it,” Kakanaraju says. He wants to set up this facility in his village – Marlavai in Jainoor mandal of Komarambheem Asifabad district. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
A habit that developed as a child to plant trees and care for them brought Ramaiah recognition decades later. For planting more than one crore saplings and taking care of them for the last 45 dutifully and as a responsibility, Daripalli Ramaiah of Reddypalli village in Khammam district of Telangana was awarded the Padmashri by the Government of India in 2017. He received the award from the then President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Life has become even more hectic for the recipient of the award. He continues to plant saplings everyday. Ramaiah and the rising sun have barely missed a date. Popularly known as ‘Vanajeevi' or ‘Chetla Thathaiah', Ramaiah's life story and mission have been included as a lesson for Class 6 students in Telangana. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Amit Shah today laid a statement laid in Rajya Sabha on the incident of attack on the vehicle of Hyderabad MP and President, AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi on February 3, 2022. The Union home minister said on several occasions in the past, the Central Government, on the basis of threat assessment by the Central Security Agencies, had issued directions for providing security cover to Owaisi. However, repeated endeavours of the Delhi Police and Telangana Police to provide security cover to Owaisi did not succeed on account of his unwillingness to take security cover. A review of threat perception has been undertaken again and based upon threat inputs, he has been provided with ‘Z' category CRPF security cover on all India basis along with bullet proof car in Delhi, Amit Shah said. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
BDL and Indian Army signed a contract worth Rs 3,131.82 Crore for manufacture and supply of the missiles. Konkurs-M is a second generation, mechanized infantry Anti-Tank Guided Missile, to destroy armored vehicle equipped with Explosive Reactive Armour. The Missile can be launched either from BMP-II tank or from ground launcher. It has a range between 75 to 4000 metres with a flight time of 19 secs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The budget presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2022 is being described as having an overall positive outlook for aerospace, defence, space and drone sectors in the country. The director of aerospace and defence in Telangana, Praveen P A has said the budgetary provisions are also a big opportunity for Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The Cyber Crime Police, Cyberabad busted a fake call center in Mohali, Punjab and arrested the gang members, including four who are residents of Hyderabad for cheating foreign customers under the pretext of providing technical services. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
If the increase was as much as 147 per cent, from 33.15 sq km to 81.81 sq km as per the ISPR-21 report, it was because of the many measures that were taken. Plantations along the 158 km outer ring road, at road intersections, along the highways, development of parks and turning graveyards green, were what contributed to the city emerging in the top position in all the Mega Cities. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The India State of Forest Report 2021 released by Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav on January 13. The forest Survey report 2021 shows an increase of 2,261 sq km in the total forest and tree cover of the country in last two years. Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country. The maximum increase in forest cover was seen in Andhra Pradesh of 647 sq km followed by Telangana with 632 sq km and Odisha with 537 sq km. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Purna Nagula, a software engineer working in Hyderabad is headed home this Sankranti with a huge load of books. Purna Nagula will stack the books in a library that he started in Sircilla town where students and job aspirants prepare for competitive examinations. Not just those who live in the town but those from surrounding villages, make use of the library that is open round-the-clock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Here is a conversation from 25-year-old Swapnika who saves money from what she earns by selling her paintings to help, especially the physically challenged. Swapnika goes out of her way to respond to those who are less fortunate than her. The talented artist that she is, Swapnika wields the pencil with her mouth to create portraits as both her hands had to be surgically severed to an extent following an accident in which she touched a live electric wire in 2007 in Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
In this village in Telangana, the birth of a girl child is celebrated with much enthusiasm. It was time for another big celebrations on January 4 in Haridaspur village in Kondapur mandal in Sangareddy district. The village is about 80 km from the state capital. Here is a conversation with software engineer-turned-government employee Rohit Kulkarni, the panchayat secretary of the village who explains how the village comes together to welcome a female baby. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Hyderabad police have nabbed Mantri Shankar who has been on the police radar since he committed his first burglary in 1979. The 60-year-old Mantri Shankar has been arrested along with three of his associates in fresh cases. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
In alleged ragging incident in Suryapet medical college, student reportedly stripped and assaulted. The first year medical student was confined to a room for several hours and the seniors also allegedly tried to shave his head with a beard trimmer at the men's hostel in the Government Medical College at Suryapet. The government has ordered an enquiry into the incident. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
He answered questions from the media at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal in Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
A DRDO developed supersonic missile assisted torpedo system was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha on December 13, 2021. The system is a next generation missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system. During the mission, full range capability of the missile was successfully demonstrated. The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The Nagarjunasagar dam in Telangana has been identified by the ministry of civil aviation for an aerodrome from where seaplane operations can take place. The Ministry of Civil Aviation introduced a new mode of transportation i.e. seaplane operations from water aerodromes under UDAN-3. Till date a total of 14 water aerodromes have been identified in the states of Gujarat, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadwee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
NCBS is part of a consortium of national laboratories performing genomic surveillance across four city clusters – Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune. It gave its report to the authorities on December 2. The consortium was established four months ago with support from The Rockefeller Foundation's Pandemic Prevention Institute and is led by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Synopsis: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 32 teams in different states which are likely to be hit by a cyclone. Rescue and relief teams of the Army and Navy along with ships and aircrafts are ready for deployment if required. The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba reviewed the preparedness of Central Ministries/Agencies and State Governments to deal with the situation arising out of the impending cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. Director General, India Meteorological Department, briefed the Committee about the current status of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by 3rd December. It is expected to cross the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha by the morning of 4th December, with wind speeds ranging from 90 kmph to 100 kmph, accompanied by heavy rainfall and tidal waves in the coastal districts of these states. The cyclonic storm is likely to affect the districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatanam and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh and coastal districts of Odisha. It is also likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal areas and Gangetic parts of West Bengal. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
CSIR-IIP Dehradun's home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has been formally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The price of tomato has reached a never-before high of Rs 140 per kg in some parts of the country, including more than Rs 100 in Telangana. But the prices are expected to come down next month. According to the ministry of consumer affairs, food and distribution, the all-India average retail price of Tomato has been on the rise from the end of September 2021 due to unseasonal rains in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh which led to crop damage and delay in arrival from these Sates. Delayed arrivals from the north Indian States was followed by heavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka which disrupted the supply and also resulted in crop damage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Bharti Dharapuram and Jahnavi Joshi and other researchers, studied diversity and endemism in centipedes, a group of ancient predatory soil arthropods, across the biodiversity hotspot of Western Ghats (WG), India. What did they find? They obtained phylogenetic measures of diversity by including evolutionary relationships between species. To this, they added information on species distributions to measure phylogenetic endemism, which helps in identifying areas with unique diversity. The scientists of CCMB-CSIR found that phylogenetic diversity decreases at higher latitudes, with several evolutionarily distant species occurring in the southern western ghats. This may be due to variation in environment or past climatic stability along the mountain range. The team also identified two hotspots of phylogenetic endemism – these areas harbour evolutionarily unique species with restricted distributions. This may be due to the existence of a past rainforest refuge in the southern WG and adaptations to unique habitats in the northern western ghats. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The event marks the formal induction of the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam' class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai. Named after the historic city of Andhra Pradesh on the east coast, Visakhapatnam, the ‘City of Destiny', the ship has a total complement of about 315 personnel. Enhanced crew comfort is a significant feature of INS Visakhapatnam, which has been ensured through ergonomically designed accommodation based on ‘modular' concepts. The ship will be under the command of Captain Birendra Singh Bains, a Navigation & Direction specialist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for setting up a manufacturing unit of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), at Jhansi in the UP Defence Corridor. BDL, a Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Defence, is one among the few companies in the world having state-of-the-art facilities for manufacture and supply of Anti – Tank Guided Missiles, Surface to Air Missiles, Air-to-Air Missiles, Air to Surface Missiles, Underwater Weapons & Counter Measures Systems for the Armed Forces. BDL has also designed and developed Drone delivered bombs. The upcoming unit at Jhansi will be the sixth manufacturing unit of the Company and the first one in Northern part of India, having its registered office at Hyderabad. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has called upon IPS officer trainees to update their technological capabilities and develop right attitudes to bring in transformative changes in police functioning. Ajit Doval was speaking at the Passing out Parade (PoP) of the 73rd Batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) Probationers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), in Hyderabad today. The event was attended by senior officers and family members of the probationers. Ajit Doval, took the salute of the Diskhant Parade and complimented the officer trainees passing out today. He also presented the Trophies to the Meritorious IPS Officer Trainees and Officer Trainees from the friendly countries, who underwent training at the Academy. There were 132 IPS Officer Trainees who passed out today including 27 lady officers of 73rd batch of Regular Recruits and 17 officers from friendly countries, six officers from Bhutan, six from Maldives and five from Nepal who also completed their institutional training. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
52nd International Film Festival of India has released the line-up of international movies for competition during the festival from November 20-28 in Goa. The best of the feature length fiction films from all over the world are selected to compete in the section. It is one of the most important sections of the festival that features some of the best films of the year and these 15 films compete for the Golden Peacock and other awards. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
As a tangible demonstration of the growing Indo–Israeli technological cooperation, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defence, Israel have entered into a Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) to promote innovation and accelerated R&D in startups and MSMEs of both countries for the development of dual use technologies. The agreement was signed between and Secretary, Department of Defence, R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy and Head of DDR&D, Israel BG (Retd) Dr Daniel Gold in New Delhi on November 9, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
A controversy has erupted in Tollywood as the Movie Artistes Association goes to polls on October 10. Actor Prakash Raj, contender for the president's post, has alleged that the Manchu Vishnu panel was trying to influence voters by paying for the postal ballots for the use of senior citizens who may not be able to come to cast their vote physically. As per the norms, Rs 500 fee has to be paid for the ballot paper to be sent to the artistes' house in the address that they would. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
In this conversation Chengal Reddy expresses his views on the incident in Uttar Pradesh in which four farmers were killed, about farm laws, the role of political parties, about leadership of farmers and the intervention of judiciary to bring the agitation over farm laws comes to an end. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Farmers and farmers organisations across Telangana have taken to the roads to protest the killing of four farmers at Laxmipur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. The four protesting farmers were among eight who were run over by SUVs in a convoy of union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra on September 3. I spoke to farmers organisations leader in Telangana, Vissa Kiran Kumar of the Rythu Swarajya Vedika about the demands of the farmers, the violence and the situation in Telangana. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
An Indian Navy mountaineering expedition to Mt Trishul, Uttarakhand was caught in an avalanche near the summit today. All out efforts are on for Search and Rescue (SAR) by the ground team and helicopters from Indian Army, Indian Air Force and & State Disaster Response Force. The 20 member expedition was flagged off from Mumbai on September 3, 2021. Ten climbers had started their climb to the summit this morning, but were caught in an avalanche short of the summit. While 5 of the 10 are safe Search and Rescue for remaining 5 is in progress, a spokesperson of Indian Navy informed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
A shepherd in Mancherial district of Telangana has suffered injuries in a tiger attack. For the wounds that the 63-year-old man sustained, he was first taken to a local primary health centre and then shifted to a private hospital. Elmulla Shankar of Oddagudem village in Vemanapally mandal took his goats for grazing in the nearby forest area on September 30. Shankar told officials that he saw a tiger prey upon his goats. He said he defended himself against the tiger attack as he had an axe in his hand and it escaped into the forest area. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Caught in a piquant situation over actor and Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan criticising the YSRCP government alleging neglect of the film industry, the Telugu film chamber of commerce in a swift response dissociated itself with the comments Pawan Kalyan had made. Without, however, taking the actor's name, Narayandas Kishandas Narang, president of TFCC said the chief ministers of both the Telugu states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ‘have been proactive and always extended their encouragement and support to us'. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
An SOS request was received from the administration on September 27th around 5:30 pm. The request was to provide a naval helicopter for Search and Rescue (SAR) of a stranded villager who was marooned in the middle of River Suvarnamukhi due to flash floods. The Eastern Naval Command immediately deployed an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) from INS Dega for the mission. After arriving at the reported location (approx 120 Km from Dega) the aircraft could not locate the villager due to severe weather, heavy rain and pitch dark conditions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
The flight test took place from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha today around 4:30 pm. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircrafts, in its maiden flight test after improvements. In comparison to the existing Akash System, Akash Prime is equipped with an indigenous active RF seeker for improved accuracy. Other improvements also ensure more reliable performance under low temperature environment at higher altitudes. Modified ground system of the existing Akash weapon system has been used for the current flight test. The range stations of ITR comprising Radars, EOTS and Telemetry stations monitored the missile trajectory and flight parameters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
A redalert has been sounded in 14 districts. Authorities in all the districts of the state have urged the people to stay indoors and strictly not try to cross any streams because of the heavy rains lashing the state. Two persons got washed away in a stream in Siddipet district. While the body of one was retrieved on Monday, the other person is yet to be traced. M Raj Kumar and Chachala Rohit went to the Moyathummeda stream near Thangalapalli village of Koheda mandal on Sunday. They got washed away in the stream when they got into it. Both of them are relatives. The local authorities got expert divers to trace them but until 8 pm on Sunday, they could not be traced. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
It is expected to cross the North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha coasts by the evening of September 26, with wind speeds ranging from 75-85 kmph, gusting to 95 kmph, accompanied by heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of the states. It is likely to affect the districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Ganjam and Gajapati in Odisha. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message
Demanding that a fast track court be set up and justice meted out to the guilty in the rape and murder of a 54-year-old woman, several organisations, political entities, civil society, caste groups, human rights organisations and groups of people have resorted to protests, demonstrations and rasta rokos in Nalgonda. They are demanding that the case be tried in a time bound manner in a matter of a month. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chsushilrao/message