Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has directed the concerned authorities to expedite the relocation of polluting industries beyond Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road (ORR).Bhatti chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Revenue Resource Mobilisation at the Secretariat on Tuesday, joined by minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. The committee commended officials from the commercial taxes and mining departments for their improved revenue generation performance. Progress on proposals related to the Rajiv Swagruha and Housing Board departments was also reviewed. Principal secretary of finance Sandeep Kumar Sultania, R&B special secretary Vikas Raj, commercial taxes principal secretary Rizvi, energy principal secretary Navin Mittal, industries principal secretary Sanjay Kumar, revenue secretary Lokesh Kumar, excise commissioner Hari Kiran, housing VC & MD Gautam and other senior officials attended the meeting.Owaisi slams Pak General’s threats Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi strongly condemned the recent threats made by Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir against India, describing the language as “condemnable” and more alarming because the remarks were delivered on US soil.Owaisi called Munir a “cheap person” and urged the Modi government to respond with more than just a statement from the ministry of external affairs. He demanded a strong diplomatic protest and for the government to raise the issue firmly with the US authorities. Highlighting ongoing security concerns, Owaisi stressed the need for India to significantly increase its defense budget in the face of persistent threats from Pakistan’s military establishment. OU Library celebrates Librarian’s DayHyderabad: The Dr B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Library, in partnership with the University College of Science, commemorated Librarian’s Day. Vice Chancellor Prof. Kumar Molugaram highlighted the double-edged nature of technology. He inaugurated the digital library, noting how access to research theses and citations has vastly improved over the past three decades, placing valuable academic resources directly in researchers’ hands.The event then turned to discussions on knowledge access and data management. Prof. S. Sudarshan Rao, retired professor and Tagore Research Fellow at Osmania University, spoke on open-access academic resources and their potential to broaden research opportunities. Dr A.R.D. Prasad, former head of the Documentation Research and Training Centre at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru, discussed big data, open data and the evolving role of data librarians in research management. Recalling the contributions of Dr S.R. Ranganathan, the father of Library and Information Science in India, Prof G. Prabhakar, principal of the University College of Science, spoke about his pioneering contributions and how his ideas shaped the discipline. University librarian Dr A. S. Chakravarthy welcomed the guests and detailed the ongoing digitisation efforts and the extensive resources and services offered at Osmania University. BuildNow eases building approvals: GHMCHyderabad: Since its launch, GHMC’s BuildNow app has approved 822 building permissions and occupancy certificates. The app, which replaced the TG-bPASS, handles approvals for building permissions, layout permissions and occupancy certificates.Launched by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on March 20, GHMC stated that the app has improved efficiency and transparency in service delivery for residents and builders alike.
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