Daily Archives: August 20, 2015

TS Bags Rs 500 cr Investment from Swiss Major As Industrialists Lap Up Spiel

Business & Economy, Science & Technology, World Opinion

Hyderabad :

The state has bagged a big ticket pharma investment worth Rs 500 crores as Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals will begin operations here. Ferring is engaged in formulations.

Earlier, the state gave permissions to around 39 companies in two weeks as part of the new industrial policy, TS-iPASS.

“The representatives of Ferring Pharmaceuticals visited the 12-acre land parcel allotted to them in Genome Valley before giving their nod. It will take two months for Ferring to get the other permissions,” sources said.

Another pharma major too is in touch with the Industries Department. “We will reveal the name of the second pharma company only after an agreement is signed. Otherwise, some other state may resort to poaching,” officials confided.

“Several industrialists in textiles, solar, life sciences, plastics and pharma are making serious enquiries. We will reveal the names of the firms only after confirmation,” sources added.

The mobile manufacturer Micromax has started its construction activity in the city. Officials of Industries Department are in touch with other mobile companies as well.

Sources said that another mobile company is also likely to invest in Hyderabad. The Industries Department is now in the process of inviting industrialists who made serious queries. “The industrialists enquired with those who got permissions in two weeks and are serious in investing in the state. All this happened due to word-of-mouth publicity,” sources said.

The State government recently announced a single window industrial policy, which works in a transparent manner without giving scope for corruption or red-tapism. The government has already allocated 10 per cent water in major projects for industries and a land bank of 1.5 lakh acres has been created for industrial needs.

Policy Pull

TS industrial policy spread by word-of-mouth

State is getting serious queries about investments

Switzerland’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals confirmed investment of Rs 500 crore

Textile, pharma, plastics, solar, mobile, life sciences companies looking to TS for investment

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by V.V. Balakrihsna / August 18th, 2015

In a first, Hyderabad cops to wear cameras to watch over traffic

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Telangana Home Minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy launched the initiative by issuing 100 ‘Body Worn Cameras’ to the front line officers.

Picture for representational purpose only.
Picture for representational purpose only.

Ensuring a people-friendly approach by enforcing officers towards traffic violators, the Hyderabad Traffic Police (HTP) today launched ‘Body Worn Cameras’ for the first time in the country.

Telangana Home Minister Nayini Narasimha Reddy, who launched the initiative by issuing 100 ‘Body Worn Cameras’ to the front line officers said this is for the first in the country that traffic officers will be equipped with such an equipment.

This initiative is in the direction of developing friendly policing in Hyderabad and the use of technology will improve transparency and accountability in Traffic Management, the Minister said, adding after formation of Telangana state last year there have been marked changes in the police system.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Jitender said this project was started on a pilot basis in August last year by issuing four ‘Body Worn Cameras’ to the traffic officers. After successful implementation, 100 new ‘Body Worn Cameras’ have been acquired by the Hyderabad Traffic Police to monitor the Traffic Enforcement system, he said.

Elaborating on ‘Body Worn Cameras’, the top traffic cop said it is user friendly, having stud moving clip for wearing on the body and simple one click record. Citizens, when caught for any traffic violations by traffic cops can notice the recording on the front facing LCD screen.

Protected files and encrypted log of events makes it free from manipulations, Jitender said, adding this will enable socially desirable behaviour by traffic officers and public during their interactions. In the conventional practice of enforcement, there were many incidents of arguments, assaults and misbehaving between the commuters and cops.

Subsequently, on the other end, there was no evidence on record to establish the guilt (of violators) and it badly ruined the image of traffic cops, he said. The new system will help in improving discipline among the public as well as the police personnel, he said. Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy also spoke.

source: http://www.indiatoday.intoday.in / IndiaToday.in / Home> News> India> Andhra Pradesh / by PTI / Hyderabad – August 14th, 2015