Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 14 December 2021

As many as nine people traveling in an auto were injured in a road accident due to the reckless driving of an auto driver in Sattenapalli in Guntur district on Monday evening. According to a report by Sattenapalle Rural SI Aavala Balakrishna, the auto driver carrying passengers received a phone call when he was approaching Vennadevi from Bellankonda. Against this backdrop, he has got a phone call and while talking on the phone, he lost control of the auto and collided with an auto, which is carrying gas cylinders in the opposite direction. Nine of the ten passengers traveling in the auto were injured. The injured were shifted to Sattenapalle Area Hospital in 108. However, no casualties were reported and the case is being registered and investigated.

The incident where an employee of an SBI branch in Karempudi in Guntur district had duped around Rs 1 crore from a bank. Sevanayak, who works as a Gold Loan officer in a bank, was convicted of these irregularities. Going into the details, the bank's chief manager was alerted and informed the higher authorities about the cash flow through a fake account. With this, the RBI team and the regional office officials entered the field and searched and the cash flow erupted. For the past three months, Sevanayak has been embezzling some of the cash taken from the bank to put in the bank's ATMs. In a period of three months, he diverted more than Rs. 1 crore. Sevanayak who has become addicted to cricket betting, is spending bank money for the same. However, the authorities detected his fraud on December 4 and took steps to avoid any inconvenience to the clients, and suspended Sevanayak. Bank officials, however, did not comment on the incident.

Counting of votes for local bodies MLC election is underway at five centres. The EC set up six tables in Adilabad, nine tables in Karimnagar and five tables in three other places. The vote counting for six MLC seats began at 8 am today and the result is expected by 12 noon. It is learned that around 200 votes will be counted in every round. Meanwhile, the police imposed three-tier security at the counting centres to avoid any untoward incidents. The local bodies MLC election was held on December 10.

Anantapur: The Union Ministry of Handlooms and Textiles had sanctioned just three handloom weavers' clusters at Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram and Uravakonda nine months ago. It had sanctioned Rs 2 crore for each cluster but the establishment of these clusters is yet to take off due to the lethargic attitude of state government. The Puttaparthi cluster will benefit 220 weavers, Dharmavaram 300 weavers and Uravakonda cluster 265 weavers. The Department of Handlooms and Textiles had sent proposals for setting up 71 clusters but in the first phase only 3 clusters were sanctioned. The largest number of proposals went from Dharmavaram that is for 34 clusters but the former was sanctioned only one cluster. The weavers in the district are unhappy with the government just sanctioning mere 3 clusters when they demand for 71 clusters. Dharmavaram weavers unhappy as Centre Okays just 3 clusters.

Khammam: Officials are gearing up to make all arrangements for the MLC election counting. The election was conducted on December 10 peacefully in the district. As many as 738 voters cast their votes. All ballot boxes are stored in strong rooms with tight security. The counting process will be held at DPRC building on Tuesday. District Collector VP Gautham directed that tables be set up separately for counting, counting first priority votes and the next second priority votes. No papers, pens and cellphones would be allowed in the counting hall. All the agents of the candidates and agents should come by 7 am and the counting would begin at 8 am. Earlier, the Collector addressed a training programme for the election counting staff. He asked them to be aware of all rules and procedures as regards the counting. Election Observer Sudharshan Reddy, Additional Collector N Madhusudhan Training Officers Sriram, Sailendra and counting staff participated in the programme.