Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 18 December 2021

A movie theatre in Hyderabad has been fined of Rs 1 lakh for delaying the screening by 15 minutes. Going into details, a social activist, Vijay Gopal went to Inox theatre at Kacheguda crossroads to watch 'Game Over' on June 22, 2019. However, the screening of the movie delayed by 15 minutes than the time mentioned over the ticket. Alleging that the theatre wasted 15 minutes of his time, the activist approached the consumer forum of Hyderabad district and demanded action against the Inox leisure private limited. Vijay Gopal also alleged that even the theatre manager failed to give a proper response when questioned over the delay in movie screening. The consumer which heard the matter fined the theatre of Rs 1 lakh after hearing both the arguments in additional to Rs 5,000 as case charges and Rs 5,000 as a compensation for the complainant.

People in Hyderabad to experience cold weather conditions in the coming days. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the state would witness the temperature ranging from 20 degree Celsius to 40 degree Celsius. However, the minimum temperature is expected to fall to single digit in many parts of the state including Hyderabad. "Serilingampally, Rajendranagar and Hayathnagar may witness single digit temperatures and the temperature may return to normal after a week i.e. around 16 degree Celsius if there is no disturbance from westward direction," an official said.  A yellow alert has been issued by IMD for December 20 and 21. The dip in the temperature is due to the north easterly winds across the state. Mist or haze may prevail in the city during morning hours while the temperature is likely to dip below 15 degree Celsius in the next few days. Meanwhile, Telangana witnessed a drastic dip in the temperature, causing people to stay indoors during the wee hours. On Friday, Serilingampally in Hyderabad witnessed the minimum temperature of 9.7 degree Celsius. Across the state, Komarambheem recorded the least temperature of 8 degree Celsius followed by 9.1 in Adilabad.

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Five persons of a family attempted suicide in front of Pragathi Bhavan here on Saturday. A couple along with their two children doused themselves with petrol and tried to set themselves on fire. However, the police at the spot foiled their attempt and pacified them. The people are identified as the natives of Ibrahimpatnam of Rangareddy district. They alleged that their five acre of land has been encroached and no official has been responding even after the complaint was raised several times. The police assured to resolve their issues and dispersed them.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Saturday inaugurated International arbitration centre (IAMC) here at Phoenix VK tower at Nanakramguda. After the opening ceremony, the Chief Minister and CJI inspected the arrangements and infrastructure. The government has allocated lands to the centre which is being run in a building on temporary basis at present. The ceremony is attended by Supreme Court advocate Justice Lavu Nageshwar Rao, Justice Hima Kohli, Supreme court retired judge Justice RV Ravindran, high court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Minister for law Indra Karan Reddy, home minister Mahmood Ali, tourism minister Srinivas Goud. The IAMC was opened to resolve the problems quickly that arose due to the lack of sufficient judges. Earlier, CJI Ramana said that IAMC will not confine itself in settling commercial disputes but also look into the disputes of ordinary people.

Students who have failed in the first year intermediate exams can appear for the exam again in April 2022, said the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE). "Students need not worry about the marks and they can take the exam again in the upcoming intermediate Public Examinations in April 2022," the board said. The first year exam results were announced on Thursday and the students who have objections with the marks can apply for re-verification or recounting by paying the fees.  After the re-verification, the students will be provided with the scanned copies of their answer sheets along with the result, the board added. This year, the intermediate pass percentage has been reduced drastically by 11 per cent . A total of 49 per cent students both in regular and vocational were passed which include 56 per cent of females and 42 per cent of males. Last year, the pass percentage was 60.01 per cent.Read more

Three people were dead and one another suffered serious injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed into median here on HCU road in Gachibowli. The deceased are two junior artists and a bank employee. The incident occurred around 3.30 am on Saturday when the bank employee Abdul lost control over the steering wheel and rammed the car into median. The police said that the deceased were identified as M Manasa (21) and N Manasa (23), who were the residents of a hostel in Ameerpet and Abdul Rahim, who works in Axis Bank in Madhapur. He was identified as the native of Vijayawada. Another junior artist who injured in the mishap is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. The police sent the bodies to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem. They registered a case and launched an investigation.