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NZ Herald
07-07-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
QSM recipient Davinder Rahal faces mortgagee sale of $5m property after defaulting on loan
A Queen's Service Medal recipient embroiled in a high-profile leaky home case has been slapped with freezing orders and faces foreclosure on a $5 million commercial property after defaulting on his mortgage. Davinder Singh Rahal and his now liquidated company First Trust Ltd (FTL) have been ordered to pay nearly
The Hindu
01-07-2025
- The Hindu
HYDRAA removes borewells and ‘encroachments' from Sunnam Cheruvu
The Hyderabad Disaster Response & Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Monday took action against the alleged encroachers of Sunnam Cheruvu, Guttala Begumpet, by removing many borewells which were being used to extract water to be supplied to hostels in Madhapur. The HYDRAA authorities also seized the tankers used to supply the water. Besides, they removed temporary structures in the full tank level which were used to run tanker business. Earlier, HYDRAA shared the water analysis reports of the Telangana Pollution Control Board, which revealed high amounts of heavy metals in water. A press note on Monday informed that a complaint had been lodged against the tanker supplier at the Madhapur Police Station. Issuing clarification to the claims of 'plot owners' in the FTL as determined by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, HYDRAA said a layout by the then HUDA was cancelled later. Permissions are not being granted for the past 10 years to take up any structures there. The plot owners may apply for compensation or transferable development rights, it said. Sunnam Cheruvu is among the six lakes taken up for development by the HYDRAA. As part of the initiative, plastic waste and garbage accumulated for decades has been removed from the lake, and sewage diversion channels have been created. A children's park and open gym are part of the project, the note said. The 'Prajavani' grievance redressal programme of HYDRAA has received a total 49 complaints on Monday, which covered issues pertaining to encroachment of stormwater drains at Fatehnagar and Balanagar, encroachment of park spaces in Turkayamjal municipality.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana HC to Hyderabad civic body: Resolve Durgam Cheruvu FTL land encroachment row in 8 weeks, use 2022 committee's recommendations
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to resolve the issue of encroachment of Durgam Cheruvu by refixing the full tank level (FTL). The court told the GHMC commissioner to consider the 2022 recommendations of a five-member committee that Durgam Cheruvu was no longer an irrigation tank but more of a tourist spot to settle FTL encroachment issues practically. Justice K Lakshman gave eight weeks to the authorities to resolve all interlinked issues regarding Durgam Cheruvu FTL encroachment. The judge gave the direction while disposing of a petition filed by Amar Society Plot Owners Association alleging encroachment of open space in the society. Dealing with their specific grievance, the judge directed GHMC deputy commissioner to act against those who had taken over the open space. However, the judge made it clear that the issue of plot ownership should be settled before a civil court and not the high court. Last year, the tahsildar of Serilingampally mandal had issued notices under Section 23 of the AP Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002, to several people for alleged constructions within the FTL of Durgam Cheruvu. This was challenged in the HC and a division bench in Sept 2024 disposed of their writ petitions directing that the notices shall be treated as show-cause notices. They were also told to submit an explanation to the tahsildar, who in turn was directed to hear them and pass orders in accordance with law. After going through various contentions and the five-men committee report, Justice Lakshman issued the order that the issues surrounding Durgam Cheruvu have to be resolved practically.
The Verge
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Playdate's second season is off to a great (and very weird) start
A lot of games have been released for the Playdate since it launched in 2022, as a quick browse of or the Catalog shop will attest. But still, there's something unique about the handheld's seasonal format, which just kicked off its second iteration. When it first launched, the Playdate came with 24 games from notable indie developers that were steadily released on a weekly cadence, making a perfect introduction to the little yellow device and its crank. Now, a few years later, we finally have season 2, and it's off to a solid start — and it even includes a bizarre mystery. The new season runs for the next six weeks and totals a dozen games, two of which will drop each week. The entire collection will run you $39. To start, we have a pair of very different games. Fulcrum Defender, from FTL: Faster Than Light developer Subset Games, is sort of like a modern take on Asteroids. You control a little ship in the middle and fire guns at little squares flying toward you. The twist is that you use the crank to rotate the ship around and aim your shots. There's also something of a roguelike element, where you steadily unlock random upgrades like new weapons or a larger spread for your bullets. The goal is to last for 10 straight minutes. It's a pretty challenging game — so far, I've only really had success on easy mode — but it's also surprisingly chill, eliciting that sort of zen state that the best shooters and puzzle games can create. This is helped by its lo-fi soundtrack that pretty much demands you play with headphones on. It's an absorbing game. On the other end of the spectrum is Dig Dig Dino!, developed by Dom2D and Fáyer, who brag that the game 'is perfect to play while watching TV! No time pressure, no quick reflexes needed!' It's a puzzle game where you travel to different dig sites to uncover dinosaur bones, artifacts, and trash. You only have a limited amount of moves per dig, but you can upgrade your capacity over time — while also getting new tools to smash rocks or dig deeper — letting you dig both more and for longer. It's sort of like a really cute take on Minesweeper, one clearly designed for short play sessions. It's not exactly difficult, but there's still something satisfying about uncovering a large dinosaur bone when you're just about to run out of moves. These two games do a good job of showing the breadth of games possible on the Playdate; one is meant for quick bursts, the other for longer, more focused sessions. But the launch week package is rounded out by something a whole lot weirder. It's called Blippo Plus and, well, it's a series of TV channels you can flip between using the crank. Some are nothing but static, while others have giant FMV videos of strange TV shows or commercials. One show, called Tantric Computing, is nothing but closeup shots of someone using a computer mouse. Another, Werf's Tavern, is some kind of musical talk show. There's also a messaging tool and some kind of fax service. What's most interesting about Blippo Plus, though, isn't just that it's odd. It's also a mystery that seems like it will evolve over the course of the season. Playdate maker Panic says that 'Playdate season 2 owners should tune in weekly and make sure they are connected to WiFi when season 2 updates at 10 AM PT on Thursdays.' There are lots of other promising games planned for season 2, including the point-and-click adventure Shadowgate PD and whatever the heck Long Puppy and Tiny Turnip are. But an FMV mystery that unfolds over the course of weeks is something that's pretty unique to this format — and further evidence that the Playdate exists in its own parallel universe.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP condemns and denies role in ‘attack' on Karachi Bakery outlet
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condemned and distanced itself from the 'attack' on a Karachi Bakery outlet in Shamshabad on the weekend. 'None of our party cadres were involved in the attack. Minister Seethakka should have verified facts before making allegations against our party. We don't indulge in such activities,' asserted former MLC N. Ramchander Rao on Monday. Addressing a press conference at the State office, the BJP leader said that at a time when party cadres have been participating in activities like holding prayers in the temples and supporting the armed forces for 'Operation Sindoor', it is not right to make baseless allegations without proper verification. 'Ransacking shops or attacking houses of political opponents is not part of our culture. It is the Congress and its leaders who have been threatening to lay siege to our party leaders and attack them,' he charged. Mr. Rao advised the ruling party activists not to provoke a confrontation with his partymen by resorting to such acts and warned them of consequences if they did so. Not fair, HYDRAA In a separate press conference, former vice president S. Malla Reddy and other leaders of Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Secunderabad Cantonment — B Srinivas, V. Srinivas Reddy, G. Bharat Goud and so on, objected to notices issued to two apartment complexes and a community hall built under the full tank level of Medigunta lake in Bachupally by the local MRO. 'While it is true these buildings have come up under FTL, people have been staying here for the last six years and are being told to vacate immediately. The flats were purchased only after civic infrastructure was provided, including internal roads, sewage, power and drinking water by the local municipal authority. Did HYDRAA — Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, not state that 'old' structures will not be touched,' questioned Mr. Reddy. The party has always been fighting for the preservation of water bodies and protection of government lands but the interests of the common people should also be considered whenever drastic action like demolitions are taken up, he maintained. The BJP leaders also objected to the Congress leaders' criticism of Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender and making a vain bid to accost him at this house. The ruling party leaders were advised to focus on policies and issues desisting from using unparliamentary language against fellow politicians.
