Hyderabad, Jan 13 (Hydnow): In a sad incident, Gudimalkapur Corporator Devara Karunakar passed away here on Friday suspected to be from a brain stroke.
He was elected to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) by BJP. Mayor G. Vijaya Laxmi and GHMC Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar expressed condolences on karunkar’s death.
“It is very unfortunate that a senior leader who served as corporator twice has left us. He maintained healthy relationships with corporators of other parties too. He used to raise public issues frequently and also used to cooperate with the GHMC council so the meeting runs smoothly, said Mayor. (Hydnow)
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.