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Home Is Where Good Food Is

The modern Indian fine dining restaurant, Voila hosts monthly food festivals featuring local cuisines from different Indian states. This month, the Jubilee Hills joint has launched the Telangana Food Festival, showcasing traditional recipes from delicious Ragi Sankati with Chicken Curry to yummy Pappu Annam with Chicken Fry from both rural and urban Telangana, including Nizami influences.

• An Experience Like No Other: Visitors flocked to the fest and were not disappointed. Starting off with Ulavacharu Lentil Soup with horse gram fritters, a variety of starters followed. Some of the traditional delicacies included Kamju Pitta (Quail) Fry and Ellipaya Karam Chepa (Pomfret marinated in a garlic-based spice mix and fried, garnished with deep-fried curry leaves).

• Words From The Artist: Executive Chef at Voila, Chef Surya Kumar had a thing or two to say about the intricate cooking of the main course. For the succulent, filled 'Paneer', the Chef said that the team had to "hand-pound the filling that goes into the Nawabi Paneer Roll, like the way it was traditionally made back in the day. The slow process done on a cold rolling stone infuses the flavour into the ingredients". The homely feast is preserving the traditional tidbits and serving them up to the foodies of the day!

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Women's Co-op Wraps Up Hyderabad with a Bang

'Future Female Forward - The Women’s Collective' wraps up its Hyderabad chapter with resounding success. CNBC TV 18's event, 'Future. Female. Forward,' took place at T-Hub Phase 2 in Hyderabad and featured prominent figures from business, entrepreneurship, policy, and politics to discuss the role genders play in a workforce. 

• The Future. Female. Forward Playbook: The event unveiled influential figures including Hitendra Dave (CEO, HSBC India), Subhrakant Panda (President, FICCI), Deepti Sagar (Chief People and Experience Officer, Deloitte South Asia), Rahul Singh (COO - Corporate Functions, HCLTech), and Shereen Bhan. CNBC-TV 18's 'Future. Female. Forward' initiative concluded the Hyderabad city chapter on May 31.

• Bridging the Gender Gap: Aiming to bridge the gender gap and promote actionable dialogues for achieving gender parity, this guide highlights gender parity's impact on the global economy and the workforce using best practices and case studies. It is also highlighted that inclusivity is a win-win for organizations and employees, in that it boosts employment as well as productivity.

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Getting Ready for NextGen Warfare

To meet the high demand for skilled cyber security professionals due to the surge in cybercrime and fraud cases, JNTU Hyderabad has launched the B. Tech CSE Cyber Security program, training cyber warriors for both government agencies and private firms.

• Creating Cyber Warriors: JNTU has partnered with Telangana Police Cybercrime experts to train students in Hyderabad campus colleges. Experts from the state police force will teach classes in the third and fourth years, offering live examples and tools for detecting cybercrime. TCS has collaborated with the university and assisted in course designing the course.

• Course to Have 60 Seats: The self-financed course will be held at the Centre for Excellence in Cyber Security, Each batch has an intake of 60 students with an annual fee of Rs.1 lakh. Admissions through TS EAMCET 2023. Apart from the course on cyber security, JNTU is rolling out three more courses (B. Tech Biotechnology, B. Tech Geo-Informatics, & BBA General) to be offered this year.

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Hyderabad Hungry for Electricity

40% of the power consumed in Hyderabad has increased in line with higher temperatures, with some areas of the state exceeding 45º Celsius, particularly in Greater Hyderabad, a major power consumer. After the Covid-19 pandemic, power consumption in Greater Hyderabad has a seen sharp and steep increase.

• The Electrifying Vortex: The TSSPDCL, responsible for monitoring Hyderabad's power needs, is adjusting arrangements accordingly. As per resources, on May 19, Hyderabad reached a peak power demand of 3,756 MW, out of the total state demand of 9,821 MW. The TSSPDCL declared that it is a massive consumer of power especially in Hyderabad. Optimal providence of power supply has led to the current scenario where people are utilising all there is available.

• Optimal Consumption: On Tuesday, the state demand hit 8,515 MW, with the capital consuming 3,128 MW. In the Fiscal Years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, the GHMC area had peak demands of 2,930 MW, 3,158 MW, and 3,455 MW, respectively. TS-iPass, HT connections, and power availability are transforming power consumption habits in the state capital, leading to maximum utilization.

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GHMC Monsoon Prep Goes Awry

The failure of GHMC to get the roads revamped by monsoon has rendered several areas in the city remain inaccessible. It is difficult to commute on these roads as large stretches of roads are dug up or crater-ridden. The water pipeline and sewerage projects started in April are still far from complete. GHMC has set a May 31 deadline for the various departments (HMWSSB, TSTRANSCO, TSSPDCL) to coordinate complete pipeline and cable work before the monsoon.

• Crater Ridden Roads: The road near Shyamlal Building in Begumpet has been dug up by HMWSSB to lay sewage pipelines, making commutes difficult. GHMC partially laid a cement road, but it doesn't solve the problem as the stretch leads to a dug-up pit. Residents complain they are forced to take a long detour via Shopper's Stop to reach their homes. In some areas, pipelines are laid, but roads are still dug-up or full of potholes.

• Lack of Coordination: As per the local residents, the pipeline projects between Nampally and Bazarghat X Road are done, but road works remain unfinished. The stretch, including areas like Hussain Nagar Colony, BS Maktha, Brahmawadi, Padmashri Hills Park Road, and Gandhinagar, is riddled with craters. However, the lack of coordination between GHMC and other urban local bodies renders the sudden deadline meaningless without proper supervision and phased work.
  

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Morning Chai Daily Picks

• Getting Back in Touch with the Roots: Hyderabadis have been opting for luxurious farms instead of clubs for mini vacations outside the city. Read more about this shift in the trend!

• Health Min in Town for G20: Hyderabad is once again set to play host for a G20 meeting! Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is in town to address the 3rd G20 working group meeting on health

• Comedy Open Mic at Zero 40: Witness up-and-coming comedians at the Thursday Funnies Club at Zero 40. Clear your schedule for the 7th of June!

• Flush, Pay, Dash: Hyderabad Metro Rail now charges people to use the loo! Rs 2 for urinals, Rs 5 for toilets. Sulabh International takes over toilet duty. People are unhappy with the development!

• Passport Seva Made Easy: The Regional Passport Office at Secunderabad has made getting passports easy! You can now get your passport application processed at Post Office Passport Seva Kendras as well.