Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy called on the people of Telangana to celebrate ‘Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu’ from December 1 to 10. Moreover, he will also unveil the Telangana Thalli statue in the Secretariat premises on December 9 and statehood activists, intellectuals, and others excelled in various fields will be invited to the celebrations, he said. The Congress government had drawn flak earlier for attempting to change Telangana’s state emblem, which the party said should reflect more democratic aspirations of the people. The existing one has the Kakatiya Toranam, and the Charminar inside it. Revanth Reddy also directed officials to make arrangements for the celebrations in the Secretariat area, Tank Bund and Necklace Road for three days to “spread the Telangana glory”, said a statement from the chief minister’s office (CMO). “Various stalls will be set up to create an exhibition-like atmosphere. Musical shows, air shows and eye-catching drone shows will also be organized for three days along with cultural programs to showcase Telangana culture and art forms,” it added. In a press release from his office, the Telangana chief minister said he will also organise a victory rally with unemployed youth in Peddapalli districts on December 4. “Arrangements will be made to handover appointment letters to 9,000 selected candidates through various recruitments, including Group 4, at the venue,” it added. For the ‘Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu’, the Telangana chief minister ordered the officials to make arrangements on a grand scale for the celebrations. The Congress government will explain its achievements in the first year after it won the elections, and will also unveil plans for future programs during the celebrations, stated the chief minister. The Telangana chief minister also congratulated officials for conducting the Mahila Shakti Sangham meeting successfully in Warangal on November 19. He further instructed authorities to make necessary arrangements for the farmers’ conference to be organized in Mahabubnagar on November 30. “The officials have been asked to organise awareness programs from November 28, two days before the Farmers conference, and also set up exhibition stalls at the venue,” said the statement. Revanth Reddy also suggested that department-wise programs be taken up from December 1. “A plan is being prepared for various development programs including foundation stone laying and inaugural ceremonies during the week long celebrations,” said the statement from his officePolice officials have been asked to take appropriate measures to avoid traffic problems in the city during the celebrations in Hyderabad from December 7 to 9. Police are advised to divert vehicles on Secretariat, Necklace Road and Tank Bund road for the smooth conduct of celebrations.
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"They were clearly not prepared for Trump winning the way he won, and Trump saying the things he has said since the election," said Jorge Castañeda, a former foreign secretary. "So they are doing what they can to catch up, a little on the fly. To make Trump and the Americans in general feel like she is trying to do things to make Trump happy." A telephone conversation between the two leaders didn't seem to help. An elated Trump reported after the call on social media that Sheinbaum had "agreed to stop Migration through Mexico" and had committed to "effectively closing our Southern Border." Sheinbaum disputed that, saying that Mexico's position was not to close borders, but "to build bridges between governments and communities." Mexican officials have been enlisting U.S. corporations, politicians and others to help dissuade Trump from imposing tariffs. "It's better for Mexico to know about the tariff threat beforehand," said Sofía Ramírez, who heads the economic think tank México, ¿cómo vamos? "This way they can at least formulate a response." Officials even launched a highly publicized offensive against contraband goods from Asia, raiding a shopping center in downtown Mexico City and seizing thousands of toys and other products — an operation widely seen as a preemptive strike to discourage Trump from trying to punish Mexico for serving as a conduit for Chinese merchandise headed to the United States. Sheinbaum "realized that China is a big deal for Trump, and if she wants to stay on his good side, Mexico has to do more to prevent China from using Mexico as a back door to get into the U.S. market," said Denise Dresser, a columnist and political scientist at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico. The president has denied that she is simply trying to placate Trump. Mexicans, she recently told reporters, "can be sure that we are never going to bow our head or be ashamed." Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don't want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump. Few expect Sheinbaum, a scientist of austere demeanor, to secure the kind of rapport with Trump enjoyed by her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a folksy, old-school populist who showered Trump with praise at every opportunity. "She is not going to go and campaign for Trump in the Rose Garden," said Dresser, recalling López Obrador's 2020 visit to the Trump White House. "He's not going to call her, 'Mi amiga Claudia,' or sit and drink tequilas with her." Trump views tariffs as a way to pressure countries to do what he wants. In issuing his threat against Mexico last month in a post on his social media platform, he wrote: "The Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" It didn't take long before Sheinbaum started trotting out accomplishments in those areas. On Dec. 4 — nine days after the tariff threat — Sheinbaum announced the seizure of more than a ton of fentanyl in two raids in the state of Sinaloa, a notorious cartel bastion and manufacturing hub for the synthetic opioid. The haul could have produced 20 million doses of fentanyl and yielded more than $400 million for organized crime, she told reporters. The operation, she said, had been planned for some time, countering suggestions in the Mexican media that it had been stage-managed to win over the Trump team. Completely shutting down the fentanyl trade is probably not possible, according to experts. Smugglers ship precursor chemicals from China to Mexico, where the opioid is produced in clandestine labs, before being transported across the U.S. border. It's not clear whether Trump will be willing to compromise. "We don't really know what Trump wants other than these blanket statements to 'stop the drugs,’ ” Castañeda said. "Does he want to send in more DEA guys? More military? To go after kingpins again? Or go after shipments of the precursor chemicals coming in from China?" On migration, Sheinbaum has said that northbound migrant caravans were being "dealt with" — Mexican authorities have been breaking up the groups in southern Mexico. Mexico has been detaining more than 5,000 migrants a day, almost 50 percent more than during the final months of her predecessor's term. This year, Mexico has reported more than 1.2 million apprehensions of migrants — a record for Mexico that even tops the total arrests by the U.S. Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border during the same period. Will that be enough to mollify Trump? No one knows. "Both governments are kind of condemned to deal with each other," Castañeda said. "There's not much choice. She can't make Trump go away and he can't make her go away. So they will eventually get along."
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Washington, Dec 30 (AP) Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, has died aged 100 years. Following are the significant milestones in life and career of the longest-lived American president. Also Read | Mikheil Kavelashvili, Former Georgian Footballer, Sworn In As Georgia's President (Watch Video). — Oct 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr and Lillian Gordy Carter. — June 1946: Carter graduates from the US Naval Academy. Also Read | China: Lottery Winner Defrauded of INR 11.5 Crore, yet To Receive Winnings Despite Court Victory. — July 1946: Carter marries Rosalynn Smith, in Plains. They have four children, John William (“Jack”), born 1947; James Earl 3rd (“Chip”), 1950; Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), 1952; and Amy Lynn, 1967. — 1946-1953: Carter serves in a Navy nuclear submarine program, attaining rank of lieutenant commander. — Summer 1953: Carter resigns from the Navy, returns to Plains after father's death. — 1953-1971: Carter helps run the family peanut farm and warehouse business. — 1963-1966: Carter serves in the Georgia state Senate. — 1966: Carter tries unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. — November 1970: Carter is elected governor of Georgia. Serves 1971-75. — Dec. 12, 1974: Carter announces a presidential bid. Atlanta newspaper answers with headline: “Jimmy Who?” — January 1976: Carter leads the Democratic field in Iowa, a huge campaign boost that also helps to establish Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus. — July 1976: Carter accepts the Democratic nomination and announces Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota as running mate. — November 1976: Carter defeats President Gerald R. Ford, winning 51% of the vote and 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240. — January 1977: Carter is sworn in as the 39th president of the United States. On his first full day in office, he pardons most Vietnam-era draft evaders. —September 1977: US and Panama sign treaties to return the Panama Canal back to Panama in 1999. Senate narrowly ratifies them in 1978. — September 1978: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Carter sign Camp David accords, which lead to a peace deal between Egypt and Israel the following year. — June 15-18, 1979: Carter attends a summit with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev in Vienna that leads to the signing of the SALT II treaty. — November 1979: Iranian militants storm the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 hostages. All survive and are freed minutes after Carter leaves office in January 1981. — April 1980: The Mariel boatlift begins, sending tens of thousands of Cubans to the US. Many are criminals and psychiatric patients set free by Cuban leader Fidel Castro, creating a major foreign policy crisis. — April 1980: An attempt by the US to free hostages fails when a helicopter crashes into a transport plane in Iran, killing eight servicemen. — Nov 4, 1980: Carter is denied a second term by Ronald Reagan, who wins 51.6% of the popular vote to 41.7% for Carter and 6.7% to independent John Anderson. — 1982: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter co-found The Carter Centre in Atlanta, whose mission is to resolve conflicts, protect human rights and prevent disease around the world. — September 1984: The Carters spend a week building Habitat for Humanity houses, launching what becomes the annual Carter Work Project. — October 1986: A dedication is held for The Carter Presidential Centre in Atlanta. The centre includes the Carter Presidential Library and Museum and Carter Centre offices. — 1989: Carter leads the Carter Centre's first election monitoring mission, declaring Panamanian Gen. Manuel Noriega's election fraudulent. — May 1992: Carter meets with Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev at the Carter Centre to discuss forming the Gorbachev Foundation. — June 1994: Carter plays a key role in North Korea nuclear disarmament talks. — September 1994: Carter leads a delegation to Haiti, arranging terms to avoid a US invasion and return President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. — December 1994: Carter negotiates tentative cease-fire in Bosnia. — March 1995: Carter mediates cease-fire in Sudan's war with southern rebels. — September 1995: Carter travels to Africa to advance the peace process in more troubled areas. — December 1998: Carter receives UN Human Rights Prize on 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. — August 1999: President Bill Clinton awards Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Presidential Medal of Freedom. — September 2001: Carter joins former Presidents Ford, Bush and Clinton at a prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington after Sept 11 attacks. — April 2002: Carter's book “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” chosen as finalist for Pulitzer Prize in biography. — May 2002: Carter visits Cuba and addresses the communist nation on television. He is the highest-ranking American to visit in decades. — Dec 10, 2002: Carter is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” — July 2007: Carter joins The Elders, a group of international leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela to focus on global issues. — Spring 2008: Carter remains officially neutral as Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton battle each other for the Democratic presidential nomination. — April 2008: Carter stirs controversy by meeting with the Islamic militant group Hamas. — August 2010: Carter travels to North Korea as the Carter Centre negotiates the release of an imprisoned American teacher. — August 2013: Carter joins President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech and the March on Washington. — Oct 1, 2014: Carter celebrates his 90th birthday. — December 2014: Carter is nominated for a Grammy in the best spoken word album category, for his book “A Call To Action.” — May 2015: Carter returns early from an election observation visit in Guyana — the Carter Centre's 100th — after feeling unwell. — August 2015: Carter has a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. He plans to receive treatment at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. — August 2015: Carter announces that his grandson Jason Carter will chair the Carter Centre governing board. — March 6, 2016: Carter says an experimental drug has eliminated any sign of his cancer, and that he needs no further treatment. — May 25, 2016: Carter steps back from a “front-line” role with The Elders to become an emeritus member. — July 2016: Carter is treated for dehydration during a Habitat for Humanity build in Canada. — Spring 2018: Carter publishes “Faith: A Journey for All,” the last of 32 books. — March 22, 2019: Carter becomes the longest-lived US president, surpassing President George H W Bush, who died in 2018. — September 18, 2019: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter deliver their final in-person annual report at the Carter Centre. — October 2019: At 95, still recovering from a fall, Carter joins the Work Project with Habitat for Humanity in Nashville, Tennessee. It's the last time he works personally on the annual project. — Fall 2019-early 2020: Democratic presidential hopefuls visit, publicly embracing Carter as a party elder, a first for his post-presidency. — November 2020: The Carter Centre monitors an audit of presidential election results in the state of Georgia, marking a new era of democracy advocacy within the US. — Jan 20, 2021: The Carters miss President Joe Biden's swearing-in, the first presidential inauguration they don't attend since Carter's own ceremony in 1977. The Bidens later visit the Carters in Plains on April 29. — Feb 19, 2023: Carter enters home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. — July 7, 2023: The Carters celebrate their 77th and final wedding anniversary. — Nov 19, 2023: Rosalynn Carter dies at home, two days after the family announced that she had joined the former president in receiving hospice care. — Oct 1, 2024 — Carter becomes the first former US president to reach 100 years of age, celebrating at home with extended family and close friends. — Oct 16, 2024 — Carter casts a Georgia mail ballot for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, having told his family he wanted to live long enough to vote for her. It marks his 21st presidential election as a voter. — Dec 29, 2024: Carter dies at home. 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