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Hyderabad: British deputy high commissioner Gareth Wynn Owen visited the paediatric cardiac surgery ward at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) on Monday, where British doctor D. Ramana, along with Nims cardiothoracic department head Dr M. Amaresh Rao, has been performing free heart surgeries for children. Dr Ramana is a consultant paediatric cardiac surgeon and head of department, cardiac surgery, at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool. Every year for the past three years, his team has been collaborating with Nims Hospital to provide free heart surgeries to children in need. The surgeries are performed free of cost under Aarogyasri and the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Owen visited the paediatric cardiac unit in the Millennium Block and inquired about the treatment being provided to children. He said it was heartening to see British doctors contributing to providing free treatment with government support, offering children born with congenital heart problem a new lease of life. Nims director Dr Nagari Bheerappa said children from other states are also receiving treatment here.MBBS 1st phase counselling from todayHyderabad: Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) has released the final merit list and seat matrix for MBBS admissions under the competent authority quota in government, private unaided, minority and non-minority medical colleges for the academic year 2025–26. The university also announced the schedule for exercising web options in the first phase of counselling. Candidates whose certificates were uploaded and provisionally verified during online registration and whose names appear in the final merit list are eligible to participate. Web options can be exercised online at https://tsmedadm.tsche.in from 6 am on September 16 to 11.30 pm on September 18. All eligible candidates, including those under PWD, PMC, CAP and EWS quotas, are permitted to submit web options. Candidates allotted MBBS seats must pay a university fee of `12,000 to download the allotment order. Tuition fees are fixed at `10,000 per year in government colleges and `60,000 per year in private and ESIC institutions. KNRUHS cautioned that those who fail to exercise options in the first phase will not be eligible for subsequent rounds, in order to prevent seat blocking. Similarly, candidates allotted a seat but failing to join will forfeit eligibility in later phases. There is no restriction on the number of choices that can be entered during web options. Selected candidates must report to their allotted college principal by the last date mentioned in the allotment order, submit original certificates, bonds and pay college fees to confirm admission. Final certificate verification will be done at the college level. The university also clarified that admissions to MBBS courses at Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, are subject to final orders of the Telangana High Court. Speedy action in women’s plaints urged Hyderabad: National Commission for Women (NCW) member Dr Archana Majumdar on Monday emphasised the need for prompt action and institutional support in cases of violence and harassment against women.Speaking at the Mahila Jan Sunwai programme held at the Cyberabad police commissioner’s office, Dr Majumdar reviewed 56 petitions submitted by women from Ranga Reddy, Medchal and Hyderabad districts. She directed police to avoid delays in handling cases, particularly domestic violence complaints and to provide administrative and legal assistance in a supportive and friendly manner. She further underscored the importance of rehabilitation for women in distress, including maintenance support and self-employment opportunities. During the session, she personally heard grievances, questioned officials on case progress, and instructed them to clear pending matters without negligence. Telangana State Women’s Commission chairperson Neredla Sharada, senior police officers and district women and child welfare officials participated in the programme. Tipper caught transporting soil Hyderabad: Hayathnagar police seized a tipper lorry engaged in illegal soil transportation during night patrols on the outskirts of Koheda village late Sunday.Inspector P. Nagaraju Goud said that around 11.50 pm, patrol teams intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number TS07UN5399 on the service road and found it transporting soil without valid permits. The driver, identified as N. Dayakar Reddy of Urmerakhanguda in Abdullapurmet, was taken into custody and the vehicle was shifted to Hayathnagar police station. Officials immediately informed Abdullapurmet tahsildar B. Sudarshan Reddy, who lodged a complaint on Monday afternoon. Based on this, police registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC and Section 21(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Inspector Goud cautioned that strict legal action would be taken against those involved in illegal excavation,…