The Aasara pension scheme was introduced to lend a helping hand to senior citizens who fall in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, Persons with Disabilities (PwD), widows, weavers, single women and HIV patients in the State. A total of 1,88,876 beneficiaries in Telangana have not received their Aasra pension at least for the past two […]
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What Made Legendary Player ‘Wasim Jaffer’ To Quit Uttarakhand Cricket?
Culture of cricket on both sides of the border suggested itself at this stage as a theme because of the shocking developments in Uttarakhand Cricket. Coach Wasim Jaffer, a legendary batsman (no one in cricketing history has scored over 19,000 runs in first class cricket) resigned from his job, harried by allegations of “communal bias” […]
How The ‘Gurram Cheruvu’ And ‘Balapur Bund’ Broken During Torrential Rains In Hyderabad?
The episode of heavy floods in some colonies during torrential rains in Hyderabad become a mystery as the situation was not so grim but some elements managed it as a natural calamity. Let’s have a look in to the harsh reality. It was past 6 pm on October 18 when Ismail Q, who lives in […]
‘Doobta Hyderabad-4’ – Govt Apathy, Bad Urban Policies And Land grabbing Menace
The devastation caused by torrential rains and flash floods in and around Hyderabad this week is another grim reminder of the havoc played with the chain of lakes and storm water drains that were working as a natural flood control system. This is not the first time the city has witnessed flooding but every time […]
How Couples Illegally Use IVF To Get Sex Selection Procedure On High Price?
Lavanya, a 35-year-old mother of two girls from Bengaluru, became pregnant once again in January 2019. Lavanya and her husband, both techies, got the pregnancy confirmed. However, her in-laws, who live in Ludhiana, Punjab, did not want another girl child. Lavanya says that her husband and in-laws convinced her that an abortion would be the […]
Tourism Industry ‘Needs Attention’ To Restore Crisis
While Covid-19 pandemic resulted in most sectors facing sizeable and immediate revenue loss, a few sectors including aviation, tourism and hospitality were badly affected by the pandemic. Though the Centre has announced some relief to the MSMEs, tourism and hospitality sector has virtually been kept aside though they happen to be one of the high […]
How Poor People Drag Into Murky ‘Covid Drug Trials’ In Telangana?
The test subjects are usually poor men, and touts teach them how to ‘score well’ to get into clinical trials. Karthik’s voice quivers as he describes what he is going through. “I was vomiting constantly for days. My insides hurt and sometimes I can’t even pick a glass up. My hands shake a lot,” he […]
Another ‘Lockdown’ Imposed From July 4 For 15-Days In Hyderabad GHMC Areas?
Increasing cases in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, Hyderabad may go for another lockdown lasting around 15 days, the Telangana government hinted. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, after a high-level review meeting in Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad, said that the cabinet will meet in three or four days and take a decision on […]
Why Telangana Struggling To ‘Combat Covid Spread’ While AP Testing Everybody To ‘Way Out Corona Crisis’?
The Telangana government is struggling to combat the ‘Covid Spread’ and the Andhra Pradesh government has ramped up its health infrastructure to test and trace aggressively and provide timely treatment. At Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital, a woman in her 40s could be seen being carried on a stretcher by two healthcare workers in PPE kits from […]
All Covid-Designated Hospitals Booked At ‘Full Capacity’ In Hyderabad, What Next?
As theTelangana government allowed private hospitals to go ahead with treatment of COVID-19 patients, most of them seem to have already reached the maximum capacity that they can afford, with the cap on prices. Interestingly, all the Covid-19 designated government hospitals also shown the full capacity and the new patients are virtually trying their fate […]